Book-bot.com - read famous books online for free

Flower of the North by James Oliver Curwood
page 33 of 271 (12%)
Gregson whistled softly for a few moments. Then he said, without
turning:

"She's got to go some if she beats the girl I saw this evening,
Phil." He turned at Philip's silence, and laughed. "I beg your
pardon, old man, I didn't mean to speak of her as if she were a
horse. I mean Miss Brokaw."

"And I don't particularly like the idea of betting on the merits
of a pretty girl," replied Philip, "but I'll break the rule for
once, and wager you the best hat in New York that she does beat
her."

"Done!" said Gregson. "A little gentle excitement of this sort
will relieve the tension of the other thing, Phil. I've heard
enough of business for to-night. I'm going to finish a sketch that
I have begun of her before I forget the fine points. Any
objection?"

"None at all," said Philip. "Meanwhile I'll go out to breathe a
spell."

He put on his coat and took down his cap from a peg in the wall.
Gregson had seated himself under the lamp and was sharpening a
pencil. As Philip went to go out Gregson drew an envelope from his
pocket and tossed it on the table.

"If you should happen to see any one that looks like--her," he
said, nodding toward the envelope, "kindly put in a word for me,
will you? I did that in a hurry. It's not half flattering."
DigitalOcean Referral Badge