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Finally, after having exhausted the entire half hour that she had allowed it, the train started with a puff and a wheeze, and ambled on toward its destination, with frequent brief pauses to get its breath or to accommodate the connections that were "all out of whack," and a final long and agonizing wait in the yards.

So by the time Miss Belinda had gathered up Peter-Kins and saw that the turkey was more frightened than hurt, Zip was blocks away, laughing to himself at the whack the monkey and turkey had gotten instead of him, and at the funny spectacle the three of them must have made as they ran around and around the yard. "And won't Tabby laugh when I tell her about it?" he thought.

So, in broken phrases and in a small voice that quivered with anger revived he told. While he was telling, his father said nothing; and when it was over, he still said nothing. He seemed to be looking out of the window, and Roy felt him draw one big breath. "Have you got to whack me now, Daddy?" he asked, still in his small voice. His father's hand closed on his arm. "No.

Roddy naturally inquired. Whack! "OW!" cried Roddy. "That's no fair!" "You got to say just what I say," Penrod was heard informing him. "That's the rixual, and anyway, even if you do get it right, Verman's got to hit you every now and then, because that's part of the rixual, too. Now go on and say it. 'I solemnly swear to keep the secrets in infadelaty and violate and sanctuary."

There was a lot of things to be thought of before we regularly made a move for good and all; but when you make up your mind for a dart, it's wonderful how things shape. We hadn't much trouble dividing the gold, and what cash there was we could whack easy enough. There was the live stock that was running in the Hollow, of course. We couldn't well take them with us, except a few of the horses.

Therefore, I suggest that this is an auspicious occasion for passing suitable resolutions reaffirming Nevada's invincible repugnance to a debased currency, her unalterable fidelity to hard money and her distinguished approval of the resumption of specie payment." "Get in a whack at the Greenbackers," said Col. Orndorff. "I surely approves the suggestion," said Mr. Stewart.

He landed in the bow of the canoe, and the horrified look on my friend's face was a delight to see. The Porky was wide awake by this time, for I could hear his teeth clacking as he advanced to the attack. "Great Scott! He's coming straight at me!" The Porcupine was certainly game. I saw the paddle rise in the air and come down with a tremendous whack, but it seemed to have little effect.

I jest caught you in time!" "Thank you," said the man. "I really didn't know what I was doing. All I wanted to do was to get away from the wreck, and I took the first path I saw. I must have got out of breath, for when I reached the top of the hill I couldn't go any more, and I just slipped down." "I saw you!" exclaimed Sam. "Maybe dat whack you got on top ob yo' haid makes you feel funny."

I know hall about it as though I'd been 'andling it myself for the last ten years. And a great deal of cutting there is in twelve thousand a year. You've 'ad your whack out of it, and now we wants to have hourn. That's Henglish, hain't it?" "Did your father send you here, Mr. Mollett?" "Never you mind who sent me, Sir Thomas. Perhaps he did, and perhaps he didn't.

Without conscious purpose, she, also, loosened the plump ankles. Elsie rolled in a whimpering, little heap on the floor. "I want my Daddy," she whined. "You can't have your Daddy," answered Tess. Lifting the child to her feet, she noted how like to Deforrest Young's were the little one's eyes. "Your daddy air a dirty duffer," said Jake. "Give 'er a whack in the face, Tess."