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I'm the whole thing in that push," she said with an air of self-complacency; "and with me down and out, that show will be on the bum for fair." "I beg your pardon," was all Douglas could say, confused by the sudden volley of unfamiliar words. "You're kiddin' me," she said, turning her head to one side as was her wont when assailed by suspicion; "you MUST a seen me ride?"
Course that gets a squirm out of him, like I hoped it would. But he don't blow out a fuse or anything. "Naturally," says he, "I am charmed to hear such a frank estimate of myself. But suppose I am simply trying to avoid the the Romeo stuff, as you put it?" "Gwan!" says I. "You're only kiddin' yourself. Come now, ain't you as strong for Miss Hampton as ever?"
'Quit yer kiddin'! What was youse rubberin' around de house for last night if you wasn't trailin' de kid? 'Was it you who ran into me last night? I asked. 'Gee! I fought it was a tree. I came near takin' de count. 'I did take it. You seemed in a great hurry. 'Hell! said the man simply, and expectorated.
Pretty soon he begins to call 'em if things ain't done to suit him. "'Boy, he'll say, 'that bandage is tighter than I like to see it. Always allow the tendon a little play do not impaieh the suhculation. "The boys eat this stuff up it tickles 'em. They treat him respectful 'n' do what he tells 'em. "'Everything O. K. to-day, sir? they'll say. "Ole man Sanford don't tumble they're kiddin' him.
"Pretty tough luck," said the Kid, "getting bumped in the stretch when you had the race won." Little Calamity stared from under the peak of his cap in blank, uncomprehending amazement. "Huh?" he grunted. "Bumped?... Aw, quitcha kiddin'!" "Well," said the Kid, "the boss couldn't see and I was telling him about the race. It looked to me as if they bumped him."
You've been good to me; so's the others." He closed his eyes wearily for a moment. Then, "Do you think," he asked slowly, "I could have learned to put the shot, Bull some day?" "Yes," answered Fosgill sturdily. "You had the making of a great shot putter, Patsy. You'd have made a record for yourself, I'll bet!" "Are you kiddin' me, Bull?" "No, Patsy. I'll leave it to the others.
"I says to him, you'll trot me, will you? Why, go on with you, run and see your grandmother, and get her to wipe your nose for you. Strike me, I could sweep the blank chimney with you! You want to get on to me, and you know my cob can't go more than eleven at the outside. I was kiddin' him on, do you see?
"'On the nose fur that one, I says, pointin' to the bird's name. "'Quit your kiddin', he says. 'What 'ud you do with all that money? This fur yours. 'N' he rubs to twelve-to-one. "'Ain't you the liberal gink? I says, as he hands me the ticket. "'I starts fur the next book, but say! the odds is just meltin' away.
"This yere ain't no time fer kiddin', 'n' I'm tellin' yuh straight. What's them fellers acrost the Fryin'-pan think they're tryin' t' do? luck le's you'n me make a few remarks over that way, 'n' leave the boys t' do some gun-talk with these here babies behind us. Dang it, if I knowed of a better place 'n' what this is fer holdin' 'em off, I'd say make a run fer it. But I don't 'n' that's fact.
"Leave me go" she whimpered in genuine alarm, and when at length she was released she went to the mirror and began straightening her hat, which had flopped to one side of her head. "I didn't mean nothin', I was only kiddie' you what's the use of gettin' nutty over a jest?" "I'm not like-you," said Janet. "I was only kiddin', I tell you," insisted Lise, with a hat pin in her mouth. "Forget it."
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