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The value of the quarter-section had made him fight for the Bend. But this was a horse of another colour. His pride had been outraged for that he would have his quits. His conduct earlier in the day, and the fight at the sutler's, gave place, that afternoon, to other and more direful news. A steamer touched on its way down the river and told of the Custer massacre.
Therefore she was familiar with its importance to the assets of the Laguna Grande Lumber Company, since, while that quarter-section remained the property of John Cardigan, two thousand five hundred acres of splendid timber owned by the former were rendered inaccessible.
She sat, white of face, gripping the arms of her chair, feeling a great, throbbing sympathy for him. "You will take it all?" "He will still hold one hundred and sixty acres the quarter-section granted him by the government, which he has undoubtedly proved on." "Why " she began, and paused, for to go further would be to inject her personal affairs into the conversation.
What profit does your client want on that quarter-section?" "That quarter-section is not in the market, Colonel. When it is, I'll send for you, since you're the only logical prospect should my client decide to sell.
From the day a letter had come from Peter Mall, an ex-comrade in Wade's old regiment, saying the quarter-section next his own could be bought by paying annually a dollar and twenty-five cents an acre for seven years, their hopes had risen into determination that had become unshakable.
Its suggestion of originality had been all but submerged by carpenters spoiled through constant work on commonplace buildings. But to Martin it was a marvellous mansion. He told himself that with such a place moved out to his quarter-section, he could have stood on his door-step and chosen whomever he wished for a wife.
Now, then, how much land should there be in a quarter-section?" "One hundred and sixty acres!" shouted all three boys at once, breathlessly. "Correct. The Government allows every man, or single woman of mature age, widow or unmarried, to go upon a plot of land, not more than one hundred and sixty acres nor less than forty acres, and to improve it, and live upon it.
I heard the numbers repeated through the thin partition and I knew exactly where the land lay; it was a quarter-section south of us on the reservation, which belonged to a young man who had to abandon it because he was ill and penniless. He had got a leave of absence which had run out, and he had no funds to carry on and prove up the claim.
The unexpected brightness of the cosy room was not lost on Mr. Webster, who, on entering, paused at the threshold and glanced around in an appreciative manner, while a deep, restful sigh escaped his weary soul. The dreary drive through the wilderness lent an added charm to the little oasis of civilized comfort thus encountered in the lonely backwoods of a Western quarter-section.
He wanted none of that sort of thing here, in this glorious house full of books, before all these men. "Your books came out just a dollar even," replied the red-headed man. "Thank y', Mister!" Johnnie, his new purchases clasped tight, sidled quickly toward the street. "Sha'n't I wrap 'em up for you?" called the other. Johnnie was already revolving in his quarter-section of the remarkable door.
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