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She was not convinced. "I sh'll make a business o' findin' out abaout this thing yit," she said. "I think yer hain't got the rights on't yit. There's cheatin' somewhere!" "It's all cheating." said Ramona; "but there isn't any help for it, Aunt Ri. The Americans think it is no shame to cheat for money." "I'm an Ummeriken!" cried Aunt Ri; "an' Jeff Hyer, and Jos! We're Ummerikens!
The tomfool men make an' break it. Ennybody ez hev seen this war air obleeged to take note o' the wickedness o' men in gineral. This hyer man air a sorter pitiful sinner, an' he hev got a look in his eyes that plumb teches my heart. I 'ain't got no call ter know nuthin' 'bout the law, bein' a 'oman an' naterally ignorant. I dun'no' ez he hev run agin it."
This ditch is full of water. When we passed down it was empty," he said. Lee crossed over and stood by his side, a puzzled frown on his face. "There hadn't ought to be water running hyer now," he said, as if to himself. "I don't see how it could 'a' come hyer, for Bill Weston he's the ditch rider went to Mesa this mo'ning, and couldn't 'a' got back to turn it in."
Can you tell me which-a-way is Bob Reynolds' ranch?" he asked. Both men broke into grins. "Well, you've putt' nigh hit it right hyer. This is one o' his 'line camps. The ranch house is about ten miles furder on but slide off and eat a few." One man took his horse while the other showed him into a big room where a huge stack of coals on a rude hearth gave out a cheerful heat.
"He's all de boy I'se got, Marster," rejoined the negress, with an indifference to the matter of justice which had led others of her colour into those subterranean ways where abstract principles are not. "You ain' done furgot 'im, Marster," she added piteously. "He 'uz born jes two mont's atter Miss Lindy turnt me outer hyer en he's jes ez w'ite ez ef'n he b'longed ter w'ite folks."
Clear out and let me drink my cider in peace, and quit stewing, for I tell you right now the fire-brand which has kept the kettles boiling is going to be removed." "Praise de Lawd fo' dat blessin' den. It was jist gwine ter make some of dem pots bile over if it had a-kep' on, yo' hyer me? Good-night, Massa Neil, drink yo' cider an' thank de Lawd fo' yo' mercies." "Good-night, Mammy.
And he rested his yellow hand caressingly upon the breech of the gun. I shook my head energetically, rendering as prominent as possible the whites of my eyes, at which he grinned wider than ever. "No, sah, Mister Oppercer Man; you don't git dis hyer nigger into no fought, sah," I protested with vehemence. "I done fought wid de Injuns onct, sah, an' I done don't want no mo'."
Shamed ob dese hyer hosses! Frettin' cause yo's gotter 'scort a pair of animals what's got pedigrees dat reach back ter Noah's Ark eanemost! Why, dey blood kin make you-all's look lak mullen sap, an' dey manners, even if dey ain' nothin' but hosses, jist natchelly mak' yo' light clean outer sight. Sho'! Go long, chile! Yo' gotter live some.
The ranger led the way, true as an arrow, even after velvet night had enveloped them. "It must be right over this mesa among the cottonwoods you see rising from that arroyo," he announced at last. He had scarcely spoken before they struck a trail that led them direct to the spring. But as they were descending this in a circle Fraser's horse shied. "Hyer you, Pinto! What's the matter with "
He had gone by without a glance, and yet McBain was afraid of him. A couple of card players came out of the Alamo and stopped to talk with Hassayamp. "Well, bless my soul," exclaimed the watchful Hassayamp as he suddenly brought his chair down with a bump, "if hyer don't come that locoed scoundrel, Rimrock! Say, that boy's crazy, don't you know he is jest look at that big sack of rocks!"
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