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Brewster and was soon in animated conversation with the widow and Clymer; Barbara, her healthy appetite asserting itself, devoted her entire attention to the delicious delicacies placed before her. The arrival of the after-the-theater crowd awoke her from her abstraction, and she accepted Clymer's invitation to dance with alacrity.
In corroboration of his wife's words, Sam Brewster held out the telegram. Tom took it in trembling hands, for he had heard of the men whose names were signed to the message. Then he glanced at the signatures and that broke his amazed spell of silence. "Why! Mr. Brewster, how dare they plan to visit here?" he shouted, his face as red as a poppy. "Oh, do you know them?" wondered Mr. Brewster.
Late that afternoon Brewster dropped in at Mrs. DeMille's to talk over plans for the next dinner. He realized that in no other way could he squander his money with a better chance of getting its worth than by throwing himself bodily into society. It went easily, and there could be only one asset arising from it in the end his own sense of disgust. "So glad to see you, Monty," greeted Mrs.
Brewster had a better education and has more sense than any woman other than my mother that I know; and Mr. Brewster is a fine man respected by every one that knows him. Even the government admires his intelligence and worth, and employs him in cases where they need expert agricultural advice and reports!" Anne spoke with frankness and warmth.
'May I have a few moments' conversation with you? asked the visitor gravely. Miss Jennie Brewster was very much annoyed at being interrupted, and she took no pains to conceal her feelings.
On the 11th of August he counted here 556 robins, of which 336 passed within five minutes. On the 28th he counted 1180, of which 456 passed within five minutes, ninety-one a minute! On the 2d of September, from a knoll nearer the roost, he counted 1883 entries. This roost was discovered by Mr. William Brewster, in August, 1884, as already mentioned.
"A very ingenious rogue, this Parker of yours, Brewster. His method seems to have been simple but masterly. I have no doubt that either he or a confederate obtained the figure and placed it with the auctioneer, and then he ensured a good price for it by getting us all to bid against each other. Very ingenious!" Mr. Brewster struggled with his feelings.
So the two completed the supper, and were ready to serve it, when Sam Brewster rode down the ledge. "Come on, Daddy! Just in time for a bowl of hot soup!" called Polly, gayly waving a ladle. Her mother admired the self-control the girl showed over any fear or danger, and followed the brave example set her. "Yes, Sam, if Simms wants to chase a bear in the twilight, let him!
It was his surreptitious transference of the rubber-banded bunch of letters to the oblivion of the closed service-car desk, observed by Miss Brewster, that gave the president's daughter an opportunity to make partial amends for having turned his business trip into a car-party.
Brewster," said Peggy, turning upon him coldly. Then to the waiting, expectant sheik: "What is the meaning of this eloquence?" Mohammed looked bewildered for a moment and then turned to the interpreter, who cleared up the mystery surrounding her English.
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