" "Nor his father?" "'Tain't no business ob yourn," said Dick, "but we's allers lived right heah, on dis bay.

She's allers a-sayin' wot a waste de shells make," laughed Dick.

" "Cap'n Kinzer allers does know jes' de right t'ing to do," mumbled Dick in a half-smothered voice; and his mother let go of him, with "Law, suz!

Allers lived 'bout high-water mark.

"Mercy," said she, "queer people allers do take to each other.

I used ter ask him, often 'n' often, what made him so offish to sum folks, when I knew he hadn't the least thing agin 'em; and he allers said, sez he, 'Well, I can't tell ye nothin' about it, only jest this is the way 't is: I can't talk to 'em; they sort o' shet me up, like.

Dat ar angel hab grat hansum eyes, an' she tole me she war yer mudder; an' dat she war gwine to be wid yer allers, cause twar de will ob de Lord.

Ye war allers good to poor Chloe, down dar in de prison-house.

Thar's allers a lot of white people staying among 'em.

"I allers admire such adventur's as this, if they don't bring in anything more nor thanks.

An' beside, that a'n't goin' to hender, nuther; I calculate to make it one o' the chores to take keer of him; 't won't cost no more to you; and I ha'n't no great opportunities to do things for folks that 's allers a-doin' for me; so't you needn't be afeard, Miss Lucindy: I love to.

he re'lly doos: a leetle through his nose, maybe, but no more 'n Dr. Colton allers does,'n' I declare he appears to have abaout as much sense.

But folks has got to be let alone, excep' the Lord takes 'em; an' He don't allers see fit.

While it allers means that something is going to come, it doesn't always mean it'll amount to much.

" "My father was allers called Honest Ben Edwards out here on the Third Beach Line, an' Mother says she'd ruther have that mem'ry

"And were you always repaid for your tramp?" "Most allers, Mr. Allan.

When he's in Nome I allers go t' St. Mary's.

" "You can't allers tell about that," observed Dan pessimistically.

Bein' next t' the sled an' so close t' the driver an' load, they allers seem t' kinda manage the business end o' things.

Moose Jones allers said he would.

He's allers willin' t' do more'n his share; an' he's lots happier when he's workin' hard than when he's just lyin' idle in the stable, or bein' trotted out by Matt fer a walk.

Them Mego pups is allers fair lookers an' fair go-ers, so fur's I ever heered t' the contrary," he admitted grudgingly.

He was allers an ornery beast, an' combin' his hair an' puttin' tassels an' fancy harness on him ain't goin' t' make a racer outen a cur.

"Moose Jones allers said that Baldy had plenty o' spirit; an' I kinda think he's like the ship she was tellin' us about the other day.

an' after I'd spoke t' Baldy, Kid 'ud allers put his paw out t' shake hands and kinda whimper soft an' joyful, like he was sayin' nice things t' you.