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Take those irons off and let them cool." "Dat's so, Miss Cynthy, en I'se right down 'shamed er myse'f, sho' 'nough, but de shame er hit cyarn tu'n de heart er 'ooman. De debbil he sutnev did look young en peart, dat he did en de Lawd He knows, Miss Cynthy, I allers did like 'em young!
"Ye has kep' that brat from me these years past, and now he's big 'nough I'm goin' to have him! Ye hear?" Every word he uttered came forth with effort. The red mark under his chin moved relentlessly, preventing him from speaking with clearness. Scraggy writhed beneath the tightening grasp of the man's wet fingers. "I'll choke ye to death!" Lem gasped, between throaty convulsions.
But he had only just begun the torture he had so carefully prepared for his victim. Presently the roof of the building crashed in, and, for the moment, the blaze leapt high. Then, soon, it began to die down. Retief seemed to tire of watching the dying blaze. He turned again to his prisoner. "Not 'nough, eh? Not 'nough. We can't stop here all night. Let's have the rest.
Olave better known along this yer trail as Kiddie Kiddie of Birkenshaw's Kiddie of the Camp." Rube drew back in astonishment. "Kiddie?" he cried. "Oh, that's diff'rent; that's a whole lot diff'rent. Why didn't yer put me wise at first? I know th' name of Kiddie. Ought to. I've heard it often 'nough. Real proud ter see you, sir," he added, taking Kiddie's outstretched hand.
I'll send to Antelope and have them order the pump and some pipe. Got plenty of grub?" "Plenty 'nough for a couple of weeks." "All right. So-long. Keep your eye on things." The intermittent popping of the gasoline engine, as it forced water to the big, unpainted tank near the water-hole, became at first monotonous and finally irritating.
"I'm goin' to buy a diamond pin and a gold watch and a ring with a red stone in it and a suit of clothes and an overcoat and a derby hat and a pair of silk socks and a porterhouse steak four inches thick and a " "E nough!" said the Kid. "Sufficient! If there's anything left over, you better erect a monument to the guy that discovered electricity!" This happened long ago.
It ain't much in the middle of summer, but right now it's full of cold water, 'nough of it to come right up to your hoss's body. You go through it keerful." "Thank you for your good advice," said Dick. "I'll follow it, too. Good-bye." He waved his gauntleted hand and rode on. A hundred yards further and he glanced back. The boy had stopped on the crest of a hill, and was looking at him.
You're waking up all the poor boys who have to go to work at six o'clock," she whispered. "I wan' my wife," he cried, groping for her with his muddy hands. She stood trembling by the bed. "Louis, I can't it isn't a bit of use asking me. I can't be in bed beside you like this." "Glad 'nough to las' night!" he said, laughing into her face.
"Now we've got jest 'nough hoppin' to keep us from gittin' foundered," said Solomon, as he stood on the farther shore and adjusted his pack. "It ain't more'n a mile to your house." They hurried on, reaching the rough valley road in a few minutes. "Now I'll take the bee trail to your place," said the scout.
"Yes, marm, I tell ye I do. He had grit 'nough to go, and I cal'late he'll hev grit 'nough to git back. He seemed to know what he was doin'." She turned away that he might not see her tears. She could hear the dull whack of the old man's axe as she retraced her steps to her place by the crackling fire.
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