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There she gave in marriage Thorstein the Red's daughter, Gro, who became mother of Grelad, whom Earl Thorfinn, the Skullcleaver, married. Afterwards Aud set out to seek Iceland, having twenty free men in her ship. There came with her to Iceland many men worthy of honour, who had been taken captive in sea-roving expeditions to the west, and who were called bondmen.
"Cigarette change!" yelled Red. "Costs you fifty." "Bah! Go to an eye doctor," roared Red. "Seventy-five," added Fuller, imperturbably. "Make it a hundred!" "It's two hundred." "ROB-B-BER!" bawled Red. Fuller showed willingness to overlook Red's back talk as well as costume, and he called, "Play!" There was a mounting sensation of prophetic certainty. Old fox Wehying appeared nervous.
THE VIRAGO: Green above the red, says he. Wolfe Tone. THE BAWD: The red's as good as the green. And better. Up the soldiers! Up King Edward! Hands up to De Wet. May the God above Send down a dove With teeth as sharp as razors To slit the throats Of the English dogs That hanged our Irish leaders. I bear no hate to a living thing, But I love my country beyond the king.
Macauley shouted and the rest laughed with him. "Rather strong! I should say it was. I've been worried about having him sit near the gasoline tank, it brings his hair so close to a high combustible. But it has one advantage: if we don't get home before dark we shan't need to light up. Red's torch of a head will do the trick; we can come in by the refulgence from that."
If he wasn't leavin', I'd fire him! As if you didn't have enough troubles, without havin' to bother about late meals an' guests in the house." But a puff or two on his pipe soothed him, "Red's" bark was always worse than his bite. He was the best-natured chap in the world, and he idolized Gilbert Jones.
Gilbert put his arm around "Red's" big shoulder, and playfully pushed him off the box. "You're just a big kid, aren't you, 'Red'?" "I don't know what I am. But I do know I was only too glad to take the gamble with you. An' I'll take another one right now if you've got one to suggest." Gilbert pushed the case over on its side. It was empty.
I got to play square to him." "So it's orders or me, eh?" "Yes, Red, and I want to use you right, and be square, too." Overland Red's beard hid the quiver of his lips as he asked huskily: "And you would be comin' back on the road with your ole pal again? You would give up the job and the chance of a smile from that little Rose-Lady Girl and flew the coop with me again if I said the word?"
Carefully planned campaigns were not for him; his force boasted too many good marksmen. "'Fraid cats! 'Fraid cats!" he shrieked at the top of his lungs. "C'ardy, c'ardy custard, eatin' bread an' must-a-ard. Come on an' get beat. Come on an' get beat." John nodded at a suggestion of Red's and turned to the dancing figure. "Ready, ch-a-arge!" he shouted.
Cowan, stooping to go under the bar, remained in that hunched-up attitude, his every faculty concentrated in his ears; the match on its way to the cigarette between Red's lips was held until it burned his fingers, when it was dropped from mere reflex action, the hand still stiffly aloft; Lucas, half in and half out of his chair, seemed to have got just where he intended, making no effort to seat himself.
"On the level, I could scream like a madman." "I'd like to weep," replied the other, with a half laugh. "Where's Red? He oughtn't miss this." "Poor devil! He sneaked off from me somewhere," rejoined Maynard. "Red's in pretty bad shape again. The voyage has been hard on him. I hope he'll be well enough to get his discharge when we land. I'll take him home to Middleville."
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