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The little girl clung to her protector, shaking with weariness and fear. "I can't run 'nother step," she gasped. "Will he come after us here?" "Naw," returned the boy, with reassuring boldness, "he won't come this far. Yer just lay down in the grass, under this here tree, 'til yer catch yer wind; then we'll make it on down to the Interpreter's 'tain't far to the stairs. You just take it easy.
Nichol, "don't you know me ME, your own mother?" "Naw." At the half-indignant, incredulous tone, yet more than all at the strange accent and form of this negative, the poor woman was almost beside herself. "Merciful God!" she cried, "this cannot be;" and she sank into a chair, sobbing almost hysterically. For reasons of his own, Dr. Barnes did not interfere.
"I'se gwine tell 'em I kin prove de gov'nor's de bes' man in de State by'splainin' er de tarif dat I kin prove it by'splainin' er de tarif so dey'll unnerstan' it ev'y word an' when I flirt my hank'chif dat time, Bob's gwine call out 'Yo' time's up, boss! an' I'se gwine answer back, 'Naw 'tain't, Bob, des lemme 'splain de tarif.
He lives with Bachelor Billy." "Is is Bachelor Billy his father?" "Naw; he ain't got no father." "Does he work with you in the mines?" "In the mines? naw; we don't work in the mines; we work in the screen-room up t' the breaker, a-pickin' slate. He sets nex' to me." "How long has he been working there?" "Oh, I donno; couple o' years, I guess. You want to see 'im? I'll go call 'im."
"What cattle did you say?" asked the rustler, as if he had not heard aright. "The cattle Buster Jack stole from his father an' sold to you." "Wal, now! Bent Wade at his old tricks! I might have knowed it, once I seen you.... Naw, I'd no idee Belllounds blamed thet stealin' on to any one." "He did." "Ahuh! Wal, who's this Wils Moore?" "He's a cowboy, as fine a youngster as ever straddled a horse.
She never had betrayed to him so much distress as filled her face now. "De man what kill' him git away! You t'ink I git marrie' while dat man alive? Ho-o-o! You t'ink I let Marguerite see me do dat! Ah! naw!" She waved him away and turned to leave the spot, but he pressed after, and she paused once more. A new possibility lighted his eyes. He said eagerly: "Describe the man to me. Describe him.
'Aren't you going to help to decorate? "'Naw ain't got any posies, I tell you. The boy said this in a sullen tone. "'Here, take these. I brought you a big bunch so you could divide 'em with some of your friends. There's enough for all of you boys to have a few flowers to take to the cemetery. Johnny extended the roses with a smile as he spoke. "The boy grabbed them eagerly. 'My!
"They can't get me here in the bad lands." The other laughed: "You bet they can't! Say, that was some ride you put up down to Wolf River. None of us could have done better." "Did you say they was headin' this way?" "Who?" "Who would I be thinkin' about now, I wonder?" "Oh! Naw! They ain't ready to make any arrests yet.
To an indignant question he replied: "Naw, I ain't a-cussin' you. Lemme be or I'll have fits." "Was it that sound that scared you?" I asked. "Ya-as," he replied with a dauntless shiver. "Was it the voice of the mammoth?" I persisted, excitedly. "Speak, William, or I'll drag you about and kick you!"
"It's lucky for him it was old Daddy there 'stead of me he wouldn't drink with or I'd of went to the floor with him an' teached him his manners." "Naw ye wouldn't, Creed," said the old man. "Ye'd done jest loike ye done set there atop yer barr'l an' blinked. An' when he'd went out ye'd blowed an' bragged an' blustered, an' then fizzled out like a wet fuse.
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