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"Anything that would lead you to believe she knowed about it?" "I don't see what " "No, of course!" He shuffled his feet awkwardly. "An' so she don't know anything. Didn't mention me at all?" The hopefulness was gone from his eyes, and in its place was the dull glaze of puzzled wonder. "Not that it makes any difference," he added quickly, as he caught a sudden sharp glance from the sheriff's eyes.
"Gee Gosh! but this here shack looks empty! Never knowed sick folks could be so much comp'ny. And Chance is folks, all right. Talk about blue blood! Huh! I reckon a thoroughbred dog is prouder than common folks, like me. Some king, he was! Layin' there lookin' out at them punchers and his eyes sad-like and proud, and turnin' his head slow, watchin' 'em like they was workin' for him.
The bald-faced horse made a number of evolutions and returned beside the wagon. "Showin' off," remarked Lin. "Tommy's showin' off." Suspicion crossed his face, and then certainty. "Why, we might have knowed that!" he exclaimed, in dudgeon. "It's her." He hastened outside for a better look, and I came to the door myself. "That's what it is," said he. "It's the girl. Oh yes.
Believe me, sir," now turning to Doctor Luke, who had uttered a sharp exclamation, "for I knowed Jagger, an' I sailed along o' Skipper Jim. 'Skipper Jim, says I, when the trick we played was scurvy, 'this here ain't right. 'Right? says he.
It was them as knowed about the smart carriages as began to roll through the one village street. They were gentry's carriages, with fine, stamping horses, and jingling silver harness, and big coachmen, and tall footmen, and such like had long ago dropped off showing themselves at Stornham.
'Cardenly, twixt 'em, they asked for a child from one o' those Lunnon societies same as it might ha' been these Barnardo children an' Mary was sent down to 'em, in a candle-box, I've heard. 'Then Mary is chance-born. I never knowed that, said Jabez. 'Yet I must ha' heard it some time or other ... 'No. She ain't. 'Twould ha' been better for some folk if she had been.
No; I knowed who he would go to, and Eells gave him the bill and a pocket full of Boston beans; but he lost them on the road, so I brought him down Jail Canyon and old-scout Lynch here, he followed my tracks! "Wasn't that wonderful, now? He followed our tracks back and he found the Stinging Lizard Mine and then, of course, he jumped it!
I knowed it was his day to call at your house. See?" "Yes, yes; I understand," Ralph replied in a shaky voice. "It's mighty good of you all to take so much trouble." "Tush! 'Taint no trouble, lad! Why, anybody wouldn't refuse to do sech a small favor for your ma. Even Bill Terrill -he dropped in at your place to-day -even that cuss offered to go out and find you \ when he heard the news from her."
One proved to be the local doctor's wife and the other was a kindly looking farmer. "I knowed that girl warn't being treated right, right along," said the man. "And I told Mirandy that I was going to put a stop to it." "It is a disgrace," said the doctor's wife, "that we should have allowed it to go on so long. I will take the child myself " "And so'll Mirandy," declared the farmer.
Madam," he added, "this is Judge Clayton. He was on the Mount Vernon with us. Lieutenant Kammerer, I think, is the name of this gentleman who came down here to teach us a few things. There has been some fighting. Mr. Yates Mr. Jones. And this gentleman" he stepped back so that Carlisle might come into view "I think you already know." "I knowed it!
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