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"Pshaw!" repeated Glenn, striding out of the inclosure, and descending the path leading to Roughgrove's house, whither he directed Joe to follow when he had galloped the horses. "Have you got any licker in the house?" asked Sneak, staring at the retreating form of Glenn. "No its all gone. Why do you ask?" returned Joe. "Becaise that feller's drunk," said Sneak, with a peculiar nod.
He couldn't quite work that out, for this text kep comin' into his sum "No drunkard shall inherit eternal life." And then another text kep a-comin' up "Cursed is he that putteth the cup to his neighbor's lips." No, he didn't feel the triumphant wisdom of the licker traffic. He wouldn't feel like rattlin' the three cents round in his pockets if he had 'em, but he didn't have 'em.
Dan, Texas, an' the others, while Colonel Sterett acquires his licker, shakes their heads dumbly as showin' they gives it up. "'Which you'd shorely never guess! retorts the Colonel, wipin' his lips. 'Of a sudden, this wizard tugs somethin' outen his pocket that looks like a ball of kyarpet-rags. Holdin' one end, quick as thought he tosses the ball of kyarpet-rags into the air.
Probably, if ye do, it'll trot back into Dunhaven, and that'll be good enough." "Got any money for licker?" demanded Dan. "I can git some an' bring it back." "Go through the boys' pockets. Ye ought to find some cash there," hinted Owen. Dan looted a few dollars from the pockets of each captive.
It required several trips through the littered cleft, for the puddles between the rocks were stale and brackish; but these journeys she made with easy and untrammeled swiftness. When she had done what she could by way of first aid, she stood looking down at the man, and shook her head dubiously. "Now ef I jest had a little licker," she mused. "Thet air what he needs a little licker!"
Wyvern!" she cried, "whatever is it? Have we got into another awful trouble through those dreadful, dreadful cats?" "Look at the Daily," Bill said. "Look at the Daily. George, give me a cigarette. I must smoke. This is an absolute licker." My frightened Mary jumped for the paper where it had fallen; spread it upon the table; opened it. "Oh, George!" she cried.
Cullom was sitting at one corner of the fire, and David drew a chair opposite to her. "Feelin' all right now? whisky hain't made ye liable to no disorderly conduct, has it?" he asked with a laugh. "Yes, thank you," was the reply, "the warm things are real comfortin', 'n' I guess I hain't had licker enough to make me want to throw things.
'It natchelly stands to reason that a big scaffolded-up man like Stony Bugg can chamber more licker than a little runt like that Burnett. Why, he could do it if Burnett was spangled all over with Adamses' apples and all of them palpitating like skeered lizards. He could do it if Burnett's eyes were so fur apart he was cross-eyed behind.
Possibly some suggestion in her figure of speech reminded her of Jeff's forgotten duties, so she added in the same breath and tone, "especially when transient customers is waiting for their licker, and Yuba Bill hammerin' on the counter with his glass; and yer ye stand, Jeff, never even takin' up that wet bar-skin enuff to give that young woman her death."
Why, he's inside there." Bud looked surprised and somewhat incredulous. "What the devil's he doin' in that greaser eatin'-house?" The stranger squinted one eye as the cigarette smoke curled up into his face. "Oh, he ain't patronizin' the joint," he explained with a touch of dry amusement. "He's after old José Maria for sellin' licker, I reckon.
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