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An' settin' yere as I be, enjoyin' the friendship an' esteem of you- all citizens of Wolfville, I feels more an' more the debt of gratitoode I owes that gallant officer an' man. "'However does this Gen'ral Wheeler save you? asks Dan Boggs. 'Which I'm shore eager to hear. "'The tale is simple, responds the Colonel, 'an' it's a triboote to that brave commander which I'm allers ready to pay.
And, believe me, I was near it! You see, bein' jumped from office boy to private sec, all in one afternoon, was some breath-takin' yank. I expect the full force of what had happened didn't hit me until here the other mornin' when I strolls into the Corrugated gen'ral offices on the new nine o'clock schedule and finds this raw recruit holdin' down my old chair behind the rail.
"Tain't now," said David, "an' mebbe won't be fer a good while; still, it's wuth somethin', an' I advised him to hold onto it on gen'ral princ'ples. I don't know the pertic'ler prop'ty, of course," he continued, "but I do know somethin' of that section of country, fer I done a little prospectin' 'round there myself once on a time.
"Suppose I hand back Twombley-Crane's name," says he, "and try another?" I shakes my head decided. "No dodgin'," says I. "That point was covered in Pyramid's gen'ral directions. If you do it at all, you got to take the list as it runs. But what's a picture more or less? All you got to do is wrap it up, ship it to Twombley-Crane, and "
Now we have a deal to do, and very little time to do it in. But first you two boys ha' got to give me a promise." "Promises is like pie-crusts," said the Cap'n, drawing himself up to his full tiny height, "I don't mind, nor do the Gen'ral there. Promises is made to be broke." Bet shook the little speaker impatiently.
"The new sign 'll read 'Harum & Comp'ny, or 'Harum & Lenox, jest as you elect. You c'n put in what money you got an' I'll put in as much more, which 'll make cap'tal enough in gen'ral, an' any extry money that's needed wa'al, up to a certain point, I guess I c'n manage. Now putty much all the new bus'nis has come in through you, an' practically you got the hull thing in your hands.
But here, at a most opportune and happy time, the General interposed, and called out to Scadder from the doorway to give his friends the particulars of that little lot of fifty acres with the house upon it; which, having belonged to the company formerly, had lately lapsed again into their hands. 'You air a deal too open-handed, Gen'ral, was the answer. 'It is a lot as should be rose in price.
And in time, broodin' over things in gen'ral, it got to Hackett Wells in his weak spot, heart, or liver, or something. Didn't quite finish him, you understand, but left him on the scrapheap, just totterin' around and stavin' off an obituary item by bein' mighty careful. "I suppose Gordon must have heard something of the shape he was in," says J. Bayard, "when he included him in his list.
Good-night!" he shouted, addressing Mrs. Beasley, and heading for the door. "Where you goin'?" asked the old lady. "No. Yes. Who said so? Hooray! Three cheers for Gen'ral Scott! Come on, Ase!" And the captain, seizing his friend by the arm, dragged him into the open air, and slammed the door. "Are you crazy?" demanded the astonished town clerk. "What makes you talk like that?" "Might as well.
Granger died between five and six in the morning; and when the breath had quite left her body Bet arose, stretched herself, for she was quite stiff from sitting so long in one position, and going downstairs, woke a neighbor who occupied a room on the next floor. "Mrs. Bennett, my mother is dead; can you take care of the Cap'n and the Gen'ral this morning?
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