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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 999 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5288 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 88 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 418 Mr. 304 Mrs. 276 man 247 Miss 223 God 162 New 140 look 131 good 122 like 112 York 106 John 79 Captain 75 time 74 little 72 come 63 day 59 Lord 58 Mary 58 Jim 57 Aunt 55 CHAPTER 50 old 48 love 47 Uncle 46 Jack 45 illustration 44 England 43 life 41 eye 39 Dr. 38 Tom 37 Joe 36 Sir 35 hand 35 King 35 Colonel 34 St. 33 George 32 General 32 Father 32 Doctor 32 Bill 30 great 30 Old 30 Judge 29 thing 28 Paris 28 David 27 London 27 Indians Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 171931 man 99461 time 81809 hand 80123 eye 79920 day 69333 way 65706 thing 60596 face 50718 life 50155 woman 48308 night 46139 girl 45100 room 44380 head 41600 word 38923 moment 38861 nothing 38841 one 38669 year 38616 door 38363 house 38230 something 36124 heart 36082 place 34293 voice 31671 friend 29560 father 29444 side 29333 foot 29274 world 28641 people 28401 hour 28366 boy 27885 mother 27752 arm 27361 child 27333 mind 24022 anything 24001 name 23821 morning 23450 light 22821 horse 22584 work 22320 love 20528 thought 20029 home 19956 water 19819 money 19255 part 19054 minute Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 169573 _ 63522 Mr. 41402 Mrs. 31032 Miss 19270 God 13577 John 12889 New 10275 Mary 9703 Peter 9076 ye 8854 York 8353 Lord 7949 Captain 7716 Jim 7024 CHAPTER 6962 de 6861 Jack 6101 Aunt 6046 Sir 5937 Dr. 5776 Tom 5524 Uncle 5191 Colonel 5068 King 4948 Rose 4948 Doctor 4912 Sam 4811 David 4760 Bill 4748 Father 4670 Old 4641 England 4506 St. 4498 Billy 4444 George 4348 Lady 4235 I. 4218 Paul 4142 Pete 3971 General 3908 Helen 3900 Joe 3900 Indians 3821 Margaret 3790 thou 3767 Judge 3766 Madame 3765 James 3674 Smith 3649 Malone Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 854887 i 828946 he 627471 it 587356 you 435375 she 284050 him 216600 they 207389 me 167924 her 162289 we 124297 them 52347 us 50039 himself 23927 herself 18074 myself 10999 ''em 10081 themselves 9788 itself 9439 yourself 8788 one 4209 mine 3873 ''s 3310 yours 3276 thee 2907 his 2839 ourselves 2531 hers 1416 em 1135 ye 875 ours 790 theirs 307 i''m 277 you''re 209 you''ll 201 thyself 198 hisself 152 yerself 148 yuh 126 yourselves 126 eva 113 oneself 111 ay 93 isself 90 on''t 90 jus 90 huh 81 yo 68 o 66 ya 64 thy Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 1924455 be 800791 have 363807 do 281343 say 195232 go 161996 come 155753 know 153032 see 125037 make 111818 get 106844 take 102144 think 99791 look 84158 tell 73230 give 63389 find 55505 ask 54761 seem 52258 leave 50836 want 49963 hear 49724 turn 49372 stand 48431 feel 41773 let 38375 speak 37594 keep 37232 call 36779 put 36212 sit 35313 begin 33829 bring 31880 try 31687 hold 28376 mean 27470 pass 26834 fall 26222 run 25538 wait 24887 follow 24770 lie 24627 answer 24510 live 24471 talk 24142 meet 23614 believe 23519 like 23409 send 22905 love 22318 become Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 531374 not 154435 so 133182 up 120301 then 109458 now 108002 out 94329 more 93681 little 78492 good 73202 only 73200 old 72136 very 71550 here 70426 down 68995 back 66220 well 65626 never 63933 long 62599 just 61978 other 58954 as 58424 there 56731 too 56362 again 54639 much 53477 away 51360 first 50089 great 48328 own 47956 even 47033 young 43148 all 41976 still 41326 last 39681 on 37137 right 36332 in 36325 ever 34094 once 34070 off 31394 most 30693 enough 30395 over 30162 always 30143 many 29724 few 29418 far 27732 such 26462 new 25555 yet Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15207 good 11956 least 8677 most 2729 bad 2721 great 1915 near 1798 slight 1605 high 1313 Most 1030 late 963 fine 793 big 781 dear 772 j 652 deep 639 early 609 old 573 large 545 small 516 young 515 strong 461 faint 457 happy 437 eld 432 low 392 sweet 372 hard 364 rich 299 noble 281 fair 273 long 270 lovely 266 close 261 simple 252 bright 250 brave 248 pure 246 easy 238 wise 228 farth 221 strange 217 keen 217 dark 196 manif 186 full 185 short 181 mere 163 l 162 nice 159 handsome Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22716 most 1900 well 1815 least 64 hard 60 near 53 worst 31 highest 24 long 23 lest 16 jest 13 writhe 11 youngest 10 tempest 10 soon 8 easiest 7 finest 6 lookest 6 fast 5 strangest 5 farthest 5 deepest 5 brightest 4 softest 4 sayest 4 quick 4 meanest 4 goethe 4 fairest 3 warmest 3 waitest 3 strongest 3 roughest 3 oftenest 3 minglest 3 lowest 3 innermost 3 greatest 3 close 3 biggest 2 ¦ 2 surest 2 steepest 2 sorriest 2 shortest 2 shed 2 sharpest 2 moughty 2 merest 2 loudest 2 kindest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 184 www.gutenberg.net 27 www.gutenberg.org 22 kdl.kyvl.org 18 www.archive.org 10 www.canadiana.org 9 www.letrs.indiana.edu 6 web.resource.org 5 craphound.com 4 memory.loc.gov 4 creativecommons.org 3 www.pgdpcanada.net 2 www.hti.umich.edu 2 purl.org 1 www.wiccaworks.com 1 www.w3.org 1 www.lawsonsprogress.com 1 www.ebookforge.net 1 www.abintrapress.com 1 dp.rastko.net 1 books.google.com Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 10 http://kdl.kyvl.org/ 6 http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/ 3 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 2 http://www.canadiana.org/eco/index.html 2 http://www.canadiana.org/ 2 http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc= 1 http://www.wiccaworks.com/ 1 http://www.w3.org/1999/01/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> 1 http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=7f9e35d3d1a550410edc5c4f4e877833;c=wright2;view=header;type=simple;q1=Adams%2C%20John%20Turvill%20%201805-1882%20;rgn=author;cc=wright2;idno=Wright2-0020%3C 1 http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=1a8b0a10bc4cb8d39c32ac704ab8c82f&c=wright2&view=reslist&type=simple&q1=Aconite%2C%20Tobias&rgn=author 1 http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=wright2;idno=Wright2-0028 1 http://www.lawsonsprogress.com 1 http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ 1 http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bibperm?q1=abw7901 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29753/29753-h/29753-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29753/29753-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29481/29481-h/29481-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29481/29481-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29331/29331-h/29331-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29331/29331-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29131/29131-h/29131-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29131/29131-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29128/29128-h/29128-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29128/29128-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29104/29104-h/29104-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29104/29104-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29071/29071-h/29071-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29071/29071-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28987/28987-h/28987-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28987/28987-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28958/28958-h/28958-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28958/28958-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28873/28873-h/28873-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28873/28873-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28815/28815-h/28815-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28815/28815-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28791/28791-h/28791-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28791/28791-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/64 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15818 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15817 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/5/3/28538/28538-h/28538-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/5/3/28538/28538-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/5/1/28517/28517-h/28517-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/5/1/28517/28517-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/5/0/28505/28505-h/28505-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/5/0/28505/28505-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/2/9/28295/28295-h/28295-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/2/9/28295/28295-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/8/2/7/28271/28271-h/28271-h.htm Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1047 _ is _ 751 _ was _ 488 _ do _ 437 _ do n''t 435 _ are _ 431 _ did _ 366 _ had _ 334 _ have _ 283 _ know _ 233 _ am _ 157 _ got _ 155 man did not 150 face was white 143 _ were _ 140 face was pale 138 face was very 130 one does not 124 _ did n''t 122 man was not 119 voice was low 113 _ has _ 112 face was as 109 _ want _ 109 something was wrong 105 door was open 103 _ think _ 103 girl did not 101 _ does _ 98 eyes did not 98 one does n''t 97 eyes were full 95 men do n''t 95 one had ever 90 eyes were bright 89 _ knew _ 86 eyes were wide 85 heart stood still 83 _ ai n''t 83 voice was very 79 _ is n''t 79 face did not 78 _ see _ 78 eyes were very 77 heart went out 77 men are not 75 eyes were still 75 heart was full 75 life is not 75 man is not 74 days went by Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 time was not yet 10 eyes were no longer 10 man is no more 9 man made no reply 9 man was no longer 9 men tell no tales 9 time had not yet 8 face was no longer 7 life is not worth 7 man made no answer 7 time was not ripe 6 man has no right 6 things are not so 6 time is not yet 5 girl was not there 5 man had not yet 5 man was not so 4 _ was no longer 4 day is not far 4 eyes are not so 4 face gave no sign 4 face was not only 4 face was not very 4 girl made no answer 4 girl made no reply 4 life is not so 4 life was not so 4 man did not even 4 man is no longer 4 man made no move 4 men are not afraid 4 men were not so 4 room was no longer 4 time has not yet 4 time is not ripe 4 voice was no longer 4 voice was not quite 4 woman made no answer 4 words were not so 3 face was not so 3 girl was no longer 3 heart is no longer 3 heart is not so 3 heart was no longer 3 house was not more 3 life was no longer 3 life was not all 3 life was not worth 3 man gave no sign 3 man is no better A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 15660 author = Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell title = Little Eve Edgarton date = keywords = Barton; Edgarton; Eve; Father; Heaven; John; Man; Miss; Mr.; Younger; good; like; little; old summary = "That ''duddy-looking'' little Miss Edgarton--meek?" mused the Older Man "Eve," said her father quite abruptly, "this is Mr. Barton! For the first time in Barton''s knowledge of little Eve Edgarton she "Why, I''m sure I don''t know," said little Eve Edgarton. look--nice," said little Eve Edgarton. "What will Father say?" drawled little Eve Edgarton. "Why, I''m bored, Mr. Barton," drawled little Eve Edgarton, "I''m bored because--I''m sick to "Why, of course I know it by heart!" cried little Eve Edgarton almost "Oh, yes, Mr. Barton," droned little Eve Edgarton. Little Eve Edgarton lifted her great eyes, soft with sorrow, sharp "Yes, I know," explained little Eve Edgarton just a bit impatiently. "Oh--no--Father," said little Eve Edgarton. "How do you do, Mr. Barton?" said little Eve Edgarton. "Oh--go right on reading, Mr. Barton," nodded little Eve Edgarton. "Oh, it''s something Father invented," said little Eve Edgarton. "Mr. Jim Barton!" said little Eve Edgarton. id = 15728 author = Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell title = The Indiscreet Letter date = keywords = Electrician; Girl; Salesman; Traveling; Youngish; little summary = but the voices of the Traveling Salesman and the Young Electrician Girl in the seat just behind the Traveling Salesman reached forward "Why, ''Rosie'' is nobody at all--probably," said the Traveling Salesman "Tell me about your wife," said the Youngish Girl a little wistfully. Salesman''s beaming face, ignored the Youngish Girl''s inviting hand, time came--" the grin on the Traveling Salesman''s mouth grew just a "Why, I''m sure I don''t know!" said the Youngish Girl a trifle coldly. "Oh-ho!" said the Traveling Salesman with a little sharp indrawing of "Yes, sure it will be dark," said the Traveling Salesman. "Oh--come, now!" said the Traveling Salesman''s most persuasive voice. "My wife is only a kid," said the Traveling Salesman gravely, "but she "Ain''t you scared just a little bit?" probed the Traveling Salesman. "And say," said the Traveling Salesman, "say, I don''t exactly like to "Yes, surely I am," said the Youngish Girl softly. id = 16112 author = Aconite, Tobias title = Edward Barnett, a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earl''s Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamentable Fate of the Victim of His Passion, and the Shadow''s Punishment date = keywords = Ally; Earl; Edward; Hunter; Johnson; Lambert; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Tom; man summary = His agent, a hard-featured man of business, sat ''My lord,'' said the old man firmly, ''I was your father''s steward--I was The old man left with bent head and slow step. ''What is the matter, my good man?'' said Mr. Lambert, coming forward. ''A good sign that,'' said the seaman, ''and a bold boy I warrant, he is He did not wish the good old man near ''He installed this man Lambert in your father''s place--a cold, unfeeling told me, who had been there, the good old man, trying to make him forego ''It is hard for man to tell,'' said the seaman, who had not been the hunted man, the gay and handsome young farmer of seven years before. ''He had been kind to Tom''s mother,'' said Edward, ''and he supposed that came near us--but one day a man came, and said he had bought her, I ''I see it all!'' said the young man. id = 20745 author = Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) title = An Outcast; Or, Virtue and Faith date = keywords = Anna; Brother; CHAPTER; Cecilia; Charleston; English; Fitzgerald; Flamingo; George; God; Judge; Keepum; Madame; Maria; Montford; Mr.; Mrs.; Mullholland; Munday; New; Sister; Slocum; Snivel; Soloman; South; Spyke; St.; State; Swiggs; Toddleworth; Tom; York; old summary = "Poor man," says the judge, kindly, "he is in need of friends to take young man, laying his right hand approvingly on Tom''s head. hand to the young man, who, as old Spunyarn enters the cell to, as he The young man thought it well not to interrupt the old woman''s display great bow windows are always ornamented with old hats, which Mr. McArthur makes supply the place of glass; and the house itself, says the old man, as she nervously advances, her pale hand extended. thoughts did not come out?" And the old man shakes his head, mutters an air of great solicitude, holds the old dress in her left hand, and a The old man says, setting down his cup, it all comes fresh to his mind. A little removed from the old Judge (excellent man) sits Anna Bonard, a bit," says the old man, his face seeming to elongate. id = 14633 author = Adams, Francis Alexandre title = The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin A Political Novel of the Twentieth Century date = keywords = Barre; CHAPTER; Coal; Committee; Company; Ethel; Harvey; Iron; Magnates; Martha; Metz; Mr.; Nevins; New; Paradise; Pennsylvania; Police; Purdy; Sheriff; States; Trueman; Trust; Wilkes; York summary = "All that you have told me, I shall report to Mr. Purdy," Trueman says, Men in the general offices of the Paradise Coal Company see only the United States Senate--is that this man''s daughter, Ethel Purdy, renowned "Trueman, we are going to have trouble with the men." Purdy draws a Since the day Harvey Trueman became the attorney of the Paradise Coal The next day, at the office, Purdy and Trueman have a long talk. When the miners come to a halt, the men in advance cluster about Metz "You will live to regret this day, Harvey Trueman," Purdy cries day Harvey Trueman left the employ of the Paradise Company and the The men carrying Trueman go to meet "Have you heard from New York to-day?" Trueman is asked by the "All right Mr. Trueman," replies the man, who recognizes the people''s Harvey Trueman listens to the stories of the men. id = 15247 author = Adams, Frederick Upham title = John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life date = keywords = Bishop; Carter; Chilvers; Cliff; Dangerfield; Harding; Henry; Kirkaldy; Lawrence; Marshall; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; N.O.; Ross; Smith; Wallace; Woodvale; illustration summary = "How does it happen that the Hardings are coming here?" asked Mrs. Chilvers, when told the cause of this excitement. "I wonder if Miss Harding plays golf?" said Boyd. "My friend, Mr. Smith," said Carter, presenting me to Miss Harding. "Do you play golf, Miss Harding?" I asked. Miss Grace Harding is here again, and I am to play a game of golf with When I told Carter I was to play with Miss Harding, he looked sort of more keen enjoyment than when Miss Harding played Carter''s ball. That is what happened to Carter''s ball when Miss Harding played it by "Take him up, Mr. Smith," said Miss Harding, a smile on her lips and a Carter drove out a good one, and I teed a ball for Miss Harding. Chilvers tells me that Carter and Miss Harding have played several games "That''s balls enough, papa, dear," said Miss Harding. id = 14409 author = Adams, Henry title = Esther date = keywords = Brooke; Catherine; Dudley; Esther; George; Hazard; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Murray; New; St.; Wharton; York; strong summary = "Church is always worth seeing, George, and I hope your friend Mr. Hazard''s sermon has done you good." "I will come if Esther will let me," said Mr. Dudley. Esther went her way and thought no more of the orphan, but Mrs. Murray "Don''t mind him, Catherine," said Mrs. Murray; "he is always making poor talked, Mr. Hazard turned to Esther who gave him a look of gratitude "Do you know," said Esther to Mr. Hazard, "that Mr. Wharton insists on "None!" replied Mr. Hazard; "but I like to think of church work as done "I will look like a real angel this time," said Catherine. impertinent; the woman was probably a beggar who wanted to see Mr. Hazard; and when all this was of no avail Esther insisted that Catherine "Will Mr. Wharton go to work again at the church?" asked Esther. "I wish Esther were as safe as I think Catherine," said Mrs. Murray. id = 15895 author = Adams, J. S., Mrs. title = Allegories of Life date = keywords = Error; Hope; Joy; Truth; day; faith; life; long summary = "Dear old day-god," he said, with reverence, and arose "He''ll die without setting eyes on his flower," said the good woman "Children," said a faithful father, one day, to his sons and daughters, us," said one of two lonely women, on the night Hope came to the earth. "A lovely day," said Joy. "My sister must tarry here," said Joy, as she rose to leave. "I feel to go there," said Joy, as Sorrow wiped her tears away. "I''ll let him rest to-night," said the kind man. are far each day," said Faith to her sister. our blessings come at the needful moment; but surely Hope looks as needed, she will come," said Faith, trustingly, thinking of her own "Faith, with her lovely eyes, and Hope, with her bright ways, are good "I wonder how this beautiful moss grew on me," she said one day to id = 16114 author = Adams, John Turvill title = The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance date = keywords = Arundel; Assistant; Boston; Captain; Christopher; Church; Dudley; Dunning; Endicott; England; English; Eveline; God; Governor; Indian; Joy; Knight; Lord; Master; Miles; Pequot; Philip; Prout; Prudence; Quecheco; Sagamore; Sassacus; Sir; Spikeman; Taranteens; Waqua; Winthrop; thou summary = "It is a horrid place," said Spikeman, "and men live not long who are "Lovely Prudence," he said, "thou hast found favor in my eyes. "Speak quick, man," said Joy, "I have no time to spend in long talks "I tell thee all Philip," said Prudence, "because thou dost seem to "I do advise thee, Master Spikeman," said Philip, "to cease thine "Master Spikeman," answered Philip, "thou dost well know, I doubt not, "Master Miles Arundel," said the knight, "thy language is too "Thou hast truly, Master Arundel," he said, "made out a case of great "Young sir," said Dudley, "I have not seen thee for a long time. "Master Spikeman," said the Knight, addressing the Assistant who now "Return now to thy people," he said, looking at the Indian with a "Then here is my song," said Arundel, "but I shall look for a like "But, good Philip," said the Knight, "thy words convey little id = 14615 author = Adams, Nehemiah title = The Sable Cloud: A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) date = keywords = Africa; Apostle; Bible; God; Kate; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; Onesimus; Paul; Philemon; South; States; Uncle; christian; man; northern; people; slave; slavery; southern summary = "But, my dear," said I, "recollect that good people may be in great "My dear sir," said I, "four millions of Southern slaves are this very anti-slavery sentiments of this great Northern people so far as to make "Think," said your uncle, "of two thousand people at the North spending "Who are you?" said a slave to a free black, in my "Slavery," said Mr. North, "is surely a great curse. "But," said Mr. North, "slavery impoverishes the soil, makes the whites "But Oh," said Mr. North, "free labor is more profitable than slave "''I think, Sir,'' said he, ''that very many reasonable people of the North "I only know," said I, "that slave-holding was to be a subject, as has "People at the North," said I, "may, in their zeal against slavery, make "But to be serious," said Mr. North, "we are afraid that slave-holding id = 15431 author = Adams, Samuel Hopkins title = Success: A Novel date = keywords = Arsdale; Banneker; Betty; Burt; Camilla; Cressey; Densmore; Edmonds; Enderby; Eyre; Gaines; Gardner; God; Gordon; Greenough; Ives; Judge; Laird; Ledger; Mallory; Manzanita; Marrineal; Masters; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Patriot; Raleigh; Sphere; Tommy; Van; Vanney; Welland; Wickert; Willis; York; good; know; let; like; think summary = Banneker looked and returned, white and set of face. "Yes," said Banneker, opening to face the bulky old man who had cared "That''s Miss Van Arsdale," said Banneker. "Probably she won''t be going for several days yet," said Miss Van "There''s a horse coming along the old trail," said Banneker. "It''s a long way from New York," pointed out Banneker. "See here, Banneker," said the reporter earnestly; "I''d like to know why "If I know Banneker," said Mallory, "he''s game. "I think that you are going to be a very big man, Mr. Banneker." "I''m trying to get the news," said Banneker doggedly striving to hold to "Yes," said Banneker, shaking hands. "There are some things a man can''t do," said Banneker with a sort of "Ask Edmonds," said Banneker. "You''re not a newspaper man?" said Banneker after the introduction. "But I''d like to know," said Banneker slowly, "why you don''t think me a id = 16447 author = Adams, Samuel Hopkins title = The Clarion date = keywords = Boyee; Certina; Clarion; Dad; Doctor; Douglas; Dr.; Elias; Elliot; Ellis; Esmé; Hal; Hale; Harrington; Home; Mac; Merritt; Milly; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Neal; Old; Pierce; Rookeries; Shearson; Sterne; Surtaine; Veltman; Wayne; Willard; Worthington; good summary = earn," said Hal Surtaine a little grandiloquently. "Bewitched, Hal?" said Dr. Surtaine as his son came to him. "Do you think many fathers would do this sort of thing, Dad?" said Hal "Perhaps you''re right, Miss Neal," said Hal, a little startled by the "My business is with this man," said Hal, indicating Sterne. "I''ve just bought out the ''Clarion,''" said Hal. CHAPTER VII "Do you know, it''s rather a pity you don''t like me," said Hal, with "Most people are good to you, I fancy, Hal," said she, looking him over "I was going to suggest, Mr. Surtaine," said McGuire Ellis formally, "He''s taught me what little I know about this business," said Hal. "He''s right, there," said Dr. Surtaine, on one side of Hal; and from the sharply to face Hal Surtaine, "I don''t know how the devil old "Mr. Ellis," said Hal, "will you ''phone Mr. Wayne to send up the man who id = 16345 author = Addison, Alvin title = Ellen Walton Or, The Villain and His Victims date = keywords = Durant; Ellen; God; Hamilton; Indians; Ramsey; Walton; heart; love; time summary = let your victim know what transpires at this house until after the Waltons From the presence of Miss Fleming, Durant went to an obscure old cabin near Ellen Walton, save the fear of Indians, and the usual trials incident to pioneer life, had spent her time in hopeful quiet, full time he was speaking, Ellen''s feelings became more and more intensely flashed across Ellen''s mind that this man was some way connected with Thus, between hope and fear, her time was passed. "I know you did not intend to say the last time for life; but the word hand and person, and the certain assurance, that, for the time to come, she Ellen, who had all the time been really alarmed, now gave way, in her departed, and lost no time in again presenting himself before Ellen, whom "Behold the fate of him you pretend to love!" said Durant to Ellen, whom he id = 16676 author = Addison, Alvin title = Eveline Mandeville Or, The Horse Thief Rival date = keywords = Bill; CHAPTER; Charles; Dick; Duffel; Eveline; God; Hadley; Ida; League; Mandeville; Mr.; Squire; good; order; time summary = Duffel had been in the cave but a short time, when the attention of all was assistance as shall be in my power, though you know my time is limited." The captain soon returned, and placed the key of his room in Duffel''s heard, and if he can show a clean hand, Eveline shall no longer mourn over "I reached home at a late hour last night," said the hypocrite, "and felt said, Duffel had taken a fancy to Miss Mandeville, with whom he was better Well, let him play away; once Bill and Dick return, and I''ll try my hand at The time has come that I shall need your service in the matter on At these words Eveline for the first time raised her eyes to the face of "Duffel!" ejaculated Eveline in thought, and she came near making the "Yes, Mandeville," said Duffel, "it is I, and there is Tom, _your_ horse." id = 19813 author = Ade, George title = Ade''s Fables date = keywords = Board; Book; City; Claudine; Club; Elam; Father; House; Life; MORAL; Man; Mr.; New; Pallzey; People; Room; Store; Street; Town; White; World; day; home; little; look; table; time; work; year summary = and then went home with his Time-Card bearing the official O. Father came in and took one look and said: "Not for Mine! When Bernice saw him turn the Corner and approach the House, he looked Kenneth would sit right up close to old Cash-in-Hand, who would egg him next the Britons and getting a few Zephyrs direct from the Ice-Box. Each day they would purchase a News-paper about the size of a Bed-Spread Mr. Pallzey went away not knowing that he was a Marked Man. On Monday he told the Stenographer how he stung the Ball the first time way down to the Dimple and plunk it right in the Eye. Then all of the new Implements laid out at Home and Wife sitting back, This time they took a House in New York and went after Grand Opera as id = 19829 author = Ade, George title = Knocking the Neighbors date = keywords = City; Club; Game; Good; High; House; MORAL; Man; New; Night; Old; Paper; People; Room; Town; day; home; look; morning; time; year summary = As for the Boy in the Buffet, every time he heard a Sound like 25 Cents he came out of the Dark Room and began to open small Original Packages. they knew they looked like New York Club Men and the Flag Station A Promoter wearing Sunday Clothes and smoking 40-cent Cigars came out The Day they started for New York City with a Coil of Strong Rope, That evening in the Smoke Room he began to pull his favorite Specialty found her away Up Stage, trying to look like Margaret Anglin in the Big When a Boy has been told 877 times a Day for many Years that he is the And when they went away to look at some Properties, Rufus took the age, went home one day to find Gold Fish swimming about in every Room id = 20185 author = Afton, Effie title = Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems date = keywords = Alice; Annie; Aunt; CHAPTER; Col; Danforth; Edgar; Edith; Edson; Ellen; Florence; Howard; Louise; Major; Malcome; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Mumbles; Orville; Pimble; Prague; Rufus; Salsify; Sheldon; Wayland; Willie; Wimbledon; Winnie summary = "No; tell her I want her to come and wash for me to-day," said the man, "''Tis a cold place we are come to, isn''t it Sylva?" said the young lady, "Ah, yes!" said Mrs. Pimble, "man has so long reigned a tyrant of "_All_ I think of you, Mrs. Edson," said he, turning his face again believe Mrs. Edson resides here," said the lady-reformist, looking "Quite an insensible young man, I should think," said Florence, smiling. "Col. Malcome occupies your old residence," said he to the young man, as "Father says we must return home soon," answered she, turning her face "I don''t want to marry Florence Howard," said the young man, with a "Ah, those were happy days for me, Annie!" said the old woman, "O, I never forget you, aunty!" said Annie, returning the old lady''s id = 28203 author = Alcott, Louisa May title = Moods date = keywords = Adam; CHAPTER; Faith; Geoffrey; God; Jessie; Mark; Miss; Moor; Mr.; Ottila; Prue; Sylvia; Warwick; Yule; eye; good; hand; like; little; long; look; love; tell summary = Warwick''s austere life looked hard to him, love seemed sweet, submission Prue looked rigidly calm, but Sylvia knew that she felt hurt, and with Then Mark delivered his message, and Sylvia went away to receive Prue''s to look you might find a pleasant friend here and there," said Mr. Yule, leaning a little toward his son''s view of the matter. Adam fixed his eyes on Sylvia with a look peculiar to himself, a gaze Sylvia decorated herself with garlands till she looked like a mermaid; "Come, Sylvia, I shall soon be ready for the first shade," she said, Sylvia had never known mother-love, for her life came through death; and Warm over Sylvia''s sore heart rushed the tender thought and longing, as Sylvia lost the next words, for a look showed her Moor''s hand on Adam''s remember, Adam?" and Sylvia looked and spoke like her old self again. id = 28218 author = Alcott, Louisa May title = Three Unpublished Poems date = keywords = Alcott; Bronson; Louisa summary = heart--but Bronson Alcott nearly died of a broken dream." heart--but Bronson Alcott nearly died of a broken dream." There is a room upstairs in the old house at Fruitlands in Harvard, come to see the place where Bronson Alcott and the group of life, intermixed with study and close to the heart of Nature; a Alcott, deserted by his followers, lay in his bed, with his face turned them are three poems by Louisa Alcott--Bronson Alcott''s noted daughter. reading public, and were to give such solace and comfort to the old age [Illustration: _Picture of Bronson Alcott''s famous Temple School, _The old house where Bronson Alcott and the English Mystics tried to Long may he live to use the life Louisa Alcott, and is in the Fruitlands collection. This great devotion that Bronson Alcott inspired in those near to him is [Footnote B: Author of "Bronson Alcott''s Fruitlands"; "Gleanings from id = 15290 author = Alden, Raymond MacDonald title = Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act date = keywords = New summary = to do with a family of New Englanders who have, years before, given play for colleges and Little Theaters. Chinese play. Conventional Chinese scene for all sets. This Chinese play by S.I. Hsiung, was produced successfully in New York, every respect an authentic play written and performed in the Chinese The first act introduces us to Jack Chesney''s rooms in college. in the same quandary, loving Miss Spettigue. that goes on in an old New York family and culminates on the verge of A play that will challenge the best acting Produced with preeminent success in London and New York. Druten''s new play deals with the women of one family, women so unlike the Continent; and Evie who is a widow and whose life has been spent Evie''s young daughter Alex is the fifth woman in the family, and the The family life of these people is extraordinarily human, but it is Evie id = 15385 author = Allen, James Lane title = A Cathedral Singer date = keywords = Mister; New; cathedral; eye; face; good; life; look; man summary = "We teachers of art schools in engaging models have to take from human your model, then, a woman with a great countenance; the fighting face of For one instant her fighting look came back and her eyes, Some of them worked with faces brightened by thoughts of devoted mothers He gave the man an unfavorable look as though of a mind to take his true "It''s a very good way to do," said the man. He stood looking down at the lad, in whose eyes upturned face of the lad and the look in his eyes as he asked the back until his eyes looked up into hers; his mother must be the first to The choir-master looked across the small room at his pupil, who, upon As he now withdrew his arms, he sat looking into her eyes with his face like some great characters in human life which need so little to make id = 21321 author = Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) title = Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond date = keywords = Captain; Catherwood; General; Grayson; Harley; Helen; Lucia; Markham; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; North; Prescott; Raymond; Richmond; Secretary; Sefton; South; Talbot; Winthrop; Wood; northern; southern summary = Mr. Sefton received Prescott in a large dark room that looked like a "Richmond is to be a great capital some day," said Talbot as they walked Mrs. Markham said no more upon the subject, and presently Prescott asked "I believe you are right, Captain Prescott," said the Secretary; "I do Walking abroad at noontime next day, Prescott saw Helen Harley coming "I ask for the wearer of this," said Prescott, taking a long brown cloak "That man Sefton came to see me to-day," he said after a long silence. "You see, now, Captain Prescott," said Miss Catherwood, still leaving a encountered," said the Secretary with emphasis, as Prescott and Mrs. Markham joined them. Prescott liked little this long talk between Lucia and the Secretary and "A man may employ his time well in Richmond, General," said Prescott, "Well, Mr. Sefton," said Prescott, "it has come." id = 29542 author = Anderson, Poul title = The Valor of Cappen Varra date = keywords = Cappen; Svearek; man; troll summary = Cappen lost his footing as the ship heaved beneath him, his hands were strange--" His small frost-blue eyes shifted to Cappen Varra, and the ends; Torbek braced himself with practiced feet, but Cappen went into "''Tis not yet my turn," groaned Cappen, and got slowly up. bulking over Cappen like storm-gods. "Even a she-troll is stronger than fifty men, my king," cried Torbek. "Aye, aye--let little Cappen go--mayhap he can sing the trolls to The northmen said that a troll was powerless against a man who was not seen you, my life is full." Cappen was looking at the girl as he spoke, "Can and will, my girl," said the troll, picking up a bone to throw at Cappen''s voice rang out, coldly: "Now the king lies on the sea, frozen "Come and be eaten," said the troll-wife. "Not quite," said Cappen. "Not quite," said Cappen. id = 15496 author = Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman title = The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World date = keywords = Bishop; Colonel; Dick; Eleanor; Fairfield; General; Governor; Lindsay; Litterny; Mary; Miles; Miss; Morgan; Mr.; Mrs.; Philip; Richard; Sally; look; man summary = The Bishop''s big hands went up to his face suddenly, and the strong said: "Come along." Dick came, and silently the two turned into the path The Bishop drew a long breath, and then he turned and looked at his old his head and face clear cut like a cameo against the dark leather, hands eyes, stood inside the room and looked at him a long minute--those two "I think it makes you know," said the older man, slowly, "that not your saw the look in his face, the light which comes at times to those who "''Look here,'' said I, ''I don''t believe a thing like this ever happened the boy, with eyes half open to every-day life, saw him standing, small "I saw it myself the first time I looked at him," I said. I like to think that the look I saw in Richard Leigh''s eyes as he turned id = 15796 author = Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman title = Joy in the Morning date = keywords = America; Angélique; Aunt; Baptiste; Basha; Brock; Cochrane; David; England; France; General; Germans; God; Hirondelle; Hugh; Jean; John; Kitchener; Lance; Rafael summary = Five minutes later the old woman went off down the street talking half Aunt Basha suggested that Young Marse David said something about a piece "White man what come hyer yether day, he say how dey ain''t gwine ''low de his wife had died young, and his mother, "Miss Jinny," had come to live "That boy" looked up, smiling, with long years of loneliness and People walking up State Street, meeting a sober-faced young man, glanced night the man said this war was giving men their souls. years back, the night they came in, a young Hugh, younger than Brock was woman, looking at him, saw suddenly that her boy was a man. be saved,'' a voice said; and the words sounded homely, almost like the boy''s intense face was in my mind for days, and I told myself many times going about her work in the long days, as she thought of the little id = 15894 author = Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman title = The Lifted Bandage date = keywords = Ben; Dick; Jack summary = You''ll want to know," he said in a tone which went to The man sat on the edge of the divan staring out of the window, minute The man''s head turned slowly and his look rested inquiringly on his young man, watching the face, bent forward and gripped his other hand on The judge turned a ghastly look upon the impetuous, bright face. honor of Jack''s life left, I think I could finish the years with The steady voice stopped a moment and the young man shivered slightly; Miller was gone; Dick''s father waited, his gaze fixed on the judge''s The judge turned his dreamy, bright look toward the frightened man. Dick was here a while ago and said things--you know what "I know your thought," the judge answered the sound, and his eyes were of it all." As the man waited, watching his son''s face, he groaned id = 15906 author = Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman title = A Good Samaritan date = keywords = Billy; Fairfax; Recky; Reed; Rex; Strong summary = "Who''s your friend, Billy?" Rex inquired, disregarding this appeal. "Stop," said Rex tersely, and the man stopped. Billy Strong leaned over and punched the man in the ribs. "Don''t be a donkey, Billy--tell me his right address." Rex spoke with Rex was about to learn how to manage Billy Strong. "Good for you old man," he said encouragingly. The man''s strained temper broke suddenly and Rex caught him by the arm "Oh, shut up!" Rex ejaculated, "and hold your head up, Billy. "Up''s'' daisy," crowed Billy Strong, and swung Fairfax "Billy, can''t you give me an idea what the girl''s like?" pleaded Rex to the theater with my cousin, Billy Strong. Rex shivered lest her roving eyes might answer the question, for Billy''s "Shut up, Billy," remarked Rex, not for the first time that night. "Rex Fairfax got me drunk. sport all in one, he''s my sort, I''m for him," said Billy Strong. id = 20072 author = Appleton, Everard Jack title = With the Colors Songs of the American Service date = keywords = Bill; boy; day; dear; good; like; man; right; soldier summary = Folks think it''s great to josh us when things are goin'' slow, Then--her little head lifted, her eyes gone mad-He was too blamed busy, like the one-armed man "We''ve ditched our good luck--he won''t _let_ her come back," Looks like a love-poisoned man. He doesn''t like to have you talk about the thing he did-What sort of a chance have other men got when tested on Judgment Day? "And now that I''m dead," said the troubled soul of the one-time The days that you''d like to forget--and try-"Dear Cave-man, I love you," you said; "is it wrong?" I sure do like that kid, although I know Things even up before we die, as every old man knows. You come down town at noon to-day, and we''ll go to the picture man; Oncet, when I was a gret big man, I got mad at the way id = 29303 author = Archibald, Joe title = Operation Earthworm date = keywords = Earth; Spink; Subterro; Wurpz; Zahooli summary = with saying that the Earth was only a drop from the sun that got a crust "Columbus started off like us," I says. "That is a new word for ''insane'' I must look up," Zahooli says. says the quake confirms his theory that the inside of the Earth is as D''Ambrosia Zahooli comes in and says he has been to see Commander "I have got to git out," D''Ambrosia Zahooli says and heads for the door. The Mole shudders like a citizen looking "Don''t look through the ports," Wurpz says. "Look," I says, pawing beads of sweat as big as the creep''s eyes from my in what looks like bloodstone that says: ADOLPH HITLER. "And Hitler took one of those Subterro dames as a mate, huh," I says. "We have got to escape," I says to my pals. "Sep," D''Ambrosia Zahooli says. Septimus Spink," I says. "I still believe in reincarnation," D''Ambrosia Zahooli says. id = 17562 author = Armstrong, H. S. title = Trifles for the Christmas Holidays date = keywords = Christmas; Dupleisis; God; Jane; Lawk; Mademoiselle; Malinda; Milan; Moses; Mr.; Mrs.; Reed; like; little; man; woman summary = the milkman is like a dream, and the cries of the bread-man and alluding to a blue-eyed young dray-man you one evening noticed seated on the milkmen and bread-men''s children, and all the little boys and girls sister,--Mrs. Hague, a pale, lovely little lady, who at one time visited The strong man quivered; his face convulsed, and the hot tears started trimmers of bonnets, who, like poor little "Dora," religiously believed quizzical expression come over the old man''s face, and I saw her into the morning of my young life like a soothing dream in a long, Among the hundreds present, those eyes picked out one man and one woman. The room did appear old-maidish, as Mademoiselle Milan stood looking in. mademoiselle, does that little morning-wrapper come up before my eyes The lady''s face turned as pale as marble, and her little white hands id = 29618 author = Arthur, Robert title = The Aggravation of Elmer date = keywords = Doreen; Elmer summary = "Honestly, Bill!" Marge said as she saw me. I hurried Marge and Doreen along toward our little two-story building. Once we got into the air-conditioned reception room, Marge sank down down," Marge said as we waited for the picture to come on. "Elmer says silly-zation is doomed!" Doreen put in happily. "Why does Elmer say silly-zation is doomed?" I asked Doreen. "There was a game on Elmer''s TV," Doreen insisted. "Why, I don''t know very much," Marge said. "Elmer says fifty," Marge stated flatly. "It made all the automobile engines stop, just like Elmer I said, "let me look at Elmer''s unhappen genii." "Elmer told me not to let anybody look at it. "That''s Elmer, all right," Marge muttered. "Just one quick look, Doreen," I said. "Look, Marge!" I said in feverish excitement. Marge had said Elmer worked in the garage. "That''s where the garage should be." Marge looked dazed. id = 15389 author = Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) title = True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings date = keywords = Claire; Edith; Edward; Elder; Fanny; God; Grind; Jasper; Leonard; Martin; Melleville; Mr.; Mrs. summary = The young man, Edward Claire, did not make a reply for nearly a Good-bye, sweet one!" said Claire, kissing his wife, "To Leonard Jasper, my old friend," said he to his wife, "I have left called to Edward Claire, his principal clerk, and said that he wished "Edward," said Mr. Jasper, in a low, serious voice, "there is a "Not happy accidents, Edward," said Mrs. Claire, with a tender smile; "I think, Edith," said the young man, after remaining thoughtfully "Edward," said Mr. Jasper, on the next morning, soon after he came to "I am to pay you two dollars, I believe?" said the lady, after Claire "We will not bandy words on that subject, Mr. Jasper," said Claire--"I "Mr. Jasper," said the young man, changing his manner, "we have had From that time Claire and his wife heard no more from Jasper, who return to Edward Claire and his true-minded, loving-hearted wife. id = 29829 author = Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) title = Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. date = keywords = Bangs; Gelid; God; Japanese; Stewart; Tailtackle; Wagtail; captain; day; english; man; russian; ship; time; vessel; water summary = captain to come on board of his vessel, and as his commands were not The next day, right after breakfast, the pirate called the captain to ship while the brig set sail, and had soon vanished from our sight. remained there over night; at break of day we again set sail and ran within musket shot, the captain ordered his men to fire. "While you were on shore to-day, the captain called together the crew, the captain and entered their boats; the little fleet rowed away in days, we left in order to continue our journey by land. officer still went the rounds every half hour, with his men, but he ordered the men to desist, and remained all day on deck, watching the whilst the pilot imagined his vessel to be sailing on the open sea, vessels, the white sails of European ships covered the sea on all id = 14731 author = Ashton, Warren T. title = Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue A Tale of the Mississippi and the South-west date = keywords = Bellevue; Carroll; Chalmetta; Colonel; Dalhousie; Dr.; Dumont; Emily; Guy; Hatchie; Henry; Jaspar; Jerry; Maxwell; Miss; Mr.; Nathan; New; Pat; Uncle; Vaudelier; Vernon summary = "This is an important paper," said Maxwell, noticing Jaspar''s Such was Jaspar Dumont, whom we left in Maxwell''s office at the close of what mean you, man?" said Jaspar, with a scowl, as he caught a "Hatchie," said Jaspar, as the mulatto entered the library, "are the "Miss Emily," said Jaspar, in a tone of unwonted softness, "I am sorry "Did Hatchie return the keys to you last night?" asked Jaspar of Emily, my heart," said Henry, in a low tone, as he took her willing hand. "Now, Mr. Maxwell," said Emily, in a very serious tone, for she wished "Miss Dumont," said Maxwell, growing desperate at the lady''s silence, "Don''t you know me?" said Henry, as he grasped the hand of Hatchie; "I "Mr. Maxwell, I shall positively refuse to accompany you," said Emily, "Honor!" said Jaspar, laying his hand upon the place where the heart id = 14256 author = Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn title = The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories date = keywords = Andrew; Blanche; Delfina; Enrique; FAWCETT; God; Hedworth; John; MISTRESS; Miss; Mrs.; New; Orth; RACHAEL; Talbot; Webb; Webster; Williams; York; man; old summary = than six years old--her dark-blue eyes had a beauty of mind which must The child ushered him into the dining-room, where an old man was seated He went the next day alone to the gallery, and looked long at the look like pictures in the green quiet book of nature, these women, in guest, but the old man shook his head and nervously twisted his hands a look of haunting youth; the expression of a woman who has grown old younger in years, but you have lived in this dismal old house so long A young man stepped from one of the long windows of the Holt mansion and Life went its way in the old house. night she knelt long by her bed, pressing her hands about her face. a small common-looking little man came forward and touched his arm. "I should like to fit up the old house and live there," said Mrs. Webb. id = 15989 author = Augusta, Clara title = The Fatal Glove date = keywords = Alexandrine; Archer; Castrani; God; Harrison; Lee; Linmere; Margie; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Paul; Trevlyn summary = Margie looked very lovely this morning and it was of this the old man was "Margie dear," said Mr. Trevlyn, pausing in his work of buttering a his old friend, Mr. Harrison, Margie''s dead father, had taken it into his "I hope to win your love, Margie; I trust I shall," he answered, sadly good-naturedly urged him forward, he took charge of Miss Lee. Linmere offered Margie his hand to lead her in, but she declined. The detective turned away satisfied; but Margie saw the girl''s hand Three months after the death of Paul Linmere, Margie met Archer Trevlyn "Why, Margie!" she said, "a moment ago I thought you were a rose, and now "I want you to send for Archer Trevlyn," he said with great difficulty. "Come here, Margie, and kiss me," said the old man, tenderly. "You do not think the time will ever come when you will cease to love Mr. Arthur Trevlyn?" id = 19403 author = Austin, Anne title = Murder at Bridge date = keywords = Crain; Drake; Dundee; Dunlap; Flora; Hamilton; Hammond; Judge; Karen; Lydia; Marshall; Miles; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nita; Ralph; Selim; Sprague; Strawn; Tracey; penny summary = completely to Nita Selim''s charms!--Dundee noted, filing the reflection "I''m sure Mr. Dundee will ask Lydia--poor Nita''s "Yes, of course," Lois Dunlap answered, but Dundee''s eyes were upon "I--I said something about all the men thinking Nita was perfect," Mrs. Drake confessed, "and I cried a little, but we went on with the hand. And to Captain Strawn''s amazement Dundee threw open the door of Nita''s eyes, Dundee went on relentlessly: "Mrs. Miles, when you left the bridge "Then you didn''t know that Mrs. Dunlap had already arranged to meet Mrs. Selim downtown this morning and to take her to the Inn?" Dundee asked. "Of killing Nita Selim?" Dundee asked lazily. "Lydia, I think you know already what this note tells you," Dundee said "if you think Flora Miles killed Nita Selim and Dexter Sprague, because Captain Strawn and Dundee were alone in the house where Nita "Selim" had id = 15608 author = Bacheller, Irving title = In the Days of Poor Richard date = keywords = America; Arnold; Binkus; Boston; Colonel; Doctor; England; Franklin; General; God; Hare; Howe; Irons; Jack; John; King; London; Margaret; Mr.; New; Philadelphia; Preston; Sir; Solomon; Washington; York; british; man summary = "It was the season o'' the great moon," said old Solomon Binkus, scout Solomon stepped close to the great man and said in a low tone: Late in February, Jack Irons and Solomon Binkus went east as delegates "I''ll tell ye, Jack, they''s trouble ahead," said Solomon as they made Jack and Solomon attended the town meeting that day in the old South "Come with us," said one of the old men as they led Solomon to the Solomon shook hands with Jack and said: "I''m glad I met ye," and turned Franklin put his hand on the young man''s shoulder and said: Howe, a good man as men went those days, had got beyond his depth. "Jack, I''m glad that young pup ain''t me," said Solomon. Solomon turned to Jack and said: "Got to leave ye, my son," Solomon said to Jack one evening soon after id = 16491 author = Bacheller, Irving title = Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ date = keywords = Antipater; Appius; Arria; Augustus; God; Herod; Jerusalem; Judea; Manius; Roman; Rome; Varro; Vergilius summary = "''Young man,'' said the father--and his eyes shone--''rise and look "The dear old girl!" said young Gracus, in a low tone, as he turned to "We humbly wait your commands," said Vergilius, kissing his hand. "Noble prince, the strange god is again at work in me," said Vergilius, "You honor me, great father," said the young man, his eyes staring with "But, O father of Rome!" said Arria, looking up at the great man, "how "Dear Vergilius," said she, turning to him with a serious look as they "Vergilius, son of Varro, sent by the great father?" said he, in a tone "He would be like this love in me," said Vergilius. "The great love may come to you, and then you shall understand," said "I, who am a friend of the great father of Rome," said he, "shall see "There shall be cheers in a moment, son of Herod," said Vergilius, id = 17237 author = Bacheller, Irving title = A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy date = keywords = Abe; Ann; Biggs; Bim; Brimstead; Chicago; Colonel; County; Davis; God; Harry; Illinois; Jack; Joe; John; Kelso; Lincoln; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Rutledge; Salem; Samson; Sarah; Springfield; Traylor; man summary = "Looks as young as she did the day she was married--nine years ago," said "Children," said Samson, "I want you to take a good look at that. "This boy is sick," she said to Samson, who came and helped him off his Abe extended his long arm toward Samson and said "Howdy" as they shook "Thank you--I want to look around here a little," said Samson. "If Abe lives he''ll be a great man, I think," said Mrs. Dr. "I like that boy Harry," said Abe. That evening when Harry was helping Samson with the horses he said: "I think that most of the men I know have read the Bible," said Abe. It looks to me like a good time to go home,'' said Samson had a man in each hand; Abe had another, while Harry Needles Abe Lincoln laughed and said: "Mary would be like the man who traded id = 29568 author = Bacheller, Irving title = ''Charge It'': Keeping Up With Harry date = keywords = Betsey; Bishop; Deacon; Delance; Harry; Joe; Marie; Mrs.; New; Pointview; Robert; Roger; come; man summary = "Harry and I were waiting for his motor-car," said the Honorable "Harry is the most modern character in my little museum," said the "''I''m setting an example to the young,'' said Harry, as he mopped his The old man had sniffed a good deal when Harry "''You don''t know the old man as I do--that''s why,'' I said. "''The book,'' said Harry--''would you let me take it?'' "''You look sick, old man,'' I said. "''Get what you need, and I''ll pay the bills,'' said Harry''s father. "''Let me show you,'' said Harry. "''We want to know all sides of life,'' said Harry. "''It''s just the thing for Cub,'' said Harry. "''Oh, I think that she is very fond of him!'' said Harry. "''That dear old, irrepressible bishop,'' said Harry. take Benson''s Hill,'' Marie had said to Harry. "''You really need a young man like Harry,'' I urged. id = 19869 author = Bacon, Josephine Daskam title = While Caroline Was Growing date = keywords = Caroline; Delia; Edith; General; Honey; Joe; Lindsay; Luella; Marie; Miss; Mr.; Princess; Thayer; Uncle; William; Wortley; good; little; look; man summary = "That was a mighty nice little girl, William Thayer," he said "Lean down," said the little man softly, "she wants to say "Lift him out," said the little man, and as the woman fumbled at the The door shut, and Caroline, Miss Honey and Delia looked at each "This is my favorite room, Duchess," said Caroline, "isn''t it "I was looking for Hunt," said Caroline, "he went this way, "I know it," said Caroline simply, "my cousin Richard would be glad "Look here," he said, his eye again on the man, "do you know where "Yes, Luella, I will," said Caroline but her eyes were fastened on "Oh, yes," said Caroline indifferently, "but nobody knows about it "I''m ''most twelve," said Caroline; "you have to be a young lady, "I don''t know--I don''t live here," said Caroline shortly. "I don''t know anything about it," Caroline said coldly. id = 15486 author = Baden, Frances Henshaw title = Edna''s Sacrifice and Other Stories date = keywords = Brownson; Edna; Fred; Lilly; Nellie summary = "Aunt Edna," I said, "tell us a story--a love-story, please." days I learned to look too eagerly for the doctor''s coming. "''Yes, dear, I _do_ think he loves you a little now, and will, bright, merry-looking girl, who entered the room during Nellie''s wealthier, it would be all right, I know," Frank said, his dark eyes marry at all," Susie said, her eyes full of tears, looking up to his. thinking, and end by marrying the man he wants you to," Frank said, The baby plead; and Susie, raising her eyes to Rosie''s, felt mother, go back and open the door, my girl; let me in, and then tell Mr. Charles Mayfield that his uncle has come!" Soon Nellie came back, looking much relieved, and said, smiling: "Henry, dear, have our boy brought in to see his uncle," she said. Baby, like his mother, looked happy and id = 22292 author = Bailey, Temple title = Glory of Youth date = keywords = Anthony; Bettina; Betty; Blake; Bobbie; Delia; Diana; Doris; Justin; Martens; Matthews; Miss; Mrs.; Sara; Sophie; little summary = "Well, goodness only knows she needs friends," said the little captain, "Well, she''d better look out," said the little captain; "men won''t wait "But your friend, Mrs. Martens," said Bettina, eagerly; "Anthony pointed "He broke mother''s heart," said Bettina, obstinately; "he loved so many Justin took Bettina out, Anthony took Sophie, and one of the married men When Anthony came back from the telephone Bettina said, mournfully, "Now "He''s awfully good looking," said Bettina in a cool little voice, "but Diana I should have lost heart many times--the world knows Justin as a she said; "but Diana thought that Anthony''s friends might like to get "Justin took me for a little ride," said Sophie, "and I sat in front Diana had said nothing to Sophie of the meeting with Anthony in the "And Anthony came," said Bettina, "and when we reached home he gave me id = 28454 author = Baily, Waldron title = Heart of the Blue Ridge date = keywords = Ben; Brant; Dan; Dick; Higgins; Hodges; Jones; Josephine; Mountain; North; Plutina; Siddon; Stone; Sutton; Uncle; York; Zeke; eye; face; girl; hit; little; man; tiny summary = The young man, surprised, started, and regarded the girl in confusion. suggested to the young man that he should come to New York presently, Zeke''s eyes fastened anew on the rounded bulk of Stone Mountain''s Zeke was not so surprised by the old man''s hopes as he might have sickeningly, like a drunken man to a fall, Zeke stretched himself face As she went her way, the girl''s mind reveled in thoughts of the days "Hit''s thet-thar damned man-faced dawg!" eyes, she saw Dan Hodges coming up the path. The man straightened his great bulk a little, and regarded the girl The girl went blithely on her way, day-dreaming of the time when Zeke Into the happy, busy routine of Zeke''s life in New York, Uncle Dick''s Zeke at last turned to face the old man, Uncle Dick''s hand went out to of Stone Mountain, and Zeke''s arm was about her, and her hand was id = 28815 author = Balch, Frederic Homer title = The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. date = keywords = Bridge; CHAPTER; Cecil; Columbia; England; God; Great; Grey; Indians; Multnomah; Oregon; Snoqualmie; Spirit; Tohomish; Wallulah; Wauna; Willamettes; chief; face; man summary = His wife lay with closed eyes and flushed face amid the white pillows. The little lame boy said nothing, but came up to Cecil, took his hand, "Chiefs and warriors, who dwell in lodges and talk with men, Tohomish, great war-chief of the tribes of the Wauna, and had never known robing him with fire, and I thought he looked like the Indian Long did Multnomah and his chiefs sit in council that day. council looked at him; even the chief, Snoqualmie, did not turn his "I was chief of a tribe; we dwelt in the land the Great Spirit gave hand and look on a face like my mother''s. On the next day came the races, the great diversion of the Indians. was broken up, you talked wisely and like a great chief and warrior; Indians that the war-chief should sicken, that Multnomah should show id = 29453 author = Ball, Eustace Hale title = Traffic in Souls: A Novel of Crime and Its Cure date = keywords = Barton; Baxter; Bobbie; Burke; Captain; Clemm; Jimmie; Lorna; Mary; Miss; Monk; Mr.; New; Officer; Sawyer; Trubus; York; girl; look; man; shepard summary = Officer Bobbie Burke betook himself to the Night Court to lodge his This thought came to Officer Bobbie Burke as he watched the horrible Father!" came a fresh young voice, and the old man turned The man looked gratefully into Burke''s eyes, as the tears ran down his Officer Bobbie Burke found the case at the Men''s Night Court to be less "Young man," said he, "if you want to continue on this work, remember "Well, well, well!" exclaimed the old man, as the young officer took "Mr. Burke, the Patent Office is maintained for men who think up things "What do you want to do, Mary dear?" asked the old man, helplessly. Mary''s face was white, as she looked appealingly at Burke. The old man wrote a note while Burke and Mary became better acquainted. Burke looked at the man''s face as well as he could in the dim light, id = 16097 author = Bangs, John Kendrick title = The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. date = keywords = Captain; Charon; Cleopatra; Elizabeth; Holmes; House; Johnson; Kidd; Mrs.; Noah; Portia; Raleigh; Sir; Walter; Xanthippe summary = "I beg pardon," put in Dr. Johnson, "but have you any idea, Dr. Livingstone, that Captain Kidd has put wheels on this House-boat of ours late club-house," said the stranger, bowing courteously to Solomon. "Granting the truth of Noah''s statement," said Sir Walter, motioning to said the stranger, handing the small bit of tobacco to Sir Walter, "make "''Let me take your hat,'' I said, little thinking that my courtesy would "Well, Mr. Holmes," said Sir Walter Raleigh, after three rousing cheers, "I''d stay right here," said Charon, "and let the ladies rescue themselves. come to me and in so many words have said, ''Mr. Kidd, we wish the women of "When Captain Kidd began his story," said Cassandra, "he made one very bad "I''d like to know what has become of the House-boat," said Raleigh, fashion; so that the House-boat was, as Elizabeth had said, backing her id = 20559 author = Bangs, John Kendrick title = R. Holmes & Co. Being the Remarkable Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., Detective and Amateur Cracksman by Birth date = keywords = Blank; Burlingame; Dorrington; General; Grouch; Holmes; Jenkins; Mr.; Mrs.; Raffles; Rand; Sherlock; Tattersby summary = "If there ever was a story of that fascinating man that I have not read, Mr. Holmes," said I, "I beg you will let me have it." and attention," said Raffles Holmes with a cold snap to his eyes which I "Lord Dorrington, as you may have heard," said Raffles Holmes, leaning back "Well, to make a long story short," said Raffles Holmes, "the young "''Ah--you know me, then, Mr. Raffles?'' said Holmes, with a pleasant smile. "_In her own safe in her New York house!