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Updated: June 11, 2025
Minor took him to one of the windows and introduced him to the clerk at the desk behind it. "Give Mr. Bangs whatever he wants," he said. Galusha explained. The clerk asked how he would have the five-thousand-dollar check made out. "In your own name?" he asked. Mr. Bangs reflected. "Why ah " he stammered, "I should prefer it in ah some other name, if possible.
"There's four millions of dollars between here and the river," said Inspector Val. Richard and his guide paused where London Bill's tunnel opened into the drain. Flashing his lamp about, Inspector Val showed Richard where London Bill had built a platform on which to store the rubber rafts before inflating and launching them down-stream, each with its five-thousand-dollar cargo of gold.
Archibald, dear, shut up in the libr'ry, was howlin' blue murder, but nobody paid any attention to him. Then there was a knock on the door between us and the hall, and Father McGrath opened it. There they was, the two of 'em Mike and Maggie lookin' red and foolish but happy, don't talk! "'You see, sor, says the O'Shaughnessy man to me, ''twas the five-thousand-dollar prize that done it.
And he'd got a good job at last, and he sent for her to come on and be married to him. And when she landed 'twas the cousin that met her. Mike had drawn a five-thousand-dollar prize in the Mexican lottery a week afore, and hadn't been seen sence. "So poor Margaret goes to the cousin's to stay.
The answer came to him later in the day. In the middle of the afternoon a horse pounded up the draw to the cabin. Irwin went to the door, his eye still on his prisoner, except for a swift glance at the newcomer. "How's yore five-thousand-dollar beauty, Brad?" inquired a voice that the nester recognized. "Finer than silk, boss."
Johnny examined the board with eager interest. It was ruled into tiny squares, forty blocks long and seven deep. "I want to frame that when we're through," he said, admiring the perfect drawing. "Suppose you lose?" she suggested, smiling to herself at his unconscious use of the word "we". "No chance," he stoutly returned. "I have to paste a five-thousand-dollar bill in each one of those blocks."
"Come on, Ryan, come out to lunch with me! We've got to celebrate," said Reyburn. "I have a hunch somehow that you have been the one that brought me this good luck. You and a Miss Jane Carson. You both share alike, I guess, but you were the first with your five-thousand-dollar reward story." "Jane Carson!" said Jimmie mystified. "Why, she's my girl!"
On being admitted to the august presence of the editor the consul-general extracted an envelope from his pocket, and from the envelope the five-thousand-dollar check, to the order of his majesty, the German emperor, and bearing the signature of the editor; the consul-general then made a bow to the latter, handed him the check, made another bow, and withdrew without having said a single word, or opened his mouth, even to greet him!
Jockey McFee sat down on his imported mount and began to ride for a five-thousand-dollar stake, a fat fee, his reputation, and several other considerations, but always he heard the voice of the little negro, coming closer and closer: "Corn crop 'bout ripe, Faro! Jus' waitin' to be picked! That mare, she come a long ways to git it, but she goin' git it good!
This exaggeration was gross, but it could feed the flame of his passion for her like oil. "I'll work us up and out of this! I've got better stuff in me. I want to wind you in pearls diamonds sapphires." "I had a five-thousand-dollar string once of star sapphires." "Trust me, Winnie. Help me by having confidence in me. I'm glad my luck is welching. It will be lean at first, until I get on my legs.
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