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Some one near the front of the store was talking excitedly with Raoul: "An' an' an' w'at are the consequence? The consequence are that we smash his shop for him an' 'e 'ave to make a noo-start with a Creole partner's money an' put 'is sto' in charge of Creole'! If I know he is yo' frien'? Yesseh! Valuable citizen? An' w'at we care for valuable citizen?
I did not utter one word of pleading; but as he stooped for Miriam's bundle, he whisked out a jack-knife and my heart bounded with a great hope. I suppose, involuntarily, I must have lifted my arms to have the bonds severed; for Laplante shook his head. "No mine frien' not now I not scalp Louis Laplante for your sake, no, never.
"Ye maun be cauld, standin' there so. Rin ye doon and fetch oor little frien'" a reference to a certain strap hanging in the kitchen. "I'll see if I can warm ye." David turned and stumbled down the unlit, narrow stairs. The hard, cold boards struck like death against his naked feet. At his heels followed Red Wull, his hot breath fanning the boy's bare legs.
"Hello, yerself," he managed to ejaculate thickly. "Who are yer? frien' o' mine?" "Why, don't yer remember me, ol' man? I'm the feller who wus scrubbin' the paint on the Adventurer. We wus talkin' tergether comin' up. I wus goin' fer ter enlist." "Hell! yes; glad ter see yer. Sum hot whisky et this camp tried eny?" "No," I answered, grasping at the opportunity to arouse his generosity.
"Thank you, sare," cried Tony, bowing very low, indeed. The following Saturday Brimmer returned to the little shop with a small party of friends. Late that afternoon Tony was richer by a few dollars. "You one ver' good frien', sare," protested the delighted Tony. "Me? I your ver' good frien', too. I do anything for you, sare try me!" "I'm getting Tony about where I want him," thought Mr. Brimmer.
When she spoke, it was with a little quaver, and the controlled pathos of her voice was so intense that it evoked a sympathetic catch in his own throat. "But, my frien', if it should be that I cannot wish you to look so at me, or to speak so to me?" "I beg your pardon!" he exclaimed, almost incoherently. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
"A feller whut's goin' ter enlist. He's all right, Jack," the deputy hiccoughed thickly. "Les' liquor, an' then we'll eat. I'm payin' the bill so whut the hell is it ter yer?" "Nuthin' 'tall; eny frien' o' yers gits ther best I hav'. Corn liquor, I reckon?"
But I got an ing'on to rub over the bottoms of my shoes so dogs couldn't foller me, an' I got four loaves o' bread and a big piece o' boiled meat, an' crawled into de barn an' tuck dis bag an' buffalo-robe for my bed, an' dragged it into de woods, and tuck my bes' frien', de Norf star, an' follered clean to dis place." "What did you do for something to eat?"
Lac' all folks whut goes to dis city, we wend our way to de Capitol to see de Governor. Gov. Futtrell sittin' bac' in his great fine office, saw me and jined me in conversation. De fus' question he axed me wuz 'whut party does yo' 'filiate wif? I sez, 'de Democrat de party whut's a frien' to de nigger. De Governor axed me how does I lac' dis life?
Them hotel people has their own places to ride and drive, and it's all right for you, Miss; but what's yo' frien' ridin' the hills for at night? He's lookin' for some un', and I reckon as how that some un' air me!" He spoke drawlingly with a lazy good humor in his tones, and Shirley's wits took advantage of his deliberation to consider the situation from several points of view.
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