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Magomery, the proper road for me would 'a' been back along the main track to the Cane-grass Swamp, an' from there along the reg'lar Nalrookar track; but I was frightened o' the Convincer, so I thought I'd just cut across" "Great God! You thought you'd just cut across! Do you own this run? "Well, no, Mr. But if I'd 'a' thought you'd any objection, I'd 'a' ast leaf."
"He he set down at de table but he ain't eat none," the boy stuttered. "What do you mean, George?" "He sit down an' look out de winder. Ah brung him some soup but he got up powful sudden, lak he had a call to de telephome, an' he ain't come back." "Are you sure of that, George?" "Yas, suh, Ah ast him did he want dinnah aftah he come back but he say he ain't hongry."
He helped defend Jim, an' said a heap o' fule things 'bout gettin' the law on Doc. Ast him if you don't b'lieve me." But whereas he had only intended to force her belief by his challenge, Eve took him literally. She snatched at his words, and he suddenly became afraid. She picked up the knife and the rags, which before she had refused to touch, and grasped him by one wrist.
I'll have ye know I kin lead burros with you or any other dang man, heat er no heat Ef yuh ain't got no more heart'n to AST it of me, I'll haul this here burro up 'n' down this dang gulch till there ain't nothin' left of 'im but the lead-rope, and the rocks is all wore down to cobble-stone! Ole grandpa parts, hey?
We'll land there with a few million dollars or so and I reckon we'll learn the game after a while." "I'd make a hell of a vallay, wouldn't I, Colonel?" says I. "I didn't ast you to be no vallay for me," says he. "I ast you to be my foreman you know damn well what I mean." I did know, too, far as that's concerned, and I thought more of Old Man Wright then than I ever did.
Mabel Rorebeck'd rather dance with me," he continued serenely, "than anybody; and she said she was awful afraid you'd ast her. But I ain't goin' to dance with Mabel after all, because this morning she sent me a note about her uncle died last night and P'fessor Bartet'll have to find me a partner after I get there. Anyway I bet you haven't got any sling and I bet your partner's Baby Rennsdale!"
He ain't been sick, but he took that bath you ast him to, and where's his nickel at?" Myrtella stood and watched the boys until the corner grocery swallowed them and their new nickel, then she sighed and turned into Bean Alley. There were no streets here, and an occasional rock or tin can were the only islands in a sea of mud.
If I had you home I'd whip you!" "You ain't touchin' her 'round HERE!" exclaimed his sister. "You just try it, Jake, and I'll call Abe out!" "Is she my own child or ain't she, Em Wackernagel? And can I do with my own what I please, or must I ast you and Abe Wackernagel?" "She's too growed up fur to be punished, Jake, and you know it."
I'm taking the morning train West," says I. "Where to?" she ast me; and I can't answer for me the whole world was upside down, same as this room here.
"It's a habit we're goin' to break one of these days, Mose. What happened!" "Huh! Ast me whut didn't happen! Ol' 'Lijah, he got off good, an' first dash wham! he gits bumped by 'at ches'nut hawss o' Dyer's. I taken him back some an' talk to him, an' jus' when I'm sendin' him again pow! Jock Merritt busts ol' 'Lijah 'cross 'e nose 'ith his whip.
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