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He always had one in his pocket, but he would handle it gingerly, as if he had not the heart to soil it, and then he would carefully fold it again. The effect money had on this man was of quite another nature than it was in the case of the bricklayer. It had made him boisterously arrogant, blusteringly disdainful of his intellectual superiors, and brazenly foul-mouthed.
It was as though some round-cheeked, curly-headed boy had done the thing to himself. The man had been so boyishly, so blusteringly incompetent, so completely and absolutely without bigness and purpose. "And yet," thought Sam, "he has found strength to whip me, the man of ability.
And in the main the uncle was agreeable and courteous, but there were times when he flew out of his orbit of goodfellowship. Once he came puffing into the room where DeGolyer was writing, and blusteringly flounced upon a sofa. He remained quiet for a few moments, and then he blew so strong a spout of annoyance that DeGolyer turned to him and asked: "Has anything gone wrong?"
"What in thunder are you gassing about?" cried Ainley blusteringly. "About Jarlock and a certain promissory note which he paid, a note which bore your name and his. Your signature was quite genuine. Jarlock's well, Jarlock denied it, and you owned that you " "He told?" said Ainley. "The cur told?"
"I don't think so, Professor," Bess replied. "Only Nan's feelings. That man ought to be ashamed of himself for speaking so of Mr. Sherwood." "Oh, I know what I'm talking about!" cried the fat man, blusteringly. "Then you can tell it all to me, Ravell Bulson," bruskly interposed the professor again. "Come along to my cabin and I'll fix you up. Mrs.
"Oh, you've always got some come-back," he went on blusteringly, "but I notice you don't say nothing against L. W. Now there was a man who had done me dirt he sold me out, on the Gunsight but when I trusted him and treated him white L. W. became my best friend. He stood right up with me against Andy McBain and that bunch of hired gun-fighters he had; and he'd lay down his life for me, to-morrow.
This Walters said blusteringly, but beneath I could detect the beginnings of a whine. "You are angry, Tom," said Roebuck soothingly. "I have hurt your vanity it is one of the heaviest crosses I have to bear, that I must be continually hurting the vanity of men. Go away and and calm down. Think the situation over coolly; then come and apologize to me, and I will do what I can to help you.
"Boys," declared the Sheriff, his eye never leaving Johnson's face, "there's a man here who won't explain his business. He won't tell " "Won't he?" cut in Sonora, blusteringly. "Well, we'll see we'll make 'im!" There was a howl of execration from the bar. It moved the Girl to instant action.
With both arms he hugged an array of wares from the grocery and the restaurant. On the table he laid them bread and butter, cold meats, cakes, pies, pickles, oysters, a roasted chicken, a bottle of milk and one of red-hot tea. "This is ridiculous," said Rudolf, blusteringly, "to go without eating. You must quit making election bets of this kind. Supper is ready."
"James will do nothing of the sort," he said. "I think too much of my sister to leave the house while she is so unwell. What do you think, Marie? Is it serious? Shall I telephone for Dr. Eldridge?" "I do not know, Monsieur," replied the French woman, anxiously. "She has been frightened ees eet not?" "This young reprobate would frighten anybody!" cried Mr. Downes, blusteringly.
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