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"All ledee now," he said, holding a stirrup for Peggy to mount. "But how will you explain it? Won't they kill you when they find the ponies are gone?" asked Roy. The Oriental laughed the throaty, mirthless chuckle of his race. "I tellee them you steal them," he said; "they no thinkee Ali Sing hab good sense enough to help you. All litee now. Good bye."
"All litee," said he once more. "I makee pull now. You come this place." I endeavored to emulate his Oriental calm. "John," said I, "I catchee plenty wind this time." "Yes, plenty wind," said he. "You suppose we leave China boy?" I demanded. "Oh, no, no!" he exclaimed with emphasis. "I know you come back allee time bimeby, one time." "What were you doing, John?"
"No good," said Ah Fe stolidly. "Hop Li, he givee this" he indicated the envelope in his sleeve "to next Chinaman. HE no go. S'pose you go with me, Hop Li you no makee nothing allee same, makee foolee!" "I know; but you just take me there. The young girl was irresistible. Ah Fe's face relaxed. "Allee litee!" he said, with a resigned smile. "You wait here a moment," said Cissy, brightening.
At this I saw the door of the dining saloon pushed open, and John himself thrust out his hand. "All litee," said he, merely greeting me casually. "You come?" "Yes," said I, with equal sang-froid. "You makee quick jump now, John, s'pose I come in." "All litee," said he once more. I saw now that he stood there, a book and a bundle in his arm. Perhaps he had been reading to pass the time!
"All litee," remarked John amiably, and started for the fire, such being his instinct, not with the purpose of getting warm, but of cooking something. And in half an hour he had a cup of hot bouillon all around. "It's a commendable thing," remarked Mrs. Daniver, "that you, sir, should go to the rescue of even a humble Chinaman. I find this bouillon delicious."
His bark of welcome brought Ah Lee from the back of the house. "Missee not velly well, me thinkee," he observed. "Is Missy ill? Where is Mr. Young, then?" "He go two hours ago to Uppey Valley. Missee not sick then." "Is she in her room?" asked Clover. "Tie Marigold in the shade, please, and I will go in and see her." "All litee."
"Well," said I, "it looks as if we would fare pretty well for lunch. John" and I called my China boy "again I find renewed cause for felicitations on your rescue." John stood looking at me blankly. "You savee, John?" said I, showing him one of the canvasbacks, and he remarked mildly, "All litee."
You shall have it when you are ready to send us out of the valley." The Chinaman's face changed just the fraction of a muscle. That was as near as he came to permitting himself to show his gratification over the promise of the joss. "Allee litee," he said, "bymby he get dark. You wait in missees shack. When I ready I give one, two, tree knocks-so!"
"Here you, Ah Sing, hurry muchee quick and cook us a meal," roared Red Bill as he perceived the newcomer. "Alee litee," was the easy-going response, "me catchum plentee quick." The Oriental, who was by this time quite close, allowed his slant eyes to rest curiously on the two young prisoners.
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