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'You've got a mother, haven't you leastways, I know you have, because you wrote to her. 'Yes. 'Well, and you lives with her and she looks after you? 'Yes. 'And she's fond of you, maybe? 'Oh, yes. 'That's a marcy; well then, my dear, you shall go back in the cart to Letherhead, and you'll catch the Darkin coach to London. 'You have been very good to me; what have I to pay you? 'Pay?
Weaver, if you'd transact your business and then light a shuck." "Dad!" the girl begged. He patted her head awkwardly as it lay on his arm. "Now don't you worry, honey. There ain't going to be any trouble leastways none of my making. I ain't a-forgettin' my promise to you-all. But I ain't sittin' down whilst anybody tromples on me neither." "He wouldn't try to do that here," Phyllis reminded him.
"What ought to be done, Haskett?" he asked. "You've had cases of disappearance to deal with before, eh?" "Can't say as I have, sir, in my time," answered the policeman. "Leastways, not of this sort.
Everybody most, leastways women, cried for joy to see them meet again at last and have such good times.
"I expaict you'll like Wyoming, Miss Messiter; leastways I hope you will. There's a right smart of country here." His gaze went out of the open door to the vast sea of space that swam in the fine sunset light. "Yes, most folks that ain't plumb spoilt with city ways likes it." "Sure she'll like it. Y'u want to get a good, easy-riding hawss, Miss Messiter," advised Slim.
"Indeed it will. The Government is in dead earnest about protecting the National Forests." "So it ought to be. Next to a forest fire, I hate these skinned timber tracts. Wal, old Penetier's going to see somethin' lively before long. Youngster, them lumbermen leastways, them fellers you call Bud an' Bill, an' such they're goin' to fight." The old hunter left me presently, and went outside.
"Well, ma'am," drawled the negress, in her leisurely way which nothing could alter, "I dunno as I've guv him anything to speak of. Nothing wuth mentioning, leastways. Just a little of that nice lobster salad was left from luncheon; and a cup of custard; being more 'an would go in the floating island.
"Ah! they may well call you Gentleman Jim," she answered; "you're fit to be a lord of the land, you are; and so you would, if I was queen. But I doesn't want you to treat me, Jim, leastways not this turn; I wants you to come for a walk, dear. I've a bit of news for you. It's business, Jim," she added, somewhat ruefully, "or I wouldn't go for to ask."
"The men have come round to be paid for the bits of furniture, leastways, ma'am," answered Bridget, "and the foreman from the other shop is standing in the hall, and wants to know if you'll settle with him now, or if he shall call again." "I'll settle with him now, Bridget. Dear Miss Primrose left some money in my charge yesterday morning, and I can pay the man at once."
"She will, an' that sartinly!" said Peke. "She'll not refuse bed an' board to any friend o' mine." "Friend!" Helmsley echoed the word wonderingly. "Ay, friend! Any one's a friend what trusts to ye on the road, aint 'e? Leastways that's 'ow I take it." "As I said before, you are very kind to me," murmured Helmsley; "and I have already asked you Why?"
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