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"A man c'n brag an' lie about phwat he knows, an' phwere he's been, an' phwat he's done; an' noine toimes out av tin, ye cud trust him to th' inds av th' earth wid ye're lasht dollar. "But wanst let um go out av his way to belittle himsilf an' phwat he knows, an' Oi w'udn't trust him wid a bent penny as far as Oi cud t'row a bull be th' tail fer 'tis done wid a purpose. 'Tis so wid Shtromberg."
What a pity we can't scare up a livin' 'un that 'ud be a nice cargo for our return-trip, w'udn't, my lad?" "Yes," I answered, mechanically, without hearing what Ben said; for I was at that moment thinking of something else. We had observed how the carcass of the antelope for antelope it was had been mangled and half eaten by some preying creature. Ben said it was wolves or jackals.
Boys, our ole kummerade's wiped out for sartin. I know how Walt loved that thar piece. He w'udn't a parted wi' it unless along wi' his life." This is the conviction of several others acquainted with Wilder. It is the company of Rangers to which he formerly belonged. "Thar's been foul play somewhar," continues Cully. "Walt went back to the States to Kaintuck, ef this chile ain't mistook.
"Look out, Rand!" cautioned Dick, creeping back from the bushes into which he had fled as soon as he had gained his feet, as Rand went up to where the cat was lying. "Take care it don't spring on you!" "No danger," replied Rand: "it's dead." "Faith, thin, Oi w'udn't trust it, dead or alive," said Gerald. "That was a good shot, Rand," commended the colonel, "and just in time.
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