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I had a chance to go to Europe with an invaleed lady; but I allers hate such halfway contrivances. I either want to work with all my might, or be lazy with all my might. And so I've come here to do nothing, as hard as ever I can." "I know well enough," she said again, afterwards, "that something's being cut out for me, tougher'n anything I've had yet.
I chopped up his pardner's something cruel, and I couldn't find a willing boy that'd work with him. I'd noticed this little starved Mexican kid hanging around, and I was desperate. So I grabbed him, shoved on the gloves and put him in. He was tougher'n rawhide, but weak. And he didn't know the first letter in the alphabet of boxing. Prayne chopped him to ribbons.
Before they retired to their sleeping bags, Toby again led the way to the ice, and tried it with his ax. It was fully two inches thick. "She's fine and tough, and she's makin' for thickness fast," Toby announced delightedly. "She'll be twice as thick by marnin', whatever! She'd hold us now! Salt water ice is a wonderful sight tougher'n fresh water ice."
The Injuns caught him at it and finished the business with hot irons. Then they roasted him over a fire some and turned him loose to enjoy himself. He was tougher'n a motorman, though. He didn't die for years after that; but he never said nothin' about the gold mine until he was nearly all in.
"The grub's so damn bad at that Flora Hotel," snapped a weazened old man. "I'm poisoned yet by some of that beef I et. Tougher'n hell it was." "Mister Perkins, sir! I must ask you to refrain from the use of profanity. The spirit of the Colony, of its members " "Well, I should say so!" said Mrs. Perkins. "Swearin' and rarin' round after all Mr. Granger's done for us!
Hennage" purred Carey. "Why did the man, McGraw, send you to the post-office with an order for that registered letter?" "Oh, he was in a little trouble at the time an' didn't care to show in public" lied Mr. Hennage glibly. "I perceive. I believe you mentioned something about his reputation as a hard citizen when I first spoke to you about him." "Tougher'n a bob-cat" Mr.
Jake was on his feet before Letts could take a forward step and had placed himself between the big squatter and the girl. That afternoon when Jake came back to see Tessibel, she threw a quick question at him. "Air he dead, Jake?" "Lordy, no, Tess, 'course not! He's tougher'n cow's tripe.... Sit down, brat, an' I'll tell ye about it.... Don't be shakin' so. It were like this!
Sweeney's little boy, Jack, who raced into the street whooping, and Vic caught him under the armpits and swung him dizzily into the air. "By God," muttered Vic, as he strode on, "that's a good kid, that Jack." And he straightway forgot all about that knife which Jackie had purloined from him the summer before. "Me and Betty," he thought, "we'll have kids, like Jack; tougher'n leather."
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