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He is probably studying us with as much interest as we are watching him." "Our rifles couldn't carry a ball half-way to him." "And what if they could? Would you wish to harm the emblem of our country?" "No; unless he attacked us, which I don't think is likely. Halloo!" Just then the immense bird spread his wings and began skimming through the air with majestic grace.
Elmer's face, and she said, "We'll see when father comes home." At this moment Bruce began to bark loudly, and directly a sound of wheels was heard. Then a voice called out, "Halloo! Go Bang, ahoy! Bring out a lantern, somebody." "It's father! it's father!" exclaimed Mark and Ruth, rushing to the door with shouts of welcome. Mrs. Elmer followed them, leaving Frank alone in the sitting-room.
"Halloo, Polly!" cried Joel, prancing out of the car first, and "How d'ye do, Polly?" as they all hurried after. "Halloo, Jasper!" "Oh, Polly! it's good to see you!" This from Davie, not ashamed to set a kiss on her red lips. Van and Percy looked as if they wanted to, but contented themselves with wringing her hand nearly off, while Joel declared he would look after the luggage.
They neither see the other until they bump against each other in the center. HE. Why, Jane! Who'd a' thought o' meeting you here! SHE. You evidently didn't stoopid! HE. Halloo! got out o' bed the wrong side again? I say, Jane, if you go on like that you'll never get a man to marry you. SHE. So I thought when I engaged myself to you. HE. Oh! come, Jane, don't be hard.
There I was, a prisoner sure, and no mistake about it. His pistol was leveled, and I was ordered to march. I was afraid to halloo to the relief, and you may be sure I was in a bad fix. Finally says I, "Let's play quits. I think you are a soldier; you look like a gentleman. I am a videt; you know the responsibility resting on me. You go your way, and leave me here. Is it a bargain?"
The Jehn who drove it was something of a wag. Once, coming through Charlestown, while waiting in the street for a resident passenger, he was hailed by another resident who thought him obstructing the passage, with the shout, "Halloo there! Get your old bean-pot out of the way!" "I will, when I have got my pork in," was the ready reply. What the sobriquet of Charlestown was, need not be explained.
He heard Mukoki thumping along behind him; ahead of him Wabi was unconsciously widening the distance between them. He made a powerful effort to close the breach, but it was futile. Then from close in his rear there came a warning halloo from the old Indian, and Wabi turned. "He run t'ree mile to burning cabin," said Mukoki. "He no make chasm!"
Next morning, when the mist was breaking and rolling away under the warm rays of the Indian-summer sun, Jonathan Zane beached his canoe on the steep bank before Fort Henry. A pioneer, attracted by the borderman's halloo, ran to the bluff and sounded the alarm with shrill whoops. Among the hurrying, brown-clad figures that answered this summons, was Colonel Zane.
Well, well, Jasper, you've had a good nap, I take it." And then all three went down to luncheon, and Jasper managed not to be left alone with Jack Loughead until at the last when he said, "I shall go and tell the whole story to Mrs. Fisher; of course I must speak to her first." "Halloo, Dave!"
"Halloo, Howard!" he exclaimed. "Pretty old scrimmage, isn't it? Should have thought your languid grace would have kept out of this sight. I've given a dance to a girl, but dash my best necktie if I can find her: might as well look for a needle in a bottle of hay as if any fellow would be such a fool as to put a needle in such a place.
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