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"Thot's the stuff! It's a diclaration of indepindince! Oi wonder who'll be at the reunion, Ephie?" "I dunno," answered Gallup, shaking his head. "Merry's telegram said there'd be a lot of the old flock there. I'll be all-fired glad to see 'em. Wonder how the fellers have prospered. I hope they've all done as well as we have, Barney."
And, anyway, you can't do any good by thinking about him." This time the false reassurances came with the pang that the dead man was rousing in tardy retribution. "I should like to know it," she said wistfully, "to feel sure. It's the only thing that mars our happiness. If I knew he was safe and well somewhere there'd be nothing in the world for me but perfect joy."
And which it is to be took into account that if it wos, it wouldn't, even then, be all o' one side. There'd be two sides to it.
We've to pass and approve all homesteads in the National Forests. You may not know it; but those are homesteads. You ask Senator Moyese when he weeps crocodile tears 'bout the poor, poor homesteader run off by the Forest Rangers! If the homesteader got the profits, there'd be some excuse; but he doesn't.
``I never told any one before, because they wouldn't believe you. But it doesn't matter now. There'd be a light in the window to guide me when I got home. I'd walk up through the flowers of our garden. We had a lovely garden. Wonderful white and strange the flowers looked of a nighttime. ``You bring it all back wonderful, said the Private.
Tim's eyes were unusually bright, but his heart had begun to drop to normal. A sudden decision had come not to let this prospect run away with him. He knew the bitter taste of disappointment and he wanted no more of it. He had started for Lonesome Woods in high spirits the last time, and had come home in the dumps. There'd be an understanding before this start. There'd be an understanding tonight.
And no marriage for your sister but with his good will. And if Morristown stood as far east of Tralee as it stands west glory be to God for it! I'm thinking he'd say that word, and there'd be no penny for you, and no marriage for her, but you'd both be hat in hand to him!" McMurrough's face showed a shade paler through the dusk. "What would you have me do?" he muttered.
She got on to the fact that there'd been a row a sort of lover's quarrel and if it hadn't been for a misunderstanding, Ahmara would have started out with me in her place practically in her place. No need to tell you more except that Sanda and I had a few words, after she'd refused to see the situation in the right light. I was sure she'd appeal to you.
He said if any man funked it he could stay where he was and only those who really wanted to die need go on. It was a quarter to eight when he finished talking and I was in terror of my life that there'd be some delay getting rid of the men who fell out But there wasn't a single defaulter.
At the entrance Cumshaw paused. "Nearer fourteen than ten," he said thoughtfully. "Very likely," said Bradby indifferently. "What about that meal? I'm as hungry as a hunter." They were on short commons. Bradby ate heartily, remarking once that there'd be food enough to go round to-morrow. Cumshaw laughed and said he hoped so, but that to-morrow was a day that never came to some people.
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