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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: Sawdust Pile now for a drying yard,' he announced complacently. 'You mean ' 'I mean, my son, that you're dreaming of the impossible, and that it's time for you to wake up. I want no row about it. I can't bear to hear your mother and sisters carrying on longer. I'll never get over thinking what a pity it is that girl is damaged goods. She must not be wife to son of mine.' The young laird of Tyee bowed his head. 'I can't give her up, father,' he murmured. 'By God, I can't!' 'There can be no happiness without hono, and you'll not be the first to make our name a jest in the mouths of Port Agnew. You will write her and tell her of my decision; if you do not wish to, then I shall do it for you. Trust her to understand and not hold it against you. And it is my wish that you should not see her again. She must be cared for, but when that time comes, I shall attend to it; you know me well enough to realize I'll do that well.' He laid his hand tenderly on the young man's shoulder. 'This is your first love, my son. Time and hard work will help you forget and I'll wait for my grandson.' 'And if I should not agree to this what?' 'Obey me for a month and then ask me that question if you will. I'm I'm a bit unprepared for an answer on such short notice.' Donald bowed his head. 'Very well, sir. I'll think it over for a month on one condition.' 'Thank you, my son,' said The Laird of Tyee. 'And what is the condition?' 'Let mother and the girls go to Seattle or Honolulu or Shanghai or some other seaport anywhere, provided they're not at The Dreamerie when I return to Port Agnew. I'm going to spend that damnable month in the woods, week ends and all, and wrestle with this problem.' Old Hector smiled a small smile. 'I'm an old ass,' he declared. 'Have it your own ...
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