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"Nary one of 'em's eaten a mouthful," said Pine, just as a chopper rested from his work to shout, "We'll have enough shingles rived for the roof by the time them fellers gits their wall up;" and another said, "Pine, that there clay-bank by the spring's the very best kind. It's most as good as mortar." "'Tis if you temper it well," said Pine. "Call 'em to breakfast.
Each wore a white hat, and from that distance they appeared as much alike in size and bearing as a man and his reflection. The sheriff swore a surprised oath at sight of them, and their cunning plan to confuse and divide the pursuing force. "Which one of 'em's Kerr?" he shouted as he leaned in his saddle, urging his horse on for all that it could do. "I don't know," Lambert returned.
Rale winked facetiously, evidently rather proud of the exploit as it had been related to him. "Wal', ther way I understan', they wa'n't both of 'em niggers; however, that was the story told on board. This yere Joe Kirby is pretty damn slick, let me tell you. One of 'em's a white gurl, who just pretended she wus a nigger.
It's mighty likely though that some of 'em's done come knockin' along by now. Them jurists is a heap persistent, not to say diffoosive, an' soon or late they shore trails into every camp. Which we'd have had 'em among us long ago, but nacherally, an' as far as argyments goes, we turns 'em off.
"It might have been the shadow." "But it might not. Shouldn't wonder. One of 'em's sneaked in. Saw the cabin empty, an' figgered we'd turned in. While we was in the strong-room." He took the automatic from his pocket and went straight to the door of Carlsen's room. It was locked or bolted from within. "The fool!" said Lund.
And oh! how intensely and intently did those in the boat and those on the shore gaze at each other as the space between them diminished! "They not look like enemies," said Betsy in subdued tones. "And I don't think they are armed," returned Marie, with palpitating heart, "but I cannot yet make out the faces only, they seem to be white, some of them." "Yis, an' some of 'em's brown."
Hiram Higgins smiled a world of tolerance. "'Tain't worth mentionin' alongside some of the things he's done," he said deprecatingly. "You'll hear about 'em fast enough." "What's the local doctor say about it?" asked Madison. "There ain't enough pickin's to keep a doctor here, though some of 'em's tried," chuckled Mr. Higgins.
Are you so weak as that, poor Colin? but th' trouble is that sometimes they can scarce keep from burstin' out laughin'. When we get safe into the garden they laugh till they've no breath left to laugh with. An' they have to stuff their faces into Mester Colin's cushions to keep the gardeners from hearin', if any of, 'em's about." "Th' more they laugh th' better for 'em!" said Mrs.
There is old Sitting Bull, for instance, and Lone Lion, Rain-in-the-Face, and Horse-with-the-Red-Eye, and so forth, and so forth!" "Exactly. Every one o' 'em's a danged descendant o' ther old Satan, hisself." "Layin' aside ther Injun subjeck," said Charity Joe, forking into the roasted venison, "I move thet we take up a silent debate on ther pecooliarities uv a deer's hind legs; so heer goes!"
"There's jess two people can unfasten this chain," exclaimed Jimmy, blowing hard and kneading his palms, after two such exertions, "one of em's a blacksmith and t'other's a woodchopper. Gal, how did you git yer?"
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