FORE:Left alone, the tongues of the excited boys became loosened, and ran like the vibrations of a cicada's rattle.
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FORE:"Whose head'll you knock off?" said a burly man, thrusting himself in front of the lawyer, with his fist doubled.The sight of the dreadful bottle pointed at him completely unnerved the rebel. He fell on his knees.
THREE:Shorty's response was to kick over the board on which the cards were lying, and knock the man sprawling with a back-handed blow. He made a long pass at the other man, who avoided it, and ran away. Shorty took Pete by the collar and drew him out of the bushes, in spite of that youngster's kicks and protestations."Mr. Klegg," said the Herd-Boss, coming toward him, "you've done your duty, and you've done it well. I don't know how I could've ever got this lot through but for your help. Here's your carpet-sack, and here's a haversack o' rations I've put up for you. Take mighty good care of it, for you'll need every cracker. That lot o' tents you see over there, with a yaller flag flyin' over 'em, is a general hospital. Mebbe you'll find your son in there."
THREE:There was a brief silence, but he hardly noticed that.
