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Barnett and 2nd Lieut. Appleby wounded. Amongst the decorations gained were Military Medals awarded to Corporal Dixon and Privates Rushforth and Atkinson, all signallers, and Private Turnbull of Y Company. Good work was also done by Sergeants Gowland and Winslow. On the night of the 2nd October Lieut.-Col. Bradford handed over the command of the Battalion to Lieut.
What are you doing here?" demanded Snyder Appleby, who was the first to recover from his surprise, and who was filled with a sense of his own importance in this affair. "I am visiting my friend, the sheriff," answered Rod, at once resenting the other's tone and air. "Oh, you are!
"The worst ever," added Jack. "After we help you put out the fire, and practically saved your barns and horses, you come and make trouble like this. You're a peach, you are!" "Don't you give me none of your back talk!" snapped Mr. Appleby. "I know what I'm doin'." "Yes, and I suppose you did when you charged us ten dollars for a little corn," said Tom.
"Oh yessss," breathed the flattered shoeman. "There's your shoes, Mr. Appleby. Four dollars, please. Thank you. And let me tell you, confidentially, you got the best bargain in the store. I can see with half an eye you've learned a lot about shoes. I suppose it's only natural, tramping and wearing them out so fast and visiting the big burgs and all " "Huh! Ought to know shoes.
Sir Morton Pippitt, bein' in. the bone-meltin' line, as 'im up to dine now an' agin, just to keep in with 'im like, for he's a nasty temper, an' his wife's got the longest and spitefullest tongue in all the neighbourhood. But you needn't take up wi' them, Miss-they ain't in your line,-which some brewers is gentlemen, an' Appleby ain't YOUR Pa wouldn't never know HIS Pa."
And that's me Sergeant Richard Appleby late of the Nineteenth Hussars at your service, sir!" saying which, he put on his hat, stiff-armed, wheeled, and strode away through the orchard, jingling his imaginary spurs louder than ever. "Well?" enquired Miss Priscilla in her quick, bright way, "Well Mr.
I said I'd get even with you and I did." "Then you admit you're Crouse?" asked Tom eagerly. "Might as well, as long as you've got the goods on me. I'll take my medicine now, but I'll get back at you later, Jed Appleby!" and he shot a black look at the farmer. "It will be some time before he can carry out that threat," said Tom easily. "Now, Mr.
Appleby knew nothing of the storm that she was helping to still. She chatted on, pleasantly and calmly, about those who had done with all storms for ever and ever; and by-and-by the young woman beside her began to remember that the struggle is short, and the rest long. They were drinking tea under the trees when the wanderers came dropping in, by twos and threes, from all points of the compass.
But there'll be some dark night 'r other whenst we can slip up on 'em and raise a scalp 'r two and lift what plunder we can tote; hey, Chief?" But now Richard would inquire what time in the night the powder convoy left Appleby Hundred, and if Gilbert Stair's York District guests had traveled with it.
My host got up in a hurry and ran to the outer door, and I laid down my knife and fork, and I think my cheeks must have gone a trifle pale, for Mistress Appleby asked me anxiously what was amiss. I hastened to reassure her, but begged her to close the door into the inn place which her husband had left open.
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