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They've cleaned up the sands of Nome, but there's others'll be found yit between Cape Hope an' Cape Barry. Meantime, we've got a placer of our own. With plenty of gold they ain't much limit to what a man can do. I've roughed it all my life, an' I'm not lookin' for ease. It makes a man soft. But " He swept the figure of the girl in a pause that was eloquent of his line of thought.
"We can lay it up for them on the other side, and we can talk to her all the way to Liverpool on the wireless, but if there is any scoop to be made the others'll get it not us." "If only we could have got on board!" Crawshay muttered. "It's no use thinking of a tug, I suppose?" The American shook his head. "She's too far out," he replied gloomily.
"'I'll take the same, says I, 'when I get the price. "'That's all right. You've put the spirit into me, and I'll see you through. Can you run an engine? Good! I'll take the wheel, and the others'll fire. It's going to be risky work, though. You won't back out, eh?"
"Then I ain't gallant enough for the likes o' you and this charter party, I take it," said Peth, his anger rising. "I ain't findin' no fault with you myself, Peth. All I'm gallied about is what the others'll think. You're goin' mate, of course " "Thanks," said Peth, curtly. "You talk like I was ship's boy, not owner of an eighth of the Nuestra. Who helped you salve her?
"They'll all be certain to be there tonight." And the other asked: "And the raid'll be made ter-morrer?" The first-comer replied with a nod. At the next bridge the same thing occurred, and Shorty caught the words: "They've no idee. We'll ketch 'em clean offen their guard." "And the others'll come out?" asked the second-comer.
"I don't see it," said I. "You say you didn't go in for the gold? Then give up your share; the others'll jump at it; and Eva won't think the worse of you, at any rate." "But what's to become of her if I drop out? "You and I will take her to her friends, or wherever she wants to go." "No, no!" he cried. "I never yet deserted my pals, and I'm not going to begin."
He drew out his bottle and took another drink, then mechanically passed it to Tom. "Well," this schemer said, drawing the back of his hand across his mouth, "if you want the gun, you'll have to make it. Belly-achin' around this a-way won't bring you nothin'. Let me know tomorrer night what you kin do, 'cause there's plenty others'll jump at the chance."
Yes we're engaged, and will probably be married up here in the fall Windrift is simply divine then, you know. And I want you to be my 'best man. The others'll be Edna and Clarice and Leila and Annette and perhaps Jessie and Anita. We're to live in Chicago father will give us a house, I'm sure. And you must come to visit us "
Give a man the egotism of grief, and eloquence, and popularity, and he'll cut as sharp as the khamsin wind. The dust he'll raise will blind more eyes than you can see in a day's march, Yankee. You may take my word for it." Renshaw looked at Dicky thoughtfully. "You're wasting your life here. You'll get nothing out of it. You're a great man, Donovan Pasha, but others'll reap where you sowed."
"I'm going to do what I please, and go where I please; and I'll fix some precious saints so they'll never want to come back to this town; and some others'll wish they could leave it." "All right, then," O'mie replied, as Lettie flung herself out of the door, "if you find me among those prisent when you turn some corner suddenly don't be surprised.
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