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Captains Courageous

CHAPTER IX
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She think you are seek." The master of thirty millions bowed his head meekly and followed Suzanne; and a thin, high voice on the upper landing of the great white-wood square staircase cried: "What is it?
what has happened ?" No doors could keep out the shriek that rang through the echoing house a moment later, when her husband blurted out the news.
"And that's all right," said the doctor, serenely, to the typewriter.
"About the only medical statement in novels with any truth to it is that joy don't kill, Miss Kinzey." "I know it; but we've a heap to do first." Miss Kinzey was from Milwaukee, somewhat direct of speech; and as her fancy leaned towards the secretary, she divined there was work in hand.

He was looking earnestly at the vast roller-map of America on the wall.
"Milsom, we're going right across.

Private car straight through--Boston.

Fix the connections," shouted Cheyne down the staircase.
"I thought so." The secretary turned to the typewriter, and their eyes met (out of that was born a story--nothing to do with this story).

She looked inquiringly, doubtful of his resources.


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