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He'll cosmic this here game to a standstill. He'll have Sour Dough there touching him for two-bits breakfast money see if he don't." "But eleven came only twice," says the conservative Cora. "Sure! But did you notice Nos. 22 and 33?" says Buck. "You got to humour any good hunch to a certain extent, cosmic or no cosmic."
It's only a couple of feet deep, and gravel bottom," insisted the restored adventurer. "Yes, but look at the steep bank. Never get up it." "I don't care. Let's try it! We can woggle around and dig it out somehow. I bet you two-bits we can," said the delicate young woman whom Mrs. Gilson was protecting. "All right. In she goes!"
I ask as a friend, Where do you think he took me? To one of those joints where you get everything from soup to nuts, including a scuttle full of red ink for thirty-five scudi. I was going to balk and rear in the harness when he started to lead me up the steps of the foundry, but as I always maintained discretion is the better part of valor, I'm two-bits ahead anyway you play it.
The old man paused, and a smile overspread his face as he gazed thoughtfully out of the window. "Yes," he continued, "it sartinly was some shock, an' no mistake. When he went to the office to be paid fer his week's work, he found that the company had docked him two-bits fer the fifteen minutes he was absent on that air-trip when the blast went off. Now, what d'ye think of that?"
He leaned back to untie a sack of ore, but Old Hassayamp was not to be deterred. "Yes sir," he went on opening up his eyes triumphantly, "a widdy woman says you owe her two-bits for some bread!" He laughed uproariously at this pointed jest and clambered back to the plank sidewalk where he sat down convulsed in his chair. "Aw, you make me tired!" said Rimrock shortly.
Most of us had money; and those of the outfit who had returned were clean shaven and brought the report that a shave was two-bits and a drink the same price. The town struck me as something new and novel, two thirds of the habitations being of canvas.
There had been hungry times in the Blackwater district, and some of this quartz was half gold. An Indian wood-hauler came down from Wild Rose Spring with his wagon filled with casks of water, and as he peddled his load at two-bits a bucket the camp took on a new lease of life.
Pete leaned back against the cushions and closed his eyes. Owen glanced at him and shook his head. There was nothing vicious or brutal in that face. It was not the face of a killer. Pete sat up suddenly. "I was forgittin' I was broke," and he turned to Owen. "No. There's sixty-seven dollars and two-bits of yours over at the station, along with your gun and a bundle of range clothes."
"Two-bits," said I. Whereat she burst into laughter. "Won't you repeat it?" she said, when she had regained control of herself. "Two-bits," said I. And once more she rippled into uncontrollable silvery laughter. "I beg your pardon," said she; "but what ... what was it you said?" "Two-bits," said I; "is there anything wrong about it?"
The change will come to-day. Ah Cum had no business taking him into the city last night. The young man did not know what he was doing or where he was." O'Higgins extracted a cigar from a pocket and inspected it. Henry Clay, thirteen cents in Hong-Kong and two-bits in that dear old New York.
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