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You ever tell Miss Minerva stories, Billy?" "Aunt Cindy always say, 't wa'n't no harm 't all to beat 'bout the bush an' try to th'ow folks offer the track 'long as you can, but if it come to the point where you got to tell a out-an'-out fib, she say for me always to tell the truth, an' I jest nachelly do like she say ever sence I's born," replied Billy. The children swung awhile in silence.

Pixley suggested the name of Rollinson and Barrett dismissed this counsel with as much disgust for Pixley's stupidity as he had for the man's person. "But why not?" Pixley had whined as he reached the door. "Uncle Billy ain't so much! You listen to me. He wouldn't take it out-an'-out I don't say as he would. But you needn't work that way.

"Huh," replied the old man. "I've been on this river fer years, an' I've seen hundreds of boys come in on the dodge. Most of them, though, was no good. An' thet kind don't last long. This river country has been an' is the refuge fer criminals from all over the states. I've bunked with bank cashiers, forgers, plain thieves, an' out-an'-out murderers, all of which had no bizness on the Texas border.

"Then please throw him as hard as you can," said Betsy, "for he deserves it. I don't mind an honest, out-an'-out enemy, who fights square; but changing girls into fiddles and ordering 'em put into Slimy Caves is mean and tricky, and Ruggedo doesn't deserve any sympathy. But you'll have to let him take as much treasure as he can get in his pockets, Kaliko."

They can't call it Mont Blang, with a good strong out-an'-out bang, like a Briton would do, but they catches hold o' the gee when it's got about as far as the bridge o' the nose, half throttles it and shoves it right back, so that you can scarce hear it at all. An' the best joke is, there ain't no gee in the word at all!" "No?" said Susan, in surprise. "No," repeated Gillie.

These two had that banquet all to themselves namely, "His Majesty" and "Lord" Russell. "Me lord," said "His Majesty," "is anything wanting? Tell us. Yer wish shall be gratified. Does ye wish for music? A piper an' a fiddler too are both convaynient, an', begorra, thim fellers can bate out-an'-out all the pipers an' fiddlers this side av the Bay av Biscay.

The other is sort o' pitiful, and says, 'Mebbe 'twasn't out-an'-out his fault. Which of them two'll get the best of it, if ever I'm face to face with Cross-eyed Chris, I dunno." Cyrus Garst rose suddenly. He kicked the camp-fire to make a blaze, then looked the woodsman fair in the eyes. "I know, Herb," he said; "the spirit of mercy will conquer." "Glad you think so!" answered Herb.

Russell should appropriate all the royal remarks and make the necessary replies. "Ah, sire! your 'Royal Majesty' is so very funny! Are all the crowned heads thus?" "All av thim ivery mother's son av thim. An' they're an illigant lot. But moind this it's mesilf that bates the whole lot, out-an'-out. Ye know, I'm not only King av Spain, but heir to the crown av France." "Is it possible?" said Mrs.

'That ain't sunburn, that's the real Romany brown, an' we's twinses, only I'm the biggest, an' we's the child'n of a duke, a real, reg'lar, out-an'-out Romany duke. He gave a glance at the exposed wrist. 'As to the Romany brown, said he, 'a little soap would often make a change in the best Romany brown ducal or other.

Conscription, he said with the emphasis of finality as he fumbled in wet straw for a wetter boot, 'out-an'-out, lock, stock, 'n barrel Conscription. That same night Ben Shrillett was presiding at a meeting of the Strike Committee.