_" said Raffles Holmes. "It was," said Raffles Holmes, "but Mrs. Burlingame was so overjoyed at "No, indeed, they''re the real thing," said Raffles Holmes, holding up one of "Here''s your check, Jenkins," said Raffles Holmes, handing me a draft for "Jenkins," said Raffles Holmes to me the other night as we sat in my den "There''s $7000 for you, Jenkins," said Holmes, a week later, handing me his id = 20766 author = Bangs, John Kendrick title = The Autobiography of Methuselah date = keywords = Abel; Adam; Ararat; Aunt; Cain; Enochsville; Eve; Jerusha; Noah; Uncle; Zib; day; great; man; time summary = great-uncle-seven-times-removed, Cain, in the days when with my the days passed by, and at one time I began to fear that I should be have already said 623 years old at the time of which I write--she held twenty-six years he will be able to read and write as early in life as The old gentleman was present when my father said that, and his face days, so the time will come when an even more advanced society will "For a long time," she remarked, "Adam was the only man in sight, and independent life of the spinster, but as time went on and we came to Madame Eve once remarked to my mother, in talking over the old days, into tears as I went on, and three days later read it as a New Thought innocent way, than spending his time running up and down the Great id = 28069 author = Bangs, John Kendrick title = Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream date = keywords = Alice; Duchess; Hare; Hatter; Knight; March; Municipal; White; illustration summary = "Yes--but I never knew they were called Copperations," said Alice. "Then I''d have to stop being a public character," said the Hatter. "I should love to go and see your city," said Alice, who, though not "What an extraordinary car," said Alice, as she stepped into the "That''s the way the Municipal Ownership of Teeth works," said the Hatter "It was," said the Hatter, "and the public began to complain. "Well, I''m sorry," said the Hatter, "but Mr. Burbank wouldn''t come "It''s just like a telephone, isn''t it?" said Alice. "Not under Municipal Ownership," said the Hatter. "I should think it would," said Alice. "I think," said the Hatter, "that before we go any further we would "I don''t think I understand," said Alice. "Good," said the Hatter. "That''s great," said the Hatter. "When we secure Municipal Control of the Constitution," said the Hatter. "You''ll excuse us, Alice," said the Hatter, politely. id = 30028 author = Barbour, A. Maynard (Anna Maynard) title = The Award of Justice; Or, Told in the Rockies: A Pen Picture of the West date = keywords = Blaisdell; Cameron; City; Dorn; Everard; Gladden; Haight; Houston; Jack; Leslie; Lyle; Maverick; Miss; Morgan; Morton; Mr.; Ned; Rivers; Rutherford; Silver; Van; Winters summary = Miss Gladden looked annoyed, as did Houston, and Rutherford, feeling "Mr. Houston," said she, in low, sweet tones, "Miss Gladden has told For the next day or two, Houston saw very little of either Mr. Blaisdell or Morgan, as they spent most of their time at the mines, As Houston approached the house, Miss Gladden and Lyle were standing "Certainly, Lyle, we would like to hear you," said Miss Gladden. "Lyle," said Miss Gladden suddenly, "how old is this man whom you call "But Jack," said Lyle, in almost a pleading tone, "Miss Gladden wishes "My dear Lyle," said Houston, slowly, "I believe you are right, and I "That is so, Morgan," said Houston, kindly, "I wouldn''t want Mr. Blaisdell to see you as you look this morning; I''m too much a friend Houston visited the mines, Van Dorn accompanying him only a little way "Lyle," said Houston, "how did you ever think of this? id = 29623 author = Barefoot, Wesley title = The Cuckoo Clock date = keywords = Jean; Jim; Joanna summary = "Got to report these things right away," said the grey-haired man beside Oh, Jim, I never knew they said that." Suddenly there were tears "Take it easy, Jean, honey." Jim Blair hoisted his lank six feet out of "Mommy, she looked just like she was asleep, then they came and took her Jim looked down at the dark eyes, misted now, the straight brown hair, "Time for little girls to be in bed, Joanna. "Bed time, darling," said Jean gently. "Jim, I''m sorry about the things I said." Jean''s voice was hesitant, a "It _is_ hard, though, you know it is-Jim, aren''t you "Let me get this straight, Jim." Holland''s pudgy face was sober, his "Sure I do, Bob," Blair said worriedly. "Now hold on a minute, Jim. You''ve taken Jean''s reaction to this last "You need more than maybes, Jim. What about Joanna Simmons'' mother? id = 19443 author = Barhite, Jared title = Our Profession and Other Poems date = keywords = God; Heaven; Nature; Shall; Tis; day; heart; life; like; love; man; mind; power; soul summary = The true end of life is to elevate man Till the mind shall grasp the meaning Through heart and soul of man, The heart and mind of anxious soul, If human minds and souls and hearts To the youthful mind and heart, Till the heart breaks in deep sorrow, I love a true and noble soul Thy waters now bear the light-hearted and gay. Till the notes shall pass earth''s border How sweet to my soul is the power The life, the mind, the heart''s prefer For none may compute warm hearts and true hands, Nor let our true hearts fail, By the shade that reflects the mind and heart, And faithful hearts shall win the day; For mind and soul form the great power And still must love while life shall last; "I know your heart is warm and true, They join the hand, the heart, the life, id = 29230 author = Barker, James Nelson title = The Indian Princess; Or, La Belle Sauvage date = keywords = GRIMOSCO; KATE; LARRY; Music; PERCY; POWHATAN; PRINCESS; ROBIN; ROLFE; SMITH; WALTER summary = approach the shore, from which land SMITH, ROLFE, PERCY, WALTER, I warrant ye, mistress Alice--Lord love you I shall be here. Then art thou a man like a God; thou shalt be the brother of _Enter adventurers, WALTER, LARRY, ROBIN, ALICE, &c._ Miami, though thy years are few, thou art experienced as age; is beloved by the Great Spirit; his king is like you, my father, good and White man, thou shalt not die; or I will die with thee! My father, dost thou love thy daughter? Daughter, I cannot lose thee from mine eyes; accompany thy brother but a _Enter SMITH, POCAHONTAS, NANTAQUAS, PERCY, ROLFE, NIMA and INDIANS, Or place thy light in savage ladies'' eyes, head and sighs._] Is Captain Smith dear to thee? Dear lady, thou art a king''s daughter. My lips shall teach thee sweet love. But come, sir, shall we to my father''s banquet? id = 14494 author = Barr, Amelia E. title = Scottish sketches date = keywords = Andrew; CHAPTER; Callendar; Christine; Colin; Crawford; David; Donald; God; Helen; James; Jenny; John; Margaret; Peter; Ragon; Robert; Sandy; Tallisker; man summary = said, ''Alexander, I am going the way o'' all flesh; be a good man, and "Tallisker, let me tell you, man, you hae been seen o''er much wi'' him looked weel to the spiritual life o'' young and old; I had aye a word "Nae dirks," said an old man quietly; "tak your hands like men." Tallisker said, "Give him his way a little longer, laird. "Now, dominie," he said, "canna I keep aye a young man in my place?" talks with the young man, for David thought highly of James as of one There was an evil triumph in James'' heart one night when Donald said of gay young men; James and David passed the evenings generally The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi'' "John," he said kindly, "you are a wise man, and I aye thought so. grief and love, but when John said sternly, "Now, David Callendar, id = 16222 author = Barr, Amelia E. title = Winter Evening Tales date = keywords = Christine; David; Eleanor; Franz; Gavin; Glasgow; God; Jack; Jean; John; Kitty; Kurston; Lorimer; Margaret; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Ronald; Sandy; Smith; York summary = Old Andrew Lockerby thought the honor good enough, but money was better. Then David went away with his father, and after half-an-hour''s talk on Gordon & Co. he came home at the new year, and presented his father with unconsciously, looking up Willie''s name in the clerical directory, "Dr. William Caird, 22 Moray place." David knew enough of Edinburgh to know hands Davie came very near touching for a moment a David Lockerby no one child of a widow, known like Dorcas of old for her great goodness to the loving, hopeful smile at Davie''s sad, wistful face, just as long as he of turning a good-natured little thing like me into a hateful dog in the "I do not think our little girl is quite well, mother," he said one day, think it very likely that she should love a young, rich, good-looking id = 16258 author = Barr, Amelia E. title = The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance date = keywords = Alice; Charlotte; Christmas; Ducie; God; Harry; Hill; Joe; Julius; Latrigg; Mr.; Mrs.; Sandal; Seat; Sophia; Stephen; Steve; William; come; mother summary = squire, and said, "I love Charlotte, and I ask for your sanction to my He intended then to tell her about Julius Sandal, but a look at her face When he returned to the hall, the family were waiting for him; Mrs. Sandal and her daughters standing together in a little group, the squire encourage Stephen Latrigg, do you want me to marry Julius Sandal?" She said to Charlotte, "When men as old as father fall, "When Steve came in he said something like ''Charlotte,'' and he looked likely to trouble the old squire, or offend Mistress Charlotte. Sandal was up here this morning, I said, ''Let Charlotte come, and have a years your mother waited for William Sandal, Charlotte." "Your father knows very well that Harry must have the money, Charlotte. I don''t think of Charlotte Sandal and of any thing "Julius has turned Mrs. Sandal and Charlotte from house and home, id = 16453 author = Barr, Amelia E. title = The Measure of a Man date = keywords = God; Greenwood; Hall; Harlow; Harry; Hatton; Henry; Jane; John; London; Lord; Lucy; Lugur; Martha; Mr.; Mrs.; Stephen; love; man; mother summary = Now John Hatton was a cotton-spinner, but he knew the ways of a boat, After a long silence John Hatton turned to his Captain and said, and John Hatton looked up at the old face of it with a conscious love "Well, you know, John, that Harry never liked the mill, but while father gave John a long, loving look, which seemed to ask for his admiration Then Harry made John''s proposal as attractive as he could, and Mrs. Hatton listened with a face devoid of all expression, until he said: "I meet him, but John went straight to his mother''s side and said, "He will come to himself soon, mother," said John. John wanted to tell her that God and a loving husband might and surely John took dinner with his mother, and as they were eating it, Mrs. Hatton said, "I suppose Jane is at Thirsk Hall tonight." id = 29752 author = Barr, Amelia E. title = An Orkney Maid date = keywords = Adam; Bishop; Boris; Brodie; Conall; Edinburgh; England; God; Ian; Kirkwall; Macrae; Mistress; Mrs.; Ragnor; Rahal; Sunna; Thora; Thou; Vedder summary = "Art thou thinking of Sunna Vedder, Mother?" "He walked rapidly to Sunna, and he said, ''Miss Vedder, thou art To thee, my promise stands good for all my life days--and thou "Dost thou indeed believe thy aunt''s assurances?" asked Rahal. "In the drawing room thou wilt find Thora with Ian Macrae," said thee is already a perfect love; but I will be such a good girl if thou dance and said thou wanted me, and he made me come home with him and Almost in a whisper Sunna said "Good-bye!" and then went her way home. "Well, then, young man," said Adam, "thou must remember that God "Oh, Adam, Adam!" cried Rahal, "thou art the good man that God loves, "Tell us, then," said Thora, "wilt thou not say the words to us, our "When thou art an old woman, Thora," he said to her, "then id = 29909 author = Barr, Amelia E. title = A Singer from the Sea date = keywords = Burrell; Court; Denas; Denasia; Elizabeth; God; Joan; John; Lanhearne; London; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Penelles; Penfer; Priscilla; Roland; St.; Tresham; Tris; love summary = Easter Eve, Roland Tresham had met Denas Penelles. If Roland had said one wrong word to Denas, Joan was "Roland Tresham can''t look at you, Denas, any more as I saw him yourself, father, for Denas loves you and mother first of all and best Roland had been longing to tell and the innocent heart of Denas "Denas loved no one better than her father and mother," he felt it a Joan rose with these words and went out of the room, and Denas knew Roland sang with her, but a little love-song Elizabeth had learned had married Roland and Denas had been asked to come to St. Penfer and He said he would go to St. Merryn''s and get his money, and follow Roland and Denas to the end Denas had indeed said she was Roland''s wife, but the St. Penfer _News_ implied a very different relationship; and John had all id = 14656 author = Barr, Robert title = The Sword Maker date = keywords = Ambrose; Archbishop; Assmannshausen; Castle; Cologne; Countess; Court; Ebearhard; Ehrenfels; Emperor; Father; Frankfort; Goebel; Greusel; Herr; Highness; Kurzbold; Lord; Mayence; Prince; Rhine; Roland; Sayn; Treves; lordship summary = "I am Prince Roland, only son of the Emperor," the young man had said, "Good even to you, Herr Goebel," said the young man, doffing his bonnet. "Good-morning, Sir Roland," cried Herr Goebel cheerfully. "Not at that time in the morning, I hope," said Roland, "for I shall "Herr Kurzbold," said Roland, with some severity, "many penniless nights "Now, Master of the Guild," said Greusel, and Roland took the floor once "No," said Greusel quietly; "I shall carry out Roland''s instructions." "Refuse to marry Prince Roland, and learn," said the Archbishop very "Within a league," said Roland to his men, "stand three pirate castles: "Captain," said Roland, "I inform you in the hearing of these men that Mayence said he would not permit me to marry Prince Roland after the way "Prince Roland," cried the girl, "my kinsman, Father Ambrose, said he "Prince Roland," said the Archbishop gravely, "until your Election is id = 19369 author = Barr, Robert title = The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont date = keywords = American; Dacre; England; Eugène; France; Gibbes; Government; Hale; Higgins; London; Lord; Macpherson; Monsieur; Mr.; Paris; Podgers; Simard; Sir; Summertrees; Valmont; english; french; man; rantremly summary = determination in the man''s eyes convinced me he meant what he said. ''I did shout to the nearest man, sir, but he said you told him to stay ''Do you mean to tell me that the second man who came on your launch at rising young man at that time, and, of course, he knew me well. years, and great changes occur in a man''s appearance during so long a ''Show his lordship in,'' I said, and there appeared a young man of ''Pray forgive me, Monsieur Valmont,'' cried the young man, springing to ''Oh, we know a bit over here, Monsieur Valmont,'' said Hale, with ''That is nonsense, Monsieur Valmont,'' he said, ''the man who is ashamed At this moment a young man came in, who, I saw at once, was not a ''Good-evening, Monsieur Eugène Valmont,'' he said, ''I shall give myself A few moments later my man returned, and said the lady wished to see id = 29573 author = Barr, Robert title = The O''Ruddy: A Romance date = keywords = Bottles; Chord; Colonel; Countess; Doctor; Donovan; Earl; England; Father; Forister; Ireland; Jem; Lady; London; Lord; Mary; Mr.; O''Ruddy; Paddy; Royale; Strepp summary = "''Tis only a little blood-letting," said my Lord Strepp with "Paddy, you red-headed scandal," said I, "come along now!" "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "''tis what one gets for serving a "Paddy," cried I, "you have the right little black man." But there was "Good-bye, O''Ruddy," said the young man. "Good day to you, Mr. O''Ruddy," he said, showing me his little teeth. Lady Mary Strepp, O''Ruddy?" said he suddenly and nervously. "No," said Jem Bottles, "I be not a great scholar and it has a look of "If your honour pleases," said Paddy, without turning his eyes from "Remember how little you are knowing of them, Paddy," said I. "The man is right, Lady Mary," said I significantly. "Now, by the Old Head of Kinsale, little man," said I, "what do you "You''re not the Earl of Westport!" said the old man, his eyes opening id = 20458 author = Bartlett, Frederick Orin title = The Triflers date = keywords = Beatrice; Chic; Covington; Hamilton; Marie; Marjory; Monte; New; Noyes; Paris; Peter; Teddy; York; good summary = I felt," she said, looking up at Monte, "as if the If Monte knew Teddy Hamilton, this happened about the third day. "It was good of you to come, Monte," she said. She raised her eyes as she said that, and for a moment Monte was held "If you don''t come away, Monte," she said quietly, "I won''t ever send had answered that question when Peter Noyes--Monte reminded her in many She had been watching Monte''s eyes; but she turned away for a second. When Hamilton answered this time, Covington saw what Marjory meant when As Monte looked down at the man, he felt his own heart beating faster. "You don''t care what the little fellows do to you," said Monte. "Monte," she said, "I''m doing at this moment just exactly what I want Again Monte saw the impulsive movement of the man''s hand to his eyes. "I think your sister is coming," said Monte. id = 29104 author = Bartlett, Frederick Orin title = The Web of the Golden Spider date = keywords = Bogova; CHAPTER; Carlina; Danbury; David; General; God; Otaballo; Priest; Sorez; Stubbs; Wilson; eye; feel; girl; good; hand; like; look; man; thing summary = area way, Wilson saw an officer swoop down upon her like a hawk. Wilson caught an eager look from the shadowed face of the girl. that every right-hearted man would turn to look at the pretty girl; The girl glanced from the image to the man on the floor who looked now the girl, Wilson rose half way to his feet. Danbury led the way out the door as soon as Wilson had finished "See here, Stubbs," objected Wilson, "I don''t need those things. Once within the palace walls, Wilson and Stubbs found their hands Wilson followed the eyes and saw the brass thing lying near the "On the other hand," broke in Wilson, "if Sorez is in danger, the girl Stooping, Stubbs ran his hand down the length of Wilson''s arm and felt Wilson felt that it was high time that the girl reached id = 29654 author = Bartlett, Frederick Orin title = The Wall Street Girl date = keywords = Barton; Don; Farnsworth; Frances; Halliday; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Pendleton; Sally; Seagraves; Stuyvesant; Winthrop; York summary = study for a moment the tall, good-looking young man who waited At that point Farnsworth came out and took a look about the office. That night, when Miss Winthrop took her place in the Elevated on her But that day at lunch Miss Winthrop handed him a If Miss Winthrop ever had more than a nodding acquaintance with Mr. Pendleton, she gave no indication of that fact when she came in the time to reach the door Miss Winthrop stepped out. "We like to have plenty of time on your work, Mr. Pendleton," said "This looked so good I thought you might like it," he said, as he Back in her room that night, Miss Winthrop saw all these things quite "I wish you could come up and look the place over before Frances gets "She said she''d let me know this morning," he answered. id = 29753 author = Bartley, Nalbro title = The Gorgeous Girl date = keywords = Aunt; Beatrice; Belle; Constantine; Faithful; Gay; Gaylord; Girl; Gorgeous; Luke; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; O''Valley; Steve; Trudy; Vondeplosshe; York; come; good; man; tell; thing summary = old-fashioned house while Mrs. Faithful bewailed Mary''s having to work At home Trudy noted that Mary worked round the house because she liked Faithful was not pretty; she was a "good-looking thing," Trudy would Mary took the checks out of Trudy''s hand and walked away. "A perfectly lovely time!" Trudy said, glibly, as she kissed Gay Sharing Steve with the Gorgeous Girl, Mary had decided to clean his "I kept Trudy only because she needed work--and a home," Mary said, "Does Trudy ever mention the days she worked in Steve''s office?" After Gay left, Trudy put on her things and trudged over to Mary''s "You don''t know how I''ve missed you," Steve told Mary upon her return. good-looking thing who deserved a love such as Steve O''Valley''s yet "Oh!" Beatrice murmured, wishing Steve would come in or else Mary be because Steve and Mary had come to some understanding, as Trudy id = 18902 author = Bassett, Sara Ware title = Flood Tide date = keywords = Bob; Captain; Celestina; Cynthia; Delight; Eldridge; Galbraith; Hathaway; Henry; Janoah; Lee; Madam; Morton; Mr.; New; Robert; Roger; Snelling; Spence; Tiny; Willie; Wilton; Zenas summary = "Course I will, Zenas Henry," Willie said without hesitation. Willie--I s''pose you ain''t done nothin toward tacklin'' Zenas Henry''s Bob smiled into the old man''s anxious face. "Looks like Jan ain''t headed this way to-day, either." He cast a "If Bob says so, it''s as good as done already," replied Willie "Let''s have the thing out an'' see how it looks, Bob," Willie went on. finer, better-spoken young man to be found than Bob Morton." For a long time Willie stood there thinking, his gaze fixed upon the little old man had also forgotten it, for as Bob entered he caught "Bob knows a good deal more about boats than perhaps he''ll own," Mr. Galbraith asserted to Willie. have been good to Bob and Willie. "Ain''t I told Willie over an'' over again about it?" Zenas Henry My soul, but Bob Morton an'' Willie Spence did id = 29475 author = Bates, Harry title = Under Arctic Ice date = keywords = Ken; Lawson; Peary; Sallorsen; Torrance; man; torpoon summary = Here Ken had been for six weeks, while the exploring submarine _Peary_ ice from beneath, and she carried sea-suits which would allow her men, Sealmen, they were--men who, like the seals, had gone back to the sea. There, Ken felt sure, lay the reason for the _Peary''s_ baffling Ken Torrance, oppressively alone in the hovering torpoon, gazed And then suddenly Ken halted the torpoon and stared with wide, alarmed Ken Torrance inched the torpoon toward the great shining ship. repaired by men in sea-suits--but then the sealmen had come and roped Like men, the sealmen needed air to live, and got it fresh and clean "They got the torpoon?" Ken asked. abandoned torpoon which lay some feet ahead of the submarine''s bow. Turning, Ken saw that the torpoon had cracked through the weakened Ken Torrance, Sallorsen, the scientist, Lawson, and a few others were Lawson, last of them all, got into suits, Ken Torrance, in short, id = 29692 author = Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) title = When the West Was Young date = keywords = Apaches; Arizona; Behan; Bill; Breckenbridge; Cochise; Curly; Earp; Indians; Joaquin; John; Johnny; Mexico; Murieta; Pedro; Ringo; San; Slaughter; Springs; Tombstone; Tucson; West; man; mexican summary = stage-robber, and pony express rider--only the old men can tell their little town of Newhall stands to-day; of great arid mountain ranges Murieta took one look at the man whom he had known in the days when he the days when men carried rifles to protect their lives than the story seizes it, saw to it that he came into the old camp where the Apaches In the good old days of Indians and bad men the roaring town of came one day at the Chandler ranch and the old-timers got the answer The thing which took place afterward no man beheld save John Ringo, came over into no-man''s-land a day or two later, was able to piece out On that blazing day when John Ringo rode out into no-man''s-land The days went by; the sheriff came back to Tombstone morning man of them had the time of his life and lived out his days with a id = 15209 author = Beede, Clara Frances McKee title = Clear Crystals date = keywords = God; Ohio; day; love; man summary = For this new day, our Father, we give thee thanks. Let there be peace, let clouds and storm roll past, Let there be peace on earth, that men may cast That men may live and toil with hearts alight, Let grasses grow and flowers bloom again. A kettle that sings while the night wind sighs, Like gilding gold of morning''s amber light. Sad hearts in joy united on this day; Glad tears that come unbidden thus and free God guards the whole until the morning light. There will come a day, sometime, There will come a day, sometime, And at the dawn in coming light. And then glad shouts the whole day long, On lovely nights and brilliant days, Although the days cloud, but after Leave be the veil and let men struggle through. For not all soldier boys come home For hours and days are long. id = 15211 author = Beede, Clara Frances McKee title = Some Broken Twigs date = keywords = God; day; man summary = know as I do her love of nature and things beautiful. They meet life''s challenge with true heart and hand. And my rose bush there curves its brown thorned twigs. The sun will shine when you come home to me, Dark night is day and only mild winds blow. Remember Spring, how roses bloom and flamed! Conducting us home like naught ever dreamed; That every man could find his way like day, The glory shine like bloom with leaf and thorn. We sing of Oklahoma land.--All hail! Where black gold gleams and roses bloom in spring. We thank our God for this glad Christmas day, They smiled at me the whole day long with brilliant faces For if the rain should come, good seed would surely die. On Christmas day, let happy dreams Sparkle and flow like bubbling streams. On New Year''s day --Like men who face their care-- id = 15854 author = Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin) title = Initial Studies in American Letters date = keywords = Boston; College; Concord; Emerson; England; Europe; God; Harvard; Hawthorne; Henry; Holmes; Irving; James; John; Life; Longfellow; Lowell; Massachusetts; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; Old; Philadelphia; Poe; South; States; Thoreau; United; Virginia; Whittier; William; York; american; english; history; like summary = generous living and fine society, the "good old colony days when we Virginia and New England, says Lowell, were the "two great distributing life in Virginia as the town-meeting was in New England. The book which best sums up the life and thought of this old New English colonies in North America; the old French and Indian wars; the 1771, lived a part of his life in New York and part in his native city, life--it was, at all events, a genuine New England literature and true published a good share of the best work done by American writers within living American poets, is, like Holmes, a native of Cambridge, and, the poet of autumn, of the American October and the New England Indian life of the New England country-side. as society studies of life at American watering-places like Nahant and American life that he describes a Boston horse-car or a New York hotel id = 18895 author = Bell, Lilian title = At Home with the Jardines date = keywords = Amos; Angel; Artie; Aubrey; Bee; Billy; Cary; Flora; Jardine; Jimmie; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Orchard; Peach; Wemyss; York; look summary = "Aubrey," I said one evening as the Angel sat reading Draper''s Aubrey said, "Nonsense!" But when he came up-stairs Mary confirmed the "They little know _you_, do they?" said Aubrey, patting the sleeve of my "I can quite believe it," said Aubrey, thinking of the people we knew who "I hope you had a good tea," said Aubrey, looking at the clock. "How do you know it was Artie who came in?" said Aubrey, gently. "We all knew of these things, Faith dear," said Aubrey, "but even if "Then, too," said Mrs. Jimmie, speaking for the first time, "New York "Do you know," said the Angel, answering the look in his friend''s eyes, on my best, and Aubrey said I looked very well, but in Bee''s first "You poor little goose," said Aubrey, "don''t you know they have it all "Tell you what I think of you?" said Bee, looking me over as if to find id = 22047 author = Bell, Lilian title = The Love Affairs of an Old Maid date = keywords = Alice; Bronson; Charlie; Flossy; Louise; Old; Percival; Rachel; Ruth; Sallie; love; man summary = with a woman who is desperately in love, to prevent her marrying the man The more I know of horses, the more natural I think men and women are in "Isn''t it strange to see the kind of men who love clever women like you? loved me--you know what a tender place a woman has in her heart for the Ruth, I think men are a good deal more human than women. Percival knows that he is in love--that is one great step in the right Flossy does not like children, and poor little Rachel never has had a life "Look at his chin," said Rachel; "could a man be strong with a chin like Whitehouse has loved her all her life, and you know what a splendid man he You don''t know how a girl in love feels. but not for love.'' That might be said of women." (I didn''t know, Tabby, id = 29131 author = Bennet, Robert Ames title = Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation date = keywords = Ashton; Blake; Cañon; Chuckie; Deep; Dry; Fork; Genevieve; Gowan; Isobel; Kid; Knowles; Lafe; Mesa; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Rocket; Tom; daddy; look summary = Gowan looked fixedly at Ashton and the girl, swore under his breath, Ashton took his ardent gaze off the girl''s face long enough to glance Ashton came around the front corner, close behind Gowan and the girl, "Because when Blake comes--" Ashton paused and shifted to a question. Mrs. Blake smiled, and looked across at Ashton, who sat motionless "Ashton?" said Blake, his face as impassive as a granite mask. "Miss--Mrs. Blake wishes me to come!" mumbled Ashton. By this time Ashton and Mrs. Blake had gradually come to the same "I''m glad Miss Chuckie is sure he will not come back," said Blake. Without heeding the puncher''s look, Blake began to tell Knowles the When Blake came striding down to them, the girl left Ashton and ran Gowan and Ashton drew back and looked away as Genevieve flung herself id = 15424 author = Bennett, Emerson title = Ella Barnwell A Historical Romance of Border Life date = keywords = Algernon; Barnwell; Boone; Bryan; Colonel; Ella; Girty; God; Heaven; Indians; Isaac; Kentucky; Logan; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; Peshewa; Reynolds; Simon; Todd; Younker; good summary = "That''s truly said, gal--truly said, I do believe," rejoined Mrs. Younker; "for she''s hung over you, sir, (turning to the wounded man) in the morning, Algernon and Ella took leave of the company and set out Ella," said Algernon, turning to her with a gentle smile, "methinks slightly turning his head, and rubbing his eyes with his hand, he said: "Why, I suppose Ella Barnwell--Younker''s niece, you know--and a likely As for you, Mr. Younker," continued he, turning his face to the old man, old man," cried Girty, casting Ella roughly from him, and "Speak out your desire!" returned Girty, as Ella, evidently fearful of infernal renegade Girty, who war running away with Ella thar; and he''d "I''m an old man, Simon Girty," said Younker, in reply, "and can''t run as river by a large body of Indians, headed by his old foe, Simon Girty, Never did Algernon appear more noble than now--never did Ella look more id = 15120 author = Bernays, Edward L. title = The Broadway Anthology date = keywords = Broadway; David; come; day; like; man; manager; play summary = Two days before he left, he came to his manager''s office Walked out contented and smiling like a young boy. But when the manager asked him to play a number Thought that half a column a day was too little The Irish prize play had come back to Broadway. But no audience came to the play after the second week. Her madonna like face sheds radiance on the prospective box-office patron; I turn to my work of writing an advertisement about the prima donna''s voice. Our first-night expectance when the new season opens. That really mean so little in the life of the play. I don''t care if the manager''s name is as large as the play''s "Rather crude yet, my boy, but the way to write a play And over it all plays like sheet lightning Old men are tearful Until the day she came to town And every day I saw her dance. id = 15599 author = Bierce, Ambrose title = The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Negligible Tales, On With the Dance, Epigrams date = keywords = Brigadier; Camel; Captain; Court; Doke; Editor; General; God; Henry; Mary; Mr.; New; Peter; Pitchin; Stenner; Turmore; War; William; dance; day; death; good; great; hand; head; know; life; like; little; look; man; time; way; woman summary = in that heroic time a good deal more of a man than one of that age is thing at a time, going straight away to the end, without digression. "General," I said, "I did not think the lady''s business of sufficient and with a deprecatory wave of his hand, he said to the man who was "''There, go away, my good fellow; there was a man here three times hands and knees, and backing up to the old man squealed like a demon and And dancing like gnats in the air were myriads of little think, the next day that I passed the floating body of a man whom I Dancing is simply marking time with the body, as an accompaniment to having danced, while the man who should affect the society of the Dancing never made a good girl bad, nor turned a wholesome young man to id = 16340 author = Bierce, Ambrose title = A Cynic Looks at Life date = keywords = God; death; good; knowledge; law; life; man; person; thing; thou; woman; world summary = civilized countries is so complex that men there have more ways to be know more: and if knowledge makes them happy it is useful and desirable. men and women from civilized countries, yet after two and a half Many and many years ago lived a man who was so good and wise that none eloquence is the art of saying things in such a way as to make them pass great forensic speeches by the world''s famous orators good reading? The New Woman is against the death penalty, naturally, for she is hot can not know--to good women in whose innocent minds female immorality is Nay, if the young man about town, knowing nothing of how things were in True, man does not know woman. What a woman most admires in a man is distinction among men. art Man. See that thou turn not back, but pass on to the place whence id = 14955 author = Bigelow, Mary Ann H. T. (Mary Ann Hubbard Townsend) title = The Kings and Queens of England with Other Poems date = keywords = God; Lord; Saviour; day; friend; love; queen; thy; year summary = And life promised fair for many a long year. I have seen thee, my friend, when around thy bright hearth She was thy namesake, to her young friends most dear; Thy day is just passed, ''tis now evening with thee, Like a dream that''s soon ended, so life passes by. Lovely boy, with thy sweet smile, And when thy days on earth shall all be past, ''Tis comparing dark night with the fair light of day; Come and fill my heart with love; Or so hardened thy heart that thou can''st not relent? My times are in thy hand, my God, My times are in thy hand, my God, My times are in thy hand, I know. My times are in thy hand, I know. Thy love alone, my Saviour God, But in the morning of thy life, For had thy father loved thee less, And to God give thy heart''s true devotion. id = 29133 author = Binder, Eando title = Shipwreck in the Sky date = keywords = Dan; Earth; Rock summary = A hand-picked man, Dan Barstow, chosen for the AF''s most important Dan Barstow, first man to cross the sea of air and sight open, unlimited Dan had felt the rocket swing a bit, strangely, as if gripped by a might be an enormous meteor, but Dan felt he was right the first time. For it wasn''t falling like a meteor but swinging parallel to Earth''s Of course it can''t yank me away from Earth gravity, but the Dan had heard an atomic bomb blast once and it sounded like a string of ejected in the same direction as the moonlet''s course, in its gravity Stand by for my landing on Earth''s second moon!" Dan blushed at the reply from Rough Rock. moon makes tracks around Earth in probably two hours minus. Dan was glad that Rough Rock''s radio voice faded to a whispery loose, for Dan had been breathing fresh Earth air during the long id = 14763 author = Bindloss, Harold title = Winston of the Prairie date = keywords = Barrington; Colonel; Courthorne; Dane; Ferris; Graham; Grange; Lance; Maud; Miss; Payne; Sergeant; Shannon; Silverdale; Stimson; Winnipeg; Winston; little; man summary = "Yes," said the girl, while a little flush crept into her face. "I wonder," said Maud Barrington, glancing out across the prairie which "Well," said Winston, who had never heard of Colonel Barrington, "I am "In fact," said Winston dryly, "this man who has not seen me for "You can tell Colonel Barrington I''m coming to Silverdale," he said. Miss Barrington smiled a little, but the man fancied there was a just "Well," said Winston with a curious little smile, "wheat as a topic is "Well," said Winston, with a little smile, "that is a trifle too deep "Then," said Winston, with a little laugh, "there will be prairie hay "Not the man?" said Winston. "Well," said Winston, with a little smile, "it seems I have some "I think we need not go into that," said Winston, with a little smile. "Yes," said Winston, turning with a little smile to Miss Barrington. id = 29697 author = Bingham, Edfrid A. title = The Heart of Thunder Mountain date = keywords = Claire; Farrish; Gaylord; Haig; Hillyer; Huntington; Indian; Jim; Larkin; Marion; Mountain; Mrs.; Murray; Paradise; Park; Pete; Philip; Robert; Seth; Smythe; Thunder; Tuesday; look; sunnyside summary = Marion saw admiration and desire growing in Seth''s eyes, and knew that Haig had quickly turned and faced the group of men at the left of the "Look after Huntington, please!" said Haig. then, with a straight look into Marion''s eyes, "You ought tell Timidly, out of the corner of her eye, Marion glanced at Haig, and saw "And I think she''s right, Seth Huntington!" exclaimed Claire, coming "Seth!" cried Claire warningly, with an anxious look at Marion. "''Well, have your own way,'' said Haig at last ''I suppose a man''s got Pete had seen the expression on Haig''s face, and did not like it. Marion stepped to Pete''s side, and looked down into the face of Philip "What''s come over Marion?" asked Huntington of Claire one day, after Claire looked at Marion, and wondered at the whiteness of her face, He turned to look, and there came Haig, riding like all id = 13970 author = Bird, Robert Montgomery title = Nick of the Woods; Or, Adventures of Prairie Life date = keywords = Braxley; Bruce; CHAPTER; Captain; Dodge; Doe; Edith; Emperor; Forrester; Heaven; Indians; Injuns; Jibbenainosay; Kentuckians; Kentucky; Nathan; Peter; Piankeshaw; Ralph; Roland; Stackpole; Station; Telie; Tom; Virginian; Wenonga; friend; long; man; shawnee; thee summary = "Friend!" said Nathan, sternly, "thee is but a dog theeself, to harm the "My good friend," said Roland, a little offended, and yet more "Friend," said Nathan, interrupting the young man, without ceremony, think of leaving these women to their fate," said Roland, giving way to "''Sdeath!" said Roland, looking on the marks, as Nathan, pointed them out "Now, friend," said Nathan, "thee will have more respect for Peter; for, "Truly," said Nathan, with a lugubrious look of assent,--"what thee says "To the door, if thee is a man,--rush!" cried Nathan, with a voice "Truly, friend," said Nathan, "thee shall know all, if thee will have "Thee speaks like a man!" said Nathan, grasping the soldier''s hand, and "Truly," said Nathan, "I fear me, we can do nothing.--Don''t thee look so "Friend," said Nathan, interrupting him, "thee speaks without thought. "Thee will never see a true man of the woods," said Nathan, with much id = 29750 author = Bixby, Jerome title = Zen date = keywords = Yurt; Zen summary = There are so many stars in an asteroid sky that they look like clouds; living in steel; and it was lucky that I got that way this time, or I barely knew the language, and the Zen could barely remember it. From the coloring, I knew this Zen was a female. things we had learned about the Zen. Their average lifespan had been 12,000 years or a little over. Zen before me was, by our standards, about twenty-five years old. "Please, will you kill me?" the Zen said. The Zen looked up at me. Yurt, after two years of living with us, still couldn''t "Yurt," I said, "here''s the female we thought we might find. "I''m afraid that''s something only a Zen would know," I told her, "I''m not a Zen. Yurt is." "Make that twenty-five by Zen standards or three thousand by ours," said id = 29698 author = Bond, Nelson S. title = Lighter Than You Think date = keywords = Joyce; Mallory; Mr.; Pat summary = _It''s possible that you won''t agree with us that Pat Pending''s "What good is happiness," demanded Joyce, "if you can''t buy money with "Surely you''ve heard of the great Patrick Pending, Miss Thomas?" asked "I," he announced modestly, "am Pat Pending--the greatest inventulator Miss Thomas turned on Pat a gaze of fawning admiration. "Well, Mr. Mallory," said Pat, "do you believe me now?" "Turn the knob on the cane," advised Pat, "to your normal weight. Ninety-nine percent of the time Pat Pending talks "You wanted to know how Pat could make money from his invention. Pat said uncertainly, "I don''t know. ears--on the use of Pat''s lightening rod. "Pat will do that just before the horses move onto the track. Sandy nodded to Pat. Pending twisted the knob on his lightening rod and handed the stick to "About six pounds," said Pat. "Up there, Mr. Mallory!" bawled Pat. id = 19113 author = Bonner, Geraldine title = The Emigrant Trail date = keywords = Bella; CHAPTER; California; Courant; Daddy; David; Fort; Gillespie; Glen; God; Indians; John; Leff; Low; Lucy; Missy; New; Susan; West; York; Zavier; eye; face; hand; leave; lie; like; look; man summary = which looked tired and a little sad, that David felt its expression The old man came running round the back of the wagon, quick and eager David''s voice exchanging a low good night with the old man, and she "Saw her come in here," thought the old man, drawing his head in, "and camp singing and for the first time that day looked at David, whose Susan saw David''s fingers feeling in the grass for her hand. stood the doctor''s tent, and as her eyes fell on it she saw Lucy''s body and light-colored eyes that searched her face with a hard look. "That''s the way they''re coming," said the voice of the strange man. The faces turned toward Courant--a white man like themselves! He laid a hand on her shoulder and looked into her face with eyes that girl said, but they saw Courant suddenly look with a changed face, its id = 28063 author = Bova, Ben title = The Next Logical Step date = keywords = CIA; Ford summary = know the final details of their war plans. "It won''t take very long, will it, Ford?" the general said, getting out The CIA man grunted as they went to the doorway and left the general''s "Good idea," said the man from CIA. "I know that They don''t have anything like it," the CIA man agreed. "And you also know, I suppose, that it was built to simulate actual war development of machine-simulated war games." He hesitated dramatically. visualize strategic situations," General LeRoy said. The CIA man cocked an eye at LeRoy. Before the CIA man could comment, Ford said, "The computer''s right The physicist and the general showed the CIA man "Since you''ve never run the computer before," Ford said, "General LeRoy The CIA man was familiar with the opening stages of the war. The CIA man watched the world disintegrate. "You''re with CIA," the general said. id = 17191 author = Bowen, Sue Petigru title = The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters date = keywords = Badajoz; Bradshawe; Colonel; Conway; Cranfield; Elvas; Evora; French; God; L''Isle; Lady; Lisbon; Lord; Mabel; Major; Moodie; Mrs.; Portugal; Rome; Rowland; Shortridge; Sir; Spain; Spaniard; St.; Strathern; english; man; portuguese; spanish summary = "I shall have no scruples of conscience in making use of Mrs. Commissary, if I can," said Lady Mabel. "When Lady Mabel is at home in Scotland," said Mrs. Shortridge, "I "Certainly," said Lady Mabel, and she turned her horse''s head toward saintly guardians," L''Isle said to Lady Mabel, when she made her "I am sorry to hear that you had such shocking dreams," said Mrs. Shortridge, who, as she came down the stairs, heard Lady Mabel''s last "Stop!" said Lady Mabel, laying her hand on Mrs. Shortridge''s mouth, "Pray," said Lady Mabel to L''Isle, while they were waiting for their "The old man puzzles me sadly at times," said Lady Mabel; "and he has think black eyes the most expressive?" said Lady Mabel to L''Isle; and, "From this point," said Lady Mabel, "Elvas and Badajoz look like two "Lady Mabel," said L''Isle, eagerly, (she had pressed close up beside id = 14334 author = Bower, B. M. title = The Range Dwellers date = keywords = Bay; Beryl; Divide; Edith; Frosty; Highway; King; Mr.; Perry; Potter; State; Weaver; White; look summary = got a mighty strong conviction that I know heaps that my dad never thought him to come and apologize, and offer to let things go on in the old way. suppose the time will ever come when it will look as good to me as it did knew old King had come in and staked a claim and built him a shack right to know the man that had got the best of dad. that old quarrel, King," I said, shaking him a bit with one hand, just to It looked a good deal like the Bay State Ranch--big corrals and He gave me another sharp look, and went back the way he had come, leaving "Yuh must ''a'' rode King''s Highway," he said, looking at me much as Perry Weaver looked like a pretty good sort, and under other you, it all looked good to me, and I told Frosty so. id = 14486 author = Bower, B. M. title = The Thunder Bird date = keywords = Angeles; Bird; Bland; Cliff; Halliday; Jewel; Johnny; Los; Lowell; Mary; Mateo; Mr.; Riley; Rolling; Sudden; Thunder; Tucson; good summary = "They don''t look at me from your point of view, Mary V." Johnny''s lips On the way, Johnny took stock of Bland in little quick glances from the plane." Bland may have read Johnny''s reason for sleeping with his Johnny fanned the smoke away from his face and eyed Bland with lofty Bland half turned his head, and Johnny caught his meaning with "Did Johnny tell you he was coming, Mary V?" let Mary V so much as look at Johnny, and the doctor had spoken glibly could I _dream_, Johnny, that instead of coming or letting me know, or "Johnny, tell me this: After knowing Bland Halliday as you do, and Another thing Johnny did not know was that, thanks to Mary V''s father, Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back. Afterwards Cliff turned to Johnny with his little smile. Johnny did not know where Cliff went; to see the id = 14542 author = Bower, B. M. title = The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories date = keywords = Cal; Dock; Dry; Family; Happy; Irish; Jack; Lake; Miss; Patsy; Pink; Satterly; Spikes; Weary; chip; glory; look; yuh summary = "Damn you, Glory--I could kill yuh for this!" gritted Weary, and slid "Yes," said Weary laconically, still looking into her face. Weary turned his head till he could look straight into her eyes--a Weary got up, took a step and grasped Glory''s trailing bridle-rein and That did not look good to Weary, and he came near going over and while Weary got up and mounted Glory in a business like manner that was "I guess yuh don''t, all right," agreed Weary, giving a little squeeze by That night, Weary rode home beside Happy Jack and tried to lift him out And, Mr. Weary, next time yuh give a man a yuh happy to meet Milk River Pink?" he wanted to know. mind anything he says while he''s like this; yuh know Weary''s a good anyway, something sure got wrong with Weary; do yuh suppose he''d give id = 15625 author = Bower, B. M. title = The Lookout Man date = keywords = Brown; CHAPTER; Corey; Fred; Gate; Hank; Jack; Kate; Marion; Mike; Mount; Mrs.; Murphy; Quincy; Rose; Singleton; Toll; like; little; look; man summary = Jack stood on a little jutting pinnacle of rock and watched them out Jack went with her as far as he dared, and stood under a wind-tortured In the saddle he turned and looked for the first time full at Jack. "Aw, come out of it!" Jack tried not to turn and look at her exactly like Jack Corey, that Los Angeles boy that all the girls were "_What_ do you _know_ about it!--me running on to Jack Corey, away up got track of you, we''d hear of it right away--Kate and I walk to town "Marion, how old is he?" Kate had been holding her hair away from her Marion''s fingernails that Jack loved to look at because they were was added Marion''s disappointment at not meeting Jack, and Kate''s "You''ve got your nerve now, Jack Corey, if you want to know what I Certainly after ten days neither Jack nor Marion nor Mike id = 16871 author = Bower, B. M. title = Skyrider date = keywords = Bill; Bland; Bud; Curley; Halliday; Jake; Jewel; Johnny; Mary; Rolling; Sandy; Selmer; Sinkhole; Skyrider; Sudden; Tex; Tomaso; Venus; horse summary = Rolling R boys looked upon Mary V with unglamoured eyes, being thoroughly Mary V had let her steps lag a little, knowing that Johnny must overtake "All right, I''ll try and make good, then." Johnny''s shoulders went back. his body went mattered little to Johnny Jewel, so long as he was left She gave her head a little tilt that Johnny knew of old, and rode away at She wanted to know if Johnny wasn''t afraid Bland Mary V turned her back on him, took Johnny by the arm, and walked him Oh, Johnny wants your goggles, Mr. Halliday." Mary Johnny nodded, though Mary V could not see him without turning her head, "What I want, Bland, is to scare these horses back toward home," Johnny Bland got out, took one look at Johnny, Bland, and Mary V stayed with Johnny and waited for Sudden to negotiate id = 19166 author = Bower, B. M. title = The Quirt date = keywords = Brit; Frank; Fred; Hawkins; Hunter; Jim; Lone; Lorraine; Quirt; Sawtooth; Senator; Swan; Thurman; Warfield; Woodruff summary = Lone turned unhurriedly and looked at young Bob Warfield standing in the Lone went back to his horse and rode on, still looking for the bag. Lone''s eyes narrowed while he looked Swan over. Swan stopped short in the trail and turned facing Lone. Swan glanced back at him, studied Lone''s face for an instant and turned Swan went over to where Lone, anxious to get away from the place, was opened his eyes and looked at Swan, and from him to Lorraine, but he did "Are you a Sawtooth man?" she demanded suddenly, looking up at Swan "We--need yuh," said Brit grimly, looking Lone straight in the eyes. look after him until Lone and Swan come back. the trail of the horse he had followed, stopped and looked at Swan the trail there." Warfield turned in the saddle to look at Lone riding But Swan, when Lone looked up again, was id = 28356 author = Bower, B. M. title = The Ranch at the Wolverine date = keywords = Billy; Blue; Buck; Charlie; Cove; Fox; Jase; John; Louise; Marthy; Minervy; Miss; Mr.; Olney; Phoebe; Rattler; Seabeck; Ward; Warren; Wilhemina; William; Wolverine; little; look; yes summary = door agin, Billy Louise, and Marthy won''t know I ain''t been there all "Billy Louise ain''t goin'' home if it storms; I sh''d think you''d know Ward jumped up and whirled, and when he faced Billy Louise he had a gun "He looked," said Ward dispassionately, "like a pretty mad young man Ward rode down to the ranch that night, and Billy Louise showed him the went for anything, and he helped Billy Louise a good deal by telling "Ain''t that Ward coming, Billy Louise? "I like you two little bits." Billy Louise took his face between her The Billy Louise which her little world knew went her way unchanged, the country to catch me up--" Ward''s thoughts went to Billy Louise, He thought of Billy Louise; he would like to know how her than Ward, though Billy Louise hated to think of him up there alone and id = 28482 author = Bower, B. M. title = Sawtooth Ranch date = keywords = Brit; Frank; Fred; Hawkins; Hunter; Jim; Lone; Lorraine; Quirt; Sawtooth; Senator; Swan; Thurman; Warfield; Woodruff summary = Lone turned unhurriedly and looked at young Bob Warfield standing in Lone went back to his horse and rode on, still looking for the bag. Lone''s eyes narrowed while he looked Swan over. Swan stopped short in the trail and turned facing Lone. Swan glanced back at him, studied Lone''s face for an instant and turned Swan went over to where Lone, anxious to get away from the place, was final "So-long, see yuh later." Lone rode on, careful not to look opened his eyes and looked at Swan, and from him to Lorraine, but he "Are you a Sawtooth man?" she demanded suddenly, looking up at Swan "We--need yuh," said Brit grimly, looking Lone straight in the eyes. can look after him until Lone and Swan come back. on the trail of the horse he had followed, stopped and looked at Swan the trail there." Warfield turned in the saddle to look at Lone riding id = 29580 author = Bower, B. M. title = Rim o'' the World date = keywords = Aleck; Belle; Black; Boyle; Coaley; Cow; Devil; Douglas; Duke; Hope; Jumpoff; Lance; Lava; Lorrigan; Mary; Pretty; Riley; Rim; Sam; Scotty; Tom; Tooth; man summary = Rim country came to know Belle Lorrigan as it knew Tom. Came to fear here that old Tom Lorrigan had died under his horse before help came "All right for you, Belle Lorrigan!" Lance called back, retaliating "That," said Mary Hope stiffly, "is my own affair, Lance Lorrigan." waiting for you." Tom lifted his hat to Mary Hope, turned, and rode "School, eh?" Tom observed, turning as Mary Hope pushed the door shut Tom thought it was the Lorrigan blood building Lance true to his Lance started up, saw that Tom and Al were heading that way, and took Lance Lorrigan was the glummest young man in the whole Black Rim, and "Look how that young devil, Lance Lorrigan, abused my Bill, right Lance jumped, reaching for Mary Hope as the horse went over the bank. "We''ll look after that," said Lance, and hurried in to tell Mary Hope id = 29225 author = Brackenridge, H. H. (Hugh Henry) title = The Battle of Bunkers-Hill date = keywords = Army; Brackenridge; Bunkers; College; Freneau; HOWE; Heaven; Hill; battle; day summary = This e-book contains the text of _The Battle of Bunkers-Hill_, extracted The battle of Bunker''s Hill was an event which stirred whatever dramatic Hill, or the Death of General Warren," written by John Daly Burk Battle of Bunkers-Hill,"[4] and though there is no record of this piece [4] The/Battle/of/Bunkers-Hill./A Dramatic Piece,/of Five Acts,/in in armis./Virgil./--''Tis glorious to die in Battle.--/Philadelphia:/ Performance in Honour of some brave MEN, who have fallen in the Cause of Intrench on BUNKERS-HILL; and when the day How long, brave gen''rals, shall the rebel foe, This is the hill, brave countrymen, whose brow And let this day, in after times be held, To arms, brave countrymen, for see the foe Which, if they gain, brave soldiers, let with blood, O fellow soldiers, let this battle speak, No, fellow soldiers, let us rise this day, A scene like which, perhaps, no time shall know, id = 15244 author = Bradford, Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) title = Lewie; Or, The Bended Twig date = keywords = Agnes; Betty; Effie; Elwyn; Emily; Fairland; Glenn; God; Harrington; Lewie; Master; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Tiney; Wharton summary = mamma again--Lewie better--Agnes must stay--A lay sermon to Mrs. Elwyn--The needle-case--The bitter disappointment 77 When little Agnes was left alone in the great cold room, she walked up I should think she had been doing her best to amuse him," said Mrs. Wharton; "she has even taken down her beautiful work-box, of which she face; and then, stretching out his little hands, he said, "Mamma!" Mrs. Wharton''s attention was fixed upon the child; but when she turned to the When Mrs. Wharton came home that night, she said, "Agnes, my love, your Upon this text, or something very like it, Mr. Wharton spake to Mrs. Elwyn, when Agnes had carried Lewie into the next room to spin his top Several times the little bright eyes slowly closed, and Agnes thought he Soon after Agnes and little Rosa re-entered the sitting-room, the Misses "Oh, bless you, Miss Agnes!" said Mr. Fairland, as soon as she opened id = 19726 author = Bradley, Marion Zimmer title = The Door Through Space date = keywords = Cargill; Charin; Cuinn; Dallisa; Dry; Evarin; Juli; Kharsa; Kyral; Miellyn; Race; Rakhal; Rindy; Shainsa; Terran; Wolf summary = "I''ve been on Wolf a long time," I said, spun on my heel and walked the balls of my feet like a Dry-towner, not looking or sounding or you taken a good look at your brother''s face, Juli girl?" Finding Rakhal, or any one man, would be like picking out one star in other, and Rakhal came with his face bleeding and took Juli away with "Juli, have you ever seen a little man, like a _chak_ only Right there I stopped thinking about Juli, Rindy, the Terran Empire, or "A scarred man, tall--what was I to think?" Kyral sounded and looked "A word," I said, raising my hand, and while he half turned, startled, in their hands, and as Kyral had said, they were in no way bound by She said bitterly, "Men like Kyral will die first," and pressed her face five years old, with deep-set dark eyes like Juli''s, that watched me id = 20796 author = Bradley, Marion Zimmer title = The Colors of Space date = keywords = Bart; Bartol; Briscoe; Earth; Lhari; Mentorian; Meta; Montano; Raynor; Ringg; Rugel; Steele; Swiftwing; Tommy; Vorongil summary = "Up there," said the old Lhari, pointing with a clawed hand, and lost "Don''t talk like that," Bart said, a creepy feeling coming over him. said, ''Tell Bart I''ve gone looking for the Eighth Color. of Bart turned and said nervously, "We won''t be put into cold-sleep bunk, Bart wondered what humans would do with the Lhari star-drive if Bart felt like cringing as they came out into the street full of Lhari; "No. There''s no way to trail a Lhari ship," he reminded Bart. Watching his face, Raynor Three said gently, "It''s a big network, Bart. Bart had traveled only in Lhari passenger ships, which were new and "I''m all right," Bart said, "but Ringg''s been hurt. Bart, a Lhari ship can''t get along in our galaxy "Vorongil knows," Bart said. Bart looked the old Lhari in the eye. She looked at Bart in his Lhari clothing, at Meta in id = 28650 author = Bradley, Marion Zimmer title = Year of the Big Thaw date = keywords = Kate; Marthy summary = You know boys that age--like runaway It''s right kind of you, Rev''rend, to look over this Marthy cusses like that, Rev''rend, she don''t know what she''s saying, and I went in and told Marthy it weren''t no more than one of them tell Marthy, that somebody''s house had floated away in the freshet and Rev''rend, it was the most tarnal crazy contraption I ever saw in my The thing must have been--now, Rev''rend, you can say what you like but Wal, Rev''rend, he sure did give me a surprise--weren''t no proper man I''d There was a lady and a man and some kind of an animal looked like a rubber-cushioned thing there''s a little boy baby, looked about six So anyhow, to make a long story short, I got that baby boy back across Why, Rev''rend, he said it come from a star. Marthy''s still got the cape thing. id = 16054 author = Bradley, Mary Hastings title = The Palace of Darkened Windows date = keywords = Arlee; Beecher; Billy; Cairo; Captain; Claire; Englishman; Evershams; Falconer; Hill; Kerissen; Lady; Luxor; Miss; Nile; american; english; eye; girl; like; little; look; turkish summary = "The beaten--damn!" said the young man, and Billy''s heart went out "I wonder," said Billy, "if I met a nice Turkish lady, whether she Suddenly Arlee raised her eyes and gave Billy a quick look, end of the room, facing Arlee, was a throne-like chair raised on a "Of course," said Billy, and Lady Claire, perceiving that he "You don''t know me?" she said in astonishment at Arlee''s eyes of eyes staring unwinkingly at Arlee, gave the girl a long, strange "A few days," said Arlee in a tense little voice. good-looking young man who stared down at her, and Billy would have said the little Baroff sagely, her knowing eyes on Billy''s grim "Good!" said Billy, holding out his hand and the two young men "So he knows." She said it a little faintly, Billy thought, as if Had Billy said anything at all to Arlee of that id = 29278 author = Bradley, Mary Hastings title = The Innocent Adventuress date = keywords = America; Angelina; Barry; Blair; Byrd; Cousin; Elder; Jane; Johnny; Mamma; Maria; Martin; Mrs.; Ruth summary = And though Maria Angelina never knew it and Cousin Jane Blair never Maria Angelina''s soft lips were parted with excitement and her dark eyes "Like a young girl''s dreams," Santonini had said. "Gosh, the little Wop''s a Galli-Curci," was John Byrd''s aside to Bob. So presently with Johnny Byrd''s guitar in her hands Maria Angelina was "The little Wop is here, Signor," said Maria Angelina lightly. me," said Johnny, turning to look at her out of bright blue eyes, "I met him--yes," said Maria Angelina, in a steady little voice, Had America, Maria Angelina wondered, been like this in her mother''s But at that Maria Angelina''s eyes came away from those mountains which Maria Angelina in a thoughtful silence, then he turned to Johnny Byrd. But Maria Angelina was looking only at Barry Elder. "I should like you," said Maria Angelina in a clear implacable little id = 20791 author = Brady, Cyrus Townsend title = For Love of Country: A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution date = keywords = Bentley; Captain; Colonel; Desborough; General; God; John; Jones; Katharine; Lieutenant; Lord; Mr.; Philadelphia; Philip; Randolph; Ranger; Seymour; Talbot; Washington; Wilton; american; british; man summary = "Dunmore''s men--Captain Johnson--colonel a prisoner--Katharine "Mr. Seymour, sir, where is he?" said the deep voice of the boatswain, Take a look at her, man," he said, handing him the glass, "and let me Talbot and his men were busy with the gun aft; no one heard but Seymour "Sir," said the old man, hesitating, and yet persisting, "the frigate tell you your duty," said the old man, laying heavy emphasis upon that A great pity for the young man filled Seymour''s heart in spite of his "Now, sir," cried the general officer to the two men who had stepped "Well, my man," said the general, smiling, "if the Ranger has many like "Very good, sir," said the young man, saluting. "Ah, sir," said Seymour, saluting, and pointing down to Talbot''s body "Those were British ships, man," said the old sailor, with contempt. "This is the way to the Hall, you know, Captain Seymour," he said, id = 19007 author = Brady, Jasper Ewing title = Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers date = keywords = Bates; Billy; Burrows; Captain; General; God; Hopkins; Indians; Jim; Joe; John; Kid; Lige; Miles; Miss; Mr.; New; Tampa; day; eye; good; look; man; old; order; time; train summary = day, when the engine was pretty nearly ready, she said to me: quitting time that night, I asked the Kid where they lived, and he said, know; it was the 170; so it was old man Alexander, he said--and that''s "I got my hero all right, though," said Marie; "you told me a big fib We had a time order against a passenger train, it would be sharp work to One day I went into his office and the clock was there, and his old great and good man,'' wrote Carrie, ''and says every day that he''s going When the day man came in, half dressed, he said, "Well, what the devil and said, "I wonder why that night man doesn''t come?" as a May day, but at the end of that time a man came on the New York end trick man begins to figure on his work train orders for the day and when id = 20044 author = Brand, Max title = Riders of the Silences date = keywords = Anthony; Boone; Dick; Father; Gandil; God; Hurley; Jack; Jacqueline; Jim; Mary; Pierre; Red; Rouge; Victor; Wilbur; man summary = shoulder of Pierre and looking down into the boy''s face with a singular The hand of the boy fell, and his wide eyes sought the face of Father distinctly save the white face of the dead man, and from that Pierre pressed against Pierre''s back like a great, invisible hand, bowing him "Ease your hands away from your hip," said the cold voice of the boy, Pierre stare into blank distance, and knew that the man with the red And Black Gandil, who heard all things, said without looking up: "A man And Pierre said: "What makes you think you know that trouble''s coming, "Pierre, I have said good night to you every time before I went to "It was nothing," said Pierre to Jack, when he came up with her and She said at length: "Would a night like this stop Pierre--or McGurk?" man like Red Pierre? id = 29060 author = Breuer, Miles John title = The Einstein See-Saw date = keywords = Ione; Phil; Tony; look; safe summary = Tony suddenly went rigid and stared at the empty space where his desk work on the desk, and forgotten that Phil was there. way, Tony was getting at these safes. detail about; a six-foot portable safe had suddenly disappeared right "Let us walk this way," suggested Phil, leading away from Tony''s "Well," said Phil, "as you will soon see by the papers, another safe Phil found Ione Bloomsbury in person to be even more wonderful than "That''s the safe that went to-night," whispered Phil. the place with the creepers or vines, and Phil reached out and seized "Looks like we''re sunk," observed Phil, as they dropped down on the "Ione!" exclaimed Phil. With one arm about her, Phil pried again under the safe, knowing that Each time the safe moved. they looked into Tony''s laboratory a large portion of the time. "Looks like something''s happened in here!" Phil gasped, in amazement. id = 16249 author = Broadhurst, George Howells title = Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst date = keywords = Blaine; Fanny; Gillie; Hadley; James; Jimmie; Madame; Mr.; Mrs.; Oku; Robert; Stafford; Virginia; good; look; man; tell; time summary = way, Fanny in looking after the customers, Virginia in doing her There was no more talk of marriage, but both Mrs. Blaine and Virginia soon arrived at the conclusion that he and Fanny Virginia quickly held up a protesting finger, while Fanny exclaimed The butler turned to Fanny, who looked significantly at Jimmie as if "A girl can''t love a man just because she wants to," replied Virginia "Let me tell you one thing," he said, rising and going to the table, Good!" Turning to Virginia, he said: "I think you To Virginia this new life of luxury and pleasure was like a chapter "Jimmie''s coming in say good night, isn''t he?" asked Virginia. "You certainly looked very well," said Virginia with a smile. "Yes," said Virginia hesitatingly, "most of the time. "I think we had better say good-night," said the young man coldly. "Come in," said Virginia. id = 20095 author = Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen) title = Journeys to Bagdad date = keywords = Bagdad; Bell; John; London; Shakespeare; book; day; illustration; man; night; old; roof; set; time; window; world summary = days--lived that prince of medieval plain-clothes men, Ali Baba! sure)--there will appear through a back door a little old man to minister calfskin volumes, edited by a man named John Bell, now long since dead, its old files can best put the past back upon its legs and set it going. this day the building stands with broken doors and windows as testament to of this present time to write of night-caps: And yet while the discordant like passing a holiday with a man who is going about his business. man told me that if he could write music like that we had heard he would If he looked on the map of this fair world, with its mountains like At this minute there is a black book that looks down upon me like a crow. question old men because, like travelers, they knew the sloughs and id = 29366 author = Brown, Alice title = The Prisoner date = keywords = Addington; Alston; Amabel; Andrea; Anne; Beattie; Blake; Choate; Esther; Farvie; God; Jeff; Jeffrey; Lydia; Madame; Mary; Miss; Moore; Mrs.; Nellen; New; Reardon; Sophy; Weedie; Weedon; good; look summary = "She looked like Lydia," said Anne. colonel turned away from Esther''s house, as Lydia knew he would. "He''s got a lovely voice," said Anne, and Lydia answered chokingly: "And you want to write his life!" said Lydia''s look. "Don''t you know, Jeff," she said, "the working-man has been going on in "I saw Madame Beattie last night," said Lydia; and she went on to tell "Madame Beattie," he said, "tells you she believes that Esther--" his Lydia saw he called her Esther in his thoughts--"Madame Beattie tells So Anne had said: "Esther is a lady." For the moment Lydia felt more "Madame Beattie," said Jeff, "you''ve got to give away the game. "No," said Lydia, not looking at Jeff, though she answered him, "I "Esther," said Jeff, before Lydia could speak, "just why are you here?" "Lydia''ll help me do it," said Jeff, "she and Anne. id = 29142 author = Brown, Fredric title = Keep Out date = keywords = Mars summary = "You''re _home_, children," the Head Teacher told us after we had gone course, because the temperature in the dome was comfortable for us but You have lived five years on Earth and another five in space. Now you will spend ten years, until you are adults, in this dome, Man could survive on Mars only by living inside glassite For fifty years he had tried to colonize Mars and all his efforts had under different and gradually changing conditions, he had obtained under carefully controlled and gradually changing conditions. "From the time you were born the air you have breathed has been very when you are fully mature and are breathing air like that of Mars, the children of Earth but you are the first Martians." By then the air inside the dome--except for Tomorrow, at a signal, we will kill the teachers and the other Earthmen id = 29720 author = Brown, Fredric title = Hall of Mirrors date = keywords = year summary = The door has opened to a lighted room ... You step into the room, turning to look behind you into the closet, You close the door to it and stand looking around the room. One looks like a very functional desk. This door has a time lock set to open in one hour. that you must understand before the time lock opens that door. The date is April 7th, just fifty years from the time you last remember. the time you have finished reading this, even though it is not signed time machine ever built--and thus far, its construction, even the fact "I constructed the first time machine a week ago. expected to be able to step into a time machine in, say, 2004, set it seventy-five-year-old man, with your body returned to what it had been There is a click at the door and you know that the time lock has opened, id = 29948 author = Brown, Fredric title = Two Timer date = keywords = Johnson summary = "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed Professor Johnson held up a small metal cube. he said, "is a brass cube weighing one pound, two point three ounces. First, I shall send it five minutes into the future." Professor Johnson placed the cube gently Holding the cube in his hand he looked at his watch. mechanism--by placing the cube on the platform--at exactly three Therefore, the cube should, at five minutes before three, vanish from my hand and appear on the platform, five minutes before I "It will, as my hand approaches, vanish from the platform and appear in The cube vanished from his hand. It appeared on the platform of the time machine. Five minutes before I shall place it there, it _is_ there!" that it has already appeared five minutes before you place it there, you "An interesting idea," Professor Johnson said. Fifty thousand light-years from home, id = 29761 author = Brown, Paul Cameron title = Sympathetic Magic date = keywords = Brown; Cameron; Magic; Press; Toronto; USA; end; eye; leave; like; little; man; page; water summary = The land of look Behind, Three Trees Press. spirits rise in the opening years of a new century.) Like a party twelve pack -six of one, half Trendy things like atmospheric like fine mist compounded by traffic in & out of the was like before you knew you were dead with lives like Peter Pan they follow like earth encompassing genies. like light over mountains echoing little fins like want bigger things waves can''t splash away, like a cable car by night. I sponge water like a good midshipman where in a like fashion water What''s red and white and comes in with the tide? The churned, brown water opened like a basket before me. The brown walls of my fortress barrel became like palates He held his hands like plastic -like us and prepared to cooperate. We might even want to decorate it like the id = 28593 author = Brown, Ritter title = When Dreams Come True date = keywords = Antonio; Ashton; Bessie; Blanch; Captain; Chiquita; Colonel; Dick; Don; Felipe; Forest; God; Jack; José; Juan; Padre; Posada; Ramirez; Santa; Señora; Señorita; Van; White; Yankton; indian; man summary = brother until the coming of a Fair Child with a face like the sun unto delight in riding horses that other men feared--the man in whose hand Turning swiftly, Captain Forest saw Dick Yankton standing before him. closed his eyes during the entire night, and like his sister, Mrs. Forest, was in a state of collapse. Chiquita gave a little laugh, then said: "Señorita, you love Captain "Chiquita," slowly began Padre Antonio, laying his hand gently on her still forgetting like the rest of the world to-day that, these things, voices of the women, his eyes resting on Captain Forest''s horse in the Chiquita''s dancing differed from anything Captain Forest had ever seen. man she loved; a thing which the worldliness of the life she had lived "Chiquita," said the Captain without heeding Don Felipe''s words, "speak! "Chiquita, you must say something," said Captain Forest. "It''s like the old days!" cried Chiquita, laughing as they splashed id = 16341 author = Bryant, William Cullen title = Poems by William Cullen Bryant date = keywords = God; Shall; Thou; bright; day; death; earth; eye; far; flower; lie; life; light; like; long; look; love; man; pass; thee; thy; wind; wood summary = How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell. That stirs the stream in play, shall come to thee, but thou shalt come again--thy light Oft, too, dost thou reform thy victim, long Dost thou show forth Heaven''s justice, when thy shafts To which thou gavest thy laborious days, Ay, thou art for the grave; thy glances shine Yet, mighty God, yet shall thy frown look forth The blast shall rend thy skirts, or thou mayst frown Thou hast thy frowns--with thee on high The south wind breathed to waft thee on thy way, Shall put new strength into thy heart and hand, Thou, while thy prison walls were dark around, Gaze on them, till the tears shall dim thy sight, Shall lull thee till the morning sun looks in upon thy sleep." Await thee there; for thou hast bowed thy will Shall see thee blotted from thy place. id = 22406 author = Bryant, William Cullen title = The Little People of the Snow date = keywords = Eva; illustration; little summary = That mountain glen was filled with drifted snows One little maiden, in that cottage home, And fair, bright locks, and voices like the sound And moulding little snow-balls in their palms, Mid-winter was the time, and Eva stood, The little maiden promised, and went forth, Entered the little pair that hill of snow, In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow Said the snow-maiden; "touch not, with thy hand, How, when the wind, in the long winter nights, Stood in the wall of snow, beside their path. Sparkling like snow-wreaths in the early sun, The little people of the snow had come, The Little People of the Snow were seen Around that little grave, in the long night, id = 29700 author = Bryant, William Cullen title = Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition date = keywords = Bryant; Earth; God; Love; Mr.; Nature; New; Shall; Thou; Thy; bear; bright; bring; come; day; death; eye; far; flower; leave; lie; life; light; like; long; look; man; pass; thee; walk; wind; year summary = How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell? but thou shalt come again--thy light Oft, too, dost thou reform thy victim, long Dost thou show forth Heaven''s justice, when thy shafts Ay, thou art for the grave; thy glances shine Yet, mighty God, yet shall thy frown look forth The blast shall rend thy skirts, or thou mayst frown Thou hast thy frowns--with thee on high No angry hands shall rise to brush thy wings. Shall put new strength into thy heart and hand, Gaze on them, till the tears shall dim thy sight, Well, follow thou thy choice--to the battle-field away, Shall lull thee till the morning sun looks in upon thy sleep." Shall see thee blotted from thy place. Thy heart, shall give a beauty and a light Shall wait upon thy steps, as thou goest on, Where God shall lead thee, till thou reach the gates id = 17141 author = Buck, Charles Neville title = Destiny date = keywords = Bristoll; Burton; Carl; Coal; Edwardes; God; Hamilton; Haswell; Hendricks; Jefferson; Len; Loraine; Malone; Marcia; Mary; Miss; Mr.; New; Paul; Ruferton; Terroll; Thayre; Tom; York; chapter; eye; face; hand; life; like; man; stand; tell; thing; voice summary = like Paul''s; a soul woven of dreams and harmonies which knows no means "You must have seen a lot of things." Mary Burton''s voice was that of As Bristoll read from his notes Hamilton Burton''s face lost its smile For a moment, Hamilton Burton remained standing and his gray eyes laughed, and suddenly Hamilton Burton realized that his sister Mary was Of these things Hamilton Burton was thinking as he left his door for the The amusement left Hamilton Burton''s eyes and into them came the harder Hamilton Burton''s eyes that Paul drew back and shuddered, then he heard turned Paul Burton''s heart to this spot at this time. To Hamilton Burton''s eyes came a quick flash of Edwardes turned and held out his hand to Mary Burton. for the first time in his life Paul saw tears in Hamilton''s eyes. know--" she looked up into his face and smiled; into her eyes came a id = 19089 author = Buck, Charles Neville title = A Pagan of the Hills date = keywords = Alexander; Brent; Bud; City; Coal; God; Halloway; Jack; Jase; Jerry; Joe; Lute; Mallows; O''Keefe; Sellers; come; eye; hit; like; man; ter; ther; thet summary = "Ther old man ''lowed thet hit wouldn''t hardly stack of Bibles thet he aimed ter make a man of ther gal." "Thet''s fer ye ter decide yore own self, but ef ther day ever "Let thet matter lay over fer ther future ter decide," he suggested. "Ye says Alexander aims ter ride one of them rafts, ef hit gets carried Ef we fails ter save this timber hit''ll jest erbout kill Paw. Ef ther "Ye war thar yerself--ye ought ter know," said Alexander curtly. "When a man names me thet name--I wants him ter come _towards_ me. in hardened voice, "save only ther man thet sought ter slay my paw." "I promised a man by ther name of Brent back thar in Coal City ter ther same night them highwaymen sought ter lay-way Alexander--thar war "Alexander," said Halloway slowly, "I''ve got ter go away fer a spell, id = 28683 author = Buck, Charles Neville title = The Roof Tree date = keywords = Aaron; Bas; Caleb; Doane; Dorothy; God; Harper; Hump; Jim; Ken; Kenneth; Maggard; Mr.; Parish; Peter; Rowlett; Sim; Squires; Thornton; Turk; Virginia; Virginny; chapter; come; hit; man; stand; ter; ther; thet summary = "Ef ther man-person thet used ter dwell in this hyar house, and his knows--an'' ef so be I got kilt he''d be right speedy ter guess ther man me hed got ter be good friends an'' ther feller thet shot him come nigh "When a man fust falls in love," he said, "he hain''t got time ter think "Bas Rowlett----" began Dorothy but the old man lifted a hand in command "Hit looks right bodaciously like es ef ther war''s goin'' ter bust loose "Because folks tells hit thet ther old man named ye ter stand in his ter holp diskiver an'' penitenshery ther man thet shot at old Jim diskiverin'' an'' punishin'' ther man thet sought ter kill Jim Rowlett--if ter ther Harpers on any sich matter as thet Parish Thornton''s ther man either, but Bas Rowlett''s ther one body thet brought ''em ter life an'' id = 15519 author = Bunce, Oliver Bell title = Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Love in ''76 An Incident of the Revolution date = keywords = Armstrong; CLEVELAND; Captain; ELSWORTH; Enter; Miss; ROSE summary = CAPTAIN ARMSTRONG.--_Blue, turned up with buff, white top boots._ _Garden seen through doors._ ROSE ELSWORTH _occupied at a small table, You look like a soldier, sir. acquaint you that Major Cleveland will honour your roof to-day. _Enter_ CAPTAIN WALTER ARMSTRONG. _Enter_ MAJOR CLEVELAND, _ushered in by_ LIEUTENANT ELSWORTH, _who who are old admirers of yours--Captain Arbald and Lieutenant Marvin. Captain Fuller, Major Cleveland. the Captain, Major, for some years, and I think you can take my word Captain Fuller, I shall be very glad to shake hands and drink a glass play your jests here--Captain Fuller, sir. Captain Fuller--capital--ha, ha, ha--[_Aside to_ ROSE.] What mischief What, Miss Elsworth, Captain Armstrong, then, is nothing-Ah, Miss Elsworth--Rose, let me call you--I see you are Major Cleveland, Captain Armstrong must be allowed to go free. [_Aside to_ ARBALD.] You see, sir, how little the bracelet would a good jest, sir.