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Faix, sir, this'll come so handy for the landlord at kome, in regard o' the rint for the bit o' phatie ground, so it will, if I can get home agin widout brakin' it. Arrah, maybe yer haner 'ud give me the price o' my bed, an' a bit to ate, sir, an' keep me from brakin' in upon this, sir, Gad bless the money!
I suppose he got drunk, or had an accident, and didn't reach you. It had to be. I was needed here couldn't tell what would happen." "It has happened out all right," said Dingley, "and this'll be the end of it. You got them miners solid now. The strikers'll eat humble pie after to-day." "We'll be married to-day, just the same," the mine-boss said, as he gave some brandy to the girl.
MacNelly clapped his fist in his hand. "This'll make the adjutant sick with joy. Maybe we won't have it on the Governor! We'll show them about the ranger service. Duane! how'd you ever do it?" "Now, Captain, not the half nor the quarter of this job's done. The gang's coming down the road. I saw them from the train. They'll ride into town on the dot two-thirty." "How many?" asked MacNelly.
"Does she think I stole her dirty money, me that has money o' me own a thief is it she takes me for? Oh, wirra! wirra! and her an' me wuz gittin' on so fine, too; and like as not this'll start the morgage and the cancer on her again." Pearl threw herself on the hot little bed, and sobbed out her indignation and her homesickness. She could not put it off this time.
He was sick all night an' all this mornin', an' I may in confidence remark as I hope this'll be a lesson to him to never do it again, for I've got a feelin' in my legs as 'll bear me out in lettin' him or any one else die afore I'll ever work again like I've worked to-day an' last night." "Why, what " "Did n't you see young Dr. Brown?" "No, I "
The younger man's head had sunk on his brother's blood-stained breast. "Now, look here, Ned, old man this'll never do don't don't give up!" The answer came faint and low: "Tell Betty when you see her that with my last breath I spoke her name her face lights the dark way " "You're going, Ned?" "Yes " "Say you forgive me!" "There's nothing to forgive it's all right John good-bye "
This was said by Windebank feelingly, pityingly; he seemed unconscious that they had been overheard by Mavis. She was firmly, yes, quite firmly, resolved to hate him, whatever he might do to efface her animosity. Meanwhile, the cab had fetched something of a compass, and had now turned into Regent Street. "Here we are: this'll do," suddenly cried Windebank. "What for?" "Grub. Hi, stop!"
Brace had hard work to keep from casting uneasy glances at them, but he did pretty well, joining in the chat over the meal, and listening to a yarn from the captain about how he had traced out the deep channel years before in just such a shallow river as this, and how he was going to find one now. "This'll be ten times as easy," he said, "for we only want water enough for these boats.
"Keep an eye lifting, you men," ordered Brown. "This'll be a messenger from Bholat, ten to one. Mind they don't ambush him! Watch every way at once, and shoot at anything that moves!" "Clippety-clippety-clippety-cloppety " The sound of a galloping horse grew nearer; a horse hard-ridden, that was none the less sure-footed still, and going strong in spite of sun and heat.
"This hyar cub will go blab," was the first suggestion. "He will keep mum," said the vocalist, glancing at the boy with a jovially tipsy combination of leer and wink. "Hyar is the persuader!" He rapped sharply on the muzzle of his pistol. "This'll scotch his wheel." "Hold yer own jaw, ye drunken 'possum!" retorted another of the group.
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