"Why, yes, 'course I was," spluttered the other, uneasily eying the speaker, who was holding his light so that it shone directly on Jake's still flushed face.

spluttered Steve; just as though he meant to say that no one had any business to have secrets from the rest; "looky here, Obed, since when did you forget that Grimes woods lingo you've been giving us right along!

spluttered Jack Ness, straightening up and twisting his shoulders.

" "Gosh-all-Hemlock!" spluttered Billy, not yet equal to his best narrative style.

"Dn him!" spluttered Uncle Jap.

how it spluttered and burned!

" "And using corrosive acid, too," spluttered the indignant Jack.

Is it any different down in your" The Mississippian choked and spluttered over a gulp of unusually hot coffee, and Peabody again decided Steinert to be on the wrong tack.

"We weren't singing about a white waterfall, boss," he spluttered.

"No, it isn't true," I spluttered.

"Miss Herndon," I spluttered, "if I could do anything to help you, please tell me.

"He can order away," I spluttered.

" They kissed solemnly, and their faces, in the gleam of the electric light which at that moment spluttered into ill-timed and tactless activity, were transfigured so that I marveled at the dim splendor of them.

"Wots it worth if we tell yer where them papers are, guv'ners both?" "What, you know!" cried Mortlake, while old Mr. Harding spluttered: "Eh, eh?

Joe spluttered.

spluttered Harry.

A match spluttered, and then a lamp was lighted.

"Funniest thing on earth," he spluttered.

Mark spluttered.

"Oh, bad manners to ye!" spluttered O'Riley, as he rose and ran away; "why don't ye hit a man o' yer own size?" "'Deed, then, it must be because there's not one o' my own size to hit," remarked the carpenter with a broad grin.

spluttered the nervous passenger.

"Are ye goin' to stick to your promise or are ye not?" "Get up out o' that, ye ruffian," spluttered Brian.

The impulse carried him forward headlong into the fire, that hissed and spluttered with his blood, and Lance Harriott, with his smoking pistol, strode past him to the door.

He respected her for some minutes, until in the midst of a culinary triumph a big tear dropped and spluttered in the saucepan.

he spluttered angrily, "if one uv you shpalpeens don't hurry up an' t'row me a rope