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"Fanny adores such things, don't you, dear?" turning to her. "Yes, indeed, Mamma," answered Fanny, trying to look very much pleased. "Take my word for it, you will find little to interest either of you," said Mr. King. "Oh, I should be charmed," cried Mrs. Vanderburgh. "Fanny dear, draw up that steamer chair to the other side."
Vanderburgh, but I never leave school for anything unless I am sick, and I am almost never sick." "Well, then, you could come for the Christmas holidays," said Mrs. Vanderburgh, with ladylike obstinacy like one accustomed to carrying her point. "The Christmas holidays!" exclaimed Polly, starting forward in her chair. "Oh, I wouldn't leave home for anything, then, Mrs. Vanderburgh.
For the first persons who walked into the hotel, as the manager was giving directions that the rooms reserved for their party should be shown them, were Mrs. Vanderburgh and her daughter. "Oh!" exclaimed Mrs. Vanderburgh, as if her dearest friends were before her, "how glad I am to see you again, dear Mr. King, and you all." She swept Mrs. Fisher and Mrs.
They tried in every way to blind and baffle them; to steal a march upon them, or lead them on a wrong scent; but all in vain. Vanderburgh made up by activity and intelligence for his ignorance of the country; was always wary, always on the alert; discovered every movement of his rivals, however secret and was not to be eluded or misled.
Vanderburgh, related to an earl, surveyed her haughtily, and pressed on. "Excuse me," said the plain-looking woman, "but it is impossible for me to move; the people are coming out this way, Madam, and " "And I must get by," answered Mrs. Vanderburgh, interrupting, and wriggling past as well as she could.
Vanderburgh and her daughter, then marched up to the old man and Tom. "I am tired of sitting still," he said. "May my little granddaughter and I join you in a walk?" Tom shot him a grateful look. Old Mr. Selwyn, who cared most of all for Polly, mumbled out something, but did not seem especially happy. But Mr.
The early arrival of Sublette, with supplies, had enabled the various brigades of the Rocky Mountain Company to start off to their respective hunting grounds. Fitzpatrick himself, with his associate, Bridger, had pushed off with a strong party of trappers, for a prime beaver country to the north-northwest. This had put Vanderburgh upon his mettle. He had hastened on to meet Fontenelle.
And the steamer sailed over the blue water that softly lapped the stout vessel's side, careless of the battle that had been waged for a life, even then holding by slender threads. And Fanny Vanderburgh, whose grandfather was a contemporary in the old business days in New York with Mr. King, and who sat with her mother at the next table to the King party, spent most of her time running to Mrs.
Vanderburgh, I don't," said Polly, "at least not on shipboard, unless it is cold." "There, now, Mamma," laughed Fanny, in a pleased way; "you'll stop teasing me about wearing them, I'm sure." Mrs. Vanderburgh turned and surveyed her daughter; but she didn't smile, and Fanny thought it as well to begin again on the old topic. "They're awfully common people, aren't they, Mamma, those Selwyns?"
"Oh, no, she can't be lost, Polly," said Jasper, cheerfully, as he bounded up the stairs and gained her side; "why, she couldn't be!" "Well, anyway, we can't find her, Jasper," said Polly, running on. "And it's all my fault, for I forgot, and left her in the library, and went with Fanny Vanderburgh down to her state-room. O dear me!" as she sped on.
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