Spanish Doubloons (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Ill I ENGAGE THE ENEMY IT WAS fortunate that I slept well in my narrow berth on board the Rufus Smith, for the next day was one of trial. Aunt Jane had recovered what Mr. Tubbs, with deprecating coughs behind his hand, alluded to as her sea-legs, and staggered forth wanly, leaning on the arm of Miss Higglesby-Browne. Yes, of Miss Browne, while I, Aunt Jane's own niece, trotted meekly in the rear with a cushion. Already I had begun to realize how fatally I had underrated the lady of the hyphen, in imagining I had only to come and see and conquer Aunt Jane. The grim and bony one had made hay while the sun shone? while I was idling in California, and those criminally supine cousins were allowing Aunt Jane to run about New York at her own wild will. Miss Higglesby-Browne had her own collar and tag on Aunt Jane now, while she, so complete was her perversion, fairly hugged her slavery and called it freedom. Yes, she talked about her Emancipation and herSoul-force and her Individuality, prattling away lil a child that has learned its lesson well. "Mercy, aunty, what long words " I cried gail sitting down beside her and patting her han Usually I can do anything with her when I pet ti up a bit. But the eye of Miss Higglesby-Brow was on her?and Aunt Jane actually drew a lit away. "Really, Virginia," she said, feebly endeavori to rise to the occasion as she knew Miss Brow would have her rise, "really, while it's very nice see you and all that, still I hope you realize tha have had a?a deep Soul-experience, and that I; no longer to be?trifled with and?and treated as I were?amusing. I am really at a loss to imag why you came. I wrote you that I was in the co pany of trusted friends." "Friends?" I echoed aggrievedly. "Friends all very well, of course, but when you and I have j e...