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"Madame, I do assure you," and the Baron is most emphatic, "if you vill trust to go vidth me I see dthat you come safe back before San Miguel sails." The second mate comes up with an amused look. "You ladies jest go 'long; th' Cap'n's alwus like that; nobuddy minds. We can't get away under two days, and he knows it.
"And for my part, Miss Prouty," he added, nodding and winking at his questioner, "I'd like to see it fixed so she'd alwus stay; and if the Doctor doos think he can't do no better'n to have her bimeby, when the time comes, who's a right to say a word agin it?" "Goodness me!" exclaimed the unwary Mrs. Prouty, "do you mean to say you think he's got any idea of such a thing, Bildad?"
"Comes alwus where folks hev been drownded," said D'ri. "Thet air's what I've hearn tell." It was, indeed, the accepted theory of the fishermen, albeit many saw in the boogy light a warning to mark the place of forgotten murder, and bore away. The sun came up in a clear sky, and soon, far and wide, its light was tossing in the rippletops. We could see them glowing miles away.
'I'll tell him not t' come any more, said David, as he and Uncle Eb rose to go to their work. 'I'm 'fraid she ought not to go away to school for a year yet, said Elizabeth, a troubled look in her face. 'Pshaw, mother! Ye can't keep her under yer wing alwus, said he. 'Well, David, you know she is very young and uncommonly she hesitated.
"Yes, sir," said David, "I never spent a small amount o' money but one other time an' got so much value, only I alwus ben kickin' myself to think I didn't do it sooner." "Perhaps," suggested John, "you enjoyed it all the more for waiting so long." "No," said David, "it wa'n't that I dunno 't was the feelin' 't I'd got there at last, I guess.
"Don' never wan't' hev no argyment with one o' them air chaps 'less ye know purty nigh how 't's comin' out," said D'ri. "Alwus want a gun es well es a purty middlin' ca-a-areful aim on your side. Then ye 're apt t' need a tree, tew, 'fore ye git through with it." After a moment's pause he added: "Got t' be a joemightyful stout tree, er he 'll shake ye out uv it luk a ripe apple."
"I used to git Polly to come once in a while," said David, "but it wa'n't no pleasure to her. She hadn't never ben used to hosses an' alwus set on the edge of the seat ready to jump, an' if one o' the critters capered a little she'd want to git right out then an' there. I reckon she never went out but what she thanked mercy when she struck the hoss block to git back with hull bones."
"Dave," said the widow, "I kin see you two as if you was settin' there front of me. He was alwus like that. Oh, my! Oh, my! David," she added solemnly, while two tears rolled slowly down her wrinkled face, "we lived together, husban' an' wife, fer seven year, an' he never give me a cross word."
"Gal make heap trouble 'fore you git um there. Ben him know. Him see in her eye how she hate you. Gals no good. Alwus make bad trouble for anybody. Men big fools over gals. Ben know. Once him git foolish over 'nother man's squaw. Heap fight over her. Prit' near git um head shot off. Let squaws 'lone sence that." "You cannot understand," declared Del Norte, with a gesture.
The other three resumed their rapid gallop, Pete Williamson remarking: "That boy alwus was the saint of the family look out for long shot, boys! and if there's any money in this job, he's to have a fair share of that is sheriff's horse, sure as shootin' he shall have half of what I make out of it. How'll we take 'em, boys? Bill right, Sam left, and me the rear?
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