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The station agent explained laconically, and the stranger gravely took off his battered hat. "My wagon's pretty full, but I can take you through," he said. "It would be a favour," said Deringham, taking out a roll of bills. "I should, of course, be glad to recompense you for your trouble."
"They say California prices are awful, there's such a rush. Our wagon's full." And as it stood in the Walkers's back yard, it certainly was. "We won't need such a lot of provisions," said Charley, wisely. "We get fed on the boats." "That's so," agreed Billy. "But dad and I'll use up 150 pounds of flour and bacon apiece, just getting across.
She is passing over the threshold into the "big house" of eternity, this mother of love and charity, who sang the little children to sleep, whose ebon fingers bound the wounds of youth. She knew enough of God to be all love of Christ to forgive all wrongs. "The wagon's ready," Jasper called, and Mrs. Mayfield turned to Jim. "Won't you come too?"
The company wagon's stalled back somewhere. That spavin-brained teamster's at his old tricks. I want you to take five men off the rear of the company, go back and find that wagon, and bring it up. Be smart about it." "Captain," remonstrated Si, "I'm wetter'n a drowned rat!" "Well, who in thunder ain't?" exploded the Captain. "Do I look as dry as a basket of chips?
"We gotter find some place where we can git cleaned up, that's all," she replied practically. "Most anybody would let you do that, I guess, if you told them what happened, an' if you can't ask why, I kin. Anybody 'cept a mean old thing like that! I s'pose I ought to be sorry that his wagon's broke an' his eggs are all over us instead of where they was goin', but I'm not a mite.
Shortly after, the anxious listeners in the shanty heard the click of the horse's shoes and the rumble of the departing wheels on the stones amid the wagon's creaking complaints against the steepness of the hill.
While driving the sheep wagon it had required all her attention to throw the brake to keep the wagon off the horses' heels, and release it as quickly, to select the best of a precarious road and maintain the wagon's equilibrium, but immediately the strain was over and her mind free to ramble, her thoughts reverted at once to Disston, in spite of her efforts to direct them elsewhere.
"Well, I haven't been kept awake any yet," Gobbet replied. "I wonder where that wagon's got to," and Kearton raised himself on one elbow and peered ahead from beneath the down-tilted brim of his helmet. Then he lay back again and shut his eyes. "Means is coming," he said. The announcement occasioned no surprise.
She greeted them with a bright smile, and when she saw Brackton she burst out: "Oh, Mr. Brackton, the wagon's in, and did my box come? ... To-day's my birthday." "'Deed it did, Lucy; an' many more happy ones to you!" he replied, delighted in her delight. "But it's too heavy for you. I'll send it up or mebbe one of the boys "
Yu're goin' to travel on to Zion 'long with me. I 'laow I'm man enough to look out for ye an' I got plenty room. The hull wagon's yourn. Guess thar won't nobody have anything to say ag'in that." His tone was pointed, unmistakable, and I sat fuming with it. My Lady drily acknowledged. "You are very kind, Daniel." "Wall, yu see I'm the best man on the draw in this hyar train. I'm a bad one, I am.
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