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Oh, I don't know WHAT I'd ought to do!" The distress in her tone was so real that the captain was greatly disturbed. He made a move as if to come to her side and then, hesitating, remained where he was. "I I'd like to help you, Thank er Mrs. Barnes," he faltered, earnestly. "I like to fust-rate, if if I could. Ain't there is there anything I could do to help?

I don't care about football. But I love cricket. Why you've got a piano and a new one!" Mason's face cleared again in quite another fashion. "Do you know the maker?" he said eagerly. "I believe he's thowt a deal of by them as knows. I bought it myself out o' the sheep. The lambs had done fust-rate, an I'd had more'n half the trooble of 'em, ony ways. So I took no heed o' mother.

'Twas the most fittin' position fur my frame of mind and chimed in fust-rate with the general religious drift of my thoughts. "The Cut-through is two mile or more from Herrin' Neck. 'Cordin' to my count we hit terra cotta just three times in them two miles. The fust hit knocked my hat off.

We'll have things fixed up fust-rate here." Far into the night the artist watched the ruddy room. Gleams from the fire darted up the wall and ran quivering along the red. Outside the wind struck the house and beat upon it and went back, hoarse and slow. Down the beach the surf boomed in long rolls, holding its steady beat through the uproar.

"Just as you say, Joe, I must go to work soon, for I hain't nary red." "I'll stand by you, Mr. Bickford." "You're a fust-rate feller, Joe. You seem to know just what to do." "It isn't so long since I was a greenhorn and allowed myself to be taken in by Hogan." "You've cut your eye-teeth since then." "I have had some experience of the world, but I may get taken in again."

"If you did find out there was the wrong kind of germs, you couldn't do anything with them to-night, and it would just worry you," said the old man. "I believe that nature will get along fust-rate without any help, at least till mornin'. But you've got to give her some medicine not so much for her good as for our good. If she's not treated we're bounced.

Why, I didn't look for ye this long spell yet." "Won't you let us come in, Miss Collins, seeing we are here?" "La! I'm glad to see ye, fust-rate," was the answer as she stepped back; and stepping further back as Mr.

The house is all in fust-rate order; only wantin' fires to be kindled to correct de damp, and windows to be opened to air de rooms; and time 'nuff for dat o' Monday," grinned old Katie, taking things easy. "Very well, only see to it! Come, Hannah, let us go home," said Gray. "But, Uncle Reuben, have you no directions for the coachman to meet the judge at the landing?" inquired Ishmael.

His broad back was turned to the window, but Geoffrey faced it, and the light showed his face pale, indeed, but full of returning health and life; his arm was still in a sling, but his movements otherwise were free and unrestrained. "You're lookin' fust-rate," said Mr. Butters. "Some different from the last time I see ye."

'Twas a queer lookin' thing, anyhow, I sh'd think, even afore it Wal, I'm comin' to that. Sary showed it to the gals, and they liked it fust-rate; then she laid it on the kitchen table, an' went upstairs to git some ribbons an' stuff to put on it. She rummaged round consid'able upstairs, an' when she kum down, lo and behold, the bunnit was gone! Wal, Sary hunted high, and she hunted low.