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Douglas stood in the stirrups facing his old friends and neighbors. But words failed him. He spurred the Moose out onto the trail. Peter urged his horse up beside the Moose. "Where are you heading for, Doug? You mustn't go off half-cocked." "I'm going down to Inez' place and see if I can sweat the truth out of her." "It's a slim chance!" "I don't think so!
"You grow rather good-looking, Kid, when you get hot, but you go at things half-cocked, and you 've got to get over it. That's the whole trouble you 've never been trained, and I would n't make much of a trainer for a high-strung filly like you. Ever remember your mother?" "Mighty little; reckon she must have died when I was about five years old. That's her picture."
What are you trying to do? Upset labor conditions in this town so that business will go to smash? I thought you had a level head. I had confidence in you and here you go, shooting off a half-cocked, wild-eyed, socialistic thing! Did you stop to think what effect this thing would have on other manufacturers?" "Yes," said Bonbright. "It'll pull labor down on us.
How it would have ended is not known probably there would have been only one John if it had not been for the almost miraculous appearance at this moment of the third John. For just then the two belligerents found themselves prostrate, their pistols only half-cocked, and between them stood a man all gnarled and squat, like one of those wind-torn oaks which grow on the arid heights.
They'd ought to land him, too." "Oh, ought to," derided the other impatiently. "Point is, if they don't. How are we going to save her? You know this country. I don't." "Don't tear your shirt, amigo," smiled the ranger. "We'll arrive faster if we don't go off half-cocked. Let's picket the broncs, amble down to the spring, and smoke a cigaret.
She didn't like this sensitive, temperamental affair that went off half-cocked at her slightest touch, and did things on its own account that she was in the habit of doing herself. Her first dictation left her numb with terror. She heard Mr. Clarke repeating with lightning rapidity phrases which she scarcely comprehended: "Enclose check for amount agreed upon." "Matter settled once and for all."
Doctor Athelstone left home quietly some weeks ago, and held back any announcement of the discoveries, which promise to be very important, while the negotiations, now brought to a happy conclusion, were pending. He sails for New York on the Campania tomorrow. "Do I go off half-cocked? Am I yellow?
I do not see exactly how it would affect the ship dealing the blow. You are the one who works out the new problems in unexplored mathematics some time you must take a few months off and work it out." "Yes, it would take that long, too, I guess but you're right, he can't hurt us. That's using the old bean, Mart! I was going off half-cocked again, darn it!
And now when the white devil comes you can shoot him in the eye, as you how to do up to a hundred yards, and send him to the other devils down in hell. Oh! won't your holy father the Predikant be glad to see him there." Then with a self-satisfied smirk he half-cocked the rifle and handed it to me ready for action.
It was also remarked that portions of the fences along the pike had been torn down, and the rails piled up at different points in the road, by way of obstructions against the advance of an opposing force. We stood at a rest in the line, with guns half-cocked and bayonets fixed, momentarily awaiting the appearance of the foe.
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