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The arrival of the Overlanders is remembered at Edmonton by some old-timers even to this day. Salvoes of welcome were fired from the fort cannon by a half-breed shooting his musket into the touch-hole of the big gun. Concerts were given, with bagpipes, concertinas, flutes, drums, and fiddles, in honour of the far-travellers. Pemmican-bags were replenished from the company's stores.
"Suits me," said Transley, "if you'll show me where to get the hay." "You know the South Y.D?" "Never been on it." "Well, it's a branch of the Y.D. which runs south-east from The Forks. Guess it got its name from me, because I built my first cabin at The Forks. That was about the time you was on a milk diet, Transley, and us old-timers had all outdoors to play with.
They no longer held salmon only a few of the old-timers for MacRae's carriers. It was nothing to them who made a profit or suffered a loss. Only a few of the older men wondered privately how long MacRae could stand it and what would happen when he gave up. MacRae met every raise Folly Bay made. He saw bluebacks go to a dollar ten, then to a dollar fifteen.
You don't know me, and that's a pity; because if you did know something about me you'd walk carefully. When we're off this yacht, I don't say. If you want what old-timers used to call their pannikin of rum, you'll be welcome to it. But on board the Wanderer, nothing doing. Get your duffel out. I'll have a look at it." "Get it yourself," said Flint.
All the soldiers were homesick, and wherever the little car stopped the Salvation Army uniform attracted immediate and friendly attention. The boys expressed the liveliest interest in the possibility of the Salvation Army being with them in France. These troops composed the regular army and were old-timers. They showed at once their respect for and their belief in the Salvation Army.
Adams, and there was laughter. "Then there's the Art Department once a month," resumed Mrs. White, "Founders' Day, Old-Timers' Day, and, in February, we think Judge Lindsey may address us " "Oh, are you doing any juvenile-court work?" said the hostess. "We wanted his suggestions about it," Mrs. White said.
A buzz of excitement ran through the office, and the old-timers sat up in their seats. The stock went another quarter. Montague heard a man behind him say to his neighbour, "What does it mean?" "God knows," was the answer; but Oliver whispered in his brother's ear, "I know what it means. The insiders are buying." Somebody was buying, and buying furiously.
There were other men as well, just as interesting m their way as the "old-timers," the sons of some of the owners of this proposition, clean-cut young fellows, working side by side with the veterans, as enthusiastic as if on their college campus. One feature about the dredge interested us greatly.
Then they told him of its marvellous richness, and, as Tappan Adney relates, when Henderson realized what he had lost through Carmack's treachery, "he threw down his shovel and went and sat on the bank, so sick at heart that it was some time before he could speak." Then there were the rest of the old-timers, the men of Forty Mile and Circle City.
"I'm afraid I'm not very hospitable," said the Supervisor, "but that mustn't discourage you from coming often. We'll be better organized in time." "It's mighty pleasant over here; I've enjoyed myself," said Bob, mounting. Thorne laid his hand on the young man's knee. "I wish we could induce you old-timers to come to our way of thinking," said he pleasantly. "How's that?" asked Bob.
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