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Ah Cum's wire reached the Hong-Kong Hotel promptly enough; but O'Higgins was on board a United States cruiser, witnessing a bout between a British sailor and a sergeant in the U.S. Marines. It was a capital diversion; and as usual the Leatherneck bested the Britisher, in seven rounds. O'Higgins returned to town and made a night of it, nothing very wild, nothing very desperate.
"Don't you love our sailors?" begged Monica. Fearful of hurting the feelings of others, she added hastily, "And, of course, our marines, too." Everett assured her if there was one thing that meant more to him than all else, it was an American bluejacket, and next to him an American leatherneck. It took a long time to arrange the details of the Red Cross Society.
It was the calmness that irritated Aintree. His eyes sought for the infantryman's cap and found a sombrero. "You damned leatherneck," he began, "I'll report " "I'm not a marine, either," interrupted Standish. "I'm a policeman. Move on," he ordered, "you're keeping these people waiting."
The whole lower deck was complimentin' Glass, 'oo took it very meek. 'E is a good actor, for all 'e's a leatherneck. "'Now, said the old man, 'we must turn over Antonio. He's in what I have 'eard called one perspirin' funk. "Of course, I'm tellin' it slow, but it all 'appened much quicker.
One of the foremost of the unarmed group grinned. "This here must be Skyrider Jewel, boys, no mistake about that he's running true to form. 'Nother elopement only this time he's went and eloped with a spy, he claims." "Here comes the leatherneck. You'll wish you hadn't of lit, Skyrider. You'll be shot at sunrise for this, sure!" "You know it! It's a firing squad for yours, allrighty!"
When we had ship's theatricals off Vigo, Glass 'ere played Dick Deadeye to the moral, though of course the lower deck wasn't pleased to see a leatherneck interpretin' a strictly maritime part, as you might say. It's only his repartees, which 'e can't contain, that conquers him. Shall I resume my narrative?" Another drink was brought on this hint, and Mr. Pyecroft resumed.
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