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"Why, perhaps that old chap might get gay, and grab hold, just when we expected to go sailing off. That would be a calamity, not only for him, but the Bird boys in the bargain." "All right. Then he's got to get his," Frank observed. "What are you going to do?" demanded the other, nervously. "Take a crack at his head," came the reply.
'To throw back the world a hundred years.... Gideon shrugged his shoulders. He belonged to no political party, and had the shrewd, far-seeing eyes of his father's race. 'It's going to be thrown back anyhow. Germany will see to that. And if we keep out of it, Germany will grab Europe. He added to the Potters, 'For once I am in agreement with your father's press.
And as I was a-joggin' on along the road, who should I overtake but Elder Stephen Grab, of Beechmeadows, a mounted on a considerable of a clever-lookin' black mare. The Elder was a pious man; at least he looked like one, and spoke like one too.
"He's living in a Mexican town just over the border. We're watching him. If he puts a foot on this side we'll grab him." Clayton sat back after he had gone. He was in his old office at the mill, where Joey had once formed his unofficial partnership with the firm. Outside in the mill yard there was greater activity than ever, but many of the faces were new.
"I don't think such acrobatic tricks should be allowed," said Madeleine disapprovingly; she had been forced to grab Dove's arm to keep her balance. "Say, do you boys know the river has six inches and will be open to-morrow, if it isn't to-day?" asked James, stooping to tighten a strap. "Is that so? Oh gee, that's fine!" cried Miss Martin, who had skated leisurely up in his rear.
Deeply indented, there were the jagged marks of Murray's teeth. "Here, Foster, Hunt, grab this man and don't let him stir, hand or foot. See what you get for giving a drunkard money. Grab him, I say!" shouted Connelly, grinning with mingled pain and wrath as the lieutenant led him to the wash-stand.
You needn't drop everythin' an' grab me like thet. An' you're white as a sheet, too. It ain't nuthin' much fer a cowboy to hev a hoss fall on him." "Lem Billings, I'll hate you if you don't tell me quick," flashed Columbine, fiercely. "Ahuh! So thet's how the land lays," replied Lem, shrewdly. "Wal, I'm sorry to tell you thet Wils was bad hurt.
If they've been treated proper, it's the same as proved. Ye let 'em out o' the bear trap which it has often happened. But you hear to me, when they go off this way it's to kill an' grab an' hustle back with the booty. They won't stop at butcherin'!" "I'm afraid my folks are in danger," said the boy as he changed color. "Er mebbe Peter Boneses' 'cordin' to the way they go.
"Guess we're goin' to get rid of our blasted hungry neighbors," said Rea, coming in next morning with the water pail, "An' I'll be durned, Buff, if I don't believe them crazy heathen have been told about you. Them Indians was messengers. Grab your gun, an' let's walk over and see." The Yellow Knives were breaking camp, and the hunters were at once conscious of the difference in their bearing.
"You order these men to grab those ropes again and go ashore or I warn you there's going to be a whole big heap of trouble!" Over the waters drifted another hail, and the strange long boat, under the urge of vigorous arms, now began to move toward Stern's fleet. At the same time, mingled cries arose on shore.
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