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"She got one glimpse of that red haid of Tex and the pore lady's took to the sage," explained Yorky. "And him scrubbed so shiny fust time since Christmas before the big blizzard," sighed Doc Rogers. "Shucks! She ain't scared of no sawed-off, hammered-down runt like Texas, No, siree! Miss Messiter's on the absent list 'cause she's afraid she cayn't resist the blandishments of Soapy.
Dad, you must lose a lot of stock here." "Wal, son, you shore hit the nail on the haid," replied the rancher. "What with lions an' bears an' lofers an' two-footed lofers of another breed I've lost five thousand dollars in stock this last year." "Dad! You don't mean it!" exclaimed Jean, in astonishment. To him that sum represented a small fortune. "I shore do," answered his father.
He leaned over her. "Po' little baby," he said; "what do she know about a step-mothah?" And Patsy saw him and heard him, for she was awake then, and far into the night. In the eyes of the child her father stood convicted. He had "gal in his haid," and was going to bring her a step-mother; but it would never be; her resolution was taken.
"The vine has certainly grown very rapidly," laughed the professor. "I have never heard before what were the requisites for a flourishing gourd." "Well, I ain't a-sayin' that part of its comin' on so well ain't due to the haid work that old Mary Morton put on it. I bossed them free niggers till they done disremembered they was 'mancipated."
"Do something work at something! Look upwards and outside, and don't get to looking inwards," says he. "That ain't the way. Think what's in the fields beyond." "Life, dad," says she, slow; and it seemed to me like she was sad. "Life!" "Life?" says he. "Sis, what do you mean? Tell your old dad, can't you?" She told him, then. She put her haid down on his neck.
"It might just as well be ten thousand dollars a month," responded the judge. "You never pay it, anyhow." "Then, anoth' thing," continued Williams, in his reflective tone. "If he was all right in his haid I could stan' it; but, jedge, he's crazier 'n er loon.
"Vpon the xxi day of Junij. Archibalde Dowglas of Kilspindie, Provest of Edr., David Symmer and Adame Fullartoun, baillies of the samyne, causit ane cordinare servant, callit James Gillion takin of befoir, for playing in Edr. with Robene Hude, to wnderly the law, and put him to the knawlege of ane assyize qlk yaij haid electit of yair favoraris, quha with schort deliberatioun condemnit him to be hangit for ye said cryme.
Nor I ain't gwine ter gib it no secon' chance ter tumble dat ruff down on ma haid no, sah!" Once more at the breakfast table, with the affrighted Indian squaw waiting upon them, the professor took up the topic of earthquakes again, in answer to Jack's observation.
Anyhow, folks that are blind can't see. I'll keep my notions in my own fool haid for a while." "Harrison has some friends across the line. He's going to try and fix it for the kid if they run him down." "That's fine," commented Yeager dryly. "He sure must have influential friends." "All ready, Mr. Threewit," called out Cummings. The director lit a cigar and moved forward to the stage.
"Two fellows comin' hell-for-leather across the valley," he said in a voice that expressed his fears. The cattleman took the glasses and looked. "Shorty's found a friend. Dug Doble likely. They're carryin' rifles. We'll have trouble. They'll see we stopped at the haid of the pass," he said quietly. Much shaken already, the oil prospector collapsed at the prospect before him.
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