Golden Stories

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Various. Golden Stories

I. THE NIGHT EXPRESS

II. OVER THE GARDEN WALL

III. RURAL INSURANCE

IV. HIS HONOR, THE DISTRICT JUDGE

IV. A FOG-HORN CONCLUSION

VI. MARY JANE'S DIVERSION

VII. BETWEEN FRIENDS

VIII. THE HAMMERPOND BURGLARY

IX. A FO'C'S'LE TRAGEDY

X. THE ADOPTED SON

XI. PROVIDENCE AND MRS. URMY

XII. THE MILLION DOLLAR FREIGHT TRAIN

I. THE BULLDOG BREED

II. ICE IN JUNE

III. THE DITTY-BOX

IV. THE YELLOW CAT

V. A COCK AND POLICEMAN

VI. PRISONERS IN THE TOWER

VII. SANKEY'S DOUBLE-HEADER

VIII. AUNT MARY TELEGRAPHS

IX. THE VENGEANCE OF THE WOLF

X. THE WOOING OF BETTINA

XI. THE JAM GOD

XII. WHEN FATHER WORKED

Отрывок из книги

The impression, which floated vaguely as a perfume in the wake of the departing Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Prentiss, adapted itself pleasingly to any point of view. Generally, it was thought that Katrina Prentiss was to remain at home under the eye of Grandfather McBride. Particularly, was this Grandfather McBride's reading of the unspoken word. But Miss Prentiss, herself, thought so otherwise that the situation completely reversed itself. To Miss Prentiss, Grandfather McBride was left absolutely under her eye.

Meanwhile the Jasper Prentisses, characteristically explaining nothing, commanding nothing, leaving events to work themselves out somehow, as events have been known to do, were off for their month's fishing without undue worry.

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Clearly this was not what Mr. Connor expected. Such simplicity must cover guile. A suppressed smile glimmered through the group and Mr. Connor became more suspicious of Katrina.

"I don't want no kiddin' now, do you hear?" he burst forth. "You're in a tight place, young woman, and you may as well wake up to the fact at once. The Knickerbocker is doin' things on a plane of high art, and our methods are our own. Now, I want to know who you represent? And freshness don't go, d'you see?"

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