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Doc, says I, 'can't you suspend hostility on the slavery question long enough to do something for me? "'It ain't been my habit, Doc Millikin answers, 'to do any painless dentistry when I find a Yank cutting an eye-tooth. So the Stars and Stripes ain't lending any marines to shell the huts of the Colombian cannibals, hey?
"Looks as if they'd taken hold of Talbot's idea hard," observed Yank. "Say!" cried Johnny, "will one of you drinking men kindly take a look and inform me if I've gone wrong?" This remark was called forth by the discovery, as we neared the shore, of hordes of rats. They were large, fat, saucy rats; and they strolled about in broad daylight as if they owned the place.
But in our hearts suspicion and anger and dull hatred leaped to life full grown. We tightened our belts, as it were, and clamped our elbows to our sides, and became wary, watching with unfriendly eyes. Johnny alone opened his lips. "Lost? I don't believe it!" he cried. Barry cast an ugly look at him, but said nothing. We all saw that look. "Where's Yank?" I asked.
Other parts were stacked on a table. "Know anything about one of these gadgets?" Stan asked Swen. "Gadget?" Swen repeated in a British accent. "Yank word for machine," Stan explained. "No, I have never seen one before," Swen replied. Herr Domber stood around for a little while, then made off. Stan grinned at Swen. He had decided to work upon the kid. There might be a chance to do something.
Nozzing move a squid, after he's got hold of somet'ing. He'll hang on to ze bottom till ze end of ze world, an' he'd let himself be cut to pieces before he'd let go his hold. Better jerk ze spear out!" Colin gave a quick yank and the barbed harpoon came up with the blade as clean as though it had never been plunged into anything.
What do you say, Yank? it's your last chance. "'If you're fooling with me, Doc, I answers, 'you're no better than the United States. But as you say it's the last chance, hurry up and swear me. I always did like corn whisky and 'possum anyhow. I believe I'm half Southerner by nature. I'm willing to try the Klu-klux in place of the khaki. Get brisk.
The miner clambered carefully out of his waist-deep trench, searched his pockets, produced a pipe and tobacco. After lighting this he made Yank a low bow. "Thanks for the compliment; but I warn you, this claim of mine is not very rich. I'm thinking of trying somewhere else." "Don't you get any gold?" "Oh, a few ounces a day." "That suits me for a beginning," said Yank decidedly. "Come on, boys!"
Jes' struck town, and am goin' to have a time!" in which determination he was cheered by all the bystanders. I did not know where to turn; Johnny was away on one of his trips, and Danny Randall was not to be found. Finally inspiration served me. "Come down first and see Yank," I urged. "Poor old Yank is crippled and can't move." That melted them at once.
"When I returned to my desk, the Superintendent of Motive Power was standing near it. When I sat down, he spread a paper before me. I glanced at it and recognized Yank Hubbard's appointment to the post of master-mechanic at Effingham. "I dipped a pen in the ink-well and wrote across it in red, 'O K." "Is this the President's office?" "Yes, sir." "Can I see the President?"
One fierce yank to the right and the black head swayed a trifle; another to the left and God in heaven! the rein snapped, and its loose end came back, slashing the rider across the face. He reeled with the recoil, nearly bringing Diablo to his knees with the sudden swing of weight on the right rein.
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