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One other thing: Say nothing to anyone about Siddons going off joy-riding. Let them think he is still at Vitry. I want to handle him my own way, without stirring up any comment. If they find out he cut formation on a trumped up hokus-pokus, they would think I should ground him." Mullins' jaw dropped in surprise and astonishment. "Aren't you going to ground him?" he asked. "I am not!
How could Shann even be sure that that carved disk and Thorvald's hokus-pokus with it had been on the level? On the other hand what motive would the officer have for trying such an act just to impress Shann? The beach at last! As they headed the canoe in that direction the wolverines nearly brought disaster on them.
A walking stick served him as a wand, and this he waved three times slowly and majestically, while he repeated in solemn tones this singular legend "Hokus-pokus, popalorum, Stickstun, stickstun, cockalorum jig." Thereupon the curtain went back, and lo! Sunday appeared sitting upon a throne of state, robed in a long crimson mantle, which made him look like an emperor.
He faced her with a hang-dog air, feeling that now indeed had his case been made hopeless by this contretemps. "Confound Labertouche!" he cried in his ungrateful heart. "Confound his meddling mystery-mongering and hokus-pokus!" "Well?" enquired the girl sharply. "Yes, Miss Farrell." He could invent nothing else to say. "You you are going to explain, I presume." He shook his head in despair.
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