Singleton was a-standin' there with his mouth open an' his eyes a-poppin' out; an' Jordan was plumb flabbergasted.

Simmons was leanin' ag'in' the side of the station buildin', lookin' like he was expectin' to be shot the next minute.
"That Della Wharton girl was the only one that seemed to have any wits a-tall.

I seen her grin eloquent at Lawler, an' look him straight in the eye like she was tellin' him somethin' intimate.
"Well, as I was sayin', Lawler an' his boys got off with Blondy Antrim.
Antrim looks wild an' flighty--like you've seen a locoed steer on the prod.

His eyes was a-glarin' an' he was mutterin' cusses by the mouthful.

All of which didn't seem to faze Lawler none.
"Lawler was as cool as an iceberg which had just arrove from the North Pole--an' then some.