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There are no harbors on the east coast of Graham Island, and only canoes and small vessels could find refuge in its small bay indentations in stormy weather. Shoals extend nearly its whole length, upon which many rocky reefs are visible at low tide. Mr. McGregor, of the Skidegate Oil Co., says that their small steamer struck a rock at least three and a half miles off this coast. Mr.
No one was in the little anteroom to the editorial offices beside a young clerk, but at sight of a red-headed, freckle-faced Heriot laddie of Bobby's puppyhood days Mr. Traill's spirits rose. "A gude day to you, Sandy McGregor; and whaur's your auld twin conspirator, Geordie Ross?" "He's a student in the Medical College, Mr. Traill.
You should see them play about in the garden at my place in Oak Park when I come home in the evening." McGregor thought of Edith Carson and a faint hunger began to grow within him. A desire that was later to come near to upsetting the purpose of his life began to make itself felt. With a growl he fought against the desire and confused the Irishman by making an attack upon him.
"I may steal the President's savings, but I respect his confidence." "You see what he says to me about McGregor." "Yes," said the signorina. "It is not, you know, news to me. But, curious to relate, the colonel has just been here himself and told me the same thing. The colonel has not a nice way of making love, Jack not so nice as yours nearly." Thus encouraged, I went and sat down by her.
John Cooper has a welt on his shin from a spent ball; John was driving and lost both horses. I was number six at the limber until Willie was killed, when I acted as gunner. McGregor ranks me, and hereafter I expect to be caisson-corporal. General Clayton paid us the very highest compliment upon the manner in which the guns were managed; 'too flattering to be repeated, as Captain Fenner remarked.
At night in the city he sat under the lamp with his wife and boasted. "I make him step about," he said. In the stable the hunchback kept at the heels of McGregor. "And there's something else," he said, putting his hand in his pockets and raising himself on his toes. "You look out for that undertaker's daughter. She wants you.
I did not, however, tell McGregor about the letter, merely sending him a line to say I had heard that The Songstress was hovering a few miles off, and he had better look out. This done, I resumed my interrupted progress to the signorina's. When I was shown in, she greeted me kindly. "I have had a letter from the President," I said. "Yes," said she, "he told me he had written to you."
"It is not because she is a woman, I know that," he told himself and tried to dismiss the matter from his mind by watching the people in the street below. In the mining town a meeting was being held. A box lay at the edge of the sidewalk and upon it climbed that same young Hartnet who had once talked to McGregor and who made his living by gathering birds' eggs and trapping squirrels in the hills.
On her face sat the old placid smile. McGregor hurried away into the darkness and spent the rest of the night walking in the streets. The next day he went to Margaret Ormsby at the settlement house. With her he used no art.
Thomas J. wuz a comin' for us, but had spraint his wrist and couldn't drive. Wall, Josia lifted our saddul bags in, and my umbrell, and the band box. But when he went to lift my trunk he faltered. It wuz heavy. I had got relicts from Mount McGregor, from the Battlefield, from the various springs, minerals, stuns, and things, and Josiah couldn't lift it.
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