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Man alive, but A was mad, riskin' m' crew o' two hundred workmen for a train load o' rash directors! Th' train stopped! A dashed up! Ross opened out, his throttle was full open: so was mine; an' th' steam an' smoke escapin' from yon big mogul, well, Wayland, them was my unregenerate days!

"An' any mornin' along now we might wake up to hear the Colorado boomin'," went on Holley, significantly. Bostil did not reply to that. "Creech hain't lived over there so many years. What's he know about the river? An' fer that matter, who knows anythin' sure about thet hell-bent river?" "It ain't my business thet Creech lives over there riskin' his stock every spring," replied Bostil, darkly.

"I shouldn't strain that warning stunt of yours." "Sir-r," said Tam, "A've no intention of riskin' government property." "I'm not thinking of the machine, but of you." "A' was thinkin' the same way," said Tam coolly. "'Twould be a national calamity.

Las Vegas began to curse, and, striding to Dale, he pushed him out of the saloon. " ! What 're you doin' heah?" he yelled, stridently. "Hevn't you got thet girl to think of? Then do it, you big Indian! Lettin' her run after you heah riskin' herself thet way! You take care of her an' Bo an' leave this deal to me!"

I wouldn't want to bet on Zog's chances jes' yet, an' at the same time it would be riskin' money to bet on our chances. Seems to me it's a case of luck which wins." "Don't worry, friend," said the Queen. "I have a plan to save us. Let us wait patiently until nightfall."

And the door was opening. In the kitchen they heard the sounds of cautious footsteps, footsteps which entered the dining-room, which came on toward the sitting-room. And a voice, a man's voice, whispered: "I told you so! I I told you so! I said I see a light. And and that door was undone and and By time! Obed Bangs, you can go on if you want to, but I tell you you're riskin' your life.

Dirk shook his head. "It be no use," he said, "but we ken try. I be not one to hev it said that I be unthankful. Here, lads, give us a hand! Ef I'll be riskin' my life fur any one, 'tis fur the lad yender." They dragged a boat down to the curling line of foam, and watching for a favorable opportunity, launched it. Trafford sprang in with them, and they pushed into the darkness.

What'll it cost us?" "Ten thousand dollars, in addition to fixin' up the Maggie. Half down and half on delivery. I'm riskin' my hide an' my ticket an' I got to be well paid for it." Again Señor Lopez nodded. What did he care? It wasn't his money. "I'll furnish you with our own crew just before you sail," Scab Johnny continued. "Get busy."

"Always workin' for others," she continued loudly, "and riskin' your life the way you are." She moved to the door, and raised her voice still higher as the strangely assorted pair moved away up the road. "I hope you'll get your reward sometime!" she shouted; then she turned back and glared at Geraldine. The girl put her hand on her heart.

"And soon after, when Molly was unsaddled and stalled, into an empty box alongside of me slips Lory with Tom, the best whip and seat of our hunt, and says Lory: 'You never seem to mind riskin' your neck, Tom. "'Thank ye kindly, sir, says Tom; 'hall in the day's work.