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Pa tried to be cheerful, and he said: "Well, we will give the evening performance, and when the Indians are all in the tent we can turn out the lights and turn the boys loose on them, and maybe they will find some of the money in their breech clouts." "You don't mean to rob them, do you?" said the boss canvasman, and pa said: "No, no; far from it. We will borrow it of them.
"Yes, boss, and don't forget what I told you. To-day's the day to bet on him. Go to it!" Last Chance splashed away down the track and Hopwood turned on his heel with a growl. "Come along!" said he to the Kid. "I might as well be all the different kinds of fool while I'm about it!" "Where to now?" asked the Kid innocently. "To the betting ring," was the grim response.
He did not come, but when Bannon reached his boarding-house about eight o'clock that evening, he found Grady in his room waiting for him. "I can't talk on an empty stomach," said the boss, cheerfully, as he was washing up. "Just wait till I get some supper." "I'll wait," said Grady, grimly. When Bannon came back to talk, he took off his coat and sat down astride a chair. "Well, Mr.
"Didn't you follow me to the Garavels'?" "Oh, boss! Never would I do such." Seeing that the negro was honest, Kirk decided that somebody had been spying upon him, but the matter was of so little consequence that he dismissed it from his mind. "And what said your female upon your proposal of marriage?" Allan inquired. "Praise God, I shall h'expire of suspense if you do not cha-at me the truth."
He was going to get into his seat when the boss-man said to him: 'I suggest that you wait until he has done a round or so alone." "The little captain snorted at this, but the boss evidently thought it best, so up I went, alone. "I did well enough, and after feeling the machine thoroughly, came down, making a fine landing. But fate was out with her ax that morning.
The name writing is said to be a farce, the native drawing a picture of his name under guidance of his political boss. Some 20,000 natives and colored people thus vote at the Cape, and neither the Progressives nor the Bond party dared to oppose the continuance of the franchise, lest the native vote should be thrown solid against them.
Anyhow, it's all we can let you have, for we're on short rations ourselves. Dye understand, boys?" he said. Maurice could assume quite an air of authority when he chose; it seemed to be a portion of his birthright; and these lazy blacks are quick to recognize this vein in the voice of anyone with whom they come in contact. "All right, boss.
"I think," said Murray, resting his head on his hands, "that I would play Judas for the price of one drink of whiskey. For thirty pieces of silver I would" "Oh, come now!" exclaimed the Captain in dismay. "You wouldn't do that, Murray! I always thought that Kike's squeal on his boss was about the lowest-down play that ever happened. A man that gives his friend away is worse than a pirate."
It was true in my case, that "evil communications corrupt good manners;" and had it not been for the strictness with which my boss and his amiable lady watched over me, I should in all probability have become a confirmed drunkard, before my time was out. But they held the reins over me, and kept me in, until I had served out my apprenticeship.
"I was only takin' a look round so to speak. It's always a mistake to be too previous with yer questions." Then he added suddenly with obvious effort, in his more natural voice, "Have you got the matches, Boss Simpson?" and proceeded to light the pipe he had half filled just before he began to sing. Without speaking another word they sat down again by the fire.
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