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Updated: June 18, 2025
"And suppose you were out hunting," went on Pritchen, "and, reaching the Ibex cabin late at night, found the place looking as if hell had been let loose, and this book lying on the floor, what would you think? You'd wonder a d lot, wouldn't you?" "Sure," assented Perdue.
The dogs squatting around wondered what had come over their master. Yukon poked his nose into the listless hand, while Brisko, with pricked-up ears, awaited some word of greeting. Keith heeded them not, but sat long and quietly at the table working out his new plan. "It will do!" he exclaimed at length. "Hey, Yukon, old boy! we'll beat Perdue and his bad whiskey yet, won't we?
Her quick speech, died on her lips. She made one bound forward to Louie; then, with a cry, she turned deathly pale, tottered, and would have fallen, but that David ran to her. 'The glass is broken, she said, or rather gasped; 'she has broken it that old Venetian glass of Maman's. Oh! my pictures! my pictures! How can I undo it? Je suis perdue! Oh go! go! go both of you! Leave me alone!
Imagine his dismay at not finding it there! the first surprise, the growing anxiety, as the right-hand pocket is next rummaged the blank look, as he follows this by the discovery that his neither garments have no pockets whatsoever, not even a watch-fob, where it may lie perdue in a corner!
That about covers the case, I think." "Will you go with me to a justice of the peace, write out your statement and swear to it?" I asked, striving to be calm. "Certainly. Old Perdue is a justice. We'll go over there." The moon was still high as I galloped toward town with the statement in my pocket.
Cap'n Abe clamped his jaws shut for a minute and his eyes blazed. Only the mild and inoffensive Amiel was left of his audience. "Huh!" he growled. "Ain't goin' to waste my breath on you, Amiel Perdue. Go git me a scuttle of coal." Then, when the young fellow had departed, the storekeeper grinned ruefully and whispered in his niece's ear: "Hi-mighty!
The first battalion was to lie perdue until the maneuver was executed, when a simultaneous charge was to be made on all quarters of the town. Before the plan could be executed, however, the troops were discovered, whereupon an instant charge was made by plunging into the river and attacking the town on the front.
Every one could see at a glance that the romantic Anarchist was going to sneak in at the window and attempt to abstract the despatch-box, while the heroine was to lie perdue in the high-backed chair; and when, at the fated moment, all this punctually occurred, one could scarcely repress an "Ah!" of sarcastic satisfaction. Similarly, in an able play named Mr. and Mrs. Daventry, Mr.
Name yer men, and let's get this business fixed up." Pritchen's eye gleamed with a triumphant light at this turn of affairs. He made a show of refusing such an important task, but the men would not listen. "Come, man," said Perdue, "stick to yer job. Ye kin do it, and all 'ill be satisfied." "Well, if you want me to do it," replied Pritchen, "you'll have to put up with my choice.
After dinner we'll go over and see Old Perdue and find out if you can arrange with him about the school. He's got the whole thing in charge. General Lundsford has charge of nearly everything else, but he don't take much stock in free schools.
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