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"Red November's business ain't none'r mine," he growled; "an' less you know him a heluva sight better'n I do, you'd better take a straight tip from me and leave it lay!" "Oh!" said the little man hastily "I was only wondering.... But I wish you would slip Red the high sign: all I want is one word with him." "All right, bo' you're on."
"The ol' man cayn't spare any more," the rustler explained. "He had to hustle Steve and his gang outa their blankets to go help Bob Hart. They say Hart's in a heluva bad way. The fire's jumped the trail-check and is spreadin' over the country. He's runnin' another trail farther back."
"We've met your friend all right," he said with a grin. "He's wan heluva lad. Fits the description to a T. There can't be but one like him here." And he went on to tell the story of the adventure of the janitor and the hose and that of its sequel, the resale of the fifty-five-dollar suit to I. Bernstein, who had reported his troubles to the police. The washed-out eyes of the puncher lit up.
For Johnnie and Kitty had started together to see a picture play two hours earlier. "They done took Kitty in an auto," he gasped. "Right before my eyes. Claimed a lady had fainted." "Who took her?" "I dunno. Some men. Turned the trick slick, me never liftin' a hand. Ain't I a heluva man?" "Hold yore hawsses, son. Don't get excited.
"Aw, he's full o' hooch!" cried the spokesman with a loud guffaw. "He'll be gittin' a heluva lot less grub where he is. Say, are you guys goin' to be good sports or aincha? Red told me to invite the bunch over to camp fer a snort. C'm on over an' hev a drink on us an' cut out the shenanigans." "Now, that sounds pretty decent of you," approved Phil. "Wait till I see what the rest say."
Then he sat in a chair by the bedside and began to sing soft lullabies to a hold-over. Presently he reached out his arm and made all the gestures that go with the act of hitting a bell to summon a waiter. Receiving no answer to his thirsty appeal he arose and said, "This is a heluva club rottenest service in this club s'limit, that's what it is, s'limit!"
Th' dern doctor wanted t' amputate 'm, an' Bill, he raised a heluva row, I hear. He's a funny feller." The din in front swelled to a tremendous chorus. The youth and his fellows were frozen to silence. They could see a flag that tossed in the smoke angrily. Near it were the blurred and agitated forms of troops. There came a turbulent stream of men across the fields.
He knew that Webb would tell him all he needed to know. "Says I'm a waddy! Says I'm a crook!" burst out the deposed foreman. "Wish you joy of yore job, Wrayburn. You'll have one heluva time." "You will if Yankie can bring it about," amended the cattleman. He spoke coldly and contemptuously just as if the man were not present. "I've made up my mind, Dad, that he's in cahoots with the rustlers."
You'll have a heluva time if you don't come runnin' when I snap my fingers. Un'erstand?" She broke down in a wailing appeal to whatever good there was in him. "Let me go back to Father! I know you've broke prison. If you're good to me, he'll help you escape. You know he has friends everywhere. They'll hide you from the red-coats. He'll give you an outfit to get away money anything you want.
"I wanta tell you he double-crossed you for fair, C.N. He's got a heluva nerve to come back here after playin' in with the police the way he done up there." "I've heard something about that," the fur-trader admitted cautiously. "You told me Tom an' you didn't exactly gee." "He'll never drive another bull-team for me again." West tacked to his pronouncement a curdling oath.
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