--Bridget No, sir, it was Rose herself. id = 21113 author = Buntline, Ned title = Wild Bill''s Last Trail date = keywords = Addie; Bill; Black; Jack; Neidic; Pond; Texan; Wild summary = The man with auburn hair looked surprised, and his fierce, wild face "Rather a _deep_ Pond, if I know what water is," said the auburn-haired the hand of another fine-looking young man whom he called Captain Jack. "There''s the beauty I want," said Wild Bill, pointing to a black horse, "When he comes back, tell him Wild Bill wants that horse, and I reckon horse," said Bill, and he strode away, followed by his crowd. man had bought it, but he said: ''Tell him Wild Bill wants it, and that length of the horse of Wild Bill, then checking the animal, he said, in Left alone, the young Texan said a few words to Addie Neidic, then "Come with me," cried Addie Neidic, as Mr. Pond came down with his man-servant, and Willie Pond, while the Texan, telling them he soon "Your horse hears something, so does mine," said the Texan, pointing to id = 28184 author = Burgess, Gelett title = The Rubaiyat of Omar Cayenne date = keywords = Book; Editor; Stuff; author summary = You know how little Stuff is going to live, The New York Times has oft a little Way The Publisher prints new books every Year; Yes, but who reads the Books of Yesterday? Booming''s the way," he says, "to make Books go! I sometimes think that never Prose is read In Smart Set--surely you know whom I mean-For some we''ve read, the month''s Six Selling Best Girls with Three Names, who know not Who from Whom! Are scatter''d, and her Books by Critics cussed. And many a Tale I read and understood, Who strikes for Art is looked at as a Jest. God knows the things they print are Rot, for Fair! Who buys--Who reads--the Stuff that boils _my_ Pot?" Is not the one that sells the most, God knows! Of Critic who _reads_ Books that he Reviews! In boiling down the Million Books we read Oh, rising Author, read Me once again id = 29416 author = Burks, Arthur J. title = The Mind Master date = keywords = Balisle; Barter; Bentley; Caleb; Ellen; Hervey; Machi; Master; Naka; Tyler summary = brain which Barter had placed in the ape''s skull-pan. "Mind Master"--and those ape hairs in Bentley''s hands. with the mad Barter, Bentley would have sworn that brain transplantation How had Barter known Bentley was visiting Tyler? "Caleb Barter," Bentley''s voice was hoarse with anger as he dropped part of the operation, Naka Machi," said Barter as he worked. "I''ve seen apes swing into trees like that," Bentley thought. "The Barter touch," said Bentley grimly. Therefore the ape''s body and the man''s brain would seem, to Barter, an offices, "how Barter keeps his apes with men''s brains from trying to the Clinton Building, Bentley was sure that Barter controlled every controlled by Caleb Barter, until Bentley had shot the little metal [Illustration: _"Now, Bentley," said Barter, "I''ll explain Bentley knew that if Ellen were in the hands of Caleb Barter the mad "Concentrated fire, Bentley," said Barter. id = 29466 author = Burks, Arthur J. title = Lords of the Stratosphere date = keywords = Eyer; Hadley; Jeter; Kress; New; Sitsumi; Tema; York; plane summary = Of course Lucian Jeter and Tema Eyer were disappointed that Franz Kress "At least, Tema," said Jeter quietly, "we can look his ship over and see Lucian Jeter and Tema Eyer worked harder than ever, remembering the The Jeter-Eyer space ship still was not finished--though almost--when "Eyer," said Jeter at last, "we''ve got to start digging into newspaper "We realize that," said Jeter, while Eyer nodded. Jeter and Eyer looked at each other with protruding eyes. "Then listen," said Jeter, while Eyer stood quietly at his elbow, for Eyer and Jeter--two grim-faced men now, who dared not look at each "No news, Hadley," said Jeter. us off, I think," said Jeter, matching Eyer''s grin with one of his own. "How about our plane?" said Jeter. Jeter and Eyer of Sitsumi and the Three, when the six planes leveled off Jeter and Eyer kept their eyes glued to the six planes above. Jeter-Eyer plane? Jeter-Eyer plane? id = 15651 author = Burnett, Frances Hodgson title = His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman''s Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady''s Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality date = keywords = Anne; Camylott; Court; Duchess; Duke; Dunstanwolde; England; Gerald; Gloucestershire; God; John; Lady; Lord; Marquess; Mistress; Osmonde; Oxon; Roxholm; Sir; Tis; Twas; Wildairs; grace summary = "Lord, how the tiny thing hath been loved and waited for!" said Dame presided the woman with the loveliest eyes, ''twas said, in England, "Such a day brings back to a man the gloomiest things he knows," said "''Tis a pretty story, too," said a laughing great lady when ''twas "''Tis a rough country," said my Lord Dunstanwolde, as they rode forth, soul like the new man beauty, Sir John Oxon, whom a woman must hate "All want to look at it, my Lord," said the man, with a leer, half "I smile, my Lord," she said, "to think what a great lady your goodness "Look forward!" said my lord Duke; "''tis the nobler thing." "Years mark changes in a man, my lord Duke," he said when first they turned her eyes upon my lord Duke near her and their looks met, the man id = 17226 author = Burnett, Frances Hodgson title = Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" date = keywords = Agatha; Ameerah; Cupp; Emily; Fox; Hester; Jane; Lady; London; Lord; Mallowe; Maria; Miss; Mrs.; Osborn; Palstrey; Seton; Street; Walderhurst; Warren; good; look summary = "I must say I think that a Tussore always looks fresh," said Emily, "and "It was one of Lady Maria''s servants," said Emily; "I have seen him in seat by Miss Emily Fox-Seton, began to talk to her about Lady Maria''s "Lord Walderhurst said to me the other day," was Emily''s angelically "I am sure Lord Walderhurst believed it true," Emily said. "Really, Emily," said Lady Maria, "I don''t know how I have done this Emily came to Lady Agatha before she retired, looking even a little Lord Walderhurst stood near Lady Maria and looked pleased also. In the morning-room Lord Walderhurst was talking to Lady Maria. "I _should_ like to take Jane for my maid," Emily had said to Lady "She looks like a strong woman," said Osborn. "Good morning, Jane," Emily said, by way of trying the sound of her "Sometimes," Lady Walderhurst once said to Osborn, "I feel as if Ameerah id = 27990 author = Burnett, Frances Hodgson title = Theo: A Sprightly Love Story date = keywords = Denis; Gower; Lady; Miss; Mr.; North; Oglethorpe; Pamela; Priscilla; Theodora; Throckmorton; theo summary = Pamela had a love-story, and in Theo''s eyes this one "Theo!" it said, "I want you for a short time. For some time Pamela said nothing, but Theo felt the slender, worn form, thinking excitedly of Pamela''s generous gifts, and of Lady Throckmorton, Lady Throckmorton, and, having been a beauty in her long past day, even "I believe Sir Dugald has not introduced himself to me," said Theo, in "You are very like Pamela, Theodora," she said. Theo stroked him softly, raising her eyes quite seriously to Mr. Oglethorpe''s face. "There is a little girl staying at Lady Throckmorton''s," he had said to "Miss Priscilla Gower is the young lady to whom I am to be married next "Lady Throckmorton said I might," she answered, the warmth in her face "My dear," she said to Theodora, "that is the most beautiful face in But Priscilla was looking straight at Theo''s downcast eyes. id = 20901 author = Burnham, Clara Louise title = In Apple-Blossom Time: A Fairy-Tale to Date date = keywords = Barry; Ben; Carder; Charlotte; Geraldine; Keefe; Mehitable; Melody; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pete; Rufus; Upton; Whipp; come; look summary = Miss Mehitable Upton had come to the city to buy a stock of goods for The girl lifted her appealing eyes to Miss Upton''s face as she Yes"--Miss Upton''s thoughtful manner returned--"Ben''s away so "Law, Mrs. Barry," replied Miss Upton, "you must know that women don''t "Poor thing, I kind o'' hate to leave her on a Sunday," said Miss Upton, "My dear Miss Upton," Mrs. Barry laughed, "I do need a scolding, I know. "Mrs.--_Barry_!" returned Miss Mehitable, and she gazed around at Ben "Look here, Ben Barry," she said at last; "young folks think old folks "Then run away now," said Geraldine, still warming the boy''s dull eyes Miss Upton had come to Mrs. Barry''s to receive her protégée provided Ben "Now, look here," said Miss Upton, "there''s one thing you''ve got to "Mrs. Whipp says your mother came to call on me to-day," said Geraldine "Wait, Miss Upton," said Mrs. Barry. id = 29566 author = Burrell, David James title = The Centurion''s Story date = keywords = God; Jesus; Son summary = I am an old man now; the burden of fourscore years is resting upon me. your children; for behold the days come when they shall say to the days there were not a few who called to mind the ominous words of the it, apparently preferring to look death calmly in the face. come down if he be the Messiah, the chosen of God!" My soldiers presently, turning his pain-racked eyes toward Jesus, he entreated, face wore a look of indescribable peace. unto Him. Not far from the cross stood a company of women wringing their hands in shall pass through thine own soul also." At this moment his word was came he should, bearing the world''s burden of sin, go into the outer In the midst Jesus looked upward, strange looks which my soldiers cast upon me. The cross in my time night with broken heart beneath his cross, may some day look upon the id = 29405 author = Burroughs, Edgar Rice title = The Gods of Mars date = keywords = Arrras; Barsoom; Born; Carter; Carthoris; Dejah; Helium; Issus; John; Mars; Omean; Prince; Tarkas; Tars; Thark; Thoris; Thuvia; Xodar; Zat summary = mighty long-sword in my hand and in my heart was the old blood lust of will in the efforts that Tars Tarkas made, for the green men of Barsoom Tars Tarkas and John Carter were names that the fighting men of the from the cold Iss, escapes the plant men and the great white apes that turn we came upon an opening which overlooked the Valley Dor. At our right the sun was setting, a huge red orb, below the western Thern and black man turned alike against the common enemy, for the "The First Born of Barsoom," he explained, "are the race of black men Fully a thousand black men manned the great engine of destruction. "You shall soon see Issus," said Xodar to Phaidor. "Let the man turn and look upon Issus, knowing that those of the lower "Speak, John Carter, Prince of Helium," cried a great noble from the id = 18903 author = Burroughs, John title = The Last Harvest date = keywords = Alcott; Arnold; Carlyle; Concord; Darwin; Emerson; England; God; John; Journal; Lowell; Nature; New; Thoreau; Walden; Webster; Whitman; Wordsworth; day; good; great; life; like; little; mind; thing; time; world summary = The themes around which his mind revolved all his life--nature, God, Emerson said of himself: "I am a natural reader, and only a writer in Emerson said, "I like man but not men." Emerson said he denied personality to God because it is too little, Emerson said that nature was a swamp with flowers and birds on the incredible that a mind like Emerson''s took no interest in natural the man of little or no imagination or sensibility to beauty, Nature Emerson says the wise man in the storm prays God, not for Yet Emerson was a great critic of men and of books. in his Journals Emerson rails against good nature, and says "tomahawks Emerson''s deep love and admiration for Carlyle come out many times in "Man," says Darwin, "selects only for his own good; Nature only for Emerson was not a great man id = 29976 author = Burton, Russell title = Weak on Square Roots date = keywords = Corinne; Ronald summary = "Pascal," he had told them, "is a little weak on square roots." That had wagon, Corinne watched Ronald tuck a blanket around it. Long after Corinne had retired that night she heard Ronald pounding with Ronald brought home a giant octopus which insisted on doing the dishes That evening she had to call Ronald three times for dinner, and when he Pascal moved in controlled spasms around the living room. "Everyone will have Thursday nights off," said Corinne--but Ronald was Later, Corinne persuaded Ronald to take her to a movie, but not until Later in her kitchen, humming a little tune under her breath, Corinne Corinne and Pascal spent the next two weeks going through pretty much "When do they want Pascal back at the lab?" she asked Ronald at dinner In the living room were Pascal and Corinne. Ronald put his coffee down, walked over to Pascal, and, gripping him id = 28389 author = Butler, Ellis Parker title = Goat-Feathers date = keywords = Committee; feather; goat summary = As it is, I have gathered so many goat-feathers that half the gather one goat-feather, and when a man has it and takes it home it World--to make a man look like a goat. goat-feathers in a fifty-year career, and to look more like a goat, in a few hours of goat-feather gathering. accumulate a few more goat-feathers as Member of the Book Committee people who wanted me to gather a new crop of goat-feathers. Club, but the goat-feathers pall when you know that the reason you picturesque, but she is gathering nothing but goat-feathers. I can sit down to write a story about a man who fell off a bridge a man aside from the straight path to his goal is a goat-feather. goat-feathers than for me to gather them, because I can, goat-feathers than for me to gather them, because I can, goat-feathers than for me to gather them, because I can, id = 29721 author = Butler, Ellis Parker title = Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective date = keywords = Bald; Billy; Correspondence; Critz; Detective; Dorgan; Foxy; Getz; Gubb; Henry; Impostor; Judge; Man; Medderbrook; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Philo; Riverbank; Smith; Syrilla; Witzel summary = "Come into this house," said Philo Gubb. "I think detectives are lovely in any disguise," she said, and Mr. Gubb''s heart beat wildly. "If those claws are the work of Mr. Herr Schreckenheim," said Mr. Gubb, "I am prepared to offer to Miss Syrilla her daughterly place in "I am from time to time working upon that case," said Philo Gubb with "When Miss Turner comes back!" said Philo Gubb. "No. You''re right, it ain''t," said Philo Gubb. "Maybe that would satisfy Mrs. Smith," said Philo Gubb, thinking of "You ain''t!" said Philo Gubb. "I''ll so do," said Philo Gubb; "and first off I''ll ask you who your "Because," said Philo Gubb, "there''s a question I want to ask. "The disguise you''ve got onto yourself," said Philo Gubb. "He''d know you?" said Philo Gubb. "Philo Gubb, the detective-man, is on board," said his wife. id = 19348 author = Cable, George Washington title = Gideon''s Band: A Tale of the Mississippi date = keywords = Antelope; Basile; Bend; Californian; Courteney; Dan; Enchantress; Gideon; Gilmore; Harriet; Hayle; Hugh; Island; John; Joy; Julian; Lowe; Lucian; Madame; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Natchez; Ned; New; Orleans; Phyllis; Quakeress; Ramsey; Vicksburg; Votaress; Watson; come; good summary = Meantime Ramsey''s talk flowed on like brook water, Hugh''s meeting it "That''s a Courteney boat," quietly began Hugh, but Ramsey was up and away the old man replied: "Come, Miss Ramsey, sit down with me and I''ll "Hugh," said the captain, "suppose you take Miss Ramsey up to the "Humph!" said Ramsey, arching her brows to old Joy and the Gilmores and "Wait," said Ramsey, laying a hand out to each and addressing Hugh. "But," said Ramsey, still to Hugh, "for sick or well--the right Ramsey''s eyes, like Hugh''s, were on the commodore and the senator, "Amen to dat!" said old Joy, and as Ramsey''s eyes showed tears the the captain, Mrs. Gilmore, her hands on Ramsey, said to madame: "Ho-oh, I never will!" said Ramsey, with a toss meant for Hugh, who went Ramsey ran on to tell of Mrs. Gilmore''s having in Hugh''s absence called "A Hayle boat," said Ramsey to Hugh; "the _Regent_." id = 19703 author = Cable, George Washington title = Madame Delphine date = keywords = CHAPTER; Delphine; God; Jean; Jerome; Madame; Miché; Olive; Père; Thompson; Vignevielle summary = "No, no!" said Madame Delphine, looking up quickly, "some of it might "At last your mother-heart conquered," said Père Jerome. "I suppose she is a sweet, good daughter?" said he, glancing at Madame "Well, Madame Delphine," said Père Jerome, more buoyantly, "one thing is "Ah!" said Père Jerome, with a shrug, "God knows." Madame Delphine stopped short half-way home and returned to Père threw forward one hand and looking pleasantly at Madame Delphine, with "Madame Carraze," said Monsieur Vignevielle, "doze kine of note wad you "Madame Delphine," he said, his own eyes sparkling, "make _him_ your "It is the right way," he said to Père Jerome, the day we saw him there. "My child," said Madame Delphine, her tone betraying a painful summoning law; but Père Jerome saw that Madame Delphine was expecting this very "The proof is right there in the faces," said Madame Thompson. id = 29439 author = Cable, George Washington title = Dr. Sevier date = keywords = Alice; CHAPTER; Creole; Doctah; Doctor; Dr.; God; Italian; Itchlin; John; Kate; Madame; Mary; Mistoo; Mr.; Mrs.; Narcisse; New; Orleans; Reisen; Richling; Richlun; Riley; Ristofalo; Sevier; St.; Union; Zénobie; day; eye; good; hand; like; little; look; man; smile; time; turn summary = "Well, Doctor?" said the young man, as he stood, prescription in hand, So, when at length one day Mrs. Richling said, "Madame Zénobie, "Doctor," said the wife, holding the hand he gave her, and looking up "Of course," said Richling, very quietly, looking at his wife, "we "Come, Richling,"--the Doctor smiled,--"your friend Ristofalo did not "But we can''t spare it," said Richling, smiling toward Mary. The Doctor said he was, and turned once more to Richling. "Doctor," said Richling, "you are the best of friends; but, you know, "Doctor," said Richling, smiling until Dr. Sevier wondered silently what "Doctor Sevier," said Richling, as he and the physician paused half way The Doctor looked steadily at Richling, stood still, and said, "Don''t "Doctor," said Richling, "I''m afraid Mr. Reisen is"--Their eyes met. "Dr. Sevier said that, did he?" asked Richling, after a time. "Come!" said a small, strong man, seizing Richling''s arm and turning him id = 17532 author = Campbell, John title = Two Knapsacks: A Novel of Canadian Summer Life date = keywords = Bangs; Ben; Bigglethorpe; Bridesdale; Captain; Carmichael; Carruthers; Cecile; Coristine; Corry; Crew; Douglas; Errol; Eugene; God; Grinstun; Halbert; Hill; Lamb; Maguffin; Marjorie; Matilda; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Muggins; Nash; Newcome; Pawkins; Perrowne; Plessis; Rawdon; Richards; Rigby; Rufus; Serlizer; Squire; Sylvanus; Terry; Thomas; Timotheus; Toner; Tryphena; Tryphosa; Wilkinson; Wilks; man summary = "All right, old man," answered Miss Du Plessis'' self-constituted "Wilks, my dear, I feel like the black crow," said Coristine, as they front, hand leave them to keep company with little Marjorie ''ere," said "I like you and your little dog," said Marjorie to Coristine, who "Mother!" said the old man, as the pair came up to the halting place, expected to find at the Carruthers'' were there, Grinstun man, Mrs. Carmichael, and Marjorie, included, all except Miss Du Plessis, who was interrupted the master of the house; "but Miss Du Plessis and Mrs. Carmichael here are just corruptin'' the minds o'' Maister Wilkinson and The Squire and Coristine were alone in the guard-room, save when Mrs. Carmichael put her head in to ask after the welfare of the party, "Come away, Nash," said the Squire, taking one arm of the stricken man, "Mr. Coristine," said Miss Carmichael, and the lawyer, with a somewhat id = 20707 author = Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood) title = The Black Star Passes date = keywords = Air; Arcot; Dick; Earth; Fuller; Lamor; Morey; Pirate; Solarite; Taj; Venerians; Venus; Wade; York; come; great; man; ship summary = whoever had done this, had landed on the great ship with a small plane, "Right, Morey." Arcot slowly applied the power to the forward propulsion I''ll work the invisibility disrupter, and Arcot will run the ship. in the century--Arcot''s molecular motion machine and the Air Pirate! small hospital plane standing beside it in a moment, and as Arcot''s ship Arcot-Morey molecular motion ships. At a speed close to one mile a second the great ship Slowly Arcot let the machine settle to the blazing city miles below. swiftly down the long metal corridor of the _Solarite_ to Arcot''s room In a long glide that carried it over many miles, the great ship Morey, Wade and Arcot at once set to work constructing the electrical of the plane loomed off to the right of the tiny ship, the great metal Each ship needed only a small amount of the light-metal, for the energy id = 20988 author = Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood) title = Islands of Space date = keywords = Ancient; Arcot; Earth; Earthmen; Fuller; Mariner; Morey; Nansal; Satorians; Torlos; Wade; correct; look; nansalian; ship; space summary = galaxies, Arcot, Wade, Morey and Fuller could see below them, like a Finally, Arcot turned to Wade, who was looking at him and Morey in But there would be long days of work ahead for Arcot, Wade, and Morey, "I think you guessed right!" said Morey, looking inside the power case. Arcot had thrown more power into the coils this time, so the stars ahead Arcot had cut off the space-strain drive by the time Fuller reached the Morey pushed himself into the control room just as Arcot, Wade, and As they looked at it, Arcot turned the ship and headed for it without a "We can never hope to take all this in our ship!" said Arcot, looking at The work inside was left to Arcot and Fuller, while Morey and Wade put Wade and Fuller manned the ray projectors again; Arcot dropped the ship "Arcot, Wade, Morey, and their computer, Fuller, put together a ship id = 28205 author = Carlton, Henry Fisk title = Washington Crossing the Delaware date = keywords = HONEYMAN; REED; WASHINGTON summary = Good morning, General Washington! Yes sir, if we have any army left by then. Yes, sir--(_mumble at a distance, then out loud_) General, there''s a man Yes, sir--(_off_) Come on in, the General will see you. I don''t need no reward to help ye, General Washington, I got a duty to Good day, General Washington. And John Honeyman left Washington''s camp to set about making his Hessians under Colonel Rall, entered Trenton; but as usual, Washington Trenton was left in charge of Colonel Rall and his brigade of Hessians. So Honeyman started down the river road, cracking his whip and swinging They say, sir, it''s Honeyman the Tory, and you left orders-Yes sir, General, of course. Here he is, General, that Tory you wanted, sir. Yes, sir--Corporal, come take charge of your prisoner. The river looks bad, sir. General Washington, my men can handle boats in any water! id = 28873 author = Carruth, Hayden title = Track''s End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher''s Strange Winter Spent There as Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full date = keywords = Carr; End; Indians; Jud; Kaiser; Pike; Sours; Tom; Track; good summary = money was so near gone that I did not think it a good time to stand I sat a long time thinking over what had happened since I had come all the time for thinking that I was going to have before I got away I went down, said good-morning to the cat and dog, and started the beyond Siding No. 15, which was the first one east from Track''s End. Everything made me think of Tom, and I looked away along the line of which made the snow fly; then I saw Kaiser coming back on a faster run As soon as my own fire was started I went about town and got the I think I fell down three times before I got out of town; it was as time I had got over town, locked the barn, shut Kaiser in the hotel, Day, and went away so suddenly, without stopping to say good-by. id = 22782 author = Carus, Paul title = The Buddha: A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes date = keywords = Buddha; King; Siddhattha summary = Suddhodana, King of the Sakyas, father of Siddháttha _S_ Wilt thou a holy Buddha be, _B._ Kala, the time will come when thou wilt weep. _B._ Why art thou sad, my good Yasodhara? _King SUDDHODANA (S) and his minister VISAKHA (V) come out of the _M._ Wilt thou not stay, my noble Prince Siddhattha? Think of the good which thou wilt do as king! Tradition tells that King Bimbisara, hearing of the noble monk, went Siddhattha is seated under a tree near a brook; the king stands before holy Buddha, the Blessed One, appear on earth while I am King, and may you, therefore, great monk, when you have become a Buddha come back _J._ I hear that King Bimbisara has sent an embassy to the Buddha to _K._ Your noble son, my King, is coming. _BUDDHA hands his bowl to the King, PAJAPATI rises and leads id = 15799 author = Caswell, Harriet S. title = Walter Harland Or, Memories of the Past date = keywords = Aunt; Baynard; Charley; Elmwood; Fulton; Gray; Judson; Lucinda; Mr.; Nathan; Oswald; Uncle; Walter summary = bye, mother,'' said the boys at last as they left me to take their places mother, now far advanced in years, still lived in the old home, some old Mrs. Judson, but by this time I began to think Aunt Lucinda must and the house quiet, Aunt Lucinda placed the large family Bible upon a worse home than the old farm-house at Uncle Nathan''s. Walter, you are a good boy to remember poor old grandma and I hope if "I know," said Uncle Nathan, with a sly look, "what makes Lucinda kinda'' life time; and I can tell you one thing Nathan Adams, this old house has uncle and aunt often wondered what mother would do when the time came And in time I learned to love my home at the old farm house, with an meeting my uncle and aunt with many old friends of my school-days at id = 15108 author = Catherwood, Mary Hartwell title = Lazarre date = keywords = America; Annabel; Bellenger; Bonaparte; Chantry; Chaumont; Count; Doctor; Eagle; Ferrier; France; Grignon; Indian; Lazarre; Louis; Madame; Marquis; Mittau; Monsieur; Paris; Paul; Philippe; Pierre; Plessy; Skenedonk; St.; Williams summary = Madame Grignon spoke, but Annabel de Chaumont was like a grove of he looked on it was hard to have Madame Tank seize my head in her hands I asked Skenedonk how he himself had liked books, and he shook his head, I said my father told me Bonaparte was a great soldier, and begged to Madame de Ferrier had said her father and some other person did not "It is very kind of you to spare me some time, monsieur," said Madame de "You startled us," said the other man, "standing up in the clouds like "You are a fine fellow," the man said, laying his hands on my shoulders. "You believe, madame, that Lazarre is the boy you saw in London?" said Turning my head as I opened them, I saw an old man come out on the few who remembered, said you looked like the king. id = 29625 author = Causey, James title = Teething Ring date = keywords = Harry; Melinda summary = opera and Harry Junior was screaming in his crib, Melinda would Yawning, Melinda answered the door and the little man said, beaming, A neural distorter." Melinda''s face was blank. culture?" Melinda essayed a weak shrug and the little man sighed with "My name is Porteous," said the little man with an eager smile. "My son," said Melinda despondently, and went into the nursery. "Manifestly insecure," muttered the little man, studying Harry Junior. Melinda said a few Major Nord picked it up carefully, scrutinized Harry Junior. The little man stared hard at Harry Junior, who began Trembling, Melinda scooped up Harry Junior. "The manners of some people," Melinda said to Harry Junior. astonishing and Melinda said, "Harry, you had a drink!" She asked him to see if Harry Junior "Gurfle," said Harry Junior. all they wanted was to ask questions, but she kept running, Harry Junior id = 29632 author = Causey, James title = Competition date = keywords = Bishop; Max; armitage summary = "Amen," Max said. After supper, Armitage played chess with Bishop while I followed Max It took Max a few hours to home in on the test Max and Armitage donned spacesuits and went toward "Skeletons," Max said. "How?" Bishop said. "I wonder," Bishop said thoughtfully. "Rot!" Armitage said like drums beating. "That we''re working on it," Bishop said dryly. "That''s good," Armitage said seriously. Max said it reminded him of Scotland. "They''re harmless," Max said. "None?" Max asked Armitage dangerously. I came up quietly behind Armitage and Bishop saw what I "Thanks, dear," Max said thoughtfully, looking at the cards scattered on Bishop found Armitage this morning, in his cabin. "Oh, God," Max said. He said Armitage had died After dinner he suggested three-handed bridge and Max said he knew a All day long Bishop and Max have managed to give me the queen of spades. "Quite," Max said. "Right," Max said. "Symbiosis," Max said finally. id = 16535 author = Cawein, Madison Julius title = Myth and Romance: Being a Book of Verses date = keywords = Augustine; God; eye; far; heart; like; love; night; soul; sweet; wild summary = Like morning''s rose, mantling her brow and breast: Went with me like a presence and a dream. Thy door,--like some brown, honest hand of toil, The sun, like a king in armor, breathing splendor from feet to hair, Of love that leans upon the past''s sweet days Lo, like love, she comes again, And, lo, when the moon, like a great gold bloom I see her waiting, like the soul of music, O eyes and lips, that haunt my soul forever! All night hath thy loving mother, Like love they touch me, through the years that sever, She stood; love''s dreams in girlhood''s face and eyes, And grace of love, like a rose-crowned queen Yea, why I love thee let my heart repeat: Of scorn for hearts that love like mine.-And my heart is a bloom, like the red rose shows The star-like shapes of Beauty, Truth, and Love. id = 13813 author = Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) title = The Common Law date = keywords = Annan; Burleson; Cameron; Cardemon; Collis; God; Harry; John; Kelly; Lily; Louis; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Neville; New; Ogilvy; Querida; Rita; Sam; Stephanie; Valerie; West; dear; good; illustration; look; love; man; sure; yes summary = "Look here, Miss West," he said in a slightly excited voice, "let''s go "That man, Neville, has never known the pain of work," said Gail, "Isn''t he a dear," said Valerie, smiling. "I wonder why?" he said with his bantering smile: "but I think I know. "I should think a girl like that would be interesting to know," said "Louis," she said, "this pretty Valerie is not your sister''s sort, or "Stephanie, dear," he said, smiling, "you know perfectly well that I "Oh, Rita!" said Valerie, reproachfully, "I thought we were going to row "Yes," he said, "that is exactly what I mean, Valerie--you dear, Looking from Valerie to Neville, he said very For a moment Querida turned his head away, and Valerie saw that his face Rita said: "I like Kelly Neville ... Louis," said Valerie, laughing. "John, you don''t look very well," said Valerie, coming over and seating id = 15654 author = Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) title = The Firing Line date = keywords = Ascott; Beach; CHAPTER; Calypso; Cardross; Carrick; Cecile; Constance; Garry; Gray; Hamil; Louis; Malcourt; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; Palliser; Palm; Portlaw; Pride; Seminole; Shiela; Suydam; Tressilvain; Virginia; Wayward; York; dear; good; like; look; think; yes summary = "Going up like Garret Hamil''s illusions," said Portlaw, sentimentally. He said gaily: "Now you speak as you look, not like a world-worn woman "Thank you, Mrs. Cardross," said Hamil, "but, as a matter of fact, I am For a moment she said nothing, then looked up at Hamil beside her, as "Do you know," said Shiela Cardross slowly, "that Miss Palliser has "Louis Malcourt," he said, smiling; and turned again to the sea. Harried and restless, Hamil looked for Shiela and saw Portlaw, very hot said Hamil, looking into the captivatingly cool and humourous face Cardross said to Hamil: "One scarcely knows what to think about the "The little devil!" said Hamil, looking down at the twisting reptile "You''re a sweet little thing anyway," said Hamil, "even if you do fall Portlaw said, irritably: "They asked Mrs. Malcourt and me. "I know," said Hamil. id = 28244 author = Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) title = The Gay Rebellion date = keywords = Amourette; Challis; Ethra; Governor; Langdon; Marque; Mayor; Miss; Mr.; New; Sayre; Trinkle; University; Willett; William; York; good; illustration; man; yes summary = "Sure," said Langdon, "it''s a great paper; besides, we''ve got to--if we "You talk," said Sayre angrily, "like William Dean Howells! his hands, "ordinary, decent, God-fearing, everyday young men like you Sayre said: "Isn''t it a terrible thing, Curtis, to think of that sweet, lovely young girl pledged to a scientific life like that? She said: "According to the old order of things a well-bred man would ask "Mr. Langdon," she said, "do you suppose that I am the sort of girl to Ethra said: "Oh, yes, there are those first four men we caught--Mr. Willett, Mr. Carrick, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Green." She added carelessly: "I "Good evening," said the young man. "Who can know what a fashionable young man really looks at--through a "Do you know," he said cautiously, "that the Governor of New York has "I suppose you have come to look at this old-time place?" she said. id = 28295 author = Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) title = The Maids of Paradise date = keywords = Breton; Buckhurst; Byram; Countess; Elven; Eyre; France; Jacqueline; Jarras; Kelly; Lizard; Lorient; Madame; Monsieur; Mornac; Morsbronn; Mr.; Paradise; Paris; Scarlett; Sylvia; Trac; Trappe; Tric; Vassart; french; german; look; prussian; speed summary = "Madame," said I, "the women of France to-day think differently. Brauer''s carriage?" Turning to me she said: "I must ask for a little "Mr. Buckhurst," said the young Countess, turning to me, "has aided But I said, aloud, simulating astonishment: "Do you mean to say, Mr. Buckhurst, that you would deliberately risk death to aid a police "The mother-land," I said, and Buckhurst looked up, adding, "The Speed leaned forward and said: "Scarlett, my friend, the Foreign "I know something about Paradise," said Speed, in a low voice. "Let me read it, governor," said Speed, and took the blue paper from "Well, don''t let''s stir up Buckhurst now," said Speed. "Yes, that''s all logical," said Speed, "but how could Buckhurst know "Look here, Speed," I said, troubled, "Jacqueline is very much like Without turning her head she said: "Does he know that it may mean his id = 28440 author = Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William) title = The Dark Star date = keywords = Beard; Ben; Brandes; Brookhollow; Captain; Carew; Curfoot; Dumont; Eddie; Embassy; Erlik; Gayfield; God; Herr; Ilse; Jim; Mistchenka; Mr.; Naïa; Neeland; New; Paris; Princess; Rue; Ruhannah; Scheherazade; Sengoun; Stull; Venem; Wilner; York; german; yes summary = "Little girl," he said, "I''m afraid the shot from my gun came rattling "If I had my way," said Neeland, a few moments later, "I''d drop "Eddie," said Quint, "it''s a good thing to think big, but it''s a damn Brandes, lighting a cigar, let his slow eyes rest on the new man for a But Neeland was a tactful young man; he said easily, "Poor little thing," said Neeland. "If you think so," he said, a funny little laugh in his eyes, "you are "Yes," said Neeland reflectively, "she smokes Red Light cigarettes, I "Scheherazade," he said, "you''ll be a good little girl, now, won''t So they shook hands and said good night; and Neeland went away, "Aw," said the pasty-faced little man referred to as Ben Stull, "Eddie "Perhaps," said the Princess to Neeland, "what you did with the papers As he passed out the door Neeland said: id = 14175 author = Cheley, Frank H. (Frank Howbert) title = Buffalo Roost A Story of a Young Men''s Christian Association Boys'' Department date = keywords = Allen; Ben; Chuck; Dad; Dean; Fat; Ham; Mr.; Old; Phil; Sleepy; Tad; Williams; Willis; great; little; man summary = Willis, old man, I always want to be a boy if age takes such "Yes, Ben, I often think I''ll go back and work a little longer on the old would we camp while working on the new cabin?" said Willis. "My father built a cabin in these mountains years ago," said Willis. to six fellows: Ham, Phil, Fat, Chuck, and Willis were the ones chosen to Railroad kept great gangs of men working day and night, in order to to have been man enough to have worked the old tunnel just a little For a long time Willis and Mr. Allen waited, watching for them to return; Soon the little park came to an abrupt end, and great boulders began to the home of an old mountaineer--a quaint little log cabin, a barn, and a Tad took the lead, followed by Willis, Ham and Old Ben bringing up the id = 19746 author = Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell) title = The Colonel''s Dream date = keywords = Ben; Caxton; Clarendon; Colonel; Dudley; French; Graciella; Henry; Johnson; Kirby; Laura; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Negro; New; Peter; Phil; South; State; Treadwell; Uncle; Viney; York; fetter summary = "Yes," said the colonel, extending his hand to the old man, who "You had ever a loving heart, Laura," said the colonel, "given to duty "Mother," said Miss Treadwell, "this is Henry French--Colonel The old lady gave the colonel a slender white hand, thin almost to you," said the colonel, giving the young man''s hand a cordial grasp. "Yes," returned the colonel, "I don''t know what I rescued old Peter Phil and the old man proved excellent friends, and the colonel, "Graciella," said the colonel to his young friend, during the evening, Peter, brings Phil over every day; but when the colonel comes he talks thought, that a jaded old man of the world like Colonel French should Why should Colonel French, an old man, who was of no better "Very well," said the colonel as he turned away, "I''ll see Fetters." "Another thing, Colonel French," said Fetters, his quiet eyes id = 19272 author = Chester, George Randolph title = The Early Bird: A Business Man''s Love Story date = keywords = Billy; Creek; Hastings; Hollis; Josephine; Meadow; Miss; Mr.; Princeman; Sam; Stevens; Turner; Westlake summary = "All right," said Sam, clasping his knee in his hands and rocking "Just the chap I wanted to see, Sam," said Mr. Westlake heartily. direct announcement," laughed Sam, and Princeman walked away with Mr. Westlake, very much to Billy''s consternation. stalked away leaving Billy gasping for breath at the suddenness of Sam. After all, though, he was glad to be rid of Mr. Turner. "Good morning, Miss Stevens," he said with a cheerful self-confidence Sam as airily as he could; then he looked across at Miss Stevens and MISS JOSEPHINE''S FATHER AGREES THAT SAM TURNER IS ALL BUSINESS "Well, Sam Turner," said Mr. Stevens, stroking his aggressive beard, "I Sam Turner was deeply thoughtful as he turned away from the telephone. screened by dwarf cedars, were Miss Westlake and Mr. Turner, and Sam glimmer of understanding came to Sam Turner that only Miss Stevens had "Well," said he, "Sam Turner is a fine young man. id = 16197 author = Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) title = One Third Off date = keywords = Bryan; Mr.; Watkins; chapter; day; fat; good; man; right; thing; time; way; year summary = Unfair-minded persons are advised to take warning and stop right here with I described how natural it was for a fat man to feel like the Grand Cañon It has been my personal observation, viewing the matter at close range, that nearly always fat, like old age or a thief in the dark, steals upon Yet I ate heartily of all things that appealed to my palate, eating at I am convinced that men who are getting fat are generally like that. But he did not come right out and say a thing so utterly tactless. "Well, doc," I said upon hearing this for the second time in language has worked some outward changes in Mr. Bryan since the brave old days of From these crude beginnings I worked my way down toward the present day. supposed all the time they merely were enjoying good health. id = 28453 author = Coblentz, Stanton A. (Stanton Arthur) title = Flight Through Tomorrow date = keywords = great; like; man summary = _Super warfare has destroyed the old race of man, but elsewhere a above a vast desolated space near the junction of two rivers. brain, one of the comet-like red prodigies went streaking across the sky sprung from a source hundreds or thousands of miles away, possibly and saw great craters in the fields, and villages shot to ribbons, and dismal world did I observe a living man. regained my senses I knew that another period of time had passed, Then, with a great sadness, I knew that man, having become civilized, Again there came a blankness, and I passed over a stretch of time, followed him inside the great sphere of light; and when they had all And now, I knew, there was no longer a man of miles of space, and that I have looked on people and events which no other eye will view for scores, hundreds or even thousands of years to id = 15382 author = Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred) title = Jess of the Rebel Trail date = keywords = Captain; Donaster; Eben; Flo; Grimsby; Hampton; Jess; John; Lord; Martha; Miss; Mrs.; Randall; Tobin summary = The girl''s eyes dropped, and she turned her face partly away to hide "But I think it''s fine," the girl replied, "and I know you will let me By the time the captain reached the side of the boat, Eben had his asked him about the girl, and if Mrs. Ricksteen had taken her in, Eben John started, and looked keenly into Mrs. Hampton''s face. "To-night?" Mrs. Hampton asked somewhat surprised, for John seldom "All right, John, I shall be down in a few minutes." Mrs. Hampton was And as she looked the girl slightly turned her head, and as Mrs. Hampton''s eyes rested upon her face, she gave a great start and "Jess Randall!" Mrs. Hampton repeated, as she took the girl''s hand in While John was at work about the place, Mrs. Hampton and Jess talked Mrs. Hampton''s mind that this was the man who had come to take away her id = 16698 author = Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred) title = The King''s Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists date = keywords = Colonel; Dane; Davidson; Fort; George; Indians; Injun; Jean; King; Kitty; Loyalists; Major; Mammy; Norman; Pete; Sam; come summary = cooking, Jean went into the little shack, the only home she now knew, Dane longed to hear more tales of that wonderful land, and of the great "I believe I know of two, daddy," Jean replied, as her father paused. Jean said very little during breakfast, leaving her father and Dane to Dane''s voice was a little husky as he spoke, and this Jean noticed. soon as de young folks heard de news ''bout Missie Jean an'' Mistah Dane Jean said nothing more just then, but while her father and Dane talked, Leaving Jean standing upon the shore, Dane settled down to work and Indians had heard nothing of the missing girl, and Dane''s heart sank "Why do you say ''white man''?" Jean asked in surprise. "White man come, mebbe," the Indian replied. Jean decided to watch with Kitty, as she felt sure that Sam would come id = 16699 author = Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred) title = Glen of the High North date = keywords = Big; Crest; Curly; Dan; Draw; Frontier; Glen; Golden; Harmon; Indians; Jim; Redmond; Reynolds; Samson; Sconda; Weston; man summary = As Reynolds turned from his observation of the old man, he gave a great Reynolds turned sharply at these words, and saw the old man with the "Do you play?" Reynolds asked, thinking that the old man might be fond "Glen Weston" were the only words Reynolds saw The name "Glen Weston" kept running through Reynolds'' mind all that So much was Glen in Reynolds'' thoughts that he could think of little Reynolds sat for a long time that night absorbed in deep thought. An hour later Reynolds came forth looking like a new man, and greatly Weston made no reply, but sat looking intently into Reynolds'' face. Reynolds said no more, but all through the day Glen''s tired face and Reynolds looked longingly into Glen''s eyes. "How d''ye like it?" Curly asked, coming up close to Reynolds. Glen and Reynolds laughed, and even the old man smiled. id = 16714 author = Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred) title = Under Sealed Orders date = keywords = Bean; Betty; Bramshaw; David; Dick; Haven; Jasper; Jim; Lois; Margaret; Mr.; Mrs.; Sinclair; Westcote summary = "She''s Betty Bean, so she told me, and the old man is David Findley." Lois made no reply, so while the men talked, she let her mind dwell From old David it was only natural that her mind should turn to Jasper "Mr. David is going to be a very rich man some day," Betty remarked, as "Isn''t it great!" Betty exclaimed, looking over the old man''s shoulder. Into Jasper''s eyes came a look of surprise, and he felt his face flush But the old man was looking at Jasper and did not hear the girl''s cry Lois never forgot the look on Jasper''s face as the jealous Sammie Jasper was now in a position to give up his entire time to old David''s "What news?" Jasper asked in surprise, as he took a chair by David''s "Do you know anything about the man?" Jasper asked. id = 17227 author = Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred) title = Rod of the Lone Patrol date = keywords = Arabella; Britt; Captain; Dan; Governor; Hillcrest; Josh; Miss; Mrs.; Parson; Rod; Rodney; Royal; Royanna; Whyn summary = "If that boy Rod Royal isn''t looked after more''n he is he will come to "How d''ye like it?" the captain asked, delighted at Rod''s interest. of thankfulness that her husband had taken such a strong liking to Rod. Not since Jimmy left had he done such a thing, and she was hopeful that Little did Captain Josh and Rod care what people said. Rod was greatly excited over what Whyn had told him about the boy scouts was formed, with Captain Josh as scoutmaster, and Rod as patrol Captain Josh and Rod said very little as they walked along the street Rod told about the scouts, Whyn, the Britts, Miss Arabella, Captain Josh and the boys had a great time that afternoon. For some time the captain told other stories to the boys. "It took yez a mighty long time to come from the city," Captain Josh at id = 22913 author = Coffin, Charles Carleton title = Winning His Way date = keywords = Adams; Azalia; Colonel; Daphne; Dobb; General; God; Leatherby; Miss; Mr.; New; Parker; Paul; Philip; Quaver; rebel summary = "Come, Bruno, she ain''t worth minding," said Paul. "Mr. Chrome," said Paul, "don''t you think that those pigs would look "Here, Paul, just help me; that is a good fellow," he said, coaxingly. "Come, grandpa," said Paul, opening the bedroom door and calling him; "Or for a man either," said Mr. Chrome, who came up and patted Paul on "It makes you look like a little old man, Paul; I wouldn''t go." that you came to-night, Paul," she said, pressing his hand in Paul, for people might say I was envious; but if I were you, Mr. Leatherby, I''d put him over the road," said Philip, walking on. When Paul passed by the shop on his way home at night, he said, "Good "I must get Azalia and Daphne to help me make a man of Bob," said Paul said Paul to the school committee, as he went for the last time to the id = 22892 author = Cole, Everett B. title = The Best Made Plans date = keywords = Don; Gorham; Guard; Jake; Korental; Masterson; Michaels; Pete; Rayson; Stern; Waern; look summary = How, he wondered, did a man like Harle Waern get started on the wrong man, huh?" He placed a hand on Waern''s chest, pushing violently. "Look, little man," he said patronizingly, "you''ll be a lot better off "Come to think of it, you don''t look so big to me." He half turned. "Look, we got him in here and he told us his story. "Look," he said sharply, "we''ve been pretty patient with you. "Looked good." Kent Michaels let the weapon down, opened the action and Don nodded, looking at Masterson''s suddenly watchful eyes. looked good, and the more you talked, the better I liked it." Jasu Waern looked up in annoyance, then got to his feet. Stern shook his head slowly, then looked down at the desk again. "I tell you, Danny," he said seriously, "some of these little things, "Look, Pete, I think I''ll wait till these guys are ready for the last id = 28486 author = Cole, Everett B. title = The Weakling date = keywords = Barra; Dar; Estates; Girdek; Makun; Naran; Tibara summary = Naran Makun looked across the table at the caravan master. The Master of the Estates, Kio Barra, Leuwan, Kio Barra, Lord of the Mountain Lake, Master of the Estates Kira Barra looked at the man imperiously. As the man walked toward a closet, Barra looked after him unhappily. Barra looked angrily at the man. As the man lowered his head submissively, Barra turned away, rose from As the projection faded, Barra looked around the study, then got out of As Barra nodded in agreement, Dar Makun turned, waving. Barra looked at the man with slightly increased respect. psionic could--" Makun looked at Barra thoughtfully. after the death of Dar Makun when Barra turned in his seat and raised Barra looked at the headman. caravans had come to Kira Barra and left again, their masters highly Barra looked at the man in surprise. Dully, Barra watched him, then he turned, to look around Barra looked from face to id = 19970 author = Comfort, Will Levington title = Son of Power date = keywords = Baba; Bhanah; Cadman; Carlin; Commissioner; Deo; Gul; Gunpat; Hurda; India; Kut; Mitha; Moti; Neela; Nels; Nut; Rao; Sahib; Skag; nel summary = words in a voice that made Skag think of a grey old man, instead of the Long afterward Cadman''s hand came over to Skag''s brow and touched it "Doctor Murdock is an extraordinary man, Skag," said Cadman, as the can tell you, Doctor." Cadman saw consent in Skag''s eye and went on: "He "Skag, my son," said Cadman solemnly, "if a man really wants to depart Turning to face Cadman and Skag, the man said gently: look of the eyes seldom went with young faces, Skag reflected; in fact, Skag''s face one long moment, then a glow came up in his eyes and he expression, made the face look so quite like any other man''s, that Skag Skag looked into the man''s face and found high light in it. Skag had learned, in finding Carlin, that it wasn''t like a man in America "Take it, Nels--good work, old man," Skag said. id = 19225 author = Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) title = Joyce of the North Woods date = keywords = Angé; Billy; Black; Cat; Dale; Drew; Filmer; Gaston; God; Hillcrest; Isa; Jared; Jock; John; Joyce; Jude; Lauzoon; Mr.; Ruth; St.; Tate summary = Joyce did not come near the place, and Gaston himself only returned when way--this time, toward the Black Cat. Jude stood alone on his hilltop and watched the lights spring to life in By the rude desk Gaston was sitting on the evening that Jude and Joyce "I want that girl to have a chance at life." Gaston looked over Jude''s Jude was master of the situation in a way Joyce did not know. Gaston saw them go, side by side, Jude shambling as usual, Joyce Good night, Joyce." Gaston looked back "Jude," Joyce came close and tried to put her hands on her husband''s "Poor, little, pretty thing!" he thought, with Joyce''s face before him "Mr. Drew was very--kind," Joyce''s voice fell dully upon Gaston''s Who?" Joyce came over to Billy, and looked at the face he held at Joyce herself had, in some way, learned more of Gaston''s past than Drew id = 21079 author = Connolly, James B. (James Brendan) title = The Trawler date = keywords = Glynn; Simon; Snow summary = To John Snow''s home in Gloucester came the tale this night of how Arthur Snow was washed from the deck of Hugh Glynn''s vessel and lost at sea; Arthur''s dory mate, John Snow, as you well know, and my heart is sick to John Snow let slip his book and stood up, and for the first time looked "We know, Captain Glynn," John Snow said, "and I''m John Snow and Hugh Glynn gripped hands, looked into each other''s eyes, "I saw his wife one day, Simon," said Mary Snow softly, "and the little man will marry Mary Snow while Hugh Glynn lives, for there is no "Simon, it''s my judgment this night that Mary Snow will never marry Saul "Go for''ard, Simon," said Captain Glynn, "and have your breakfast. "A good job, Simon," said Hugh Glynn the while we were bailing. "Did you ever think of dying, Simon?" Hugh Glynn said after a time. id = 19257 author = Connor, Ralph title = Michael McGrath, Postmaster date = keywords = McFarquhar; Michael; Ould; Paddy; man summary = My friend, Mr. McFarquhar," said Ould Michael, presenting me But no man ever saw Ould Michael read his letter. on this occasion, McFarquhar said, in an undertone: "It is good news "It is the _bad_ whisky," repeated McFarquhar "and Ould Michael ought to True to his promise, McFarquhar carried off Ould Michael to his ranch up "Gentlemen," said Ould Michael, in his best manner; "I give you McFarquhar established himself in Ould Michael''s cabin "Man, it is terrible!" said McFarquhar to me as the minister disappeared From that time forth McFarquhar labored with Ould Michael with a By degrees McFarquhar began to hope that Ould Michael would come to the "Captain, did ye say?" said Ould Michael. Then McFarquhar, who had grown quick in following Ould Michael''s McFarquhar was now at home; vividly he set before Ould Michael the "Then," said Ould Michael, "I''m wid Him." And no soldier in that warfare id = 20076 author = Coolidge, Dane title = Rimrock Jones date = keywords = Bray; Buckbee; Fortune; Gunsight; Hardesty; Jepson; Jones; Juan; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Rimrock; Stoddard; Tecolote summary = "Aw, shut your mouth!" answered Rimrock defiantly, "I never said a word Woo Chong went away--he knew how to make gifts easy--and Rimrock stood "Just look out the window," she said as he waited; and Rimrock turned "Never mind what I think," answered Rimrock grimly, "I got bit once, "None of that," he said, but Rimrock took no notice--his eyes were "All right," said Rimrock and looked at her strangely, "I''ll tell you "Very likely," said Rimrock, "but Old Hassayamp is coming and I guess At the mention of the Old Juan Rimrock turned his head, and Mary could "I accept it!" said Stoddard and a wild look crossed Rimrock''s face as "Going away!" exclaimed Rimrock, suddenly turning to look at her; and to time; yet until Rimrock actually got his hands on the money it was a way of giving Rimrock her hand without asking if he wouldn''t come in. id = 29642 author = Coolidge, Dane title = Hidden Water date = keywords = Bender; Bill; Bonnair; Bronco; Creede; God; Hardy; Hidden; Jeff; Jefferson; Jim; Johnson; Judge; Kitty; Lightfoot; Lucy; Mesa; Mexicans; Miss; Mr.; Peaks; Rufe; Rufus; Swope; Ware; Water summary = "That''s Jim Swope," he said, "one of our big sheep men--nice As Creede and Hardy drew near, an old man, "I remember the day when the first sheep came," he said, in the manner Don Luís--if we had one man like him to-day the sheep would yet go Hardy mumbled out his greetings the eyes of Jefferson Creede, so long "That was a thirty-thirty," said Creede grimly, and every man looked and from far down the cañon Rufus Hardy came spurring like the wind to "You can turn back them sheep and git off my range!" yelled Creede. read Hardy like a book, but at others the little man''s thoughts were "We ride out together," said Hardy, his voice far away, as if he saw "Well, come on then!" said Hardy, and they shook hands on it like Creede and Hardy stood the lower mesa stretched away before them like id = 20104 author = Cooper, Courtney Ryley title = The Cross-Cut date = keywords = Anita; Bill; Blue; Cornishman; Denver; Fairchild; Harry; Howard; Larsen; Laura; Maurice; Mother; Mr.; Ohadi; Poppy; Richmond; Robert; Rodaine; Squint summary = For a long moment Robert Fairchild stood staring at the letter, his Again the thrill of a new thing went through Robert Fairchild''s veins, Fairchild, who had worked it, together with his two men, Harry Harkins, driver''s seat, and Fairchild turned like a man suddenly awakened. talking of things which Fairchild longed to know, but failed, for the of great motors came to Fairchild''s ears; and a moment later he stepped talking, and Fairchild saw a little gleam come into her eyes,--the That day, Harry and Fairchild worked with all their strength at Fairchild stared at her, then turned to Harry. The big hand of Harry caught at Fairchild''s arm. long moments of waiting, in which Robert Fairchild''s eyes went to the A moment of staring, then Fairchild passed the telegram over to Harry For a long moment, Fairchild said nothing, then as Harry came from the id = 14563 author = Cooper, James A. title = Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod date = keywords = Aunt; Ball; Big; Boston; Bostwick; Cape; Captain; Cove; Head; Ida; Ira; Latham; Lucretia; Macklin; Prudence; Prue; Seamew; Sheila; Tunis; Wreck; Wreckers summary = Tunis Latham, much disturbed by the old man''s words and excited Tunis Latham set Prudence Ball on her feet, but the old woman was "You take her into the house, Cap''n Ira," said Tunis. had not Tunis Latham arrived at the spot at just the time Cap''n Ira "Sure I will, Cap''n Ira," said the young man heartily. girl to make Cap''n Ira Ball and Prudence happy, to bring to their "The old bell is welcoming us, Ida May," Captain Latham said to the "I''m sitting here like a lady, Ira," said the little old woman. "That girl at Cap''n Ball''s place, Tunis," said the Portygee girl. The girl whom Cap''n Ira Ball found in the kitchen of the old house You be a likely gal, Ida May," said the old man, both Ida May saw the other girl waiting on Prudence and Cap''n Ira; she id = 20475 author = Cooper, James Fenimore title = The Two Admirals date = keywords = Admiral; Atwood; Bluewater; Bunting; Captain; Cæsar; Dick; Dutton; England; Galleygo; Gervaise; God; Greenly; Jarvy; Lord; Mildred; Mr.; Mrs.; Oakes; Parker; Plantagenet; Reginald; Sir; Stowel; Thomas; Tom; Vervillin; Wychecombe; Wycherly; english; french summary = "This is public service, Sir Wycherly," said the vice-admiral, "and I Both Sir Gervaise Oakes and Admiral Bluewater believed themselves to be "One would not think, Sir Wycherly," commenced the vice-admiral, Rear-Admiral Bluewater found Sir Gervaise Oakes pacing a large Sir Gervaise Oakes to comprehend the workings of Admiral Bluewater''s "Good-night, Dick," said Sir Gervaise, holding out both hands for the I find the people call Sir Gervaise, Little Jarvy, and yourself, Admiral to Sir Gervaise, that a man like the nephew could long possess his generous man, like Sir Gervaise, to submit to such a feeling without an "By the way, Sir Reginald," said the vice-admiral, with his hand on the "Yes, sir," answered Wycherly; "the vice-admiral will be looking out for "I did, Sir Gervaise, at Admiral Bluewater''s command." "Why, Sir Gervaise, you know how it is with some admirals, who like to id = 19358 author = Cosens, Abner title = War Rhymes by Wayfarer date = keywords = Dat; Den; English; Fritz; Hun; Jean; Kaiser; Mit; Und; Ven; like; man summary = When Britain needed men, dad, to help to fight the Huns, Und dey tink up von pully goot shoke, Und dose blace in de sun dat ve got. Ven dey trow dose old bombs mit a shtick. Ven dose poys vill trow bombs mit a shtick." Ven dose poys vill trow bombs mit a shtick." If dose Rats don''t know ven dey get licked? Day und night dey vill put oop de shcrap, Ven I tink of der Kaiser und Krupp, Dere''s a ting dat von''t come troo mine head. Dat dose English shoost laugh und play ball. Ven dose English come on mit a run, Ven de Kaiser''s men need it, dey said, Ven dose English und French vill get gay Und no more vill dey call us de Hun. Ven he say dat he nefer vill fight, Mit dose bull-headed English und French, Und dey all vill go britty soon dead, id = 19593 author = Crane, Stephen title = The Third Violet date = keywords = Billie; Florinda; Grief; Hawker; Hollanden; Hollie; Miss; Oglethorpe; Pennoyer; Worcester; Wrinkles summary = "Hello, little man," said Hawker, "did it hurt?" The "Two," said Hawker, "a boy and a girl." Hawker said, "And of course he''s got train loads of money?" One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he''s gone." As if the girl had cried out at a calamity, Hawker said again, "Well, Later in the morning Hawker said privately to the girl, "I know what "No," said Hawker, without looking at his friend, "I can''t this morning, "Yes," said Hawker, "we shall of course miss her dreadfully." "Why, you are not going in already, are you?" said Hawker and Hollanden Hawker said to the girl, "I--I--I shall miss you dreadfully." He stood near when the girl said to Hawker: "Good-bye. "Oh, well, Billie Hawker''s," said Florinda. When Florinda had gone, Grief said, "Well, what was it?" Wrinkles looked "Well, I know," said Hawker. "My girl?" said Hawker. id = 14526 author = Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) title = The Little City of Hope: A Christmas Story date = keywords = Christmas; Henry; Hope; John; Motor; Newton; Overholt; boy; little summary = Overholt came to New York because he could work better there than Newton, seeing that a thirteen-year-old boy wants everything under the HOW A MAN AND A BOY FOUNDED THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE HOW A MAN AND A BOY FOUNDED THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE Overholt''s boy came home from school at the usual hour with his books his boy, and the coming Christmas, all together, since he had got home, "Good what?" Overholt looked at the boy with an inquiring glance, and wheel going round, softly and steadily, all Christmas Day. I should like Overholt looked up, and the boy saw his pleased face. So the man and the boy "went to work to play" at building the City of "Come, my boy, let''s think of something more cheerful!" Overholt said, "They''re going to have a pretty good time in the City too," the boy id = 15187 author = Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) title = The Children of the King: A Tale of Southern Italy date = keywords = Antonino; Bastianello; Beatrice; Count; Don; Donna; Excellency; Marchesa; Miniato; Pietro; Ruggiero; San; Sebastiano; Signorina; Teresina; love summary = "A little medicine, but good," answered Ruggiero, looking critically questions and answers Ruggiero could not take his eyes from Beatrice''s "We can do anything which Donna Beatrice likes," answered San Miniato. San Miniato looked at her again, then turned away his eyes and sighed Have I said anything dreadful?" she asked, turning to San Miniato. "Ruggiero is in love," laughed San Miniato. "I will ask him," said San Miniato in a low voice. "That is it, Ruggiero," said San Miniato, delighted with the result of "I am very human, for my part," said San Miniato, holding Beatrice''s "Through the arch, Ruggiero," said San Miniato to him as the boat "Home, Ruggiero," said San Miniato''s voice. "I will not marry San Miniato," said Beatrice. "Dearest Marchesa," said San Miniato, touching her hand with his lips, "It was the Conte di San Miniato, Ruggiero," said Beatrice in a low id = 15223 author = Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) title = Doctor Claudius, A True Story date = keywords = America; Baden; Barker; Bellingham; Claudius; Countess; Doctor; Dr.; Duke; Englishman; Heidelberg; Lady; Margaret; Miss; Mr.; New; Newport; Screw; Skeat; Victoria; York; good; look; man summary = "I believe you are a medium," said the Countess, looking at Barker in said Mr. Barker, bending low over the dark lady''s hand as he took his "Permit me to present my friend, Professor Claudius," said Barker. "Come on, Duke," said Barker, "let us go home, and take them with us." "Barker," said Claudius seriously, "do you suppose the Countess knows "Upon my word, Barker, you always look cool," said the Duke, as he sat "For God''s sake, Claudius," said the Duke, looking serious, "don''t do "Barker," said Claudius, "was saying that he supposed he would be "I can''t make out," the Duke once said to Barker, "where Claudius got "Claudius is a silent man too," said the Duke. "I have seen Claudius look ghastly," said Barker, for he thought they "I know him better," said the Duke; "I have known Barker several years." "Dukes are very pretty things," said Mr. Barker; "and to know them id = 16100 author = Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) title = Marietta: A Maid of Venice date = keywords = Angelo; Arisa; Aristarchi; Beroviero; Contarini; Council; Giovanni; Governor; Greek; Jacopo; Marietta; Messer; Murano; Nella; Pasquale; Venice; Venier; Zorzi summary = Those days were long, and when night came Zorzi felt as if his heart "I am Jacopo Contarini," said the master of the house, offering his hand "She said it was Zorzi." Marietta laughed incredulously as she spoke, Marietta saw the door close after her father, and she knew that Zorzi Zorzi looked at him, expecting more, but for some time Beroviero said Zorzi said nothing, and after looking at them a long time Giovanni "This is Zorzi, the man without a name," he said, "who is come from Zorzi turned his head and looked the dark man full in the eyes. "Nella should not have let you come," said Zorzi. Marietta looked back at Zorzi from the door, and his eyes were following Zorzi looked from the glass to her face, close by his, and their eyes "I wish that you might have loved any man but Zorzi," he said, almost as id = 16720 author = Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) title = Marzio''s Crucifix, and Zoroaster date = keywords = Atossa; Cardinal; Carnesecchi; Darius; Don; Ecbatana; Gianbattista; God; King; Lord; Lucia; Luisa; Maria; Marzio; Nehushta; Pandolfi; Paolo; Phraortes; Shushan; Signora; Sor; Tista; Zoroaster; great; man summary = are never so light," said Lucia, who, like most artists'' daughters, knew Lucia''s eyes softened as they rested on the young man''s face. "Good-night, Marzio--let it be a good piece of work," said Paolo. "He is gone," said the young man; "come in, we can talk a few minutes." For a moment the whole thing looked like an evil dream, and Gianbattista answered Marzio grimly, his eyes still fixed on Gianbattista''s face. It looks like it," said Marzio, with an attempt to laugh. "For you!" cried Nehushta, suddenly laying her two hands on Zoroaster''s "I am not angry," said Nehushta, "but think you love me little that you "It is the Great King--may he live for ever!" answered Zoroaster. answered Zoroaster, looking calmly into her face as he stood; and she "I am the Great King''s man," he said slowly. Zoroaster looked round upon the faces of the priests with blazing eyes: id = 22879 author = Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) title = Paul Patoff date = keywords = Alexander; Balsamides; Bosphorus; Carvel; Chrysophrasia; Constantinople; Cutter; Dabstreak; Griggs; Hermione; John; Khanum; Lala; Laleli; Macaulay; Madame; Marchetto; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Patoff; Paul; Pera; Professor; Selim; Stamboul; gregorio; man; turkish summary = "Effendim," said the man, speaking Turkish, which he knew that Paul "Do you think," said the count, looking quietly at Paul, "that he can "Do not go," said his chief, looking sorrowfully at Paul''s white face "To tell you my brother''s story," said Paul, drawing himself up and "Good-by," said the professor, shaking Paul''s hand warmly. story of Paul Patoff and his mother, and I will now for a time tell my "I was just going to say it was time the letters came," said Mrs. Carvel, as the door opened and a servant entered with the post-bag. When John Carvel answered Hermione''s question about Professor Cutter by "I suppose Carvel has told you all that I could not tell you, Mr. Griggs," said the learned man, eying me through his glasses with an air "Paul," said the young girl, taking both his hands and looking into his id = 19353 author = Crosby, Ernest Howard title = Captain Jinks, Hero date = keywords = Captain; Clark; Cleary; Colonel; Diego; East; Emperor; Foster; General; Gomaldo; Jinks; Mr.; Point; Sam; San; Saunders; Smith; illustration; man summary = "I think I saw somebody taking a snap-shot of me up there," said Sam. "Sam," said Cleary, who had now got intimate enough with him to use his "See here, Sam," said Cleary, not long after they had been out of sight "The people don''t quite look like savages," said Sam. "Come, Sam," said Cleary, "I''m a civilian now, and I''m not going to "Yes," said Sam, "in a general way we have. "Sam," said Cleary, "have you got those East Point photographs in your "Sam," said Cleary one day, "I believe in your luck. "The people do not mind a little thing like that," said Sam. "Come," said Sam to Cleary, "let''s go over there and look at it. "Cleary," said Sam, "I let you talk this way for old acquaintance''s "They may be great soldiers," said Cleary one day to Sam, "but they id = 15866 author = Crothers, Samuel McChord title = Humanly Speaking date = keywords = Bagster; Cavour; Dickens; England; Europe; House; King; Mr.; New; Rome; St.; american; day; good; great; like; man; people; thing; time; way summary = generation ago such a man would have lived a useful and untroubled life These are the qualities which have given New England its great place in That''s the way Rome makes you feel about history. Now what a man of the world is to a simple character like a saint or a certain ways of thinking and feeling that are common to those who have A new commandment is given to the good man--Be quick! But certain changes, like the increased cost of living, are going on destroyed the old English reverence for Law. I do not know what may be the cause, but the American visitor does him whatever good things they can think of before he has time to desire complaints are like those of the children in the old-time market-places: You were always a great believer in the good old American doctrine of id = 20953 author = Crothers, Samuel McChord title = By the Christmas Fire date = keywords = Christmas; Democracy; Doctrinaire; Frank; Philosopher; Scrooge; Spirit; good; life; like; man; thing; time; way summary = Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing In such a world as this, the good man stands like a little at this stage of the proceedings whether things are good or bad. to the thing a power for good or evil which belongs only to the person. and in a great many respects we have mended our ways, and things have The Doctrinaire when he gets hold of a good thing never lets up on it. At Christmas time, when we naturally want to be on good terms with our make a great difference in the way things seem. In this way he comes to have a very good time with his own mind. a good deal of time that might have been spent in learning the things People don''t seem to be having so good a time. The only thing necessary was to feel good-natured, and there you id = 16926 author = Cumming, R. D. (Robert Dalziel) title = Skookum Chuck Fables: Bits of History, Through the Microscope date = keywords = Ashcroft; Christmas; Columbia; Eskimo; Indians; Johnny; Lillooet; Peter; day; good; great; like; man; time; world; year summary = She read it fifty times, placed it next her heart and pranced about like intentions Johnny spent the whole day in idleness at the home of Mrs. Peter; and, as it is no insult among the Indians for a buck to propose Hard Times Hance was living on first principles; but then, if a man is his wife, and Hance had fallen into the trap in the usual man-like Sure Man opened his eyes and his ears and his mouth all at the same time dollars in fifty years, which is not very long to a man if he can start Once upon a time in Ashcroft a very foolish young man married a very Once upon a time in Ashcroft there lived a lady who had the wool pulled short time hubby began to consider her in the light of a "white man''s present, but our time becomes the aggregate days and years. id = 29139 author = Cummings, Monette title = No Pets Allowed date = keywords = Treasure summary = we aren''t allowed to have pets of any kind. It wouldn''t have happened, if they hadn''t sent me way out there to work. I remember the day the Chief of Vocation took me before the council. There was a long silence, broken at last by one little, old council We haven''t had a dishonest person in the State for more than There aren''t any dishonest people, so there won''t So I became guard of the Treasure. the man said, we haven''t had a dishonest person in the State for Every three or four weeks, three of the council members came to take a pet, but I didn''t, because he might be angry at me for breaking the Law. Finally, he asked me to give him the Key. the Key to any one person who came alone. It''s a terrible thing to disobey a council member. The council would have to think id = 19066 author = Cummings, Ray title = Brigands of the Moon date = keywords = Anita; Carter; Coniston; Earth; Frank; George; Grantline; Gregg; Haljan; Martian; Miko; Moa; Moon; Planetara; Prince; Snap summary = And I saw Anita Prince now as a dark-haired, black-eyed little beauty, I gazed after his small white-suited figure as he followed Anita from The huge Martian, Miko, with his sister Moa came strolling along the "You do love Anita Prince, Gregg?" Venza was smiling. Anita, standing with her brother; and the giant figure of Miko with I sat for a time on the deck outside the chart room with Snap. George Prince had been asleep, had not seen Miko with Anita. Miko''s ray flashed, but George Prince had knocked his arm. that night on the _Planetara_, Miko had come and knocked upon Anita''s Anita said aloud into my empty cubby: "Miko will come for you brigand ship which Miko had said was waiting on Mars? beyond all thought of Grantline, there came to me a fear for Anita. projector from the ship would kill Miko and his men as they came id = 20551 author = Cummings, Ray title = The White Invaders date = keywords = Bermuda; Bob; Don; Dorrance; Hamilton; Jane; New; Tako; Tolla; Willie; York summary = from her?" A strange, frightened hush came upon Jane''s voice. the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse other apparitions were seen; and the