Name: On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration
Author: Upton Sinclair
ISBN: 978-1981746644

On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration

By Upton Sinclair 6 Jun, 2022

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Excerpt.....Mark smiled to himself as he sat down upon the locker and gazed at his friends. "I've got something to tell you fellows," said he. "I think now's about as good a time as any. I haven't said anything about it ... Read more

Excerpt.....Mark smiled to himself as he sat down upon the locker and gazed at his friends.

"I've got something to tell you fellows," said he. "I think now's about as good a time as any. I haven't said anything about it to the crowd yet. When I do they'll have their eyes opened, and realize that if we're going to subdue the yearlings, we've got to start right at it all over again. We've scarcely begun yet."

The three others looked at him in surprise; Texas rubbed his hands gleefully, seeing that Mark's statement, if true, meant lots more fun for the future.

"You remember last night," Mark continued, "about midnight, how the Parson shouted out in his sleep and woke the whole camp?"

"Yes," added Texas, "and scared me to death. I thought I was down home and the ole place was being run in by rustlers or somethin'."

"You met me at the door of the tent," Mark went on. "I didn't tell you where I'd been; I'll tell you now. Last night a dozen or two of the yearlings took me out of camp—they surprised me, and held me so that I couldn't move. They tied me to a tree, and were just on the point of beating me."

"What!"

The three were staring at Mark in unutterable amazement.....

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