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Goodfellow who reeled against me, and would have fallen if Hosken the constable had not sprung upon one knee and caught him. "If you ask my opinion," I heard Hosken saying as he raised himself and held Mr. Goodfellow upright, steadying him, "'tis a case o' guilty conscience, an' I never in my experience saw a clearer." "Guilty or not," said Mr.
Goodfellow plucked me by the arm. "Terribly hasty friends you keep in these parts, Brooks," he said plaintively. "What's it all about?" "Why, murder!" said I. "Haven't you heard, man?" "Not a syllable! Good Lord, you don't mean " He passed a shaky hand over his forehead as a cry rang back to us through the coppice. "Here, Hosken, this way! Oh, by the Almighty, be quick, man!"
A remarkable peak, with a reddish top, bore South-South-East, which I named Mount Hosken, after Mr. M. Hosken, of Geraldton, a contributor to the expedition. I made south towards the lake, and at one mile and a half came on to a gully in the grassy plain, in which we found abundance of water, sufficient to last for months. We therefore camped for the night, with beautiful feed for the horses.
He've a-drunk too much beer these four years past to last over a five-mile course; let be that never was his distance. And here's another thing: they've picked Tremenjous Hosken for one th'art." "And he's as strong as a bullock." "I dessay: but Seth Ede pulls thirty-eight or thirty-nine to the minute all the time he's racing never a stroke under. I've watched him a score o' times.
James's Gazette. Hosken. Gale. CRICKET SONGS. By NORMAN GALE. Crown 8vo. Linen. 2s. 6d. Also a limited edition on hand-made paper. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net. 'As healthy as they are spirited, and ought to have a great success. Times. 'Simple, manly, and humorous. Every cricketer should buy the book. Westminster Gazette. 'Cricket has never known such a singer. Cricket. Langbridge.
He kept asking questions about the house and garden, and the position of the rooms and about poor Major Brooks, and what rent he paid, and if he was well-to-do. And he took out a measure from his pocket and began to calculate " "Quite so." Mr. Rogers turned next to the constable. "Hosken," he asked, "you have been making inquiries about this man?"
Having laid aside ambition on her own account, she flung in this remark as an apple of discord. "Jenifer Hosken has a chance. He's fair-skinned hissel', an' Lizzie's too near his own colour. Black's mate is white, as they say." "There's Sue Tregraine. She'll have more money than either, when her father dies." "What, marry one o' Ruan!" the speaker tittered despitefully. "Why not?"
The big man Hosken, who had been pulling with his arms only, and pulling like a giant, didn't understand swinging out; tried it, and was late on stroke every time.
Blood there was blood mixed with grey hairs upon its heavy ebony knob, and blood again upon its wicked-looking spike. "This settles all question of the weapon," he said. "The owner of this " We cried out, speaking together, that the stick belonged to the murdered man; and just then a voice hailed us, and Constable Hosken came panting up, with two of Miss Belcher's woodmen at his heels. Mr.
Passed a remarkable high peak, which I named Mount Mary. My brother, Sweeney, and Pierre were behind with the knocked-up horses, trying to get them along. Windich went on Hosken, the only horse that was strong enough, to the north to scour some valleys. Kennedy and I pushed along slowly with the main lot of horses.
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