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An Outback Marriage

CHAPTER XIV
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Won't ye come up, and have a dhrink of tea now, you and the lady?
It's terrible hot." "No, thank you," said Hugh stiffly.

"Come along, Miss Grant." And they marched off towards the horses.
"It beats all who could have took them posts down, doesn't it ?" said Mick.

"I'd offer a reward, if I was you.

Them fellows about here would steal the eyes out of your head.

Good day to ye, Mr.Hugh." And the cockatoo added, "Good-bye, Cockie," in a sepulchral voice, as they trudged off, smitten hip and thigh.
Hugh was suffering intensely at his defeat, and when Mary Grant said, "I suppose you will have him put in gaol at once ?" he muttered that he would have to think it over.


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