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"Why, they stole them out of the judge's office and lost them where Rand and Pepper found them. I've been studying this thing out ever since the night we were in the judge's office. You see, there was suspicion of some of us and I wanted to clear it off. It's all as clear as day now." "Whin the fog's so thick ye c'ud cut it with a knife," put in Gerald. "Give us a diagram av it."
"But, if they should suspicion us of gittin' gold off enny island they c'ud trump up to call theirs, if they found gold on us at all, it 'ud be all off with us an' the Karluk. We'd be dumped inside of some Jap prison an' the schooner confiscated.
Carson turned, making a grimace while his back was yet toward Corrigan, but grinning broadly when he faced around. "Didn't he now? I wasn't noticin'. But, begorra, how c'ud he be surprised, whin the whole domned country was rocked out av its bed be the blast! Wud ye be expictin' him to fall over in a faint on beholdin' the wreck?"
"Not that I don't trust you, but for me to be the only one, jest now, is a sort of life insurance that suits me to carry. They might figger, if you was able to navigate, that they c'ud put the screws on you to carry 'em through, with me out of the way. I don't say they could, but they might make it hard for you, an' you ain't got quite the same stake in this I have."
"Her daddy, old man Galloway, had a thoroughbred filly that he named Kathleena for his daughter, an' she c'ud do anything that the gal left out. An' one day when she took the bit in her teeth an' run a quarter in twenty-five seconds, she sot 'em all wild an' lots of fellers tried to buy the filly an' get the old man to throw in the gal for her keep an' board." "I was one of 'em.
The Bishop glanced at the bowed head, cocked hind foot and listless tail: "Sof'nin' of the brain, Bud," smiled the Bishop; "they say when old folks begin to take it they jus' go to sleep while settin' up talkin'. Now, a horse, Bud," he said, striking an attitude for a discussion on his favorite topic, "a horse is like a man he must have some meanness or he c'udn't live, an' some goodness or nobody else c'ud live.
A kid c'ud tell ye what he carries the young cannon for, an' why he wears it so low on his hip. Ye've nivver seen him up close, eh Murph'? Well, I'm askin' him down so's ye can have a good look at him." He stepped back from the boulder and waved a hand at Trevison, shouting: "Make it a real visit, bhoy!"
Aunt Sally and Tilly pulled Uncle Dave down while they conversed with him earnestly. Then he arose and said: "Hillard, I beg yo' pardon. You've spoken the truth Sally and Tilly both say so. I tell yo', bretherin," he said turning to the congregation "it'd be a good thing if we c'ud all have our fun'ral sermon now and then correctly told.
I think you want to look out for Pepper so that nothing more happens to him to-night." "Good night, Judge," responded the boys, Jack adding as they went out, "I won't leave him out of sight until I have him safe in the house." "Row, brothers, row," said Gerald "Kape it up, you're doin' fine." "How are we going?" asked Rand. "Almost as fasht as Oi c'ud walk," replied Gerald in his richest brogue.
She went by Rainey as if he had not existed, straight into Lund's arms, her face radiant, upturned. "It's you I love, Jim Lund," she said. "A man. My man." As her arms went round his neck she gave a little cry. "I wounded you," she said, and the tender concern of her struck Rainey to the quick. "Quick, let me see." "Wounded, hell!" laughed Lund. "D'ye think that popgun of yores c'ud stop me?
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