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"Jus' while Ah'm talkin'. Ah stopped by to tell ye that Ah'm goin' to have a party to-night, an' Ah'd be proud to have you-all come to hit." Her interest in him was so evident, and her desire to give him pleasure so real, that Friedrich responded, heartily, "Certainly, I shall go. It will give me delight. It is kind of you to ask me."
"She has a rule in dis house dat nobody can use huh chiny or fo'ks or spoons who ain't boa'ding heah, and de odder day when yuh asked me to bring up a knife and fo'k she ketched me coming upstairs, and she says, 'Where yuh goin' wid all dose things, Annie? Ah said, 'Ah'm just goin' up to Miss Laura's room with dat knife and fo'k. Ah said, 'Ah'm goin' up for nothin' at all, Mis' Farley, she jest wants to look at them, Ah guess. She said, 'She wants to eat huh dinner wid 'em, Ah guess. Ah got real mad, and Ah told her if she'd give me mah pay Ah'd brush right out o' here; dat's what Ah'd do, Ah'd brush right out o' here."
Set out by this background of colourful lapel was a huge yellow chrysanthemum, while on the broad red band that diagonally traversed his shining shirt front glittered like a decoration, the insignia from his Swalecliffe uniform cap. "Good evenin', folks," was his cheerful greeting. "If you-all is quite ready fo' dis see-ance, an' provided mah er wuthy opponent am ready, Ah'd jes' as soon proceed."
Merriwell led Carson toward the waiting surrey. Toots was standing on the platform, holding the horses. "I believe you've met Toots, Berlin," said Frank. "How'd do, Mist' Carson how'd do, sah?" bowed Toots, his cap promptly coming off his kinky head. "Long time since Ah've seen yo', sah, an' Ah don' beliebe Ah'd known yo'. Yo's monstrous changed monstrous changed."
Besides, it looks as if we-all are going to have some time up here, and Ah'd feel a heap easier if you women were safe at home." "Are there signs of other claim-jumpers coming up, Mr. Brewster?" asked Eleanor, anxiously.
"You're fond, ah think," said Harriet dryly. "You're fond, too," Beth cried. "We're all fond! The fonder the better! And I must have something to eat." "Well, there's nothing for you but bread." "I must have meat," said Beth. "Rob the joint, and I'll not take any at dinner." "Ah'd tak' it w'eniver ah could get it, if ah was you," Harriet advised.
"Tell me about it." "Ah was drunk at the time. Us boys round Tallyville was a pretty tough bunch then. We used ter work juss long enough to git some money to tear things up with. An' then we used to play craps an' drink whiskey. This happened just at coan-shuckin' time. Hell, Ah don't even know what it was about, but Ah got to quarrellin' with a feller Ah'd been right smart friends with.
"What did Mrs. Farley say she was going to do?" "Guess maybe Ah'd better not tell." "Please do." "Yuh been so good to me, Miss Laura. Never was nobody in dis house what give me so much, and Ah ain't been gettin' much lately. And when Mis' Farley said yuh must either pay yo' rent or she would ask yuh for your room, Ah jest set right down on de back kitchen stairs and cried.
Either I'm growing dull and stupid, or some folks are smarter than they used to be. By the way, have you seen Mrs. Grouse lately?" Jimmy looked very innocent as he asked this. Unc' Billy chuckled until his sides shook. "Do yo' suppose Ah'd tell yo' if Ah had?" he demanded. "Ah reckons Mrs. Grouse hasn't got any mo' aiggs than Ah could comfortably take care of mahself, not to mention Mrs. Possum."
"For the love of Mike!" says I. "You ain't been waitin' all this time, have you?" "Right hea-uh," says she. "Ah reckon Ah done missed him." "Why," says I, "Mr. Mason left hours ago. Must be something important you want to see him about, eh?" "Ah don't know as it is," says she; "only Ah promised, ef ever Ah got to Noo Yawk, Ah'd look him up. He made me.
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