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"But I rather suspect," continued Jack, "that as your own nose is somewhat long and red, and as you've got a habit of squinting, not to mention snoring, Teddy, we may be justified in accounting for the " "Ah! it's no use jokin'," interrupted O'Donel; "ye'll niver joke me out o' my belaif in ghosts.

"Troth, it's my belaif that there's no pass at all," said Larry, somewhat doggedly, as he shifted about uneasily in the saddle; "haven't we bin comin' up to places all day that we thought was the pass, but they wasn't; I don't think Mister Arryhairo knows it hisself, and this baist of a mule has blistered my hands an' a'most broke my arms with baitin' of it not to mintion other parts o' me body.

The poor man could scarcely refrain from shedding tears of joy at the sight of his partner, who, to do him justice, was almost as much affected by sorrow at the miserable appearance presented by his friend. "Sure it's dead I am intirely all but," said Quin, as he wrung Jeffson's hand again and again; "if ye'd bin a day later it's my belaif I'd have gone under the sod."

"It's raison I have too," he added thickly, but quite audibly, "for she nursed my poor wife through a long illness, an' it's my belaif she wouldn't ha' bin alive this day but for the care and attintion she got from Elise." The demon fled horrified out at the key-hole the window being shut and Le Rue, feeling the deepest regard for Rooney, relieved his feelings with a sigh and more "pig."

"Maybe not, sir," replied Bryan, as he fell back a pace, and permitted Frank to lead the way; "but there's an ould proverb that says, `A bird in the hand's worth two in the buss, an' I've great belaif in that same."

I niver tried it meself, but they say it's a suverin' remidy; and if it don't do no good, it's not likely to do much harm, bein' but a waik mixture. Me own belaif is, that the milk's a mistake, but I suppose the doctors know best. "`Now, swaitest of men, I must stop, for Neddy's just come in howlin' like a born Turk for his tay; so no more at present from, yours till deth, Kathleen O'Connor."

I niver tried it meself, but they say it's a suverin' remidy; and if it don't do no good, it's not likely to do much harm, bein' but a waik mixture. Me own belaif is, that the milk's a mistake, but I suppose the doctors know best. "'Now, swaitest of men, I must stop, for Neddy's just come in howlin' like a born Turk for his tay; so no more at present from, yours till deth,

"Dey do us no harm," said Bunco, grinning, "only chok full ob fun!" "Git along wid ye," cried Larry. "It's my belaif they're yer own relations, or ye wouldn't stick up for them." Thus admonished, the native resumed the march, and led them through the jungle into deeper and darker shades.

"Friend," said Captain Dall, taking the hand of the tall savage in his and speaking with some emotion, "you have been sent as our deliverer, I know, but how a South Sea islander should happen to befriend us, and how you should come to speak English as well as ye do, is more than I can understand." "Onderstand!" exclaimed Larry; "it's past belaif. It baits cock-fightin' intirely."

Briant hurried off, and calling his friend, walked with him to the top of the sandbank, leaning heavily against the gale, and staggering as they went. The blast now whistled so that they could scarcely hear each other talk. "We'll be blowed right into the sea," shouted Tim, as the two reached a pile of casks and cases. "Sure, that's me own belaif entirely," roared his companion.