You contradict to give emphasis to my words. Jimand
Frances are attending high school in town.
This was said with unalterableconviction. It was
all settled: tonight, at supper, he wouldmake the announcement; the date would be
set.
Rapid whisperssprang up in the hall; the girls
intended to race him to thestable. With a startled look Marion freed herself.
TWENTY-THREEThe School-HouseAbe looked aged and tired. No,that prairie, ordinarily
so open, did not exist to the eye. But Wheeldon refuses topropose anything of the
sort; he depends on the votes of these men. Slowly a grey light crept intothings,
and the short, crepuscular day began.
He claimed tobe voicing the wish of a large
majority in urging Abe to acceptnomination next fall. Yetshe could hardly give in
quite gracefully.
Abe took the sleigh into the driveway of the barn
and watered thehorses at the inside trough. Abe was feeding his horses when he saw
them passing; and for halfan hour he went on with his work. I didnt think you would
venture out, he said.
The only public opinion which was organized was
that of the gang. Three figures,hardly recognizable in their wraps, struggled to
their feet.
People derived a comforting thought fromthe
interval that had elapsed between them. She would have had to take what shecould
get. That is the place where thesuitcase is hidden. John contrived todivest himself
with magic speed of apron and turban. Frances ill-humouredly ran after him,
overtaking him before he hadhad time to push the door back. Slowly a grey light
crept intothings, and the short, crepuscular day began.
Since that August day whenHarrison had interviewed
him, he had seemed isolated even in hishouse. Some, like the Ukrainians, having once
allowed it, foundthemselves unable to stop it. Three Ukrainian girls were reportedto
have gone wrong.
Abe would have furnished tenor sixteen horses; and
the rest would have followed. Rogerschanged his tactics and came back to the
attack.
Abe saw itall at a glance and promptly went to
Somerville.
And after breakfast Abe went out again,restless and
disturbed. Marion felt as though she were going to faint. Again all eyes were
focused on Abe Spalding.
One single product commanded a price above the
normal: hay. Ruth felt perhaps evenmore flattered than the girl
herself.
Slim Topp has learned toplay the saxophone; and
McCrae, over there, hits it off on thetrombone.