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We got title to this place fair and square, and " "Not yet you ain't." "S-s-sh," breathed Molly, tightening her grip on his wrist. "It's like I say, Mis' Dale," Luke Tweezy burred on from behind his handkerchief, "I ain't got any wish to add to yore troubles, and so I got my partner to agree for me to give you five hundred dollars cash money if you'll pack up and clear out quiet and peaceful."
"It's a mighty fine speech so far all right," commented Jimmy to the old man, who began excitedly, "You just wait! If he gets goin', I tell you " "S-s-sh" hissed someone in front of them, turning and glaring at the offender, and the conversationalist subsided and looked at Jimmy and glared and said, "S-s-sh!" as if the latter were the culprit.
Someone had tittered at Uncle Matthew as they passed up the steps of the court towards the door, and Uncle William, disregarding the fact that he was in a court of law, had turned on him very fiercely, and had said "Damn your sowl!..." but a policeman, saying "S-s-sh!", had bustled him out of the court before he could complete his threat.
He has had ten dollars' worth of telling to-day by 'Sniffer' Orne. But telling ain't showing. What do you say?" The Squire gave Jones a whimsical wink and indicated the attentive Vaniman with a jab of the thumb. "S-s-sh! Look out, or the rate of interest will go up."
Peter swung his legs over the rail and faced the woods again. He twisted his head once to say: "Keep still, can't yeh? Quit scufflin' aroun'!" They could see by his manner that this was a supreme moment. The group became motionless and still. Later, Peter turned to say, "S-s-sh!" to a restless boy, and the air with which he said it smote them all with awe.
"S-s-sh!" whispered the mother, opening the door very softly. "Don't make any noise." "What's up or who's sick?" asked the good-looking young man, pinching his mother's plump arm. "There's a little girl asleep in the spare room. Don't wake her," cautioned the mother, who, to prevent even a hat falling, had secured Martin's things and was putting them on the rack. "Friend of Molly's?
Did you think I was twins? Get down off there this minute. You've gone crazy. I thought so when I saw that beaver. Either that or you've been drinkin'. Grace! What DOES make her so long gettin' that hammer?" Finding the hammer did seem to take a long time. There was no sound from the kitchen. Kyan, steadying himself with one hand on the pipe, waved the other wildly. "S-s-sh! s-sh-h!" he hissed.
I was just going to knock " They motioned at her violently. "Sh!" they whispered. Their countenances were very impressive. "What's the matter with you fellows?" asked Florinda in her ordinary tone; whereupon they made gestures of still greater wildness. "S-s-sh!" Florinda lowered her voice properly. "Who is over there?" "Some swells," they whispered. Florinda bent her head.
He scowled at the boys and whispered angrily: "Why didn't yeh bring th' powder horn an' th' thing with th' bullets in? I told yeh t' bring 'em. I'll send somebody else next time." "Yeh didn't tell us!" cried the two boys shrilly. "S-s-sh! Quit yeh noise," said Peter, with a violent gesture.
"Gee!" says I. "Why, I could wear out all my old shoes doin' that, and if ever you need " "S-s-sh!" says she. "Here comes my aunt!" Not waitin' for any further diagram of the situation, I makes a dash into the cloakroom, where I finds Izzy Budheimer gazin' puzzled at Bobby, who's sittin' tilted back in his shirt sleeves with the braided coat slung on the floor. "Look here, Torchy!" begins Izzy.
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