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That purty piece who damn nigh lost you your life as well as losin' you your money." "You mean the lady with the blue eyes, in black?" "Yes, the golden hair. Lady! Oh, pshaw! Where'd she hook you? At the door?" "You shall not speak of her in that fashion, sir," I answered. "We were together on the train from Omaha. She has been kindness itself.
Judy's cross 'cause she can't go out an' meet Busby without runnin' the risk of meetin' Mr. Drake an' losin' all the time she's put in so far bein' deserted. An' then there's a many things as a outsider never would know about or even guess at unless they've lived right in the house with a real live divorce. Mrs.
"I hopes they're safe an' Emily's better, but th' Lard's been losin' track o' me," he said to himself with a wavering faith. "But th' Lard took me safe t' Ungava, an' He must be watchin' me," he exclaimed after further thought. "An' He's been rare good t' me."
An' des as soon as I felt like I could bring myse'f to it, I well Dey warn't no use losin' time, an' so I tol' you, missy, dat de kitchen need' white-washin'." "And so you sent for him and proposed to him, did you?" "P'opose to who, Mis' Gladys? I'd see Pete in de sinkin' swamp 'fo' I'd p'opose to him!" "Then how did you manage it, pray?" "G'way, Mis' Gladys!
And he continued dreamily, as if losin' sight of me and talkin' to himself: "The wealthy Corporations and Trusts, we have to condemn them loudly to please the common people, and help 'em secretly to please ourselves, or our richest perkisits are lost. The Canal Ring, the Indian Agency, the Land Grabbers, the political bosses.
"You'll be gettin' my brother's gun when you get to Snowy Gulch," he explained, "and I may see game on the way out. And you keep this copy of the letter." He handed Ben the copy he had made of Hiram's will. "I'm the worst hand for losin' things you ever seen." "You're sure you've got the directions straight?" "Sure. And I guess that's all."
"Hold on, stranger," said one of the men, as he ran up to Ned, "ye may save yer wind. None o' the horses can overtake your one, I guess. I was lookin' at him as we came along. It would only be losin' time for nothin', an' he's miles ahead by this time."
"As I were sayin', th' bear he takes after me wi' his best licks an' I takes off an' tries t' load my gun as I runs. I drops in a han'ful o' powder an' then finds I gone an' left my ball pouch at th' fire. It were pretty hard runnin' wi' my racquets sinkin' in th' snow, which were new an' soft an' I were losin' ground an' gettin' winded an' 'twere lookin' like un's goin' t' cotch me sure.
"These are my don'ts," Polly confided, as she pointed enthusiastically to worn pages of finely written notes. "You'se WHAT, chile?" "The things I mustn't do or say." "An' you'se been losin' yoah beauty sleep for dem tings?" Mandy looked incredulous. "I don't want Mr. John to feel ashamed of me," she said with growing pride. "Well, you'd catch Mandy a-settin' up for " "Oh, oh!
Bimeby he draw in a long puff, en den let hit out in a cloud, en squar hisse'f back en holler out, he did: "'Ladies, ain't I done tell you Brer Fox wuz de ridin'-hoss fer our fambly? He sorter losin' his gait now, but I speck I kin fetch 'im all right in a mont' er so, sezee.
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