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"What's up with you?" asked Dennant; "you look as glum as any m-monkey." "Nothing," said Shelton; "I was only thinking what humbugs we all are!" Bill Dennant stopped in the middle of the crossing, and clapped his future brother-in-law upon the shoulder. "Oh," said he, "if you're going to talk shop, I 'm off."
Guy slept placidly, if noisily, but Sam and Yan tumbled about and shivered for hours. In the morning at dawn Sam sat up. "Well, I tell you this is no joke. Fun's fun, but if I am going to have the shivers every night I'm going home while I'm able." Yan said nothing. He was very glum. He felt much as Sam did, but was less ready to give up the outing.
So we affected to take the matter as a joke, laughed heartily, patted Sheikh Sehel on the back, said that we did not know who it was, and my husband entered into a solemn compact that if they would not catch in our guys again, he would never kick his majesty any more. It was surprising to see how soon the glum faces relaxed, and how soon all ill-feeling was forgotten.
"If she IS your wife I'd stand up for her and take care of her, since she stands up for you so. 'Stead of that, you go round as glum as a thundercloud and now want to go ragin' home to her. Dunno whether she's your wife or not, but I DO know she said she loved you and 'ud die for you, and she wouldn't do a thing that man asked but go away to save your life."
So they arrived at the picnic, silent; and the people assembled looked to one another and smiled, and said to one another how glum those two engaged people looked, being together, and each wanting another. Mr. Breeze had not yet come; and as the people scattered while the luncheon was being prepared, Pinckney and she wandered off like the others.
He seized instead a table utensil and struck the gong, and when the slaves came bade them bring the strongest brew for O-Tar and his chiefs. Before the dawn broke many were the expressions of admiration bellowed from drunken lips admiration for the courage of their jeddak; but some there were who still looked glum. Came at last the day that O-Tar would take the Princess Tara of Helium to wife.
They continued with their work until they finally brought up facing each other in front of the trees to which the broken ends of the halters were still tied. Harriet glanced up into the perplexed face of the guide and laughed. Janus gave back a glum look and muttered, "I swum!" "Have you two sleuths finished your work?" called Crazy Jane. "It certainly looks as though we had," replied Harriet.
And he was very silent. During the drive back to the house he spoke in monosyllables; he went straight to the barn with Lettis afterward, and made no attempt to take the usual frank and hearty good-night kiss. "You're as glum as an oyster!" said Lettis, when they reached their quarters. "What's the matter, old man?" "I don't know, Let; I feel kind of quiet, somehow." "Sick? Or something go wrong?"
Frank L. Taintor, a local sport and racing man, dropped in, and seeing Hurstwood alone in his office came to the door. "Hello, George!" he exclaimed. "How are you, Frank?" said Hurstwood, somewhat relieved by the sight of him. "Sit down," and he motioned him to one of the chairs in the little room. "What's the matter, George?" asked Taintor. "You look a little glum.
Nikky, entering the stone-paved court, and feeling extremely glum, had been amazed to see the line of guards, who usually sat on a bench, with a sentry or picket, or whatever they called him, parading up and down before them Nikky was amazed to see them one by one leaping into the air, in the most undignified manner. Nikky watched the performance. Then he stalked over. They subsided sheepishly.
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