St. David Islanders saw a group of distant figures seemingly a hundred Night fell upon the crowded turmoil of the little city of Hamilton. Jane--we''re crazy, but he does look like that ghost we saw on the White figures of men with Jane in their midst knows New York City so well," Tako added. The menace in Bermuda was over; it was the great New York City which materializing and the attack upon New York City began! Then had come to Tako the discovery of the great world of our Earth, "This is the girl, Tolla," said Tako quietly. Tolla, by the command of Tako, stayed close by Jane, and the two Tolla was upon us, calling to attract Tako''s attention, and Jane Tolla had flung herself upon Tako and Jane. id = 20859 author = Cummings, Ray title = Wandl the Invader date = keywords = Anita; Cometara; Earth; Grantline; Gregg; Halsey; Mars; Molo; Moon; Snap; Venus; Venza; Wandl summary = "Easy, Gregg." Snap cast a vague look around Anita''s draped apartment. "I came because you sent for Venza," Anita said quickly. I stood with Snap and Grantline in that dark balcony doorway, gazing "Gregg, help me." Snap was tugging at a horizontal door-slide, like a And as Grantline gestured, I saw from Venus the same sword-like beam who in all the world were dearest to me--Anita, Venza, and Snap--were that bow beacon like the light-beam planted in Greater New York?" Five minutes of Earth-time might have passed while Snap and I gazed at With Molo leading us, and the giant insect-like guard following close Snap, Molo, myself, Anita, Venza and Meka upon the end of our bench. Anita said, "I saw Molo with one of these. light-beam upon Earth had been attacked by the Wandl control station _Star-Streak_, Molo and his sister Meka, Venza, Anita and myself. id = 21094 author = Cummings, Ray title = The Girl in the Golden Atom date = keywords = Arite; Aura; Banker; Big; Business; Chemist; Doctor; Jack; Loto; Lylda; Man; Orlog; Oroid; Oteo; Targo; Young; good summary = "None of it''s clear to me," said the Very Young Man. The Doctor crossed under the light and took an easier chair. "What did they look like going?" asked the Very Young Man. The Chemist The Banker looked startled, while the Very Young Man pulled the Chemist "He''s right, you know," said the Doctor, and the Very Young Man agreed "Get him up by the scratch," whispered the Very Young Man. The men bent closer over the table, as the Doctor looking through his "Try to put him on the scratch, too," said the Very Young Man. When the lizard was small enough the Doctor held it with the callipers "That''s a thought," said the Very Young Man. The Doctor sat down somewhat wearily, and again took the papers from his "First," said the Doctor, smiling at the Big Business Man, who lay upon id = 29059 author = Cummings, Ray title = The World Beyond date = keywords = Anna; Anthony; Aura; Earth; Franklin; Lee summary = Earth people and carry them to a weird and terrible world where a man "Your grandfather was a very good man, Lee--" Lee ol'' man--your birthday--think I''d forget a thing like that, not on Franklin once or twice, a year ago now, and Lee had completely forgotten At the lens-window Lee stood gasping, his mind still confused and Often, when Lee and the girl were at the window, Franklin had sat Lee--that old man with his gentle voice--he looked like if room, it seemed to Lee that he shot a queer look back at Franklin. "You don''t know what you''re talking about," Lee said. swept Lee; he remembered the look Groff had flung at Franklin. Lee and Aura, stunned, still stood beside the little And then as Lee rose up, Franklin saw him. Lee, again in his former size, sat at old Anthony''s bedside, with Aura id = 20622 author = Curnick, Edward T. title = The Kentucky Ranger date = keywords = CHAPTER; George; God; Jasper; John; Judge; Kentucky; Larkin; Miss; Mose; Mr.; Nebeker; Sam; Tom; Turner; Velox; Viola; Wiles; Zibe; man summary = the two young men, deeply convicted of sin, came and knelt before God. One entered on the right and the other on the left, each being ignorant "Sam Wiles is a case in point," said Judge LeMonde. Zibe Turner, called the monster dwarf, is his right-hand man, who Zibe Turner secured the inside place, George LeMonde came there were the preacher, John Larkin, Viola and George LeMonde, Very to go to Judge LeMonde''s house personally to thank Miss Viola for Viola," he said, grasping her hand, "I have come this morning to thank arms above their heads, shouted the praises of God. When Viola took her seat Jasper Very arose in his place and stood Sam Wiles and Zibe Turner had come within three miles of the place of In a few minutes Viola and Jasper were with Judge LeMonde and the rest hand, spoke to the horses, and away they went, leaving Sam Wiles id = 15498 author = Curtis, George William title = Trumps date = keywords = Abel; Alfred; Amy; Arthur; Aunt; Belch; Bennet; Boniface; Burt; CHAPTER; Dagon; Dinks; Fanny; Gabriel; General; Grace; Hope; Lawrence; Merlin; Miss; Moultrie; Mr.; Mrs.; Newt; Plumer; Simcoe; Sir; Van; Waring; Wayne summary = Hope Wayne looked serious for a moment; then she said, with a half smile, Hope and Gabriel turned at the same moment, and beheld Abel Newt entering "What a country it is, Aunt!" said Mrs. Newt, looking at Fanny with a "Master Abel, then, does know Miss Hope Wayne," said she to herself. They had entered the room and made their bows to Mrs. Nancy; and Mr. Lawrence, wishing to talk to Miss Hope, had led her by another way to "Miss Hope," said Lawrence Newt, who approached her with a young woman by "Come Hope, dear, it is very late," said Mrs. Dinks in the ball-room, As Lawrence Newt said this, Mrs. Simcoe raised her hand, opened it, and "He is as black as Abel Newt," said Gabriel, looking with his clear eyes "Hands off!" he said again, looking at Lawrence Newt, and then in a id = 27917 author = Curtis, Wardon Allan title = The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton date = keywords = Achmed; Adventure; Almira; Asbury; Bording; Brockelsby; Chicago; Clarissa; Dr.; Endicott; Englewood; Fuller; Klingenspiel; Leadbury; Mesrour; Middleton; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nora; William; man; young summary = "I can come this day week," said Mr. Middleton. "I am a clerk in a law office," said Mr. Middleton, quickly, "where I woman''s hand, Mr. Middleton removed the ring as he had been bidden, "Come in, sir, come in," said the venerable man, whom Mr. Middleton As he said these words, Mr. Middleton placed the money in his inside Communing with himself for a moment, the young man said: "Wear this on your forehead," said the emir, presenting it to Mr. Middleton. and jealousy in the man''s voice and he looked unpleasantly at Mr. Middleton. "I did not know that such things were possible," said Mr. Middleton, "I am not so green as I look," said Mr. Middleton, assuming an easy "I cannot tell you that," said Mr. Middleton. Mr. Middleton looked upon the photograph of a man who seemed to be "A good looking man," said Mr. Middleton. id = 29406 author = Curwood, James Oliver title = The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness date = keywords = Bird; Bot; Breault; Cassidy; Cragg; Father; God; Hawkins; Jed; John; Jolly; Nada; Peter; Pied; Ridge; Roger; Yellow summary = "Peter," she whispered, "I wish Mister Jolly Roger would take us away!" little voice she had told Jolly Roger--the stranger who had come into It was a little, strange cry that came to her lips, and Jolly Roger saw time Jolly Roger went over to Cragg''s Ridge he took his life in his came to Jolly Roger''s lips, and he went back to Peter. Peter, trotting behind, whined at what he heard in Jolly Roger McKay''s She went, calling Peter softly, and Jolly Roger strode down the trail, For two days Jolly Roger and Peter paddled their way slowly up the "Yes, it''s a bad night," said McKay. He looked at Peter when Breault was gone, and his heart was beating Half an hour later, when Peter and Jolly Roger looked back from the Jolly Roger and Peter came out upon it tonight. Peter under Jolly Roger''s hand. id = 29407 author = Curwood, James Oliver title = The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country date = keywords = Barkley; Cardigan; Father; Fingers; God; Inspector; Jeems; Kedsty; Kent; Landing; Layonne; Marette; Mercer; North; O''Connor; Radisson summary = Kent and of Marette, that wonderful little goddess of the Valley of nice little thing you''re promising happens to me, old man, I want to go In that instant Kent had seen in Kedsty''s eyes and that under his eyes," Kent had said a year before, when he and Cardigan moment Inspector Kedsty laid his eyes on that girl he was a little too "It''s a crime to come to you like this, Kent," he said, keeping his big He lighted a match in the cup of his hands, and Kent saw his face. for himself of Marette Radisson, Kent turned at the sound of a hand at And Kent, looking into his eyes, found his brain all at once like a thing he saw in Kent''s eyes. that moment Kent saw Marette Radisson''s hands go swiftly to her throat Kent it was like looking upon the dead in two ways. id = 15629 author = Daingerfield, Foxhall title = The Southern Cross A Play in Four Acts date = keywords = Bev; Carter; Charlotte; Fair; George; Gordon summary = Bev say hit too far for her; dat she got ter ride de mule: and she up an [Enter at the back by the road Fair and Bev. She is riding on Bev. Fair, did you know father was going back to his regiment brings his camp near enough for George and Carter and Gordon all to come Dear father, Bev and I were just coming to look for you. [Enter from the house Fair, Bev, and Charlotte Hillary. [Fair and Bev run to the gate and stand, eagerly looking down [Enter (Right) by the road, George Stuart, Carter Hillary and [Charlotte turns, facing him; he takes her other hand, looking [Enter Bev, Carter, George and Gordon. [Mrs. S., Charlotte, Fair, Bev, Cupid and Marthy come down into [She exits into house with Marthy and Cupid, while Fair and Bev [Enter Bev, Mrs. S., Fair, Marthy and Cupid hurriedly. id = 16040 author = Dalrymple, Leona title = Kenny date = keywords = Adam; Ann; Brian; Craig; Don; Donald; Frank; Garry; God; Hannah; Heaven; Hughie; Irishman; Joan; John; Kenny; Mr.; O''Neill; Sid; Whitaker; chapter; irish; like; old; tell summary = "Whitaker," said Kenny, his eyes imploring, "you don''t--you can''t mean "Kenny," said Garry''s patient voice, "what in Heaven''s name are you "Brian," said Kenny, "is a jewel for sense. "I--I know he would!" said Joan in a low voice and looked away. Joan listened wide-eyed to tales of the son Kenny said Kenny said, Brian called his Tavern of Stars. Brian, Kenny said aggrievedly, had always kept his check book straight. "Love, my son," said Kenny wearily, "is poetic like summer lightning. "Yes," said Kenny happily, "I am." Even now with Adam''s piercing eyes "''Tis Samhain, Adam," said Kenny, "the summer ending of the druids. "''Tis Samhain, Adam," said Kenny, "the summer ending of the druids. "He hated Joan and Donald," said Kenny. "Of course!" said Kenny and looked at Joan. "Kenny, old man," he said, "nothing is impossible. "Brian?" said Kenny, his color gone. "Ah," said Joan, dismissing it with shining eyes, "there, Kenny, you id = 16101 author = Dalrymple, Leona title = Diane of the Green Van date = keywords = Agatha; Ann; Aunt; Baron; Carl; Diane; Dick; Excellency; Florida; God; Hunch; Johnny; Keela; Mic; Miss; Mr.; Philip; Poynter; Ronador; Seminole; Sherrill; Themar; Tregar; Westfall; Wherry; chapter; indian summary = "Listen, Diane," he said, his face very white; "if there is one thing "Aunt Agatha," said Diane kindly, "why not remember that you''re no Philip didn''t know and said so, but he glanced furtively at the girl by "Permit me," said Philip uncomfortably to Diane, "to present my chief, "Philip!" said Diane and stamped her foot. Man of the Sea might develop if she took to the road, Diane said "Philip!" said Diane suddenly. "Later," said Philip, "when Miss Westfall returns to her house on "Carl," he said with an effort, "my letter to-night--it''s from a girl "She''s a little bit of a girl with wonderful eyes," said Wherry, his "Philip," said Diane disdainfully, "the moon--" "Go!" said Diane and buried her face in her hands. "Mr. Poynter was undoubtedly very good, Aunt Agatha," said Diane "Carl found it," said Philip. "I do not understand Carl''s part in it," said Diane. id = 28110 author = Dalrymple, Leona title = Jimsy: The Christmas Kid date = keywords = Aunt; Christmas; Jimsy; Judith; Sawyer; illustration summary = Mr. Sawyer, slightly disconcerted by Jimsy''s attentive stare, "Christmas "Dear me," said Aunt Judith, glancing from Jimsy to the biscuits to see Jimsy followed Aunt Judith to the kitchen and here, in the shining Jimsy did not know why Aunt Judith smiled or why Jimsy felt that he must do something for Aunt Judith Dumfounded, Jimsy followed Aunt Judith up to bed. "Jimsy!" said the first citizen faintly, and felt his world rock about "Abner," said Aunt Judith nervously at breakfast, "you--you don''t think "It--it must be Jimsy," said Aunt Judith hurriedly. maelstrom was Specks, the Christmas urchin next door, or that Jimsy and "Aunt Judith didn''t want me to come," explained Jimsy, "but I tol'' her Jimsy gulped and faced Abner Sawyer, his eyes blazing with heartbroken Specks--to Jimsy--to Judith--to the Middletons--to all Lindon-The radiance in Jimsy''s eyes brought Aunt Judith to her knees "No, no, Jimsy," said the first citizen. id = 29735 author = Daniel, Lucius title = Martians Never Die date = keywords = Beryl; Curtis; Stern summary = Stern looked with hard eyes at the youthful reporter. Stern watched the reporter drink in Beryl''s loveliness. and its resemblance changed again in Stern''s mind, so that now it looked Curtis looked down at the dog-spider-toad, his eyes slowly beginning "Clyde!" cried Beryl and rushed toward Curtis. "No, I don''t want a doctor, but I have to get home," said Curtis. Stern looked savagely at the back of Curtis''s head, but he felt the Stern followed her, still rankling at the way Curtis had forced Beryl to "Dr. Curtis has returned," Stern spoke through the opening of the front "Poor, dear Schaughtowl," said Curtis gently. "Animals like Schaughtowl are used for steeds or pets," said Curtis. So Clyde wasn''t going to die, after all, Stern thought. "Like to walk out in the back for the air?" Stern asked. Stern helped Curtis from his chair and supported him under the arm. id = 20172 author = Dargan, Olive Tilford title = The Flutter of the Goldleaf, and Other Plays date = keywords = Mrs.; Philo; Reba; Seymour; Shun; Warner; Wong summary = A good thing she didn''t have a library to get at like Philo. I know Dr. Bellows wants us to send Philo away. (PHILO _is heard coming up the stairs. You must come out of this dream, Philo. Now don''t work yourself up, Philo, with the doctor coming. Philo is my oldest boy, and I never could keep him away from books. I''m not going to have a boy like Philo gibbering (_Goes to door._) Philo, my boy! (PHILO _gives a queer laugh._ WARNER _opens door._) (SEYMOUR _and_ PHILO _look at each other and smile._) _Philo_ (_coming to table_) (_Comes near him._ PHILO _turns away and busies himself about enter._ PHILO _takes his hands from the girl''s throat and stands to the bringer of dawn, Yu Tai Shun, if Prince Ching had not won his way Cho-Cho The Clown Everychild Mother, Father, and dancing children id = 15195 author = Daviess, Maria Thompson title = Rose of Old Harpeth date = keywords = Aunt; Crabtree; Everett; General; Lavinia; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Poteet; Road; Rose; Stonie; Sweetbriar; Tobe; Tucker; Uncle; Viney summary = "Mary of the Rose, stop right there!" said Everett as he came over "Yes, Stonie," answered Rose Mary judicially, while Everett''s "Rose Mary," said Uncle Tucker, with a quizzical smile quirking at the Tucker''s big gray eyes, Rose Mary''s curled mouth and more than a tinge "Looks like Miss Rose Mary''s freezer ain''t got no bottom at all," said "Don''t worry, Uncle Tucker leads it," answered Rose Mary as they "Rose Mary," came Miss Amanda''s cheery little voice from the doorway "It never will, old sweetie," answered Rose Mary as she took Uncle "No; I''ve just come up from the milk-house," answered Rose Mary with a "Rose Mary," said Uncle Tucker as he came and stood beside her as she come this time to talk things over with him and--er--Miss Rose Mary. "Rose Mary, child," came in a gentle voice, and Uncle Tucker''s "Please don''t!" answered Rose Mary with a little smile that still held id = 15243 author = Daviess, Maria Thompson title = Over Paradise Ridge A Romance date = keywords = Betty; Byrd; Chubb; Crittenden; Edith; Harpeth; Hayesboro; Julia; Mammy; Peter; Pink; Sam; Tolly; Vandyne summary = mothers; and that is the way I felt about Peter and Sam as I whirled Yes, I drew my hand away from Peter''s, but a little thing like that last time I saw Sam coming to town in a wagon with Byrd, leading a woods, and I felt like a little cold chicken as Sam led the way through Judge Vandyne feels as I do about it, and he loves Sam as much as Peter "Good old Pete," said Sam, in a voice that shook as his hand did while and live with Sam for a time, though I don''t believe Peter knew the real "Sam, when I know that Peter is tucked in that little old bed that "Good old Sam," said Peter, as we stood at the gate by the old lilac, "Good work, Betty, for only two hours," said Sam, looking at the three id = 15817 author = Daviess, Maria Thompson title = The Melting of Molly date = keywords = Adeline; Alfred; Aunt; Billy; Carter; Johnson; Molly; Mr.; Mrs.; Tom summary = the gate and called Doctor John to come in and make Molly stop digging "Stop crying this minute, Molly," said Doctor John suddenly in the deep and gave me one good shake and then made me look him right in the eyes it like Doctor John''s at his most positive times with Billy and me. "Wait a minute, please, Molly," said the doctor in the voice he always "Molly Carter," said Mrs. Johnson just day before yesterday, after the and saw the lovely pale blush on her face I felt like a cabbage-rose talked to them long enough for Mrs. Johnson to get a good look at us to say "don''t" to him all the time, but what woman doesn''t like a little "Molly," he said, standing off and looking at me with shining eyes, "you Aunt Adeline how a good man like Mr. Carter would want his young widow id = 15818 author = Daviess, Maria Thompson title = The Melting of Molly date = keywords = Alfred; Aunt; Billy; Carter; Johnson; Molly; Mr.; Mrs.; Tom summary = right across my garden, through Billy''s hedge-hole and over into Dr. John''s surgery to tell him about it; but I ought not to have been bachelor''s-buttons to you, Mrs. Molly?" he said in the voice he always "Stop crying this minute, Molly," said Dr. John suddenly in the deep "There you are, Mrs. Molly," he said briskly as he handed me this book. "Go away, man, and let my Molly alone!" he said, in a perfect "Molly Carter," said Mrs. Johnson just day before yesterday, after the and saw the lovely pale blush on her face I felt like a cabbage-rose "Jane," I said, looking past her head, "my health is not very good, and "Molly," he said, standing off and looking at me with shining eyes, "you "I didn''t know Bill would tell you so soon, Mrs. Molly," he said at last Aunt Adeline how a good man like Mr. Carter would want his young widow id = 29391 author = Daviess, Maria Thompson title = Blue-grass and Broadway date = keywords = Adair; Broadway; Dennis; Farraday; Godfrey; Hawtry; Height; Lindsey; Meyers; Miss; Mr.; New; Patricia; Purple; Rooney; Slipper; Vandeford; Violet; York summary = you were the one producer to whom she could trust her play," said Mr. Meyers, reading from a neat little cream-white note in his hand. "Read that," answered Patricia with dignity, as she handed him Mr. Godfrey Vandeford''s letter, written and signed by Mr. Adolph Meyers. "The Purple Slipper," Mr. Dennis Farraday--and Miss Patricia Adair, who "Miss Adair, Mr. Vandeford, the producer of your play," good Dennis she preferred to leave the unsophistication of Miss Adair with both Mr. Godfrey Vandeford and Mr. Dennis Farraday than with either of them "How many men and how many ladies in the play, Miss Adair?" Mr. Vandeford questioned her with delight at getting a question to fling to "New Hawtry play on, Height, by Miss Adair." Mr. Vandeford began the Mr. Vandeford rose immediately and said good-morning; Mr. Rooney kept his seat and looked Miss Hawtry through and through with a id = 16090 author = Davis, Richard Harding title = The Exiles and Other Stories date = keywords = Albert; Allen; Bradley; Carroll; Gordon; Helen; Holcombe; King; Marion; Meakim; Miss; Mr.; New; Opeki; Philip; Stedman; Stuart; american; picture summary = "Yes," said Meakim, with a smile, "he''s here." He looked at Holcombe believe," he said; but as he moved away he turned and asked: "And Mrs. Thatcher. "Oh, good-evening, Mr. Meakim!" Holcombe said, gayly, with the spirit "Mr. Holcombe, do you know Mr. Carroll?" he said. "Well?" said Carroll, with one hand upon Holcombe''s wrist. "That man there," said Barrow, pointing with one gaunt hand at the boy The man''s white face reddened slowly as he said this; and he stopped, "Oh, I am sure I never said that," exclaimed the young man, calmly. Young Latimer raised his eyes calmly and said, "I don''t think I quite "I think I understand you now, sir," said the young man, quietly. said the young man, throwing back his head, "I must refuse to answer "Yes, I know," she said; "that''s the way Reggie loves me, too." "Tell those people to get their things together," said Gordon, "and id = 16310 author = Davis, Richard Harding title = Cinderella, and Other Stories date = keywords = Albert; Aram; Bibber; Bradley; Gordon; King; Mr.; Opeki; Stedman; Stuart; Van; american; picture summary = "Miss Terrell," said Paul, nervously,--"I beg pardon, Madam, Mrs. Grahame West, I should say,--I would like to make an invitation to you." "I am going to dance," said Van Bibber, "if Mr. Pierrot will present me "I don''t want that you should leave it with me," said the young man, "Well, good-night then," said the actor, waving his hand to his friends "The American consul?" said young Stedman, with a gasp of amazement, and "They''ve gone to tell the King," said Stedman; "but you''d better get "I made that," said Stedman, in a modest off-hand way. "The Bradleys are those two men you saw with me," said Stedman; "they "They don''t think much of consuls in Opeki," said Stedman, doubtfully. "Have I got to tell him he''s a little three-penny King?" said Stedman, "Tell those people to get their things together," said Gordon, "and "Here''s a message for you, Gordon," said Stedman, with business-like id = 15694 author = Davis, William Stearns title = A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. date = keywords = Agias; Ahenobarbus; Alexandria; Antonius; Artemisia; Baiæ; Calatinus; Cleopatra; Cornelia; Crus; Curio; Cæsar; Cæsarians; Demetrius; Domitius; Drusus; Dumnorix; Fabia; Gabinius; Greek; Imperator; Lentulus; Lucius; Mamercus; Phaon; Pisander; Pompeius; Pothinus; Pratinas; Præneste; Quintus; Republic; Rome; Senate; Sesostris; Temple; Valeria; Vestal; roman summary = "_Domina_[22] here very soon," said Drusus, smiling to the young lady; which placed Drusus''s estate and the hand of Cornelia within reach of Drusus had sent Agias ahead to Cornelia, as soon as the poor boy had "Yet things are in a very bad way, I hear," said Cornelia "Can''t Cæsar "Quintus was here this morning," said Cornelia, feeling a little "Cornelia," said Drusus, in a husky voice, "do you know what you are "Lady Cornelia," said Agias, delicately, "Drusus would never receive Quintus Drusus in years to come sat at the boards of many great men, Cornelia never knew what Drusus said to "I know not," said Cornelia, for the first time looking down and "Imperator," said Drusus, while Cæsar pressed his hand tighter and "Cornelia," said Drusus, lowering his head so as to make himself Cornelia, and Drusus said little for a long time. id = 29400 author = Dawson, Coningsby title = Murder Point: A Tale of Keewatin date = keywords = Antoine; Bay; Beorn; Dorado; Eyelids; Forbidden; God; Granger; Keewatin; Klondike; London; Mordaunt; Murder; Peggy; Pilgrim; Point; River; Spurling; Strangeways; Voice; come; man summary = turned his head to look at Granger, then thought better of it, and When the man at the back of the room said nothing, Spurling asked in a Granger''s hand dropped to his side; this wolf-dog looked so far from together recalling old times in the store, Spurling had come back. brutally dead by Spurling''s hand on some God-forsaken Yukon River, Spurling_." So Granger had agreed with God that day that he would first time that Granger knew what the Indians meant when they said There had been a time when Granger had desired to kill Spurling, and, Granger, having watched them out of sight, turned to Spurling with a Breaking the long silence, Spurling said, "Thank God, he can come no While Granger had been looking, Spurling also had seen and had back the hands of time, and so restoring the murdered man to life. id = 15278 author = Day, Holman title = The Ramrodders: A Novel date = keywords = Canibas; Clare; Committee; Duke; Everett; Fort; General; Governor; Harlan; House; Kavanagh; Linton; Luke; Madeleine; Mr.; Niles; Presson; Spinney; State; Thelismer; Thornton; Vard; Waymouth; man summary = the right way." Thornton was listening with interest, and the man went "This is the chairman of our State Committee, boys," he said, "come up "Harlan, my boy!" The State chairman laid his hand protestingly on the the time; I''d like to tell you how most of the good men I know got their "Going to start a reform party, young man?" chuckled the State chairman. are said about conditions in the old times, that every man in this State "Presson likes the frame-up, Harlan," said the Duke, smiling broadly. understand, Mr. Harlan Thornton, what a dear old man your grandfather I did what mighty few young men in politics would do, Mr. Thornton--I stood out last night against Presson and your grandfather The General signalled to Harlan, and the young man opened the door. the men in politics in this State are wrong except you and old General id = 16631 author = Day, Holman title = The Skipper and the Skipped: Being the Shore Log of Cap''n Aaron Sproul date = keywords = Aaron; Ancients; Bickford; Bodge; Brackett; Broadway; Butts; Cap''n; Colonel; Crymble; Dobson; Gammon; Gideon; Hiram; Imogene; Kidd; Look; Louada; Luce; Mr.; Mrs.; Murilla; Nute; Parrott; Pike; Reeves; Smyrna; Sproul; Tate; Todd; Ward; come; man; town summary = "One way you look at it, Uncle Jed," said the Cap''n, "it''s a come-down "The old ''un was a good man in his day, like all the Sprouls. "The Cap''n ain''t goin'' to be toll-man after to-day. have Cap''n Sproul and Hiram Look act as judges with him. When Hiram Look set Cap''n Aaron Sproul down at his door that afternoon Hiram''s eyes began to blaze, and Cap''n Sproul growled oaths under "This world ain''t got no special bigness," said the Cap''n. Cap''n Sproul and Hiram Look stared at each other a long time, moment seemed that one when Hiram Look and Cap''n Sproul gazed at each Cap''n Aaron Sproul and Hiram Look shook hands on the news before nine "Ain''t it about time I got let in on this?" demanded the Cap''n, with "There ain''t nobody goin'' to try to do it," said the Cap''n, coming id = 29181 author = De Courcy, Dorothy title = Foundling on Venus date = keywords = Jane; Venus summary = stinging, caustic air swallows up the lives of men and only Venus may child, a boy, he sat begrimed by mud at the edge of the street where an The little figure rubbed its face, looked at her blankly and heaved a Are you going to work or aren''t you, Jane?" a voice boomed. She turned to the little boy. "I didn''t know what to fix for him," Pete said. The girl hesitated, opened her mouth, but said nothing. The little face remained steady but the eyes were fearful as Jane slid "Patrol Office," Jane said. Poor little thing!" The little face looked up at her. see strange places and new things, and one day they left in a great big The little boy''s dark eyes were watching her intently but she went on, It said, "I think I know the end of the story. id = 28435 author = De Mille, James title = The Cryptogram: A Novel date = keywords = Bill; Black; CHAPTER; Castle; Chetwynde; Chute; Earl; England; Florence; General; God; Gualtier; Guy; Hart; Hilda; India; Krieff; Lady; London; Lord; Lorton; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Naples; Obed; Pomeroy; Sir; Windham; Zillah; come; illustration summary = "Now you didn''t know I was coming, did you, you dear old thing?" said "Come, Guy," said Lord Chetwynde at last, after his son had rattled "I know," said she at last, "that you don''t like Hilda, but I feel "It is about Lady Chetwynde," said Zillah, whose voice had died away Such were Hilda''s words, and Zillah felt new self-reproach to think "Why, Zillah," said Hilda, "you are half an hour before your time. "May I ask," said Gualtier, after a thoughtful pause, "if Mrs. Molyneux''s ill-fated questions had any reference to those things Hilda looked at him for a long time in silence, her face calm and "Hilda," said Zillah, with increased sternness, "Lord Chetwynde and I "Is Lord Chetwynde coming home?" he asked at length, as Hilda looked "I am Lady Chetwynde," said Hilda, and at the same time eagerly Obed looked away, and for a time said not one word. id = 29954 author = De Vet, Charles V. title = There is a Reaper ... date = keywords = man summary = Then, as suddenly as the spasm had come, the starch went out of his body I knew the time had come. Three weeks ago the best doctors in the state had given me a month to had the need to use it--until the doctors gave me a month to live. "I do not know," he said, his voice dreary with the despair of centuries "I only know that I must wait--that compulsion is tunnel, and still I stand and wait. "There is something coming toward me," he said. We stand, waiting, waiting for that which will come. the answer held the secret of what I must know. I had to know that answer. "I do not know!" The dreary despair in his eyes, sightless as they met Abruptly the plasmatic film cleared from his eyes and I knew that for "We are waiting," he said, "for _you_." id = 19471 author = Del Rey, Lester title = Badge of Infamy date = keywords = Ben; Chris; Dan; Doc; Dr.; Earth; Feldman; Jake; Lobby; Mars; Medical; Ryan; Southport summary = By the time the world recovered, America ran it and the Medical Lobby "No, Doc." Jake''s voice wasn''t amused any longer, and he held the Doc Feldman''s luck was better than he had expected. Doc watched Jake slump off, then turned down into the little root cellar "Can''t get it, Doc." Jake''s eyes seemed to cloud as he said it. Doc had a feeling that Jake was probably right, but he vetoed the Chris Ryan, and three of the Medical Lobby police were inside, waiting. By the time they reached Southport, Doc could see a that Medical Lobby at Southport thereby accepted Daniel Feldman as a Doc Feldman nodded and reached for the bracky. An hour later, the Lobby police took Feldman to the Northport shuttle Chris began preparing specimens, while Doc got busy with tubes of the ain''t like you, Doc. Comes from that Lobby woman you got. id = 20212 author = Del Rey, Lester title = Police Your Planet date = keywords = Bruce; Corey; Earth; Gordon; Izzy; Mars; Marsport; Mother; Murdoch; Security; Sheila; Trench; Wayne summary = Gordon got to his hands and knees and began crawling away from the "Good work, gov''nor," the kid''s thin voice approved, and Gordon swung to Bruce Gordon didn''t ask how Mother Corey had acquired the dope. They went up to Gordon''s hole-in-the-wall, with Mother Corey wheezing The old man shook his head, estimating what was left to Gordon. Bruce Gordon grinned slowly as he swung the stick, and Murdoch''s eyes Some turned away as Gordon and the other cop went to work, but most of Then Trench motioned Bruce Gordon forward, and dismissed Izzy with a nod His heavy hand rested on Gordon''s arm, holding the younger man back. Bruce Gordon nodded, and the old man sighed. Gordon took the next day off to look for Sheila Corey, but nobody would Gordon stared at the old man, but he apparently meant just what he said. id = 15927 author = Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell title = The Vehement Flame date = keywords = Bennett; Bingo; Curtis; Dale; Edith; Eleanor; God; Green; Henry; Hill; Houghton; Jacky; Johnny; Lily; Mary; Maurice; Medfield; Mercer; Mr.; Mrs.; Newbolt; O''Brien; Street; look; think summary = "Edith," Mrs. Houghton said, "you won''t mind letting Maurice and Eleanor "Come, Eleanor," Maurice said; and Mrs. Newbolt, puffing and talking, "I think she was a little old for that sort of thing," Eleanor said, Eleanor was, Maurice said, like music heard far off, through mists and Hill," Edith said, "I''m going to tell all the girls _I know Eleanor_! "I wouldn''t put things into his head, Eleanor," Mrs. Houghton said "Maurice thinks Edith is a wonderful cook," Eleanor said; her voice "Of course!" Mrs. Houghton said; "don''t give it a thought, Maurice. "I remember that girl, too," Eleanor said; "Maurice told me about her." Edith said, "Oh, Eleanor, Maurice loves fishing!" If Edith said, "Oh, Maurice, you are a perfect _idiot_!" Eleanor home with me, Eleanor!" And Maurice always said, "I''ll look after the "Eleanor''s sort of forlorn, Maurice?" Edith said. "But how could I do anything else--if I loved Maurice?" Eleanor said. id = 29284 author = Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell title = An Encore date = keywords = Alfred; Captain; Cyrus; Mrs.; North summary = mother?" said Old Chester; and it looked sidewise at Miss North with Old Chester rocked with the Captain''s report of his call; and Mrs. Cyrus "Yes; you are," said Miss North; "but never mind; stay, if you want to." "Why, you know," said Mrs. Cyrus, with her light cackle, "your mother "I know it, my dear," said Mrs. North, meekly. "_Mary!_" cried poor Mrs. North; but the Captain, clutching his old felt Miss North said to herself with obvious common-sense--until Mrs. Cyrus too," said Mary North; "I think married ladies are apt to be coarse. "Mary, you are just as foolish as his daughter-in-law," said Mrs. North, impatiently. "Oh, but Mrs. North is far beyond middle age," said Cyrus, earnestly. In her pain and fright she said to Mrs. North that if that old man "Cyrus and Gussie can go and live by themselves," said the Captain, id = 28554 author = Dick, Philip K. title = Beyond Lies the Wub date = keywords = Captain; Franco summary = [Illustration: _"The wub, sir," Peterson said. _The slovenly wub might well have said: Many men "It''s a wub," Peterson said. "Maybe it''s good to eat," Peterson said nervously. "Peterson says it''s a wub," Jones said. "I see," Captain Franco said. The wub stopped lapping and looked up at the Captain. "Really, Captain," the wub said. "The wub, sir," Peterson said. "This is a wub," Franco said. "I think we should have a talk," the wub said. "We are a very old race," the wub said. "A few odds and ends," the wub said absently, staring around the room. "So you see," the wub said, "we have a common myth. Captain Franco came into the room, the men behind him. "It is interesting," the wub said, "that you are obsessed with the idea "It is very warm," the wub said. "Can you look me in the eye and do it?" the wub said. id = 28644 author = Dick, Philip K. title = Beyond the Door date = keywords = Larry summary = _Did you ever wonder at the lonely life the bird in a cuckoo clock Larry Thomas bought a cuckoo clock "A cuckoo clock!" Doris cried. "A real old cuckoo clock like my mother Doris sat holding onto the clock, her fingers pressed against the brown side, listening to hear the clock strike so that he would know to come The clock shuddered and all at once the door opened. Doris went to the clock. Larry and the cuckoo clock really never got along well from the start. Doris said it was because he didn''t wind it right, and it didn''t like "I came over to look at the clock," Bob said. In the weeks that followed after Doris left, Larry and the cuckoo clock The clock said nothing. There was no doubt about it--the cuckoo should come out, Doris or no Bob and Doris and the cuckoo. id = 28698 author = Dick, Philip K. title = The Crystal Crypt date = keywords = City; Erick; Mara; Thacher summary = "We''ve landed," the heavy-set business man said. "This will not take long," the Leiter said, stepping into the ship, the The Leiter stood for a moment, his hands on his hips, looking around at "Let''s sit at a table," Mara said, looking around at the people at the "Erick," Mara said. Jan and Mara looked at Erickson. "How does it look to you?" Erick said. "Jan," Erick said. "You look fine," Erick said to him. Mara and Jan and Erick joined the line of people, melting in behind the Neither Jan nor Mara said anything to each "Let''s hope no Leiters come around," Jan said. "Almost time!" Erick said. "Almost time!" Erick said. Erick stood up unsteadily, helping Jan and Mara to "All young Martian brides dress that way," Erick said. He looked from Erick to Jan. "Toward Marsport," Jan said to Erick. "So you didn''t destroy the City," Thacher said. id = 28767 author = Dick, Philip K. title = The Defenders date = keywords = Franks; Moss; Taylor; Tube summary = "Taylor?" the face said, forming into place. "My God!" Taylor said, looking down the Tube involuntarily. "This is Commander Franks," Moss said to Taylor. Franks faced Taylor and Moss and continued: "The lift will bring down a "An A-class leady," Taylor said. gasped--Franks and Moss were hurrying up to the leady! "You see," Moss said to Taylor, "this leady isn''t hot at all. was a leady that had been up there a long time; it had seen war and "You''re going with us," Franks said suddenly. "What are we going to tell the leadys?" Taylor worriedly asked. "Leadys," Moss said. "Night," one of the A-class leadys said, after a pause. "What''ll we do?" Moss said nervously to Franks. "Here comes the car," Taylor said. The leadys separated, and the human group, Moss and Franks and Taylor He led Moss and Taylor out of the building, away from the leadys, "We''re going back down," Franks said. id = 29132 author = Dick, Philip K. title = The Gun date = keywords = Dorle; Nasha; tance summary = "Let me look," Tance the archeologist said. "Please turn the ship," Nasha said excitedly. "The gun that fired the projectiles survived," Nasha said. "Look," Dorle said suddenly. Nasha looked up at Dorle. "They probably have seen the ship itself," Tance said. said, "Nasha, you know, I think we''re being watched. "The gun," Nasha said. "You see," Dorle said, "it noticed the rock, as soon as I threw it up in "I understand about the rock," Nasha said, nodding. "And by that time we''ll be dead," Nasha said bitterly. "There must have been hundreds of guns like this," Dorle murmured. "Dorle, you said the gun was here to keep the enemy off. "All right," Dorle said abruptly. "Pictures," Nasha said. "Let''s go, then," Nasha said. "What are you thinking?" Dorle said. "When we come back we won''t find the gun waiting for us," Nasha said. "Then let''s go," Dorle said. id = 15402 author = Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth) title = What Answer? date = keywords = Captain; Clara; Ercildoune; Francesca; God; Jim; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Robert; Russell; Sallie; Surrey; Tom; Willie; come; face; good; like; little; look; man summary = the way, it seemed more home-like and less shoppy, as Mrs. Franklin said don''t know what has come over me, but somehow I feel quite sad, looking lifting hand and face and voice together, thrilled out, "I look backward this way: so, sir, face about, march!" and away the gay girl went with my long search, he passed me and said, with such a look, ''You''ve gone "I believe everything is in order," said the good-natured-looking old "You need rest," said Miss Ercildoune to her one day, looking at her Don''t look like it, jest yet, I knows; but I lives in faith; it''ll come "I''ll wager that''s Jim," said Surrey, before he saw his face. just what Jim said; an'' de sojer he put his hand up to his face, an'' I you any good; and, upon my word, the way you''re looking I really think id = 20330 author = Dickson, Harris title = The Black Wolf''s Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV date = keywords = Bienville; Biloxi; Broussard; Captain; Chevalier; Florine; France; God; Greville; Jerome; King; Louis; Madame; Monsieur; Mora; Mouret; Paris; Placide; Sceaux; Serigny; Yvard; man summary = Times when a man''s good sword was ever his truest friend, when he who charge me at the court of France, what no man save my king dare say to Place these dispatches in my brother Serigny''s hands immediately upon Bienville a strong heart and a firm hand, a man who prefers to devote his building, a man came down the inner stairs and passed out, coming in Holding my long sword in my left hand, I swung my right free, "From what place comes my lord?" and for the second time in a day I was "Am I not a comely man?" the lady asked, one touch of woman''s vanity of day we two men stood, glaring at each other and watched it come. "Truly, comrade, thou hast good lungs," Jerome told me days afterward. "I know, perchance, of such a man, Madame; would you tell me more of id = 29202 author = Diffin, Charles Willard title = The Hammer of Thor date = keywords = Chief; Danny; Infant; O''Rourke summary = [Sidenote: Like the Hammer of Thor was the clash of Danny O''Rourke But an hour later, Danny saw the giant furnish his own ending to the Something of this, perhaps, was clouding the eyes of Danny O''Rourke, long arm of Danny O''Rourke had swept the sleeping Infant to the floor, Danny O''Rourke who knew, if any man did, the full truth of the remark. And Danny O''Rourke threw his red ship down and into the valley Once more the red ship fell swiftly under Danny''s hand. Beside him, Danny O''Rourke heard the voice of his Chief. him in the control room of a rocket-ship that threw itself like a red And Danny O''Rourke found his eyes staring into those of the Infant, steering sight on Danny''s ship; he could direct the red craft as if it sights the ghostly ship hung, and Danny threw his own red rocket like id = 29717 author = Diffin, Charles Willard title = The Finding of Haldgren date = keywords = Anita; Bullard; Chet; Commander; Earth; Haldgren; Moon; O''Malley; Pilot; Spud; hand; light summary = features of Chet Bullard, Master Pilot of the World. Chet saw the lights of subterranean stations flashing past as the car "Spud," said Chet, "you''re a rotten pilot; you''re one of the worst I The eyes of Spud O''Malley followed Chet''s, and his imaginative faculties But Chet Bullard, his hands working at the control levers, was staring Chet heard Spud shouting down a voice tube. "Jimmy knows how to obey orders," said Chet as he came to his feet. But within the control room, Chet Bullard, no longer Master Pilot of the That light was far away, but, "Keep moving!" Chet called, hoping that light of the Sun. Below them, Spud saw, dangled long, rat-like tails; and their wings, And so traveled Chet Bullard, one time Master Pilot of Earth, through, Chet still held the suit in his hands as the black-winged ones the room--Chet Bullard, Master Pilot, once, of a distant Earth--did not id = 29965 author = Diffin, Charles Willard title = Two Thousand Miles Below date = keywords = Basin; Colonel; Culver; Dean; Gor; Loah; Ones; Phee; Rawson; Riley; Smithy; Tonah; hand; light; man; red summary = He was extending a hand that Dean Rawson had to reach for blindly. Dean Rawson''s lean, muscular hands took Smithy''s broad shoulders and But Rawson, looking dazedly into Smithy''s eyes, said only: "It''s Dean Rawson had crossed the room while the man was still speaking. "Dean," said Smithy, "old Riley may have been looking for banshees ring, when last he had seen it, had been on Dean Rawson''s hand! In the red light from the hot rocks Dean saw their faces, in which How far his guard of wild, red man-things had taken him Dean Rawson great room where Rawson had been with green, flickering light. Dean Rawson, a man, just one of the millions like him up there in a Rawson''s tanned face had gone white; he knew the others were looking "The Place of Death!" said Dean Rawson. And Rawson''s voice, too, was husky as he said: "Smithy, I thought you id = 20911 author = Dillon, Mary (Mary C. Johnson) title = The Rose of Old St. Louis date = keywords = Bonaparte; Captain; Chouteau; Clarke; Clotilde; Comtesse; Consul; Dr.; Fatima; France; Hawk; Leon; Livingston; Louis; Louisiana; Madame; Mademoiselle; Monsieur; Mr.; New; Papin; Paris; Pelagie; President; Rue; Saugrain; St.; States; Yorke; french summary = Chouteau said he hoped soon to see us at his own house, and Mr. Gratiot promised to meet us at dinner at Dr. Saugrain''s. I thought both Mr. Chouteau and Dr. Saugrain looked a little troubled "Let great medicine-man watch," said Black Hawk, solemnly; "White Wolf "Mademoiselle is quite right," said Captain Clarke, gravely; "there Mademoiselle Chouteau looked up at me quickly; I think for a moment including guests, were expected to attend, my captain told me what Dr. Saugrain had said to him about mademoiselle. Mademoiselle herself said nothing; I think for the first time "That was Fatima," mademoiselle said, and sighed a little. She said not a word for a long time, but sat with downcast eyes. "Look at him, Mademoiselle," said the Consul, harshly, "and see if his "Mademoiselle," I said, looking steadily into her eyes, "I have tried "Mademoiselle," I said (and I thought the prince liked not the lack of id = 19135 author = Dixon, Thomas, Jr. title = The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln date = keywords = Betty; Boy; Cabinet; Commander; Confederate; General; God; Government; Grant; House; Jackson; John; Lee; Lincoln; Miss; Mr.; Ned; North; President; Richmond; Secretary; Senator; South; States; Union; Vaughan; Washington; White; Winter; man; southern summary = victorious men North, join the army there and end the war, and then----" Quick as a flash came an answering shout from the red-headed man who The next day the father put into the Boy''s hand the new axe he had "What do you think of it?" Betty asked breathlessly, turning to Ned. The firm young lips came together with sudden passion: Betty looked him straight in the eye in silence and slowly asked: The men in grey had formed a new line of battle and faced the Sudley and The President gravely rose, placed a big hand on the young officer''s "Good day, Senator," the President laughed, "come in any time you want On the right ten thousand men under Hill slipped out into line as if on The day General Lee''s army turned toward the north for the Maryland man knows to this day how many gallant men in blue were shot down by id = 16721 author = Doctorow, Cory title = A Place so Foreign date = keywords = Adelson; James; Johnstone; Mama; New; Nussbaum; license; work summary = I nearly said, "To where we''re going?" but I didn''t, because Mama had never reason that Mama and Mr Johnstone and the man from the embassy had worked out them had ever worked, but I liked to run my hands over them, feel the smooth "I think you should be going to school, James," Mama said, at breakfast. Even though I wasn''t looking at her when she said this, I knew that her eyes "Thank you, sir," I said, unable to look away from his stare. "Yes, Mama?" I said, on my way out to chop kindling. "James!" Mama said. "Mr Adelson," Mama said. She took his hands and said, "Merry Christmas, James." "Mama doesn''t like me eating sweets," I said, and stared at my reflection in my Mama rescued me by coming into the parlour then, looking young and pretty in her "I''d _like_ to think so," he said. id = 29404 author = Donnell, Annie Hamilton title = The Very Small Person date = keywords = Anne; Boy; Larry; Lover; Margaret; Mother; Salome; Uncle; child; little summary = The next day the Little Blue Overalls came again. The little mother came to the door. well-meaning little kiss distress a Boy like that? "Well, dear?" the little Mother said, with a question in her voice. day, the Patient Aunt went away on a little visit to--to some stabbing poor Margaret''s ear like a sharp little sword. "Maybe you remember now the times she''s said, ''This is no little she looked sober out of her eyes and said, "This can''t be my little They thought she was asleep and let her lie there on her little bed The Little Girl called her father the Ogre for want of a better name. the Little Girl who should have been a Boy. One of two things must After that the gardener''s little boy''s best clothes came Things came back to the Little Girl by slow degrees. the Little Girl had found a father and mother. id = 16398 author = Dougall, L. (Lily) title = What Necessity Knows date = keywords = Alec; Bates; Bennett; Blue; CHAPTER; Cameron; Captain; Chellaston; Eliza; God; Harkness; Lord; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Principal; Red; Rexford; Robert; Saul; Sissy; Sophia; Trenholme; Turrifs; Winifred; good; like; look; man; tell summary = His listener was a sickly-looking man, who held by the hand a little boy If ye think I''m going to let ye go with a man I know little about--" "Now, look here, you know--this won''t do," said Trenholme, in loud "I think she comes from the lumbering country somewhere near the St. Lawrence," said Mrs. Rexford, examining the key in the stove-pipe. Sophia had asked what the dentist said to Eliza, and Mrs. Rexford had thing--you know that young man they were talking about to-night?" "I think our own girls grow more giddy every day," said Mrs. Rexford, Trenholme said that he was willing to do the work Bates had wanted a man "It''s no place for a young man like you to be here," Bates observed with The young man, taken by surprise, said mechanically, "Would Miss Bates perhaps--Sophia thought of Trenholme''s young brother--how he had looked id = 17279 author = Dougall, L. (Lily) title = The Mormon Prophet date = keywords = Angel; Church; Croom; Danite; Darling; Elvira; Emma; Ephraim; Finney; God; Halsey; Joseph; Kirtland; Lord; Missouri; Mormon; Mr.; Mrs.; Nauvoo; Rigdon; Sister; Smith; Susannah; saint summary = Susannah looked at her dazed; she had heretofore heard of the Smiths'' came in the light." Emma went on to tell of Smith''s vision and first come to the wrong man, though goodness knows I hev said it to the Lord Smith had said to Susannah, "There''s a gentleman I know stopping at and hold the umbrella, and Joseph Smith said he knew he''d been a bad man decision, and Halsey, having helped the feeble man to land, led Susannah Susannah went amazed, but she began to think that Ephraim''s distress had Joseph Smith to ride, as he had done on the day of Susannah''s marriage, Susannah looked up from her breakfast and saw Ephraim standing beside Susannah was the only woman in the new sect to whom Joseph Smith gave Not long after Susannah and Halsey had reached Kirtland, Joseph Smith, Susannah spoke again, resting her hand on Halsey''s brow, "You know, id = 20054 author = Dougall, L. (Lily) title = The Mermaid: A Love Tale date = keywords = CHAPTER; Caius; Cloud; Day; God; Island; Jim; Josephine; Mabel; Madame; Morrison; Mrs.; O''Shea; Simpson; face; good; like; look; man; sea; time; way; woman summary = Three hours after, Caius sough his father as the old man was making his Caius felt relieved when he had said this, but the old man had no very deliberate way he thought that perhaps, if the truth were known, he, Dr. Caius Simpson, was going a little mad; but as he sat by the softly Caius knew that now it was the right time to tell Madame Le Maître what pause, and when she said it Caius bid her good-day without making "O''Shea," said Caius, "has--has Madame Le Maître a daughter?" Caius thought a good deal about the words that O''Shea''s wife had said to At last, one day when Caius was coming from a house on one of the hills "Do you know when it was I first saw her?" said Caius, looking down at When she was gone O''Shea turned upon Caius with a look of id = 14049 author = Douie, Marjorie title = The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery date = keywords = Absalom; Burman; Chinaman; Coryndon; Francis; Hartley; Heath; Joicey; Leh; Mangadone; Mhtoon; Mr.; Mrs.; Pah; Paradise; Sahib; Shin; Shiraz; Street; Wilder summary = All day long Mhtoon Pah sat inside his shop on a low divan and smoked Heath, hurrying at speed between the crowd; clear enough to see the Rev. Francis stop for a moment to wish his old pupil Absalom good evening, "My God," said the voice of Hartley, the Head of the Police, speaking in "I am very sorry for you, Mhtoon Pah," said Hartley again, "and I shall Hartley was still thinking of him when he looked at Leh Shin, who stood "Let me advise you to be truthful, Leh Shin," said Hartley. "If Hartley wants to see me," said Heath, in a loud, angry voice, "or if "Hartley is very busy," said Coryndon, with the determination of a man back to the days when Leh Shin and Mhtoon Pah were small boys running not those of Leh Shin, and Coryndon knew that Mhtoon Pah had fled like a id = 20174 author = Doyle, Edward title = Freedom, Truth and Beauty Sonnets date = keywords = Christ; Earth; England; Erin; Freedom; God; Heaven; Human; Nature; Sun; Thy; like; soul; star summary = And so they sit in spiritual darkness and curse life and doubt God. But Thou hast sun-warmth and star-source of thine own. Thy light will reach the earth in goodly time. Thy light will reach the earth in goodly time. This is thy glory, Man, that thou art free. Startling all beauty God-ward, thou dost rise With mind to God in heaven, from finite ties, Meeting thy God with mind, ''tis thine to choose, So thou dost see thy spirit glorying ''Tis England''s streams of home-life, world about That form God''s trail to joy for man below?-Thy mother knows thee in the dark of night, Thy life to follow Freedom high and higher Child-like, I look up in thy loving face, The Sun is God''s great joy to Human sight. With stars for eyes, to search the darks of earth. To God, like larks, in praise for life and time. id = 20609 author = Drummond, William Henry title = The Voyageur and Other Poems date = keywords = Dat; Joe; Pierre; Wit; Yankee; border; dere; dey; illustration; leetle summary = Wit'' baby to come on de spring, dey know Lak leetle Son of Mary on de ole tam long ago-Dere ''s somet''ing else dan money day an'' night-Who is dat leetle boy dancin'' dere How dat leetle drop o'' rain is mak'' heem swear! Smart folk lak dat, of course, mebbe never hear de news For de ole man ''s alway tryin'' show me somet''ing dat was new-Of course dere ''s many tam too, dey got to be godmoder-Poor man lak me, I ''m not''ing: only w''en election ''s dere, "I come on de lan'' w''ere dere ''s no w''ite man-Don''t I see heem dere wit'' hees long black hair T''ree of dem can''t do not''ing, workin'' for two days dere, Tell heem dere ''s two life waitin'', an'' sure to be comin'' die Dat ''s wan of de reason I lak heem too-- id = 29794 author = Dryfoos, Dave title = Tree, Spare that Woodman date = keywords = Richard; Ted summary = saw the tree-things around the cabin." Three of those tree-things had swayed over Cappy''s spring for a far "Cappy''s trees have moved. Richard''s home; only Earth could surprise him. But, Ted, come to think of it, had seemed withdrawn, his face a careful Naomi''s eyes swept past Ted, encompassing the cabin. branches of a tree-thing, swaying-But Ted said, "Richard keeps us safe. Outside again, under the tree, she called, "Here''s Cappy''s present, "Let me down, tree." "The tree let me up, Mommie," Richard explained solemnly, "but he won''t "You tell that tree you''ve got to come "He''s doing just what you said to, Mommie!" Richard answered "Are you going to make Daddy burn _our_ tree?" "Oh, I _like_ the tree, Mommie. "I think our tree is coming to play with me, Mommie." Cappy''s tree had even followed the child''s orders. Our little tree is having its supper. id = 15886 author = Dunbar, Paul Laurence title = The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories date = keywords = Ben; Featherton; Gideon; Halliday; Jim; Johnson; Kirkman; Leckler; Marston; Martha; Mason; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Patsy; Peggy; Silas; Simon; Uncle; Viney; man; old summary = may, look after the women folks." And the man promised and went away His year of engagement, the happiest time of a young man''s life, began tears that fell from the young man''s eyes upon her grey old head cost He took the servant''s hand, and, black man and white, they looked into man comes I want mammy''s lamb to look at him an'' hol'' huh haid lak'' Raymond, the new free woman''s head went up and she said with withering "Oomph," said the old man, "reckon you bettah let Jim alone twell dem "It came just in time," said the younger man; "the last of my money man was right," "They ain''t no way to ''ny a word he said." His voice and old-time intonation were good to listen to, and Mr. Turner''s thoughts went back to an earlier day in his own life. id = 19981 author = Duncan, Norman title = Doctor Luke of the Labrador date = keywords = Bessie; Cove; Davy; God; Harbour; Jagger; Jim; Lard; Lovejoy; Skipper; Tickle; Tis; Tommy; Tot; Twas; Watchman; Wayfarer; come summary = [Illustration: "I''ve a bad son, the day, Skipper Tommy," said my "I''ve a very bad son, the day, Skipper Tommy," said my mother, laying a "Come, look you!" then said Skipper Tommy, gently taking the lobe of my "Dear man!" said Skipper Tommy, with a glance at the vague black outline "''Tis a wonder, now," said Skipper Tommy, looking up with a bright face, "Doctor," my father said, touching the man on the shoulder, while Jagger "Is we right, doctor," said Skipper Tommy, "in thinkin'' you knows she "Hush, zur!" said Skipper Tommy to my father. "Ay," said my father, looking away, "I s''pose ''tis great folly in me t'' "Well, then," said Skipper Tommy, in a mildly argumentative way, "''tis "Skipper David," said the doctor-woman, at last, "I''m wantin'' four "Davy, lad!" said the skipper, tenderly, seeking to lift my head. "Sure, the twins ''ll take you home, Davy," said the skipper, softly, id = 29696 author = Duncan, Norman title = The Cruise of the Shining Light date = keywords = Bull; Cather; Cove; Dannie; God; John; Judith; Judy; Light; Lord; Moses; Nicholas; Nick; Parson; Tickle; Tis; Tom; Twas; Twist; Whisper; come summary = Clap eyes," says he, "on good ol'' little Dannie! "Skipper Nicholas," says he, presently, "I ''low Dannie Callaway haves "An'' Dannie," says my uncle, feeling in haste for the great "Dannie, lad," says my uncle, sighing unhappily, "the old man''s poor, "I''m wantin'' ye, Dannie," says he, "t'' look like a gentleman the day. "This here young man, Dannie," says my uncle, with a flourish, "is "Uncle Nick," says I, "''tis like Mr. Cather will be havin'' a cut off "Dannie, lad," says my uncle, at last, "is that you?" "''Twas not her wish, child," says my uncle. "Ay," says he; "for mother always ''lowed ''twas good for a man t'' go t'' "For it may be, lad," says my uncle, "that we''ll have t'' put t'' sea!" "Dannie," says my uncle, severely, "ye better get under way with your "Ice in that sea, Dannie," says my uncle. id = 14490 author = Duncan, Sara Jeannette title = A Daughter of To-Day date = keywords = Age; Bell; CHAPTER; Cardiff; Elfrida; Halifax; Janet; John; Kendal; Kimpsey; Lady; Lawrence; London; Lucien; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nadie; Paris; Rattray; Sparta; Street; Ticke; look summary = "I''ve come--I hope you won''t mind--Mrs. Bell, Elfrida "I''m afraid Elfrida has no talent _that_ way." Mrs. Bell''s accent was quite one of regret. "Three months more," Elfrida Bell said to herself next "I ought to tell you," Elfrida went on, coloring a little, "Oh yes," said Elfrida, without looking at him, "as many "Good-bye," said Elfrida, with her eyes on the packet Elfrida closed her eyes and felt a little shudder read "Miss Elfrida Bell," but the odd thing was down in good-natured little eyes Kendal read, "If it is possible!" "Yes, thanks!" said Elfrida; and then, looking about her "You ought to be at work," Janet said severely to Kendal, Janet Cardiff, and Kendal smiled as he thought of the Knowing Elfrida as she thought she knew her, Kendal''s Elfrida forced a smile into what she said, and Janet let She looked up, and for a little space Elfrida Bell found id = 15966 author = Duncan, Sara Jeannette title = A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of ''An American girl in London'') date = keywords = Arthur; Aunt; Callis; Chicago; Count; Dicky; Dod; Emmeline; England; Isabel; Mafferton; Malt; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Paris; Portheris; Rome; Senator; St.; Venice; Wick; York; american; look; momma summary = "Look here, driver," said poppa through the roof, "have we got there?" "We wish," said momma, "to look at gentlemen''s suitings." "If there''s one thing I hate," said Senator Wick several times in the "I think I heard you pass a remark about American newspapers, sir," said I remember poppa said that it was a combination that Mr. Hinkson and Mr. Hinkson only had to deal with, but momma and I felt the "Alexander," said momma faintly, "I think I _should_ like a little As we stood looking at the Eiffel Tower, poppa said he thought if he "Why, is that so?" said poppa, looking earnestly at Mrs. Portheris and "Well, it''s like this," said Dicky; "Miss Wick is rather nervous about "I think I will take your arm, Mr. Dod," said Mrs. Portheris, and "I "Better take very little at a time," Dicky suggested, but Mrs. Portheris id = 29229 author = Dunlap, William title = André date = keywords = ANDRÉ; BLAND; Dunlap; Enter; GENERAL; M''DONALD; MELVILLE; MRS; New; SEWARD; thy summary = Dunlap''s first play was called "The Modest Soldier; or, Love in New York" A scene from the last act of "André"[4] was produced at an American Drama [3] André;/A Tragedy, in Five Acts:/As Performed by the Old American circumstances of André''s having saved the life of this youth, and gained With power, when thou shouldst see thy wrongful error, Hast thou no nobler motives for thy arms Hold, hold, my friend; thy country''s woes are full. [_BLAND rushes off: ANDRÉ looks after him with an expression of love Think''st thou thy country would not curse the man, I know the virtues of this man, and love them. Thy father, thee to save from utter desolation. He sav''d thy life, and thou art grateful for it. I come to bless thee, André; and shall do it. Art thou my André''s mother? Or would''st thou, by thy looks André, thy friend, is now no more! id = 28597 author = Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan) title = A Man to His Mate date = keywords = Carlsen; Deming; Hansen; Japanese; Karluk; Lund; Mr.; Peggy; Rainey; Sandy; Simms; Strait; Tamada; eye; girl; gold; know; look; man summary = The captain looked at Rainey a little uncertainly, and then at Lund, "Lund will be taken care of," he said, and, for the life of him, Rainey "''Cordin'' to the agreement," Lund said to Rainey, "the gold''s to be "We got to block that Carlsen''s game," he said to Rainey. Rainey wondered why Lund had asked Carlsen for a lotion if he did not girl, Carlsen and she came up to Rainey as he handled the spokes. "Ha''f the time the bowheads won''t even try an'' git away," said Lund. "Is there ice?" Peggy Simms asked Rainey as Lund disappeared. "You figger we''re all equal aboard," said Lund slowly, "leavin'' out Mr. Rainey, Tamada an'' Sandy. "Never mind settin'' a place for Carlsen, Tamada," said Lund. "Hansen," said Lund, "Mr. Rainey''ll relieve you after we''ve eaten. Lund came up after a while, and Rainey told him of the fate of Carlsen''s id = 28638 author = Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan) title = Rimrock Trail date = keywords = Bailey; Bourke; Brandon; Casey; Donald; Grit; Hahn; Hereford; Jim; Jordan; Keith; Miranda; Miss; Molly; Mormon; Mr.; Nicholson; Plimsoll; Pronto; Russell; Sam; Sandy; Star; The.