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However, he reached its end cheery in the belief that the sun of Tuesday would light no Waterloo. "I'll win," he said to Bowers. "By no walkover, I admit; but I'll win." "M-yes; I guess, but by the narrowest margin the Demijohn ever gave. The slightest flurry might snow us under." "I'd stake my head on it." "Some who have betted less than that have hedged."
This town of Esperitu wasn't the capital any more than Cleveland, Ohio, is the capital of the United States, but it was the political centre where they cooked up revolutions, and made up the slates. "At the end of the week Denver says the machine is started running. "'Sully, says he, 'we've got a walkover. Just because General Rompiro ain't Don Juan-on-the-spot the other crowd ain't at work.
The fighting men were with him solidly, even those who had been inclined to object to his European tactics had, in view of his brilliant generalship, been obliged to concede him the honour that was his due. For his victory had not been altogether the walkover he had airily described to Craven.
He did not say so on the contrary, he expressed in sonorous phrases his satisfaction that there was to be "a real test of strength between conservatism and radicalism." He never dropped his pose, even with me not even with himself. "I confess I don't share your cheerfulness," said I. "If Scarborough were a wild man, we'd have a walkover.
"Do you think either of them will be elected?" asked Andy. "Not if I can prevent it," replied the young major. "Neither of them deserves any office." "I understand Dan Baxter wants to be major," said Stuffer. "Talk about gall! What has he ever done for the school? Nothing." "He won't get the office," said Jack. "Is Bart going to have a walkover?" asked Pepper. "Hardly.
They think he's not so bad-looking, not so bad that it hurts anyway, and he's got a pretty good line of guff, and some even think he shakes a darn wicked Walkover at dancing!" "Yes." She spoke slowly. "I haven't much doubt that when I'm away you manage to find people who properly appreciate you." "Well, I just mean " he protested, with a sound of denial. Then he was angered into semi-honesty.
"No fresh mug can do youse now," Buster Kelley finally declared. "I'll put me dough on you, an' I'll win, too." Bruce was really in very good form, and he felt that he stood more than an even chance with Merriwell. He had seen the freshman fight, however, and he realized that he would not have a walkover.
They're going to be mighty cute and foxy, and while a Yaqui isn't in it with our old time American Indians in the matter of covering a trail, still we aren't going to have any walkover. We've got our work cut out for us." "I believe you!" shouted Yellin' Kid. "But we'll get the devils sooner or later."
"It is a corker," confessed Pierson. "We weren't looking for anything of the sort a short time ago." "I should say not. Up to the time Merriwell went in it looked as if Harvard had a walkover." "Gordon feels bad enough about it, that is plain. He is trying to appear cheerful on the bench, but " "He can't stand it any longer; he's leaving." That was right.
In the Grand Boulevards the Remington typewriter headquarters are closed, as is the Spalding shop for athletic supplies; but the establishments of the Walkover Shoe Company, both on the Boulevard des Capucines and the Boulevard des Italiens, are open. In spite of the hardship entailed upon American firms, they are far from complaining.
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