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They'll fortify the harbour so's it'll be safe if any of them sneakin' men-o'-war comes pryin' about and we was as near took by one of 'em a few nights ago as near as near and they'll build us a regular flyer of a schooner, on condition that they're properly treated; so as long as the work's about I want you to act amiable to 'em, and after we've got all the help out of 'em that we want, I don't care what comes to 'em.
"And marrying her girl to the greatest catch in California," thought the detective, but he said: "I believe you're dead right, although, of course, there may be nothing in it. Even 'Gene Bisbee might be mistaken, pryin' a gazelle out of an elephant like that. Now, tell me all you know." When Ruyler had covered every point Spaulding nodded.
They had always been kind to him, you said." "Not a bit o' grudge," the mountaineer answered, "they were good friends. An' I reckon it wasn't Johnny that wanted the trouble to begin again, but thar's always a lot o' hotheads pryin' into other folks' business.
Astonishment, resentment, helplessness, incredulity, all struggled for place. How had this man discovered her secret? How? How? What did he know besides? For a moment her feelings robbed her of speech and betrayed themselves in her expressive face. But the man's smile, so easy, so disarming, held her. He saw and understood, and he hastened to reassure her. "Guess I ain't pryin'," he said bluntly.
"'Well, says Mack, 'sit down, he says. 'Rockyfeller, he says, 'tell Morgan f'r to fetch up a kag iv sherry wine, he says. 'Tom, he says, 'we've been frinds f'r years, he says. 'We have, says Tom. 'We've concealed it fr'm th' vulgar an' pryin' public, he says; 'but in our hear-rts we've been frinds, barrin' th' naygur dillygates at th' convintion, he says.
Marks gave a discontented growl, and set his empty glass down upon the table with an impatient gesture. "You might have given the money to Phoebe," he said, "as well as have brought it yourself. We don't want no fine ladies up here, pryin' and pokin' their precious noses into everythink." "Luke, Luke!" remonstrated Phoebe, "when my lady has been so kind!" "Oh, damn her kindness!" cried Mr.
"He's an objectionable person, I must say," remarked Maxwell, and hesitated to trust himself further. Mrs. Burke gazed at Maxwell for some time in silence and then began: "You look about done up I don't want to be pryin', but I guess you'd better own up. Something's the matter." "I am just worried and anxious, and I suppose I can't help showing it," he replied wearily.
Him that's allus talkin' about lovin' our neighbours as ourselves, standin' a-tween us an' our natral rights. I hev often told Eudora, heven't I, dear? that we need a better place than this. Now, that Frenelle homestead is jist what we want, an' it seemed as if the Lord intended we should hev it, too. It is so included from all pryin' eyes, an' away from them country people who are so uncongenial.
"While I don't go pryin' 'round this Hardrobe's private affairs savages is mighty sensitive of sech matters I learns, incidental, that Hardrobe is fair rich. He's rich even for Osages; an' they're as opulent savages as ever makes a dance or dons a feather. Later, I finds out that Hardrobe's squaw Bloojacket's mother is dead. "'See thar? says Hardrobe one day.
"I haint erfeerd ter shoot ye," blustered Judd, and added significantly, "Yo're body wouldn't never be found, and yo' wouldn't be ther first pryin' stranger what got lost in these hyar hills, and warn't never heard of more." "Admitted. But what's to be gained in taking the chance? I'm ready yes, anxious to give you my word of honor that I'll forget what I've stumbled on here this afternoon.
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