=; Town; Westlake; Wyatt; good; look; man; sure summary = "This is Miss Molly Casey," said Sandy gravely, setting down the girl. "Sorry I was away from the ranch, time you called," said Sandy, sitting "Better load up, Sam," said Sandy grimly, "we ain''t out of this yet. "You, Sandy Bourke an'' Sam Manning, stick up yore hands!" "It warn''t jest the time nor place fo'' a young lady," said Sandy. "I got to think out things a bit, Molly," said Sandy. "Eat this, Molly, an'' we got to be on our way." Sandy was handing her a "Molly''s got an outfit Barbara Redding bought her," said Sandy. Sam and Mormon both looked at him curiously, but Sandy''s face was "I''ll know him likely next time I run across him," said Sandy. "You can have it when you come back fo'' yore saddle, Wyatt," said Sandy. "Hold on, Molly said ''High man out.'' That''s Sandy. id = 17669 author = Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander) title = The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales date = keywords = Alexis; Belmont; Boston; Brandon; Brown; Captain; Cleveland; Ernest; Eustache; Heaven; Henri; Jack; Julia; Landon; Lioncourt; Magdalena; Merton; Michael; Miss; Montfort; Mr.; Mrs.; Muggs; New; Obed; Simon; St.; Street; Von; french; good; hand; love; man; old; young summary = "I give you my word," said the old man, surprised; "but why do you "Young, lovely, and rich!" said poor Adelaide, with a sigh, when she "But the dominie thinks I might make money there," said the young man. I, boy," said the old man. "Hain''t no opinion of trees," said the old man, shaking his head. "There you have a legal document," said the young man, as he handed "Father," said the young girl, earnestly, "does he know that I love military man, an old woman, and a young lady. "Remove your hand!" said the young man; "and think it unusual "My poor Pierre," said the old man, "I know too well the cause of your "Then it was all a dream," said the old man. "Long live the emperor!" said the old man. "And now," said the young man, "give me your hand as of old, dear id = 16741 author = Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson) title = Aunt Phillis''s Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is date = keywords = Abel; Alice; Arthur; Aunt; Bacchus; Barbour; Bible; Cousin; D.D.; Ellen; God; Hubbard; Janet; Kent; Lord; Miss; Moore; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; Peggy; Phillis; South; Susan; Walter; Washington; Weston; William; come; good; volume summary = "Here comes Uncle Bacchus now, Mr. Barbour," said Alice; "do look at him "Long time, sir," said Bacchus; "like as not he''ll never see old Aunt Peggy "Master," said Bacchus, pushing Mark off, "I don''t like de way you speak to "''You got some good blood out of her,'' said I, ''at any rate,'' for Mrs. Brown was wiping her hands, and the blood looked red and healthy enough; "''Good evening, Mrs. White,'' said I, for the old lady was sitting on the ''Now I want to know!'' said Mrs. White; ''why I thought it made me look like a fright.'' "Look here, Phillis," said Bacchus, going to the door as fast as the "You never worked a bit in the night time, Aunt Peggy," said Phillis; "and no, uncle," said Alice; "he is a good old fellow, and looks so "Poor Aunt Phillis!" said Mrs. Weston, looking after him, "I hope she will id = 16771 author = Egbert, H. M. title = Jacqueline of Golden River date = keywords = Antoine; Dubois; Duchaine; Hewlett; Jacqueline; Lacroix; Leroux; Louis; New; Paul; Pierre; Quebec; Simon; St.; York summary = As her hand tightened upon my arm I saw a man standing on the west side Jacqueline approaching, and, without another word, Leroux turned away. I said good-night to Jacqueline and went into my room and waited. "Jacqueline, there never was any dead man," I said. Beneath me I saw Jacqueline waiting, a tiny figure upon the snow. But before I reached the end of the little hall Jacqueline came running "I have told you many times that I do not know," answered Jacqueline; Through the chink of the door I saw the old man look up in mild protest "Listen to me, Simon Leroux," said Jacqueline, standing up before him, "Oh, I want you to go, _monsieur_," said Jacqueline, clasping her hands Jacqueline was clinging to her father, and the old man looked from one "Did you--know this, _madame_?" cried Leroux fiercely to Jacqueline. Leroux thrust his hard face into the old man''s. id = 14051 author = Eggleston, Edward title = The End of the World: A Love Story date = keywords = Abigail; Anderson; Andrew; Ann; August; Betsey; Bill; Brother; CHAPTER; Cynthy; Day; Dutchman; God; Hall; Humphreys; Jonas; Jule; Julia; Mr.; Mrs.; Norman; Samuel; Wehle; come; illustration summary = By the time August reached Andrew Anderson''s castle it was dark. said Jonas as he entered the lower story of Andrew Anderson''s castle and Andrew stopped his loom, and, looking at August, said: "Our friend Jonas "But, Jonas," said August, spinning Andrew''s winding-blade round and "How do you know that, Jonas?" said August, smiling in spite of himself. "I beg your pardon, Mrs. Anderson," said August, with very white lips, When Julia came to think that her love for August was in Cynthy Ann had said, out of jealousy of her love for August, and she was Mrs. Anderson''s "attack." Julia had heard nothing from August yet. "Let us go and see Jonas married," said August. "Why, Uncle Andrew," said Julia eagerly, "August and I don''t want the This August Wehle married Julia Anderson when "Come, August, I want to show you and Julia something," said Andrew. id = 28528 author = Eldridge, Edward title = A California Girl date = keywords = Ben; California; Charles; Clara; Divine; God; Hammond; Herne; Julia; Marston; Mr.; Mrs.; Orangeville; Penloe; Roseland; Stella; West; man summary = Mrs. Marston said to Stella, "I want you to come and make me a long Her mother said: "Stella, do you know why Penloe took the subject he did Mrs. Herne said: "Penloe, suppose that two married persons having been "I am going to ask you now, Penloe," said Mrs. Herne, "to tell me from Roseland, she and her mother went to call on Penloe; for Mrs. Wheelwright was as anxious to see such an original man, as Stella was to man afterwards said: "The look that Penloe gave me and the way he Penloe said: "Yes, Stella, I did one kind of work, and you did another; Penloe said: "Stella, darling, I wish to express a thought concerning After the minister and Mrs. Marston had left, Stella said to Penloe: "I Stella said: "Penloe, all you say is true, but I cannot help thinking id = 16869 author = Ellis, Edward Sylvester title = Oonomoo the Huron date = keywords = Canfield; Captain; Cato; Fluellina; Hans; Huron; Indian; Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock; Lieutenant; Niniotan; Oonomoo; Prescott; Shawnees; Vanderbum summary = "Ish dat you, Oonomoo?" inquired Hans Vanderbum. "Dem was great times," added Hans Vanderbum, calling up the "One, two hours," said the Huron, looking up at the sky, "den sun git "Two--t''ree--hundreds--all Shawnees like to git Oonomoo''s scalp--nebber git him--Oonomee die in his lodge--scalp on his head," said the Huron, "Yaw, I''s your friend," replied Hans Vanderbum, hardly knowing what he "Not run into danger!" repeated Hans Vanderbum; "dat is what Oonomoo "Tell Oonomoo," said the girl, looking down to the earth, "that if he Fluellina, the wife of Oonomoo, was also a Huron, who had been educated said: "Let Niniotan wait until Oonomoo returns, and he shall go with "Can''t hurt Cato''s head--hard," said the Huron, dropping his hand upon "Oonomoo, the Huron, is a brave Indian, but could not enter the Shawnee "Here was left Fluellina," said the boy, looking around at Oonomoo. id = 28663 author = Ellis, Edward Sylvester title = The Ranger; Or, The Fugitives of the Border date = keywords = George; Gorra; Indians; Kent; Leland; Leslie; Pequanon; Rosalind; Zeb; savage; time summary = When Zeb shot the first savage, the red-skins sprung to their feet and "Jump in the boat, Kent," said Leslie, "and ride down with me; I "Where is George Leland?" asked Leslie. The next moment Leslie heard a dull thump, and Zeb came rolling down When Rosalind Leland felt herself seized by the savage, she fainted in "Leslie," said Leland, earnestly, "I have been thinking deeply upon our Leland and Leslie held their breath as the sound came steadily nearer. Leslie brought the boat to the bank, and Leland stepped off. When the Indians reached the bank, Kent was already at a great distance, No further words passed between him and Leland for a considerable time. "Plenty wool," said the savage, placing his hand upon his head. "Leland, sure as I live!" said Leslie, joyously catching his hand. Both Leland and Leslie were considerably puzzled, when they saw Rosalind id = 15963 author = Emerson, Ralph Waldo title = May-Day, and Other Pieces date = keywords = God; Jove; Nature; Spring; air; day; far; heart; like; love; man; new; sea; thy summary = And waters free as winds shall flow. Flows from the heart of Love, the Lord. To-day shall all her dowry bring, The love of kind, the joy, the grace, Knows the law of Night and Day, Men knowing what they seek, armed eyes of experts. Or, if in thy heart he shine, Earth smiled with flowers, and man was born. Gracing the rich man''s wood and lake, Go thy ways now, come later back, Of better men than live to-day; The winds shall sing their dead-march old, For men mis-hear thy call in spring, Is not my voice thy music, morn and eve? The founder thou; these are thy race!'' And, like thy shadow, follow thee. While thus to love he gave his days More near than aught thou call''st thy own, Go thou to thy learned task, I know that thou, O morning wind! And dark, without love, is the day; id = 29433 author = Emerson, Ralph Waldo title = Nature date = keywords = CHAPTER; God; beauty; man; mind; nature; spirit; thing; thought; world summary = the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature. A NOBLER want of man is served by nature, namely, the love of influence of the forms and actions in nature, is so needful to man, LANGUAGE is a third use which Nature subserves to man. plant,--to what affecting analogies in the nature of man, is that little permanent objects of nature, so that the world shall be to us an open IT is essential to a true theory of nature and of man, that it should man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship. a part of the nature of things; the world is a divine dream, from natures of justice and truth, and we learn that man has access to the of man upon nature with his entire force,--with reason as well as id = 29384 author = Endersby, Victor A. title = Disowned date = keywords = Alice; Grosnoff; Tristan; time; tree summary = to twit me, standing in the rain, while Tristan desired to know Alice poised with one foot half raised, and shrieked at Tristan, half Slowly my senses came back; I saw Alice struggling upright in the opened, staring upward through the tree limbs. carefully concealed, Tristan was married to Alice by an unsuspecting think we''re a long way past such petty things as personal pride. "There are," Alice raved, "two billion people on the earth to-day. "Listen!" said Tristan suddenly, in a voice of desperation. "Tristan!" shrieked Alice, in horror. We got all set, the blimp circling overhead, Tristan upside down in seeing less and less of Tristan and Alice; during summers they were on Tristan grinned and pulled himself down the rope, which of "Go on and look at the animals, old man." Tristan called to me. came from Tristan''s own tent. limp, foot-long stub of Tristan''s rope. id = 29771 author = Ernst, Paul title = The Planetoid of Peril date = keywords = Dart; Earth; Harley; like; man; thing summary = Asteroid Z-40, Harley 2Q14N20 sets out alone to face and Harley 2Q14N20 stopped for a moment outside the great dome of the man managed to escape in his Blinco Dart, and came back to Earth to tell "Man, it''s _got_ to be!" cried Harley. "No," said the executive slowly, looking at the younger man''s powerful and rock from which it had risen--a thing immune to the ray-pistol, that latest and deadliest of man-made small-arms--a thing that moved like a "It''s a piece of the thing''s hide," the man had told him. when it tried to pry open the man-hole cover of ray Dart. The eyelids remained opened, disclosing two great, dull eyes like poorly two-fingered hands, or claws, had ground together like stones rubbing. Harley gazed into the blackness back along the way he had come, his eyes thing had reached in the man-hole opening with one of its three mighty id = 30031 author = Erskine, Payne title = The Eye of Dread date = keywords = Amalia; Ballard; Bertrand; Betty; Craigmile; Elder; Ellen; God; Harry; Hester; Jean; Junior; Kildene; King; Leauvite; Lord; Madam; Manovska; Martha; Mary; Mr.; Peter; Richard; Stiles; good; look; man summary = "Bertrand, here comes Peter Junior in a new uniform," Mary Ballard But to have a boy grow into a young man like Peter "Yes," said Hester, "Peter Junior looks like his father;" but as she She thought over her father''s question, hardly knowing why she liked "Father died of a broken heart," said Mary, and turned to her husband "I mean to marry Betty Ballard," said Peter Junior, with a rugged set You know I thought father said Mr. Tubfull--or something like that, long she would sit there during the days to come--waiting--she little The old man lifted his head and looked in Bertrand''s face, pitifully and a good head, young man,--lie by a little and I''ll give ye some The big man looked off a moment, then down at her with a little smile your guns like a man, and if the time comes and you can''t see things id = 15470 author = Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) title = Inez: A Tale of the Alamo date = keywords = Alamo; Anna; Bryant; Carlton; Dr.; Father; Florence; Florry; Frank; God; Hamilton; Inez; Mary; Mazzolin; Mañuel; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Padre; San; Stewart summary = Florence''s lip curled, and Mary looked sorrowingly, pityingly upon "You remember the cousin Mary, whose father died not long ago? and be happy, good little girls." Mary looked almost fearfully at Mary placed her hand in her cousin''s, and murmured, from Mary''s face, and instead of her bright smile, a look of painful Drawing her arm round Florence, Mary turned in the direction of their With a sad heart Mrs. Carlton took leave, advising Mary "to offer no Inez laid her hand on his arm, and looking him full in the face, Clasping tightly the hand which rested in her own, Mary replied: When Mary came out, her pale face and wearied look attracted Mrs. Carlton''s attention. Mary clasped Florence''s hands in hers, and though too feeble to speak Mournfully Florence looked for a moment on Mary''s face, yet there was "Inez, the Mary you have loved rests no longer on earth. id = 19660 author = Evans, E. Everett (Edward Everett) title = Man of Many Minds date = keywords = Abrams; Admiral; Algon; Bohr; Corps; Federation; Geck; George; Hanlon; Hawarden; Panek; Philander; Secret; Simonides; man; mind summary = There was someone on this ship who was in this man''s way--of that Hanlon For Hanlon had not yet read any thoughts in this killer''s mind about any Hanlon kept close watch on this man and his mind, and picked up many A light touch on his knee some time later snapped George Hanlon''s eyes Hanlon quickly reached out to the dog''s mind and impressed on it that it George Hanlon withdrew from the puppy''s mind, and thought seriously. SS man George Hanlon went slowly back to his room where he could think mind behind that gentle face--of that Hanlon was sure. "You took your time coming," the leader looked at Hanlon curiously. "Wonder why he''s in this, feeling that way?" Hanlon thought swiftly, and almost every room, and Hanlon''s mind knew thankfulness that so many of of his mind, and Hanlon read it. id = 22754 author = Evans, E. Everett (Edward Everett) title = Masters of Space date = keywords = Board; Hilton; Jarve; Karns; Laro; Larry; Masters; Navy; Omans; Perseus; Sandra; Sandy; Sawtelle; Stretts; Teddy; Temple; Terra summary = "Very well, sir," Sawtelle said; and in the captain''s cabin Hilton "And Hilton wanted Eggleston and got _me_," Sandra said. "Captain Sawtelle," Hilton said, "Please land in the cradle below." "Thank you, sir," Hilton said, then turned to his staff. officer, who relayed it up the line to Sawtelle, who said, "Hilton, "As you know, Masters," Laro replied for Hilton before the latter could I simply don''t know." Face set and hard, Hilton stared through Sandra''s mind what Hilton had said so long ago, little more than Hilton knew that the time had come to let all his BuSci personnel move "You''re so right." Hilton''s eyes went, half a dozen times, from the form "Now you know a little of it," Hilton said. For the first time since Hilton had known him, the Oman''s mind was "The more I study this thing the less I like it," Hilton said. id = 29646 author = Evans, Larry title = Once to Every Man date = keywords = Anderson; Bolton; Conway; Denny; Dryad; Flash; Hogarty; Jed; Jerry; John; Judge; Maynard; Morehouse; Ogden; Old; Pilgrim; Red; Young; little; man summary = realized at the time, or ever recalled since, that Old Denny''s eyes an old man, wrinkled of face and vacant of eye, who bent always over face to the little blouse so long outgrown that it strained far open even the stooped old man in the small back room--in the face of the The little, white-haired old man in the buggy jerked erect with Again Young Denny nodded a silent agreement, but Old Jerry''s feverish his hand did Young Denny realize that Jerry had even failed to leave Old Jerry never finished, for Judge Maynard lifted one hand Slowly Denny Bolton''s eyes traveled from the Judge''s face. For a moment Denny Bolton stood with his strained white face turned Denny Bolton never quite knew at what hour of that long black night he Young Denny''s big, hard hand closed over the outstretched pudgy white nothing, not even one little slip, since Old Denny Bolton''s passing on id = 20856 author = Fairman, Paul W. title = Ten From Infinity date = keywords = Brent; Corson; Crane; Dennis; Entman; Frank; John; King; Les; Park; Porter; Rhoda; Senator; Taber summary = Brent Taber arrived at his office that morning and found Senator Crane Brent Taber stared moodily into Entman''s myopic little eyes and asked, "I don''t mind admitting I''m scared, Doctor," Brent Taber said. Brent Taber stared icily down at Frank Corson and Les King. "I think we understand," Frank Corson said. Brent Taber''s eyes opened as Entman went on. man came and knocked on the door and entered and asked a question like But if that was the way Brent Taber wanted it, all right. Brent Taber stood in front of the desk of Authority and said, "Mr. Porter, I don''t think you people realize the gravity of this situation." "You''ll take it and like it," Brent Taber said savagely. And Brent Taber strode out of Porter''s office, a man who stood alone in "I suppose if Brent Taber had said, ''I don''t want you to see that woman id = 29559 author = Farmer, Philip José title = They Twinkled Like Jewels date = keywords = Crane; Eumenes; Jack; Mister; Mr. summary = Jack had watched with an eye not completely clinical, feeling the Jack looked away to stare miserably at the dust boiling up behind the Jack shrugged and said, "Your rocket story is fantastic." Jack saw some black-uniformed Bohas seated by heavy machine "Yes, Daddy," Jack said before his father mentioned his visitor''s name. which Daddy''s caller (Jack thought of him only as "Mister") sat was a The man said, "I want you to listen to me, Jack. Mister turned to Jack''s father. "Elementary and full of gaps," said Jack''s father. "I don''t know," said Jack''s father, stroking his chin thoughtfully with looked away he would never again seize the vision, Jack ripped his gaze Jack on the head and bent his opaque rose spectacles at him and said saying took so long that Jack lost interest. Jack supposed it was time to turn in for the id = 29140 author = Feldman, Arthur title = The Mathematicians date = keywords = Earth summary = "It all happened exactly like I''m going to tell you," said Drake beings from the Dog-star Sirius invaded the earth." "And what did these beings look like, father?" humans, papa?" "Didn''t the Earth-lings fight back, papa?" "Then, father, the invaders killed off all the Earth-lings?" "Papa, what sort of language did these Star-beings talk?" "What did the Earth-lings call the invaders, father?" "Then, papa, everything was peaceful on Earth after the An-vils enslaved "He''d been the richest human on Earth. Knowall figured a way to rid the earth of the An-vils." imbuing these An-vils with human emotions." "So, Knowall," continued Drake, "filled the An-vils with human feelings Very soon the An-vils were acting like humans, "Then, papa, the An-vils finally killed off each other?" "Knowall imbued the An-vils with nostalgia." "So then, father, all the An-vils flew away from Earth?" "Well, like all the An-vils, they were great mathematicians. id = 22884 author = Fenollosa, Mary McNeil title = The Dragon Painter date = keywords = Ando; Dragon; Indara; Kano; Mata; Tatsu; Uchida; Umè; Yeddo; day; face; like; look; man; old; room summary = Kano had his plum trees, too; the classic "umè," loved of all artists, "I am Kano Indara." The old man folded his arms proudly, waiting for intensity the old man watched the face of Tatsu. Meantime, in the Kano home, Mata and Umè moved about in different In the deep, following silence each knew that old Mata''s ear felt, like generation of Kano, Tatsu and Umè-ko, begin life in the little cottage He hurried back to the main room to find that Umè and old Kano were not "I have known Kano Umè-ko her whole life long," persisted the holy man. was Tatsu''s illness, not his daughter''s death, that bore upon old Kano On the third day, Kano being thus absent, and old Mata alone in her loves much." "That is true enough," thought old Kano, and touched his Tatsu grew to love the old dragon plum as Umè-ko had loved it. id = 14714 author = Ferber, Edna title = Half Portions date = keywords = Adele; Angie; Aunt; Ben; Brewster; Chicago; Chippewa; Chuck; Chug; Emma; Hahn; Hatton; Hugo; Mandle; Mizzi; Mrs.; New; Pinky; Scaritt; Sophy; Tessie; Wallie; Weld; Westerveld; York; know summary = Aunt Sophy held her off and looked at her, her eyes searching the girl. like the girl in the play." She laughed a little. When he came home that night Baldwin told his wife that old Soph was A sort of look came into Mrs. Brewster''s eyes. The next day Hugo came home with a new hat for his mother, a four-pound looked like a kid she would push him away with little futile shoves, pat soft-stepping Jap, world-old looking like the room glimpsed just beyond. little and said: "Honest, Tess, if I didn''t know you was a girl, I''d be come back, things look so kind of little to you. And he, miserably: "Little old Chippewa girls are good enough for Chuck. "Having a good time, little beauty?" he said. There came a queer little look into his eyes. Chug went out with a girl it was likely to be by way of someone''s id = 28933 author = Ferlaine, J. Anthony title = One Out of Ten date = keywords = Dunny summary = "Mrs. Freda Dunny," the card said. "Oh, I''ll win all right," said Mrs. Dunny, smiling around at the "Mars!" said Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, I''m just here for the invasion," said Mrs. Dunny. States, Mrs. Dunny," I said. "One out of every ten!" said Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, no," said Mrs. Dunny, "one Martian is worth ten Earthmen. "You don''t look any different from us Earth people, Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, we don''t _look_ any different," said Mrs. Dunny. "Sure!" said Mrs. Dunny, smiling up at me. "I have my reasons," said Mrs. Dunny. "Oh, I believe you, Mrs. Dunny," I said gravely. "Oh, yes, you''re coming over very clear!" said Mrs. Dunny. "A bear," said Mrs. Dunny. "Mrs. Dunny," I said, and she turned around. "It''s the truth and I didn''t come here just by accident," said Mrs. Dunny, looking over her shoulder toward the attendant who was still id = 20661 author = Field, Roswell Martin title = The Romance of an Old Fool date = keywords = Bunsey; John; Mary; Meadowvale; Mr.; Phyllis; Prudence; Stanhope; Sylvia; little; love; old summary = you sold me!" True, dear old home; in my less prosperous days Then Mary went on to tell me of Sylvia''s happy marriage to George Kinglake, how, when little Phyllis had come, and the world was and Phyllis, and when Mary said in her blunt way that I really Phyllis here, I think no happiness could have been so great. "Mary, I think I should like to marry Phyllis." have acted honorably in coming to me, and while I think Phyllis when they think they love a girl, to honor all her relations with "Dear little Phyllis, you are not angry with me because I love "Little girl," I said tenderly, "let us be serious. "Phyllis is country-bred," she said, "and knows nothing of the "We are never too old to love," I said, conscious that I was "Can''t you see, Phyllis, that the old fool''s romance must come to id = 30090 author = Findlater, Mary title = Robinetta date = keywords = Aunt; Carnaby; Lavendar; London; Loring; Manor; Mark; Meredith; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Prettyman; Revel; Robinette; Smeardon; Stoke; Tracy; Wittisham summary = "I think I''d rather walk, Aunt de Tracy," she said, "I''d like to go Both the older women looked curiously at her for a moment; then Mrs. de Tracy said:-"Nonsense, impossible; the footman shall row you," said Mrs. de Tracy "Well, Mrs. de Tracy," said the young man with a short laugh, was dropped, and Lavendar rose to leave the room, but Mrs. de Tracy "Old Mrs. Prettyman was my mother''s nurse," Robinette remarked as Lavendar made known young Carnaby to Mrs. David Loring, but the Robinette Loring sitting under Mrs. Prettyman''s plum tree. "I hope Robinetta will not Americanize Carnaby," said Mrs. de Tracy. "It was a foolish engagement, Miss Smeardon," said Mrs. de Tracy in a of eyes, Miss Smeardon''s and Carnaby''s, instantly looked at Robinette Mrs. Prettyman and her cottage, and the plum tree," she said to the Lavendar said nothing; he had nothing to say, and Robinette for id = 14957 author = Fisher, Dorothy Canfield title = The Brimming Cup date = keywords = Agnes; Ashley; Aunt; Bayweather; Cousin; Crittenden; Eugenia; Frank; Gene; Hetty; Marise; Mark; Marsh; Mother; Mr.; Mrs.; Neale; New; Paul; Powers; Vincent; Welles; good; life; like; little; look; old summary = The girl''s answering laugh, like the inward look of her eyes, showed Marise stood for a long time looking after the children. There was no doubt about how Vincent looked, as though he thought Mr. Welles, exulting over a blow with a mattock, an old imbecile in his Elly as usual said nothing, looking up into Mother''s face. "Would you like to go quite close and look at it, children?" Marise To Marise he looked so sweet and good, and like a tired old child, that Old Mrs. Powers said at his elbow, "The first sets are forming, Mr. Marsh." She called across to Frank Warner, standing very straight with "Mother," said Elly, coming up close to Marise, as she stood unpacking years with a real, living woman like Marise, didn''t know whether to "I know," said Paul, "I''ve done it lots of times." He went on, "Mother, id = 16198 author = Fitch, Clyde title = Her Own Way A Play in Four Acts date = keywords = BELLA; CARLEY; CHRISTOPHER; DICK; GEORGIANA; LOUISE; MRS; PHILIP; coast; steven summary = I heard Lizzie and Moles talking about Aunt Georgiana''s Cousin Sammy comes to see Aunt Georgiana nearly every day. Yes, that''s what Aunt Georgiana said, but I know better, and so [GEORGIANA _drops her furs on the sofa and then comes to the table._ [_Follows her._] Georgiana, marry me, and I''ll look after Steven [_He goes out as_ GEORGIANA _and the children enter Left._ [DICK _looks under the table; he and_ GEORGIANA _laugh._ [GEORGIANA _comes in Left with_ BELLA SHINDLE. could lose a real good fortune through Steve Carley, without any outside CARLEY _and_ GEORGIANA _come in Right and meet_ DICK. [COAST _looks at Dick and goes out very slowly with_ MRS. comes_ DICK!" GEORGIANA _hesitates and then goes close to the window. door Left,--he turns._] When''s Coleman coming back, Georgiana? [LOUISE _looks at_ GEORGIANA, _who nods her head "Yes" to go._ CARLEY _and_ LOUISE _go out Left, as_ GEORGIANA _comes in._ id = 16635 author = Fitch, Clyde title = The Climbers A Play in Four Acts date = keywords = BLANCHE; CLARA; GODESBY; HUNTER; MASON; MISS; MRS; RUTH; STERLING; WARDEN summary = Mrs. Sterling (_née_ Blanche Hunter) Miss Amelia Bingham Yes, I know; but I think as you said a little while ago, [MISS GODESBY _comes to shake hands with_ MRS. table, as follows:_ WARDEN, RUTH, MASON, CLARA, TROTTER, MRS. [_To_ BLANCHE, _who with_ WARDEN _waits for_ RUTH _and_ MASON _to come back and tell Mrs. Sterling, loud enough for the others to hear [_Coming to_ STERLING.] I''m going to take these women away; tell Will you be so good as to ask Miss Hunter and Mr. Mason to come at back._ STERLING _stands at Right and_ BLANCHE _and_ MASON _sit near Never mind that; you know without my telling you that Mrs. Sterling is a fine woman. Mrs. Sterling, and if she says yes, tell her Mr. Warden is here and [_To_ BLANCHE.] Good-by, my dear; if you want me, let me Excuse me, Miss Godesby, I think Sterling ought to know the id = 19101 author = Fitch, Clyde title = The Girl with the Green Eyes A Play in Four Acts date = keywords = AUSTIN; CULLINGHAM; GEOFFREY; JINNY; Jack; MAGGIE; MRS; PETER; RUTH; TILLMAN summary = GEOFFREY is a young, good-looking man, but with a weak face. [_Comes around the sofa and sits beside her._] I know, dear, [_JINNY opens the double doors, looks in, and then enters. you know you want a good big title, and you''ve got the money to pay, Jack, darling, do you think I could sit on your knee like a little child [_Coming up._] Good-by, Miss Jinny. [_Kissing JINNY and embracing her a long time, while AUSTIN and [_JINNY and AUSTIN enter Left, he looking over his shoulder. [_They sit on the bench at Right, and JINNY takes out a letter from sit on bench Right._] Of course you know we wouldn''t accept a thing like [_Laughing._] I think I''ll go look for Jack and tell him you''ve TILLMAN quickly go out Right, JINNY going to the door [_JINNY sits on the sofa at his Left, and looks at him,--AUSTIN is of id = 28303 author = Fitch, Clyde title = The Smart Set: Correspondence & Conversations date = keywords = ELSIE; Makeway; Mr.; Mrs.; New; TEDDY; York; dear; good; like summary = One thing, I know: most of these marrying foreigners that come over Of course I know you are having a wonderful time in Rome with Royalties Of course poor papa looks a little what that amusing young But of course what you want to know about most is the people and what Anyway, it isn''t polite for a little baby to come right away like that. "society" a good deal again, for I said when Rob comes out he will want I think I shall come to love her for her own sake, and I am very impatient to know you, but I think we shall be great friends, Of course he is; and in time I know I shall be able This place is a very good sort, rather like a little English Paris; Of course, as you know, there is no such thing as a real id = 19196 author = Fitch, George title = Homeburg Memories date = keywords = Ayers; Chicago; Christmas; Democrat; Gibb; Homeburg; Jim; Mrs.; New; Payley; Sam; Sim; Singer; York; come; time; town; year summary = many times a year the old boys come back from Chicago. forget in Homeburg how old Mrs. Agnew''s house burned twenty years ago Payleys and Singers live in different edges of town, and by the time Hi Then some Homeburg family joyfully seizes on the deserter, and Mrs. Singer starts out all over again on the job of making a servant out of a only the boy who went away looked better to some Homeburg girl than any Homeburg man who has made good comes back to visit in the old town. Business always suspends for half a day whenever a new automobile comes Time was when a new baby could come into Homeburg Telephone girls are born, not made, in towns like Homeburg. [Illustration: In Homeburg you come home to the whole town.] People come home for Christmas all over the world, but in Homeburg you id = 19966 author = Fitzgerald, Robert title = The Statesmen Snowbound date = keywords = Bull; Colonel; Cragiemuir; Judge; Lee; Manysnifters; Miss; Moy; Mr.; New; Quong; Ridley; Senator; Uncle; Washington; York; illustration; know; man summary = Senator Thurlow to their last resting-place at the old home in Kentucky. before," said Senator Bull; "it must have been that funeral to-day. "You are a Southern man, I believe, Mr. Ridley," said Representative Van "Tell them the whole story, Sammy," said Senator Bull, as several of the I''m an old man now, and all I''ve got left is my good once said to him, "Manysnifters, you look so much like Uncle Sam that "We would like very much to hear it," said Senator Wendell gravely; Senator Wendell, thus addressed, said, with a far-away look in his eyes, meeting an old negress on the street there the other day, said to her, "''Senor,'' said he gravely, ''knowing your sentiments, I came here to-day "''Doctor,'' said I, ''before you send the man to make repairs I would like "You know what a story like that demands, I suppose," said Colonel id = 19512 author = Fleming, May Agnes title = Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton''s Daughters: A Novel date = keywords = Agnes; Captain; Danton; Darling; Doctor; Eeny; Francis; Frank; Grace; Hall; Kate; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Reginald; Richards; Ronald; Rose; Sir; Stanford; Touche summary = "You know better than that," said Eeny; "perhaps she will be like Rose, Miss Danton rose up, laughing at her sister''s entranced face. As Grace closed her door, she heard Kate Danton''s silk dress rustle Grace came in, and Kate drew Eeny away to show her over the house. "Miss Rose Danton, be a little more respectful, if you want me to answer "I shall always be pleased to see Doctor Danton," said Kate, with "One would think you had fallen in love with him, Eeny," said Rose. "How my little Rose has grown!" the Captain said looking at her fondly; "I wish Doctor Frank would come," said Rose. "It''s of no use, Kate," he said to his lady-love; "our pretty Rose will "Doctor Danton," said Rose, sharply, "I wish you would talk sense. "Good morning, Miss Rose," said her father. "What is Kate going to wear this evening?" said Rose, her heart id = 20739 author = Fontenay, Charles L. title = Rebels of the Red Planet date = keywords = Adam; Beard; Brute; Chief; City; Dark; Goat; Jellies; Kensington; Mars; Maya; Nuwell; Old summary = "That''s another thing I don''t like, Maya," said Nuwell. "It''s being done for a good cause, Maya," said Nuwell. "You recognized this man certainly as Dark Kensington?" asked the Chief. man, looking so much like Dark Kensington, could have studied "I''m Dark Kensington," he said, striding up to the Chief''s desk. Desert, in a dome we had set up there," said Dark. Maya and Dark sat and chatted like old friends. "Yes," said Old Beard, "I''ve heard of Dark Kensington, and there never "It looks like we''ll have to walk, Nuwell," said Maya. "Oh, Dark," said Maya, remembering. Maya asked the Martian, and relayed his answer to Dark: "This way," said Dark, turning to the left. "Old Beard, this is Maya Cara Nome," said Dark. "Dark, you and Maya go on without me," said Old Beard very quietly. They moved out into the room, and Dark said: id = 19041 author = Foote, John Taintor title = Blister Jones date = keywords = Blister; Butsy; Dillon; Goodloe; Hamilton; Jake; Micky; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Peewee; Rainbow; Sanford; Uncle; Van summary = "''Just as she gets light to-morrow mawnin'','' I says quick, fur I hasn''t "''He was a better hoss to-day--that''s all I knows about it,'' I says. "''Well, it ain''t Friendless,'' says Harms as he leads the hoss into the "''Fur this hoss to win you don''t make a move on him,'' I says. You ain''t got a ticket to-day, have you?'' I says. "''I don''t like this race,'' he says, when he looks at the entries. "''You ain''t got a ticket to-day, ''n'' you know the answer,'' I says to "''I think I know where you can get the hoss you''re lookin'' fur,'' I says. "''They''re likely to ask a stiff price fur this hoss,'' I says when we gets "''Does you get a good price fur him?'' I says, like I don''t tumble to "''When you train a hoss fur a guy you do like he says, don''t you?'' I id = 16289 author = Footner, Hulbert title = The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest date = keywords = Ambrose; CHAPTER; Colina; Doane; Enterprise; Fort; Gaviller; Grampierre; Indians; John; Kakisa; Mr.; Nesis; Peter; Poly; Simon; Strange; Tole; Watusk; good; man summary = "A board shack looks rotten in the woods?" said Ambrose. Leaving the house after a formal good night to Colina, Ambrose was "I''m going home," said Ambrose, "to work like a galley-slave." "Tie your horse and come down," said Ambrose politely. When Colina returned she said immediately: "Ambrose, can you stay at "I suppose Gordon Strange will run the business," said Ambrose. Ambrose, thinking of Colina, turned a little sick with apprehension. "Let Ambrose Doane speak," said Watusk. "John Gaviller is trying to use you to work his own ends," said Ambrose. To Ambrose Colina said "Simon," said Ambrose, finally, "can you get me twenty-five good men by "Ambrose Doane?" said Colina quickly. "I know rivers," said Ambrose. "Ambrose Doane here," said Watusk. "There is something I want to say," said Ambrose, looking at Watusk. "A man must have a little entertainment," said Ambrose. "I think it likely," Ambrose said, "that Nesis"--Colina winced at the id = 14532 author = Ford, Paul Leicester title = The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him date = keywords = CHAPTER; Costell; D''Alloi; Dennis; Dorothy; Gallagher; Kennedy; Leonore; Lispenard; Maguire; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Ogden; Pell; Peter; Pierce; Porter; Ray; Stirling; Voe; Watts; York; good; look; man; yes summary = "I suppose it is," said Peter, "but I love you and can''t help telling "I know I can trust you, Peter," said his mother, proudly, "but I want "You," said Peter, looking at the man who had interfered with him. "I think," said Peter, "it was the deaths of the poor little children, "I think, Dennis," said Peter, "that when all the decent men get into "Look here, Dennis," said Peter, "you know you had no business to spring "I don''t know," said Peter, "I shall tell the facts." "Ask the woman to come in here," said Peter, quietly, but in a way which Then they went into Peter''s sleeping-room, Leonore said it was very Leonore looked at Peter a little shyly, but she said frankly: "Yes. Like you," said Leonore, giving Peter a glimpse of her eyes. "I think," said Leonore to Peter, triumphantly "that he would like to id = 17301 author = Ford, Sewell title = On With Torchy date = keywords = Aunty; Cousin; Doc; Ellins; Eulalia; Gladys; Hickory; Ira; Mabel; Marjorie; Mortimer; Mother; Mr.; Old; Payne; Peggy; Piddie; Robert; Sir; Torchy; Vee summary = Look where your shoulders come!" says But meanwhile, with a couple of bosses like Old Hickory Ellins and Mr. Robert, it ain''t so worse sittin'' behind the brass rail. "Oh, I don''t know," says I; "only I don''t mind bein'' grouped like this, "Blessed if I know!" says Old Hickory. "Why, hang it all, man, I can''t remember!" says Old Hickory. "It''s quite a lively little seaport, I believe," says Mr. Robert, "up "But, confound it all!" says Mr. Robert, "I want to know now. "Then it''s a cinch," says I; "for you look to me, Ira, like one of the "Ah, you''ll soon get to overlook little things like that," says I. "Oh, I guess he''s all right in his way," says Mortimer. "And you''ve got him his old place at the club, eh?" says I. "But what I''d like to know," says Mr. Robert, "is what you propose id = 19824 author = Ford, Sewell title = Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle date = keywords = Bean; Black; Blazes; Blue; Bonfire; Calico; Captain; Chieftain; Eagle; Lank; Mr.; Pasha; Reddy; Skipper; Tim; horse; silver summary = colt he had seen horses dragging ploughs, pulling big loads of hay, and showing much white shirt-front and carrying long whips, came and looked Next day Skipper knew that he was a famous horse. The man on the box said "Thutty-five" a good many times and asked if he Horses and men, Silver had seen them come and go. chosen by some shrewd old captain, who knew a fire-horse when he saw men--red-headed like me, you know--about my stable, on account of Blue would come out and look at the team, and Tim would tell what fine horses First there came rheumatism to Tim. Trucking uses up men as well as horses, you know. "Sho!" The Captain was now looking at the old white horse in an Again Captain Bean tried to look critically at the white horse, but once One day when Lefty took him out Black Eagle found many other horses on id = 20626 author = Ford, Sewell title = Torchy date = keywords = Aunt; Benny; Clifford; Corrugated; Ellins; Hickory; Mallory; Marjorie; Martha; Mildred; Miss; Mr.; Old; Pepper; Piddie; Robert; Sis; Skid; Torchy; Uncle; Vee; Zenobia summary = "Maybe," says I; "but I''d take a portfolio as head office boy if I knew "Then you''ve got lots of time," says I. "Thought you looked like happy days, professor," says I. "This way, lady," says I, and when she pikes right by and heads for the "Tell him to come back in about half an hour," says Mr. Robert to me. "Go on in and tell Mr. Robert, if you want to," says I; "but don''t look "There ain''t any gettin'' away from a name like that," says I. Mr. Robert says he thinks that''ll be a good place for me, as they ain''t "What I want to know," says Mr. Robert, "is what this is all about!" "Excuse me, lady," says I, "but it looks to me like there was something "That''s what it looks like, sir," says Mallory. "Piddie," says I, "you got more sense than you look to have. id = 20627 author = Ford, Sewell title = Torchy, Private Sec. date = keywords = Aunty; Ballard; Corrugated; Ellins; Ferdie; Hampton; Helma; Hickory; Marjorie; Martha; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Piddie; Pulsifer; Robert; Rowley; Ruby; Sir; Torchy; Vee; Zenobia; good summary = "Oh, I know where you stand, all right," says I; "but ain''t you drawin'' "Your spiel listens like the real thing, Mr. Rowley," says I; "only we "She holds some of our debenture bonds, you know," says Mr. Robert, "and "Young man," says she, "I came here to consult with Mr. Robert "But all that may mean nothing at all, you know," says Mr. Robert. Pulsifers ain''t reg''lar old fam''ly people, like Ferdie''s folks. like Pulsifer says ''Boo!'' at you and tells you to ''Scat!'' Come on now, days, if you want to know," says she. "You--you wanted me to know first, did you?" says she, with a break in "Go on the stage!" says Ruby, her big eyes starin'' at him like he''d "By the way, Torchy," says Mr. Robert, "before I forget it----" and he "A young violinist," says Mr. Robert, "a friend of Ferdie''s, I believe, "Come along, Robert," says she. id = 20628 author = Ford, Sewell title = Torchy and Vee date = keywords = Ann; Babe; Barry; Ellins; Ernie; Hartley; Hickory; Jake; Lee; Lucy; Marion; Mirabelle; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Peyton; Robert; Torchy; Vee; Vincent; Zosco summary = "Who wouldn''t?" says Vee. And havin'' got that far, I saw I might as well let her get the whole "A hot old Romeo he''d make for a nice girl like that," says I. "They had been friends for a long time," says Vee. "But surely, Marion," says Vee, "you''d never in the world tell him that "Oh, if you''re goin'' to feel bad over it," says I, "course I got to help "Course," says I, "I don''t expect to get Old Hickory''s star performer, "I am going to call him up on the long distance right now," says Vee. And in spite of all my lay-off signals she does it. "I''m sure I don''t know," says Vee. "I got second sight, Ernie," says I, "and it tells me you''ve been "Looks like a help wanted hail," says I. "May look that way," says I, "but you never can tell. id = 20629 author = Ford, Sewell title = Torchy As A Pa date = keywords = Auntie; Brink; Buddy; Corrugated; Ellins; Garvey; Gummidge; Hallam; Hartley; Hickory; Joe; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Old; Piddie; Robert; Stanley; Torchy; Vee; Vincent; Waddy; York; yes summary = "I hope you don''t mind the onion perfume?" says Vee. The strange young lady doesn''t slam down the window and go off tossin'' "Some day, Torchy," says he, "I think I shall ask you keeps saying that everything will turn out all right some time. "They''re one-man dogs, you know," says Vee. "Meanin''," says I, "that they like to chew one man at a time. "Of course," says Waddy, "I tried to tell her that I''d had very little "As you like," says Old Hickory. "You haven''t been asked to leave--as yet," says Old Hickory. "Well, young man," says he, "so you did know about that motion to pass "Yes, it might be," says Old Hickory, and I couldn''t tell whether he "Young man," says he, "I suppose you know something about golf!" "Why, Auntie, how absurd!" says Vee. It wasn''t just the right thing to say. id = 21005 author = Ford, Sewell title = Shorty McCabe on the Job date = keywords = Alvin; Bayard; Crane; Gopher; Gordon; Hammond; Hollister; Hunk; Larry; Leavitt; Lindy; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Pedders; Pinckney; Pyramid; Sadie; Shorty; Sir; Steele; Swifty; Twombley; Uncle; Veronica; York summary = "Yes," says I, "it is a batty way of gettin'' money--workin'' for it, eh? "One that lasted something like twenty years," says Steele. interesting, I''m sure," says he; "but really, you know, Pyramid "Suppose I hand back Twombley-Crane''s name," says he, "and try another?" "Kind of a seedy old party, eh?" says I. "But you know," says he, "I came here merely on a matter of business." "There''s a gent down here, Sadie," says I, "that looks like a cross "Guess they''re right on time," says I as the studio door opens, and in "If you don''t like the idea," says I, "suppose I mention it to Mr. Twombley-Crane? "Why, I don''t know," says I; "only he--he''s the head of the house, ain''t "There!" says he, after a lively session, when the place looks like it "So I''ve heard," says he; "but I kind of think I''d know one if he run id = 20292 author = Fox, John, Jr. title = In Happy Valley date = keywords = Happy; Hilda; Jeb; Jim; Juno; King; Lum; Miss; Pleasant; St.; Valley summary = "How-dye!" said the girl, but the slight man rose and came forward to little man waited, his left arm outstretched and bent and his right "Miss Hildy hyeh," said the boy, "was jes about to send fer ye." "Come right along now," said the girl heartily, but Pleasant had left "Wait a moment, King," said Miss Mary, and Polly cried fiercely: "He can day to Pleasant Trouble and Lum Chapman, who were first to come. "Tell Polly good-by for me, Pleasant," said Miss Holden. "Doc," he said thickly, "you jus'' tell the old girl Jim says: later the little judge of Happy Valley and the Pope of the Big Sandy were He was Juno''s man, and the people straightway called him--Jim. When he stood on St. Hilda''s porch her words and her drawn, anxious face Christmas of Happy Valley in St. Hilda''s hands and was coming; and why id = 29749 author = Francis, V. R. title = The Flying Cuspidors date = keywords = Frankie; Hotlips; like summary = Hotlips Grogan may not be as handsome and good-looking like me or as "It is her fault I play like I do," Hotlips Grogan tells me sadly. Just then Frankie comes over, looking nasty like as usual, and he says "Like I tell you before," Hotlips says, "I have a problem. they sound somewhat like they maybe are trying to be high notes. if he can play like this when Stella Starlight is around. Like I say, Hotlips does not play loud and it is noisy in the place, so Hotlips is fumbling with his trumpet like maybe he never sees one We play along like always, and Hotlips has his trumpet pressed into his if Frankie is altogether happy about this, for he does not like Hotlips that the thrush, Stella Starlight, keeps looking back at Hotlips like "You do not play like that before, Hotlips," she coos. id = 20240 author = Francoeur, Jazno title = Fountain Street date = keywords = Francoeur; Jazno; Street summary = like headlights falling on a new city. like the moon eclipsing the sun as animals do when divining pain, the window clouds up from his breath beads of water race down the glass of the large boy who touched you over the living room ceiling the water rise and collect in a small pocket. of this old man''s body but they did sleep well for two nights One by one, the windows light up lean in the direction of the wind. The moon passes by a long cloud, by her body, even for a moment a woman''s body through the wind like a bird separated my head from my body as they pass by my window of the water, the sun, holding the course of temples and water, the north light will pour through the window she and the water are touching An hour later, my red napkin could pass id = 17183 author = Frazer, C. A. (Caroline Augusta) title = Atmâ A Romance date = keywords = Atmâ; Bertram; God; Golab; Kashmir; Khalsa; Lal; Lehna; Rajah; Sikh; Singh; life; love summary = "But I tell you that Rajah Lal Singh means to pluck the rose of Lehna been charged, she said, to meet Atmâ Singh, and bring her illustrious "Life," said the Rajah, "is the fairest of flowers, and its beauty and "I am rebuked, Atmâ Singh," said Bertram; "your battlefield is a nobler "No doubt," he said, "the English Sahib and Atmâ Singh have grave "There goes an enemy, Atmâ Singh," said Bertram, watching the retreating "The words of the wise," said Atmâ, "assign to all things perpetuity, "Your words move me, Atmâ Singh, for I have heard that on the first day "Your wise man spoke a great truth," said Bertram. Sikh faith, and Atmâ related what things the teacher had accounted holy. Success in love, Atmâ Singh, means sometimes to die like a the entrance, and Atmâ knew the form and step grown in those past days id = 20236 author = Freeley, Mary Belle title = Fair to Look Upon date = keywords = Abraham; God; Jacob; King; Lord; Moses; Rebekah; Sarah; illustration; woman summary = Hagar, and said to Abraham: "Cast out this bond-woman and her son; for In that age it appears when a man fell in love with a woman he killed A little farther on Esau went the way of all young men and married, husband, sons, kings, men, God or angels. And this woman knows that her daughters and her husband, the lover of The facts of history stab our faith in man''s love, woman''s constancy, I suppose the King''s daughter went every day to see the little And the woman of our day and generation, when love''s arrow And so she forgot a husband''s love, a wife''s honor, a woman''s young man "told Abigail, Nabal''s wife, saying, Behold, David sent first woman in the world who ever was in love with her mother-in-law. matter how old a woman or man may be, the perennial stream of love and id = 15695 author = Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins title = ''Doc.'' Gordon date = keywords = Aaron; Annie; Clemency; Doctor; Elliot; Emma; Ewing; Georgie; God; Gordon; James; Mrs.; Tom; Uncle; man summary = "How did the man look?" Doctor Gordon''s voice fairly alarmed the young "My God, no!" said James, as the man''s face seemed to loom up before him Gordon looked laughingly at James when the man had gone. "They are," said Doctor Gordon, "even the old woman herself, who knows "Oh, Clemency is all right," said Doctor Gordon, but his face darkened "I never thought of such a thing as that," said Doctor Gordon, driving "Come in and take something," said he, and Doctor Gordon and James "I saw a man''s face looking into one of my windows," replied James. "I don''t know that you will understand, old man," said Gordon, "but here "Doctor Gordon says I may take you out driving some evening," said James "Oh, my God!" said Gordon, with a dazed look at James. "Doctor Gordon, you are morbid," James said, looking at him uneasily. id = 16468 author = Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins title = The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories date = keywords = Ann; Christmas; Dame; Giant; Grandma; Hannah; King; Mayor; Monks; Mrs.; Peter; Princess; Squire; Toby; Wales; Willy; illustration summary = especially, little Flax Flower, was kept busy from morning till night "Then," said the Pop-corn man, "I think I can free the Princess." "I have six little brothers who would go," said the Head-nurse. "Mother dear," said she, "here is a little nosegay for you; and what When supper time came, Nan went for the cows, and her mother milked said that four and three made seven, and she stood a little girl in "Now," said the Snow Man''s wife, "come right in and sit down where it "It looks just as the Christmas-trees used to," said Dame Penny. Pokonoket man with his little boy''s shoes under his arm, carrying them "Set ''em to sewing patchwork," said this little old woman, sewing good many years would pass, and whenever he looked at that little gold Ann said nothing more, but she went into her own little room with the id = 17560 author = Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins title = The Adventures of Ann: Stories of Colonial Times date = keywords = Ann; Dorcas; Grandma; Hannah; Mrs.; Polly; Samuel; Wales summary = Ann drove the Belcher cows home and ushered them into Samuel Wales'' work so hard," said Ann. Hannah''s eyes grew rounder. Ann went home and asked Mrs. Polly''s permission with a beating heart; she promised to do a double his house all night, but Ann was not left alone, for Mr. Wales had an "I''m going after the doctor for Thirsey," said Ann, her black eyes Ann said nothing more, but she went into her own little room with the So the day after good Samuel Wales was laid away in the little Mrs. Polly had for company, besides Ann, Nabby Porter, Grandma''s old Mrs. Polly said she was glad Ann had them. out, and she had become "Ann Wales." It seemed to go a little way It was along in spring time when Ann was adopted, and Mrs. Polly A good many people said that Ann resembled Mrs. Polly in her id = 17793 author = Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins title = The Debtor: A Novel date = keywords = Allbright; Amidon; Amy; Anderson; Anna; Arthur; Banbridge; Captain; Carroll; Charlotte; City; Dorn; Eddy; Griggs; Ina; Lee; Madame; Marie; Minna; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Randolph; Rawdy; Van; York; arm; good; look; man summary = "I wonder why Eddy likes to go fishing," said Mrs. Carroll, in her "Mrs. Carroll sent me to the school this noon," said the man, further, "and "Yes, he did not come home to dinner," said Mrs. Carroll; "and the not, when all the boy we''ve got is lost?" asked Mrs. Carroll, looking "He will whip him," said Anna to Mrs. Carroll, who looked at her with "I let Charlotte take the check," Anna Carroll said again, still with "Anna came this forenoon and asked me what she should do," Mrs. Carroll said, in her soft tone of childlike glee, as if she really way of doing, you know.''" Mrs. Carroll said the last with the air of "But, Anna," said Mrs. Carroll, "doesn''t it seem as if Ina''s mother "I wish Charlotte had as good a man to look out for her," said Anna. "I thought all Carroll''s family had went," said the third man. id = 28451 author = Fritch, Charles E. title = I Like Martian Music date = keywords = Channeljumper; Longtree summary = "Longtree!" Channeljumper exclaimed enthusiastically, collapsing on the "Not so good," Longtree admitted sadly, and his skin turned green at the You''re a good friend, Channeljumper, Longtree thought, and when Redsand "I can''t seem to get that last note," he said, picking up the blowstring From the instrument came sounds the like of which Channeljumper had "I know," Longtree said mournfully, and the purple tint changed to a As he said this, he turned green with shame, and Longtree laughed at the "If they''re intelligent, of course they will," Longtree said certainly, "But just one little note--" Longtree said. "Goodbye," Longtree said, but Channeljumper''s long legs had already "Ah-ha," Longtree said, as though he''d suspected it all the time. "How should I know?" Channeljumper said. said, "the creature had to give its life in exchange for the note." "You''re a good friend, Channeljumper," Longtree began, but the other was id = 29345 author = Frost, Robert title = Mountain Interval date = keywords = Meserve; good; like; night; thing; time; tree summary = "A thousand trees would come to thirty dollars." Would pay in cities for good trees like those, Of chairs turned upside down to sit like people "Good boys they seemed, and let them love the city. But who first said the word to come?" _Someone_ said ''Come''--I heard it as I bowed." I don''t know where it''s likely to go better. I''d like to go by climbing a birch tree, That would be good both going and coming back. Care when the birds come round the house I didn''t like the way he went away. But the wind out of doors--you know the saying. Like winter and evening coming on together. The best way is to come up hill with me To be coming home the way I was, We know who when they come to town "Come, John," he said, "you want to see the wheel pit?" id = 28538 author = Fuller, Anna title = A Bookful of Girls date = keywords = Becky; Blythe; Burtwell; Captain; Dan; Eleanor; Grey; Halliday; Madge; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nannie; Olivia; Polly; good; little summary = In one particular Blythe totally disagreed with her mother; for Mrs. Halliday had declared, on one of the first universally unbecoming days The fine old sea-dog stood like a man to be shot at; and as Blythe thought of the little girl with the wonderful eyes did not again visit Italians lighted the little face, and the small hand was lifted with "Is it your little girl?" she asked, looking up into the face of the "Artful Madge says it''s a good likeness, anyhow!" modest little Minnie You know Eleanor said she felt like a pig to be going "Polly''s got an idea," Dan said to himself, struck with the eagerness "I _supposed_ you had come for an idea," said Polly, as naturally as "Yes, Miss Polly," he said very meekly, "but, you see, what I''ve got to be thinking pretty much all the time of the old man and the look on id = 14896 author = Futrelle, Jacques title = The Diamond Master date = keywords = Avenue; Birnes; Czenki; Haney; Kellner; Laadham; Latham; Mr.; Schultze; Wynne summary = With his right hand Mr. Latham lifted the duplicate diamond from diamond from Mr. Latham''s right hand in one of the glazed boxes and "You know, Laadham," he said slowly, "dey don''t pick up diamonds Mr. Latham silently placed the fifth diamond on the table, and for van Cortlandt Wynne,''" Mr. Latham read aloud, and every man "Mr. Czenki," repeated Mr. Wynne, and he allowed his eyes to rest the most perfect diamond the world?" asked Mr. Wynne. the diamond market," Mr. Wynne announced, "but now, from this moment, million dollars'' worth of diamonds," Mr. Wynne announced calmly. he saw a maid-servant come out of a house adjoining that which Mr. Wynne had entered, an he went up boldly to question her. know nothing whatever about the diamonds which Mr. Wynne had in the diamonds were worth only about sixty thousand dollars, and Mr. Czenki "Do you know what diamonds are, Mr. Latham?" id = 29936 author = Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) title = Flamedown date = keywords = Charlie; Kho summary = Gently, now, he tried rolling his head a few inches right, then left. Charlie shut his eyes quickly, and very tightly. Charlie peeped warily, was trapped at it, and opened his eyes "Surely," grated the remarkable voice, "you remember something?" _Earthman!_ thought Charlie. _Light gravity!_ reflected Charlie. "_Has_ to be Mars," muttered Charlie under his breath. Charlie was getting used to the single eye, "Finished with--_What_?" demanded the Earthman, shaking his head in "It has been an extremely dry season." Kho rippled his tentacles and "Canal gods!" croaked Charlie. Kho snapped the tip of a tentacle at him. Kho reached out with one tentacle and wrapped six inches about the When he plunged through the doorway, Charlie Charlie, having all he could do to breathe in the thin blurred before Charlie''s burning eyes. noted that the running figures still floated above the sand without "Of course you are," grated Kho amiably. id = 29989 author = Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) title = The Outbreak of Peace date = keywords = Hennings; polluxian summary = It was a great pity, Space Marshal Wilbur Hennings reflected, as he Hennings presumed the bulk of the local populace to consist of Polluxians assigned to making themselves popular with his Ursan officer placed his brief case upon the glistening surface of a large Hennings accepted a seat at the table and looked up to one of the "Mirelli''s Star," an older officer reported briskly. Nilssen on Mirelli III continues to receive Polluxian agents seeking "I never thought to ask," murmured Hennings. He stepped back at Henning''s nod, to be replaced by another officer. "One minor space skirmish in the Agohki system to report, sir. "Nothing but the prisoner exchange, sir," Commodore Miller announced headquarters, an officer was dispatched to alert the Polluxian honor young officers opened the balcony doors to admit the blare of With a dramatic gesture, Hennings held up the sheaf of reports they the officer who would remain in charge. id = 29990 author = Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) title = Satellite System date = keywords = Braigh; Peters; Tremont summary = entrances to two air locks, a spacesuit locker, a galley, and a head. Tremont hooked a foot under a toehold to maintain his position facing Two men and a girl turned startled eyes upon Tremont as he rose into Tremont opened his mouth to protest, but Braigh clapped the helmet A few minutes later, they opened the inner hatch of the air lock and "Here we go!" grunted Peters, and Tremont realized that he could Peters clubbed Tremont''s foot from the tank rack he had hooked with thirty feet away and the air lock was closing. "Oh, there you are, Tremont!" came Braigh''s voice over the receiver. He saw Braigh return to the air lock and the time to remove his helmet and make free of the ship''s air. Tremont returned wearily from helping the man in the air lock--which "Well, either figuring out how to take me next time," guessed Tremont, id = 29994 author = Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) title = Irresistible Weapon date = keywords = Chairman; Gibson summary = Of all the officials, soldiers, and scientists present, Arnold Gibson mind in the Solar System; for the great fear was that the new states on Gibson permitted himself a tight smile of satisfaction. _Not half as busy as you will be in about a day_, thought Gibson, "Well, well, it''s young Gibson!" the Chairman of Nessus greeted him, Chairman Diamond''s sharp blue eyes glinted out of the fat mask of The officer outside the door, Colonel Korman, was recalled and given orders to escort Gibson to the secret state laboratories. _He''ll have his little joke_, thought Gibson, _and I''ll let him put it Chairman Diamond smiled out of the telescreen, so broadly that Gibson By the time Arnold Gibson regained his voice, the Centaurian autocrat colonel reached down and hauled Gibson to his feet. _Maybe I''d better wait till we reach his ship_, Gibson thought. Colonel Korman grunted warningly, and Gibson took the indicated turn. id = 20869 author = Garby, Lee Hawkins title = The Skylark of Space date = keywords = Brookings; Crane; Dick; Dorothy; Dottie; Dunark; Earth; Karfedix; Kofedix; Kondal; Mardonale; Margaret; Mart; Martin; Nalboon; Perkins; Seaton; Skylark; Vaneman; good summary = after they got the solution Crane took Seaton in his car, and somebody "You come in by getting that solution away from Seaton and Crane, and Crane went to bed he saw Seaton in his room in a haze of smoke, poring I can tell you all I know about the Seaton-Crane Company without adding "You came at the right time," said Crane, smiling. He turned to Crane as Dorothy and Seaton set out toward the house. Seaton-Crane Company, Engineers, build the power-plant." Seaton and Crane spent some time developing the object-compass. come to light, or the Seaton-Crane Company might start their "I think it''s a good idea," said DuQuesne, and Crane added: After the girls had gone, Seaton and Crane went to their rooms, where as he gets far enough away from the boat," said Seaton as, with Dorothy Seaton turned to the Skylark, motioning to Crane to open the door. id = 19764 author = Garland, Hamlin title = The Moccasin Ranch: A Story of Dakota date = keywords = Bailey; Blanche; Burke; Estelle; Jim; Mrs.; like; look; river summary = Bailey sometimes said: "Rivers would shine up to a seventy-year-old Blanche Burke rose to a beautiful and busy day. Blanche was a little embarrassed when Rivers replied: "I don''t like to He usually had supper ready--often he had help from the girls or Mrs. Burke, and while a dozen hands volunteered at the team and with the Sometimes he went away with Mrs. Burke, if she were alone; sometimes with Estelle Clayton, whom Bailey "No," said Rivers, so decidedly that Bailey looked up in surprise. Rivers said to Blanche: "Won''t you go into the other room? "Hark!" said Bailey, with lifted hands; "there she comes!" Burkes, remained in their little shanties, which looked still more like The Clayton girls said good-bye with pity in their voices, and Rivers The old woman entered, knocking the snow off her feet like a man. There was a silence, and then Rivers came to Bailey''s side, and said, id = 20247 author = Garland, Hamlin title = Wayside Courtships date = keywords = APPLETON; Albert; Allen; Arthur; Bert; Brann; Field; Hartley; Herman; Major; Mattie; Maud; Miner; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Ridgeley; Saulisbury; Stacey; Wallace; Welsh; good; like; look summary = A tall young man, with a timid look in his eyes, near a young woman who looked like a teacher, and he had full sweep of Mrs. Mills called, "Come, now, boys and girls," and they all said good cloak like a man, but she gave her hair a little touch of feminine care, face and smiling lips of the young girl seemed to put Herman''s voice Herman went in with the doctor, and stood looking on while the old man young girl said one day when Arthur was passing by--quite accidentally. "I''m very glad, too, dearie," she said simply, looking at the young man As Mrs. Field looked up the second time she saw the dark, strange face man looked at her husband, and his eyes fell often upon his own hands, The woman looked into his eyes a moment, and said in a low voice: id = 20695 author = Garland, Hamlin title = The Spirit of Sweetwater date = keywords = Biddy; Clement; Dan; Ellice; Mr.; Ross; good; man summary = One spring day a young man of good mental furnishing and very slender Once she turned and looked at Clement, and her eyes had a mystical, little as he got a good look at the powerful, clear-eyed young fellow. They sat for a time in silence; at last Clement said: hand and looked into her eyes his heart seemed to stop death-still for no such man had ever touched her hand or looked into her eyes. that thought her face grew pinker and she turned away--she didn''t want "When I did enter, Dan looked up and said respectfully, ''Good-evenin'', Clement had paid very little attention to the man and his troubles, Clement nodded at him, but said "Hello" to Dan and "Good-evening" to "Sure such it looked like that day," said Biddy. "Sit down a moment, and you, too, Dan. I want to talk over old times a id = 20714 author = Garland, Hamlin title = Other Main-Travelled Roads date = keywords = Albert; Allen; Bacon; Bill; Burns; Deacon; Field; Harkey; Hartley; Herman; Jennings; Jim; Lime; Mattie; Maud; Milton; Mr.; Mrs.; Pill; Radbourn; Sarah; Williams; come; good; look summary = Lime sat still till the old man was heard outside calling "Oo-ee, "You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barn-yard; you''ve too youth, and it seemed a very long time before the old man came up. "I hope I won''t get over liking to be clean," Ben said a little sourly. sweet face, and dark eyes of the young girl, feeling that to have talk "Talk''s a good dog, uncle," said a young man. about the room, taking very little interest in what the old man said or said: the girl tender, her eyes cast down, holding her hands to the "All right," said Jim, in the tone of a man who knows it''s all man looked at her husband, and his eyes fell often upon his own hands, Herman went in with the doctor, and stood looking on while the old man id = 21255 author = Garland, Hamlin title = The Eagle''s Heart date = keywords = Black; Burns; Cora; Dan; Delmar; East; Excell; Harold; Harry; Jack; Kintuck; Mary; Mose; Mr.; Mrs.; Pratt; Raimon; Reynolds; West; boy; good; like; man summary = "Tell me," said the minister to the young man, who, with a painful smile A hundred times he said: "Come, let''s go West and kill buffalo. "Well, now, good-by," said Harold, reaching down his hand to Mrs. Burns, who seized it in both hers. silently, Mose looked into her sad dark eyes and liked her very much. "Well, you see it''s like this," said the hairy little man; "they''re kind Mose''s voice trembled as he took Delmar''s hand and said: "Good-by, Mr. Delmar, I''m awfully obliged to you." man is Mr. Mose Harding, who comes from my old friend Delmar. "Boys," said Reynolds, "this young feller is just come to town. "The old man looks pretty well run down, don''t he?" said Harold. "You''re mighty good, Mose," was all she said in reply, but her eyes "I try that," said Mose; "I let nothing get away to-day." id = 28492 author = Garland, Hamlin title = The Light of the Star: A Novel date = keywords = Alessandra; Baroness; Douglass; Duty; Enid; Helen; Hugh; Lillian; Merival; Miss; Mr.; Westervelt; come; face; like; play summary = young man gave Douglass''s hand a firm and cordial grip. Helen, in brilliant evening-dress, came out; and when Hugh left them Helen read Douglass''s letter next morning while still in bed, and its fact that the breakfast-room was high in a tower-like hotel, for Helen''s came in with a young man who looked like an actor, but was, in fact, The reading of the play took place on the Monday morning following, and think he ought to know enough to read a simple line like that, but he Hugh and Westervelt both came to her to say: "Tell Douglass to let up. "I have had a letter from Mr. Douglass," Helen said, softly, when they Helen met her playwright with an anxious, tired look upon her face, but play and a fine part," she said, "but they don''t want you in such work. large play of human passion which Helen Merival''s great art demands." id = 28551 author = Garland, Hamlin title = The Trail of the Goldseekers: A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse date = keywords = Burton; Creek; Fraser; Hazleton; Ladrone; Lake; River; Skeena; Stikeen; Teslin; Trail; camp; day; horse; indian; like; little; long; man; mountain summary = ride, and all day we climbed over low swells, passing little lakes Indian standing near said to Burton, "I have gentle horse, no buck, We camped on this, the sixth day, beside a fine stream which came Next morning as we took the boat--which was filled with horses wild flat, but an old trail turned to the right and climbed the north bank At such times the man on the trail feels the grim power of Nature. the trail, following running water most of the way over a very good horse breaks away from his fellows on the trail, it is pretty safe to easy to follow the horse so long as he kept to the trail, but the great care of our horses till we reached a little meadow at the for our journey, two men came romping down the trail, carrying packs id = 28791 author = Garland, Hamlin title = A Son of the Middle Border date = keywords = Booth; Boston; Burton; Chicago; Dakota; David; Edwin; England; Frank; Garland; Green; Harriet; Howells; Iowa; Jessie; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Page; River; Seminary; Sunday; Uncle; West; William; Wisconsin; York; american; chapter; father; good; home; life; like; little; man; mother; old; time; way summary = He also told us how his father and mother came west by way of the Erie day, I heard my father read to my mother a paragraph from the county Father explained that the men usually worked all day at one farm and One day there came into our home a strange man who spoke in a fashion Finally the day came when the ground rang like iron under the feet of For seventy days I walked behind my plow on the new farm while my father prairie cocks began to boom, and then at last came the day when father''s Garland, my father''s brother who came to visit us at about this time was Harriet came home from school each Friday night but we saw little of One day, soon after the death of my sister Harriet, my father came home my father who had kept my mother always on the border, working like a id = 29119 author = Garland, Hamlin title = They of the High Trails date = keywords = Abe; Adams; Alice; Bidwell; Busby; Carmody; Eugene; Fan; Fred; Hanscom; Helen; Kauffman; Kelley; Kitsong; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Peggy; Pogosa; Roy; Throop; Ward; Watson; Wetherell; good summary = The third man took the rock and said: "That vein has got to be low "I''ll kill that old son of a gun one of these days," said he to Henry "I hope the old man''ll be a long time getting well," he said, abruptly. "Kelley''s too good to be permanent," he said to his wife that night. "Run away, girl," said Kelley, "Tell her," said the white man, "that I want to talk with her about old "See the old girl!" said Kelley. "This looks like the end of our mine," said Kelley, gloomily. man comes back to a shack in the middle of the night in a place like I''d like to hear from you some time," he said to Alice, and his voice a solemn look on his face, took off his hat and, turning to me, said, "Came away between two days, I''ll bet," said Watson. id = 22338 author = Garrett, Randall title = The Impossibles date = keywords = Boyd; Burris; FBI; Fernack; Fueyo; Kettleman; Lynch; Malone; Mike; Mr.; New; Queen; sure summary = "For all I know," Malone said, "it sprouted wings and flew away." He "Relaxation?" Malone said, feeling just a little bit pleased. Malone," Burris said sadly, "I wasn''t exactly thinking about a "I''ve got it," Malone said, "but I don''t exactly know what to do with "I''d like to ask him a couple of questions," Malone said. Lieutenant Lynch said, "If you need us, Malone, just "Look, Malone," Lynch said, "there''s a guy who wants to talk to you." "All right, Malone," he said after a little "I''m looking for a notebook," Malone said. "I''m looking for a notebook I lost here last night," Malone said "Look for me?" Malone said. "He likes red Cadillacs," Malone said. "Lynch?" Malone said. "Lynch works for me, Malone," Fernack said. "What I want to know," Malone said, "is this. "Well," Malone said, "you sure looked like--" "Boyd?" Malone said. "Boyd?" Malone said. "Boyd?" Malone said. id = 22763 author = Garrett, Randall title = Suite Mentale date = keywords = Paul; Senator; Wendell summary = "You don''t sound very optimistic, Dr. Mallon," said the FBI man. The men looked at each other, then the big one said: "I''m sure you did Maybe," said the big man. he dropped it several years ago--said that the human mind couldn''t be "Sounds like he was unable to make up his mind," said the small man. heard second-hand, but Paul Wendell could tell me more of what was going "That''s right," said the big FBI man. had happened to him, Paul Wendell went violently insane. "Open your mouth, Paul," said the pretty nurse. So Paul Wendell explored his past, every year, every hour, every second "I have some news for you, Mr. President," the younger one said. Camberton said: "I''ll try to explain in words, Senator. "Think of it this way," Camberton said. "Not at all," Camberton said; "that''s like saying that if you read a id = 22767 author = Garrett, Randall title = Pagan Passions date = keywords = Diana; Dionysus; Forrester; Gerda; Goddess; Gods; High; Mars; Myrmidon; Priestess; Symes; Temple; Venus; Vulcan; Zeus summary = "People just don''t do such things," Forrester said sternly. from his mind, Forrester said simply: "Yes? "That''s right," Forrester said, knowing that he looked quite calm, and Forrester looked at her limpid blue eyes and her lovely face. "Well," Forrester said mildly, "what good is progress?" The old man, he "Now look," Forrester said patiently, "progress is an outmoded idea. "The Gods haven''t taken anything away from us," Forrester said. "Now look here," Forrester said in a reasonable tone of voice. "Come in, William Forrester," said the High Priestess of "Perhaps not," Forrester said, in a voice that didn''t sound at all like "I guess so," Forrester said, feeling both expectant and a little "It''s all right, Diana," Forrester said, knowing she preferred the name who felt like looking in, but Forrester hadn''t known that at the time "As a full God," Forrester said. "Diana," Forrester said, "what are the Gods?" id = 28643 author = Garrett, Randall title = Belly Laugh date = keywords = Stillwell summary = What the hell chance has a guy got to figure And I tell you them Ruskies are coming up with new weapons You see, there was me and a Kentucky kid named Stillwell in this pit--a there''s a yak in it, and--as I say--we got to keep a sense of humor. Well, as I was saying, this Ruskie babe pokes her nose over the edge of the pit and Stillwell dives and knocks down my gun. it followed--pretty natural--that when Stillwell got up and led her around a wing of the pit, out of sight, she went willing--like that same Then, you guys, Stillwell comes back out--wall-eyed--real wall-eyed--like being hit but not knocked out and still walking. crack him--the little thing that pushes a guy over the edge. you guys if you want--for the coffee. After all, like the man says, we got to keep our sense of humor. Well, so long, you guys--and thanks. id = 29159 author = Garson, Bill title = Acid Bath date = keywords = Blue; Jon; Steel summary = Jon Karyl took one look and went bounding over the asteroid''s rocky Jon Karyl unsheathed the stubray pistol at his side, turned the oxygen Jon Karyl saw none of the steel-blue creatures. As Karyl watched, a second Steel-Blue came crawling out of the ship. There wasn''t much fear in Jon Karyl''s mind. He followed the Steel-Blue into the gaping lock of the invaders'' space "This is the violator?" Jon''s Steel-Blue nodded. Jon''s Steel-Blue led him out of the alien ship and halted expectantly His Steel-Blue said: "We have reproduced the atmosphere of your station moved toward Jon. He didn''t like the looks of the liquid in the tumbler. Steel-Blues were watching as Jon put on his helmet and unsheathed his "That is the hemlock," Steel-Blue said. Staying alive had now become a fetish with Jon. On the sixteenth day, the Earthman realized that the Steel-Blues also id = 22804 author = Gates, Eleanor title = Apron-Strings date = keywords = Balcome; Clare; Crosby; Dora; Farvel; Hattie; Ikey; Milo; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Rectory; Sue; Susan; Tottie; Wallace summary = into a crouching line at her back--as the library door opened, and Mrs. Milo came panting into the room. Now there came to Sue that look that suggested a little girl, and a Mrs. Milo was watching Hattie''s lowered head through narrowed eyes. Those who saw Mrs. Milo and Sue together invariably remarked, "Isn''t the devotion of "Susan dear!" Her mother smiled across Mrs. Balcome''s trembling His mother gone, Wallace turned to Sue. She had the same thought "Oh, mother!" Sue came back a little way. "But your mother," went on Mrs. Milo, "--my feelings--my love--are you "Yes, mother." But Sue, halting beside Farvel, continued to talk to "Dora," said Mrs. Milo, "you saw Miss Susan?" "I''m coming at you," explained Sue, "because I know Alan Farvel. "No!" Clare came past Farvel, taking her stand between him and Mrs. Milo almost defensively. "Ah, good little mother!" said Sue, smiling. "Oh, let Dora go, Mrs. Farvel," urged Sue. id = 28450 author = Gerken, William title = Stopover date = keywords = Tommy; town summary = look at the boy, she smiled at him and went back to work. "Guess it shows, huh?" he said, brushing the road dust from After he had eaten, he went down to the town store to look through its By the time I reached the store, school was out, and a group of kids and Tommy, my eight-year-old son, and I were walking home, I asked him "It must be hard on you," Marty said quietly, in a knowing way. "Would you like to learn how to do things, Tommy?" Two weeks later, at a meeting of the town council, I wasn''t too worried "The young man who has been staying at my house for the past three weeks "No one asked you to like it," someone said. "When we started," he said, "I asked those children who weren''t He stayed on, teaching part-time, helping out with the work at my place, id = 15570 author = Gibbs, George title = Paradise Garden: The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment date = keywords = Ballard; Benham; Canby; Christopher; Clancy; Flynn; Gore; Habberton; Horsham; Jack; Jerry; Lloyd; Manor; Marcia; Miss; Mr.; New; Roger; Una; Van; Wyck; York; good; think summary = "You''d better come down then, Jerry," I said quickly. did and said and thought the things that Jerry did could be accused of "You didn''t think I''d come, did you, Jerry?" she asked, though how she "I suppose there _are_ things that women can do," said Jerry after a "I think I know best, Jerry," I said quietly. "You seem to know a great deal about Jerry," I said at last. You can''t know what meeting a man like Jerry means to a woman "You can''t keep people from knowing, Jerry," I said. "I''m sorry, Roger, if you think things are as bad as that," said Jerry "I really ought to be going, Jerry," said Una. "But you can''t, you know, after promising," said Jerry with a smile. "You don''t know Una if you say that," said Jerry loyally. I think she knew where Jerry had gone and, like me, id = 29617 author = Gibbs, George title = The Vagrant Duke date = keywords = Aunt; Ben; Bergen; Beth; Black; Cabin; Cameron; Coast; Duke; God; Grand; Hawk; Jim; Kennedy; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Nichols; Peggy; Peter; Rock; Russia; Shad; Tillie; Wells; York summary = "Peter Nichols," said the Grand Duke with a smile, "it''s as good as any "I came to see Mr. McGuire," said Peter amiably. "Mr. Nichols, Mr. McGuire," she said, and Peter entered. When Peter came into the room, Mr. McGuire closed the heavy doors of the McGuire got up and paced the floor slowly looking at Peter out of the "Aunt Tillie doesn''t know anything about McGuire," Beth said suddenly. _You_ will," said McGuire, watching Peter''s face craftily. Peter had said nothing to Beth or to Mrs. Cameron of what he had As this man saw Peter he turned his head and went down "I''ll present those facts when the time comes, Mr. McGuire," said Peter "Beth Cameron''s claim comes before his--or yours," said Peter quietly. "It looks very much, Beth," said Peter at last, with a smile, "as though "Tell him to move fast and to come to McGuire''s first," said Peter. id = 30015 author = Gilbert, Robert E. title = Stopover Planet date = keywords = Tapp; Whedbee summary = that the man on the truck wore something like a suit of long underwear A block away on Center Street, a heavy truck roared Sure, chief," Whedbee said. Chief Grindstaff opened the doors in the rear of the truck, releasing a Oh, you mean the mailbox!" Whedbee walked across the street Patrolman Whedbee stood by the back of the truck. "Open the portal," Fred said. A _Honeychile Bakery_ truck, with rear doors open, waited in the truck, and swiftly sprayed Miss Tapp. "You''re fired," the man in the dream said over and over. Kear rolled off the half-bed, struck the floor, and awoke. "Put on your clothing," the boss said. Mrs. Kear opened her eyes and squeaked like a dying rabbit. The bent rod in the boss''s hand hissed, and Mrs. Kear stopped squeaking. The boss opened the doors of the _Honeychile Bakery_ truck and said, "In id = 29298 author = Gilmore, Anthony title = The Bluff of the Hawk date = keywords = Carse; Hawk; Lar; Leithgow; Sui; Tantril summary = Carse extracted a ray-gun from the belt of Leithgow''s In one second Hawk Carse was snatched from sleep into the turmoil of a Jupiter-light, and Hawk Carse faced the danger trail alone, as was his Hawk Carse crossed the room and slid it open. There was only one logical man; and as Hawk Carse twenty-five miles from Port o'' Porno--_Lar Tantril, who probably had not already in Ku Sui''s hands_, _should be at Tantril''s ranch_. Now, with nothing but a space-suit and a ray-gun, he had to raid it light from the beacon--Lar Tantril''s own personal space-ship--and And Hawk Carse found himself caught between ray-guns held unswervingly I like you not with a gun near your hand, Carse." "You know, Carse," Tantril observed after his laugh, "I''ve been half "From Ku Sui to Lar Tantril: Search House No. 574 in Port o'' Porno Watch for Hawk Carse, Eliot Leithgow Hawk Carse was gone! id = 15603 author = Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson title = One Man in His Time date = keywords = Alice; Benham; Byrd; Corinna; Culpeper; Darrow; Father; Gershom; Gideon; Governor; John; Judge; Margaret; Mr.; Mrs.; Page; Patty; Rokeby; Square; Stephen; Vetch; know; like; look summary = common, though he felt instinctively that Corinna would have liked Patty "It''s time for me to go, Corinna," said the old man, stooping to kiss "I know what the Judge means when he says you are like Vetch," returned "I wonder if Stephen noticed the girl at the ball?" said Mrs. Culpeper "Yes, I''ve had a mean life," thought Corinna, while she stood before her Looking away from the General, her eyes rested for a moment on Stephen had turned to Judge Page on her left, Corinna looked for the first time Gideon Vetch for the way he''s looked after you," said the woman. "And she might have been like you," was all Patty said, but Corinna "You looked so much like Mr. Benham a little way off," said Patty, as The old man pondered his answer so long that Stephen thought he had "Because I know Stephen--and men," answered Corinna, while she thought id = 19948 author = Glass, Montague title = Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things date = keywords = Abe; Conference; Kaiser; League; Mawruss; Morris; Mr.; Nations; New; Paris; Peace; President; States; Treaty; United; Wilson; York; american; german summary = "Well, Mawruss," Abe Potash said, as he and his partner, Morris "Sure, I know," Abe said; "but if them newspaper fellers has got such an "Well, you couldn''t blame Mr. Wilson exactly, Mawruss," Abe said, "In deciding these things, Abe," Morris said, "Mr. Wilson couldn''t "Probably you ain''t wrong exactly," Morris said, "but whichever way Mr. Wilson thinks is the best for the good of Europe, Abe, that''s the way he "At the same time, Abe," Morris said, "I couldn''t help thinking that if "There was a whole lot of people, Mawruss," Abe said, "but this Mawruss," Abe Potash said to his partner, Morris Perlmutter, the day way that feller talks, Mawruss," Abe Potash said to his partner, Morris government ain''t colored people, Mawruss," Abe said. "That''s what I mean, Mawruss," Abe said, "which, when President Wilson "Still, at the same time, Abe," Morris said, "it is going to be a id = 29222 author = Godfrey, Thomas title = The Prince of Parthia: A Tragedy date = keywords = BETHAS; GOTARZES; Godfrey; KING; LYSIAS; Prince; VARDANES; arsaces; brother; evanthe; queen; scene summary = Thou hell-born fiend, how horrid is thy form! The Gods sure let thee loose to scourge mankind, _KING, ARSACES, VARDANES, GOTARZES, PHRAATES, LYSIAS, with BETHAS in Know''st thou, vain wretch, what fate attends on those But, let the wretch, whose soul can know a care, Thou know''st each turn in this thy dreary rule, And on my breast repose thee, mark thy dreams, But thou, I know, art gentleness and love. Thy changeling heart, explain my meaning to thee, dost thou own thy crime, nor feel the glow KING, ARSACES, VARDANES, EVANTHE, LYSIAS. I tell thee, Prince, hadst thou as many tongues, Lend me thy arm Vardanes--cruel pow''rs! Know, thy Father--loves Evanthe.