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Withero took his pipe out of his mouth and spat in the ashes as a preface to a few remarks. "Aye," he grunted, "I cocked m' ears up an' dunched oul Jamie whin Armshtrong said that. Jamie cudn't hear it, so I whispered t' m'self, 'Begorra, if a wee fella turns up whin Anthrim turns 'im out it's little credit t' Anthrim I'm thinkin'!"
Still an' all, there ain't hardly anybody else around Paloma that more 'n glimpsed him passin' through. He bought the outfit in a terrible hurry, an' I thinks to m'self at the time he must be awful trustin', or else a mighty right smart jedge uh land an' cattle.
'N' if you don't do it I'll go out there m'self 'n' choke the dang skunk t' death!" "I'll kill him don't worry about that," Lite promised and the look in his eyes told them that the Indian was doomed at the first sign of treachery. "You fellers wanta keep an eye peeled fer them in the grove," Applehead warned.
"I've heard all I'm going to about that thing, from friends or enemies." "I ain't no way shore about that," said the horse-trader easily. "I was 'lottin' to say a few things, m'self." Tom pulled the bay up short in the cart track. "There's the road," he said, pointing. "You can have the front half or the back half whichever you like."
You've always kinda took the place of my Minervy to me, Billy Louise; and I won't bother yuh much longer." "Oh, of course I will! The stage will go up this forenoon. I'll send a note to Seabeck. It won't be any bother at all. What shall I say? Just that you want to see him?" "I kin write it m'self, I guess, if you'll bring me a pencil and paper. I can't seem t' git used to a pen.
I've rustled fer m'self all my life, and I guess I kin yit. If it wa'n't fer my rheumatiz, I'd ask no odds of anybody. I ain't goin' t' leave, anyway. Charlie might come back, er " "Well, you needn't leave." Billy Louise told herself that she was not disappointed, because she had not hoped to persuade Marthy to leave the Cove. "You don't mind if I bring Ward down here, do you, Marthy?"
Won't live to be indecent. Go'n' kill m'self soon's this dizhiness goesh pasht. Billy's drunk, but I'm subject to to dizhiness." Rex turned to his cousin with a gesture. "You see, Carty, we can't leave them. I'm just as disappointed as you are, but it would be a beastly thing to do, to let them get pulled in as common drunks. What's your friend's name?" he demanded again of Strong.
Skip saw that she was confused. He showed exquisite tact. "I'm wise, goilie. She's holdin' your trunk out on you. I been in the same boat m'self."
I oughter know, because I got some cut up m'self." "You you tell me that he wasn't killed?" she repeated, steadying herself against the canvas flap. "No, sir. I heard tell he was badly hurt seems like I kinder remember oh, yes!" The man's face lighted up. "Yes, sir; Captain Stanley, he had a close shave!
But on this scene there suddenly appeared a third party, in the partial guise of an officer and the grip of Bacchus. Lurching down the office steps, with flushed face and bloodshot eyes, came Captain Newhall. "Gen'l'm'n," said he thickly, "le'm 'ntroduce m'self. Haven't th' honor y'r 'quain's. For an instant he stood swaying unsteadily, with half-extended hand.
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