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Perhaps something of the current belief crept into his own mind, for there came a time when he cast his eyes upon the sister of a neighbour and, braving the risk of Dudgeon's anger, sought her hand in marriage. Unfortunately for him she accepted him, and the news, travelling apace, reached the ears of Dudgeon before the happy lover had a chance to impart it personally.
'Merrily danced the Quaker's wife, And merrily danced the Quaker. I broke into that animated and appropriate air, clapped my arm about Dudgeon's waist, and away down the hill at a dancing step! He hung back a little at the start, but the impulse of the tune, the night, and my example, were not to be resisted.
When the time came for her to sign the formal documents which made Waroona Downs hers, Wallace placed a chair at the table; but she ignored it, bending down gracefully as she signed her name in beautifully flowing characters. Old Dudgeon's hands, knotted and stiff with many a day's toil, were not familiar with the pen.
Dudgeon's house before he was up, prowled about till I found the mail, but there was nothing for me. I returned to my cold room, and was there till the breakfast-bell rang. I board with Edkins, and to go there is a pleasant break in the monotony.
As he did so the old man stirred, and Harding waited to see whether he was going to wake. He remained with his hand in his pocket until Dudgeon's breathing showed he was again soundly asleep. Then, momentarily forgetful of the reason why he was holding the letter, he drew it out, took it from the envelope, and opened it. "No one saw me go, and I am now safe where they will never find me.
"That strange feeling again!" she thought, "I can never have been here before, at any rate!" Tommy Dudgeon's own confusion prevented his perceiving the momentary discomposure of his visitor. The next minute, however, she was speaking to the little man in her cordial, unaffected way. "You are Mr. Dudgeon, I expect," she said, holding out her neatly-gloved hand. "How are you, this afternoon?
I knew you'd do it somehow, but I'm bothered if I could see how. May I wire to head office?" "Not till to-night, Mr. Wallace. When the stuff is handed over to you will be time enough." "How about Mr. Dudgeon's money?" "It's there, too." "He's in town. Will you tell him?" "Not a word, Mr. Wallace. You are the only people I mention it to; not even Brennan will be told about it till it's here."
There are hundreds of jealous scoundrels eager to spoil every patriotic gathering. Ah, this looks rather serious, though, if you can vouch for the paper." "I can vouch for the paper, my lord, and for Vickers; but not for Dudgeon's signature. Of that I have no knowledge though it looks right enough, so far as I know.
It may be questioned, indeed, whether he had actually dismissed it, or whether, having been dismissed, it had really gone away. There are visitors who will take no hint to depart. It would seem that here was such a visitor. The discarded impression that little Marian had come back in the person of "Cobbler" Horn's secretary refused to be banished from Tommy Dudgeon's mind.
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