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Quinlan," said she, not the least bluster or fear or nervousness in her tone. "What'd be the use? He'd only laugh. Why, the same thing's going on in their family." "Still, he'd lynch you if I told him what you were trying to do." Even Ashbel saw this familiar truth of human nature.
Then Blair fell to questioning Lane as to all the news he had heard, and people he had met. "So Manton turned you down cold," said Blair, ponderingly. "I didn't get to see him," replied Lane. "He sent out word that my old job was held by a girl who did my work better and at less pay." The blood leaped to Blair's white cheek. "What'd you say?" he queried. "Nothing much.
He put his load down gently; then, unbidden, rushed through the door for Brannon. When Captain Oliver arrived, with Fraser, a surgeon and a detachment of mounted men, Dallas was seated in the doorway, rocking Marylyn against her breast. She looked up, dry-eyed, as he hurried to her. "What'd they do it for?" she asked him, brokenly. "How could they hurt you, dad?
She knows what no-account humbugs they are, you see; and they jest lop over an' melt away whenever even a little chile knows enough to say 'Go off fum here, an' quit pesterin''!" Franz and Emilie stared at the apple woman and listened hard. Their cheeks matched the apples. "What happened a minute ago to you-all? An error-creetur named Slap-back whispered to you. 'Quarrel! says she. What'd you do?
I felt her instant look. She spoke palpitant. "You have one man among you all. But I am going. Good-night, gentlemen." "No! Wait!" I begged. "You shall not go by yourself. I'll see you into safety." Daniel cackled. "Haw haw! What'd I tell yu, paw? Hear him?" "By gum, the boy's right," Jenks declared. "Will you go back to Benton if we take you?" he queried of her. "Are you 'feared of Montoyo?
"Whar you from?" asked the innkeeper, observing how Wade cared for his horses before he thought of himself. The query had to be repeated. "Cripple Creek. I was cook for some miners an' I panned gold between times," was the reply. "Humph! Thet oughter been a better-payin' job than any to be hed hereabouts." "Yes, got big pay there," said Wade, with a sigh. "What'd you leave fer?"
"Bet away," said the Critic. "What'd I tell you what'd I tell you? He speaks every God-blessed language going, and if it wasn't that, he'd tell fast enough." "Never mind," said the Trained Nurse, "so that he goes somewhere with the rest of us." "You YOU?" exclaimed the Divorcée. "Why not? I was trained for this sort of thing. This is my chance." "And the rest of us?" The Doctor intervened.
Said he: "Where's the rest of that street car article?" "I beg your pardon," said Selma, starting up and taking some manuscript from her desk and handing it to him. "Louis," said Victor, as Holmes was retreating, "Selma and I are going to be married." Louis paused, but did not look round. "That ain't what'd be called news," said he. "I've known it for more than three years."
"What'd be the use of tryin'? They'd know I was a bootblack in these clo'es." "When you wear a better suit you can go round and try your luck." "I'd like to," said Mike wistfully. "I don't want you to tell at the store that you room with a bootblack." "It isn't that I think of, Mike. I want you to do better. I'm going to make a man of you." "I hope you are.
"Sure I knowed yer pa's flew the coop." "What'd ye want?" Tess asked again after a moment. "I've come to settle with ye for somethin'," said Letts. "I ain't done nothin'," replied Tess. Sandy threw out an angry hand. "Ye have, too, ye have, too! Didn't I want ye for my woman, and didn't ye go an' " "I said ye couldn't have me," interrupted the girl.
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