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Olga Lermontof is always hinting that there is." "Look here, Diana," said Jerry, getting rather red. "Don't let's talk about Errington. You know we always get shirty with each other when we do. I'm not going to pry into his private concerns and as for Miss Lermontof, she's the type of woman who simply revels in making mischief." "But it is funny Mr.
'No, said Paul, 'I do not see. If you choose to renew this conversation to-morrow, that is my hotel, and I shall be pleased to meet you there at any hour before noon. 'Now, the Colonel answered, taking him by the sleeve in alcoholic friendship, 'you are becoming shirty, and your tone is warlike. And that, Mr. Armstrong, is unreasonable. Perhaps you know now that I am an old traveller.
'Assuring you of my desire to be of service to you, I remain, yours very sincerely, 'Very nice, too, murmured Watson at the conclusion of the letter. 'Who says that high ideals don't pay? 'What do you mean? said Selwyn sternly. The younger man got up from his chair and looked at his watch. 'Don't get shirty, he said. 'I was only thinking that 800 per is a fairly healthy figure for that dope.
"Right-O! The old man had me puzzled for a minute with his silly chaffing. Stupid of me, too, because we'd just been talking about you." "Had you, though!" "Rather. Hadn't you better take me where we can have a quiet little talk?" "I'm not conscious of the necessity " "Oh, I say!" Wertheimer protested amiably "don't be shirty, old top. Give a chap a chance.
"Look at my face! That's the face of a freethinker, and I don't care who knows it. Now! what have you got to say against my face, `Man-without-a-Shirt?" The brother drew back. He had been known in the northwest in his sinful days as "Man-without-a-Shirt," alias "Shirty," or "The Dirty Man," and was flabbergasted at being recognized in speech.
"What's the use of talking like that?" he interrupted, in a half-whining voice. "Don't I tell you I will as soon as ever I get this other business off? It's bound to come right in six months or so Barber said so before he went away and then I can buy my own station, because the old woman's bound to get shirty if I won't have the other girl she's been on it already, don't I tell you? You just wait.
Next in line was "Shirty" MacDonough, a minor politician, "appropriately framed in silver dimes," as the "Clarion" put it. He was followed by Eddie Perkins, proprietor of a dubious resort on Mail Street. By this time coat-room franchises had suffered a severe depreciation.
"Ye're only kiddin'," said Chook, cheerfully; "an' wot'll 'e do ter yous?" "Me! 'E niver rouses on me. W'en 'e gits shirty, I just laugh, an' 'e can't keep it up." "Right-oh!" said Chook. "Look out fer a song an' dance nex' Sunday." About five o'clock on the following Sunday afternoon, Chook, beautifully attired in the larrikin fashion, sauntered up to the door and tried the knocker.
'Liza! She turned round and started with surprise very well imitated. 'I didn't see you was there! she said. 'Why did yer pretend not ter notice me, as yer went past eh, Liza? 'Why, I didn't see yer. 'Garn! But you ain't shirty with me? 'Wot 'ave I got to be shirty abaht? He tried to take her hand, but she drew it away quickly. She was getting used to the movement.
It was a week or two before the chance came, and in the meantime he pretended to be friendly with me. "One afternoon I was in a saloon, and the barkeeper had just told me how Shirty Smith and Op'ry Bill had had a quarrel, and how Shirty was tearing around like a mad bull and swearing he 'd shoot Bill on sight, when in walked Op'ry himself.
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