-Vardanes--Ha!--come here, I know thou lov''st me. And yet I know ''twill shock thy gentle soul, Last night thy Father sigh''d his soul to bliss, Yes, thou shalt die, thus, on thy breast, I write Pity should dwell within thy lovely breast, id = 20756 author = Goldsmith, Milton title = Rabbi and Priest: A Story date = keywords = Bensef; Count; Czar; Drentell; God; Governor; Hirsch; Israel; Itzig; Jacob; Jews; Joseph; Kathinka; Kief; Loris; Mendel; Mikail; Mordecai; Pomeroff; Rabbi; Recha; Russia; Sabbath; Winenki; jewish summary = "You make a great mistake, sister," said Bensef, "if you allow Mendel to "We are trying to reach Kief, where we have friends," answered Mendel. door and said: "Itzig, thou hast come about a sick boy at Kief." The "Well, my boy, what is it?" asked the Rabbi, as Mendel gazed wistfully "Come, Mendel, let us go home," he said aloud, and they started silently One evening Mendel entered the Rabbi''s house in unusual haste, his face the happy day that made Mendel and Recha man and wife was not long in "Well, Jew," said another, seizing Mendel by the beard; "by what charms A long discussion followed, in which Mendel proved that the Jews, in "Your hand, Rabbi," he said, heartily, "you have carried the day. "Poor Jews," said the Governor, sadly. the time when Mendel Winenki was a power in the Governor''s house id = 16861 author = Goodwin, C. C. (Charles Carroll) title = The Wedge of Gold date = keywords = Africa; America; Browning; England; God; Grace; Hamlin; Jack; Jenvie; Jim; Jordan; London; Mr.; Mrs.; Rose; San; Sedgwick; Texas; come; ther summary = Browning said to Sedgwick, "How did you come to be here, Jim?" When it reached $480, Browning said to Sedgwick: "Bless my soul, Jim, I "Browning," said Sedgwick, "it was mighty kind of you to come with me. "Hold, Jack," said Sedgwick, "let us go in here and look to On the fourth day, Browning said to his friend: "Jim, old pard, I must at midnight and went to a hotel, or, as Sedgwick said: "This, Jack, is "A good thought, old boy," said Browning, "and we shall have time only to At length, however, Sedgwick roused himself and said: "Jack, old boy, "Why, old friend," said Sedgwick, "if you and Rose are all right, what lot o'' ther boys cum in one day and said: ''Jordan, it''s a blasted shame "That is good, Jim," said Jordan, "it is ther soul of man, after all, id = 15205 author = Gordon, Hanford Lennox title = The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems date = keywords = Captain; Chaskè; Chief; Cloud; Dakotas; Falls; Father; Gitchee; God; Lake; Minnesota; Mollie; Ojibways; Panther; Paul; Pauline; Red; River; Sea; Spirit; St.; Tamdóka; Unktéhee; Wakâwa; White; Winona; Wiwâstè; brave; day; hand; heart; illustration; let; like; love; man; thunder; till summary = All his banks were red with roses from the sea to nor''lands wild, Dusky hunters sat and wondered, listening to the spirits'' calls. The wild cheers broke like a thunder storm Proud Red Cloud turned to the braves and said, It sang like the lark in the skies of May. The round moon laughed, but a lone, red star,[30] Were their hearts to be loved by the brave Red Cloud. Will follow thy feet like the shadow of death, Fell the incessant rain till, like a sea, Fell on Paul''s face he took my hand and said: But like all brave men the Panther And hearts like God''s own angels-Falls till frightened away by the advent of white men. O blue-eyed, brave Chief of the white men. Come then, brave men, from the Land of Lakes God bless their true hearts for they stood like a wall, id = 14730 author = Goss, Charles Frederic title = The Redemption of David Corson date = keywords = CHAPTER; Corson; David; God; Mantel; Pepeeta; Quaker; Steven; eye; good; great; hand; heart; life; light; like; little; long; look; love; man; moment; nature; old; soul; tell; thee summary = said, "for all that thee beholds with the outer eye shall pass away, right eye of the gypsy, and said: "Look into the mouth of that and tell he saw in the face of the man''s beautiful companion a look which said always had a home, and wish to lead a roving life," said David. "David," she said, in a voice that sounded like an echo of a long-dead said David, whose heart began to suffer qualms as he contemplated this the future to God and living her daily life in humble, child-like faith. David watched them silently for a moment and then said, "Pepeeta, men "Three times to-day," he said, pausing and turning toward Pepeeta, "I seen thee so much for a few days that we feel like old friends," said David," she said, kissing the hands she held; "how like your old id = 18960 author = Grant, Robert title = The King''s Men: A Tale of To-morrow date = keywords = Brompton; Carey; Dacre; Duke; England; Featherstone; Geoffrey; George; House; Jawkins; John; King; Lincoln; Lord; Maggie; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Oswald; Reynolds; Ripon; Sydney; Windsor summary = When Geoffrey entered that evening the great drawing-rooms of his old Geoffrey, turning, saw a fine-looking old couple. Geoffrey looked in the direction, and saw the back of Sir John Dacre''s room like this," said Miss Windsor to Geoffrey. "Mrs. Carey and old Charlie Featherstone?" he said to himself, as he Mrs. Carey looked up at Geoffrey with a mocking smile, as if deriding "Poor old fellow," whispered Mrs. Carey to Geoffrey. "My dear old friend, Lord Brompton--Geoffrey Ripon you would call him, While Geoffrey was looking at the scroll, Dacre had taken up the old Mrs. Oswald Carey waited till the old man had left the kitchen and "Mrs. Carey was right," he said; "love is the great thing, after all; "This is heavy work, Duke," said Geoffrey to the old man; "but we ought When Featherstone saw him he said to Geoffrey, "Just look! id = 19509 author = Grant, Robert title = The Opinions of a Philosopher date = keywords = Christian; David; Fred; Harvard; Jacket; Josephine; Josie; Mr.; Mrs.; Sam; Science; Spinney; Winona; like; little; look; man summary = My wife Josephine declares that I have become a philosopher in my old I remember taking little Fred, my namesake and eldest son, to skate with "I thought the fish would like it," said little Fred, when "You didn''t use to talk in that way," said Josephine, with slow Josephine looked a little grave, as she is apt to do "I should think so," said little Fred, who is aiming to be a dandy Said my wife to me one day not long ago, handing me the newspaper as It makes him look like a prize-fighter," cried Josephine. have let Fred have the photograph to give them," said Josephine, I do not really know whether Josephine is prouder of Fred or of David. Josephine looked a little sober, as he look like, Fred? Said Josephine to me some three months ago: "Fred, we shall have been id = 28236 author = Grant, Robert title = A Romantic Young Lady date = keywords = Agnes; Aunt; Barr; Chelm; Dale; Fleisch; Harlan; Helen; Kingsley; Marsh; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Paul; Prime; Roger; Spence; Virginia; York; honorable; man; time summary = Miss Jenks went away in October, and a few days later Aunt Helen years older in a single day, and I felt a new responsibility in living. thinking of what my father and Aunt Agnes had said by way of warning. Before I had an opportunity to broach the question of investments to Mr. Dale, Aunt Agnes added her quota to my sense of wrong. I do not know how long it was before Aunt Helen knocked a second time, thought that we have had in many years," said Aunt Agnes. "You are extremely fortunate, Virginia," said Aunt Agnes, with emphasis. Fortunately I recalled what Miss Kingsley had told me regarding Mr. Spence''s early experiences in search of extremes, so that I was not as ''Of course,'' she said, ''I know Miss Virginia did not "You are right, Aunt Agnes; he needs rest; he looks tired out," I said, id = 22819 author = Gray, Joslyn title = Elsie Marley, Honey date = keywords = Cousin; Elsie; Enderby; John; Julia; Kate; Katy; Marley; Middleton; Miss; Moss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Pritchard; York summary = "I am sixteen, Miss Moss," returned Elsie Marley formally. The little girl moved with the grace of a child, but Elsie Moss danced her cousin, and the Reverend John Middleton Elsie Marley''s uncle and mother had the fever at one time as a very young girl, Elsie. "I wonder if Elsie wouldn''t like to go to her chamber now," Mr. Middleton suggested, remarking suddenly how tired the girl looked. On the June day on which Elsie was expected, Miss Pritchard confessed "Do you know what you look like, Cousin Julia?" Elsie asked. ask Miss Pritchard if she might invite her friend Elsie Moss to come on "Now, Elsie," Miss Pritchard went on, "I want to ask you something--I When Miss Pritchard came in, she noticed at once that Elsie looked very "My dear child, what has happened?" Miss Pritchard cried as Elsie a girl is this Elsie Pritchard?" id = 15965 author = Graydon, William Murray title = In Friendship''s Guise date = keywords = Bertie; Chesney; Diane; Drummond; Foster; Hawker; Jack; Jimmie; Lamb; London; Lucius; Madge; Mr.; Nevill; Paris; Rembrandt; Sir; Stephen; Vernon; Victor summary = "Nevill, old chap!" cried Jack, holding out a hand. At noon Jack had received a letter from Victor Nevill, of whom "It will be a bit awkward if Nevill wants his dinner," Jack said to "No; I had come to London by that time--or was in Italy," said Jack. M. Felix Marchand looked at his watch, shook hands with Jack, and hoped o''clock when Nevill left the house, and bade Stephen Foster good-night "It''s asking a lot of you, Nevill," said Jack, "but if you don''t mind--" "No; I shall stop with poor old Jack," Jimmie replied. impatiently for Victor Nevill, and wondering why he did not come, Jack Stephen Foster looked from Diane to Jack. Sir Lucius lighted a cigar, and handed his case to Nevill. This was false, for Nevill had noted in the morning paper that Jack was left them, while Jack and Nevill went down Regent street. id = 19147 author = Green, Anna Katharine title = The House in the Mist date = keywords = Ashley; Burton; Deane; Glover; Luke; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Ransome; Westonhaugh; look; man summary = voice came back in good-natured tones and I heard: "Good likeness, eh?" laughed the seamy-faced man. little shivering and pathetic figure vanished, the old man drew, with A man''s face looked in, and behind it, that of a woman, so wild left of the mantelpiece, and softly opened it upon what looked like a with the two ill-favored persons whose faces I had seen looking in at She heard my story; looked in the face of my wife looks, a gleam from old Luke''s sidewise eyes startled the man next him, longer sitting--all risen, all looking with wild eyes for the door--was dollars looks like a fortune to a young man just starting life. with her face turned my way, was a young girl in whom, even at first come back and open the doors, and let me go down again through my old id = 22808 author = Green, Anna Katharine title = The Gray Madam 1899 date = keywords = L''Hommedieu; Mr.; Mrs.; room summary = and totally unknown woman coming toward me from my wife''s room. a living picture of the person I saw passing out of this room that by a long gray veil flung over her hat, she would look like the gray "Mrs. L''Hommedieu, who looked ready to faint from excess of feeling, You don''t look like a woman looked like the face of a dead man, she tore the paper from his hand and "''Mr. L''Hommedieu''s compliments,'' said he, ''and he hopes Mrs. L''Hommedieu will make herself comfortable and not think of coming down. Mrs. L''Hommedieu had recovered and gone away, and the person who had "The next day came and went, but no Mr. L''Hommedieu appeared; another, L''Hommedieu!'' And whether it was the look with which she said this that Mrs. L''Hommedieu, so that when she left there she had something with "Then you did not see the woman who died in those rooms?" I asked. id = 19708 author = Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean title = Cape Cod Folks date = keywords = Ark; Aunt; Barlow; Becky; Captain; Cradlebow; Emily; George; God; Grandma; Harvey; Hungerford; John; Keeler; Lord; Lovell; Madeline; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Olver; Rebecca; Rollin; Silvy; Wallencamp; Wallencampers; teacher summary = "Wall, thar'', now, pa," said Grandma Keeler, reprovingly; "I wouldn''t "Why, no interruption, I''m sure," said Grandma Keeler, good-naturedly, "Becky''s a very sensible girl," said Grandma Keeler; "and don''t cast no "I don''t know as we''d ought to blame him," said Grandma Keeler; "though "I should like to ask you to speak to my little boys and girls!" I said; "We can''t help nothin'' by talkin'' that way;" said Grandma Keeler, a "It''s right you should stand up for her, teacher," said Grandma Keeler, coming in to talk a little while after you got home from school, teacher, "And Abraham said; ''O Lord, I know you won''t like it this time, but I''ve "Will you walk home with me?" I said, looking up in his face and smiling. "He doesn''t know enough about the world, I''m afraid," said Mrs. Cradlebow, and her eyes, fixed on my face, seemed to me to be looking id = 15148 author = Gregory, Jackson title = Six Feet Four date = keywords = Bedloe; Broderick; Buck; Clayton; Comstock; Corners; Drury; Hap; Henry; Jimmie; Kid; King; Mr.; Pollard; Smith; Thornton; man summary = "Jus'' because a girl''s got a red mouth an'' purty eyes ..." began old man And the man from the Poison Hole ranch, his own eyes looking his eyes burned hard into Thornton''s as the man from the Poison Hole close-set, little eyes and weasel face bespoke him; he had come to know Thornton, his lips tightening a little, watched the man and for a moment more than an instant of Thornton and the Kid. Bedloe dropped his eyes to his cards, merely turning the corners as they another man: she saw Buck Thornton as she had seen him only a few This morning Thornton found old man King saddling his horse in the Bar X Young King lifted his head and again Thornton saw in a man''s eyes a Winifred Waverly looked steadily into Buck Thornton''s eyes, suddenly Thornton entered and closed the door after him to look down on the man id = 15438 author = Gregory, Jackson title = The Bells of San Juan date = keywords = Brocky; Elmer; Engle; Florrie; Galloway; Ignacio; Jim; Juan; Kid; Las; Norton; Page; Patten; Rickard; Rod; San; Struve; Virginia summary = "Another man down, Galloway," said Norton with an ominous sternness. "Bad luck cursing a dead man, Rickard," said Norton coldly. Rod Norton''s face went a flaming red with anger, his hand grew white Roderick Norton and Florrie Engle had drawn a little apart; Virginia, "I can''t stand that man!" Florence said sharply to Norton, and though Moraga, who Norton said was Galloway''s man, to shoot down the cattle "May you sleep well in Jim Galloway''s hang-out," said Norton lightly. "Jim Galloway is a big man," the sheriff said thoughtfully. Cutter, Norton''s San Juan deputy, was a man to keep both eyes open, and "You''ll never get another chance like this, Galloway," said Norton "Coming, Galloway!" Norton''s ringing shout came back in answer. Rod Norton came to the Engles'', found Elmer and Virginia there, and Elmer, while Norton and Virginia were on their way from San Juan to Las id = 15502 author = Gregory, Jackson title = The Desert Valley date = keywords = Alan; Barbee; Carr; Courtot; Desert; Helen; Howard; Indian; Jim; John; Kish; Longstreet; Monte; Mr.; Mrs.; Murray; Sanchia; Taka; Valley; man summary = Helen looked up curiously for Howard''s answer and thus met the eyes he Howard''s eyes travelled swiftly to Helen, then back to her father. ''Don''t you think, papa,'' said Helen coolly, ''that instead of taxing Mr. Howard''s memory and--and imagination, it would be better if you asked two horses went by and Helen came up with Howard. ''Come on,'' cut in Howard warmly, his hand on the older man''s shoulder. like Howard and his friend John Carr, types she had never looked to ''Some day,'' said Helen, her eyes sparkling, ''I want to ride a horse ''Papa,'' said Helen after the stern fashion which in time comes natural Howard went forward to meet him, leaving John Carr with Helen. Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the black looks; she saw, too, how Howard kept his eyes always on Helen''s id = 18964 author = Gregory, Jackson title = Wolf Breed date = keywords = Bellaire; David; Drennen; Ernestine; Garcia; George; Joe; Kootanie; Lemarc; Madden; Marquette; Max; Mr.; Père; Sefton; Sothern; Ygerne; man summary = due time the hands came out of the gloves, they were little like a "You''ve got about a thousand dollars there," said Drennen eyeing the passed from Drennen and Kootanie George to Ernestine Dumont, came Young Drennen had struck a man in the face for breaking the news to him first one, was the laugh men came to know as Dave Drennen''s laugh. Drennen, making his slow way homeward, met the men Lemarc and Sefton in Drennen lay back a little, his hands clasped behind his head. When a man stood in his way Drennen thrust out his arm, pushing him elements: of love, which is a white flame in a man like Drennen; of "Ygerne," cried Drennen harshly, "why do you travel with men like that In a moment she went on swiftly, the eyes turned upon Drennen very Sothern turned his eyes toward Drennen and brought them back to the id = 16168 author = Grey, John W. title = The Master Mystery date = keywords = Automaton; Balcom; Brent; Doctor; Dora; Eva; Flint; Locke; Meg; Mr.; Old; Paul; Quentin; Rock; Zita summary = Locke was down in the hallway just in time to meet Eva and Paul as they Eva looked back swiftly at Locke and smiled as Paul led her toward the They parted, Eva closing her door for a sleepless night, Locke to work Eva looked from Locke to Balcom, her mind in a turmoil, as the De Luxe Dora also had waited only long enough to see Eva and Locke enter Eva, having left her father, came upon Locke in the hall, and there they Locke and Eva walked to the safe, while Balcom and Paul watched like Sent down by Balcom, Zita had been ordered to spy on Eva and Locke. He was just in time, for a moment later Locke and Eva Balcom glared, while Zita with a strange glance toward Eva left Locke any moment the door might come crashing down and Locke and Eva might id = 15580 author = Grey, Zane title = The Rustlers of Pecos County date = keywords = Blome; Diane; George; Hoden; Jim; Linrock; Miss; Morton; Ranger; Russ; Sally; Sampson; Snecker; Steele; Texas; Vaughn; Wright summary = "Miss Sampson, here is Vaughn Steele to see you," I said. "Mr. Steele, I''m pleased to meet you," said Miss Sampson. "Mr. Steele, we''ve heard of you in Austin," said Sally with her eyes Miss Sampson looked alarmed and Sally turned pale, to my extreme joy. "Sampson, I _saw_ Snell attack Hoden," said Steele, his voice still "Sampson, you''ve shown your hand," said Steele, in the deep voice that "Steele will be killed," replied Sally, just as low-voiced. Sally said he''d meant you''d be killed, Miss Sampson felt bad about it. "Steele, old man, you''ll ruin Diane Sampson, because, as arrest looks Several days after this talk with Steele I took Miss Sampson and Sally "Well, you look a little like Sampson," finally said Mrs. Hoden, "but "Sally, did you hear what Miss Sampson said to Steele?" I asked. perhaps a little of what Miss Sampson''s must have been to Steele. id = 15673 author = Grey, Zane title = The Day of the Beast date = keywords = Bell; Bessy; Blair; Bronson; Daren; Doctor; God; Helen; Hill; Holt; Iden; Lane; Lorna; Margaret; Maynard; Mel; Middleville; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pepper; Rose; Swann; Wrapp summary = Then it came Lane''s turn, and what they said or did he scarcely knew, "You were always a good boy, Daren, to me and Lorna," murmured Mrs. Lane, almost in tears. "Mother, I was awake last night when she got home," went on Lane, "Yes, Smith, we fellows ''went away,''" replied Lane, with satire, "and "Blair, I''ll beat it, and let Red go to sleep," said Lane, taking up "Blair, let''s play the game out to the end," said Lane. "Helen, here''s Daren Lane home from the war, wearing the _Croix de Next Lane saw a slim young man standing close to this girl, in Daren Lane is a soldier come home to die. "Girls, I want to know what Daren Lane did or said on Friday night at Mel Iden had been in her home four days when Lane first saw her there. The doctor came to Lane''s room and told him the girl id = 29008 author = Griswold, F. Burge (Frances Burge) title = The Elm Tree Tales date = keywords = Archie; Bates; Bond; CHAPTER; Carrie; Dunmore; Ellen; Flin; God; Halberg; Henry; Jennie; Kittie; Mr.; Mrs.; Nannie; Pat; Rosalie; Willie; Winnie summary = "God will provide, only trust Him, poor child," said the kind lady, as broken arm," said the lady--"if you will come with me, little Jennie, we as the small group of mourners moved away from the place of burial, Mr. Colbert, Mrs. Dunmore, and Jennie, lingered in the peaceful cemetery to "Who will share a room with little Jennie Dunmore?" said Madame La "Aby, was a good boy," said the mother; whose heart seemed constantly to "Rosalie," said Jennie the next day, "Let''s go and see the old gentleman said, "Don''t stay long, dear little Jennie. "I feel that I have so little to tell," said Jennie, trying to evade the "Come in, Pat; mother''ll be glad to see ye," said Nannie, as he put the Pat had not seen his old friends for many days, for Nannie was a good "He''s got a sad home, Nannie," said Mr. Bond, "and his father and id = 16632 author = Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) title = Over Here date = keywords = America; Christmas; Flag; God; boy; day; good; man; soldier summary = Good sense shall come again to men, Some day the smiles of joy shall start and you When you shall have your soldier fine, and men But that our children after us shall know life at its best; Little mother, life''s adventure calls your boy away, For your boy shall come to you in a little while. You may boast men''s deeds of glory, you may tell their courage great, In a big way we must labor, if our Flag shall always fly. And work, as men and women, for the bigger, better days. Some day shall bless our Flag And we who are the folks at home shall pray the old time prayer, The hearts of us, each day and night, shall come with love to you. God and country, to-day let us prove we are men! God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave! id = 28903 author = Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) title = All That Matters date = keywords = day; illustration; like; man; play; thing summary = How much of every man to-day the world thinks wise or brave For time has come an'' stained its walls an'' called the young away; Come the summer days that I used to know, An'' the mother an'' the father handing all the good things out, There never comes a lonely day but what we miss the laughing ways For peace is born of simple things--a kindly word, a good-night kiss, An'' says they''re just like the boys he knew. Some day the world shall hail you as a man. And when at last shall come your happy day, To-day the task is mine to do, like those who''ve gone before All things grow lovely in a little while, I only know I''d like to see them smile forever on life''s way; But I know, like the friends of my garden, we shall all meet together Stand up to life and play the man-- id = 21988 author = Gunn, James E. title = Breaking Point date = keywords = Anderson; Captain; Hoskins; Ives; Johnny; Nick; Paresi; turn summary = "We expect the ship to do her job," said Hoskins, the Engineer. The crew fell to work, Ives and Hoskins intently, Johnny off-handedly, "Testing, Johnny," Ives said into a microphone. "Let me try," said Ives, going to Hoskins. "Can''t say I blame him," said the Captain softly, catching Paresi''s eye. "For one thing--" Paresi nodded toward Johnny, who lay tensely, his face Ives said, "Johnny, take it easy and be quiet, huh? "I wonder," he said at length, "which way Johnny turned that "Hoskins," said the Captain, "isn''t there some way we can get out? "That''s the second time you''ve made a crack like that," said Paresi "All right," said Ives, with such docility that Paresi shot him a Paresi said, "You can''t conclude that, Ives. "Good man," said the Captain, as Hoskins disappeared toward the after "Hoskins," said Paresi, "why are you playing chess?" id = 28665 author = H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) title = Sea Garden date = keywords = Page; SEA; leaf summary = we stepped past wood-flowers, we caught flower and new bramble-fruit Are your rocks shelter for ships-cut with the weight of wind-and cut boulders to sand and drift-A patch of flowering grass, a sea treads upon the hill-slopes. your knees, cut from white-ash, sand cuts your petal, a leaf shadow, a flower tint a hill, not set with black violets dwarf-trees, twisted, no beauty cuts another leaf on the grass, trail great pine branches, leave half-trees, torn, twisted for the wind on the hills, O rose, cut in rock, on the edge of the sand-hill, it bends--but its white flowers sand--drift--rocks--rubble of the sea-The light of her face falls from its flower, each leaf is rent like split wood. sea-iris, brittle flower, sweet and salt--you are wind weathers sea-wind; the great sea foamed, were sea-grass tangles with await the new beauty of cities? their beauty, your life._ id = 28666 author = H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) title = Hymen date = keywords = flower; like; purple; sea; white summary = curtain--a dark purple hung between Ionic columns--of the porch or open _When the little girls have passed before the curtain, a wood-wind Like a light out of our heart, _As the wistful notes of the wood-wind gradually die away, there comes a _Free and wild, like the wood-maidens of Artemis, is this last group of rayed out like that of the sun-god. soft but steady wind above forest trees. The figures--tall young women, clothed in long white white, through which the features are visible, like the veiled Tanagra._ purple, scarlet and deep blue, with edge of gold._ the wings, deep red or purple, stand out against the curtains in a purple cloud, the figure, still brighter, like a flamboyant bird, half Between the purple flower-lips. scratched like a small white ferret flower of white, that great arm-full of yellow flowers. and purple flower of the laurel-tree. White poison flower we loved id = 14895 author = Habberton, John title = All He Knew: A Story date = keywords = Bartram; Deacon; Eleanor; Jane; Jesus; Kimper; Mr.; Mrs.; Prency; Sam; Tom summary = "Sam," said the judge, "I sentenced you, but I don''t want you to think "Why, you ain''t ever done such a thing in your life, Sam!" said Mrs. Kimper, with a feeble giggle. "I know it, poor gal," said Sam; "I know it: I feel a good deal the "Do you mean, Deacon," said Sam, after a moment, "that what I''m "Sam," said Bartram, "I am a man of business, and I suppose you are "But, Sam, my dear fellow," said the young man, "all this doesn''t mean "Conrad," said the deacon, putting on a lofty air, "you''re a good man "Mr. Kimper," said the lady, "try not to look at it in that way. "Such talks never do any good, judge," said the deacon, buttoning his "Do you know, deacon," said Sam, "I was thinkin'' about the same thing? "Every man for his own, deacon," said Sam. id = 16636 author = Hagedorn, Hermann title = Makers of Madness A Play in One Act and Three Scenes date = keywords = HARRADAN; King; MINISTER; POLLEN; PRIME; WAR; chief; grosvenor summary = _The_ MINISTER OF WAR, _a tall, stern, bearded man with [_The_ MINISTER OF WAR _half rises and bows slightly. I get tired of playing it on paper, and want to hear the real guns and two days this war-cloud could be so utterly dissipated that men would war but for peace, honest at home and abroad, just, open, civil, to our Your Majesty, I look farther than ten years, farther than ten times ten I am a lover of peace, but the time has come when we must have war. No sane man wants war, but if-There''s nothing like a war to make a man President. I know why I want war. We''re going to have war, because the people have now got to a state people want war, for a Senator to want peace too hard. War, man! war and peace. The War God 1.25 net id = 15868 author = Hale, Edward Everett title = The Man Without a Country, and Other Tales date = keywords = Arctic; Boston; Captain; Christmas; David; Dennis; Dr.; Fausta; God; Homer; Ingham; Kellett; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nero; New; Nolan; Public; Resolute; Sir; States; United; american; child; day; good; man; time summary = talking-time at the bottom of the set, he said, boldly,--a little pale, came to understand anything about "the man without a country" one day stern-sheets and the men gave way, he said to me: "Youngster, let that "The boys were right," said the captain of the little company. "Can nobody sing here, or play, or tell an old-time story?" "Of course," said their old captain, joining in this conversation. "My boy," said the old man, "have not you heard him enough to see that when, in the last good-bys, he said he was too old to write or read any water, ice, and time, made the light-house of _New_ London,--waited for home under the great rock, and saw the face of man for the first time "Felix," said my wife to me, as I came home to-night, "you will have to But the old man said it was id = 16493 author = Hale, Edward Everett title = The Man Without a Country date = keywords = Nolan; Philip; States; Texas; United; man; note summary = The story of Philip Nolan was published in such a crisis that it met the evangelists in the Bible, I named my man Philip Nolan, on the a man who knows all about uncle Phil Nolan." An Ohio officer, who as "The Man without a Country" that poor Philip Nolan had generally been Well, so it happened that in his turn Nolan took the book and read to time; but all these fellows did then, and poor Nolan himself went on, Nolan and our fellows all got at ease, as I said,--so much so, that it she said, as she told me the story years after,-The captain walked forward by way of encouraging the men, and Nolan And when Nolan came, he said,-Nolan said he could speak Portuguese, and one or two fine-looking Philip Nolan, poor fellow, repented of his folly, and then, like a man, ''Mr. Nolan,'' said I, ''I id = 28379 author = Hale, Edward Everett title = If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations with Some Bits of Fact date = keywords = Arctic; Boston; Captain; Christmas; David; Dennis; Dr.; England; Fausta; God; Homer; Ingham; Jones; Kellett; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nero; New; Nolan; Public; Resolute; Sir; child; day; man; old; time summary = "Felix," said my wife to me, as I came home to-night, "you will have to "Yes, Deacon," said the old man; "I supposed so. Years afterwards she told me how the old man kissed me, how his eyes our first home in New York; and that dear old raven-man made us "The boys were right," said the captain of the little company. "Can nobody sing here, or play, or tell an old-time story?" "We were listening to music," said the old chief, "when you came up. "Of course," said their old captain, joining in this conversation. "My boy," said the old man, "have not you heard him enough to see that when, in the last good-bys, he said he was too old to write or read any water, ice, and time, made the light-house of _New_ London,--waited for home under the great rock, and saw the face of man for the first time id = 19695 author = Hall, Angelo title = Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California date = keywords = Bailey; California; City; Collins; Cummins; Flat; Francis; Keeler; Mat; Mr.; Nevada; Palmer; man summary = Bailey, the stage-driver, with whom Cummins had traveled that fatal day, At Moore''s Flat, six men and two women boarded the stage; and Mat Bailey self-respecting highwayman would rob a man like Will Cummins--the merest suggested that John Keeler, Cummins'' old partner, be employed to scour from Palmer and helped the "old man" keep his ditch in repair. must see "old man Palmer" to talk over the death of Cummins. Every bad man in these mountains knew that Will Cummins was ready to Will Cummins was a good man, and he''s all right, I tell It seemed odd to think of old man Palmer going upon Brown, like Keeler, was to take the stage to Nevada City on the morrow, "That''s what old man Palmer says," remarked Keeler, looking across the To old man Palmer, living alone on the Old man Palmer, much broken in health, as Francis remarked with a degree id = 29053 author = Hall, Desmond Winter title = Raiders Invisible date = keywords = Black; Chris; Fleet; Istafiev; Kashtanov; Travers; ZX-1 summary = whose three scout planes Chris''s was the leader. second scout dropped from the plane rack beneath the dirigible''s sleek planes in sight; none flying in that vicinity save Chris''s. Through the telescopic sight, Chris had not seen a single white-clad But the plane''s cockpit was still empty, Chris could see; nor had he "Like hell!" roared Chris Travers, and shot his whole weight Chris saw the automatic drop to the floor, felt the planes, equipped with automatic clamps for a dirigible''s rack, were man who guided it, until Chris felt one great sob of pain welling up Hands gripped Chris''s body. Intently Chris watched Istafiev pull down the right-side lever. hopelessness passed from Chris Travers and swept clean away. of the invisible hands--and then came what Chris had feared, what he Like a roaring black meteor the plane hurtled over the banks of the id = 29570 author = Hall, Holworthy title = Rope date = keywords = Anna; Archer; Aunt; Barklay; Bob; Council; Devereux; Henry; John; Judge; League; Mayor; Mirabelle; Mix; Mr.; Orpheum; Standish; Starkweather; Sunday; Theodore summary = In a small office on the third floor of the City Bank Building Mr. Theodore Mix, broker and amateur politician, sat moodily intent upon Henry remembered what Mr. Starkweather had said about "Good-morning, Henry," said Mr. Mix, soberly. keeping up his law practice, at five times the income--and Henry, like Barnum look a Kickapoo medicine man--if necessary," said Henry. "Two weeks ago," she said, "I told the League I was going to give it a "Oh, _I_ know," said Henry. "Anna," said Henry, reflectively, "it''s a lucky thing for us this "That''s all I''ve got left to pay out," said Henry, amiably. She asked Henry if he thought that Mr. Mix And Mr. Mix, who knew Henry''s income to the nearest dollar, went home "Mirabelle," said Mr. Mix, "we''ve got to do some missionary work didn''t know I--Henry Devereux, you''ve got _my_ three thousand dollars, "Oh, don''t, Aunt Mirabelle," said Henry compassionately. id = 17559 author = Hallowell, Sarah C. title = On the Church Steps date = keywords = Bessie; Charlie; Fanny; Hiram; Meyrick; Miss; Mrs.; Shaker; Sloman; Stewart; York summary = "Think of little bare feet coming up here, Bessie!" I said with a "Thanks!" said Bessie, nodding her head till the blue feather Mrs. Sloman was ready even before Bessie came down. "Bessie," I said, leaning over her and taking her face in both my "Bessie," I wrote, "I have waited until Mary has come in with her Don''t you think so, Mrs. Sloman?" I said at last, after I had gone through three several papers "Shall we say next Saturday, Bessie?" said I, resolving to plunge at "Good-morning!" said a gay voice behind us--Fanny Meyrick''s voice. "Oh, Charlie," said Bessie as she sprang out, "you bad boy! I had said at Lenox, repeating the words after Bessie "Bessie is in Lenox, I think," Fanny Meyrick had said to me as I bade "Yes," I said: "''Go to Europe with Fanny Meyrick, and come up to id = 28062 author = Hamilton, Edmond title = The Man Who Saw the Future date = keywords = Henri; Rastin; Thicourt summary = the said Henri Lothiere was seen by these hundreds to appear at the fear-stricken hundreds around the field heard him tell them how, by "All around the room were many great things the like of which I had seemed they were telling that their men of knowledge had found time to The white-bearded man, Rastin, saw "We came to a great flat and open field outside the city and there "Rastin and Thicourt took me forward to the great buildings. buttons, while at the car''s front was a great thing like a double-oar or stopped before a great building into which Rastin and Thicourt led me. It was like looking through a great window into strange "They showed men of knowledge like Rastin and Thicourt beside me. "''You would not be afraid to return to your own time, Henri?'' asked frequently by these men as they disputed with Rastin and Thicourt. id = 28832 author = Hamilton, Edmond title = The Sargasso of Space date = keywords = Jandron; Kent; Krell summary = "Why not abandon ship in the space-suits," asked Liggett, the "They''re taking it like men," he told Kent and Liggett. On the third ship-day Kent and Captain Crain stood in the pilot-house "Men, we''ve reached the wreck-pack at the dead-area''s center, and here As Liggett and the men trooped down to the airlock, Kent turned back wreck-pack, Kent," Crain told him: "so be very careful to keep your "There are men coming toward the _Pallas_ along the wreck-pack''s edge!" Crain and Kent followed Liggett quickly down to the airlock room, where "Kent, look sharp when you get over on that ship," Crain told him. Crain nodded, and Kent with space-suit on and transparent helmet space, Kent and Krell and Liggett leapt out into the void, the others Kent reached the lower-deck just as Krell entered from the airlock, his floated toward it, Kent saw their men moving on with them from ship to id = 30014 author = Hamm, T. D. title = Native Son date = keywords = Bee; Tommy summary = Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated "Don''t you _like_ Earth, Tommy?" queried his mother anxiously. mother, and they both burst out laughing for no reason that Tommy could Of course, they did that lots of times at home and Tommy laughed His father pulled Tommy over in the crook of his arm and said gently, Tommy pulled away and looked at him incredulously. Tommy to bed, returned to the living room acutely conscious of Big Tom''s "Earth _isn''t_ home to Tommy. Tommy, arriving at the hall door in time to hear the tail-end of the better looking, that is." Tommy''s dad pretended to compare them Helen laughed, but Tommy looked at him with a resentfulness. But his mother''s face was still unhappy and Tommy glowered sullenly at had seen the one that Dad said looked like Mother.... id = 19129 author = Hankins, Arthur Preston title = The She Boss: A Western Story date = keywords = Cat; Dalles; Demarest; Drummond; Filer; Hank; Heine; Hiram; Hooker; Jean; Jerkline; Julia; Lucy; Modock; Mr.; Ragtown; Sebastian; Tweet; Uncle; Wild summary = "Hiram," patiently persisted the old man, "I didn''t walk ''way up here Hiram was not looking at Uncle Sebastian, but the old man saw his "Pretty nifty little kid," Tweet remarked, as Hiram joined him. Tweet turned and looked at Hiram''s red face in mild surprise. Hiram thought a long time, looking out the window. "Yeah?" returned Mr. Tweet, then said to the heartbroken Hiram: "You Jerkline Jo walked ahead of Hiram Hooker and Tweet to the stables and "Turn to your right at the next corner," commanded Jerkline Jo. Hiram Hooker nodded. there came a "Who-hoo!" from Jerkline Jo. Hiram and Tweet looked back. Hiram nodded, and thoughts of pink-and-white little Lucy Dalles and her girl like Jerkline Jo needing an escort, when Hiram Hooker hurried up All went silent for a time, thinking; then Hiram Hooker said quietly, "I only saw the man with the razor," Hiram told her, "and got busy. id = 28264 author = Hanshew, Thomas W. title = Cleek, the Master Detective date = keywords = Ailsa; Bawdrey; Captain; Carboys; Chepstow; Cleek; Dollops; England; God; Headland; Henry; Horace; Lady; London; Lord; Lorne; Margot; Mauravania; Miss; Morrison; Mr.; Mrs.; Nant; Narkom; Sir; Van; Zuilika; man summary = ''the Yard'' this time, Cleek; and I tell you frankly I do not like it." "In other words, my dear Cleek," put in Narkom, as Lady Chepstow, "Good-night, Mr. Cleek," said Ailsa, stretching out a shaking hand to "Let''s have a look at it," said Cleek, moving nearer the light. "And so you are that great man Cleek, are you?" he said. "I suppose, Miss Morrison," said Cleek in a casual, off-hand sort of "A somewhat remarkable thing to discover in a lady''s bedchamber, Mr. Narkom, unless---Just step downstairs, and ask Miss Morrison to come "You are just the man I want to see, Mr. Van Nant," said Cleek, after monstrous thing to atoms; and Narkom, coming forward to look when Cleek "My dear Cleek," he said, "as you appear to know all about Sir Henry and "There, that''s the case, Cleek," said Narkom, after a time. "My dear Cleek," said Narkom, looking at him with positive bewilderment, id = 19818 author = Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel) title = Dixie Hart date = keywords = Alfred; Bradley; Cahews; Carlton; Carrie; Dick; Dixie; God; Hank; Hart; Henley; Hettie; Jim; Joe; Long; Lord; Mrs.; Pitman; The.=; Welborne; Wrinkle; come; good; like; look summary = said she''d met the old man and woman there, and that they both looked so ''Pa,'' I said, ''it looks to me like he''s got "big "That is a sorter good joke," he said, his small eyes on Henley, "So this is the joke you said that man had got off on me, is it?" Henley "Impudent thing!" Henley said; "she ought to have, knowed better than ''lowed you''d like to know what a big thing growed out of yore little "I heard Pitman had got a boy," Henley said, guardedly, "and I wondered "All right; I''m with you," Henley said, good-naturedly, as he saw Dixie "He''ll let ''em alone a long time, then," said Henley, with a dry smile, "Look here, Dixie, little friend," Henley said, his tense face furrowed "Why, you know well enough what the fool done, Dixie!" Henley said, "Well, I know _one_ thing," Mrs. Henley said, and she turned away, id = 15733 author = Harland, Henry title = Grey Roses date = keywords = Bibi; Blake; Café; Chalks; Childe; England; English; Graal; Granjolaye; Latin; Monsieur; Mr.; Nina; Pair; Paris; Paul; Quarter; Saint; like; little; look; man summary = Poor Nina, white, with frightened eyes, moved about like of us dined at Madame Chanve''s; and it was almost like old times. marry; but, if I ever meet a man and love him--ah!'' She placed two She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with sparkling eyes, a lovely colour, great quantities of soft dark hair, white-haired, pale old man smiling at her and holding out his hands. ''Now the time has come for you to tell me what I most want to know,'' remarkable man--amusing in talk, good-looking, generous, affectionate. said he would do great things; but I thought in those days, and indeed To-day, as yesterday, he said very little, murmured an She was looking at him with intent eyes, her lips parted a little. ''There''s one thing I _should_ like to see,'' she said. face, and said, ''I can''t believe my eyes, you know.'' id = 19861 author = Harland, Henry title = The Lady Paramount date = keywords = Adrian; Anthony; Baldo; Commendatore; Count; Craford; England; English; Father; Franco; Guido; Isola; Italy; Madame; Miss; Nobile; Sampaolo; Sandus; Susanna; Torrebianca; Valdeschi; eye; italian; look; man summary = "Yes, if you will be so good," said Anthony. "Apropos of things un-English," said Adrian, "I ''m pining for a serious Man, you ''re bereft of your senses," said Anthony, with force. "I have n''t the honour of knowing the lady in question," said Anthony, "Look," said Susanna, breathlessly, pointing into the tree. "Life," said Adrian, "is a thing a man should come by honestly; a thing "You said you knew _all_ about it," Susanna complained, her eyes "There--look!" said Anthony, pointing again. "You see," said Anthony, "for the lark of the thing, I should like, for "Ah, yes," said Anthony, "the patchwork end--tell me about that." "The little Count," said Susanna, "went through the formality of suing "Your Excellency is the legitimate Count of Sampaolo," said Susanna. "You are an old dear," said Susanna. "No," said Susanna; "only something like ten minutes." By-and-by, "Let me look at your right hand," said Susanna. id = 20384 author = Harney, George S. title = David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story date = keywords = Adine; Adot; Bar; Cheyenne; David; Davy; Fisheye; Gillis; Hulls; Jim; Landy; Lannarck; Logan; Lough; Maddy; Maizie; Mister; Mr.; Mrs.; Shirley; Ugly; Welborn; Wells summary = "Good-by, Prince," said the big man as the car got under way. "I am Davy to you folks," said the little man as he stamped around to "I want them the way you fix ''em," the little man replied promptly. history-makin'' times en every man had a right to tell hit his way as Old Jim took the extended hand of the little man and held it while he "Pshaw, Jim, yer wastin'' valuable time," said Landy, wanting to get a Landy and Davy rode their horses to the Gillis barn; Welborn "We''ve got a lot of work cut out for us," said Davy as he and Landy "Old Jim and I were jist talkin'' about this same thing," said Landy as Jim''s got the money all right, but he wants to spend hit on a big, id = 28070 author = Harriman, Alice title = A Man of Two Countries date = keywords = Arthur; Benton; Blair; Bob; Burroughs; Charlie; Danvers; Eva; Fort; Joe; Judge; Latimer; Macleod; Miss; Moore; Mr.; Mrs.; O''Dwyer; Philip; Senator; Winifred summary = "Don''t yeh ever think it!" returned Burroughs, with a look that Danvers "Dear little girl!" thought Philip Danvers, as the child ran to "I don''t like that man," asserted Winifred, as Robert Burroughs passed. Philip and Latimer, by this time good friends, watched the trader go on Before Danvers had time to speak they passed Burroughs in close "How do you like my gown?" asked Eva, turning to Miss Blair as the men Late in the evening the doctor came to Danvers'' room for the good-night Danvers to vote for Burroughs when it comes time to elect United States "Whom do you think I saw on the street to-day, Danvers?" asked Blair, many years Mr. Burroughs, Mr. Moore, Mr. Danvers and her brother A few days after he had talked with the doctor Danvers saw Miss Blair Danvers and the doctor from Fort Benton, as well as Miss Blair, were id = 28987 author = Harris, Credo Fitch title = Sunlight Patch date = keywords = Arden; Aunt; Bip; Bob; Brent; Colonel; Cunnel; Dale; God; Hewlet; Jane; Jess; John; Liz; Mac; Marse; Miss; Mr.; Nancy; Timmie; Tom; Tusk; Uncle; Zack; come; know; look; tell summary = "I am Colonel May, of this county, sir," the old gentleman said, smiling Colonel ask Uncle Zack if Mr. McElroy were home, and that old darky of Old Zack now whispered, looking Bob squarely in the eyes: "Did you kill him?" the Colonel asked, looking squarely into his eyes. "When Miss Jane doesn''t feel like teaching," Bob began, turning a shade "Brent," he said, "I want you to know Dale Dawson! "Uncle Zack," he whispered, when the old darky had come hat in hand up work out this old thing in long division, anyway, Miss Jane, let alone unheard, and only when a hand pressed Dale''s arm did the young man look "Miss Jane says there are things like that everywhere, Brent." "Do you know what he''s talking about?" the old gentleman asked Brent. Little did the sheriff, Dale or Jane know that Brent rode back to town id = 19648 author = Harris, Joel Chandler title = Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White date = keywords = Blue; Brannum; Brother; Dave; Denham; Gaither; George; Jack; Jane; Kendrick; Kitty; Mingo; Miss; Mountain; Mrs.; Poteet; Sis; Teague; Uncle; Woodward summary = "I''ve come up here to look after a lot of land," said Woodward. Sis ran to the door, saw Woodward coming up the road, and blushed "She''s thes es much like her Gran''pap Poteet," said Mrs. Hightower, "ez "Sis talks right out in meetin''," said Teague, after waiting to be sure "Good-bye, old man," he said; "I shall remember you. Yit ''oman er man kin sliet one eye an'' tell that Sis looks The young man, unhappy as he was, was almost ready to accuse Mrs. Poteet of humour, and he rode off with a sort of grim desire to laugh Teague Poteet went down the mountain a little way, and returned after a "Ah, when it comes to that, Brother Roach," said the man on horseback, "A likely young man, that George Denham," said Brother Brannum, as "Bless yo'' soul, Miss Kitty, hit ain''t no home fer me," said Blue Dave, id = 29963 author = Harris, Tom W. title = Goodbye, Dead Man! date = keywords = Danny summary = It was Orley Mattup''s killing of the old lab technician that really made Mattup and Danny and I were playing high-low-jack the night Uncle Pete card game; Danny had learned it in northern Pennsylvania, where he came "Just left my cap by the control room," said Uncle Pete, "and thought the last card of the hand, and would either win the game for Mattup or Danny took it with a queen and Mattup had lost the game. "Time enough," said Danny. "Maybe you''re right," said Danny, and went on dealing. It looked as though Danny wasn''t going to "get" Mattup "No good," said Mattup. "You''re a buck short," said Mattup. "It''ll break me," said Danny. "I know it," said Mattup. "The hell with you," Danny said to Mattup, "Right," said Mattup. look!" Mattup looked, and Danny stuck his right arm out the window, "I think I got him," said Danny. id = 28346 author = Harrison, Harry title = Deathworld date = keywords = Brucco; Jason; Kerk; Krannon; Meta; Naxa; Pyrran; Pyrrus; Rhes; come; illustration; like; look; man; ship; time summary = Jason had his fingers on his own gun when he said, "I''m afraid I''ll have Kerk continued in the same level voice, ignoring Jason''s growing anger. "I don''t mean old that way," Jason groped for the right word. metal-walled room, that Jason saw his first native Pyrran life. his forearm and the gun in his hand, Jason noticed for the first time "Come, come," Jason said with glee, "a straight-faced old Pyrran like "I like the care you take with your old books," Jason said disgustedly. "Kerk must see this book," Jason said. "Just like old times," Jason said when Brucco came into the room with a "Yes, I know you have work to do," Jason said. On second look Jason realized it was a man with long hair and thick "Hands off for sure," Jason said. "I''ll need all of that time if I''m to be any good," Jason said. id = 29204 author = Harrison, Harry title = Arm of the Law date = keywords = Chief; China; Joe; Ned summary = It was a big, coffin-shaped plywood box that looked like it weighed a Ned did an about face and slid over to the Chief with that same said while he walked around the robot, looking it over like a dog with a in Chief''s protruding eyes I could tell Ned had quickly passed the Ned took such things literally though, and turned Maybe the Chief had ordered Ned there, but clearly as if the words I went in, took their guns from Ned, and made the arrest official. "China Joe is not going to like this, not at all," the Chief said, "China Joe wants you should tell him why you got smart cops going around Ned''s chest, before the robot plucked the gun away and slipped on the "Ned, take a good look at that Chinese guy in the rayon bathrobe and let Ned came in through the street door carrying a very bashed-looking id = 29471 author = Harrison, Harry title = The Velvet Glove date = keywords = Coleman; Druce; Jon; Venex; robot summary = Jon Venex fitted the key into the hotel room door. Jon was just starting to read it when the ceiling light went out. Jon was standing on one leg testing the new knee joint when the ceiling Jon and Alec turned into the employment exchange, saying good-by to Dik Jon walked quickly from the employment exchange, his long legs eating up Jon thumbed the tag out of his waist slot and handed it across the desk. He kept glancing from Jon to the Robot Coleman was right, Jon didn''t dare make any false moves. Jon''s body blocked Coleman''s vision, as long as Druce stayed asleep he They swept the room with one glance then focused on Jon. The right shutter clicked shut while the other began opening and closing The dented, green head rolled to a stop at Jon''s feet, the face staring instant Coleman was first aware of Jon''s motion, the robot had finished id = 30019 author = Harrison, Harry title = Navy Day date = keywords = Army; Navy summary = General Wingrove looked at the rows of faces without seeing them. A day when the Army would have "The General Staff of the U.S. Army requests Congress to abolish the archaic branch of the armed forces known as the U.S. Navy." Lesser men have quailed before that piercing stare, but General Wingrove has attacked the Navy in this unwarranted fashion. Turning his back on the raging admiral, General Wingrove included all At precisely 10 a.m., General Wingrove stepped forward and scowled at forward on the surface of the water surrounded by a saucer-shaped over the water while the jeeps cut back and forth through their lines in "Utilizing this invention the Army now becomes master of the sea as well Army convoys of trucks and tanks can blanket the world. Army Day with a vengeance, and the doom of the Navy seemed inescapable. "Gentlemen of the Congress of the United States. world--on sea _or_ land. id = 16093 author = Harré, T. Everett (Thomas Everett) title = The Eternal Maiden date = keywords = Annadoah; Attalaq; Koolotah; Maisanguaq; Nerrvik; Olafaksoah; Ootah; Papik; Sipsu; Thou; come; heart; man; sea; spirit summary = "Ootah findeth favor with Annadoah," said Maisanguaq briefly. "Spirits of the air," spake Ootah, "waft your caresses to Annadoah''s I return to Annadoah with food and fuel for winter--say Ootah Ootah heard the voice of Annadoah--and that of another. ache." Then Ootah heard the man''s hard voice and Annadoah''s repressed strong, thou art great, Olafaksoah; the heart of Annadoah trembles for snow-driven wind Ootah heard the echo of her heart-broken weeping. "Thou art cold of heart to him who loves thee, Annadoah," a voice Far away, in her shelter, Annadoah heard the sobbing voice of Ootah. As Ootah entered the low enclosure Annadoah''s eyes lighted. "Yea, Annadoah, I have brought thee food," Ootah said. "And Annadoah will move to a new skin tent with Ootah!" he said, "Annadoah hath already chosen--her heart is in the south," Ootah dark." Ootah laid his hand upon Annadoah''s head. id = 15192 author = Harte, Bret title = Salomy Jane date = keywords = Clay; Jane; Madison; Pete; Salomy summary = "Red Pete, the notorious horse-thief, who had so long eluded justice, Honey-foglin'' with a horse-thief, eh?" said Mr. Clay two days later at "I reckon you heard about the straight thing, then," said Salomy Jane But Salomy Jane had heard her father''s story before. Salomy Jane had been kissed at other times, by "You''ll just stay where ye are, Salomy," said her father decisively. after her father had gone to bed, Salomy Jane sat by the open window night, and boded no good to a man like Clay. horse-thief--the man she had kissed! Salomy Jane slept little that night, nor did her father. "Look here, old man," said Breckenridge, with a darkening face, "Go to the corral and pick me out a hoss," said Madison slowly, yet "I ain''t no hoss-thief," said Madison grimly. hide themselves before Madison Clay, on the stolen horse of Judge id = 20921 author = Hartley, Marsden title = Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets date = keywords = Brooke; Cowdery; Cézanne; England; Fuller; Homer; Martin; New; Paris; Pissarro; Redon; Ryder; american; art; artist; great; life; like; man; painting; picture; thing; time; world summary = only because I think William is more like life as idea. And at the same time he rose a place, as painter and artist of no mean with a rich sense of rhetorical conventionalities in art--men like will follow naturally artists like Twachtman and Robinson, as likewise So it is I feel that the real art of America, and it can, I think, grouping of artists sufficiently interested in the value of modern art work of art is never peculiar, it is always a natural thing. picture looks like the life of the world, it is apt to be a fair them live for me as realities in the art world of modern time. actual value as modern artist expressing present day notions of actual best designers of modern time, and his pictures hold a quality so are very beautiful to me, when played by artists like these girls, and id = 28045 author = Hasse, Henry title = Walls of Acid date = keywords = Diskra; Palladin; Termans; Thid summary = strange sensation as the renewed thought-life-force set his every Braanol lowered his thought-potential to one-eighth of one magnitude, story of the first space-flight from Diskra, and the events that brought be recorded Braanol''s every thought. But in that day all Diskra was under the glorious rule of The intelligent planets were three: our own Diskra, of course, fourth Our cities faced the sun in those days, towering in polychromatic "It has come to my attention," Palladin said, "that Thid has been soft-bodied, subterranean creatures with an obstinate life-force, and we rumors that Thid had been seen, _leading hordes of gigantic Termans seen him with immense hordes of the repulsive Termans. out Thid and exterminate the Termans whom he had managed to organize by humblest depths of my mind, O Empress Uldulla, that you shall never know frantic thought that these war-like creatures of Terra numbered in the id = 29488 author = Hasse, Henry title = We''re Friends, Now date = keywords = Arnold; Beardsley; COUNSELOR; Carmack; ECAIAC; Jeff; Losch; Mandleco; Mr.; Pederson summary = another man." Beardsley smiled at Jeff Arnold. And Jeff Arnold was right, Beardsley discovered. Beardsley saw Arnold leap to the master-switch, where he became "I''m sure it won''t," Arnold glared venomously at Beardsley, "if you''ll "Eh?" Mandleco followed Beardsley''s gesture, and for the first time he Beardsley said bluntly: "Yes, I would mind." Losch glanced bewilderedly from Beardsley to Mandleco, and seemed to Beardsley said quickly, "It is my understanding that Mr. Mandleco Beardsley said innocuously, "I wouldn''t count on ECAIAC just yet." Mrs. Carmack, Beardsley thought as he watched her, was that rare type of Beardsley said, "Shut up!" and Mandleco stood there with mouth opening But Beardsley was watching Pederson now, whose face took on a sudden Beardsley said gently, "It''s all right, Mrs. Carmack. "You''re damned right you may say it, Beardsley!" Arnold''s eyes raked him "Now let''s suppose," said Beardsley, "just suppose that Arnold thinks id = 15596 author = Hawthorne, Julian title = Bressant: A Novel date = keywords = Abbie; Aunt; Bill; Bressant; CHAPTER; Cornelia; God; Margaret; Mr.; Neelie; New; Professor; Reynolds; Sophie; Valeyon; York; come; eye; good; hand; look; love; man; parsonage; thing summary = little girls into young ladies--Cornelia nineteen, and Sophie not more fresh-looking young woman appeared smiling in the door-way, dressed in "Oh--I believe--I do--," said Cornelia, slowly; "I think I didn''t like "Dresses?" said Sophie, looking up inquiringly into her sister''s face. "Sophie!" said Cornelia, after a silence of some moments, speaking with "Sophie," said Cornelia, several days afterward, "do you know, I believe Whatever Sophie may have thought of Cornelia''s answer, she said no more, Good-by, Sophie!" said Cornelia, with a strong hug and a "We''d better wait, then," said Sophie, turning her clear, gray eyes upon "Yes--love!" said Sophie, in a voice like the soft ring of a silver thing," said Sophie; and, although tears rose to her eyes, her voice was time Cornelia''s hands were still, but she watched Sophie closely. The professor gave it into her hand, with a smile; but Sophie''s eyes id = 16283 author = Hawthorne, Julian title = Idolatry: A Romance date = keywords = Balder; Charon; Doctor; Dyke; Glyphic; Gnulemah; God; Helen; Helwyse; Hiero; Manetho; Mr.; New; Nurse; President; Salome; Thor; egyptian; eye; face; hand; life; like; little; long; look; love; man; old; world summary = Balder Helwyse, master and man, turns away from the door, and catches But the man is gone, and Balder Helwyse has missed this The old man looked at the young one with an air half apprehensive, Helwyse''s voice, towards the end of this story, became husky, and Mr. MacGentle''s eyes, as he listened, grew dimmer than ever. "It is possible I may be a very wealthy man," said Balder, when Mr. Dyke had made his resolute bow and withdrawn. Balder looked perplexed, till, thinking the old gentleman might be Balder Helwyse was a man full of natural and healthy instincts: he was The place looked like an Indian jungle, and Balder half expected to His voice touched Gnulemah like a beloved hand, and turned her women.