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So Daniels waited until the men were about to pick up the remaining bombs and ascend to the deck; whereupon he stepped quietly out into the alleyway, a long-barreled forty-five in his hand, and pussyfooted swiftly toward the Germans, whose backs were now turned toward him.
Anyway, he weakened like so many folks that start off brave to tell someone so-and-so right to their faces. He didn't go back at all till the middle of the night, when he pussyfooted in and got his things out, and disappeared like he had stumbled down a well. Uncle Henry had to feed his own stock next morning, while Mrs.
The seeress is the soothing syrup for mental infants. Blind Man's Fine Sight The other day I watched a blind man go down the aisle of the car to get off the train. Did you ever study the walk of a blind man? He "pussyfooted" it along so carefully. He bumped his hand against a seat. Then he did what every blind man does, he lifted his hand higher and didn't bump any more seats.
"'Two points, Governor the gent had been a sailor and a soldier; now how about the tanner business? "He scratched his head, moving the ridiculous cap. "'That sort of puzzled me, and I pussyfooted along toward the Inlet thinkin' about it. If a man was a tanner, and especially a foreign, hand-workin' tanner, what would his markin's be?
Then I looked at some more documents and, like I was talking unconsciously to myself, I muttered, though distinctly: "Now that there bunch of runt mules they'll have to go; but, of course, not for any mere song." Then I studied some more documents in a masterful manner and forgot my caller entirely till at last he pussyfooted out, having caught sight of Sandy down by the corral.
"Undertaker!" whispered Frank. "Shut up!" said Bill. He listened intently, then said under his breath, "Be careful! I thought I heard him breathe!" "He is gone," answered Frank. "I heard him walk away." "Not much you did!" said Bill. "He pussyfooted it. Must have had rubber soles on his shoes." "I heard him anyhow," insisted Frank. The boys lay still, thinking over their new situation.
Every man knew that Morrow had been caught at some piece of work contrary to the interests of the Three Bar. The discharged hand gave a short ugly laugh. "As soon as you pussyfooted into the foreman's job I knew it was only a question of time," he said. "Exactly," Harris returned. "Pack your stuff."
"'Two points, Governor the gent had been a sailor and a soldier; now how about the tanner business? "He scratched his head, moving his ridiculous cap. "'That sort of puzzled me, and I pussyfooted along toward the Inlet thinkin' about it. If a man was a tanner, and especially a foreign, hand-workin' tanner, what would his markin's be?
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