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Updated: June 13, 2025
The Virginian stopped looking at the sky, and watched Trampas from where he lay. "I think she encourages a man some," said poor Nebrasky. "Encourages? Because she lets yu' teach her how to shoot," said Wiggin. "Well I don't guess I'm a judge. I've always kind o' kep' away from them good women. Don't seem to think of anything to chat about to 'em.
Honey travelled through the country with him, and every gentleman who saw the pinto and heard Honey became anxious to get up a race. Lin always sent money for Wiggin to place, and he soon opened a bank account, while Honey, besides his racing-bridle, bought a silver-inlaid one, a pair of forty-dollar spurs, and a beautiful saddle richly stamped. But Lin never answered any more.
Bok now devoted his attention to strengthening the fiction in his magazine. He sought Mark Twain, and bought his two new stories; he secured from Bret Harte a tale which he had just finished, and then ran the gamut of the best fiction writers of the day, and secured their best output. Marion Crawford, Conan Doyle, Sarah Orne Jewett, John Kendrick Bangs, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Hamlin Garland, Mrs.
"Wal, Wiggin he said he hadn't no objection to havin' the nigger do the diggin, it was sherin' the profits he objected to. "'Wal, says Hokum, 'you can't get him without, says he. 'Primus knows too much, says he: 'you can't fool him. Finally they 'greed that they was to give Primus twenty dollars, and shere the treasure 'mong themselves.
The agent was an honest creature, but of tame habits, sent for the sake of his imperfect lungs to this otherwise inappropriate air. He had lived chiefly in mid-West towns, a serious reader of our comic weeklies; hence the apparition of Wiggin and the Virginian had reminded him sickeningly of bandits.
"But coming back to crime for a moment," said Miss Wiggin, pouring herself out a second cup of tea; "I had almost forgotten that the criminal law was originally intended only to keep down violence. That explains a lot of things. I confess to being one of those who unconsciously assumed that the law is a sort of official Mrs. Grundy." "Not at all! Not at all!" corrected Mr. Tutt.
As our highest duty is to the state, it is a mere play on words, in my humble opinion, to speak of honor as distinguished from law or the obligation of one's oath in a court of justice. I bet I can find plenty of authorities to that effect in the library!" "Of course you can," countered Miss Wiggin. "You can find an authority on any side of any proposition you want to look for.
Tutt, finally succeeding in his attempt to make a damp stogy continue in a state of combustion. "If you murdered a tyrant wouldn't you be contributing toward progress?" "No," retorted Miss Wiggin, "you wouldn't; and you know it.
P. A. Barnett's series of "Song and Story," published by Adam Black, and "The Posy Ring," chosen and classified by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith, published by Doubleday. For older children, "The Call of the Homeland," selected and arranged by Dr.
Tutt," explained Minerva. "But I think her case is more in your line," and she nodded to Tutt. "Good looking?" inquired Tutt roguishly. "Very," returned Miss Wiggin. "A blonde." "Thanks," answered Tutt, smoothing his hair; "I'm on my way."
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