The Young Engineers in Colorado - Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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every ten dude tenderfeet from the east come west with one of
these things." Black charged the cub, intent on recapturing his pistol, but Reade shot out a foot, tripping him. Then Tom ran nimbly over to the cook tent. Here he halted, breaking the weapon at the breech and allowing the cartridges to drop into his hand. He transferred them to his pocket, then wheeled and picked up Jake's kitchen hatchet. With a few swift strokes from the head of the hatchet Tom put that firearm on the retired list for good. "Give me my pistol, boy!" choked Black, running up. "Certainly," rejoined Reade, wheeling and politely offering the ruined firearm. "I don't want it. I've no use for such things" Black took his weapon, gasped, then, seizing it by the barrel, leaped at Tom, intent on battering his head. "Here, what's the trouble?" cried Mr. Thurston, appearing around the corner of the cook house and promptly seizing Black by the collar of his flannel shirt. "Nothing much, sir," laughed Tom. "Mr. Black has just been showing me how bad men behave out in this part of the country." "This boy is a troublesome cub, Mr. Thurston," declared Black hotly. "Do you see what he has done to my revolvers" |
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