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The Lord makes His own Booths, and Moodys, and Spurgeons, and sends them out to do His work, and we shall do well to get out of their way, except when we have anything to give of sympathy, money, prayer and assistance. Presently, some Thursday morning, I am going to give you a chance of giving which you will to this great scheme." Dr.
How very strange to ascribe the power of the great intellect to the study of one book that was more or less familiar to every Sunday-school boy. "Second, in short, simple, homely language." Ruth smiled now. Dr. Cuyler was growing absurd, as if it were not the most common thing in the world to use simple, homely language! No Spurgeons could be manufactured in that way, she was sure.
"I am positive that I recognize Jed." "Then the Spurgeons are on the run. Look at that, will you!" cried Lieutenant Wingate. The supposed Spurgeons were now dashing down the valley, here and there making a stand and shooting up at their enemies, who were pouring down a hot fire on them.
Did you notice his expression when you mentioned Bat Spurgeon? If ever there was murder in a man's eyes, there was in his." Hippy nodded. "From what you overheard the night you were a captive of the mountaineers, you understood that the Spurgeons were going to start trouble with Jed Thompson, did you not?" "Yes. Of course that may have been mere bluff talk," said Hippy. "I don't think so.
Lum Bangs, too, managed to avoid the revenue agents, but was later hunted down and driven out of the mountains by Jed Thompson's friends. Late on the morning following the fight, Jed and some of his men rode into the camp with the Overland ponies and also turned in one belonging to his own outfit to take the place of the animal that the Spurgeons had shot.
The shooting soon began to die down, with an occasional shot from the Thompson feudists, probably long-range shots at the fleeing figures of the Spurgeons. "All over," announced Hippy. "We can now safely go out. I am going over to see what the camp looks like." The girls said they too would go.
Mebby 'twon't be till mornin', fer we've got t' git that houn', Lum, an' Bat Spurgeon, else they won't be no livin' round heyeh. This yer property?" with a sweeping wave of the hand. Hippy nodded. "Good thing we-uns cleaned out the Spurgeons then. Won't be none o' 'em 'round when you moves up heyeh. Bye." And Jed left them at a trot. "I am going to investigate our cave.
Reaching there, Nora hurriedly told her companions what had occurred. "Lum Bangs!" exclaimed Miss Briggs. "What is he doing here? The Thompsons must be here." Grace shook her head and said she doubted it. "Julie warned us against the Spurgeons and said they were waiting for us on this ridge," reminded Grace.
"It really is wonderful that you should do all this for us." "It has helped us a lot, Julie," added Anne. "You see we now know what to look out for. Otherwise we probably should have innocently walked right into trouble." "And out again as fast as horseflesh could carry us," muttered Hippy. "What is your father going to do about the Spurgeons?" "Ah don't know. 'Bout what?"
The Spurgeons were going to sail into the Thompsons on the twenty-third, but Jed Thompson has beat them to it by a day, and attacked them on the twenty-second. Good generalship!" "I call it terrible," murmured Anne Nesbit. From their elevated position, the Overland Riders were able to observe the battle in all its details, and it was a thrilling sight.
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