"You bet I'm over 18," answered the boy. "I told the Mustering Officer I was, and stuck to it in spite of him. There, you can see for yourself that I am," and he turned up his foot so as to show a large 18 marked on the sole of his shoe. "There, if that don't make me over 18, I'd like to know what does," he added triumphantly, to the chorus of laughter from his companions.
'he Took Another Look at his Heavy Revolver.' 254Dara fell silent and Cadnan watched her nervously. But he had no chance to speak: she began again, convulsively."I can't keep up. I can't keep up at all," whimpered little Pete Skidmore. "You are just dead certain to lose me."The little darky gave an estimating glance at the capacious cowhides, which had not had a touch of the brush since being drawn from the Quarter master, and then yelled to a companion on the other side of the street:"We must take 'em along with us," said Abel Waite excitedly.