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"And you would do right, too. But are you going to leave it out all night?" "I shall have to. I have no boathouse to put it in." "There is room in my boathouse for two boats," said Valentine. "I will help you put it inside." "Thank you, Val. I will be glad to pay you rent for the use of the place." "I don't want any money, Andy; I will do it out of friendship."

And why would you rather be a little tiny humming-bird than a crow? And why did it take the whole flock that way to teach the young ones to fly? And and why are they afraid, when they are born to fly? And why do they make fun of the stupid ones? And why would you like to be a wild goose? And, and " "Stop! stop!" cried Uncle Andy.

No sense of obligation toward her host and hostess impelled her to do her share toward lessening the strain, and Andy P. Symes felt a growing irritation at the faint smile of superiority upon her face. She was the one person present who might have helped him through the uncomfortable affair. Formality was the keynote of the occasion.

The exclamation was from Robert, following a much louder exclamation from Andy in advance. 'He has met with some wild animal, concluded Mr. Holt. He was certainly cutting the strangest capers, and flourishing his hand as if the fingers were burned, howling the while between rage and terror.

I admire your conscious way of doing business, Jeff, says Andy, 'and I wouldn't propose anything that wasn't square in line with your theories of morality and initiative. "'But I'll be away to-night and most of to-morrow Jeff, says Andy. 'I've got some business affairs that I want to attend to. When this free greenbacks party comes in to-morrow afternoon hold him here till I arrive.

If I had not insisted on coming for the red substance we would not be in this danger." "It's as much our fault as yours," declared the professor. "We were anxious to get some of the treasure also." "And now none of us will have any use for it," observed Andy dryly. "When we slide down into that hole it will be all up with us."

You're carrying me off in your ship!" yelled Andy Sudds as he scrambled to his feet after his tumble into the bow of the Monarch. "And me!" ejaculated Bill Jones. "And me!" exclaimed Tom Smith. "I didn't figure on coming with you." "It's too late!" the old inventor cried. He turned some wheels and levers and the airship arose faster. Then he switched on the electric machinery.

Then she gave a little gasp and shut up like a steel trap. The sick child in the bedroom coughed and cried again. Mrs Baker went to it. We three sat like a deaf-and-dumb institution, Andy and I staring all over the place: presently Miss Standish excused herself, and went out of the room after her sister. She looked hard at Andy as she left the room, but he kept his eyes away.

"Well, of course I didn't do that, and I took my hoss back to the stable, and my family didn't starve nuther; but I just tell you this to show you what sort of a woman Miss Panney is." "I should think she was a very estimable person," said Mrs. Drane. "Oh, there's nothin' the matter with her estimation," said Andy. "That's level enough.

Damon. The eccentric man and Mr. Swift walked on ahead, and Tom strolled down toward the dock, for he thought he would take a short trip in his motor-boat. He was near the lake, not having met many persons, when he saw a figure running up from the water. He knew who it was in an instant Andy Foger. As for the bully, at the sight of Tom he hesitated, than came boldly on.