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"There are not many now will die.... May I speak to you where there are fewer eyes?" A few moments later, in Sir John's room, he took from his doublet a slip of paper. "This was brought to me some hours ago. Is it an order?" "Ay," said Nevil, without touching the out-held paper. "An order." Ferne walked to the window and stood there, looking out upon the passers-by in the street below.
A voiceless gasp escaped through wide open lips, where a moment before they had been firm set with murderous intent. The out-held gun-arm dropped, and the weapon clattered heavily to the ground. The man reeled. He tottered forward. Then, with a sigh, a deep drawn sigh, his knees gave under him and he plunged face downwards amongst the litter of the Adresol whose secret he had come to steal.
"Stand away " One of the others ran forward, thrusting at the tall Rover with a stiffened out-held arm to fend him out of their path. Vistur rolled a shoulder, sending the fellow shunting away. He went down while two more, unable to halt, thudded on him. Vistur stamped on an outstretched hand and sent a sword spinning. "What goes here!" Torgul's demand was loud enough to be heard.
"But he ken cut it," Bat cried, desperation finding expression in a clenched, out-held fist. "Can he?" The missionary smiled confidently. And Bat suddenly flung out both hands. "Say, Les," he cried, "do you think I want to see my partner, and best friend, hounded to a life of hell by that swine, Hellbeam? It breaks me to death the thought of it. Man, man, it sets me nigh crazed thinking that way.
And this hundred thousand dollars makes it so I can hand you " He lurched forward, his arms out-held. And as he came Keeko sprang back. "Quit it!" she threatened. "Quit! A step nearer and " But the man's passions were aflame. He laughed roughly. "Quit nothing," he cried. "You can't fool me. I'm out to make good for you, and you're standing in. You're going to " "You fool man!"
The man could scarcely get that beloved name from between his lips. "Yes, Tessibel is my mummy," said the boy. "You know my mummy, and my Uncle Forrie?" "Yes," assented Frederick, sitting down. "Come here and let me tell you all about your mother's beautiful curls." Boy hitched nearer the tall stranger. He was drawn in some unknown way toward this man whose arms were out-held to him.
He had not known that it was being operated there and had he sought to find it he could not have done so, for it was well hidden behind browse and thicket and a man watched furtively with a ready rifle. But the "blockader" recognized Bud and had no fears of his playing informer, so with an amused smile on his bearded face he stepped into sight with a tin cup invitingly out-held.
Your weak Asiatic intellect couldn't get the drop onto it no-how. You've been brought to a show-down ag'in a woman, an' you're out-held. You've got to quit; savey? Don't let us find you yere to-morrow. By third-drink time we'll be a-scoutin' for you with somethin' besides an op'ry glass, an' if you're noticed as part of the landscape you're goin' to have a heap of bad luck.
Andre-Louis continued to laugh, quite silently, as he sometimes did when the humour of a jest was peculiarly keen. Then he turned slowly about, and came back towards Pantaloon and the rest of the company, who were now all grouped together, at gaze. Pantaloon advanced to meet him with both hands out-held. For a moment Andre-Louis thought he was about to be embraced.
These strange folk were gentle enough with her, but never before had her mother refused her the haven of her out-held arms. Besides, they lied. Their eyes were shifty. She could see in their faces that they kept something from her. Philip, having confessed himself overnight, by candle-light, was at mass when the pair arrived.
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