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The gaze of surprise with which Spink listened to the first part of this speech changed to a look of sadness towards the end of it. "Captain Ogilvy," said he, in a tone of solemnity that was a strong contrast to his usual easy, careless manner of speaking, "you ca'd me an honest man, an' ye think I'm clear o' guilt in this matter, but ye're mista'en.
He was a newcomer in the town and knew but little about the quarrels of bygone days. "Don't waste time here," added another youth. "We can finish with them when we come back." "You are afraid, now that we are four to six," said Snap. "You were willing enough to pitch into Shep and me when we were alone." "Oh, give us a rest!" growled Ham Spink, not knowing what else to say.
Presently he was near enough to make out six forms around the fire. Then he recognized Ham Spink, Carl Dudder, Jack Voss, and some other of the lads of the town who usually went with Ham and Carl. One boy, named Ike Akley, was a ne'er-do-well, who had once set a barn on fire and burned up two cows. For this he had been locked up, but his father had procured his release by paying heavy damages.
Here the fishermen cast anchor, and, baiting their hand-lines, began to fish. At first they were unsuccessful, but before half an hour had elapsed, the cod began to nibble, and Big Swankie ere long hauled up a fish of goodly size. Davy Spink followed suit, and in a few minutes a dozen fish lay spluttering in the bottom of the boat. "Time's up noo," said Swankie, coiling away his line.
"Father thinks it would be wise for us to row to Firefly Lake. Then we can hide our boat and tote our supplies over to the mountains." "That suits me, Shep." "Did Ham Spink and his crowd go that way?" asked Whopper. "I think they did, but I am not sure." "Well, I don't want to meet them if they did," came from Giant. "They can keep their distance and we'll keep ours."
The last to come out were Tom Spink, the boy Buckwheat, and Herman Lunkenheimer, the good-natured but simple-minded German; and these three came out only after repeated threats from Bert Rhine, who, with Nosey Murphy and Kid Twist, was patently in charge. Also, like a faithful dog, Guido Bombini fawned close to him. "That will do stop where you are," Mr.
For the moment the enemy were disconcerted, and taking advantage of this, Snap and Shep started on a run through the dark forest, moving as swiftly as the condition of the ground would permit. The Spink crowd came after them, shouting to them to stop. Carl Dudder called out that he would shoot if they did not halt. "Do you think he'll do it?" asked Shep uneasily.
Morris and myself are spending part of our time in preparing reading matter and pictures for the paper, and while we are working at the printing office of the Grimes Brothers on Wednesdays, Miss Spink, Miss Ethel Costello and their assistants, Miss Mosher, Miss Isabel McCormick, Miss Falvey, Miss Hegarty, Miss McCarthy, Miss Collins, Miss Cox, Miss Johnson, Miss Gilbert, and Miss Hazel McCormick are diligently at work in the Circulation Department.
"We want to go back to work, that's what we want." "Which is not the way to ask for it," I answered. "Sir," he added hastily. "That's better," I commented. "Oh, my God, sir, don't let 'm come aft." Tom Spink muttered hurriedly in my ear. "That'd be the end of all of us. And even if they didn't get you an' the rest, they'd heave me over some dark night.
"Now our boat is gone, I am going to claim yours until we get ours back." "That ain't fair!" cried Ham Spink. "It has got to be fair," answered Snap, stubbornly. "Most of our stores are gone, too," growled the dudish youth. "That isn't our fault." "Will you -er -will you sell us one of your deer?" faltered another of the crowd. "If you absolutely need it, yes; otherwise, no," said Shep.
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