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Susan upraised supremely joyful eyes. "No," she replied, "but I've bought the weepin' lion!" Mrs. Lathrop sat suddenly down. "You never saw anythin' so grand in all your life! He rubbed the 'Blank' off with a wet cloth 'n' wrote in the 'Henry' with me standin' right there. I never see anythin' that went right through me that way before.
When deer were created or came into existence, then the lion must have come, too. They can't live without each other. Wolves, now, are not particularly deer-killers. They live off elk an' anythin' they can catch. So will lions, for that matter. But I mean lions follow the deer to an' fro from winter to summer feedin'-grounds. Where there's no deer you will find no lions.
"Why, Jack Hall, if these are your sentiments you should never have enlisted," cried Simkin, with a laugh. "I 'listed when I was drunk," returned Hall savagely. "Och, then, it sarves ye right!" said Flynn. "Even a pig would be ashamed to do anythin' whin it was in liquor."
Many's th' man he's whiraroo'd round wid wan fut in th' stirrup an' left pickin' up dollars off th' bald-headed. Well! let's tu supper." With the practised hand of an old cook he prepared a simple but hearty repast, upon which they fell with appetites keenly edged with the cold air. "Are ye anythin' av a cuk?" Redmond grinned deprecatingly and then shook his head.
"Yes, there is, too," said the major. "I'll bet anythin' he's in there." "How d' yeh know?" asked Peter. "I'll bet he ain't within a mile o' here." The major suddenly ejaculated, "Listen!" They bent forward, scarce breathing, their mouths agape, their eyes glinting. Finally, the major turned his head. "Did yeh hear that?" he said hoarsely. "No," said Peter in a low voice. "What was it?"
She'd sure be powerful mad if she know'd I'd said anythin' ter you, but she's a-needin' somebody like you ter help her, mighty bad. She she's done lost a heap of money, lately: hit was some she sent " Brian interrupted: "Wait a minute, Judy. You must not tell me anything about Auntie Sue's private affairs; you must not tell any one. Anything she wants me to know, she will tell me.
'It may seem wery strange talkin' to me about these here affairs, miss, said Sam, with great vehemence; 'but all I can say is, that I'm not only ready but villin' to do anythin' as'll make matters agreeable; and if chuckin' either o' them sawboneses out o' winder 'ull do it, I'm the man. As Sam Weller said this, he tucked up his wristbands, at the imminent hazard of falling off the wall in so doing, to intimate his readiness to set to work immediately.
Harum's face was straight to the front, and betrayed nothing. "It wouldn't be no more 'n natural," he went on, "an' mebbe it would be best for ye. You're too good a man to spend all your days workin' fer Dave Harum, an' I've had it in my mind fer some time somethin' like that pork deal to make you a little independent in case anythin' should happen, an' gen'ally.
He spoke, chewing his pipe-stem meditatively the while: 'Go forth, return in glory, To Clusium's royal 'ome: An' round these bloomin' temples 'ang The bloomin' shields o' Rome. You better go. You ain't like to shoot yourself not while there's a chanst of liquor. Me an' Learoyd'll stay at 'ome an' keep shop 'case o' anythin' turnin' up.
"What d'you know 'bout him, boy?" inquired Isa Blagg. "Heaps, sheriff," returned Rube. "Best horseman on all the Salt Lake Trail, best rifle shot, best swimmer an' trapper best all round scout this side the Rocky Mountains; never told a lie, never said a bad word, never done anythin' he was ashamed of." Kiddie laughed outright. "Who's been feeding you up with all that silly rot, Rube?" he asked.
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