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The strain was heavier than the boys anticipated and several times Sid Todd was on the point of giving up the struggle. Perhaps, had he been alone, he might have done so. But, with the others looking on, he felt that his reputation was at stake, and so he worried along, until he suddenly slipped on some rocks and fell flat.
"King Nate and King Sid," replied the first named, "and they have two loyal subjects with them." "Let the kings and their subjects proceed," the unseen voice went on, and a moment later the boys found themselves in front of a sort of cave in the mountain side, from the depths of which a fire glowed, disclosing the figures and shadows of several men.
"It it's all a mis mistake! I wasn't going to poi poison anybody." "Maybe he vos poison does sandwiches, doo," suggested Hans. "I mean dose dot made Bahama Pill sick." "Like as not he did," growled the old tar. "He's a bad one, he is!" And he shook the deck hand as a dog shakes a rat. "He is surely in league with Sid Merrick," said Anderson Rover. He faced Wait Wingate sternly.
But she wears expensive gowns and has plenty of spending money, and has mysterious dealings with a distinguished-looking man. Her father is mixed up in it in some way, too. I went through their apartment, Sid. Somebody in that apartment wrote the anonymous notes you received." "What?" Prale gasped.
"I would just as soon think of consultin' little Sid an' he's goin' on three about the housekeepin' as I would his father. It ain't a man's work. Why should he know anything about it?" "Still," demurred Nora, "lots of men look after themselves somehow." "Somehow's just the word; they never get beyond that. Of course I knew Frank would be sure to marry some day.
Suddenly, when it looked as if pony and youth could not escape, Dave heard a whistle float across the prairie. Looking in the direction, he made out the form of Sid Todd, riding like the wind toward him. Behind him came Roger and Phil, but the two boys were soon stopped and told to go back. "I'll head 'em off!" yelled Todd, coming closer.
Mary was soon ready, and the three children set out for Sunday-school a place that Tom hated with his whole heart; but Sid and Mary were fond of it. Sabbath-school hours were from nine to half-past ten; and then church service. Two of the children always remained for the sermon voluntarily, and the other always remained too for stronger reasons.
There was a considerable good deal of talk all the afternoon, and me and Tom was on the lookout all the time; but it warn't no use, they didn't happen to say nothing about any runaway nigger, and we was afraid to try to work up to it. But at supper, at night, one of the little boys says: "Pa, mayn't Tom and Sid and me go to the show?"
Sid is much nicer than he used to be, and they say his new six-cylinder is a beautiful car." "So it is, my dear, but I prefer to select my chauffeur the car doesn't so much matter. Well, anyhow, Sid was very nice. He offered to put in a new inner tube for me, and of course I wasn't going to refuse. So Angelina and I sat in the shade, while poor Sid labored.
"Sure," was the answer, and the cowboy who had been working to get the cattle out of the ravine, swung a strong lasso into view. "But you ain't goin' to use that on that steer," he continued. "Leas'wise, not if you want to live to tell it." "We'll see," answered Sid Todd, briefly, as he dismounted and took the lasso. "Can we help?" asked Dave.
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