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"Good night! Auntie's got the bug and Rupert." "Vass it is?" asks Helma. "I'm double-crossed, that's what it is," says I. "I've had a nice long nap at the switch, and I've just woke up in time to see the fast express crash on towards an open draw. Hal-lup! Hal-lup! I know I'll never be the same again." "It's too bad, yah," says Helma sympathetic.
I will come back here and get you, Oh, I will get you, and when I am through with you your dog of a lover may have what is left. I will cut you to pieces! I swear it I swear it! Hear my oath! You double-crossed me! You squealed on me! I will come back, and I will drink your heart's blood! I swear it!" He spat in her direction as he was dragged away with the rest of the gang.
He had already served a dozen of his years at the time he talked to me in the jacket, and that was seven years ago. He was one of the forty lifers who were double-crossed by Cecil Winwood. For that offence Philadelphia Red lost his credits. He is middle-aged now, and he is still in San Quentin. If he survives he will be an old man when they let him out.
Those big cattle-men fooled me into taking their side of the war. I staked everything I had on them, and then they railroaded me out of the county. So, you see, I'm double-crossed, no matter where I turn." Every word he uttered made more apparent to Cavanagh that Lee Virginia would derive nothing but pain and disheartenment from a knowledge that her father lived.
Archie was not much of a lad around the picture-galleries, but he knew enough about Art to recognise Venus when he saw her; though once or twice, it is true, artists had double-crossed him by ringing in some such title as "Day Dreams," or "When the Heart is Young." He inspected this picture for awhile, then, returning to his seat, lit a cigarette and began to meditate on Lucille once more.
At the entrance of Joe Ellison instead of the expected Dick, Barney and Old Jimmie had sprung up from the table in amazement. Joe strode past Maggie, hardly heeding his daughter, and faced the two men. "I guess you know me, Jimmie Carlisle!" said Joe with a terrifying restraint of tone. "The pal I trusted the pal I turned everything over to the pal who double-crossed me in every way!"
I suppose you're Old Man Gale's other daughter eh?" Necia nodded. "What time of day was it when you learned about this?" "Cut that out," roughly interjected Gale. "Do you think I double-crossed you?" The other turned upon him. "It looks that way, and I intend to find out. You said yesterday you hadn't told anybody "
He do not give me anything for that I make the deal over there," and Posmo gestured toward the south. "Double-crossed you, eh? And now you're sore and want his scalp." "He talk too much of the Box-S horses in that cantina," stated Posmo deliberately. "He say that you owe him money." This was an afterthought, and an invention. "Who did he say that to?" queried Sneed.
"You fellows help me up on Democrat and we'll beat it for home." "But you don't believe the Moose " began Doug. But Charleton interrupted. "If I wasn't crippled I'd mighty soon show you fellows what I believed. As it is, I'm going home. But if I find either of you has double-crossed me, I'll square accounts."
I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it. Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you! Got stuck in a cave and had to live like a darned animal, and double-crossed when I'd helped you outa the hole you was in. And now you wish this job on to me and begin to lay the blame on me when this mess of junk fails to act like a motor.
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