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For one thing, Lidgerwood's first executive act was to knock in the head of the ten-gallon celebration with a striking-hammer, before it was even spiggoted; and for another he quickly proved that he was Gridley's equal, if not his master, in the gentle art of track-clearing; lastly, and this was the most astonishing thing of all, he demonstrated that clean linen and correct garmentings do not necessarily make for softness and effeminacy in the wearer.
"We don't want any more dust around here than we can help." He looked around for his hat, put it on, and went out, sleeves up, to see that his order was enforced. Agnes was alighting from a horse as he stepped out. A tall, slight man with a gray beard was demanding of Ten-Gallon what had happened there. Relief warmed the terror out of her eyes as Agnes ran forward and caught Dr. Slavens' hand.
"He was a fox." "I was goin' to take a shot at him," bragged Ten-Gallon, "but he was too fur ahead of me. He had a faster horse than mine; and when I got here last night he was already located on that claim. The copper mine's over there where the old feller's tent stands, I tell you. They ain't enough of it on this place to make a yard of wire."
"Lord, he's breathin' through his back!" said Ten-Gallon. "He'll never live till we git him to the tent never in this world, Doc! I knew a feller that was knifed in the back one time till he breathed through his ribs that way, and he " "Never mind," said Slavens. "Take hold of him." Ten-Gallon's fire burned briskly, and the water boiled. Dr.
"You're the feller that beat Boyle to it, too," added the chief; "and I want to tell you, pardner, I take off my katy to you. You're one smart guy!" "You'll find your man on down the road about a quarter," directed Slavens, on whose ear the encomiums of Ten-Gallon fell without savor. "I heard in Meander today that you'd sold out to Boyle," said Ten-Gallon.
The menus of these luncheons consisted chiefly of buffalo sausage, bacon, venison, coffee and canned fruits. He carried the sausage in huge ten-gallon camp kettles. The palace coaches that cross the old trail today pulled by the smoke-choked engines of the A.T. & Santa Fe R.R. carry no provision for yelling Comanches, Cheyennes, Arapahoes, etc.
One filling would be more than sufficient for a round trip to Clipper Cay plus any cruising they would do while at the island. The tanks were full. Water capacity, an important consideration on waterless Clipper Cay, was more than adequate. In addition to a built-in fifty-gallon tank in the cabin, there was a rack of five ten-gallon jerry cans in the cockpit.
"Yes; the incident was much talked of at the time." We were nearing the object in the road. Suddenly the mules caught sight of it, backed, and crushed the ten-gallon keg under the axle against a bowlder a serious mishap, as our after experience will show.
With the blankets spread underfoot to keep down the dust, the early sun shining in through the lifted flap, Slavens put aside whatever animosity he held against the man and went to work earnestly in an endeavor to save his life. Ten-Gallon showed a nervous anxiety to get away.
With each feeble intake of breath blood bubbled from the blue mark, which looked like a little bruise, on his chest. "Well, see if you can make a fire, then, and hurry about it! Get some water on to boil as fast as you can!" Slavens directed the nerveless chief of police. Ten-Gallon set about his employment with alacrity while Slavens went over to Shanklin, turning his face up to the sky.
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