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"What's the matter now?" the manager asked, after one look at the newcomer's face. "Is the river up again?" "River be blowed it's the niggers. Stepped out of the cane-grass not a dozen feet away, and whopped at me. It was a Snider, and he shot from the hip. Now what I want to know is where'd he get the Snider? Oh, I beg your pardon. Glad to know you, Mr. Arkwright." "Mr.
"Don't mind my going on with my breakfast, do you? What's it all about? Who's the gentleman with the fireman's helmet on, and what's he worrying about?" "He is an officer of the police, sir, on special service," the man answered. "You have been reported for trespassing on the State railway this morning." "Trespassing be blowed!" Guy answered. "I've got my ticket for the frontier.
"It 'minds me o' the time las' winter that the wind blowed the door in, an' straight arter that the cow died." "Them signs air ez likely ter take hold on folks ez on cattle," said Jacob Smith, half-sobered by the shock. There was a look of sudden anxiety on the face of Solomon's mother. She crossed the room to the youngster rocking in the cradle. "Come, Benny," she said, "ye oughter go ter bed.
The recognition was mutual. "You here?" he exclaimed, in surprise. "So it seems," said Joe. "Is it a good place?" "I like it." "Who's your boss?" "Myself." "You don't mean to say this is your own place?" "Yes, I do." "Well, I'll be blowed!" ejaculated Hogan, staring stupidly at Joe. Joe enjoyed Hogan's amazement. He felt rather proud of his rapid progress.
'I remember its making you very uneasy, indeed. 'Ecod, you see Mrs John has a sharp eye, John! cried Mr Boffin, shaking his head with an admiring air. 'You're right, my dear. The old lady nearly blowed us into shivers and smithers, many times. 'Why? asked Bella. 'How did that happen, when she was in your secret?
"Well, I'll be blowed!" said Conductor Tobin at length. "Me too," said Brakeman Joe, who believed in following the lead of his superior officer.
He made sail long enough afore we did, a'ter the gale had blowed itself out, and consequently got a good long leg to the west'ard of us; but as we've been steering perhaps a couple of p'ints higher than he has for most of the time since, we've overhauled him; and now he's come round to go to the nor'ard, and we've fallen in with him once more."
He turned and looked up. "Look here," he said; "I got what you wanted, didn't I? There's no use of gettin' mush headed about it. I'd have blowed the money just as quick, if I'd wanted to." "But you didn't." "Because you didn't want me to, I reckon?" he sneered. "No. Because you wanted to be fair."
I believe I'm going to be rich when I grow up. I heard father talking to a lawyer about it. There's a new parlour-maid coming soon, sir. I heard cook telling Emily. I'm blowed if I'd like to be a parlour-maid, would you, sir? I'd much rather be a cook. He pondered the point for a moment. When he spoke again, it was to touch on a still more profound problem.
"It was entirely to hurt Merriwell, and he is our common enemy." "Don't care a continental if he is!" cried Walter. "I don't like him, but you have hurt me. Bet anything Merriwell and Old Put thought I had blowed! I didn't have any confidence in Merriwell's methods, but I didn't blow to the sophs! Still I was to blame for lettin' you get me full and pump me. And the fellows think I'm a tattler!
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