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Truly, the Senecas had kept their Prophetess well provided; and now, before the snow of a not distant winter choked this pass, the place had been provisioned from the harvest against November's wants and stress.
It made the problem simpler, to have the boy alive to his peril. Pausing, P. Sybarite met November's glare with eyes informed with an expression amazingly remote and dispassionate, and in a level and toneless voice addressed him. "I've a message for you a hurry call won't keep " "Well?" snapped the gangster. "What's it about? Spit it out!"
Though it went to the floor with a splintering crash, the incident attracted little more than casual glances from those at neighbouring tables.... November's countenance, however, turned grey with anger beneath its olive shade.
The soft, sweet summer-time had quite passed away. Bright autumn had followed, with its glory of gorgeous leaves and piles of golden fruit. November's fierce blast had begun to toss the leafless branches, and Thanksgiving day was at hand. Nearly three months had passed since our young friends had stood forth to receive the seal of their discipleship.
I had made Jones a pair of crutches, by means of which he was able to hobble painfully around, and by the time the pack-train was ready to start for the settlement, about one hundred miles away, he could bear being lifted upon a horse. Steward, also, was able to ride, and with a number of us walking we left the Paria behind. November's sharp days were upon us.
It was decided that she should trust to Kalliope to go back with her, for when once Aunt Jane get into the very fishy hamlet of Tideshole, which lay beyond the quarries, there was no knowing when she might get away, since 'Alike to her were time and tide, November's snow or July's pride.
He waved his free hand broadly in the direction taken by November's driver. Abruptly and without protest the patrolman released him, butted his way through the crowd, and disappeared. An arm boldly about Marian's waist, P. Sybarite helped her to the step of the touring car and blessed that prince among chauffeurs, who was up and ready in his seat!
The alarm was taken up and repeated by two-score throats, while those dotting the street and sidewalks near by broke in swift panic and began madly to scuttle to shelter within doorways and down basement steps.... Like an arrow from the string, November's car broke cover at an angle.
But he did not seem to take a great deal of interest in the impanelling of jurors in the case of one Rufus Maginty, who had won the temporary triumph of a "hung jury" under the handling of the state's case by District Attorney Sherwood, deposed in November's election.
Red brick, yellow brick, gray cement, the streets fled by; the dear, familiar streets that she and Wolf, and she and Rose, had tramped and explored, in the burning dry heat of July, in the flutter of November's first snows. "Say good-bye to it, Wolf; it will be a long time before we see New York again!" Wolf looked down, grinning.
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