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He pushed back his hat and scratched his head. "Helluva town this is," he muttered. "Can't stand still any more without having some sport draw a fine sight where you'll feel it most."
Gotta keep up with you boys. Maybe throw a wrench or so in the works once inna while." Peter MacDonald said, "Shut up, Jerry. You talk too much." "Don't talk to me that way. You'll find yourself having one helluva time floating that loan you need next month. How about another drink, everybody? This party's dead." Watson said, "How about the progress reports?
"It's a helluva roundabout way of doing things, gov'nor, but if the gees pay for protection any old way, then they're gonna get it!" They got it. Hoodlums began moving elsewhere, toward easier pickings. Gordon turned his entire pay over to Sheila; at current prices, it would barely keep them in food for a week. "I told you you had a punched meal ticket," he said bitterly.
"Lingery?" "Lingery." "What's lingery?" "Lingery is clo'es." "Clo'es, huh. Helluva funny name for clo'es. Why don't you say clo'es then instead of this here now lingery?" "Because lingery is a certain kind of clo'es, you ignorant Jack. Petticoats, and the like o' that. Don't you know nothin'?" "I know yo're lying, that's what I know.
As he sat puzzling his brain over the inconsequential matter something stirred upon the floor close to his feet, and presently he jerked back a booted foot that a rat had commenced to gnaw upon. "Helluva place to stick a guy," mused Billy, "in wit a bunch o' man-eatin' rats. Hey!" and he turned his face toward the door. "You, Eddie! Come here!" Eddie approached the door and listened.
When she ran down, he finally met her eyes. "You're a helluva doctor," he told her harshly. "You spend all your time fighting me when there's a plague out there that may be worse than any disease we've ever known. Take a look at what lies under the black specks on your corpses. You'll find the first Martian disease.
It's because if the railroad company knew these two boxes contained dead corpses they'd a-soaked the relatives, which is you, one full fare each from wherever these two dead ones comes from, just the same as though they was alive an' well. But you has 'em shipped by freight, an' aims to spend a dollar an' thirty cents each on 'em, by markin' 'em 'Oriental Goods. Helluva way to treat a relation.
He was too busy speculating as to the true significance of the girl's presence. What did she want money? These saloon floozies always did. He hoped she wouldn't want much. For he ruefully knew himself to be a soft-hearted fool that was never able to resist a woman's appeal. He glanced at her covertly. Her little chin was trembling. Poor kid. That's all she was. Just a kid. Helluva life for a kid.
Fie, for shame." But Racey Dawson had gathered up his clothing and fled to the back of the corral. Muttering to himself he was pulling on his shirt when Swing joined him at a safe distance. "Helluva trick to play on a feller," grumbled Racey. "Served you right," was the return. "You hadn't oughta called me half-witted.
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