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She had the gift of rapid definition, and his questions as to the life she had led with the Farlows, during the interregnum between the Hoke and Murrett eras, called up before him a queer little corner of Parisian existence.
It remained equally silent when they entered. McFluke, behind the bar, wearing a black eye and a puffed nose, nodded to them civilly. In chairs ranged round the walls sat an assortment of men Peaches Austin, Luke Tweezy, Jack Harpe, Doc Coffin, Honey Hoke, and Lanpher. The latter was nursing a slung right arm.
Captain Hoke, another agent of the bureau, was stopped by a highwayman within eight miles of Shreveport. These facts prove that the presence of a military force is needed in every parish.
He held Rack Slimson by the belt and pushed him toward the door giving into the front room. This door was shut. They paused behind it. "He oughta be along pretty soon," complained a fretful voice that Racey recognized as belonging to Honey Hoke. "We don't mind waiting," chimed in Punch-the-breeze Thompson. "It's the best thing we do." This was big Doc Coffin speaking.
Racey did not usually jump at conclusions, but Swing Tunstall was his friend. Marie shook her tousled head. "Nicked shoulder and leg. But it ain't their fault he wasn't rubbed out." "Who's responsible?" demanded Racey. "Doc Coffin." "You said 'their'." "Honey Hoke bumped into Swing just as he went after his gun, so Swing couldn't get his gun out a-tall.
At 8.30 in the evening Hoke withdrew, having been defeated at every point with the exception of the capture of this small redoubt. Our loss was insignificant, as we were behind good works.
"In the Starlight. He ain't hurt bad. Foot and arm. Lucky, huh?" Peaches Austin considered these things a moment. "Doc Coffin was reckoned a fast man," he said in the tone of one who, after adding up a column of figures, has found the correct total, "and Honey Hoke wasn't none slow himself. And you got 'em both." "I didn't get 'em both," corrected Racey. "Honey is only wounded." "Same thing.
As they brought prisoners back, we noticed one horse shot in the nose, and a little further on a dead Yankee in the road. General Hoke sent a truce flag and demanded the surrender of the post. General Wissils, in command, indignantly replied, "Take it." General Hoke replied, "Remove all non-combatants within twenty-four hours." We threw up earthworks that night.
Instead of this, a furious attack was made early the next morning on our left, Hoke having, during the night thrown a pontoon across the deep, wide creek, in spite of Cady's light battery which was stationed there.
"He knows nothing of rules, and we were fighting by no rules, so there could be no foul." "Oh, no! If he'd soaked you with a brick you'd said it was all right! I say, you make me sick! Wait till he gets a good chance to do you, and see how quick he will take it." "He'll not be to blame if he tries to get square." "Oh, go hoke your sed I mean soak your head!
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