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The last three words were added as a question. An answer, however, was not immediately forthcoming. For the moment was a grave one. It was admitted that Come-Back Stumper could play a game with credit and success, even an active game like hide-and-seek; but it was not known yet that he could tell a story. The fate of the evening, therefore, hung upon the decision.
Lorimer and that bunch will manipulate the outfit to death, no matter how the mine produces. They'll have a quarter of a million to work on pretty soon, and they'll work it hard. They're shysters but it's after all only a practical demonstration of the ethics of the type "Do everybody you can if you can do 'em so there's no come-back." That's all of that. I don't care two whoops about the money.
"No?" said Byng, monosyllabic for a start. "No," repeated Crothers, "I am not, Joe Byng. But and I says it solemn; I says it with one 'and above my 'ed, and I'd take my affidavy on it in a court o' law, if it's the last word I ever does say an' it's my dying oath so 'elp me Solomon and all 'is glory; I'm a Dutchman if I wouldn't like to 'ave a come-back at that Arab."
A number of us were now listening to this, and I envied the historian his ingenious promptness I have none and I hoped for more of this timely debate. But debate was over. The anti-Englishman faded to silence. Either he was out of facts to get straight, or lacked what is so pithily termed "come-back."
When the Battle had ended, he was a mile from the cheerful Bivouac, lying stark in the Moonlight. He was supposed to be eliminated. The only further recognition accorded him would be at the Autopsy. Next day he was back in his usual Haunts, with an immaculate Bow Tie and a prop Smile, shaking hands with all who had so recently harpooned him. As a Come-Back he was certainly the resilient Kid.
It was both real and unreal, something better beckoned beyond all the time; but there was no hurry. It was a deep childhood mystery wonder filled them to the brim. "Come on, children; we'll be off now," sounded their uncle's voice, and at the same moment Come-Back Stumper joined them. He had been counting over the money with the clergyman, of course, all this time. He was very slow.
"Yes," replied Come-Back Stumper at length. "I've had a flash flashes, in fact! What's more," he added proudly, "I was after a couple of them just when you arrived." Everybody talked at once then.
The one who can most successfully vary the performance is victor. Old men of over seventy seemed the best at skipping. There is great excitement over Bubberah, or come-back boomerang throwing. Every candidate has a little fire, where, after having rubbed his bubberah with charred grass and fat, he warms it, eyes it up and down to see that it is true, then out he comes, weapon in hand.
"I ain't neither afraid," I sez, "but what's the use of a race just to satisfy our curiosity?" "What's the use of curiosity except to satisfy it?" sez Barbie, an' she had me sure enough. A feller was a fool to argue with that little witch. She allus had a come-back, an' the only way to get ahead of her was either to boss or beg.
Dick had made some sad pun about Bounds doing patchwork, but if there was one thing worse than a pun, she said, it was a person who, as the inevitable come-back to a pun, gave the perpetrator a mock-reproachful look. "Where are you from?" inquired Anthony. He knew, but beauty had rendered him thoughtless. "Kansas City, Missouri." "They put her out the same time they barred cigarettes."
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