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You must show us the million dollars you were to have by four P. M., on Wednesday, May thirty-first." "I don't have to flash it for twenty minutes," claimed Johnny happily. "At that hour I will show you a certificate of deposit on Joe Close's bank for half a million in bonds, and a sure-enough check for five hundred and ten thousand dollars." "No fair!" objected Val.
I bet if you could cut into their heads you'd find that one-third of 'em are sure-enough satisfied with their wives and kids and friends and their offices; and one-third feel kind of restless but won't admit it; and one-third are miserable and know it.
It is probable that the accounts of their misunderstandings are considerably exaggerated, as the rehearsal of a tragedy by this pair of histrions would be taken by the servants for a sure-enough fight. And they were always acting often beginning breakfast with a "stunt."
"Isn't it about time to begin on Tucson?" "Not to-day, ma'am. There are going to be a lot of to-morrows for you and me, and Tucson will have to wait till then." "Didn't I give you an answer last week?" "You did, but I didn't take it. Now I'm ready for your sure-enough answer." She flashed a look at him that mocked his confidence.
I couldn't eat them in a year and real, sure-enough bets mean something better than suckers." "Wall, Miss Bev'ly, I aint rightly knowin' what kind o' lollypops is in them boxes, most times folks jist helps theirselves an' I don't pay no 'tention ter the brand. It's all candy, I reckon," answered the shop keeper, drawing two or three boxes from his case and placing them upon his counter.
The old mother-dog thought just as much of the orphan that was placed among her brood as of her sure-enough children. The owner had never allowed the two animals to be separated, and when the lion had grown to be twice the size of his foster-mother there still existed between the two a fine affection.
Ford!" said Hector, on the heels of the fourth sending, sinking rank distinctions in his admiration for a cool fighter. "These here polite cussin's-out are what I can't stand. Reckon we'll get away from here before the old man throws a sure-enough fit?" "That's entirely with the yard crew," said Ford, calmly making himself comfortable on the fireman's box.
Joey, there's just one little condition I'm going to exact, however. I'm going to send one of my own skippers along with you on the Tyee, because your license as master only permits you to skipper pleasure boats up to a hundred tons net register; so in order to comply with the law I'll have to have a sure-enough skipper aboard the Tyee.
I've got to go over and see what kind of a street set they're knocking together, anyway. "Hello! I have sure-enough crying need for all you strays," he exclaimed five minutes later, when they came upon the Flying TJ boys standing disconsolately at the head of the street "set" upon which carpenters were hammering and sawing and painters were daubing.
Now, if you will let Dick and me boss this boat for three days, no questions to be asked, we'll show you a sure-enough manatee and give some folks a chance to think up real handsome apologies." "But supposing you don't make good?" "Then Dick and I will do a whole lot of kow-towing ourselves." "What do you say to that, Molly?" "See here, sis," interrupted Ned, "it's up to you to put up or shut up.
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