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"That's hardly fair, Bucky," said Thirkle. "That's hardly fair on the little chap after he's stood by ye so long." "Fair enough for me, Thirkle, and fair enough for ye it'll be when ye come out." "What do ye mean by that, Buck?" demanded Thirkle, speaking over my shoulder; and then he whispered to Petrak: "Give it to him, Red now's yer chance. Quick, lad!"
"Oh, we could, mamsie," said Polly, eagerly, running up to her; "for Ben knows; and he says we can do it." "Oh, well, if Ben and you have had your heads together, I suppose it's all right," laughed Mrs. Pepper, "but I don't see how you can do it." "Well, we can, mother, truly," put in Ben. "I'll tell you how, and you'll say it'll be splendid.
I guess it'll skeer de ole creeter out ob a year's growfe; but dis is de trufe!
Perhaps some day your father'll bring you up to make us a visit." "That would be very nice," said Eyebright. "But" shaking her head "I don't believe it'll ever happen, because papa never does take me away. We can't leave poor mamma, you know. She'd miss us so much." Here Wealthy brought in supper, a hearty one, in honor of Mr.
"It's the 15th of August, when he goes and gets his money. He heired an annuity from an uncle o' his on his mother's side. I understood the uncle said none o' Sam Begg's wife's folks should make free with it, so after Sam's gone it'll all be past an' spent, like last summer. That's what Sam prospers on now, if you can call it prosperin'. Yes, I might have known.
It was pleasant to hear him, for his laugh seemed unused and deep, as if it came from tranquil depths. "Won't you eat with us?" asked Helen. "Reckon I will," he said, "it'll save time, an' hot grub tastes better." Quite an interval of silence ensued, which presently was broken by Dale. "Here comes Tom."
But we'll find out.... So you think Hardman will claim most of our horses or take them all?" "I shore do." "Blink, if he gets one of our horses it'll be over my dead body. You fellows sure showed yellow clear through to let them ride in here without a fight." "Hellsfire!" cried Blinky, as if stung. "What you think? ... There wasn't a one of us thet had a single lead left fer our guns.
"Ah, but it'll be backed down a bit afore you get to the post, I reckon, so I got my fifty guineas down on you a good hour ago." "Why, Martin, do you mean you actually backed me to win for fifty guineas?" "Why, y'see sir," said Martin apologetically, "fifty guineas is all I've got, sir!"
It'll be fifty poun' i' yer pooch, and a plenty o' rouch ploys that the like o' you young fallows likes, though I canna say I wad like sic things mysel'. Only I'm an auld wife, ye see, and that maks the differ." "Nae that auld, Mistress Leslie," said Cupples, "gin ye wadna lee."
Reardon and the children and that two-hundred-dollar-a-month job, for it's the first he's ever had and if he loses out it'll be the last he'll ever get. He was telling me all about his family and how much the job meant to him, that day we had the Narcissus out on her trial trip." Matt Peasley's face brightened. "By Jupiter, that puts a different face on the situation.
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