United States or Uzbekistan ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Just then the old mother called from the rear of the cabin. "Joel, them sheep air comin'!" The big form of the old hunter filled the doorway and Jack bounded out between his legs, while little Melissa appeared with two books, ready for school. Down the road came the flock of lean mountain-sheep, Dolph and Rube driving them.
"To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them. He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em. He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'. That's where he was artful.
"Climbin' too high, an' gettin' fixed so as he couldn't wriggle out again either up or down?" suggested Rube. "Exactly," nodded Kiddie. "But, if that was the way of it, why didn't his pursuers get on his tracks and find him? I'm not of opinion that he had any pursuers, either animal or Indian.
"Figurin' ter make this yer island your headquarters, I guess?" observed Isa. "No," Kiddie answered, glancing aside at Rube. "We've exhausted the interests of the island. Rube has an idea he'd like t' explore some of those dark an' dismal cañons on the far side of the lake. We're only waitin' until he makes up his mind which one to choose."
At the Sig Kappas I met Black Jim, the first one, at the door. He shook hands shyly, laughingly. "You sure fetched that rube a wallop ... he let one croak out of him and flopped flat ... it would have made a good comic picture." "Lunch is ready, boys!" I was made into a sort of hero "a real, honest-to-God guy." "You'll have to come to some of our frat jamborees ... Jack'll bring you up."
I had no means to tell whether or not the Rube got his reward that night, but I was so happy that I hugged Milly within an inch of her life. But it turned out that I had been a little premature in my elation. In two days the Rube went down into the depths again, this time clear to China, and Nan was sitting in the grand stand with Henderson.
"Yes, that stockade." "Oh, jest nothin'. Y' see we need a bit o' fence-like." Rosebud looked at him from out of the corners of her eyes as she trudged at his side. "I'm glad I came, Seth. I'm just in time. Poor auntie!" The next moment her arms were around Ma Sampson's neck, hugging the old woman, who had heard of the girl's arrival from Rube and had come out to meet her.
"I am sitting there nibbling a sandwich," he went on, "when a hick comes along and looks at me." "'Hello, pardner, he says. 'How's the gas mine business? "And I look at him and pretend I don't savvy at all. But this terrible looking rube grins and walks up to me, so help me God, and pulls back his lapel and shows me the big star. "'You better come along peaceabul, he says.
"What d'you know about that, Billie? The rube swallowed it all. You gotta raise my salary." The cowpuncher felt in the pit of his stomach the same sensation he had known when an elevator in Denver had dropped beneath his feet too suddenly. The young woman was rouged and painted to the ears.
"'Set him agin the hole in the side of the building, said Bill; 'he ain't fit for nothing else than to stop a gap'; so Rube set him agin the hole, and pinned him there with half a dozen knives what was lying round loose. "Just as they had fastened the dead body of the old chief to the side of the cabin, a perfect shower of bullets came rattling round like a hailstorm.
Word Of The Day