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Glutter do Miss DeWolf the favor to assist the bearer, in bringing her father home." "Now, honey, 'tween you and me," said daddy, who soon after returned in high displeasure, "that Hank Glutter can lie as fast as a hoss can trot. He turned red clar up to his har, when he read your billet, and sez he to me, 'go tell Miss DeWolf that I've sprained my right arm, and can't lift a pound."
"Citizens," my father answered. "Why are you armed?" "To fight Injuns." A chorus of laughter came from the cavalry. They loosed rein, letting their horses advance. "My dear man," said one of them, a big shako on his head, "there ain't an Indian 'tween here an' St. Regis.
So she evidently must have come up again, for she was still in sight just before daybreak! Soon after daybreak next morning, the men were allowed to go aft under the poop for a wash, with a very limited supply of water, and the ladies had a portion of the 'tween decks to themselves for a short time.
Noting her tense expression, Grandoken continued: "It was only a misunderstandin' 'tween a few Jews when they nailed the Christ to the cross. Why, a lot of Israelites back there believed in 'im. I'm one of them believin' Jews, Jinnie." "I wish I was a Jew, cobbler," sighed Jinnie. "I'd think the same as you then, wouldn't I?" "Oh, you don't have to be a Jew to believe," returned Lafe.
This was the first of a countless number of lies told us by the Germans as to their intentions concerning us. We had had nothing to eat since tiffin, so we were ordered below to the 'tween decks to have supper. We clambered down a ladder to partake of our first meal as prisoners. What a contrast to the last meal we enjoyed on the Hitachi, taken in comfort and apparent security!
"Her name was Miss Orrecta Lippincott; they generally called her Recta, in the Judge's family." "Recta is single yet, I saw her just before we left; but why did'nt you marry her?" "'Tween you and me, Doctor, I was a fool, I've allers felt a kinder hankering after her. I can't get over them fust feelings I had, to this ere day. Is she handsome yit, Doctor?" "Not very."
And this gold-piece is still hot with running 'tween thee and me." Lempriere roared. "Why, then, for thy hit thou shalt have another gold-piece, gossip. But see" his voice lowered "know you where is my friend, Buonespoir, the pirate? Know you where he is in durance?" "As I know marrow in a bone I know where he hides, Nuncio, so come with me," answered the fool.
"'The devil! says he: ''twill take all I've got. And he never spoke another word, though Parson Lothrop he prayed with him, and did what he could for him. "Wal, that night I sot up with him; and he went off 'tween two and three in the mornin', and I laid him out regular. Of all the racks o' bone I ever see, I never see a human critter so poor as he was.
'You might tell me who and what this Solo is, continued Jim. 'Smartest, coolest, most darin' gold-thief in Australia. Outlawed for robbery under arms, wanted by all the police 'tween here and the Murray, and his head's worth five hundred to you 'r me, 'r any yob that can rob him of it. He works alone. What his right name is no one knows. 'That's all a bright look-out for me! laughed Jim.
Undisturbed and not at all daunted by a reply for which she had not even listened, aunt Ann raised her voice in cheerful response: "Well, you be along 'tween three an' four, an' you'll find me ready." "Mercy, aunt Ann!" said Amelia, beginning to unwind the visitor's wraps, "what makes you keep houndin' Amos that way?
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