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Denton was so proud of his clerk that he could not help boasting. "Abe is the smartest man in the United States," he said. "Yes, and he can beat any man in the country running, jumping, or wrastling." A bunch of young roughnecks lived a few miles away in another settlement called Clary Grove. "That Denton Offut talks too much with his mouth," they said angrily.
To-day as he passed their table the Roughnecks greeted him, "Come on, sit in! You 'n' Paul too proud to feed with poor folks? Afraid somebody might stick you for a bottle of Bevo, George? Strikes me you swells are getting awful darn exclusive!" He thundered, "You bet!
Possibly most of these were what we would call the worst elements; and by that we would mean not only the roughnecks of the police or sheriff's offices, but also the punctilious, smooth-mannered Southerners who practically monopolized the political offices.
If only we can destroy the original and Hooker's copy, we can hold Hooker a prisoner till we get at Jerkline Jo and find out what's on her head. Then we can hog it all and beat it." "Well well, how'll we begin? You got me beat, Lucy. You're a better schemer than I am. What's to be done first?" "Beat it in your car to the mountains and get Tehachapi and the other roughnecks.
"The fool wouldn't move quick enough, and if anyone stands in my way I get them, sooner or later. You're a little queen, Billie, and you've been lording it over the roughnecks around here so long that you think you can set your heel on the neck of the universe. A little cave-man stuff would be good for you, my dear." "You being the cave-man?" Her clear laughter rang out scornfully.
They kin pass things off wid th' high hand an' kape their nerve betther'n th' roughnecks ivry toime. "Think av that terribul murdherer, Deeming an' thim tu docthors Pritchard an' Palmer, colludge men, all av thim. An' not on'y men, but wimmin, tu. 'Member Mrs. Maybrick? All movin' in th' hoighth av society!" He was silent a moment, then his face fell.
"Well, if he is, it ain't anybody's business but mine." Then evidently repenting her harshness, she added, "I got tickets to a dance-hall up-town to-night. I'll take you along if you want to look on. You wouldn't catch me dancing with any of those roughnecks." Nance found looking on an agonizing business. Not that she wanted to dance with the roughnecks any more than Birdie did.
I feel as though I would be condemned if I did not do something for these hard-working people who are doing their part in developing this country the settlers, and even the timbermen." "You want to be a lady Santa Claus to that bunch of roughnecks at Benbow Camp, do you?" laughed Jennie. "Well, I would like to help somebody besides Wonota.
Babbitt usually sat at the one near the door, with a group including Gunch, Finkelstein, Professor Pumphrey, Howard Littlefield, his neighbor, T. Cholmondeley Frink, the poet and advertising-agent, and Orville Jones, whose laundry was in many ways the best in Zenith. They composed a club within the club, and merrily called themselves "The Roughnecks."
"Nor McWilliams. I'd admire to include him," murmured Denver. That sunburned, nonchalant youth laughed musically. "Sure thing. I'd hate to be left out. The only difference is " "Well?" His roving eye circled blandly round. "I stand about one show in a million. Y'u roughnecks are dead ones already."
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