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"I ain't apt to fergit it anyways soon," replied Teeters, dryly, "seein' as 'Tinhorn' riz and put it to a vote as to whether they should tar and feather you or jest naturally freeze you out." "The truth is acid," he laughed. "It's a fact though, Teeters, that this country's chief asset is its climate, and," with his quizzical smile, "this Scissor Outfit would make a fine dude-ranch."
"Thomas," I said, "go down in the lift and open up for the Chiefs. Here's the release key for the combination; you know how to operate it?" "Sure, Cap'n; but are you sure you want to let them boys in here after the way they jumped you an' all?" I opened my mouth to answer, but he beat me to it. "Fergit I asked ya that, Cap'n, pleasir. You ain't been wrong yet." "It's O.K., Thomas," I said.
"Then Frank Merriwell doesn't countenance betting?" questioned Bearover. "He's plumb sot agin' it," answered Ephraim. "He don't believe in any sort of gambling." "But evidently some of his friends are inclined to take a chance." "Oh, yeou git some of the fellers stirred up, and they kinder fergit Frank's prejudice. Rub 'em agin' the fur, and they'll chuck up their last dollar."
That's all I know about it, lad, so good-bye to yez both, fer I must be off. I'm to stay the night at Tommy Jones', an' in the mornin' will go from there fer the cow. Bizness an' fun, Steve; bizness an' fun; don't fergit that," and the little old man went off chuckling in high glee. Guarding the Flock
"I want ye to know that I'm obleeged to ye an' I ain't a-goin' to fergit it; but if I'd a known hit was you I'd a stayed in jail an' seen you in hell afore I'd a been bounden to ye." "Ten dollars fer contempt of couht." The boy was hot now. "Oh, fine and be " The Hon.
Monty took her canteen and filled it at the spring and hung it over the pommel of her saddle. He put a couple of biscuits in the saddle-bag. "Don't fergit to take a drink an' a bite as you're ridin' along," he said. "An' don't worry, Miss Majesty. Stewart'll be with you, an' me an' Nels hangin' on the back-trail."
"Well, yer wants ter see dat yer don't. If yer do, I'll hunt yer up meself, an' I won't do a t'ing ter youse not a t'ing!" "Save your threats and come to business. I am impatient to get away, as I do not care to be seen here by anybody who may drop in." "Don't care ter be seen here! I like dat nit! Better men dan youse has been here, an' don't yer fergit dat!" "Oh, I don't care who has been here!
She sezs you know dey ez not gone, go back en git dem up. I had ter go back, but dey wur'ent dere. No, I don't member de sta'rs fallin'. Mah Missis didunt gib me nuthin, cept mah clothes, en she put dem in a carpet bag. Atter freedom mah mammy kum fum Lebanon en got me. Ah'll neber fergit dat day Oh Lawdy! I kin see her now.
The giant Gulden scratched his head and swore. Probably he had no sense of justice and was merely puzzled. "We're wastin' a lot of time," put in Beard, anxiously. "Don't fergit there's somethin' comin' off down in camp, an' we ain't sure what." "Bah! Haven't we heard whispers of vigilantes for a week?" queried Gulden. Then some one of the men looked out of the door and suddenly whistled.
Haven't been anything else for a year." "But dis heah is different," urged the old darkey, scratching his head; "dis heah is Christmas night. Tain't natchul fer folks not to git together an' laugh an' be happy an' fergit dere quarrels an' dere troubles an' jollify deyselves.
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