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Day," said the faded-out lady, simpering. "I've been considerin' acceptin' a position such as you have. Of course, I ain't used to working out " "Oh, fiddlesticks? put in Miss Peckham, "He don't care nothin' about that, Sophrony. He can see you ain't no common servant." "Assuredly I can see that, Mrs. Watkins," said Mr. Day, suavely.
"Oh, how's your haalth, Miss Darley?" Silas began. "We've missed you consid'able. Glad to see you back at the post of dooty. Hope the Squire treated you hahnsomely, liberal pecooniary compensation, hey? A'n't much of a loser, I guess, by acceptin' his propositions?"
"Then some old squaw of the Strike Axe outfit issues forth an' throws the broncos loose. That's to show that the Saucy Willow is a onusual excellent young squaw an' pop'lar with her folks, an' they don't aim to shake her social standin' by acceptin' sech niggard terms. "But the Crooked Claw outfit ain't dismayed, an' takes this rebuff phlegmatic.
"Oh, how's your haälth, Miss Darley?" Silas began. "We've missed you consid'able. Glad to see you back at the post of dooty. Hope the Squire treated you hahnsomely, liberal pecooniary compensation, hey? A'n't much of a loser, I guess, by acceptin' his propositions?"
Now, if it was a dacent throut that were there, he'd be afther acceptin' yer invite in a minit; but them bass begorra! they're not amaynable to the fly at all." Now, if there is anything that I have been brought up to despise, it is fishing with "bait."
"Oh, how's your haalth, Miss Darley?" Silas began. "We've missed you consid'able. Glad to see you back at the post of dooty. Hope the Squire treated you hahnsomely, liberal pecooniary compensation, hey? A'n't much of a loser, I guess, by acceptin' his propositions?"
Though, of course, if a nice little present happens along afterwards, why, I guess there's no law against a scout acceptin' it; eh, Paul?" "Certainly not," replied the other, "you've got the idea down pretty fine, Bobolink. But let's see if we can guess anything else. Then we'd better go back to camp, and start the rest of the fellows thinking about it.
I ain't above acceptin' a favor of you, and I allow that I'm empty, and need fillin' up." "You needn't thank me, Mr. Bradley-" "Jake!" "Jake, then. I am only acting as the agent of Miss Sinclair." "The gal you spoke of?" Ben nodded. "Then you can thank her. If there's anything I kin do for her, jest let me know." "I mean to. That is the business I want to speak to you about."
I'm acceptin' Deveny's invitation to throw in with you." Haydon was silent for an instant, and during the silence his gaze met Harlan's fairly. By the humorous gleam in Harlan's eyes Haydon divined that the man could not be misled that he knew something of the situation in the valley, and that he had come here with the deliberate intention of joining the outlaw band.
"Bowlaigs takes up his abode on the heels of him bein' run out by Tucson Jennie, over to the corral; that is, he bunks in thar temp'rary at least. An' he shore grows amazin', an' enlarges doorin' the next three months to sech a degree that when he stands up to the counter in the Red Light, acceptin' of some proffered drink, Bowlaigs comes clost to bein' as tall as folks.
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