Mary Rhody
speaker
967 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Mary Rhody’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Bill Hay, and within the week of her arrival, Nanette Flower was the toast of the Bachelor's Mess, the talk of every household at Fort Frayne.
And well she might be, dark and lustrous were her eyes, black, luxuriant and lustrous was her hair.
Dark, rich and lustrous her radiant beauty.
In contour her face was well nigh faultless.
It might have been called beautiful indeed, but for the lips or something about the mouth that in repose had not a soft or winsome line, but then it was never apparently in repose and
Smile, sunshine, animation, rippling laughter, flashing even white teeth.
These were what one noted when in talk with Miss Flower.
There was something actually radiant, almost dazzling about her face and
Her figure, though petite, was exquisite, and women marked with keen appreciation, if not envy, the style and finish of her varied and various gowns.
Six trunks, said Billy Hay's boss teamster, had been trundled over the range from Rollins, not to mention a box containing her little ladyship's beautiful English side saddle, Melton Bridle, and other equine impedimenta.
Did Miss Flower like to ride?
She adored it, and Billy Hay had a bay half thoroughbred that could discount the major's mare cross country.
Allfrain was out to see her start for her first ride with Beverly Fields.
And Alfrain reluctantly agreed that sweet as he dade could never sit a horse over a ditch or hurdle with the superb grace and unconcern displayed by the daring, dashing girl who had so suddenly become the centre of garrison interest.
For the first time in her life, misses Bill Hay knew what it was to hold the undivided attention of Army society.
For every woman at Fort Frayne was wild to know all about the beautiful newcomer who
And only one could tell that.
Hay, the trader, had prospered in his long years on the frontier, first as a trader among the Sioux, later as settler.
And finally, when Congress abolished that title, substituting therefore the euphemism without material clog upon the prerequisites as post traitor at Fort Frain.
No one knew how much he was worth, for while apparently a most open hearted, whole souled fellow, Hay was reticence itself when his fortunes or his family were matters of question or comment.
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