Identifier: ruddergrange00stoc (find matches)
Title: Rudder Grange
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902
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Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
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per, half unwrapped from it, hanging downand flapping in the breeze, she opened the other vol-ume at the scissors place, turned back a page or two,and began to read as follows : Lord Edward slowly san-ter-ed up the bro-ad anc-es-tral walk, when sudden-ly from out a cop-se, there spranga f ur-i-ous hound. The marsh-man, con-ce-al-ed in a treeexpected to see the lifes blood of the young nob-le-manstain the path. But no, Lord Edward did not stop norturn his head. With a smile, he strode stead-i-ly on.Well he knew that if by be-traying no em-otion, he couldshow the dog that he was walking where he had a right,the bru-te would re-cog-nize that right and let him passun-sca-thed. Thus in this moment of peril his nob-lecourage saved him. The hound, abashed, returned tohis cov-ert, and Lord Edward pass-ed on. Foi-led again, mutter-ed the marsh-man. Now, then, said Pomona, closing the book, yousee, I remembered that the minute I saw the dog com-ing, and I didnt betray any emotion. Yesterday, 84
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u i Foiled again/ muttered the marsh-man. RUDDER GRANGE now, when I didnt know it, Id a been sure to betrayemotion, and he would have had my lifes blood. Didhe drive you up there! Yes, said Eupheniia; and she hastily explainedthe situation. Then I guess Id better chain him up, remarkedPomona ; and, advancing to the dog, she took him boldlyby the collar and pulled him toward the shed. Theanimal hung back at first, but soon followed her, andshe chained him up securely. Now you can come down, said Pomona. I assisted Euphemia to the ground, and Pomonapersuaded the hired girl to descend. Will he grab me by the leg? asked the girl. No ; get down, gump, said Pomona ; and downshe scrambled. We took Pomona into the house with us, and askedher news of herself. Well, said she, there aint much to tell. I stayedawhile at the institution; but I didnt get much goodthere—only I learned to read to myself, because if Iread out loud they came and took the book away.Then I left there and went to live o

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