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Indeed, as a "quarter-horse" Farrel knew that few horses might beat the comparatively green Peep-sight and he had been indiscreet enough to make that statement in the presence of youthful Allesandro Trujillo, thereby filling that young hopeful with a tremendous ambition to race the famed Panchito into submission for the mere sport of a race. In a word, Allesandro's Indian blood was up.

"Oh, you eat it yourself!" Farrel cried, and reached for the horse's unkempt mane. With the ease of long practice, he swung aboard the horse and, at the touch of his heels, Panchito bounded away. Far down the mesa he raced, Farrel guiding him with his knees; then back and over the six-foot corral-fence with something of the airy freedom of a bird.

You might as well attempt to yoke an elk and teach him how to haul a cart." "Oh, nonsense, Farrel! You're the hardest-working man I have ever known." Farrel smiled boyishly. "That was in Siberia, and I had to hustle to keep warm. But I know I'll not be home six months before that delicious mañana spirit will settle over me again, like mildew on old boots." The captain shook his head.

"I won't; I won't, really. "For goodness' sake, child, don't hang that heavy coat over that lace waist you'll ruin it!" cried Sylvia. Rose removed the coat hurriedly, and resumed, as Sylvia took it out of her hand: "It was right after that Cousin Eliza Farrel came, and then all that money was left to me by a cousin of father's, who died. Then I went to live with Mrs.

Maybe you're hungry; if you are I'll get you something to eat." "Many thanks to you, ma'am," replied Fergus, "I'm not a taste hungry, and could ait nothing now; I'm much obliged to you at the same time." "Mr. Reilly, maybe you'd like to ait a bit. I can give you a farrel of bread, and a sup o' nice goat's milk.

Conway yelled, and forthwith he beat Farrel between the shoulder-blades with a horny old fist and cursed him lovingly. "Cut out the profanity, Mr. Conway," Don Mike warned him. "Some ladies are about due on the job." "When'd you light in the Palomar, boy? Gimme your hand. What the say, ain't it a pity the old man couldn't have lasted until you got back? Ain't it, now, son?"

This precaution would have been to no purpose, had Renaldo followed the advice of Farrel, who represented the danger of returning to a place where the alarm was undoubtedly given by his first appearance; and exhorted him to return to Vienna for the prosecution of his suit, now that he was satisfied of his mother's being alive.

When an obnoxious heir is reported dead, he should have the decency to stay dead, although, now that our particular nuisance is here, alive and well, I suppose we ought to let bygones be bygones and be nice to him provided, of course, he continues to be nice to us. Are you inclined to declare war, Mr. Farrel?" "Not until every diplomatic course has been tried and found wanting," he replied.

Farrel" turning to his man, who was aiding Pliny the elder, in arranging the table "when you are through here, bring out the basket you will find on the toilet, in my room." "True, Bob," observed the mother, smiling "that basket has scarce been treated with civility. Not a syllable of thanks have I heard, for all the fine things it contains."

Parker lingered until the patio gate had closed on her daughter and Farrel; then she drew her husband down beside her on the bench under the catalpa tree. "John, Miguel Farrel says he has you beaten." "I hope so, dear," he replied feelingly. "I know of but one way out for that young man, and if he has discovered it so readily I'd be a poor sport indeed not to enjoy his victory."