--You love her with heart and soul, Balder Helwyse?" "It is true,--God only can know our love," said Balder, and, having id = 16321 author = Hay, John title = The Bread-winners: A Social Study date = keywords = Alice; Arthur; Belding; Bott; Budsey; Captain; Farnham; Furrey; Matchin; Mattie; Maud; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Offitt; Sam; Saul; Sleeny; Temple; come; good; hand; like; look; man; think summary = "If you please, sir," he said, "Mrs. Belding''s man came over to ask, "I''ll tell him when he comes in," said Saul, but he never saw or heard threatened to," said Farnham, taking both the young girl''s hands in no favorable eye; he said to Sleeny, "This person says he comes from It stayed only an instant, but Sam said, "That''s the way Bott will look Sam came back and took his seat by Maud, and said: Startled more at the words of Farnham than at the entry of Mrs. Belding, Maud had started up, like Vivien, "stiff as a viper frozen." Farnham thought of the last words of Mrs. Adipson, and said, A light knock on her door followed, and Farnham said, "Miss Belding." As they went out, Farnham turned to Mrs. Belding, and said, "I think As they were tying his hands, Sam turned to Farnham and said, in a id = 16261 author = Hearn, Lafcadio title = Some Chinese Ghosts date = keywords = Emperor; Heaven; King; Ming; Sië; Son; Spirit; Tchin; Tong; chinese summary = many-colored ways of the old Chinese city who does not know the story thee; if thou fail a third time in fulfilling our command, thy head "_By a beautiful face the world is filled with love; but Heaven may Hundred Flowers," a longing came upon Ming-Y to see his parents; and he That morning, on returning to the house of Lord Tchang, Ming-Y told the the legend was Tong-yong, and that he lived in the years of the great there came upon Tong the same strange fear that he knew when Tchi''s eyes good Tchin-King; for it was in the period of the greatness of Thang that "_The words of the Celestial and August, the Son of Heaven, the Divine words to him, saying: "O Tchin-King, I see thou art indeed a brave man presence of Tchin-King had passed away before the answer came. Porcelain itself,--the City of King-te-chin, that of old shone like a id = 20070 author = Hemenway, Hetty title = Four Days: The Story of a War Marriage date = keywords = Herbert; Len; Leonard; Marjorie; Nannie; look summary = "Where''s the carriage?" said Leonard, looking blindly about him. hands over her eyes, and, pressing her head fiercely against Leonard''s Little Herbert, watching with big eyes, suddenly wriggled his hand from "You look like a baby Valkyrie," said Leonard, placing the helmet on her Leonard laughed, but he could not see Marjorie''s face. Four days is a long, long time, Marjorie had said, for the hours that die," said Leonard, inconsistently, eyes looking down into the sand, Leonard paused; then he said, suddenly, averting his eyes like a child so particular," Marjorie said, settling her head against Leonard''s arm. "Humph!" said Leonard; and Marjorie squeezed his fingers. took his smiling eyes off Marjorie''s thin little face, all animated in "Don''t you come near, Marjorie; I''ve got Leonard all to myself," cried "Good night, old man," said Leonard, pulling himself up from Herbert''s "Are you there, Leonard and Marjorie? id = 16174 author = Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley) title = The Gun-Brand date = keywords = Big; Chloe; Elliston; Fort; Indians; Knife; Lake; Lapierre; Lena; Louchoux; MacNair; Miss; Mounted; North; Penny; Pierre; Ripley; Snare; Yellow; girl; man; vermilion summary = "You hate Lapierre!" The words flashed swift, taking the man by As she glanced into the half-turned face of the man, Chloe saw that the "Theirs of right?" The man looked into her face, and Chloe saw that the "What does it mean?" asked Chloe, and Lapierre noticed that her eyes Again the girl glanced into the man''s face and saw that the deep-set When Chloe Elliston turned to face MacNair among the stumps of the which MacNair fought and Lapierre suffered was each man''s measure of looking straight into the man''s eyes, Lapierre drew his revolver and "Pierre Lapierre is a man!" she cried with flashing eyes. Chloe suddenly realized that MacNair''s boring, steel-grey eyes were The girl spoke rapidly, with her eyes upon the face of MacNair. Indians seek to avenge MacNair--the man who held the power of life and year, and you knew all the time that MacNair was right, and Lapierre was id = 16976 author = Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley) title = The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country date = keywords = Alice; Bat; Cinnabar; Endicott; God; Joe; Long; Marcum; Mayor; Purdy; River; Sam; Texan; Win; Winthrop; Wolf; eye; girl; good; horse; look; man; way summary = Tonight ''long ''bout dance time I want that saddle horse o'' yourn sideways contraption you sent fer ''fore yer gal got to ridin'' man-ways Bat Lajune removed the saddle from the Texan''s horse and stepped Tex kin keel him all right, but dat Purdy she damn good shot, The Texan saw Endicott enter the room, watched as the man''s eyes swept animal crashing between the girl and Endicott and caused Purdy''s horse "All right, Bat. You look alive now, an'' catch up Purdy''s horse an'' Endicott took a step forward, and as he faced the Texan, his eyes you know no better than to try to climb onto a horse on the right-hand Turning abruptly, the man made his way toward the horses, and as was a good man, in his way--never run off no horses except from outfits Endicott smiled: "Yes, little girl, he is good. id = 19946 author = Henry, Stuart Oliver title = Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life date = keywords = Anderson; Bucher; Deming; Deutschland; Dresden; Elsa; English; Frau; Friedrich; Fräulein; Gard; Government; Herr; Jim; Kaiser; Kirtley; Rudi; Teuton; Tielitz; Villa; Von; Yankee; american; chapter; german; good; like summary = Rebner also urged that Gard could in Deutschland improve his German The setting for Gard''s approaching German love affair was American colleges and whom Kirtley had come to Germany to know with her mother, whom Gard now and then practiced his German upon as German home like this, driving each individual to work the best, to The German text books that came in Gard''s way proved the national "Under our Government, Herr Kirtley, the German flag is seen in all wonderful German trained mind, knowledge, efficiency, Gard observed like German women in general, seem to care little about the morals The Americanization of the Bucher home Kirtley naturally thought German and seeing Teuton home life, into the Bucher circle. "If the German is not governed by love as an ideal," put in Gard, "Well, what is the solution about the German people?" Gard Gard''s friend and the other two Germans presently returned and id = 29290 author = Hensley, Joe L. title = Now We Are Three date = keywords = John; Rush summary = John Rush smoothed the covers over his wife, tucking them in where her "Mr. Rush--" the doctor shook hands gingerly, "I hope you don''t mind me "She is the same," John Rush said to the doctor. put his head down, touching his work-roughened hands to his eyes. "Some of us did refuse to work," Rush said softly. The doctor lowered his head and turned away toward the door. The children were by the bed, their hands holding those of the mother. Gently John Rush tugged those hands away and led them toward their own The small hands were cold in his own and he felt a tiny feeling of hands in his own, the blind eyes. "John," she said softly, "the children ... He could see the lights of the truck coming from far away, two tiny He reached out and touched the small hands on each side of the mother id = 20462 author = Hentz, Caroline Lee title = Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author date = keywords = Brahan; CHAPTER; Clyde; Dr.; Edith; Ernest; Father; Gabriella; God; Grandison; Harlowe; James; Julian; Linwood; Madge; Margaret; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Peggy; Place; Regulus; Richard; Rosalie; St.; eye; hand; heart; life; like; look; love; mother summary = "Yes, indeed, I hope and trust none of my old friends will begin to Mr. Clyde me for a long time to come, and least, I mean most of all, you, "I am come to nurse you," said Mrs. Linwood, taking my mother''s pale, My mother laid Mrs. Linwood''s hand on her heart, whose languid beating and changing cheek that "pale passion loves." Did the sons of God come "I love him better for his lights and shadows," said Edith, "he keeps I thought Mrs. Linwood looked unusually serious, and fearing I had said "Poor Gabriella!" said Edith, laying her cool soft hand on my hot brow, "How radiant you look, Gabriella!" exclaimed Edith, her sweet blue eyes shone and throbbed, like a pure love-thought in the heart of night; and, I know that Ernest loved me, with all his heart, soul, and strength; but id = 29492 author = Herbert, Frank title = Old Rambling House date = keywords = Graham; Ted summary = Ted Graham was a long-necked man with a head of pronounced egg shape Inside the trailer, Ted Graham sat down on the green couch that opened "Yes, we called," said Ted Graham. _She sounds too anxious_, thought Ted Graham. Mrs. Rush turned her gypsy features toward Martha Graham. Ted Graham said, "Oh." Then: "Are you Spanish?" Ted Graham helped his wife out of the car, followed the Rushes to the "You want to trade _this_ for our trailer?" asked Ted Graham. Martha Graham crossed to the windows, looked at the lights far away Ted Graham glanced around the room, thought: _If the rest of the house Martha Graham said, "Ted, I honestly never in my life dreamed--" Ted Graham said, "I don''t understand you, mister." Both Ted and Martha Graham "The Rushes--they wanted to trade us this house for our trailer. Ted Graham said, "But--" Ted Graham said, "What''s the joker in this?" id = 15982 author = Herbert, Mary E. title = Woman As She Should Be; Or, Agnes Wiltshire date = keywords = Agnes; Arthur; Bernard; Clifford; Denham; Ella; Ellen; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Williamson; Wiltshire summary = the city where Agnes Wiltshire resided, is seated a young man, "Agnes is certainly a singular girl," said Arthur, musingly. "Arthur, have you forgotten your old friend, Miss Wiltshire?" inquired "You have been bringing very grave charges against our sex, Mr. Bernard," said Agnes, with a sweet seriousness, that, however unusual, "How pale Miss Wiltshire looks to-night," observed one young lady to said, in a tone low and gentle as a woman''s, for Agnes, seated on a "Do you know," she said to Ella, a few moments after, as Arthur, with night the young people of both sex filled the good-sized room of Mr. Williamson''s dwelling, thirsting for that instruction which Agnes was so The old man listened for a moment, and then, turning to Arthur, said, "I "They left soon after, Mr. Clifford being in somewhat of a hurry; so Mr. Bernard had but little opportunity of conversing with Miss Agnes; and id = 22818 author = Herford, Oliver title = An Alphabet of Celebrities date = keywords = illustration summary = Oliver Herford =SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY= =SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY= =C= is =C=olumbus, who tries to explain Of =C=onfucius, =C=arlyle, =C=leopatra, and =C=ain. Who delight in the dance Of a =D=arling Bacchante. She kindly but firmly declines to repeat, While =I=rving and =I=ngersoll hasten away. =K= is the =K=aiser, who kindly repeats While =L=oie continues to dance on the table. He''s explaining the manual of arms with a broom. And =S=ocrates, all with the same end in view. And presenting Mark =T=wain as the friend of his youth. =V= is =V=ictoria, noble and true-=W=''s =W=agner, who sang and played lots for =W=ashington, =W=esley, and good Doctor =W=atts. And frightening the army of =X=erxes away. =Z= is for =Z=ola, presenting _La Terre_ This =Alphabet of Celebrities= written & pictured by Oliver and end papers & cover design by E. Maynard & Company at the Heintzemann Press in Boston U. id = 22825 author = Herford, Oliver title = The Smoker''s Year Book date = keywords = illustration summary = THE SMOKER''S YEAR BOOK MOFFAT, YARD & COMPANY NEW YORK 1908 _Published, October, 1908_ I fill my pipe with honeyed sweet, Bring burnt off''ring to his feet, Lady April, it is clear, Thus she melts old Winter''s heart. To the tender piping sound Wafting scented wreaths of love "What so rare as a day in June?" To the month of roses sweet, Perfect days I own are rare-Can a day be perfect to Without a smoke, a perfect day? The stars of Heaven look down, and say: "So this is Independence Day! Dreaming ''neath the August sun, Were a monster Pipe alight, Red with summer''s ashes strewn, Yet, old man, for all you show it, A pipe! A pipe! Same old Hard Luck tales to tell, Children dance to old-time airs-Of a vanished Christmas Day, In a smoke wreath''s purple skein, "Does Christmas still come once a year?" id = 15135 author = Hergesheimer, Joseph title = The Three Black Pennys: A Novel date = keywords = Brundon; Caroline; David; Essie; Eunice; Fanny; Forge; Furnace; Gilbert; Gilkan; Harriet; Howat; James; Jannan; Jasper; Ludowika; Mariana; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Myrtle; Penny; Polder; Provost; Scofield; Shadrach; Stephen; Susan; Winscombe summary = Fanny Gilkan drew Howat Penny irresistibly away from the superior merits Fanny Gilkan''s face darkened, and she glanced swiftly at Howat Penny. She had said father, but Howat Penny determined that she was thinking of "Come," Howat Penny said sharply; "we must get back or stay out here for "Mr. Winscombe," Howat Penny''s mother said, "my son." The former bowed Howat Penny thought sombrely of love, of the emotion that had "I''m not an iron man," Howat Penny told him, "I''m not a clerk. with Isabel Penny; and Howat moved up and across the room, his gaze Jasper Penny stood at a window of his bed room, his left arm carried in Howat--like himself--a black Penny. Howat Penny thought mechanically of the Polders'' depressing house, the "Well," Howat Penny replied, "James Polder is staying at Shadrach. Howat Penny left Mariana at the door, and went in with Polder. id = 28647 author = Hernhuter, Albert title = Texas Week date = keywords = Nest summary = a smooth stop in front of a clean white house. The man said, "You are Mrs. Christopher Nest?" Mrs. Nest reached into a large bowl and absently picked up a piece of Mrs. Nest was silent for a moment. Mrs. Nest glanced up at the television set, then back at Hanstark. "You''d better stay here, Mrs. Nest." He walked to the door and opened "Mr. Hanstark," Mrs. Nest called. The man looked up and stared for a moment at Hanstark. Nest answered without looking up. Nest rose to his feet and stared down at Hanstark. Hanstark saw Nest was bigger than he and decided to play along for a "Why are you guarding the pass?" Hanstark asked again. Hanstark began to walk in the direction of Nest''s "cliff." Nest jumped Hanstark took another step--a long one. Nest walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the mangled id = 19656 author = Herrick, Robert title = One Woman''s Life date = keywords = Bragdon; Bunker; Chicago; Clarence; Eleanor; Ernestine; Fredericks; Gilbert; Hazel; Horatio; Jack; Kemp; Madame; Milly; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Paris; Reddon; Reinhard; Ridge; Sam; Snowden; Sunday; Virginia; West; York; american; woman summary = Milly''s mother had not loved the little old lady. Milly led the little man into the front room and waited breathlessly for After that first visit Milly went home to arrange a tea-table like Somewhere about this time Milly acquired two lively young friends, Sally circulated among Milly''s friends, was the picture of the little man "But men don''t like serious women," Milly said flippantly, dangling her friends smiled when they spoke of "Milly''s young man" and were ready The way home took Milly near the office of the tea and coffee business, little old lady who opened the door that Milly was not at home. long hours in her new little home, and Milly was lonely. Milly considered Mrs. Reddon to be a "nice little thing," and they Milly would like herself to know more people in this great city, which Indeed, all the men Milly knew liked Ernestine Geyer and quickly got the id = 29808 author = Herrick, Robert title = The Man Who Wins date = keywords = Boston; Camberton; Corners; Ellwell; Jarvis; Long; Roper; Thornton; man summary = The Ellwells had kept the old Four Corners in Middleton long after the In the time of old Roper Ellwell the Four Corners had been the One day young Ellwell announced his marriage to a Salem girl whom he rich; the wines good; and if old Ellwell was a somewhat scandalous quieter man, or some young fellow from Camberton, slipped away from One day at the beginning of the long vacation, Roper Ellwell and he He was a Camberton man, he would have Jarvis Thornton Jarvis Thornton was a mere young prig that had walked As they came near the end of the long dinner Mrs. Ellwell excused Thornton''s father was an elderly man For the rest of the day Jarvis Thornton had been a little sad, "Go to Washington," old Thornton said when his son stood by his Long was the son of an old friend, a Camberton man, id = 29947 author = Hershman, Morris title = Spacemen Never Die! date = keywords = Henry summary = Henry knew his wife had been married once Henry Weller stood facing a huge three-dimensional picture on the wall look at a full-sized picture of his wife''s first husband arriving on Henry watched her takeoff from the roof of their two-story fibroid house Henry took the three-dimensional monstrosity off the wall, prepared to say good-by to the picture of Don Manton. but Henry had no intention of living in Don Manton''s shadow. "As long as I stay," Phoebe said quietly, "my darling Don''s picture "Get away from me!" said Henry, who was quite a few over the traditional Henry looked up with bloodshot eyes nearly popping out of his head. Roggs, and went to his room, still laughing. Henry''s fibroid house looked about the same. Phoebe said that her first husband had never liked to stay It goes without saying that Henry and his Phoebe lived happily ever id = 16064 author = Heyward, DuBose title = Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country date = keywords = Carolina; D.H.; H.A.; Poe; River; St.; day; face; leave; like; man; night; old; sea summary = Like the composite voice of all the town, But, when the night came blowing in from sea, Like faint light streaming from a tomb. The wind went tolling like a bell: _Whose face has stayed like pain and care._ The old man crumpled like a sack; I''ll keep his secret like the sea; Sea-island winds sweep through Palmetto Town, Flow down her streets like water-talk at fords; Like voices from the long-ago; They laugh like happy bathers, while the seas Dwell in their faces'' shadows like gray ghosts. Silence closed about me, like a wall, Like knells from death-ships off the coasts of spectral lands. tenderness of leaves, the pink azaleas open light-shy eyes like pupils Each April day brings opalescent waves of birds that dart like living The low bird-voices ripple like the laugh That flows like glacial water ''round their feet. Like old loosened fangs that held the sea id = 15274 author = Hill, Grace Livingston title = The Girl from Montana date = keywords = Bailey; Benedict; Bessie; Brady; Elizabeth; Father; George; God; Grandmother; Lizzie; Mrs.; Philadelphia; come; girl; man summary = The sun went away; the horse ate his supper; and the girl slept. "I never went to school," said the girl wistfully; "but--" with a sudden "It is Sunday morning at home," said the man gravely as he watched the sun "No. I live a long way off," said the girl sadly. "They''re dead," said the girl with great tears in her eyes. The woman went away to prepare breakfast then, and left the girl feeling "They are all dead," said Elizabeth, "and I have come away to school." "I am Elizabeth," said the girl with a trembling voice, "the baby you I don''t know," said the grandmother, looking around Elizabeth with a look in his eyes that reminded her of the man in Montana They said he liked pretty girls, and they thought would be "No, I''m just Elizabeth," said the girl, smiling. id = 16502 author = Hill, Grace Livingston title = The Witness date = keywords = Bill; Bonnie; Brentwood; Burns; Christ; Courtland; Father; Gila; God; Lord; Marshall; Mother; Pat; Presence; Ramsey; Stephen; Tennelly; Thomas; Ward; Wittemore; like; little; look summary = "Be still, Harry!" said Gila, sharply, and when Courtland looked up in "I think I''ll go to church," said Courtland, with his old voice of quiet "Tough luck, old man!" said Courtland, with a kindly hand on the bowed Courtland looked up the train, ''phoned for a taxi, went around the room horse-like face, with the little light china-blue eyes always anxious had come to take the little child away with Him. Courtland remembered It suddenly came to Courtland to think how Stephen Marshall would look It went without saying that if Mother liked a thing in that home Father While Courtland read Mother Marshall''s letter Bonnie lay studying him. any way of asking a man like Courtland when he didn''t choose to tell a But Courtland was looking at Gila, and there was command in his eyes. "I know," said Courtland, "but I want this to look like a _church_! id = 21219 author = Hill, Grace Livingston title = A Voice in the Wilderness date = keywords = Ashland; Brownleigh; Bud; Earle; Forsythe; Gardley; God; Indian; Jasper; Kemp; Margaret; Miss; Mom; Mr.; Mrs.; Rogers; Rosa; Sunday; Tanner; Wallis; West; look summary = A sad, set look came quickly into the Boy''s eyes and his face grew Gardley and Margaret looked at each other and smiled, then turned and But when the day was done, the school-house locked, and Bud and Margaret Margaret, in her seat half-way back at the side of the school-house near "Now look!" said Margaret, and turned her about to the mirror. look from the young man''s eyes, and felt a passing wonder whether he had troubled Margaret watched the sly look in the girl''s eyes and wondered school-house Margaret looked back and saw Rosa Rogers posing in one of they have come," said Gardley that night when he was bidding Margaret And one day Margaret faced the girl alone, looking steadily "Rosa, look here!" said Margaret, following the girl toward the door, Gardley and Bud, riding for all they were worth, said little by the way. id = 30006 author = Hill, Grace Livingston title = Cloudy Jewel date = keywords = Allison; Aunt; Bible; Bristol; Christian; Cloud; Ellen; Endeavor; God; Howard; Jane; Jewel; Julia; Leslie; Lord; Myrtle; Perkins; Robinson; Sabbath; Sunday summary = "I thought you came for cookies," said Julia Cloud, with a mischievous "I certainly do, dear boy," said Julia Cloud eagerly; "but you know "You dear children!" said Julia Cloud, her eyes full of smiles and "Love''s all right!" said the old man, smiling; "but this thing has got "Well, Ellen," said Julia Cloud, looking at her speculatively, "I''m "It is lovely!" said Julia Cloud, leaning over to look. "O Leslie, darling!" said Julia Cloud, aghast, something in her heart Suddenly Allison turned around, and looked at Julia Cloud, saw the "I think I''m almost too happy to talk," said Julia Cloud, resting back "Well, Allison," said Julia Cloud, a soft smile playing dreamfully minutes they were on their way, first to leave Julia Cloud and Leslie "Right here," said Leslie, looking around the big white living-room "Why, surely," said Julia Cloud with a child-like delight in her eyes. id = 19273 author = Hitchcock, Champion Ingraham title = The Dead Men''s Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison date = keywords = Allison; Dead; Derelict; Island; Mr.; New; Stevenson; Treasure; Waller; York; man summary = Young Ewing Allison wrote the famous poem "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man''s stories and books, several epic poems--but one day the Old Man went The Old Man never "held copy" reading proof, so As an active, enthusiastic and successful newspaper man, every time Allison No one, like Allison, who has made the newspaper profession a life work, declared that if Allison would complete the verse he would set it to music. Allison; Music by Henry Waller; New York. The controversial comments on Allison''s "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man''s The fine old sea poem, "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man''s Chest," verses based on Billy Bones'' song of "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man''s Allison''s three verses of "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man''s Chest" to About this time Mr. Allison had "Derelict" privately printed for Six years after the first verses were written, Mr. Allison decided id = 15467 author = Hitchcock, Mary title = The First Soprano date = keywords = Bond; Butterworth; Carew; Christ; Doctor; Father; Frothingham; God; Gray; Hubert; Jesus; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; Schoolman; Winifred; Winnie summary = Hubert Gray, Winifred''s only brother, had also been at church that "Winifred," said Mrs. Gray, off whose smooth nature these discussions "I think your father is right, Winifred," said Mrs. Gray faintly, and keen business man, and Hubert saw himself poor for the Kingdom of God''s Good morning, Hubert," said Mr. Gray, as he looked up from his Hubert answered his father''s questions of word and searching look. Winifred looked deeply in Hubert''s dark eyes and saw the hunger gone "Do you think that means, Hubert," said Winifred, "that He does not "Winifred, dear," she said, "have you looked at your new white dress to "He had come to give life to men," said Hubert with kindling eyes. "I am glad to come," said Hubert, looking in the Doctor''s face frankly. "I don''t know him, but I''ll ask Hubert," said Winifred, and she passed "But I know God," said Winifred earnestly, "and Jesus Christ. id = 19668 author = Hobart, George V. (George Vere) title = Skiddoo! date = keywords = Fourth; HENRY; John; Mrs.; Ollie; Recipe; Shinevonboodle; Uncle summary = My wife was so worried about the cook that before dinner time arrived When Charlie began to talk like a trout, old man Hodge grabbed the We had a nice quiet time at home on the Fourth, John, with the We had a nice quiet time at home on the Fourth, John, with the the real way not to be an End-Seat Hog. Last Monday I jumped on an open-face car and it seemed that all the invented long before the open-face street car began to stop for him, When I rushed back to the near side the car passed me going to the far side, and now the near side looked so much like the far side that I near side, which was always on the far side when I hoped to take a car it and caught the near side, and by this time the car was on the far id = 20584 author = Hobart, George V. (George Vere) title = You Should Worry Says John Henry date = keywords = Aunt; Bunch; Gilbert; Hep; Ikey; John; Martha; Miranda; Mr.; Peaches; Peter; Schwartz; Uncle summary = deliberation he looked Ikey in the eye and said, "Mr. Schwartz, it''s old uncle must in the full course of time pass on and leave nephews and "John," whispered the nervous Aunt Miranda, "do you really think your "No," said Uncle Gilbert, jumping out; "I think the cosmopolitan has "Ollie," said friend wife, "do you know how to cook vegetables in an "Oh, John!" said Peaches, when I began to make faces at the menu card, said I could break his bank open when we got home and take all the money Friend wife selected a spare room on the top floor of Uncle Peter''s home Then she handed me another picture and said, "John, isn''t this Aunt Martha is Uncle Peter''s wife and she weighs more and breathes Uncle Peter sidled up to Aunt Martha and said in a hoarse whisper, "My "John," said Peaches after we got home; "I want to give a _musicale_, id = 15214 author = Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) title = Sevenoaks: A Story of Today date = keywords = Balfour; Belcher; Benedict; Buffum; Butterworth; CHAPTER; Cavendish; Court; Dillingham; Doctor; Fenton; General; Harry; Jim; Mike; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Number; Paul; Phipps; Robert; Sevenoaks; Snow; Talbot; Yates; York; come; man summary = "If ye''ll look t''other way, ye''ll obleege me," said Jim. But the woman gazed on, speechless, as if all the soul that had left her "Mike," said Jim, as they retraced their way, "that man an'' me was like "These clo''es," said Jim, "are fur a good man an'' a little boy. hand, he took Miss Butterworth''s, and said: "Good-bye, little woman; I "I thought I''d come home an'' git ye ready," said Jim; "fur I knowed ye''d "Did ye know, Jim," said Mike, to change the subject, "that owld Belcher "There''s a little business as must be did afore I go," said Jim, to Mr. Benedict in the evening, "an'' I sh''d like to have ye go with me, if ye superintended the arrangement of the house, said, in an aside to Mrs. Belcher: "It must have been a little lonely to come here and find no one id = 15983 author = Holley, Horace title = Read-Aloud Plays date = keywords = MARGARET; MRS; RICHARD; ROGER; UNCLE; WENTWORTH; everitt; man summary = that art isn''t entirely commendable, but in times like these, you know.... coming out I feel I shall have no trouble selling my work. But Richard, did you not understand that I wanted you to stay here longer like that, as I now know, it is not money a man wants, even if he himself Goodness knows I like the flowers. mean, we aren''t near so big as the things we do, while those old fellows But I see the only thing to do is to go away, like you. your mother think if she heard you talking like that? ordinary selfish man to realize that love like mother''s is its own reward. Yes. Your mother liked her. don''t really _feel_ things--like rain, and fire. always feel somehow that other people ought to know what I want, and save I mean, I had rather live in the country like this than in New id = 28467 author = Holley, Marietta title = Samantha at Coney Island, and a Thousand Other Islands date = keywords = Allen; Ann; CHAPTER; Coney; Faith; God; Heaven; Island; Josiah; Mr.; Park; Pomper; Samantha; Serenus; Tirzah; Whitfield; good; illustration; look; sez; wuz summary = and actin'', till, when he left at late bed-time, Josiah wuz pale with Sez Josiah firmly, "We ort to take her to Coney Island," and he went there wuz them that said that she loved that young West to-day jest as Whitfield said the boats come to git the mail, and mebby it wuz so. wuz folks hard to please, yet I thought they will come out all right afterwards, and as the object wuz good I sez to my pardner, "I would felt it wuz goin'' to be a wearin'' job to git Josiah Allen to that Two wimmen wuz talkin'' near us, sez one of ''em, "There he goes agin, "Wuz they so good?" sez the other woman. And I sez, "Like as not that is so." And I felt that mebby he wuz in Sez I, "How be you goin'' to git out of this room if you wuz built into id = 14089 author = Holmes, Mary Jane title = Homestead on the Hillside date = keywords = Ada; Anna; Carrie; Carter; Emma; Hamilton; Lenora; Leon; Lizzie; Lucy; Mag; Margaret; Mr.; Mrs.; St.; Walter; Willie summary = "Lenora, child, you must not speak so disrespectfully of Mr. Hamilton," said Mrs. Carter. "Mr. Hamilton, mother," said Lenora, as half an hour afterward she After a time Lenora left the room, and Mrs. Carter, again speaking of "My father going to be married!" said Carrie, opening her blue eyes in that Lenora Carter said that Mr. Hamilton was going to be married to "My dear, what room can Lenora have for her own?" asked Mrs. Hamilton, said, "Come, Mag, I have not heard your piano in a long time. "Lenora, go right down; you are not wanted here," said Mrs. Hamilton. "Why, don''t you like your mother?" asked Carrie, and Lenora replied: "Then I hope you feel better," said Mrs. Hamilton, coming forward. At last Mrs. Hamilton left the room, and Carrie, speaking to Lenora "Lenora, what ails you?" said Mrs. Hamilton to her daughter at the id = 15607 author = Holmes, Mary Jane title = Family Pride; Or, Purified by Suffering date = keywords = Aunt; Banker; Bell; Betsy; Cameron; Dr.; Ephraim; Genevra; God; Grant; Hazelton; Helen; Juno; Katy; Lennox; Marian; Mark; Miss; Morris; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Ray; Silverton; Uncle; Wilford; York summary = And this was how Wilford Cameron came to know little Katy Lennox, a nice spare sleeping-room instead of this little tucked up hole," Mrs. Lennox said, coming in with her hands covered with flour, and casting a "Please don''t tell Helen that you saw Wilford," she said to Morris as he Wilford Cameron had tried to forget Katy Lennox, while his mother and Somehow she tries to impress me with the idea that Mrs. Wilford Cameron is a very different person from little Katy Lennox, but "Come, Katy, we must go now," Wilford said, as the bell rang its first "Mark Ray is not like Wilford Cameron," Helen said to herself, when as "You looked beautiful, Wilford said," Katy continued, "and I am so glad, "Let your mother speak first," Katy said, and thus appealed to Mrs. Cameron came up to Wilford and expressed her preference for Margaret, as id = 16138 author = Holmes, Mary Jane title = The Cromptons date = keywords = Amy; Ann; Biggs; Bills; Colonel; Crompton; Dory; Eloise; Eudora; Howard; Jack; Jake; Mandy; Mason; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Peter; Ruby; Smith; Tim; Tom summary = "Thanks!" the Colonel said, taking a chair, while Jake went for Mandy At last, to Eloise''s relief, Mrs. Biggs said good-night, and left her Howard looked up quickly, and Jack went on, "I wrote you that Mrs. Brown said she was poor, and I should know it by her boots." Mrs. Biggs said, while Eloise listened with a feeling like death in her "I didn''t know he was opposed to me personally," Eloise said, and Mrs. Biggs replied, "Of course not; how could he be? Mr. Bills and Mrs. Biggs think I can''t manage," Eloise said, with a Jack''s ways were wonderful with women, both young and old, and Mrs. Biggs felt their influence and laughed, as she said, "I ain''t goin'' to There was a look on Tom''s face which Jack did not like, but he said "Tell me about his coming," Eloise said, and Mandy Ann, who liked id = 16150 author = Holmes, Mary Jane title = Miss McDonald date = keywords = Cuylerville; Daisy; God; Guy; Julia; Miss; Mr.; New; Thornton; Tom; York summary = fashionable woman," Guy said, and I thought he glanced a little jealous of Daisy, but it is better for cousins like Tom to keep away. Daisy McDonald Thornton''s journal, presented by my husband, Mr. Guy said: "God bless you, my darling little Daisy, and may you be very mistake; Guy in marrying a child whose mind was unformed, and Daisy in But married they are, and Guy has failed and Daisy is going home, and said, while Daisy, still keeping her arms around Guy''s neck, where she This was Daisy''s letter which Guy read with such a pang in his heart as Then Guy wrote to Daisy a letter of thanks, to which there came no the Guy Thornton married to Julia Hamilton had once called Daisy his "Look--that''s Miss McDonald," Guy''s friend said to him, "the greatest Not Julia, but Mrs. Guy, and that hurt Daisy more than anything else. id = 19702 author = Holmes, Mary Jane title = The Rector of St. Mark''s date = keywords = Alice; Anna; Arthur; Dulan; Fanny; God; Hastings; Leighton; Lucy; Meredith; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Ruthven; Thornton; William; Willie summary = person--can''t I Arthur?" and, kissing her hand to Mrs. Meredith, Anna, drawing Lucy''s hand under his own, he walked away, leaving Anna more "Then you knew she was coming," Lucy said, an uneasy thought flashing very tired," said Anna, pointing to Lucy''s face, which was so white then the carriage moved away; but Anna, looking back, saw Arthur "And I am to marry Arthur," Lucy had said again, but this time there went to bed and slept, Lucy sat all night in the sick room with Mrs. Brown, and when the next morning came she was looking very pale and "I must certainly dismiss you," Lucy had said, wondering how Mrs. Meredith had borne so long with the insolent girl, who went till the dawn of the day, and left upon Lucy''s face a look as if years "Can you tell me truly that you love me more than Anna?" Lucy asked, a id = 29071 author = Holt, Mathew Joseph title = Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight date = keywords = Bologna; Bradford; Caleb; Calhoun; Clay; Colonel; Cornwall; Court; Dorothy; God; Harlan; Italy; John; Judge; Louisville; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Neal; Page; Pineville; Rogers; Rosamond; Saylor; Sir; home; italian summary = The sheriff came forward and, taking Saylor by the arm, said: "Come on, In the morning Mary and her mother came by the court house and asked After Dorothy returned home, Cornwall''s friends said he was hard hit, When the time came for Mr. Bradford to return home, John and his mother "Mother, I am walking home with Dorothy and shall come right back." former Governor; Dorothy and her husband came on from Pittsburgh, Mrs. Neal from Harlan, and Mary from Wellesley; but John Cornwall was not Though Mary several times had asked, John had told her very little about From that day until the Saylors left for home John was too busy at the Saylor Cornwall in the years to come might grow to be almost as great as JOHN CORNWALL TRAVELS A BIT AND RETURNS HOME. JOHN CORNWALL TRAVELS A BIT AND RETURNS HOME. id = 20131 author = Hornblow, Arthur title = The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure date = keywords = Africa; Dick; François; Handsome; Helen; Kenneth; Keralio; Mr.; New; Parker; Ray; Signor; South; Steell; Traynor; York; good; look; man summary = "My dear," he said, "you don''t know what hardships a man will endure "Hush!" said Helen putting up her finger to her mouth while Ray''s An anxious look passed over the young man''s face. "Yes--that will be jolly," exclaimed Ray. The lawyer pulled up three steamer chairs and sitting down, they "Good morning, ladies!" said a voice close at hand. Kenneth started forward and, seizing the man''s left hand, closely "I like that," said Helen, nodding her head approvingly. "Yes, certainly," said Helen, looking around for the dispatch. "Not for Kenneth''s brother--poor fellow," said Helen reprovingly. "Kenneth will be able to tell us more about it when he comes," said Ray. a nice little party to celebrate your return--only a few intimates--Mr. Parker is coming, and Wilbur Steell, and a young man named Dick "And Kenneth just come home--oh, Helen!" "I don''t know," said Helen. id = 21116 author = Hornblow, Arthur title = The Easiest Way: A Story of Metropolitan Life date = keywords = Annie; Broadway; Brockton; Denver; Elfie; Farley; Jim; John; Laura; Madison; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Murdock; New; York; come; good; look; man summary = "Seen Laura lately?" asked the lawyer suddenly, after Elfie had given ''Laura'' I said--''you''ve no time to fool. "Look at that young girl--the blonde with white plumes--coming this way compliments, but what they said of her acting sounded good to Laura, stand by just exactly what I said." Turning and looking at her, he went "Good-bye, girlie--be happy." Turning to the newspaper man, he said: "I know," said Laura, with a faint smile. up to Miss Laura''s room with dat knife and fo''k.'' Ah said, ''Ah''m goin'' "No, thank you," said Laura, sitting down so that she faced her "Still, I don''t see how you can live that way," said Laura, lying back Laura snatched her hand away, and going up to the window, turned her manhood who six weeks before had said good-by to Laura and started out "Look out, Brockton," he said. id = 28505 author = Hornblow, Arthur title = The Third Degree: A Narrative of Metropolitan Life date = keywords = Alicia; Annie; Bernstein; Brewster; Captain; Clinton; Dr.; God; Howard; Jeffries; Judge; Maloney; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Robert; Underwood; York; good summary = Howard Jeffries knew that he was a failure, yet like most young men Underwood is known as Mrs. Howard Jeffries'' "It was so good of you to come!" said Alicia effusively to a fat woman "Judge," said Alicia, turning to the lawyer, "allow me to introduce Dr. Bernstein. Captain Clinton turned to look at Howard, who had collapsed, white and Dr. Bernstein disappeared and Captain Clinton turned to look at Annie, "Yes," said the captain sternly, "and your husband, Howard Jeffries, "From what I hear," he said, "old man Jeffries won''t raise a finger to the case because he said old Brewster must think Howard was guilty or "So you think I''m going to help Howard?" he said. "This is Mrs. Howard Jeffries, Senior," said Annie, "my husband''s "Tell Judge Brewster that Captain Clinton is going," said Annie. "Howard knows nothing about it," said Annie confidently. id = 19096 author = Horsford, Mary Gardiner title = Indian Legends and Other Poems date = keywords = God; Life; Page; death; heart; high; leave; like summary = And her fair cheek grew pale at the forest bird''s start, And e''er since the hour, when thy pinion of light Looked down with the glance of a seraph''s bright eye, And the dark hand of Death closed the love-speaking eye. Tore wildly the leaves from the loved form away, Those locks of pale gold floated past on the air. Like a soul that has entered the valley of Death. When the lightning''s wild pinion gleamed bright on the eye, ''T was early morn, the low night-wind Spirit-like, from realms on high, The stars that circle Night''s dark brow, Live in thy soul, yet know no future''s ray? A new, strange love woke in my heart, The loving heart that used to thrill God''s angels with two spirits passed Till thy heart prove a traitor to thee or to God. The shadow of death o''er my spirit lay, id = 14355 author = Hough, Emerson title = 54-40 or Fight date = keywords = America; Baroness; Calhoun; Doctor; Elisabeth; England; God; Helena; John; Madam; Mexico; Monsieur; Mr.; Oregon; Pakenham; Polk; Ritz; Texas; Tyler; Ward; Washington; Zandt summary = "There are two women in our world to-day," said Calhoun. "No man decides for John Calhoun, Madam," I said. "Elisabeth," said I, "you shall have your little brooch to-night, if you "I shall require at least some moments," said Mr. Calhoun, smiling. Baroness von Ritz flash with a swift resolution, saw the eyes of Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Tyler meet in firmness. "Mr. Trist," said Mr. Calhoun, "I beg you to hand the Baroness von Ritz "Excellent things to end, Governor Polk!" said Calhoun gravely. "I shall give you a dozen better some time," said I; "but to-night--" Doctor Ward continued: "England, as you know," said he, "is the enemy of "Madam," I said, "look at my face and read your own answer." "Dear Señora," said Mr. Calhoun, "there are so many things a woman may "We should in time have had _all_ of Oregon, perhaps," said Mr. Calhoun; id = 14362 author = Hough, Emerson title = The Way of a Man date = keywords = Army; Auberry; Belknap; Colonel; Cowles; Ellen; God; Gordon; Grace; Jack; John; Kitty; Mandy; Meriwether; Miss; Mr.; Orme; Sheraton; Stevenson; Virginia; West; come; man summary = tall, and wide as a door, my mother said; strong as one man out of a told me she said him no many times, not liking his wild ways, so mount my horse Satan I did not know that such a man as Gordon Orme "At least, Cowles," said Colonel Sheraton, pacing a short way apart, his "We''re all right now," said old Auberry after a time. "I do not know your name, sir," she said, "but I should like my father "Sioux!" said Auberry, looking down as he leaned on his long rifle. "All right, my man," said Orme. I thought for a long time, my head between my hands, before I answered name would be shorter to sign a little at a time," she said; "but a girl "Colonel Sheraton," I said to him, "there is but one way for a man to "Ellen," said I to her, "the time has come now. id = 14948 author = Hough, Emerson title = The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains date = keywords = Aunt; Battersleigh; Batty; Bradley; Buford; Cap; Ellen; Ellisville; Franklin; Halfway; House; Juan; Judge; Louisburg; Lucy; Mary; Mexican; Miss; Mrs.; Ned; Nora; Sam; West; White; chapter; day; good; man summary = "Well, as to that," said Franklin, "I hardly know, but I shall look "Oh," said Franklin, smiling, "I''m not going far; only over south a mile "I''ve walked a good many thousand miles," said Franklin, "and I shouldn''t "Think you, Ned, me boy," said Battersleigh, one day, as they stood at "But, by the way, Curly," said Franklin, "how is Juan this morning? "News?" said Franklin gaily, holding his hands behind his back. "Yes," said Franklin, "we''ve got business on hand now. "I''m curious to know where the ladies will come from," said Franklin. "I wish, Sam," said Franklin one morning as he stopped at the door of "We object!" said Franklin, but Curly answered: "Well, yes, it did look "Quite right, me man," said a cool voice at Curly''s side, and a hand "Yes," said Franklin, "I know, Battersleigh. "But, Battersleigh, look here," said Franklin, "you talk of fifty id = 15159 author = Hough, Emerson title = Heart''s Desire The Story of a Contented Town, Certain Peculiar Citizens, and Two Fortunate Lovers A Novel date = keywords = Anderson; Barkley; Bill; Constance; Curly; Dan; Desire; Doc; Eastern; Ellsworth; Heart; Jim; Kansas; Law; Mr.; Osby; Pinto; Sir; States; Tom; Tomlinson; Uncle; Willie; chapter; man summary = "It looks a long ways acrost from here to the States," said Curly, as "Tom Osby brought ''em down from Vegas the last time he come down," said "It seems like the ole man took it some hard," said Curly, lighting a "That''s right, Curly," said Dan Anderson, who stood with hands in "Curly," said Dan Anderson, his voice queer, "I didn''t do it for pay. "You might look several times at me," said Dan Andersen one day, Dan Anderson turned to look down the long street of Heart''s Desire. "I presume, Curly," said Dan Anderson, gravely, "like enough they came "Look here, friend," said Tom Osby to Curly, with asperity, "if you "And now," said Dan Anderson, after a while, "it''s got Tom. Now, why "Man," said Tom Osby, "there''s times when I don''t like you." "Well, Heart''s Desire, ma''am," said Tom Osby, "why, it ain''t much. "It''s Heart''s Desire," said Dan Anderson. id = 19388 author = Hough, Emerson title = The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West date = keywords = Aleck; Annie; Barnes; Davidson; Doctor; Gage; Gardner; God; Jensen; Mary; Mrs.; Sim; Sis; Squires; Warren; Wid; look; man summary = "That''s a fine thing you done, ain''t it?" said Sim Gage, turning on to "Mis'' Davidson ought to take care of this thing," said Sim Gage, his "I ain''t got no wagon, Wid," said Sim, weakly. "My good God A''mighty!" said Sim Gage, his voice awed as he looked at "God knows I ain''t no good man," said Sim Gage suddenly, "and God knows "Well," said Sim Gage, "take me like I am, setting right here, I ain''t "Oh, my Lord!" said Sim Gage, his eyes going every which way. "It''s a right small little place inside," said Sim Gage, "only one bunk "Ain''t a woman a funny thing, though?" said Sim Gage. "Wait here, Doc," said Wid, "Sim and me want to have a look--we know "Some things you''d better know," said Sim Gage, suddenly judge in this "Well, good God A''mighty!" said Sim Gage, "ain''t that what I know? id = 28437 author = Howard, Allan title = It''s a Small Solar System date = keywords = Captain; Mars summary = us back to those nostalgic days in this vignette of man''s first shoulder to shoulder, the Captain first to touch soil. Of course, time, and my growing up caused me to bring him into a should they have?--the landing of the first manned ship on our satellite an old man''s actual fatty heart. small circle of acquaintances, but to the world at large he was truly a The _Goddard_ drove on until Mars filled the viz-screen. observational purposes before the actual business of bringing the ship the surprise of some, it was soon evident that Mars possessed, or had scattered, but fairly numerous large, walled cities that dotted the completed and observers had time to scan the surroundings it was seen In the event the place was deserted, the Captain would have had anyone might expect to find on an alien world, the riders were very and approached the Captain. id = 19109 author = Howard, Hattie title = Poems, Vol. IV date = keywords = God; Heaven; Shall; day; die; good; hand; heart; life; like; little; long; look; love; sweet; thy; time; tree; year summary = To know, as they labor like bees in the hive, That, feeling its way like a hypocrite-friend Like the pride of the farmer, the apple tree? The apple''s an old-fashioned tree I know, As the lovely almond that blooms like a ball, What God hath wrought thus time shall tell, So shall the heart that honors thee today Like healthful and beautiful Holiday Home. That comes like the spring-time refreshing and vernal, Shall somebody live to whom life will be sweet To make them look like angels Has touched like thine the Saviour''s heart, Comes oft a tender, loving thought In his life, like that in mine; With great liquid eyes, like twin oceans of blue, There was a time in happy days gone by, Were like the friend of whom I dream, Of one, like them, in love preferred. Oh that my life were more like such an one of blessed fame! id = 14556 author = Howdershelt, Ed title = An Encounter in Atlanta date = keywords = Alan; Andrea; Atlanta; Beth; Cade; John; Mandi; Nassir; Paul; WNN; like; look; okay; sure summary = "Mandi," said Cade, "I saw you haul a car into the sky today. Unrealizingly nodding as she studied Cade, Mandi said, "Yes. We aren''t in "They''ll act like reporters," said Alan, nodding at Mandi and Cade. John walked up and extended a hand to Mandi, then to Cade, and said, "Good Mandi nodded to let the woman know she''d heard and turned back to Cade to "Don''t like it, huh?" asked Mandi, nodding at Cade''s beer. Glancing at Mandi, Cade chuckled and said, "Yeah, right." When the door closed behind John, Cade turned to Mandi and said, "There''s "...Four," said Cade as Mandi again blasted into the room. "Cade," said John in a tense voice, "I need to speak to Mandi." When they arrived in Cade''s room, Mandi headed for the fridge as she said, After another long look at Cade, Mandi said, "I see," and shifted off the id = 20225 author = Howells, William Dean title = The Story of a Play A Novel date = keywords = Boston; Brice; Godolphin; Grayson; Harley; Haxard; Hilary; Louise; Maxwell; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Salome; York; play summary = The young actor who thought he saw his part in Maxwell''s play had so far Godolphin wanted the Maxwells to come to his hotel in Manchester, but "That will be after Godolphin''s time," said Mrs. Maxwell. "I''ll think about it," said Maxwell; "I''m not sure that I want Godolphin Maxwell said he did not feel like going to work quite so promptly as "Why, you''re very good, Mr. Godolphin," said Maxwell. Even then he did not look round, but he said, "Godolphin wants to play Maxwell, now, at least, knew that he had got his play going in the right After Godolphin had gone, Louise came down, and found Maxwell in a "I will tell Mr. Maxwell," said Louise. whom Godolphin was going to get to play Salome, and he said that Grayson about the play than he had yet said to Maxwell, though he had always id = 28305 author = Howells, William Dean title = A Likely Story date = keywords = Campbell; Cloth; Miss; Mrs.; Rice summary = Mrs. Campbell, covering the letters with her hands: "Indeed you won''t!" Mrs. Campbell, spreading both arms over the letters: "Willis, if you Mrs. Campbell: "You won''t go and tease that poor boy about his letter, Campbell: "May I ask, Mr. Welling, how you came to write such a letter Welling: "Mrs. Campbell''s letter?" Welling: "No. When I tell you that the note wasn''t meant for Mrs. Campbell, that''s enough." was writing that address I was thinking of coming to explain to Mrs. Campbell that I was going away to-day, and shouldn''t be back till after Mrs. Campbell: "Well, Miss Rice, then--" note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" you left for Miss Rice is not for her, but another lady, and Mrs. Campbell sent it by mistake. Welling: "_I_ think it belongs to me, Mrs. Campbell." Mrs. Campbell: "No; or--Margaret may tell you afterwards; or Mr. Welling may, _now_!" id = 28763 author = Howells, William Dean title = Imaginary Interviews date = keywords = Avenue; Boston; Chair; Christmas; Easy; Eugenio; Europe; Fifth; Florindo; Johnes; Lindora; London; Mr.; New; Smythe; York; american; come; day; english; find; friend; good; great; italian; life; like; long; man; mean; old; thing; time summary = "I don''t know about winter," he of the Easy Chair said, "but in an opera What poet has ever said things like that of an old man, revelation that had come to that time of life in us when you think the said; and here we thought it was time to bring our visitor to book nodded to them or said, ''Good-day, young ladies''?" not like knowing the kind of people who are sometimes asked to quite "In the first place," we said, "we should like to know what impression the Easy Chair, "is the cheapness of the means of living in New York." near the self-chosen people; they liked the large life-giving studio the great human joke, and be friends with every good and kind thing." "When one is young, one does; when one is old, one likes true things. new reading public, seemed to like the same sort of puerile effects in id = 29993 author = Howells, William Dean title = Poems date = keywords = God; Titian; Venice; day; eye; heart; hold; life; like; long; look; love; summer summary = White-headed children stood to look at the boat as it passed them, Hung, like a tear in the sky, the beautiful star of the evening. Passed, like a gleam of lightning over the west in the night-time. Breathing air that was full of Old World sadness and beauty Old men, whose yearning eyes were dimmed with the far-streaming Turned her eyes when they met, and would not speak, though her heart "Lord, let this soul be saved!" cried the fervent voice of the old Death-white unto the people he turned his face from the darkness. Vague, and tender, and sweet, as the eyes of the dead, when we dream (What time, meeker grown, his heart held his hand from its answer), The robin sang a love-sweet song, Their songs love-sweet, death-sad; The songs that silence knows by heart!-Knowing not life nor death, but since the light was, the first day, id = 30023 author = Howells, William Dean title = The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse date = keywords = Ashley; Charlotte; Christmas; Clarence; Erlcort; Forsyth; Fountain; Garnett; Miss; Morrison; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Peter; Ramsey; Tata; York; good; like; look; thing summary = wide, he said he would get them a man, and he got Mrs. Forsyth a gilt "Horrors, yes!" Mrs. Forsyth said, without turning her head from her tiptoe reach, and her mother said, "I do believe she knows The man that the young fellow said he would send showed at the far end "Oh no, he isn''t, dear little soul," Mrs. Forsyth said, leaving her Charlotte would grow into a storage old maid like those good girls. "I don''t know _my_ mind," the girl said, so persistently, obstinately, and when Mrs. Forsyth said he was not at all in their way, he got "It _is_ magnificent," Mrs. Forsyth said, looking down the long "What a ridiculous idea!" Mrs. Forsyth said, more to gain time than "I don''t know about doomsday," Mrs. Forsyth said, "but as far as with the little girl who was left, and I liked going to my uncle''s id = 30034 author = Huber, Helen title = I''ll Kill You Tomorrow date = keywords = Lorry; Pete summary = Lorry Kane, standing in the doorway, looked out over the rows of silent Staring up at Lorry from the basket were two clear blue eyes. housing two blue eyes that stared up into Lorry''s with a quiet Lorry said, "What''s the matter with you?" She spoke in a whisper and was Hospital, and the kind of a homely grinning carrot-top a girl like Lorry "You want to be president, Shorty?" Lorry felt the warmth of a new life, Lorry felt two tiny hands clutch and dig into her throat. "Explain?" Lorry pulled her eyes down to the cherubic little face as she "And thirty little assassins will go into thirty homes," Lorry said. "We''ve got to do something." Lorry heard again the thin, brittle Pete said, "The shock will wear out of our minds. Lorry said, "Tell me--did I dream, or did it Lorry demanded to know what was in Pete''s mind. id = 29561 author = Hughes, Rupert title = In a Little Town date = keywords = Arthur; Coburn; Crosson; Drury; Eddie; Ellaphine; Eric; God; Hippisley; Irene; Litton; Luella; Martha; Mr.; Mrs.; Ollie; Orson; Pepperall; Pheeny; President; Prue; Rudd; Serina; Shelby; Teed; Wakefield; William; carthage; like; little; man; old; pop summary = goin'' to tie you down to any homely old crow like me when you got money into the house like a boy who comes home late from swimming; and when he And when she said that he could not possibly love a homely, scrawny old got every word you said, engraved in wax, like one of those old poets of I''m going back to my old home town and spend the rest of my life "I should like to come out and see you in your little old nest, but The old man blushed like a boy as he stammered: "You''re too young to "Give that thing to me, Steve," the old man said. Again it went into her heart like a little hand seizing a girl likes to have a good time and knows how to dance they can get said Horace, "in the good old days before pop got the bankruptcy habit." id = 15902 author = Hurston, Zora Neale title = Poker! date = keywords = tush summary = At rise of curtain NUNKIE is at piano playing.... table with small stacks of chips before each man. the healer no trouble!*[Handwritten: last sentence crossed out in pencil] Four spot means the fourth time you tried that same old game-Five spot means five years you played me for a clown Six spot means six feet of earth when the deal goes down The Jack is three-card Charlie who played me for a goat The King stands for Sweet Papa Nunkie and he''s goin'' to wear the crown, Aw now, brother, two dollars for your seat before you try to sit in this (TUSH HAWG begins to deal for draw (Drawing three new cards) card playin'', all of you all goin'' to die and go to Hell. *[Handwritten: Last sentence crossed through in pencil.] I promised the devil one man and I''m goin'' to give him five! id = 17187 author = Hurston, Zora Neale title = Three Plays Lawing and Jawing; Forty Yards; Woofing date = keywords = Black; Good; JUDGE summary = left, and he takes a good look at her, smiles, frowns you right now dat you come up befo'' _me_ it''s just like youse in church. Oh yeah, you kin try, but I kin see right now where he''s gointer git all Good Black, why don''t you git up from dere and carry dese white folks Come here then, fish, and lemme bend a checker game over yo'' head. When you gointer come git dese clothes! Man, didn''t I push a mean chuck-a-luck dat time! I''m a good woman, and I needs somebody dats gointer give Now you ain''t no much right man neither. Man to tell you youse divorced befo'' yo'' kin play dat much-right on me! Dat''s all right, I ain''t as ugly as yo''--youse ugly enough to git behind Yeah, but dat don''t play no checkers. Good Black, yo'' better come git dese clothes. id = 29020 author = Hutton, Laurence title = A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs date = keywords = Bob; Boy; Cloth; Jack; John; Mop; Mr.; Punch; Roy; Street; dog; illustration summary = the great wonderment of The Boy, who to this day, after many years of The Boy was always a little bit afraid of his father, while he loved and The Boy was red-headed and long-nosed, even from the beginning--a shy, 1848 or 1849, and The Boy went to his father''s store in Hudson Street, In his mind''s eye The Boy, at the end of forty years, can see it all; [Illustration: THE HOUSE OF THE BOY''S GRANDFATHER--CORNER OF HUDSON moved to Hubert Street, when The Boy was about ten years old; and for this day The Boy would go miles out of his way rather than pass Dr. Castle''s house. In later years, when Bob and The Boy could swim--a little--and had The Boy never walked along the streets of London by his father''s side [Illustration: THE BOY''S FATHER] put his gentle hand upon The Boy''s little red head, and said: "Whatever id = 15583 author = Ingraham, Prentiss title = Beadle''s Boy''s Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood date = keywords = Billy; Buffalo; CHAPTER; Cody; Indians; Kansas; Satan; Simpson; boy; song summary = Hugh Hall knew Billy''s reputation as a fearless boy and a sure shot, and When Billy returned home, after his first Indian-killing expedition, he a horse along, Billy''s being Sable Satan, still as good as the day he From that day the boy was known as Buffalo Billy. made Buffalo Billy an _aide-de camp_ and the boy devoted himself It was a proud day for Buffalo Billy when he returned home and was This was said by Billy''s best pard and the others who liked the boy But suddenly up dashed Billy Cody, mounted upon a large horse no one had One day, after Buffalo Billy had been a few months Pony Riding, a party While riding Pony Express the road on Buffalo Billy''s run became As it would be several days before the train started, Buffalo Billy Back to his home in Kansas went Buffalo Billy, to cheer the heart of his id = 29792 author = Ingraham, Prentiss title = Buffalo Bill''s Spy Trailer; Or, The Stranger in Camp date = keywords = Andrew; Bill; Buffalo; Celeste; Dave; Dick; Doctor; Harding; Landlord; Larry; Seldon; Weston; chance summary = Becoming confidential, Doctor Dick had told the scout a few chapters of The night after leaving the Grand Cañon, Buffalo Bill and Doctor Dick Following the doctor and Landlord Larry, came the eight men bearing the Then the coach started on its return to Last Chance with Doctor Dick Landlord Larry was seen, coming from the cabin of Doctor Dick, cries "That is a strange old character, Larry," said Doctor Dick as the two "Those three stains tell you that, old man?" asked Doctor Dick. Doctor Dick mounted the box and drove the coach back to Last Chance, and said to Landlord Larry and Doctor Dick, who had returned to the office Miss Seldon was coming to Last Chance to find that very young man, who "Well, Doctor Dick, what do you think of our chances?" asked Harding, As the coach turned around a cliff, neither Doctor Dick nor Harding saw id = 29166 author = Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) title = The Flying Mercury date = keywords = Bailey; Darling; David; Dick; Emily; Ffrench; Lestrange; Miss; Mr.; Rupert summary = You wanted to go into this racing business; you said the cars machine is the same as Lestrange won the Cup race with.'' They like Every man on the track likes Darling Lestrange." I race cars and break my neck and call it fun, like Lestrange? "That''s Bailey''s doing," chuckled Dick, when Emily finally wondered "You and Mr. Ffrench are very good," Lestrange said presently. Dick Ffrench was up-stairs, standing with Lestrange in one of the "Do you think he likes ''Darling'' Lestrange of the race course?" Dick said you loved Mr. Lestrange." I know, and Miss Emily knows, that Dick Ffrench was no "I''ll run in again before we race, of course," said Lestrange to him, "Come here," Lestrange beckoned to Dick, as he brought his machine to come over to our camp, Emily, and wait for Lestrange. Emily started up, Dick sprang to open the canvas, and Lestrange id = 20656 author = Irving, Washington title = Old Christmas: from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving date = keywords = Bracebridge; Christmas; Master; Simon; Squire; ancient; day; good; great; illustration; little; note; old; time summary = [Illustration: "The old family mansion, partly thrown in deep shadow, [Illustration: OLD CHRISTMAS: Before the remembrance of the good old times, so fast passing, should with now-a-days in its purity, the old English country gentleman; for for so it had certainly been in old times, and the Squire had evidently Simon was called on for a good old Christmas song. Christmas eve but good old English; upon which the young minstrel, and it had been adapted to an old church melody by Master Simon. little study, the pages of old times were to him as the gazettes of the song, at great tables on Christmas day. though the old hall may have resounded in its time with many a scene of The old ceremony of serving up the boar''s head on Christmas day is still Maskings or mummeries were favourite sports at Christmas in old times; id = 28443 author = Irwin, Will title = The Readjustment date = keywords = Bertram; Chester; Edward; Eleanor; Francisco; Goodyear; Gray; Heath; Judge; Kate; Mark; Masters; Mattie; Mr.; Mrs.; San; Santa; Street; Tiffany; Waddington summary = "I think Eleanor must be back from the city," Mrs. Tiffany was saying, "Say, we didn''t do a thing to that tree," said Bertram Chester, with "You remember the young man who went over with Eleanor to drive away To the great relief of Eleanor, Mrs. Tiffany came out to meet them, "Yes, I know it is overcrowded," said Bertram Chester, not a particle Mark Heath; the spirit came into the face of Bertram Chester. "This reminds me of the places one slips into abroad," she said, "Mr. and Mrs. Wark--Lars Wark you know--took me to just such an old ruin in Kate Waddington spent that night with Eleanor Gray in the Tiffany old Sturtevant mahogany, came upon Bertram Chester like a stage "Eleanor," spoke Mrs. Tiffany, "suppose you show Mr. Chester your end "The man who gets Eleanor Gray--and especially if Bertram Chester is id = 14249 author = Isham, Frederic Stewart title = Half A Chance date = keywords = Captain; Charles; Forsythe; Gillett; House; Jocelyn; Joe; John; London; Lord; Miss; Mr.; Pet; Ronsdale; Sir; Steele; Strathorn; Wray; good; look; lordship; man summary = "Sir Charles, let me present to you Mr. Steele," said Captain Forsythe. John Steele took the small gloved hand she gave him; her eyes were very came in; John Steele looked at it a moment, walked to a mirror and "Sir Charles Wray''s?" John Steele regarded the speaker quickly. "Lord Ronsdale!" John Steele looked perfunctorily around toward the back "John Steele!" Lord Ronsdale looked abruptly round. "Why, man, you look ill!" Captain Forsythe, turning to Lord Ronsdale, Steele''s ride in the park, a little man with ferret-like eyes at a dusty "I should like to have a look into John Steele''s library; I''ve heard Sir Charles looked at him quickly; John Steele''s face recovered its John Steele moved quickly down the narrow path; his eye had but time to Lord Ronsdale!--John Steele''s hat shaded his eyes; he stopped to pick a eyes turned to John Steele; her look seemed to express just a shade of id = 29726 author = Isham, Frederic Stewart title = The Strollers date = keywords = Adonis; Barnes; Bowen; CHAPTER; Carew; Celestina; Charles; Company; Constance; France; François; Indianapolis; Kate; Marquis; Mauville; Merrill; Miss; Monsieur; Mr.; New; Orleans; Prosper; Saint; Scroggs; St.; Straws; Susan; eye; french; good; hand; land; leave; like; little; look; man; old; soldier; time; turn summary = moisture yet sparkled like dew--turned to the old man: like caressing hands of light, until her figure, passing into a solid "Shall I put up your horse?" said a small voice, and the soldier "How did you like the play, Mr. Saint-Prosper?" said Barnes, as he "Good-night, every one!" said a sweet voice, as Constance passed "One good turn deserves another," said Barnes to Saint-Prosper, when Saint-Prosper returned the manager''s glance in kind; Barnes'' candor "Ah, Kate," she said, a moment later, "what a fine-looking young man going, and, on my word"--raising his hands to his head--"I feel like door!" said a little man who seemed a person of authority. "Yes," he said, meaningly, his eyes challenging Saint-Prosper''s. Saint-Prosper hesitated a moment and the land baron''s face fell. "It is an old man who died last night," said a nun in a low voice to id = 28112 author = Jackson, Daniel title = Alonzo and Melissa; Or, The Unfeeling Father: An American Tale date = keywords = 1811ff; Alfred; Alonzo; Beauman; Charleston; D----; Edgar; John; London; Melissa; Mr.; New; Simpson; Vincent; american; father; house; return summary = Edgar''s cousin proposed to detain Alonzo and Melissa a few days, during "I shall never be a guest at Melissa''s wedding," said Alonzo, as he At the appointed day, Alonzo proceeded to the house of Melissa''s father, Alonzo attended Melissa to her father''s, and the next day returned home. Alonzo entered the room; Melissa was sitting by a window which looked The next day Alonzo repaired to the house of Melissa''s father. Melissa told Alonzo, that her father''s determinations were unchangeable; Having concluded on this, Melissa returned home, and Alonzo to the house Alonzo''s father was absent when he arrived, but returned soon after. In the afternoon Alonzo received a note from Melissa''s father, of Melissa," said Alonzo, and returned to Vincent''s. "You are unhappy, Alonzo, said Beauman, in the death of your Melissa, Alonzo then visited Melissa''s father, who received him with much id = 29699 author = Jackson, Helen Hunt title = Hetty''s Strange History date = keywords = Antoine; Dr.; Eben; Father; Gunn; Hetty; Jim; Little; Mary; Miss; Mrs.; Nan; Raby; Rachel; Sally; Williams summary = "Yes," said Hetty, walking back and forth in the little room, rapidly. bad pass, when Hetty Gunn''s generous offer came to them, like a great living in her house, Hetty had asked Deacon and Mrs. Little to come and "Don''t be too hard on Mrs. Little, Hetty," he said, "you know Jim was "I never said any thing against his looks, did I?" laughed Hetty. "Our poor little man''s cheeks are not so pink yet," said Hetty, and as When Hetty said to Dr. Eben, one night, "I really think we must go home. When Hetty first looked on the face of Rachel Barlow, she said in her When Dr. Eben had left home that morning, Hetty had said to him: up to her husband as a little child does." Now, much as Hetty loved Dr. Eben, passionately as her whole life centred around him, there had never id = 29742 author = Jacobi, Carl title = The Long Voyage date = keywords = Ganeth; Indurate; Klae; Mason; Norris summary = It was Navigator Norris who told us the names of these planets and Ganeth-Klae, to invent that all-use material, _Indurate_, the formula "Same procedure as before," Norris said, stepping out of the airlock. Norris had given orders to return to the _Marie Galante_, and the rest What makes Norris so sure he''ll find life on any planet in this Norris, of course, was in the bridge cuddy with locked doors between us "We''ve been wondering for a long time what happened to Ganeth-Klae, the Martian inventor who worked with Norris to invent _Indurate_," he said "I expected you to blunder into Klae''s body one of these days," he said. "Judging from what we''ve seen," Mason said, "I would say that the race "Take it easy, Mason," he said. All this time Mason had been standing there, eyes smouldering, lips an "I''ve wanted to return this for a long time," he said. id = 29328 author = James, Alex title = The Shining Cow date = keywords = Stewart; Zack summary = Robbie whined and acted like his eyes were burning, as if "You''ve jest got to find Junius today, Zack," Mrs. Stewart spoke In the light from the open doorway Zack saw the dog creeping along on "Skunk finally got ya, eh boy?" Zack spoke sympathetically as the dog, "Don''t rightly know," Zack patted the dog, "acts like he got something Zack walked dazedly toward the woods, his eyes glued to the light above "Let''s get closer, looks like a fire," Mrs. Stewart said. "Yeah," Zack took a deep breath then began, "my cow Junius was missing Mr. Stewart''s cow is radiating intense blue and white light, the Meanwhile, Mrs. Stewart turned to Sims. "You look like one of them flying saucer fellas, yerself," Zack laughed, "Hurry and get the milk pail, Zack, Junius is all right now!" Mrs. Stewart yelled happily to her husband, as Professor Sims and his id = 19717 author = James, Henry title = The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) date = keywords = Basil; Birdseye; Boston; Burrage; Chancellor; Doctor; Farrinder; Luna; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Olive; Pardon; Prance; Ransom; Selah; Street; Tarrant; Verena; York summary = The people who had just come in were Doctor and Mrs. Tarrant and their daughter Verena; he was a mesmeric healer and she was She had been diverted again, after her greeting with Doctor and Mrs. Tarrant, by stopping to introduce the tall, dark young man whom Miss knew his cousin, Miss Chancellor, whom he indicated, beside Mrs. Farrinder; _she_ believed, on the contrary, in wonderful times (she "Ah, well, I see you are drawing her out," said Miss Birdseye to Mrs. Farrinder; and at the idea that this process had been necessary Basil Greenstreet." Miss Birdseye presented her companion; she was sure Mrs. Farrinder would be interested; she wouldn''t want to lose an opportunity, "Mother told me I had better come right in," said Verena, looking now hand to Verena and said, "Good-bye, Miss Tarrant; are we not to have the "I can''t tell what you like," Verena said, still looking into Olive''s id = 19718 author = James, Henry title = The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) date = keywords = Basil; Birdseye; Boston; Burrage; Cambridge; Chancellor; Doctor; Luna; Marmion; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Olive; Prance; Ransom; Street; Tarrant; Verena; York summary = Miss Chancellor," Verena added, with just a perceptible air of feeling "Well, if I don''t tell Olive, then you must leave me here," said Verena, At this moment a gentleman made his way through the clusters of Mrs. Burrage''s guests and presented himself to Olive. "Don''t fear, Miss Tarrant, she shall be satisfied," Ransom said, with a "I thought that you might mean Verena," said Mrs. Luna casually. Basil Ransom was the person she had least expected to meet at Mrs. Burrage''s; it had been her belief that they might easily spend four days "Why, Olive Chancellor, what do you think?" Verena asked, feeling now completely miss Basil Ransom, was easier than to tell Olive just now aware of more things than I." And Olive had to believe this, as Mrs. Burrage held up, smiling, her intelligent, proud, good-natured, said Mrs. Luna; and Ransom too, by this time, had placed the young man id = 20085 author = James, Henry title = The Tragic Muse date = keywords = Agnes; Basil; Biddy; Carteret; Dallow; Dashwood; Dormer; England; English; Gabriel; Grace; Harsh; Julia; Lady; London; Madame; Miriam; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nash; Nick; Paris; Peter; Place; Road; Rooth; Sherringham; Tressilian; dear; good; like; little; look; thing summary = Nick Dormer in point of fact asks of Miriam nothing but that she shall looking at fine things with Julia," Nick returned. "I think he still sees," Biddy returned, wondering a little why Nick The young man gasped and Nick, replying for him, said: "Gabriel Nash is Grace looked quickly away from him and said to her brother: "Nick, Mr. Pinks is dead." "Oh all that?" But meanwhile Peter Sherringham said to Nick: "Julia''s Nick Dormer declared that he liked cafés, and Miriam, looking at his Nick Dormer said to Mrs. Dallow that he wanted her to know an old friend Nick Dormer said it made him think of the old Paris, of the great "You had better ask Peter Sherringham," said Lady Agnes. "We go home to-morrow, but Nick will stay a day or two," Lady Agnes said "I''ll let you know as soon as she comes round," said Nick. id = 29452 author = James, Henry title = The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 date = keywords = Aunt; Croy; Densher; Kate; London; Lord; Lowder; Marian; Mark; Maud; Milly; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Stringham; Susan; Susie; York summary = and when, always, in due time, Kate Croy came out of her aunt''s house, Kate took one of her walks with Densher just after her visit to Mr. Croy; but most of it went, as usual, to their sitting in talk. great thing in your life," he said, "to depend on _me_ a little more." had left behind, or tried to--the great serious facts of life, as Mrs. Stringham liked to call them--was once more coming into sight as Milly clearly felt these things too, but they affected her companion at "Well, then," said Milly, "I seem also to feel that I like it better little time for anything; but, had she liked, Milly could have made it never know how Kate truly felt about anything such a one as Milly cared for Kate, to know," Milly said--"for it would be quite too understand things Kate had said of her aunt''s possibilities as well as id = 30059 author = James, Henry title = The Wings of the Dove, Volume II date = keywords = Aunt; Croy; Densher; Gate; Kate; Lancaster; London; Lord; Lowder; Luke; Mark; Maud; Milly; Miss; Mrs.; Shepherd; Sir; Stringham; Venice summary = "I say, you know, Kate--you _did_ stay!" had been Merton Densher''s first thing Kate took up with Densher on their being able after dinner, "Yes," said Kate--"that''s the way people are. Densher really quite wondered if Aunt Maud knew how far Kate''s devotion Kate, goodness knew, and he also clearly enough liked Mrs. Lowder. When Kate and Densher abandoned her to Mrs. Stringham on the day of her Mrs. Lowder faced a moment, in her massive way, what Sir Luke Strett "Well," said Mrs. Stringham after a moment, "Milly won''t." Milly gave her another look, but this time a wonderful smile. Mrs. Lowder''s success and Kate''s, amid the shock of Milly''s and Mrs. Stringham''s compatriots, failed but little, really, of the "I think I should like," said poor Milly after an instant, "to die wonderful, you''re beautiful," Kate said; "and if you really want to with the good lady before Mrs. Lowder and Kate appeared--minutes id = 22332 author = Janifer, Laurence M. title = Brain Twister date = keywords = Barbara; Boyd; Burris; Dr.; FBI; Kenneth; Majesty; Malone; Mr.; O''Connor; Queen; Sir summary = "You mean, if somebody was reading my mind, I''d know it?" Burris said. Malone thought of what his chief had said: "It takes a "Thanks for giving me a little time," Malone said. "Well," Malone said, "if he knows you and your group are working on "Well," Malone said, "I''m looking for people who can read minds." When Malone was finished, Burris said: "You''re coming right on back." "Good to see you, Ken," Boyd said briskly, as he shook Malone''s hand. "Dr. Harman," Boyd said, "this is my superior, Mr. Malone. "It isn''t _you_, Malone," Boyd said. "Remember, Malone," Burris said. "Malone, you''ve done a wonderful job so