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"Step lively, then," said Jack, "for I've an engagement to dance the next waltz." "I'll waltz you all you'll need this evenin'." But before he had finished speaking Ben Tremont stepped around the corner. "Hello, Jack! What is this I see?" said Ben. "Disgracing yourself by talking with these hoodlums." "Yas, deah boy," drawled Jack.
"Good-night, major," Vesty whispered kindly, coming to me. She had her shawl wrapped over herself and her infant, and was departing quietly with her father-in-law, Captain Rafe. "I I didn't get one eye-beam from her the whole evenin' no, by Jove! And she just now leaned over and showered a whole peck of 'em on that poor little "
"How nice!" says Vee, sort of innocent. "I am glad you think so," says Myra. And for the rest of the evenin' she confines her remarks to Auntie, cuttin' loose with the sarcasm at every openin' and now and then tossin' an explosive gas bomb at us over Auntie's shoulder. Nothing anyone could grab up and hurl back at her, you know. It's all shootin' from ambush.
We can do the thirty by nine. A fella would be able to ride round town then without fallin' over anything." "What you fellas gettin' at?" queried Williams. "Gophertown," replied Dime. "You want to come along?" "Is it settled?" asked the foreman. The group nodded. "Well, boys, it would 'a' been my way of evenin' up for a pal." "Then you're comin', too?"
"It's shorely the need of money drives this Slim Jim to turnin' route-agent an' go holdin' up the stage, for the evenin' he quits camp he says to Cherokee Hall: 'S'pose I asks you-all to lend me money, quite a bundle, say, would you do it? "'I turns faro for my money, says Cherokee; 'which I merely mentions it to show I comes honestly by my roll.
"The Methodist folks are havin' quite a time to-night, ain't they?" "How d'ye do, Eldredge," was the great man's salutation, not at all effusive. "Where does all this crowd come from? Didn't know there were so many people in the neighborhood." "'Most everybody's out to-night. Church'll make consider'ble money. Good evenin', Miss Colton. Mr. Carver, pleased to meet you again, sir."
One of 'em grunted "Yes" at me; and, after a while, the biggest asked me very grudgin' if I wouldn't light and eat, I told them "No," that I was travellin' in the cool of the evenin'. "You seem to have more meat than you need, though," says I. "I could use a little of that." "Help yourself," says they. "It's a maverick we come across."
"When did you sell Jerry Clifford that North Inlet land of yours, Jim?" he asked. Jimmie G. looked surprised. "How in time did you know I had sold it?" he demanded. "It beats all how things get around in this town. I never sold that land until day afore yesterday evenin' and the deed didn't pass till yesterday, and yet you know the whole business. Not that I care; 'twas Jerry wanted it kept still.
'Shall we have a game at cards? or what shall we do to pass the evenin'? at length asked our host. 'Better have a game at cards, p'raps, continued he. 'Thank'ee, no; thank'ee, no. I've a book in my pocket, replied Sponge, diving into his jacket-pocket; adding, as he fished up his Mogg, 'always carry a book of light reading about with me.
"No, 'tain't Ase. It's a a friend of mine. Well, not exactly a friend, maybe, but an acquaintance from out of town. He came last evenin'. He's up in the spare bedroom." "Well, I never! Come unexpected, didn't he? I wish I'd known he was comin'. That spare room bed ain't been aired I don't know when." "I guess he can stand it. I cal'late he's slept in consider'ble worse Hum!
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