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The first one of those instinctive fears which are common to imaginative children, and often assume the functions of premonition, had taken possession of him. The oddity of his father's manner the evening before, which had only half consciously made its indelible impression on his sensitive fancy, had recurred to him with Johnny Peters's speech.
"It sound's like Peters's boat, too." "It is!" exclaimed Tom. "Here he comes. He ought to know better than to cut through this raft of boats at that speed." "Is he headed toward us?" "No, I guess he's had enough of that. But look at him!" With undiminished speed the burly promoter was driving his boat on.
It was soon ascertained, however, that no one had seen the fracas, except the parties in interest, all Peters's company being so accounted, and that, consequently, no hope remained of any legal redress.
I say, if Gracie Van Horne hadn't happened to meet him, wanderin' around, crazy as a coot, and toted him back " "Gracie Van Horne! Godfreys mighty! She she met him? Where? Down to Peters's grove, was it?" "Peters's grove! No. What on earth made you think 'twas there? She'd been visitin' Keziah Coffin at the parsonage, and when she come out on the main road she heard him aravin' down the lane.
Peters's voice faltered; he attempted to continue his address to the men, but could not; and waiving his hand, and pointing to the child, in mute explanation of the cause, after struggling in vain against the overflowings of a father's heart, he bent over the boy and burst into tears. The effect was electrical.
That's the most loony notion ever I heard, even from you. What made you think of it?" "Nothin', nothin'. I guess I WAS loony, maybe. Dear! dear! dear! have you heard how's he's gettin' on? Is he took bad?" "I ain't heard nothin' yet, nobody has. But see here, 'Bish Pepper, you act funny to me. I want to know more about that Peters's grove notion. WHY did you say it?"
Would she ever marry Hugh, she wondered, as she sat gazing blankly out upon the London traffic. She would write to him, but, alas! she knew neither the name under which he was going, nor his address. And a telephone message to Mr. Peters's house had been answered to the effect that the man whose hand was gloved was abroad, and the date of his return uncertain.
No one could get this property, and land, unless I signed the deeds, or agreed to sign them. Now all of Mr. Damon's fortune is tied up in some of Mr. Peters's companies. That is why my husband has disappeared." "He didn't disappear he was taken away against his will; I'm positive of that!" exclaimed Tom. "Perhaps so," agreed Mrs. Damon, sadly. "But those are the papers referred to, I'm sure."
You shall hear from me again!" He vanished, and, I must confess it, I threw myself upon my couch, weeping hot tears of despair. Peters's scheme had failed, and I was in a far worse position than ever.
Some allusion was made during the trial to Peters's work while he was abroad, in investigating the various manuscripts of the Almagest of Ptolemy and preparing a commentary and revised edition of Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars. This would have been an extremely important and original work, most valuable in the history of ancient astronomy.
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