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Burchard, in his long black cassock, offered his hand cordially. "I am glad you could be with us, Mr. Belden," he began, but the other broke in: "If you have tired her, if this makes a difference " he muttered fiercely, "you will have me to settle with. Mind that!" He hurried down the stairs, his hands still clinched. Peter was starting off with the road-wagon. They nodded shortly at each other.
Westerfelt was just turning from the window, unable to stand the sight longer, when he saw Abner Lithicum's new road-wagon, with its red wheels and high green bed, in which sat the five women of his family, pause at his gate. Going out on the veranda, Westerfelt saw Abner coming up the walk, cracking his wagon-whip at the stunted rose-bushes.
"If the Pioneer Stage Company want to keep up with the times, and not degenerate into the old style 'one hoss' road-wagon business, they'd better make some reform on the line.
Louis" and "Egypt," two carriage-horses of fine action; a buggy horse named "Julia;" Master Jesse's Shetland ponies, "Billy Button" and "Reb;" "Jeff Davis," a natural pacer; "Mary," Miss Nellie's saddle-horse; "Jennie," a brood mare, and three Hambletonian colts. Five vehicles were in the carriage house a landau, a barouche, a light road-wagon, a top-buggy, and a pony- phaeton for the children.
It was a covered road-wagon, and Deck judged that the captain had talked with him to pass away the time while he was waiting for the conveyance. They were driven first to the hotel. "I have heard a great deal about the Riverlawn Cavalry, as you call them, though its two companies belong to the first cavalry regiment," said the captain when they were seated in the vehicle.
The convict cursed vilely, but in the midst of his impotent rage the other stopped and dragged him to his feet. "That's enough. You padlock that ugly mouth and light a shuck." The girl came forward and the man leaned heavily on her as he limped to the road. The Texan followed with the buckskin she had been riding and tied it to the back of the road-wagon.
Skipper had been playing at standing post for a half-hour, when a trotting dandy who sported ankle-boots and toe-weights, pulled up before him. He was drawing a light, bicycle-wheeled road-wagon in which were two men. "Queer?" one of the men was saying. "Can't say I see anything queer about it, Captain. Some old plug that's got away from a squatter; that's all I see in it."
"Not in the palace grounds, but within a few miles of it a very rugged region may be reached, and a road-wagon will be provided for you. I will speak to the Guicowar about it," replied Sir Modava; and he broached the subject at once. In half an hour a vehicle was at the door; and the boys were ready, dressed for the hunt, and with their guns in their hands.
However, I paid her, though I gave her to understand that if we had been in the enemy's country we should have got our boiling water for nothing. We then joined the road-wagon, which was to start for Salisbury at midnight.
Frosty's idea seemed the only possible way, so we threw away our cigarettes and got ready for business; the dismembering and carrying ashore of that road-wagon promised to be no light task. Frosty yelled to Pochette to come and get busy, and went to work on the rig.
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