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"Well," spluttered Diggs; "it don't seem zactly right, seein' as how I on'y pulled the cuss out of his clothes and then let him go with a lambastin'." "The ten-spot is for the clothes you pulled him out of," Bunch said, picking up the garments and handing them to me. "Keep them, John, as a souvenir of your first burglar and true friend, Bunch!"
Then he choked a little. "Kinder strong," he spluttered. "You try it!" Bert put the cigarette in his mouth. He drew it once or twice, then quickly tossed it aside. "Ouch!" he exclaimed. "Tastes like old shoes!" At that time John came up and piled on some more hay.
"Of all the mean things!" muttered Pepper to himself. "I'll soon stop that!" And he made a leap over the guard-rail of the craft. The ax was raised for another blow, but before it could be delivered, Pepper caught the bully by the shoulders and sent him sprawling on his back. "Hi! Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
But then his neglected wound was causing him infinite pain, and the loss of blood aggravated it by a feeling of utter weariness. The fire spluttered just beyond the door of the tent. Its cheerful light supported the efforts of the kerosene lamp within. Peigan Charley squatted over its friendly warmth, his lean hands outheld to its flickering blaze in truly Indian fashion.
We ain't askin' your advice; all we're askin' you to do is frame up the alibi, same as usual, for me an' the Pug here in case we wants it." Shluker shook his fist. "Frame nothing!" he spluttered angrily. "Ain't I tellin' you that the orders are not to make a move, that everything is off for a few days? That's the word I got a little while ago, and the Seven-Three-Nine is goin' out now.
You seem sort of het up." "W-Woman, c-come w-with m-me!" spluttered Mr. Beaver. He strutted round the room, well out of the Captain's reach, and back again toward the door, looking for the world like a young barnyard fowl. But his wife did not follow. "She ain't going just yet.
He was covered from head to foot with some sticky substance, which dripped from all over him. With hasty movements he cleared the stuff from his eyes and mouth, and spluttered: "It's a good thing you cut me out when you did. I couldn't have held on much longer!" JACK soon recovered from his remarkable experience.
The bully was up in a moment, however, but he knew better than to try conclusions with Tom again. Instead he stood out of reach and spluttered: "You just wait, Tom Swift! You just wait!" "Well, I'm waiting," responded the other calmly. "I'll get even with you," went on Andy. "You think you're smart because you got ahead of me, but I'll get square!"
Nor had he warned me that he could not do so; and therein I hold was the deed of a brave man. He would not hold me back in any way, but would give me my chance, and take his own. He had to reach the bench, too, which was risky, and that, no doubt, had delayed him. I swam up to him, and he laughed and spluttered. "Is all going well? Where is the boat?" he gasped. "Very well," I said.
I'm a magistrate, and I've taken your report, and the blacks are in the scrub and you can go and find them for yourself if you choose. You have no warrant, remember. No, I'm not going to be bothered any more about that black-boy. What.... Not I with a fire raging on my run, and not enough hands to put it out. 'But her ladyship.... spluttered Harris.
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