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"Why, yes, Mr. Hooper; it's both poss " "Come on, Billy! Good-night, Mr. Hooper and Mrs. Hooper. We all had a dandy time." And Bill was led away. But he was able, by hanging back a little, to whisper to Gus that he was on the track of something from Thad, for Bill could only think that the young man would make a confession or commit himself in some way.
Ellen Harriott made a sudden step forward. "I will go back too," she said. "Why, Miss Harriott!" said Poss in astonishment, "You've seen lots of 'em killed. Native cats, too. Watch me knock him out of that with a stick." "No, no, I'll go back, too. I don't feel like killing anything to-night. You come back too, Hugh."
The children were gravely and quietly sharpening terrific-looking knives on small stones; the old lady had some needlework; while Mary and Ellen and Poss and Binjie talked about horses, that being practically the only subject open to the two boys. After a time Mrs. Gordon said, "Won't you sing something?" and Mary sat down to the piano and sang to them.
"There are no neighbours at all except Poss and Binjie, two young fellows on the next station. The people in town are just the publicans and the storekeeper, and all the selectors around us are a very wild lot. Very few strangers come that we can have in the house. They are nearly all cattle and sheep buyers, and they are either too nervous to say a word, or they talk horses.
I must be off at daylight to-morrow, home again, or the old man'll know the reason why." By this time they had reached the homestead, and Poss went off with the children to the stables. Here he secured the "knockabout" horse, always kept saddled and bridled about the station for generally-useful work, and set off at a swinging canter up the paddock after his own steed.
The Indian standing next to him knew that he was bound to say something in English, and he would sing out something like the following: "Poss number half pass five cents go to ! I don't care!" This system was really so ridiculous and amusing that the General had to give it up, and the order was accordingly countermanded.
Mrs. Doctor Fenwick is now the father of four small tow-headed children, who poss the long Australian days teasing a tame Kangaroo and stoning the loud-laughing great kingfisher and other birds, catalogue of which is mislaid. His wife has not had a single nervous attack for years, and probably never will have another. Doctor Faber married Mrs. Ashleigh!
Poss and Binjie had long ago laid their dearest possessions at her feet, begging her to ride them horses so precious that it had hitherto been deemed sacrilege to put a side-saddle on them. She had the divine gift of "hands," and all manner of excitable, pulling horses went quietly and smoothly under her management.
Do you think you can find your way back to the homestead?" "What for?" "To tell them to send Poss and Binjie after me. I don't expect they've gone home yet. I want a witness with me when I catch Red Mick with these sheep, or else fifty of his clan will swear that he has been in bed for six weeks, or something like that."
Emily waited till the rider came fairly close, and said, "Poss, this is Miss Grant." The rider blushed, and lifted his hand to his hat. Fatal error!
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