Henry Milner Rideout

Name: The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7
Author: Henry Milner Rideout

The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

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“The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7”, published in 1907, is a work by Henry Milner Rideout. It explores elements such as Chao Phya, Scarlett and Owen.

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ How should there be a cat? See, there was nothing in this shop—
"Five dollars," cried Owen. "Come! Hurry!"
The Pinwallah of Calcutta reconsidered the possibilities. Perhaps his neighbor Nabook had seen the cat, perhaps stolen one, for Nabook was a bad man. He would go see. Ten dollars, however, would hardly make Nabook restore any possible cat—
But just then, while Owen fumed, he heard a thin, silvery jingle within. "Oh, zoolum!" cried the shopkeeper: what violence and stronghand! for Owen had shoved him aside, plunged through the smoke, and torn open the door of the inner chamber. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ The laughter rose to a cackle when Owen, gaining, stooped and snatched, to miss by a hand's-breadth, while Chao Phya again hoisted tail and loped away in terror.
The chase spread merriment thus for a furlong or two, the cat loitering and spurting with diabolic humour. Even British blue-jackets, racing their rickshaws against each other, cheering, and flogging the coolies with their canvas hats, found time to grin, wave passing encouragement, or shout satirical advice: "Stern chase, guvnor!" ... "Ooray!" ... "Salt on 'er tail!" ... "Stole away!" ... ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ Chao Phya's possessor noted the movement, and his surly eyes brightened.
"I'm willin to sell," he admitted. "But this cat—w'y, this old chum an me, we wouldn't part under five pound—no, nor under fifty dollars!"
Scarlett could contain himself no longer.
"You'll part with him for nothing," he said angrily. "Will you give him up without trouble, or do you want to fight for him?"
Open-mouthed stupour fell on the company. Then, to Owen's surprise, all hands laughed uproariously.
"Cert'nly, mate," replied the sailor, with an obliging air. "That's a fair offer. I'd fight you for less." ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ As Owen stripped to the waist in a corner, his second maintained a friendly chatter. "Say, you're an American, ain't you? I spotted you right off. So'm I,—born in Salem, Mass'—third on the 'Lambert'—oil-ship. Here, take my deck-shoes—keep you from slippin', see?" He felt Owen's shoulder and biceps, gave a muted whistle. "Say, if you get a good crack at that feller, he won't think no goose kicked him, will he?"
The grizzled singer and the Scots engineer approached with ceremony, to propose themselves as referees. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ Pay me for catchin' of my own cat—my old shipmate that as gone with me all these voyages!"
The song had stopped abruptly. The giant on the billiard-table, sober and aggrieved, was reasoning down at them in plaintive tones:
"Thats all I say! I don't wish to force myself on the present company, and am far from wishing to continue against the wishes o' any members that may be wishing me to stop. But when a man is asked to sing, and I may say urged to sing, and is only willing to oblige by singing, then—"
"I'm sorry to interrupt you," said Owen, amicably. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ From the other corner, his foe nodded, half-friendly and half-scornful. His face and neck, ruddy as briar-root, reared from shoulders of knotted ivory.
"Right-oh!" he laughed. "It'll be short enough, guvnor."
The man from Salem, tying to Scarlett's wrists a pair of dark, malodorous gloves, whispered excitedly: "Don't you mind him. I've seen his work—'tain't so much slugger ... strong as a bullock ... but old-fashioned. Don't mix it up ... use plenty o' footwork ... look sharp and cross-counter.... ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ The sailor stirred, rolled over, and with a heave of white shoulders, sat up, grinning, dazed and sheepish.
"I give ye best man," he announced to the general world. Catching Owen's eye, he nodded, feebly but amiably. "If I'd kept off the drink this week past, p'raps ye wouldn't be, guvnor. 'E's your cat."
Scarlett would have snatched the prize and run; but a late comer from the docks had seen the ship leave half an hour before. Laura was gone; his new acquaintances thronged about him, with artless compliments ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ A grey-beard engineer shook his head at Scarlett, solemnly.
"Man," said he, "'tis but honest to inforrm ye, thon man is Bob Cutts, that fought a drawn fight o' twenty rounds at Kowloon, wi' Tom Johnston—him they call the Champion o' the China Squadron."
"Thanks," said Owen; then added stiffly—"It doesn't affect my offer."
"That's the ticket!" cried a voice, hearty though nasal. "That's the way to talk to 'em, mister." A tall young man, with a lean, hard face of the American type, clapped him on the shoulder. "Say, take me for your second? That's the ticket! Oh Boy! bring towels, savee?" ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 7 (1907)

“ Murmurs of protest mingled with the laughter: "... not hardly fair ... Will 'e fight? well, rather! ... Go on, tell 'im, Mac ... The youngster looks 'andy enough, too ... But he'd ought to know who he was takin on...." ”

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