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That was all. Simple, eh? Superb! "Chi Slim nudged me. 'Give'm a spiel, Cinders. You kin do it. "I shook my head. "'G'wan, he urged. 'Give 'm a ghost story The mugs'll take it all right. And you kin throw yer feet fer tobacco for us till we get out. "'L. C. Randolph! the clerk called. "I stood up, but a hitch came in the proceedings. The clerk whispered to the judge, and the bailiff smiled.
"I've been here in the room all the time. I want to know whether you were stalling on Slimmy Jack, or not. And I want to know, if you were stalling, how you came to be here with him." "That's a queer spiel," said Birdie Lee, in a troubled way. "I thought at first you were a bull but you don't talk like one.
She was given their names with little else and they were given this spiel that she was an artist who had become his girlfriend and was now contributing some ideas for the interior design for his school, whose beauty was distracting him from building his version of a loosely affiliated Catholic school, and who might draw some "pictures" of the school's patron saint.
To-night the greatest good humor prevailed, though several pounds changed hands. They played Loo, "Klobbiyos," Napoleon, Vingt-et-un, and especially Brag. Solo whist had not yet come in to drive everything else out. Old Hyams did not spiel, because he could not afford to, and Hannah Jacobs because she did not care to. These and a few other guests left early. But the family party stayed late.
"Beginning to get ready," said Garry. "Sit down. Why didn't you bring your knitting?" "I can't stay long," said Tom. "I've got to inspect the cabins yet, and then I've got to make up the program for campfire yarns to-night. By the way, couldn't you give us a spiel?" "Oh, sure," said Garry. "The Quest of the Honor Medal.
In 1603 there was published a Bible History and Chronology, under the title of the "Geistliche Karten Spiel," where, much as Murner did in the instance we have given above, the cards were used as an aid to memory, the author giving to each of the suit signs the distinctive appellation of some character or incident in Holy Writ.
I had to show myself in front of the curtain and give them a spiel about a sudden indisposition. And believe me, gentlemen, audiences ain't what they used to be. Did these ginks sit back and take the show for what it was worth? Not by a darn sight. Flocked to the box office and howled for their money back. If she doesn't appear to-night I might as well close the house. I'll be ruined."
Course, I'm no cotillion leader, and about all the dancin' I ever done was at chowder parties or in the Coney Island halls; but who couldn't keep step to a tune like "Yip-I-Addy" played by a twelve-piece goulash orchestra, specially with such a crackerjack partner as Miss Vee was? Could we spiel together?
When all was done, she just opened her eyes to find her way to bed, and say, "You may as well go to bed comfortably, for you will certainly drop asleep here, if you don't there." "Not with my pretty Spiel in sight. I would not lose my white heifer for seven nights' sleep. You will thank me when you find your cow, and all the rest, safe in the morning. Good night, dear."
Then he springs his business spiel. Talk about your boost orations say, that was a classic!
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