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Jane did not explain that the said key had been left by her father, with the terse hope that if she came to her senses she could get into the house and get her clothes. "Good girl," said the red-headed person and patted her on the shoulder. "We'll euchre the old skate yet." Curiously, Jane did not resent either the speech or the pat. He took the glass and tied on a white apron.
'Euchre' is the favourite game, then 'Nap' and 'Loo; but it would not be fair to call the Australians a card-gambling people in comparison with the Californians. This is essentially the land of newspapers. The colonist is by nature an inquisitive animal, who likes to know what is going on around him. The young colonial has inherited this proclivity.
Houten aims to empty Gordon out, euchre Leyden, and give the good Mission people an object lesson on bad men in general, with Leyden as the horrible example. Savvee? Sure you do." Barry eyed Houten in some perplexity. Knowing little of the man, he was more than slightly suspicious of this tale.
"'Go to bed, you white-faced Bland choked on some word or other a bad one, I reckon an' he positively shook in his chair. "Jennie went then, an' Kate began to have hysterics. An' your Uncle Euchre ducked his nut out of the door an' come home." Duane did not have a word to say at the end of Euchre's long harangue. He experienced relief. As a matter of fact, he had expected a good deal worse.
Harum, "I see how things was goin', an' I see that unless I played euchre, 'Zeke Swinney 'd git that prop'ty, an' whether I wanted it myself or not, I didn't cal'late he sh'd git it anyway. He put a spoke in my wheel once, an' I hain't forgot it. But that hain't neither here nor there.
But after the dinner was over, and after the darkies had played and danced until quite late, and after the ladies and gentlemen had had several very interesting games of euchre and whist, and after the little folks had wandered about as much as they pleased swinging on grape-vines and riding on "saplings," and playing "base" and "stealing goods," and tiring themselves out generally and after they had been all duly stowed away in the spring-wagon and had started for home, then Mammy began at Dumps about her unpardonable appetite.
Horses, food, trails, and then the best time to make the attempt. Are you watched kept prisoner?" "No. I could have run off lots of times. But I was afraid. I'd only have fallen into worse hands. Euchre has told me that. Mrs. Bland beats me, half starves me, but she has kept me from her husband and these other dogs. She's been as good as that, and I'm grateful.
When Euchre had shuffled into the house Mrs. Bland turned to Duane with curiosity and interest in her gaze. "Bland told me about you." "What did he say?" queried Duane, in pretended alarm. "Oh, you needn't think he's done you dirt Bland's not that kind of a man. He said: 'Kate, there's a young fellow in camp rode in here on the dodge. He's no criminal, and he refused to join my band.
Drouet wore patent leather, but Carrie could not help feeling that there was a distinction in favor of the soft leather, where all else was so rich. She noticed these things almost unconsciously. They were things which would naturally flow from the situation. She was used to Drouet's appearance. " Suppose we have a little game of euchre?" He was Hurstwood, after a light round of conversation.
The young men who belonged to the Progressive Euchre Club used to drop in late and risk a tiff with their sweethearts and general condemnation for a waltz with “the hired girls.” THERE was a curious social situation in Black Hawk.
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