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Twig plead with Toby to prevent the Indians "hurting the poor man," even if he would not surrender the fur. "I'd shoot he myself," said Toby, "if he wouldn't give un up. I would, I'm that self-willed!" "Don't be hard on the poor man now," admonished Mrs. Twig as Toby broke the dogs loose and they dashed away in the starlight.
This rather uncomfortable-looking tableau signified in as speaking a manner as symbols can that the unfortunate skull had once belonged to some more unfortunate lucky digger, who not having had the sense to sell his gold to the proprietor of this attractive window had kept his nuggets in his pocket, thereby tempting some robbers significantly personified by the revolver to shoot him, and steal the gold.
"As you were about to say," drawled Hippy, slipping another clip of ammunition into his revolver. "That there is one man who might and would get me if he thought he could get away with it. But why should he wish to shoot a woman? Crawl out to the left and then go in and let the folks know everything is all right now.
They are expert horsemen, and are able without difficulty to direct their bows to either side while riding at full speed, and to shoot an opponent whether in pursuit or in flight.
Now, Frank," he continued, "you just jump up there, and shoot off the old rascal's gun; and then keep an eye on him, and don't let him get out of his chair; and the rest of us will look around and see what we can find in the way of grub."
Perhaps she says that William Tell didn't shoot an apple off his little boy's head, or that the baker's wife didn't box King Alfred's ears for letting the cakes burn." "Oh, no," said the child, "it isn't a bit like that; she says that you can see pictures in the fire sometimes men and horses and trees and all kinds of things." "Does she, indeed?
Sometime or other this Memorandum may be of use, if my Papers last so long; however, for the present, consider how these two different Years have affected the Vine; the last wet Year made the Vines shoot strong and vigorous, and there was no Fruit this Year: nor was this only with us in Britain; but every where in Europe.
"Twelve picked men will be on the ramparts ready to seize him the moment he appears." "And to shoot him at sight, I hope." "Only as a last resource, for the Englishman is powerful and may cause our half-famished men a good deal of trouble. But I want him alive, if possible..." "Why? a dead lion is safer than a live one any day." "Oh! we'll kill him right enough, Citizen. I pray you have no fear.
"I have a message for Nora." "Righto!" said her husband, throwing his wife a look which she refused utterly to notice. "But remember you must not be long. We cannot lose the evening shoot, eh, what?" "Oh, just a moment will do," said his wife. At the door Nora greeted them. "Oh, you lucky people guns and a dog, and a day like this," she cried. "Come along lots of room take my gun," said Mr.
Carson dropped to his knees and began twisting at his automatic, which had in some way become entangled in the lining of his pocket. "There are your robbers!" he shouted. "Put out your lights!" "Don't you do anything of the kind!" argued Sandy. "Get out of range of the old shaft and keep your lights burning so you can shoot any one who drops down! I guess we have them hemmed in!"
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