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"You'll remember what I said about being bright and cheerful?" "I'll try." "And keeping happy and agreeable faces about you?" "Ye-s." Hardly had he left the room when Alma came sweeping into it, full of I her warmest and insincerest congratulations. "There!" she cried, with all the bitter honey of her tongue. "Wasn't I right in sending for the doctor? Such news, too! Oh, happy, happy you!
"I don't see what makes me act like this!" she exclaimed fiercely. Polly was not obtuse. She began to think hard. Still, Miss Nita had said Miss Nita would not lie! It was beyond her understanding. Miss Sterling wiped her eyes. "You know we're to go on a hike to-morrow," said Polly tentatively. "Ye-s," feebly. Then, "I'm not going." "Oh! why?" "Don't want to! Should if it wasn't for that!"
"The waggon was trotting away, was it?" he demanded slowly. "Yes, sir," replied the sergeant. "And you made no attempt to prevent it trotting until the sergeant-major told you to stop it?" "No, sir." "And you know it's forbidden for waggons to be trotted except in very exceptional circumstances?" "Ye-s, sir." "Very well, I put you under arrest for contravening G.R.O. by trotting draught-horses."
"Why, ye-s, I know about it, and it does interest me greatly. It's like a puzzle, somehow. Two and two may not always make four, but they will certainly make something. Do you mind my planning with you a little?" "Not one bit, dear Mees." "Then let's fix Gus Peters out. Why not phone to that boy what's his name?" "Wolly, zey call him zat ozzer name, it ees very deficult to speak and I forget."
Roxana spoke up sharply now, and there was apprehension in her voice. "Turn up dat light! I want to see yo' face better. Dah now lemme look at you. Chambers, you's as white as yo' shirt! Has you see dat man? Has he be'n to see you?" "Ye-s." "When?" "Monday noon." "Monday noon! Was he on my track?" "He well, he thought he was. That is, he hoped he was. This is the bill you saw."
The trolley ride won't hurt you; you'll have nothing to do but to sit still, and the walk isn't long." "Remember, I haven't been off the grounds, except for the wedding, in months." "I don't forget, and it's awful. You felt better the day after the wedding." "Ye-s, but " "We're going! It's decided!" Polly jumped up.
"Just a minute," begged Betty, with a delightful little shiver of excitement as she tucked in her skirts and pulled her soft hat further over her eyes. "Ye-s, now I guess I'm fixed." They started. The wind sang in their ears and sharp particles of snow flew up to sting their faces. Zip! they had taken one hill, and the gallant bobsled gathered momentum. Betty clung tightly to Bob.
"I suppose the gentleman's personal appearance, sir," observed Reilly, glancing at Miss Folliard, "is equal to his other qualities." "Why a ye-s. He's tall and thin and serious, with something about him, say, of a philosopher. Isn't that true, Helen?" "Perfectly, papa," she replied, with a smile of arch humor, which, to Reilly, placed her character in a new light.
"What is the question?" said Mrs. Laval. In answer to which, David told the story of Mrs. Binn and Josh. "There are hundreds of such people!" said Norton. "Aunt Zara," said David, "I wanted Norton to agree to submit the question to the Bible. Isn't that fair?" "Ye-s," said Mrs. Laval cautiously; "I suppose it is.
"You held your fire," he said accusingly. "Ye-s." "Why?" "Because if you " She raised her eyes half serious, half mockingly: "Do you think I care for anything at your expense?" A thrill passed through him. "Do you think I mind if you are the better of us, you generous girl?" "I am not a better shot; I really am not.... Look at these birds both cocks.
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