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Well, you just tell me when you do, Trix, and I'll give you your pick of all the saddle horses on the ranch." "I'll take Rex, and you may as well consider him mine. Oh, you men! A few smiles, judiciously dispensed, and " Beatrice smiled most exasperatingly at her brother, and Dick went moody and was very poor company the rest of the way home. Pine Ridge Range Ablaze.
Other girls did not get a sudden "crush" on Ruth Kenway, and then as quickly forget her. Friendship for her was based upon respect and admiration for her sense and fine qualities of character. Agnes fought her way as usual to the semi-leadership of her class, Trix Severn to the contrary notwithstanding.
Ruth knew that she would have to bide her time until the younger members of the family had retired to bed; but, too restless to settle down to any definite occupation, she drifted across the drawing-room to where Trix sat, her fingers scrambling up and down the notes of the piano.
"He's postponed his marriage with Trix just because he has a chance to be Lieutenant-Governor. What is a Lieutenant-Governor anyway, do you know? I don't like to ask Peabody." "It is not his own election he's working for," said Winthrop. He was conscious of an effort to assume a point of view both noble and magnanimous. "He probably feels the 'cause' calls him. But, good Heavens!"
The boys declared Trix Severn "carried her hammer" wherever she went and they steered clear of her when they wanted to have a good time. Every time Agnes and Neale O'Neil passed Trix Severn upon the ice, she was made almost ill with envy! That cold spell in January was a long one. The young folk of Milton had plenty of sledding, and some skating.
"Trix sent for me." Then he lays it down again. "Foolish boy!" Edith says with shining eyes; "I do believe you are crying. You don't hate me, then, after all, Charley?" "Hate you!" he can but just repeat. "You once said you did, you know; and I deserved it. But I have not been happy, Charley I have been punished as I merited.
"You will be insisting next that an incroyable is a Greek, or that creature, that sort of Italian bandit who gave the disgusting roar, is a French marquis.... Lend me your glass, will you? I think I see some one I know." "It's Trix," he said after a moment, "making signs to us from the Sartorio's box. They want us to come over. Come on, let's go."
Trix saved her breath to taunt her rival later, and, skating around the bits of ice, won the heat before Agnes, much shaken and bruised, had climbed to her feet. "Oh, Aggie! you're not really hurt, are you?" cried Ruth, hurrying to her sister. "My goodness! I don't know," gasped Agnes. "I saw stars." "You have a bump on your forehead," said one girl.
"We hope to be able to help, not to hinder. When a child like Trix has already found work, we ought not to lag behind. It would be impossible to go on living in the lap of luxury, wearing fine clothes, eating fine meals, being waited upon hand and foot, while our own people are in actual need." "Unless " interrupted Mollie, and then stopped short, while Mr Farrell turned sharply towards her.
She half-raised herself, looking dreamily out on the sunlit prospect of lawn, and coppice, and woodland. "Here it is: I love Charley, but I love myself better. O Trix, child, don't let us talk about it; I am tired, and my head aches." She pushed back the heavy, dark hair wearily off her temples with both hands.
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