It'll be a thrilling bit of reading, and ought to give our pet aversion a cold shiver when he gets its import.

Having Marshal Hastings come away up here after him will upset all Brother Lu's plans for a soft berth during the remainder of his fast-ebbing life; and he may suddenly determine that it's better to run away and live to eat another day, than to try and stick it out here, and be landed in a Texas jail." "It'll seem an awful long time till tomorrow comes," sighed the impatient Thad.

"We told him we'd be around by nine in the morning, didn't we?
Well, let's call it eight-and-a-half, then.

He may be able to get off earlier than he expects, and that would cut Brother Lu out of another meal at the expense of Matilda, whose supplies must be running low by now, I should judge, and her money ditto in the bargain." "Have it your own way, Thad, and drop in for me," said Hugh.

"In the midst of all this fuss and feathers over that miserable hobo, we mustn't forget we promised to be on hand in the afternoon to play on the team against Mechanicsville; for you know there has been a switch, and the programme changed.