Part 29 (2/2)
”Gi' me suthin now, and settle it”
”I consider it already settled,--like your land-claim dispute,” said Jack ”But no h, you know”
”Gi' ive you enough to pay for the charge in your gun, wouldn't that satisfy you? Though, as you didn't fire it at ht to defray the expense of it Good day, Mr Peakslow”
Jack went to find the chicken that had been shot; and Peakslow vented his rage upon his neighbor across the fence
”What a pattern of a obbler kind of un?”
”I have no answer tofrom the fence
”Hain't, hey?” Peakslow roared after him ”Feel above a common man like uess I look out and not bu'st up 'fore I get my paintin' and plasterin' done
Nothin' to say to me, hey?”
Betterson coolly resu for prairie chickens
”You puffed-up, pompous, would-be 'ristocrat!” said Peakslow, more and more furious, ”where'd you be if your relations didn't furnish ye uess What if I should tell ye what yer neighbors say of ye? Guess ye wouldn't carry yer head so plaguy high!”
Two chickens rose froht and left With perfect coolness and precision of aiht down one, then turned and dropped the other, with scarce an interval of three seconds between the reports
”This is a very pretty piece of yours,” he observed sly, with a stately wave of the hand toward Jack
”I never saw anything so handso the chicken previously shot
At the sa with so what that excitable neighbor ht do, now that Betterson's two barrels were empty
”I think I will stay and have one or two more shots,” said Betterson ”A very pretty piece indeed!”
Thethunder of Peakslorath died away in the distance, as he retired with his forces Rufe picked up the last two prairie chickens and followed Jack, who ran to overtake the dog and horse
Lion still held the bridle-rein, letting Snowfoot nip the grass that grew along the borders of the corn, but keeping hi, and stroked and caressed the horse, looking him all over to see if he had received any fresh injury
Then Rufe joined hi down the slope fro Jack's coat; and Link appeared, running and li down fros, and tu at every few steps
The boys were jubilant over the victory, and Jack was the object of loud congratulations; while Lion and Snowfoot fored to you, Wad,” said Jack, as they re-exchanged coats and hats ”Thanks to you, I've got ain Thanks to all of you
Boys, I was perfectly astonished at your father's pluck!” And he could not help thinking what a really noble speciht havefor legacies all his life
”Not many folks knohat sort of a man father is,” replied Rufe
”Peaksloould have found out, if he had drawn a bead on you How quick he stopped, and changed countenance! He can govern his tee and crahen he sees it's for his interest Think of his asking you at last,--after you had got your horse in spite of hi you to give hialled spot on Snowfoot's neck! Peakslow has got all he could out of him the past week,--kept him low and worked him hard in a cruel collar Never mind, old Snowfoot! better times have come now, for both of us Here, Link, you are lame; want a ride?”