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His fingers were just striking the first tap when a silken voice startled him. "One moment, friend. No use being in a hurry." The agent looked up and nearly fell from his stool. He was gazing into the end of a revolver held carelessly in the hand of a masked man leaning indolently on the counter. "Whe where did you come from?" the operator gasped. "Kaintucky, but I been here a right smart spell.
He felt something heavy come down on his back and then for the moment knew no more. When he opened his eyes he found that his father had hauled him from under the wreckage and was gazing earnestly into his face. "Are you hurt, son?" demanded James Morris quickly. "I I reckon not" was the slow answer. "But something hit me in the the back. Whe where is the buffalo?"
"Whe whe when you gave me this rose from your own neck," roared out Harry, pulling suddenly a crumpled and decayed vegetable from his waistcoat "which I will never part with with, no, by heavens, whilst this heart continues to beat! You said, 'Harry, if your aunt asks you to go away, you will go, and if you go, you will forget me. Didn't you say so?"
He then commenced and launched out into the most extravagant praises of himself, his wife, his children; and from these he passed to the ould blood of Ireland, and the Fermanagh Maguires. "Where," he said, "whe where is there in the country, or anywhere else, a family that has sich blood as ours in their veins? Very well; an' aren't we proud of it, as we have a right to be?
I wonder if the walls at Hurricane Hall will be strong enough to stand it! Wool will go mad! I doubt if he will ever do a bit more good in this world! "But above all, I wonder what the Le Noirs, father and son, will say when they find that the heiress is flown and a 'beggar, as uncle flatters me by calling me, will be here in her place! Whe ew ew ew! There will be a tornado!
There has been a nasty bank of it to the south'ard ever since morning, and you may bet that's the mischief." He went into the hall for his lantern, brought it back, lit it, and carried it out to the front door. "Whe ew!" he whistled, as he opened the door and stood, with lantern lifted high, staring into the night.
Tad!" cried Chunky in sudden alarm, now realizing that he was alone. "Whe where are you?" "H-h-h-h-e-r-e!" "W-w-where?" "H-h-h-holding to the b-r-r-oncho's t-tail." "Wow!" howled Stacy, as, turning in the saddle, he discovered his companion being fairly jerked through the air, holding fast to the pony's tail, the lad's feet hardly touching the ground at all.
The manner of the two, however, was but little noticed at the moment, though all heard the words. Captain Truck drew a long "whe e e w!" for this was rather more than even he was accustomed to, in the way of masquerades. His eye was on the two gentlemen as they walked aft together, and alone, when he felt a touch upon his arm.
"Whe where did yo you come from?" he stammered at last. "I guess we can ask the same question," said Tom coldly. "Been following me, have you?" sneered Dan Baxter, making an effort to recover his self-possession. "No, we haven't been following you," said Sam. "Supposing you tell us how it happens that you are here?" "Suppose you tell us how it happens that you are here," came from Dick.
A small brig, unkempt and dirty, was nosing towards the rough wooden landing-stage clamped to the opposite rocks, as though doubtful of the advisability of attempting its closer acquaintance. "Mon Gyu, Bern, how I wish they were all at the bottom of the sea!" said the girl vehemently. "Whe e e w!" whistled the boy, and then with a twinkle in his eye, "Who's got a new parasol now?"
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