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Keller's?" asked the strange man. He was a jolly-looking old fellow with twinkling black eyes and a big red nose. His breath was redolent of the smell of wine, and his thick lips expanded into a broad grin, when he looked at Jack. "My name's Schwartz," he said; "and here in this bag are my sister's things for the night." "Who is your sister?" Jack inquired. Schwartz laughed.
So Hal rose up warily when he saw him. "Hey, you," said Bud. "There's a telegram at the office for you." "For me?" "Your name's Joe Smith, ain't it?" "Yes." "Well, that's what it says." Hal considered for a moment. There was no one to be telegraphing Joe Smith. It was only a ruse to get him away. "What's in the telegram?" he asked. "How do I know?" said Bud. "Where is it from?" "I dunno that."
What was it?" "West Point last year's." "And may I ask the name?" "My name's Ray," said Sandy with beaming smile, showing a row of even, white teeth under the budding, dark mustache, and Stuyvesant felt the warm blood surging to his forehead, just as it had before that day in the general's tent. "I think I should have known that," he presently stammered.
It's too bad a case for apologies, but if it's any consolation to you I feel the lowest dog in Europe at this moment. He was sitting up rubbing his bruised shoulders. 'What do you mean? he asked hoarsely. 'I mean that you and I are allies. My name's not Brand. I'm a soldier a general, if you want to know. I went to Biggleswick under orders, and I came chasing up here on the same job.
Somebody else was apparently enjoying the pretty effect somebody who turned round rather guiltily as if he were caught; then at sight of her smiled in relief. "I thought you were one of my hostesses come to round me up to do my duty," he confessed. "I'm a duffer at dancing, so I've taken cover in here. I see you don't remember me, but we've met before at Red Ridge Barrow. My name's Broughten."
What I hae tell't ye is no a tithe o' the sufferings I hae endured through this unhappy patronymic o' mine. In truth, it was but the beginnin o' them. The rest I may relate to ye on some future day. In the meantime, guid reader, I bid ye fareweel, wi' a sincere houp that yer name's no Willie Smith.
I'm glad you tumbled where you did. You've got to beat a lynx to beat Couchée. He'd have perforated you from behind a snow-drift sure as your name's Billy MacVeigh." Billy felt that an immense load had been lifted from him, and he was partly inclined to tell his companion more about Isobel and himself. This, however, he did not do.
"I propose to lend my valuable aid to the alter division of the boarders; you are a host in yourself, you know, and can manage very well without me. But I shall keep a look-out for you in the waist of the brig." "Very well, it's there I'll mate ye, young gintleman, or my name's not Denis Costigan."
There's profit, my dear, in any one of the cases, or my name's not Peter Brock." When the Ensign understood this wondrous argument, he would fain have fallen on his knees and worshipped his friend and guide. They began operations, almost immediately, by an attack on Mrs. Hayes.
He'll come to the gallows, as sure as his name is Bill -never mind what his name is." And so saying, he gave the urchin another cut; which elicited, of course, another scream. "Oh! his name is Bill?" said Captain Wood. "His name's NOT Bill!" said the blacksmith, sulkily. "He's no name; and no heart, neither.
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