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"He's fighting to kill. He's shooting to kill, and he ain't ever done that before. He crippled his men; he put 'em out of the way with a busted leg or a plugged shoulder; but now he's out to finish 'em. Lee, he'll never come back." He looked to the white face of Vic Gregg, standing by, and he said without anger; "Maybe it ain't your fault, but you've started a pile of harm.
"No; husband gone to Tunis on business." "Expected back to-day, I suppose?" "No, to-morrow." "Pity." "Yes. You should have gone, Vic! She'd have satisfied you! Lovely figure! I never knew a lovelier!" I said nothing. "What did you think of her stopping us like that?" he went on after a minute. "I thought it consummate cheek," I said.
If it be, as I fear, they have met Lucius and seized him in my stead, we must push on at once to save him." "Meinhard could not mistake your persons," returned AEmilius; but while he was speaking, a messenger came up and put into his hand one of the waxen tablets on which notes were written L. AEM. VIC. TO M. AEM. VIC. S. Q., Pardon and bless thy son.
Trench will take you through, and I'll follow, for I can swim and he can't. I'll be right behind you. Run!" A vision of the whirlpool and of Swift Elk and The Fawn flashed into Elinor's mind, filling her with terror. Before Vic could push her forward, Trench shouted: "It's too late. Don't try it. I've got to run."
Out of the reeds, bounding in an ecstasy of delight, came Vic. She sprang about me, then about the boys, the soldiers, and animals, and then approaching the fire, sat down and looked wistfully at the rashers of bacon Clary was still broiling. It was settled in her dog mind that she was now a recognized member of our party.
I liked our suite, with two staterooms, a bath, and a dear little white-and-blue drawing-room, about as big as the old dolls' house I inherited from Vic. I was thankful to find I was to chum with Miss Woodburn, not Mrs. Ess Kay, for I never could have stood that. It was fun finding places to hang up our things when they were unpacked, and Mrs.
There were a lot of scouts waiting too, and I could see the camp was pretty full. Uncle Jeb said, "Wall, Roay" that's just the way he talks, slow like; "haow's all the boys from Bridgeboro? I reckon little Pee-wee ain't growed at all. Hain't you never goin' ter grow, Pee-wee? And Artie and Grovey, and El, and Hunter Ward and, let's see, Vic Norris every plaguy one of yer here.
He wondered who Vic was man, woman or child? Man, he guessed, since she was probably calling for help with the horned toad, Starr grinned when he thought of her naming it a Gila Monster. If she had ever seen one of those babies! She must certainly be new to the country, if she didn't even know a horned toad when she saw one! What was she doing there, anyway? Starr meant to find out.
He accompanied me to camp, and since we arrived has been giving me the history of Vic, Sancho, and Chiquita." "And that, of course, included something of the history of their devoted attendants?" "Yes, I have learned something of the gallant deeds of Corporals Frank and Henry Burton and Lieutenant Duncan at Los Valles Grandes and on the march here. When I meet Corporal Frank I shall know you all."
"If you had some one to stay with you, I'd take him out on a trip with me once in a while and show him the country and let him learn to handle himself with a horse and gun. A fellow's got to learn, in this country. So have you. How about it? Ever shoot a gun, either of you?" "Vic used to keep me broke, begging money for the shooting gallery down near our place," said Helen May.
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