Robert Ames Bennet

Into the Primitive Robert Ames Bennet

Book Excerpt: ...pretty stiff dose for your ludship. But why in--why in frozen hades an American lady should object to an introduction to a countryman who's going to do his level best to save her pretty little self from the hyenas--well, it beats me."Winthrope flushed redder than the girl."Miss Leslie, Mr. Blake," he murmured, hoping to put an end to the situation. But yet Blake persisted. He bowed, openly exultant."You see, Miss," he said, "I know the correct thing quite as much as your swells. I knew all along you were Jenny Leslie. I ran a survey for your dear papa when he was manipulating the Q. T. Railroad, and he did me out of my pay.""Oh, but Mr. Blake, I am sure it must be a mistake; I am sure that if it is explained to papa--""Yes; we'll cable papa to-night. Meantime, we've something else to do. Suppose you two get a hustle on yourselves, and scrape up something to eat. I'm going out to see what's left of that blamed old tub.""Surely you'll not venture to swim ou...