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By the advice o' Truefoot Tickle, and Badger, she made it so that you shouldn't touch the money till you come to be twenty-one, `for, says she, `there's no sayin' what bad men will be runnin' after the poor thing an deceivin' her for the sake of her money before she is of an age to look after herself. `Yes, thought I, `an' there's no sayin' what bad men'll be runnin' after the poor thing an' deceivin' of her for the sake of her money after she's of an age to look after herself, but I didn't say that out, for your mother was excited enough and over-anxious about things, I could see that.

But I reckon we'd better be gettin' back to camp, or the men'll think, we've been took by the 'Paches." Supper was soon dispatched, after we reached camp, the events of the day talked over, we "turned in," and in a short time were fast asleep. In the middle of the night we were awakened by the most agonizing yells and screams.

The cook sat erect and, the skipper being occupied with Miss Jewell, winked solemnly at the skylight. "I know you will," said the girl, very softly; "but I don't think the men " "The men'll do as I wish," said the skipper, sternly. "I'm the master on this ship she's half mine, too and anybody who interferes with him interferes with me. If there's anything you don't like, Bert, you tell me." Mr.

'Th' women'll earn their own livin', she says; 'an' mebbe, she says, 'th' men'll stay at home an' dredge in th' house wurruk, she says. 'A-ho, says Donahue. 'An' that's th' new woman, is it? he says. An' he said no more that night. "But th' nex' mornin' Mrs. Donahue an' Mollie come to his dure. 'Get up, says Mrs. Donahue, 'an' bring in some coal, she says.

Prince, still with her eyes shut, "you go up to the Cauliflower to-night; the six men'll all be there, and you must buy six ha'pennies off of them; one each." "Buy six ha'pennies?" ses Joe, staring at her. "Don't repeat wot I say," ses Mrs. Prince; "it's unlucky. You buy six ha'pennies for a shilling each, without saying wot it's for. You'll be able to buy 'em all right if you're civil."

You'll find me either here or hangin' around near. Let's fix the thing up and git ready. I think a new regiment'll be down here tomorrow, and all the men'll have their first installment o' bounty and a month's pay." Shorty hurried back to Headquarters and laid his precious papers before the Chief Clerk, who could not contain his exultation.

"Well, fellows," said Rob at last, "I suppose we'd better get some more wood together. The men'll be back before long, and we'll have to get something to eat." "How do you know they'll come back?" asked John dubiously. "Alex told me he would, and I have noticed that he always does things when he says he is going to."

"We will do nothing of the kind," Trask told him. "I will be running things here on Tanith. You people may allow your orders to be debated and voted on, but I don't. You will inform your respective crews to that effect. Any orders you give them in my name will be obeyed without argument." "I don't know how the men'll take that," Valkanhayn said.

"An' ef ye do," said Jim, "there'll be an accident, an' two men'll get wet, an' one on 'em'll stan' a chance to be drownded." "Well, have your own way," said Yates. It was not yet noon, and Jim hurried off his visitor. Yates bade good-bye to Benedict, jumped into Jim's boat, and was soon out of sight down the stream.

If ye can't set still, crawl to bed till," he glanced her over, as she paused to catch his words, "till one of yer young men'll come to git ye." It was the chance Fledra had been longing for. She backed from him through the opening of Granny Cronk's room and closed the door. For one minute she stood panting. Then she walked to the window, threw back the small sash, and slipped through.