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I've laid out some dry things for you on the bed and some of Joshua's, too. You and your husband " I thought it high time to explain. "The lady is not my wife," I said, quickly. "She ain't! Why, I thought Joshua said " "He er made a mistake. She is Miss Colton, a summer resident and neighbor of mine in Denboro." "Sho! you don't say! That's just like you, Joshua!" "Just like me! Well, how'd I know?
I've got some things to tell you about that life-savin' station cruise. I've been thinkin' that I know the cap'n and most of the crew on the lightship off back of the Point. How'd you like to go aboard of her? You could get some yarns from those fellers that might be wuth hearin'." "I have no doubt I should. But I'm afraid I can't go.
Among the familiar walls and gloomy desks and chairs Endicott was himself, and talked business. He put questions, short, sharp and in quick succession. "What are you doing with yourself? Working? What at? H'm! How'd you get there? Like it? Satisfied to do that all your life? You're not? Well, what's your line? Any ambitions? You ought to have got some notion in college of what you're fit for.
MacNelly clapped his fist in his hand. "This'll make the adjutant sick with joy. Maybe we won't have it on the Governor! We'll show them about the ranger service. Duane! how'd you ever do it?" "Now, Captain, not the half nor the quarter of this job's done. The gang's coming down the road. I saw them from the train. They'll ride into town on the dot two-thirty." "How many?" asked MacNelly.
First off, when I was too little to do anything else, I minded the children an' run errands an' washed doilies an' towels an' stockin's an' sich, an' set table an' cleared table an' washed dishes an' made beds an' emptied slops. Then I helped cook. Now I cook. Along with plenty other things. How'd you like it yourself?" Her tone was suddenly fierce.
I need something rather badly. Where am I, anyway?" "You-all are at Auntie Sue's place," said Judy; "an' there sure ain't no chance for you-all ter git ary licker here. Where'd you-all come from, anyhow? How'd you-all git here 'thout no oars ner paddle ner nothin'? Where was you-all aimin' ter go?" "Your questions, my good girl, are immaterial and irrelevant," returned the man in the boat.
I've got plenty of money," in proof of which assertion he dug into a side pocket and brought forth a large roll of bills. The man lowered his gun. "Wy didn't ye say so in the first place then?" he growled. "How'd I know you wanted to buy it, eh? Where'd ye come from anyhow, this early in the mornin'? What's yer name, eh? What's yer business, that's what Jeb Case'd like to know, eh?"
There is an experiment I want to try with alfalfa in Vermont." Over his wineglass Arnold caught Sylvia's eye, and winked. "Still reading as much as ever, I suppose." Mr. Sommerville was not to be put down. "When I last saw you, it was some fool socialistic poppycock about the iniquity of private exploitation of natural resources. How'd they ever have been exploited any other way I'd like to know!
"S'pose a man was locked up in a house," she asked, "how'd he get out?" "Clam' outer a winder," guessed Billy. "'Twa'n't no winder to the house," she declared. "Crawled out th'oo the chim'ly, like Santa Claus," was Billy's next guess. "'Twa'n't no chim'ly to it. Give it up? Give it up?" the little girl laughed gleefully. "Well, he just broke out with measles."
"Now, how'd you feed 'em?" Birdie became judicially wise. "Well," she began, "you can't jest feed 'em same as ord'nary folks. They need speshul food. You'll need to give 'em boiled milk plain or with pap, you kin git fancy crackers an' soak 'em. Then ther's beef-tea. Not jest ord'nary beef-tea. You want to take a boilin' o' bones, an' boil for three hours, an' then skim well.
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