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"I rather imagine I can," drawled Sullivan. "Then if there's nothing more to be said, I move we start back to town. It must be late," Cronin asserted. "It's black enough to be midnight," grumbled Sullivan. "We'd best go directly to our houses I to mine and you to yours. The explosives and bombs I'll pack into two grips. Yours I'll hide in your back yard underneath that boat. How'll that be?"
"'And what for would they? says I; 'he was always the hoith of company, and av singing's allowed in them parts "'God forgive you, Mickey, but yer in a benighted state, says he, sighing. "'Well, says I, 'how'll we get him out on Tuesday week? For that's bringing things to a focus.
Take him by the foot and heave him into the sea. Very good idea, Hovey. Is he getting the eyes of the lads too much?" Hovey fenced: "He's a landlubber, and he don't understand sea things. He's better out of the way." "How'll you do it?" asked McTee softly. "Speak out, Hovey. Would you try your own hand on Harrigan?" "Not me! I know a better way.
It's about forty miles from the mouth of Pensacola Bay to the mouth of Mobile bay, and we're going, I think, about six or seven miles an hour." "But, how'll you find the mouth of the bay?" "I don't know that I can, but I can find land easily enough, as it stretches in a bow all along to the north of us.
Look at all the money I've sent your way. Have a heart, Rafe!" "Bull!" sneered the Honorable Rafe. "A man's gotta live! You saw him do it! You've sworn to it, haven't you?" "I made a mistake." "How'll that sound to the commissioner? An' to Judge Harrison? No, no! Nothin' doin'! If you start anything like that I'll roast the life out of you!" Delany spat as near Hogan's foot as he elegantly could.
The captain put down the glass: "Lord how she walks up on us! I do hate to be beat!" "Jim," said George, looking straight ahead, watching the slightest yawing of the boat and promptly meeting it with the wheel, "how'll it do to try Murderer's Chute?" "Well, it's it's taking chances. How was the cottonwood stump on the false point below Boardman's Island this morning?"
And I expect I was going around like a man asleep, because the skipper comes up and begins to talk to me. It was my first trip with him and I was a young lad. 'Young fellow, says the skipper, Matt Dawson this was in the Lorelei 'young fellow, says Matt, 'you look tired. Let me call up the crew and swing a hammock for you from the fore-rigging to the jumbo boom. How'll that do for you?
Having selected the places, he poured a little of the liquid on the wiring at each spot and hid the bottle in the bushes. Then he rejoined Archer, the first step taken in their risky program. "How'll I know the places if I go there?" Archer inquired. "You won't go there," said Tom. "I'll be the one to do that." "I'm the entertainment committee, hey?"
Now if John Hunter gets his eyes on 'er there'll be an end of ma's board money; an' then how'll I finish payin' fur that sewin' machine?" In the house, after some time spent in trying to be stiffly polite to her guest, the unwilling hostess began the supper. The potatoes were put on to fry, the kettle sang, and Mrs.
"Guess the breeze has come at last," he remarked. "It should be a big blow after this long calm. You jist keep close here while I go on deck. By the look of things we should be out of this in a few minutes. How'll that suit ye?" "Oh, I shall be so thankful," the girl declared. "I cannot feel safe while we are so near that search-party. Please get away as soon as you can."
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