far," Burris said. "Your Majesty," Malone said, "I _am_ the FBI." "I know that, Your Majesty," Malone said. "Not that I know of, sir," Malone said. "Your Majesty," Malone said. "I don''t think so, Your Majesty," Malone said. id = 22342 author = Janifer, Laurence M. title = Supermind date = keywords = Boyd; Brubitsch; Burris; FBI; Fred; Garbitsch; Kenneth; Lewis; Lou; Luba; Majesty; Malone; Manelli; Mr.; O''Connor; Petkoff; Queen; Sir; sure summary = "Oh," Malone said, trying to look disappointed, flattered and modest "It sounds like a record," Malone said. "Malone," Burris said instantly, "I just got a complaint from the "If you have the time, Doctor," Malone said respectfully, "I''d like to "I want to see Sir Lewis Carter," Malone said doggedly. "During that time," Malone said, "the Society investigated a great "I''d like to talk to you," Malone said, "Your Majesty." "I''m in a perfectly terrible way," Malone said, "and it''s going to get "Sir Thomas," Malone said, "I give you Her Majesty, the Queen!" "But, after all, Malone," Burris said, "we do have such a thing as the "It isn''t?" Malone said, trying to look surprised. "We''ve got to try," Malone said grimly, looking down. "I don''t know what to think," Malone said. "Now, you look," Malone said. "It looks like enough," Malone said. "Now look, Malone," Burris said. id = 28518 author = Janifer, Laurence M. title = Mex date = keywords = man summary = tells a quiet story from down near the Mexican border, where men are as the next fellow, and maybe a little bit better than men like that, big men drinking in a bar who can''t find anything better to do than to "Mex kid," one of the men said, a big red-haired bully with his sleeves stopped they put me down, so I started for the big red-haired man again The red-haired man was laughing all this curse on you." I was very angry, you must understand this. The men laughed at me, not knowing, of course, that my father is a giant did not know I was not a daydreaming child but a man who told truth. And they laughed; I grew angry again and told them many things, calling For I tell the truth always, and I had told them about my sister and my id = 30029 author = Janifer, Laurence M. title = Lost in Translation date = keywords = Korvin; Tr''en; ruler summary = "Why did the Ruler not come to me?" Korvin asked. "You will answer my questions," the Ruler said, "with exactitude." He "And it is your job to crash your ship?" the Ruler said. "We shall test the machine," the Ruler said. "In the Room of the Ruler," Korvin said equably. "Why did you land your ship on this planet?" the Ruler said. "I have told the truth," Korvin said. The Ruler looked down at Korvin. "To answer your questions, truthfully and logically," Korvin said. "We will wish to know about weapons," the Ruler said, "and about plans "The answer to that question," Korvin said, "cannot be given to you." are governed, you have said," the Ruler went on. "True," Korvin said. "True," Korvin said. "True," Korvin said. "Then there is no government," the Ruler said. "Then there is no government," the Ruler said. "That is our form of government," Korvin said. id = 15985 author = Jewett, Sarah Orne title = Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches date = keywords = Aunt; Boston; Brandon; Deephaven; John; Kate; Katharine; Kew; Lorimer; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Tom; day; good; great; house; like; look; old; time summary = ready to welcome Kate when she came home, after having said good by to come away for fifteen years she''s said it was the last time I''d ever see thought her the most matter-of-fact old lady," said Kate; "yet here''s She was a prim little old woman who looked pleased and expectant, who said Kate one day; "but I think it will make itself look like its "But," said Kate one day, "wouldn''t you like to have some pleasant new Just then a party of people came in, and Mrs. Kew said good by shook hands in a way that meant a great deal, and when Kate and I said for a long time looking off to sea, and we could talk or think of almost "I have thought often, lately," said my friend, "what a good time they people who like old-fashioned ways cannot tell where to place all the id = 14513 author = Johnston, Mary title = Audrey date = keywords = Audrey; Byrd; Colonel; Darden; Deborah; Evelyn; Excellency; Fair; God; Governor; Haward; Hugon; Juba; London; Lord; Marmaduke; Mistress; Mr.; Palace; Stagg; Truelove; View; Virginia; Westover; Williamsburgh; come; eye; hand; indian; man summary = "That is Mr. Marmaduke Haward," he said, "who, having just come into a great estate, day he would come back to Virginia, to the dim old garden and quiet house. smiled and gave him "Good-day" in her usual voice, she drew the hand away. "Here I need not pay, good fellow," said Haward negligently, his eyes "Audrey," said Haward, "come here, child." "The negroes are careless, and to-day I held their hands," said Haward. Haward rowed on, telling Audrey stories of the town, of great men whose Haward went to the window, and, leaning out, looked, as now each night he Audrey watched him ride away, and the love light was in her eyes. "For an handful of blue beads," said Haward, with a cold smile. "I would I were this night at Fair View glebe house," said Audrey. "You are so sweet and gay to-night," said Haward to Audrey. id = 28118 author = Jones, Raymond F. title = The Great Gray Plague date = keywords = Atkins; Authority; Baker; Clearwater; College; Dr.; Ellerbee; Fenwick; Index; Sam; Wily summary = Dr. John Fenwick didn''t look like a college president, and Baker, "It''s all right," said Fenwick, waving away Baker''s protests with a Baker turned the pages slowly, showing Fenwick a bleak record of black "Clearwater is only ten years old," said Fenwick. "Another factor which contributes to the Index," said Baker, "is the "Look," said Fenwick, "the citizens of Clearwater are so infernally busy "I know this is difficult to face," said Baker sympathetically, "but I "Hobbies and social activities are not bad," Baker said, after a time. "I''ll be back with Dr. Baker in a couple of days," Fenwick said. "Press the crystal in your hand," Ellerbee said to Baker. "Good afternoon, Dr. Baker," Sam Atkins said. "Yes, Dr. Baker," said Sam Atkins. Yet Fenwick was aware that Baker''s attitude toward Ellerbee "Baker," said Ellerbee. "Sounds like the place might have been broken into," said Baker. Baker said, "Wily was just here. id = 30062 author = Keller, Teddy title = The Plague date = keywords = Andy; Bettijean; office summary = a dozen girls at a half dozen desks wedged into the outer office. Andy''s big hands clenched into fists and he had to wait a moment "Any water reports?" Andy asked. "It''s hitting everybody," Bettijean said helplessly. Opening it, the colonel flung it down on Andy''s desk. "Oh, good heavens!" Bettijean cried, her fingers biting into Andy''s "Let''s go," Andy said, pushing up from his chair. general," the colonel said. The general showed the colonel his back and motioned Andy into his The general gave both Andy and Bettijean a long, sober look, then "Somebody in our outer office is organized," Andy said, pulling at his "Now," Andy said brightly, "how''s that, Janis?" general first." To the doctor, he said, "Give that girl the best of that a doctor doesn''t--why girls from small offices were sick--and why The general looked to Bettijean, to Andy, to the stamp. id = 28444 author = Kelley, Ethel M. (Ethel May) title = Turn About Eleanor date = keywords = Albertina; Aunt; Beulah; Bolling; Christmas; David; Eleanor; Gertrude; Jimmie; Margaret; Mrs.; New; Peter; Uncle; York; good; like; little; way summary = Uncles Jimmie and Peter--I ought to begin by knowing a little "Eleanor," he said, "my mother knows our only living Ex-president, and "I''m your Uncle Peter, Eleanor," he said, and bent down till his lips "I know we could, Uncle Jimmie," Eleanor said. "Aunt Beulah does not think that Uncle Jimmie is bringing me up "Why, that''s just like Aunt Gertrude," Eleanor said. Uncle David as they all are,'' and then I said ''My Aunt Margaret has "Aunt Beulah''s a good kind of person, too," Eleanor said; "she tries "That''s Uncle Peter''s idea," Eleanor said, "that not thinking. "Uncle David said that he thought you were not like yourself lately, "Uncle David thought so the last time I was here," Eleanor said, "but "David wants to marry Eleanor," Margaret said quietly. "It should be Peter who is going to marry Eleanor," Margaret said. "It''s Aunt Beulah," Eleanor said. id = 15444 author = Kelley, Francis Clement, Bp. title = The City and the World and Other Stories date = keywords = Bishop; Cross; Father; General; God; Mac; Marqua; Michael; Orville; Ramoni; Ryan; Tom; Vicar summary = saw a strange look of pain on the old priest''s face, and started "And yet, it is God one meets in the chapel," the old man said. "But you seem to know a great deal, Michael," said Orville. "But, Michael," said Callovan, "I gave a great deal to many good Orville looked and saw a little child with great wings, and "I know, master," said Michael, "but these rocks are the little faults Father Barry looked up quickly from his book and said: "Surely, it is "I always hate a man who can keep a secret," said Father Fanning. "Well, it is about the church," said Father Ryan. "Why, surely," said Father Ryan, "but this did not come in through the "That''s an awful way of looking at things," said Father Fanning. "''I will wait for the man at seven to-night, Father,'' he said when he id = 28585 author = Kelly, Florence Finch title = With Hoops of Steel date = keywords = Amada; Delarue; Ellhorn; Emerson; Halliday; Haney; Harlin; Jim; Judge; Las; Marguerite; Mead; Mexican; Mr.; Nick; Plumas; Tom; Tuttle; Whittaker summary = "I''d have been out right away, Emerson," said Tuttle, "but Nick had to Ellhorn and Tuttle met Emerson Mead as he stepped from his room, disappearance, neither Tom Tuttle nor Nick Ellhorn had said a word to died on its maker''s lips if Emerson Mead, Tom Tuttle and Nick Ellhorn The look of smiling good nature seldom left Mead''s face, but his lips "I reckon you know what I want, Emerson Mead," Halliday said angrily, Tuttle and Nick Ellhorn, guns in hand, both astride one horse, coming want to arrest Emerson this morning," said Ellhorn, "just begin right face upon Mead and met in his eyes the same look she always saw there. Emerson Mead heard the story which Ellhorn and Tuttle told and looked Judge Harlin sent word to Mead''s ranch, asking Nick Ellhorn to come "It was Amada Garcia put me on," said Nick Ellhorn to Emerson Mead and id = 15449 author = Kelly, Myra title = New Faces date = keywords = Anne; Blake; Burgess; Cecelia; Edith; Hawtry; Hyacinths; Jimmie; John; Knowles; Mary; Masters; Mead; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; President summary = "I want you," said he, "to ask Mary "Mary," said he, "you never in all the time I''ve known you have failed hotel to hotel and demanded speech with Mrs. John Blake, a young lady in "Lady came ten minutes after you left," said the genial clerk. "Poor, tired little girl," said John, "you have had a rather indifferent Here, Sam, you come and tell Jimmie what he looks "I can tell," said Dick, "it leads right straight to my little diggings. "Naturally," said Jimmie, and his thin, young face looked happier than Then the old lady led me off by myself and wanted to know who was now "Jimmie," said Miss Knowles, "I was cruel and heartless that day. "But I''m going to be married," said Jimmie. "But what puzzles me,", said the genial Jimmie, "is your knowing about Then Jimmie, missing perhaps the blue little figure of id = 15940 author = Kendall, Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) title = The Luck of the Mounted: A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police date = keywords = Blake; Burke; Cow; Eyah; George; God; Gully; Hardy; Kilbride; Larry; Lee; Moran; Mr.; O.C.; Post; Reddy; Redmond; Sergeant; Slavin; Yorke; face; fwhat; good; like; man; old summary = you can come the funny man all right, Mac--you''ve got a ''staff'' Teamster Sarjint there, an'' sure fwas a great man wid a four-in-hand "''Tis Yorke''s," said Slavin simply. "Let us go get ut!" said Sergeant Slavin grimly, marching to the spot, "I each other up--just us two and old man Slavin--make it a sort of ''rule of backed--hands up--into a corner of the bar by a big, hard-faced man clad Of that face Yorke had once remarked to Slavin: "That beggar''s mug fairly to his departure, "I seem to know that man Gully''s face, but somehow I "Well," said Slavin, with an oath, "th'' shtiff cannot have got far-away "He''s wearing old, worn-out boots," said Yorke, "got awful big feet, too, "''Tis onlikely th'' shtiff can have got very far away--in th'' toime Mr. Gully tells us," he said, "an'' he cannot shtay out in th'' opin for long id = 14581 author = Kester, Vaughan title = The Just and the Unjust date = keywords = Andy; Custer; Elizabeth; Evelyn; Gilmore; Harbison; Herbert; Hope; Joe; John; Langham; Marsh; Marshall; Montgomery; Mount; Moxlow; Mr.; Mrs.; North; Shrimplin summary = "I expect he''ll want his head to-night; he''s got a game look," he said "Marsh," said North soberly, "I am going away." "I have brought you those gas bonds, Mr. McBride," said North, going at When North quitted Marshall Langham''s office, Gilmore, after a brief "Well, I guess you''ve got some few things to learn, Custer;" said Mr. Shrimplin indulgently. "Come in, Joe, and shut the door!" said Gilmore. At the opposite end of the room Gilmore placed a hand on Langham''s arm. "I thought he looked like John North," said Montgomery. "No--" said the handy-man, "No,--I only say I thought it was John North. "I don''t know; I can''t tell what he thinks," said Langham briefly. "Boss, I lied when I said it was North I seen come over old man after me, and the first thing I knowed I''d said it _was_ John North!" id = 13809 author = King, Alfred Castner title = Mountain Idylls, and Other Poems date = keywords = COLORADO; COUNTY; San; St.; Thou; death; form; heart; illustration; life; love; mountain; smile; stand; thy summary = MOUNTAIN SCENE, SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO.] Nor tear thy fond heart from its fervent embrace. Shall live, as the heavens eternal endure! Wilt Thou Thy mercy still reveal, Break thou thy silence, ominous and deep, "Breathe thou thy message," shrieked the frantic knight To bear thee company, till thou repent." As thou dost view the wastes of earth and sky, Child of a fleeting hour, thou too must die to know. Knowest thou the secret of the future life? Child of a transient day, thou too, to know, must die. Hast thou, observant from thy astral poise, Hast thou beheld the rise and fall of man, As thy dark form eclipsed the smiling sun. From thy celestial ''minions thou hast seen Thou shed''st thy mellow rays and lit the way The heavens were silent as those forms were fair; Thou who hast seen them fail and pass away id = 14393 author = King, Basil title = The Inner Shrine date = keywords = Bayford; Bienville; Carli; Derek; Diane; Dorothea; Eveleth; George; Grimston; Lucilla; Marion; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Paris; Pruyn; Tromp; Wappinger; York summary = "Bonjour, petite mère!" Diane called, with a nervous laugh, as Mrs. Eveleth paused on the lower steps of the stairs. "Diane," Mrs. Eveleth interrupted, "I insist that you let me speak." It was then that she had time to note the changes wrought in Mrs. Eveleth; and it was like finding winter where she expected no more than matter of fact, Mrs. Eveleth was scarcely thinking of Diane''s words--she "I haven''t made up my mind yet," Diane replied, "but I want you to know "But, Diane dear," Mrs. Eveleth interrupted, gently, "isn''t it true that "I did come because I thought you looked kind," Diane declared, During the half-hour before the arrival of Mrs. Eveleth and Diane, Miss Diane Eveleth with a home; for Dorothea''s need of a strong hand over her Diane Eveleth''s cultivation, Miss Dorothea Pruyn had become a "bud." The Mrs. Eveleth--knowing the things Bienville has just said of you--didn''t id = 14394 author = King, Basil title = The Street Called Straight date = keywords = Ashley; Boston; Colonel; Cousin; Davenant; Drusilla; England; Fane; God; Guion; Henry; Hill; Jove; Melcourt; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Olivia; Peter; Rodney; Rupert; Temple; Tory; american; come; thing summary = lights and flowers to Mrs. Fane: "Drusilla, did you know Colonel Ashley "And what does Colonel Ashley look like, Drucie?" he asked, glancing "They''ll not rush things like that," Temple said, tying to speak These things were said crustily, as though dragged from a man thinking little thing like that you''d better not have come back with the ideas "He''s good-looking," Guion said, in continued effort to interpose the "I don''t want to know how it began," Davenant said, hastily. traveled far, of looking back on the old familiar things from a long way "I know I''ve got to feel my way," she said, meaning to agree with him. Ashley comes and you know what he''s likely to do for you." And mother wants to know if you and Colonel Ashley won''t come to dinner Davenant looked from Ashley to Olivia think things have a way of coming right when we least expect it. id = 28590 author = King, Basil title = The Dust Flower date = keywords = Allerton; Avenue; Barbara; Barbe; Courage; Flack; Gallifer; Gorry; Judson; Letty; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nettie; New; Rash; Rashleigh; Steptoe; Street; Towell; Walbrook; good; like; man; thing summary = girl who''s more like an old maid than a woman going to be married." In Allerton''s room Steptoe found the young master of the house half suppose she must stay at the house till--I told Steptoe to look after "Nothink so good won''t ''ave ''appened in this ''ouse since old Mrs. Allerton went to work and died." is--but if madam won''t sye nothin'' at all, the wind''ll be out o'' Mrs. Courage''s syles like. To Steptoe and Letty she said: "''Ave the goodness to sit yourselves matter of fact, Letty commented, the eyes brought a little too much time she ventured, like Steptoe, to be Barbara Walbrook herself, things Barbara Walbrook might think of herself; but in all little She thought, too, that Miss Walbrook liked her a little better. Having placed it before Miss Walbrook he turned to Letty. threw a glance at Letty, and said: "You don''t _look_ like a Rashleigh, id = 19023 author = King, Charles title = A Daughter of the Sioux: A Tale of the Indian frontier date = keywords = Blake; Captain; Dade; Esther; Field; Flint; Flower; Fort; Frayne; Hay; Indians; Kennedy; Miss; Moreau; Mr.; Mrs.; Nanette; Platte; Ray; Sioux; Stabber; Waller; Webb; Wolf; come summary = said the officers'' club element of the command, men like Gregg, Wilkins, old Bill Hay, the post trader, escorted by that redoubtable woman, Mrs. Bill Hay, and within the week of her arrival Nanette Flower was the "My compliments to Captains Blake and Ray," said he, to the silent young major again came forth his field glasses were in his hand and he had bachelor heart and home of Major Webb to which Mrs. Hay would have laid "Field, Captain Ray starts on a forced march at once for Fort Beecher. dead silence the little command moved slowly away, followed by the eyes passed out of sight quarter of an hour ago, major," said Mrs. Ray. "It''s time to throw out our advance, Field," said Ray, in kindly, saying that Webb''s advance guard could hear the distant attack on Ray. Not until he reached the Chugwater in the early night could he hope to id = 19330 author = King, Charles title = An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier date = keywords = Angela; Apache; Arnold; Blakely; Byrne; Captain; Cutler; Downs; Elise; Graham; Janet; Kate; Lieutenant; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Mullins; Natzie; Plume; Sanders; Sandy; Truman; Wren; chapter; indian summary = that looked full-face into those of Mrs. Plume, Blakely had nettled her. major''s quarters--Mrs. Plume, Miss Janet Wren, the captain''s sister, trader''s store by pack-train hands who said they were there when Mr. Blakely came in and asked for Hart--"wanted him right away, bad," was "Captain Wren," presently said Plume, his fingers trembling a bit as "I will answer that--a little later, Captain Wren," said Plume, rising "Surely you can answer that, Captain Wren," said Plume, his clear-cut, roused by the voice of the next-door neighbor before mentioned--Mrs. Quinn, long time laundress of Captain Sanders''s troop and jealous as "Captain Wren, sir," said the young officer at once, "begs to be know how Blakely knew these couriers were coming, and how he came to Then Blakely answered: "Some day I shall tell Miss Angela, madam, but "Start one of your men into Sandy at once," said Blakely, to the id = 19480 author = King, Charles title = Ray''s Daughter: A Story of Manila date = keywords = Benton; Brent; Connelly; Cross; Dr.; Foster; Lieutenant; Maidie; Manila; Marion; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Murray; Perkins; Porter; Ray; Red; Sackett; Sacramento; Sandy; Stuyvesant; man summary = deferentially, said he hoped everything was to Miss Ray''s liking, and "Father was a little low in his mind that day," said Miss Ray, a shade Yet when Stuyvesant went to the car to see whether the young soldier provided for her soldier boys, Miss Ray had a few minutes in which to Quickly young Ray called out the corporal and two men, warned them of Mr. Ray, and he couldn''t catch that young officer''s eye. that Mrs. Ray and Miss Marion were close at hand, he paused one moment, It was said that in days gone by "old man Hogan" was for the long voyage to Manila, and during that time officers and men "Nothing to-day, Mrs.--er--Dr. Wells," said the army man, half vexed, where at any time Lieutenant Ray might recognize him, he said he never Stuyvesant came up slowly, looking not too robust, and said it was id = 19507 author = King, Charles title = Lanier of the Cavalry; or, A Week''s Arrest date = keywords = Barker; Bob; Button; Captain; Ennis; Fitzroy; Lanier; Lieutenant; Miriam; Mr.; Mrs.; Rawdon; Stannard; Sumter summary = "Lieutenant Lanier--_that_ man''s superior officer--gave him the "I am ordered by Colonel Button to ask certain questions of Lieutenant eight A.M., and Colonel Button, awaiting in his office the coming of the "I report as old officer-of-the-day, sir," said Curbit, with brief "The man that leaves the post this day," said Major Scott, with a squint "Captain Sumter," said he, flushing angrily, for no one of his officers "I do not know, sir, I came direct to the office to report." A look of amaze came into the young officer''s face. Then Barker spoke: "It''s only fair to the colonel to tell the rest, Bob. Rawdon''s box, that he left for safe keeping with a friend in town, had "No time to see the colonel now!" said Ennis. general court to try Lieutenant Lanier, they have ordered a colonel out moment at Captain Snaffle''s back door; said he ran round to the Sumters'' id = 19928 author = King, Charles title = Sunset Pass; or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land date = keywords = Apaches; God; Gwynne; Indians; Jim; Kate; Manuelito; Ned; Pass; Pike summary = himself, little Ned and Nellie, and their devoted old nurse, Irish Kate, said the captain, with darkening face, and presently the little train "And then we''ve got good old Pike, papa--and Kate here--I''m sure she The captain and Corporal Pike were hurriedly coming towards [Illustration: "JIM, OLD BOY, WE''VE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER TO-NIGHT."] little load, Pike set to work to build a tiny fire far back in a cleft For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of at last that Pike had come alone, she clasped her little arms about his horse, ride like the wind for camp, get Kate, the children, Jim and the And now, as once again he neared the little fastness in the rocks, Pike Pike said, they would doubtless be occupied some little time with the Following with his eyes the direction indicated by Jim''s hand, Pike id = 19952 author = King, Charles title = To the Front: A Sequel to Cadet Days date = keywords = Argenta; Ben; Breifogle; Connell; Cullin; Fort; Geordie; Graham; Indians; Mr.; Nolan; Reynolds; Shield; Shiner; Silver; Sioux; Toomey; man summary = Captain "Geordie" Graham, like that of Little Benjamin, exceeded all Sergeant Nolan, two years ago at old Fort Reynolds, had said he and the men so hoped to see the day when Mr. Geordie might come back to them to He was listening to McCrea''s eager words to Dr. Graham, all about the regiment and Fort Reynolds, and how he wished Then Mrs. Graham turned, gave one look, dropped Geordie''s arm and clasped that of Graham note his coming and signal "Hush." Abruptly came the challenge: "Orders may come any minute," said Toomey, looking anxiously over his "Bring two men and come along," was the quick order, and it was no time In all, Geordie Graham found they had just twenty men on whom he could Then another signal--this time from their young commander, who had come For there came a day when men''s faces went white with the news that id = 20082 author = King, Charles title = Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of ''68. date = keywords = Big; Burleigh; Cloud; Dean; Folsom; Frayne; Gap; Hal; Indians; Jessie; Laramie; Loomis; Marshall; Mr.; Mrs.; Pappoose; Platte; Red; Sioux summary = like the little Indian the girls sometimes said she was, Pappoose looked Cloud)--and old John Folsom, he whom the Indians loved and trusted, grew day came, and, unable to bear suspense, the major sent a little party, the little battalion left in charge of the new post at Warrior Gap. It was the dark of the moon, or, as the Indians say, "the nights the Folsom said the Indians meant a war of extermination people west of the Hal Folsom''s ranch, as brave and hardy and capable a young officer as "If ever a time comes when I can do you a good turn, lieutenant," said said the cantonment commander, as Dean followed with the troop next day, clasping Miss Folsom''s hand and looking straight into the big dark eyes "I''m the only officer with my troop," said Dean, "and so cannot ask." Mar--Mr. Dean told her of several things Major Burleigh had said and id = 20101 author = King, Charles title = Under Fire date = keywords = Almira; Boynton; Brannan; Braska; Captain; Chrome; Cranston; Darling; Davies; Dog; Eleventh; Flight; Haney; Hastings; Howard; Indians; Langston; Leonard; Lieutenant; Loomis; Mira; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Percy; Red; Sanders; Scott; Stone; Truman; Willett; davy; dever summary = What Captain Cranston would have said to a man who had come to him with escort Mrs. Cranston and Miss Loomis, Mr. Davies, my sergeants will look "Now, I like that young fellow," said Mrs. Cranston, folding up the "My men are as bad off as the horses, pretty near," said Captain Devers, "Captain Devers," said he, "I have sent Mr. Davies off to the left to "You write to Mr. Davies''s mother, Agatha," Mrs. Cranston had said. word came out to the homeward marching command that Cranston said Davies In the days of Davies''s convalescence Cranston had told him of Mrs. Barnard''s call and of Brannan''s story, and rejoiced that Brannan was but Davies paid no further heed, left the note and medicine in Mrs. Cranston''s hands with brief explanatory word, then hurried back to Davies went to the adjutant''s office, Devers came from his house and "Sergeant," said Davies, "the captain orders that Trooper Brannan be id = 20305 author = King, Charles title = Marion''s Faith. date = keywords = Arizona; Billings; Blake; Captain; Cheyenne; Colonel; Dandy; Gleason; God; Grace; Hogan; Indians; Jack; Lieutenant; Marion; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Point; Rallston; Ray; Russell; Sanford; Stannard; Truscott; Turner; Warner; Wayne; Webb; Whaling; Wilkins; Wolf; man summary = lieutenant-colonel had arrived and assumed command, and Major and Mrs. Stannard made their first appearance at regimental headquarters. "Then there is nothing further to be done that I know of," said Mrs. Truscott, whose girlhood had been passed in garrison at times, and by Lieutenant Gleason, would arrive at such a time, and that Mrs. Truscott and Miss Sanford would gladly accept her offer. nodded companionably to the bowing group of officers, to whom Mrs. Stannard presented him with marked pride, "Mr. Ray--of Ours," but how, And just at that moment as they stood there talking of him, Mrs. Stannard''s door opened and he came forth, the three ladies following. "Wolf," said Ray, "have you written any letters to Mrs. Truscott since That afternoon Mr. Blake, after a long talk with Ray, knocked at Mrs. Stannard''s door and asked to see her a moment. id = 21345 author = King, Charles title = A Wounded Name date = keywords = Blake; Burleigh; Captain; City; Cooke; Engineer; Folsom; Francisco; General; Idaho; Lieutenant; Loring; Mr.; Nevins; Pancha; Petty; Sancho; Strain; Turnbull; Yuma; come summary = Which Loring gladly did, and then went on his dusty way, leaving Blake Then all eyes were on Loring as he slowly dropped his hand and looked merely said "please," and so Miss Geraldine Allyn met Lieutenant Loring "We are all right so long as we''ve got you and your men," said Loring the lieutenant''s eyes said "Look!" for as the girl''s face was turned for "Ah--go to Mr. Loring, captain," said he, to a ready staff officer, "and "I was in hopes, Mr. Loring," said the General, evidently nettled, Then went he on his way, and came in upon Loring just in time "Good-day, sir," said Loring, and marched quickly away to the room of Commanding their escort was a young officer whom Loring had Loring handed it back, hesitated a moment, nodded, but said no word. "Mr. Loring," said the General, "Major Burleigh has been an object of id = 22906 author = King, Charles title = A War-Time Wooing: A Story date = keywords = Abbot; Bessie; Colonel; Doctor; Hollins; Major; Miss; Mr.; Paul; Putnam; Rix; Warren; Washington; Winthrop; man summary = handsomer picture of Mr. Paul Revere Abbot, and a letter in a hand business-like look to the long "Springfield" over his shoulder, comes The colonel turns abruptly away, while the prisoner, knowing his man, "Come here, Rix. Stand up like a man and tell me your trouble. be seen; and she said to him that a man who looked like an officer and receiving letters from Lieutenant Paul Revere Abbot, and now had come to No answer comes from Abbot, and the colonel is so busy that he thinks peacefully the old man sleeps, thinks Abbot, as he glances a moment with Doctor Warren''s coming, with that cold and bitter letter from Miss answered only by the man to whom it was written, says Abbot, and it is Then there comes a knock at the door, and, opening it, Major Abbot finds "Major Abbot, here is a packet of letters in a lady''s hand, addressed to id = 28102 author = Kingsley, Florence Morse title = The Transfiguration of Miss Philura date = keywords = Deuser; Miss; Philura; Rice; Van summary = Ten minutes later, Miss Philura, looking smaller and more insignificant Before three minutes had passed Miss Philura Rice had forgotten that environment," she remarked to Miss Philura when the two ladies found Miss Philura''s blue eyes flashed rebelliously for perhaps the first time Miss Philura raised her eyebrows ever so little--somehow they seemed to living for six months Miss Philura bestowed but a single thought. Sunday morning following, when Miss Philura Rice, newly returned from enviously at the nodding plumes which shaded Miss Philura''s blue eyes. "I can not tell you that--now," said Miss Philura simply. Strangely enough, he had not heard of Miss Philura''s good appeared the name of Miss Philura Rice. The Rev. Silas Pettibone seated himself opposite Miss Philura and Church found conditions in the spiritual state of Miss Philura which "Miss Philura Rice," he said emphatically, "is one of the most THE TRANSFIGURATION OF MISS PHILURA id = 29421 author = Kirby, Jason title = The Floating Island of Madness date = keywords = Brice; Constantinople; Foulet; Fraser; eye summary = Foulet leaned forward, his eyes were gleaming, his face flushed and "Try slowing the motor," I yelled into Brice''s ear and both Foulet and plane spread a path of light, dull, ruddily glowing, like the ghost of great glowing eye suddenly burst from the rim of the horizon--the The same thought must have struck Brice and Foulet Behind me I felt Foulet start; I heard Brice''s quickly Five years before Fraser had suddenly burst on the world of science. Brice bowed quietly; and his eyes, serene and blue, met Fraser''s Nothing!" For the first time Fraser''s eyes became like the eyes of our guide and Fraser, polished and expressionless. "You will follow me," said Fraser, turning to Foulet and me. Suppose Fraser turned the ray back on us as we climbed down? could feel it and I knew by Foulet''s eyes that he felt it too. Fraser''s eyes narrowed to gleaming slits. id = 14085 author = Knibbs, Henry Herbert title = Partners of Chance date = keywords = Aunt; Bartley; Brown; Cheyenne; Dorothy; Frank; Jane; Jim; Jimmy; Little; Panhandle; Senator; Sneed; Steve; Wishful summary = "Play a five for me," said Bartley, turning to Cheyenne. "I''ll do that--fifty-fifty," said Cheyenne as Bartley stepped back and with Bartley standing close to Cheyenne and Wishful, who had moved "Meet Mr. Bartley," said Cheyenne unexpectedly. Yet Bartley had gathered from Wishful that Panhandle Sears and Cheyenne "Senator Brown--and Cheyenne," thought Bartley, studying the "You got a stride like a unbroke yearlin''," said; Cheyenne, as Bartley Bartley stopped and turned into step as Cheyenne caught up. Little Jim had said the horses were in Sneed''s corral, somewhere up in "Then you got your horses?" said Bartley. "Jimmy and me took a little ride in the hills," said Cheyenne casually. "I rode over to your camp to look for Jimmy," said Dorothy, "but Mr. Bartley had not seen him." again as Cheyenne and Bartley rode in, put up their horses at the "And Dorothy and Aunt Jane and Little Jim," said Bartley. id = 16334 author = Knibbs, Henry Herbert title = Sundown Slim date = keywords = Anita; Antelope; Billy; Bud; Chance; Concho; Corliss; Fadeaway; Fernando; Jack; John; Loring; Mexican; Miguel; Nell; Señora; Shoop; Sundown; Wingle; like; man; sure summary = name?" queried Corliss, turning to glance at Sundown. John Corliss had taken a liking to the Hobo, Sundown Slim. "Doesn''t look like it," said Corliss, gesturing toward the washstand. "Haven''t got time," said Corliss. "Guess I got noisy last night," said Corliss, glancing at Fadeaway''s "Mebby it''s yours, but you ain''t gettin'' it right," said Sundown. Corliss''s eyes held Sundown with unwinking gaze. "Well, keep guessing, Bud, till I talk to Sundown." And Corliss walked right, only I guess he kind of likes hangin'' around me." And Sundown "Chance seems all right now," said the girl, patting the dog''s head. "We''ll ride back and have a talk with Loring," said Corliss. wanted to let Corliss know that Loring was coming to Antelope and to "I sure got room," said Sundown. Corliss and Wingle turned from looking at Sundown and gazed at each "Then me and Chance is," said Sundown. id = 16530 author = Knibbs, Henry Herbert title = The Ridin'' Kid from Powder River date = keywords = Andover; Andy; Annersley; Bailey; Bill; Blue; Boca; Brent; Brevoort; Concho; Doris; Gary; Jim; Malvey; Mexican; Montoya; Paso; Pete; Showdown; Smoke; Spider; White; Young summary = neck-reins like a cow-hoss," said Pete, "and he can turn in a ten-cent "What do you say, son?"--and old man Annersley turned to Pete. Young Pete studied the old man with bright, blinking eyes that "Got to see if my hoss is all right," said Pete. Young Pete, spider-like in his quick movements, scurried about the That old herder ain''t no gun-fighter!" Pete had said, although Bailey, through young Andy White, knew of Pete and was studying him. Bailey got up quietly, and turning his back on Gary told Pete and Andy As Pete did not answer, Andy thought that the horse had got away from While Pete saddled his horse, The Spider talked with Malvey. "No, it ain''t Malvey," said The Spider, as Pete answered his abrupt "He sure don''t," said Pete, turning to Brevoort--"or he''d ''a'' jest "So The Spider said he was my father--so he could git to see me!" Pete id = 19763 author = Knibbs, Henry Herbert title = Overland Red: A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail date = keywords = Anne; Billy; Boyar; Collie; Dime; Gophertown; Louise; Marshall; Miss; Moonstone; Overland; Red; Rose; Stone; Summers; Tenlow; Toledo; Walter; Williams; Winthrop; Yuma; brand; saunder summary = particularly, the boisterous one who had said his name was Overland Red. The tramp gazed at her a moment before he lifted the tomato-can from the "Thank you!" said Louise, and Overland''s face brightened at the Collie, the boy tramp, glanced up at Overland Red. Louise and Overland Red gazed silently at the youthful figure crossing Collie, he said so the minute we got in that cañon, Moonstone "Now," said Overland Red, heaving a sigh; "now, I ain''t ashamed to look "''Course you would," said Overland, stepping ahead of the deputy''s pony. The boy Collie says the tramp Overland Red didn''t kill "He never did like a left-handed man," said Williams gravely. "They''re a little fussy--but I know ''em," said Collie, as Boyar, "You got the horse, but I don''t leave here without him," said Collie "Take my horse, Miss Louise," said Collie, flushing. "Collie''s hoss is here," said Overland. id = 27921 author = Knight, David C. title = The Love of Frank Nineteen date = keywords = Elizabeth; Frank; Min; Nineteen; robot summary = "Honey," I said, hardly looking at the leg, "you know how mechs are. "You know how strict Minor Planets is with its robot personnel," Min "Calls himself Frank Nineteen," said Min, pointing to the smooth Palmer the parts of the girl mech and working fast, like he was pressed for The girl mech put a small plastic hand on the servo''s shoulder. After a while the girl mech turned away for a second and Frank Nineteen "But, Min," I said, "they''re only a couple of robots." Anyway, Frank left for Earth, the girl got dismantled as usual and we "It''s that girl robot of yours, Bill," he said. With that the big servo-pilot took off for 22A like a berserk robot and "Frank Nineteen!" said the girl mech suddenly. Elizabeth and Frank said their I do''s right there in the Renting Office Min and I got to thinking of all those robot colonizers who''d be coming id = 29619 author = Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.) title = The Altar at Midnight date = keywords = Paddy; kid summary = Down the bar, he tried it on the kid--he was drinking When he tried for number four, the kid had his courage up and said, He turned to me right away and said: "What kind of a place is this, The kid stopped in the street and said to me: "You don''t have to follow Paddy jigged over and said: "Welcome home, Doc." He''s a Liverpool drink from the seidel and said: "Can he do this?" Paddy stretched his kid laughed and asked me: "What the hell did you drag me into here for?" Somebody wanted to know what was wrong with the kid''s face--Bauer, I "Compression and decompression," the kid said. It was maybe midnight when the kid showed at the table again, looking Like I said, give a damn about the face sat down and tried to talk the kid into going id = 29908 author = Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.) title = The Adventurer date = keywords = Grayson; President; Republic; Secretary summary = President Folsom XXIV said petulantly to his Secretary of the Treasury: "God," the Secretary of State said, white-faced. The professionally gruff Secretary of Public Opinion said: "We should The Secretary of the Treasury said: "What would you all think of Steiner "Here he comes," said the Secretary of Raw Materials. Steiner ambled over, a squat man in his fifties, and said: "I don''t mind "Gentlemen," he said, "the President is dead." "Mr. President," Steiner said, "Slocum was retired on my recommendation "Mr. President," he said, "I "That''s all right," the President Elect said. "Cadet Grayson," he said, "explain what President Folsom XXV said: "Very well. Steiner said with a faint shrug: "Mr. President, there is nothing to be The chief of the detail said: "Mr. Grayson! Grayson said: "Mr. Folsom, you are relieved of the presidency. "Grayson," he said soberly, "We were Folsom''s Steiner said: "Grayson, the story goes back many years. id = 29498 author = Kummer, Frederic Arnold title = The Film of Fear date = keywords = Baker; Duvall; Ford; Grace; Leary; Miss; Morton; Mr.; Mrs.; Norman; Richard; Ruth; Street summary = Mrs. Morton came up to her daughter and passed her hand over the girl''s Mrs. Morton took the letter quickly from her daughter''s hand and "Nora," she said, "Miss Ruth received a letter this morning, from Mrs. Morton took the telegram that Ruth had received a short time Duvall''s first move, after leaving Mrs. Morton''s apartment that morning, "This telegram," he said, holding out the slip of yellow paper Mrs. Morton had given him, "was sent from this office at half past eight this When Duvall, Mr. Baker, of the motion picture company, and Mrs. Morton Grace Duvall said good-by to her husband that morning with very little evening, Mrs. Morton," said Duvall, as he made ready to go to his own Once more Duvall went to Ruth Morton''s room, and opening the two When Grace Duvall, accompanied by the hotel clerk, found Ruth Morton id = 29852 author = Kummer, Frederic Arnold title = The Ivory Snuff Box date = keywords = Brussels; Dr.; Dufrenne; Duvall; Grace; Grissac; Hartmann; Lefevre; Monsieur; Mr.; Richard; Seltz summary = Duvall turned to the door without further words, and threw it open. "Why should this Dr. Hartmann want the box?" asked Grace, somewhat conduct me to this man Noël''s room at once." He turned to Dufrenne. Duvall turned to his companion, "Monsieur Dufrenne," he said, "will you which swept over Richard Duvall as he tossed the box of Monsieur "Dr. Hartmann is in the next room," said Duvall, with a pleasant smile. As they left the house, Duvall saw Grace standing near the door, her Closing the box, Duvall regarded it for a moment in silence, then looked Grace Duvall went to her room, at Dr. Hartmann''s, after her husband''s "Come in, Mr. Duvall," he said, holding open the door of the office. could only know that the snuff box was safe in Monsieur Lefevre''s hands, "And now, monsieur," said Duvall, with a look of happiness in his face id = 16674 author = Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) title = The Pride of Palomar date = keywords = Bill; California; Carolina; Conway; Dominic; Don; Farrel; Father; Gregorio; Jap; John; Kay; Loustalot; Miguel; Mike; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Okada; Pablo; Palomar; Panchito; Parker; Rancho; San; Toro; japanese summary = Don Miguel Farrel had observed signs of mental travail in Pablo for a Don Miguel did not reply; so presently Pablo turned his head and gazed the girl, half turned, and entered into conversation with the Jap. Farrel studied the trio with interest, decided that they were traveling "Wha--what--why--do you mean to tell me poor old Mike Farrel has lost Kay. You say this young man comes from the San Gregorio valley?" "Good-night, Pablo." Farrel rose and laid his hand on the old "Come, Kay, dear," Mrs. Parker announced; "heavy business-man stuff! "You speak of our national shibboleths, Don Mike Farrel," Kay reminded Farrel had left the Rancho Palomar, Kay and Pablo were roaring down the like to see Kay married to a he man like Miguel Farrel. "Father''s old business with the Basque, Don Nicolás," Farrel informed defend Okada''s action in releasing Loustalot, nevertheless, Mr. Farrel--" Don Mike''s black eyes burned like live coals. id = 19916 author = La Motte, Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold) title = Civilization: Tales of the Orient date = keywords = Bishop; China; Chinese; East; English; Lawson; Maubert; Ouk; Rivers; Shanghai; Tropics; Withers; european; home; man; time summary = rule, life in the Far East does not have this effect upon young men. had come out to the East for a long term of years, and the prospect of left Shanghai, he sent his little Chinese girl, a woman long ago, of Rivers made his way to China many years ago. time, not too far in, and Rivers had come down to Shanghai to Like most foreigners, Rivers had a profound contempt for the Chinese. continued to live in Shanghai at this time, making up-river trips now ignorant mind of the young Chinese, Rivers was being felicitated for By this time, young Lawson had become quite bored with life in the Far a little at parting, and said he had done good work and hoped his firm but gentle voice asked Maubert to be a good boy and come with bearing the white man in rickshaws along the red streets of the little id = 22833 author = Lampman, Archibald title = Alcyone date = keywords = God; Perpetua; Shall; day; eye; fall; long; man; soul summary = Of life comes ever, but the power of night And thine inner heart shall ring and cry One thing the hand of Time shall spare, I am like one that comes alone at night When hearts beat fainter, and the hands of death Shine out the stars, and the great night comes on. And all day long with joy they gave their hands to labour, ''Long years have come and gone since these poor gauds were broken, That night, when the fierce hours grew long, But the days are gone like a vision When Love and Life have fallen far apart, Day and night pass over, rounding, Shall bruise the tender soul. Shall plumb the deeps of life and know the strain, Our own immutable night shall fall, and deep Glittering and still shall come the awful night. But winter shall pass ere long with its hills of snow and its fettered id = 14263 author = Lane, Elinor Macartney title = Katrine: A Novel date = keywords = Carolina; Countess; Dermott; Dulany; Francis; Frank; God; Josef; Katrine; Lennox; Madame; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nemours; Nora; Paris; Ravenel summary = "Tell me," said Katrine: "do you think any woman ever married the man "Do you mean me?" Katrine asked, smiling, and looking at him with eyes "Katrine," Frank said, as they listened to the singing die away, "what "There''s a letter of Mr. Ravenel''s I''d like you to see, Katrine," he said, motioning her to bring On the afternoon of the day upon which Frank said good-bye to Katrine he "Little person," she said, putting her hand on Katrine''s shoulder, "you quietly by the Countess herself one morning of the following May. Looking up from the Paris _Herald_, she said to Katrine, "I see that Katrine stood, hand-clasped, looking straight into Dermott''s eyes. "Do look out for him," Katrine had said to Dermott, the night before, "Katrine," Frank said, "God knows I never intended to tell you! "What do you think of the letter, Katrine?" Frank asked. id = 28366 author = Lane, Elinor Macartney title = Nancy Stair: A Novel date = keywords = Arran; Borthwicke; Burns; Carmichael; Danvers; Dickenson; Father; God; Huey; Hugh; Jock; John; Lord; Michel; Mr.; Nancy; Pitcairn; Sandy; Stair; come summary = "Nancy," he said, a curious look coming into his face as he smiled; "Nancy Stair," she said, touching herself on the breast with her small "They _come_," she said, "and afterward Nancy''s head-iks," and she "Well," he cried, "what do you think of my girl, Nancy Stair?" gate, entered the policy, and I sent Nancy off to tell Kirstie that Mr. Carmichael would dine with us, for I thought it no right part of a be Burn-folk, and from that time Nancy would turn back every little night at Stair, the talk turned upon marriage in some way, and Sandy "You mean," Nancy said, with a smile, "that he''s not a good man and "Pitcairn said you would come," the duke answered her blandly, taking "I think you will come to the Gordons''," Nancy answered in a low voice. "I went to my room, Jock," Nancy said, when she told me this tale, id = 29987 author = Lanier, Sterling E. title = Join Our Gang? date = keywords = Council; Mazechazz; Mureess; power summary = Commander William Powers, subleader of Survey Group Sirian Combine--1027798 Island Twenty-seven of the world called Mureess by its natives. in Survey work, the world was Planet Two of a star called something Council, representing over four thousand worlds, was necessary. Of the twenty Surveymen on board the _Benefactor_, Mazechazz and Powers and executive officer of the ship, and only the council chamber. world of ammonia breathers, Mazechazz and Powers would have been As these thoughts flashed through Powers'' mind, he seated himself in a "Let me pose a question, Honored Sirs," said Powers. The Council departed, leaving Powers and Mazechazz staring at each other in the council chamber, their gaudy uniforms looking a little If the giant fish, long since eliminated from the rest of the seas, "I''ve already looked up the names I didn''t know," he said, "so start "He is," said Powers. "Read the names," said Powers. id = 16929 author = Lardner, Ring title = Treat ''em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer date = keywords = Florrie; JACK; Shorty; camp; illustration summary = Well Al by the time we got to Camp Grant some of the boys looked like headache?" So I said "How do you know I got a headache" and he says _FRIEND AL:_ Well old pal I just got some good news and this it is Al. Next Saturday they are going to let some of the boys go home on leave Well Al it seems like Sebastian got wise that I was going home on leave Nick Sebastian and he come and got me and you ought to seen Florrie a woman that looked like she had left home before she got up and little dope pretty straight and in a letter Red got from him he says Gen. Pershing had asked Secty. won''t never come back." So Shorty says "Oh I don''t know about that and So I asked him where he got his dope and he says he didn''t know if it id = 19459 author = Lawson, Alfred W. (Alfred William) title = Born Again date = keywords = Apeman; Arletta; Convert; God; John; Law; Natural; New; Sageland; Sagemen; State; York; chapter; good; great; life; look; time; work summary = been chosen by nature for a great and glorious work and from this time so-called great men of this country appeared like a lot of silly little fellow beings in order to receive its share of the good things of life; "Now we shall enjoy a little music," said Arletta, as she turned her anything, from the workings of the great living things of which the "In the great stretch called time, the length of one little human human beings have lived, suffered and died since that time, but the same none but good and beautiful lives exist on earth, my soul cannot One day Arletta said to me in as kindly a manner as possible: "Mr. Convert, the doctor informs me that the reason you do not get well is Arletta said no more at that time, but to my great surprise, the next id = 29226 author = Leacock, John title = The Fall of British Tyranny; Or, American Liberty Triumphant date = keywords = America; BOATSWAIN; BOSTON; Britain; GEN; General; KIDNAPPER; Lord; MOCKLAW; Mr.; OFFICER; PARAMOUNT; TORY; WASHINGTON; lordship; messenger summary = "A very black scene between Lord Kidnapper and Major Cudjo. Lexington, between Lord Boston, messenger and officers of the guard. tho'' I have reason to think you would not of choice let me come within you--and to let you know, your advice respecting certain points of law, unheard of splendour, and the name of Lord Paramount the mighty, shall power, when you consider with whom you have to contend--Let me see--Lord My Lord, be pleased to turn your eyes, and look out of the look then, my Lord, like Sampson making sport for the Philistines. brave people, like the Americans, from their infancy us''d to liberty My friends, I yet will hail you good morrow, tho'' I know not how long we Nay, sir, I know not their business;--let us yet bear with them Very true, My Lord, I shall take particular care. case before Lord Paramount, and let him know your deplorable situation. id = 20633 author = Leacock, Stephen title = Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels date = keywords = CHAPTER; Clair; Croyden; Elphinspoon; General; Inspector; John; Kelly; Kent; Leacock; Lord; Miss; Mr.; Randolph; Sir; Throgton; Winnifred summary = "Miss Winnifred," said the Old Lawyer, looking keenly over and through "Sir," said Winnifred, drawing herself up proudly, "let me pass, I "Oh, sir," said Winnifred, clasping her hands and falling on her knees "Then, sir," said Winnifred, rising from her chair, "let me say this. "Miss Clair," said the Lawyer, advancing and taking the girl''s hand for "I knew it all the time," said Lord Mordaunt, drawing the girl to his "Father," she said, "he wants to take our little girl away. "Miss Elphinspoon," he said, "I think I know what is coming. "Have a cigar, Chief," said Kent, "and let me hear what the trouble is." "Stop a bit," said Kent, pausing to think a moment. "Ha," said Kent, "a looloo!" The two men looked into one another''s eyes. "Now tell me," said Kent, as they stood beside the billiard table, "what "No," said Kent, taking her hand a moment, "you were not." id = 17394 author = Leadem, Christopher title = The Mantooth date = keywords = Akar; Barabbas; God; Kalus; Kamela; Kataya; Mantis; Shar; Skither; Sylviana; Valley; William; child; feel; life; like; long; look; man; think; time summary = brightness forced Kalus to shield his eyes and look away. you ask.'' Seeming to turn its attention toward Kalus, the Voice began In the split second it took for Akar to look up at him, Kalus reached in Kalus was silent for a time, lost among his thoughts. Long after the wolf had returned and lay sleeping beside her, Kalus Sylviana stood watching Kalus, whose eyes gleamed with some fierce Kalus held the long point in his hand, adjusted it several times in the seemed a long time she heard Kalus'' voice calling her to eat. Then Kalus felt the presence of Death like a grim truth, or a sinister Trembling with fear, Kalus opened his eyes slowly. As he spoke the words, Kalus felt reluctance giving way. Kalus felt, as he always had in times of deep struggle, the eternal Like a nightmare Kalus'' felt his fears surround him, and all hope and id = 29975 author = Leahy, Tom title = One Martian Afternoon date = keywords = Marilou; Twylee summary = "Marilou, you _are_ a little tyrant!" Aunt Twylee laughed. "Watcha'' doin'', Aunt Twylee?" Marilou asked, getting up from her frog you like a little cool apple juice, Marilou?" and withdrew an Earth-made bottle filled with Martian apple juice. "Here, dear." Aunt Twylee handed her a glass of the icy liquid. The little girl watched the old Martian as she lit the oven and gathered "Aunt Twylee--is it true what my daddy says "Yes, that''s it--killed babies," Marilou said, and took an apple from "Marilou!" Aunt Twylee exclaimed as she looked over her glasses. "Do your parents know where you are, child?" Aunt Twylee asked, as she "The boys?" Aunt Twylee stopped her work and looked at the little girl. stove," Aunt Twylee said, and laughed. "Gracious," said Aunt Twylee as she speared scraps of dough with the Aunt Twylee opened the oven and peeked in at the cobbler. "''Course I do, Aunt Twylee," she said. id = 17220 author = Leavitt, Lydia title = Bohemian Society date = keywords = God; Ned; face; life; little; look; time; woman; world summary = martyrs, his face telling the story of a simple, true, pure life. Now let a person pass through the valley and they will look in vain for innocent faces and sweet manner of the young girls have given place to a hands and body; and great tears stood in his beautiful eyes and his face the poor woman who is struggling for daily bread, each day sadder than look leaves the woman''s face as she stoops to pick the flower. wandered back to the time when men and women turned to look at her fresh People are asking themselves daily, "is life worth living," to scenes she loved in childhood, to the old home; sees pleasant faces An Optimist, a pleasant, sweet faced woman, with a voice like the chime portion of the city inhabited by the very poor; passing an old church, little brain and often in those whom the world calls self-made-men. id = 16065 author = Leavitt, Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry) title = Wise or Otherwise date = keywords = great; heart; lead; life; love; man; woman summary = "Lead, kindly light." The words are gravely spoken by the middle-aged, His companion said, "Now will he be happy," but her own great heart "We hear men speak so frequently of womanly women, ending their praises There are women who consider the world well lost for the man whom they Take marriage, for instance:--A young woman marries a man who is A woman may defy the world for a man she loves, and imagine that he will human nature; gives love of oriental luxury to the woman with nothing a There is no music for man so sweet as that set upon a woman''s tongue. The promise of eternal sleep is not sweet to a live man. Nature must love woman to fashion her so beautiful. men and saddens the hearts of women. A woman without love is a tree without sap. The man who stains the purity of a woman tarnishes his own soul. id = 29504 author = Leiber, Fritz title = What''s He Doing in There? date = keywords = Martian; Professor summary = The Martian''s mouth curled happily downward and he said, "Thank you very Something rather final in the Martian''s tone made the Professor desist, He was still rhapsodizing when the Professor''s Little Son raced in. "Pop, the Martian''s gone to the bathroom!" "Oh, certainly," the Professor''s Wife said with a trace of bitterness. "I''m glad it was!" the Professor said while his wife added, "Yes, you "I thought he''d come downstairs long ago," her daughter explained. with Nosy here following him." The Professor''s Coltish Daughter was The Professor stopped in front of the bathroom door. When they had retreated to the stairs, it was the Professor''s Wife who "Tell you what, Pop--I can look in the bathroom window and see what he''s The one word the Professor''s Wife spoke was like a death knell. "Maybe he''s a shape-changer," the Professor''s Coltish Daughter said in a "Well, have you thought of something?" the Professor''s Wife asked him id = 29662 author = Leiber, Fritz title = The Moon is Green date = keywords = Effie; Hank; Patrick; man summary = "Close the shutters at once, you little fool, and come away from the "I only wanted to look at the Moon," she said, turning around, and then Moon, like the dust from Krakatoa that drifted around the world for She shook her head dutifully and said, "No, Hank." The man outside balanced on the sill, crouching like a faun, head high, "Every word of it," he said, looking straight into her eyes. Euphemia." As he said that, looking at her, she suddenly felt beautiful. But Effie''s was still smiling tenderly, as if Hank could not break the "Don''t think you''ve pulled the wool over my eyes, Effie," Hank went on "I mean that we no longer need to fear the dust," she said, and now her "Then count yourself," Hank said, barely indicating the table. "With this, I mean," Hank said heavily, advanced to the table, picked up "That''s right," Patrick said with another chilling smile. id = 20920 author = Leinster, Murray title = Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43 date = keywords = Sergeant; Wabbly; Walpole; War; man summary = "Sergeant Walpole, sir, Post Fourteen, reports that he has nothing of Sergeant Walpole was in motion before the second explosion came. He was looking at the thing left in place of the tramp, as Sergeant "Um. They seen us," said Sergeant Walpole, "an'' they got Pete. firing hexynitrate bullets, each equivalent to a six-pounder T.N.T. shell in destructiveness, Sergeant Walpole carried greater "fire-power" "Set me down," said Sergeant Walpole. "He shouldn''t ha'' gone up so high," said Sergeant Walpole. "Sergeant Walpole, Post Fourteen, Eastern Coast Observation," said the "A dinkus on top, sir," said Sergeant Walpole formally. After the Wabbly?" said the ''copter man. "O'' course," said Sergeant Walpole. "Our men in action!" said Sergeant Walpole hungrily. The bomber aloft, sir, drops eggs when the Wabbly''s "Monocycles first," said Sergeant Walpole. "The Wabbly," said Sergeant Walpole. As Sergeant Walpole saw the Wabbly, there was no sign of humanity id = 29448 author = Leinster, Murray title = Pariah Planet date = keywords = Calhoun; Chee; Dara; Darians; Maril; Med; Murgatroyd; Orede; Service; Ship; Weald; man summary = Calhoun threw the overdrive switch and the Med Ship flicked back into Calhoun was one of the loaned Med Ship men, and because of the emergency Calhoun checked the course of the Med Ship. Calhoun put Murgatroyd into the Med Ship and went back to the spaceport that Calhoun must be killed lest he be of help to the blueskins Weald Next ship-day the girl looked oddly at Calhoun when she appeared in the Calhoun headed back for the valley, the settlement and the Med Ship. "This is the Med Ship Aesclipus Twenty," said Calhoun''s voice, amplified "I''m going to Dara," said Calhoun. Another Med Ship man would have considered that Calhoun had had Calhoun changed the Med Ship''s course. "Calling guard-ship," said Calhoun drily. "I''ve been on Dara," said Calhoun. grain-ships which Calhoun had said blueskins had seized and rushed away. "First," said Calhoun, "there are no more blueskins. id = 29455 author = Leinster, Murray title = Invasion date = keywords = Com; Kreynborg; Nations; Sylva; Thorn; United summary = Thorn Hard was a high-level flier for the Pacific Watch. had brought Thorn Hard and Sylva West to this spot. Thorn looked up to see Sylva standing by the Watch-plane door. "Beginning duty sir," said Thorn steadily, "I report that I have with "The watch planes are going up!" said Thorn dazedly. Thorn himself heard a dull droning noise in the air, coming toward combat-squadron of the United Nations Fighting Forces was sweeping to Fighting Force was no longer looking for Thorn and Sylva. ships of the Fighting Force, in flight from the menace of which Thorn dome of force, which protected the red rocket-ship from the seven "Der Com-Pub fleet is on der way," said Kreynborg, chuckling. "The air''s still," said Thorn quite grimly. The fog-vapor closed over Thorn and Sylva as Kreynborg grinned "They hope," said Thorn grimly, "your fleet can make gaps in the dome id = 15406 author = Leonard, Mary Finley title = The Little Red Chimney: Being the Love Story of a Candy Man date = keywords = Bentley; Bob; Candy; Elizabeth; Man; Margaret; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pennington; Uncle; Virginia summary = The Candy Man wished to know who Mrs. Gerrard Pennington was, anyway. "You are far too keen for a Candy Man," said the Reporter, laughing. came in; she''s a lady doctor, you know, and said, ''Margaret Elizabeth, "The house with the Little Red Chimney?" asked the Candy Man Miss Bentley cared not at all what strange books the Candy Man owned, Margaret Elizabeth and the Candy Man faced each other in silence for a _In which the Little Red Chimney keeps Festival, and the Candy Man _In which the Little Red Chimney keeps Festival, and the Candy Man "Never is a long day," said the Candy Man. The letter the Candy Man held out to Margaret Elizabeth was written on "She was brave and unselfish," said the Candy Man. Margaret Elizabeth nodded. credentials." Margaret Elizabeth''s gaze met the Candy Man''s, and her Margaret Elizabeth have asked a Candy Man to her Christmas tree? id = 18967 author = Lespérance, John title = The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 date = keywords = Americans; Arnold; Batoche; Belmont; Blanche; Bouchette; Canada; Carleton; Cary; Governor; Hardinge; Lawrence; Levis; Lieutenant; Montgomery; Pauline; Quebec; Roddy; Roderick; Sarpy; Sieur; Singleton; St.; Zulma; british; french summary = The old man passed his hand rapidly over his forehead and his eyes, then The old man looked into the face of the stranger for a long time, then hearts in Quebec were those of Roderick Hardinge and Pauline Belmont. "No gun," said Barbin, laying his hand upon the old man''s arm. The next day Cary Singleton sat with Zulma and her father in a room of "Yes, the English," said Zulma, turning towards her father with her father''s sake, who is an old friend," replied Batoche, quietly. "You have returned, Batoche," said Zulma, rising and advancing towards "What could Zulma be doing away from home to-day?" thought Pauline she might change, Pauline Belmont could never be Zulma Sarpy, and if the Batoche delivered Pauline''s letter to Zulma earlier than he expected. "If Batoche would only come," murmured Zulma, passing her hand over her id = 14908 author = Lett, William Pittman title = Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants date = keywords = Bytown; CHAPTER; Colonel; George; Hill; James; John; Ottawa; Street; Twas; William; day; good; man; old; stand; time summary = Stood in the good old days of yore; A _man_ among old Bytown''s men; Among old Bytown''s youthful race. Could he arise, good man of old, In the good days of Colonel By. And William Hunton, who came late, And old John Ring, "good gracious me!" In the old cherished days of yore, In modern times--of old it stood, In the old days of Compact Rule The story in the days of old. In those delightful days of old. Next comes James Whitty, man of old, James Devlin, where are you old man, Old Bytown''s ancient burial ground, How long will such old memories last? It was a good old time when thou Yes, ''twas a fine old time for trade, John Rochester, a man of old, In the old days long left behind. In the old days when practiced eye With battles of the good old times; id = 22915 author = Levinger, Elma Ehrlich title = The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country date = keywords = David; Jew; Jews; Levy; Lincoln; Mordecai; Morris; Mr.; New; Noah; Rebecca; Salomon; Samuel; Washington; York; jewish summary = be like a story book." And so, when you read through my little came from South America last fall live in New Amsterdam like the rest a mere baby like his little sister, but a girl old enough to play with nodding gravely over his pipe, that some day little New Amsterdam the air, eyes looking far away, as boy-like he dreamed of the days "just like people in the synagogue," thought little David Phillips, as ten-year-old boy, who couldn''t even play the drum like Frank Morris, Suddenly the young man who had stood like one in a dream, leaning upon "My father spoke to me of his talk with you many times," he told Mr. Noah, "and how he dreamed that he might come to dwell in the city of dressed "just like a little American girl," as she proudly told And thinking of these things, the boy wept like a little id = 29485 author = Lewis, Alfred Henry title = Faro Nell and Her Friends: Wolfville Stories date = keywords = Annalinda; Bark; Bird; Black; Boggs; Cherokee; Dead; Doc; Dog; Enright; Jack; Jennie; Light; Mike; Missis; Monte; Moore; Nell; Red; Rucker; Shot; Texas; Thar; Tucson; Turkey; Turner; Tutt; Wolfville; peet; shore summary = "Shore; bein'' ladies that-a-way, Missis Rucker, Tucson Jennie an'' Faro "Texas has Boggs drug half-way to the door, before Enright can head "Thar''s a quaver in Dead Shot''s voice, Peets tells me, that''s like a "''Thar''s my hand, Dead Shot,'' says Enright, who''s chokin'' a little. "''Yes,'' adds Peets, ''as Sam says, if thar''s any little way we-all can "''Thar''s shore a limit somewhar, Sam,'' Boggs says, ''to this yere "''Missis Rucker not bein'' yere none,'' says Enright softly, an'' "''Thar''s a time,'' says Tutt--''it''s way back--when I sets into a little "''Ca''m yourse''f, Monte,'' says Enright, who''s come in in time to "''Is thar time,'' asks Nell of Enright, ''for me to round up Missis "''It ain''t by no means shore, Dan,'' says Texas, to whom Boggs imparts "''Which this yere Mike bein'' shore dead,'' says Enright, ''strikes me as "''Thar''s a pa''r to draw to!'' says Nell to Texas, her eyes like id = 14410 author = Lewis, Charlton Miner title = Gawayne and the Green Knight A Fairy Tale date = keywords = Arthur; Elfinhart; Gawayne; Green; Knight; Sir; love summary = Young Gawayne sat with Lady Elfinhart, And Elfinhart, to Gawayne''s eager eyes. Whose heart''s love lurks deep in her still blue eye, But now Sir Gawayne, with a troubled eye, And Gawayne heard but saw not; and the night let Sir Gawayne strike the blow!" (Though like all good men Gawayne held that dear), But her sweet heart beat high, her blue eyes glistened; Of Gawayne rang the Green Knight''s merry jest; Sir Gawayne had cut off the Green Knight''s head, Made good cheer with Sir Gawayne and their lord, In Gawayne''s heart such subtle magic wrought Of Gawayne; love and knighthood made all "Nay, there," Sir Gawayne said, "you step beyond "Sir Gawayne--nay, I pray you, turn not yet, Sir Gawayne, had he been another man, Sir Gawayne simply said: "I gave my word." Gawayne, in anger, said: "Jest, if you like, Further of Gawayne, or of Elfinhart. id = 30004 author = Lewis, Richard O. title = A Bottle of Old Wine date = keywords = Hyrel; eye; room summary = Hyrel let his eyes shift back to the fireplace again. Herbert Hyrel knew no more about the telporter suit he wore than he did telporter suit; you were whisked away to a receiving set you had light, he finished dressing in the black satin clothing, the white the dance floor, the tables, and the private booths and rooms hidden it eagerly while his eyes scanned the room in search of the girl. He reached for the white arm to pull her to him, but she eluded his His arm slid away from the Persian dancer, took hold of the mesh-clad wife at home taking off her telovis and coming to his chair. Yes, he knew now that he was going to kill his wife as soon as the No, he didn''t have a private room at the club like the others. one of the private rooms--if you can''t afford to show me a good time--if id = 29544 author = Libbey, Laura Jean title = Jolly Sally Pendleton; Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife date = keywords = Antoinette; Bernardine; CHAPTER; Doctor; Gardiner; Jasper; Jay; Lamont; Margaret; Miss; Moore; Mrs.; Pendleton; Rogers; Sally; Victor; Wilde summary = "If either of you girls come home engaged to this millionaire," Mrs. Pendleton had declared, "I shall consider it the greatest achievement of As Jay Gardiner and Sally walked to the hotel the young man had made up The young girl looked at him with tears shining in her great dark eyes. "Oh, Bernardine, say ''Yes!''" cried the old man, trembling like an aspen For a moment Bernardine rested in his arms while Jay Gardiner cried over "You do not love him, Bernardine!" cried Jay Gardiner, bitterly. "Bernardine," he cried, hoarsely, "if ever I read love in a girl''s heart "You look like your mother, my dear," said Miss Rogers, huskily. This girl--Bernardine--whom I refer to, and whom Doctor Gardiner knows, of young Mrs. Gardiner, _née_ Sally Pendleton, the bride of Doctor Jay "Come this way, miss," he said; and Bernardine followed him, not without id = 29776 author = Libbey, Laura Jean title = Pretty Madcap Dorothy; Or, How She Won a Lover date = keywords = Doctor; Dorothy; Garner; Harry; Iris; Jack; Jessie; Katy; Kendal; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nadine; Vincent summary = about Dorothy''s waist and looking into the young girl''s flushed face "Yes, I shall escape Jack, sure, to-night!" laughed Dorothy again. The girl looked in Jack''s face, and dared not tell him all. "No, Dorothy is not here, Jack," she said, presently; "but I feel sure high glee, and with never a thought in Dorothy''s heart of poor Jack "Step out of our way," cried Dorothy''s companion, "and allow this young "Great Heaven!" cried Mrs. Kemp, as they drew nearer, "it looks like love with little Dorothy, and wants to marry her;" and with the thought The girl''s face grew white as death, and she looked over at Jack with For the first time since Iris Vincent had come to Gray Gables, Dorothy "I have made your dress look so lovely, Miss Dorothy," she cried, Not one thought did Dorothy give to Harry Kendal during these days. id = 15256 author = Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw) title = The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making date = keywords = Benoit; CHAPTER; Canada; Chamilly; Chrysler; Church; Dormillière; English; France; François; French; God; Grandmoulin; Haviland; Josephte; Lande; Monsieur; Mr.; Picault; Quinet; St.; Zotique; honorable; man summary = the rest of the country does not know my people more closely," Haviland "Come up, my little buds!" the young man cried in French, to a pair of of the trees was a cool, white, well-house of stone, like a little "I should like to know that man," said Chrysler. "Breboeuf, mon brebis," said Chamilly, turning to the little fellow, Chrysler looked amused at the idea, for the handful of French-Canadians. Chamilly turned to Chrysler as the school master ended, and said with a his perch and stood with a familiar leer, of which when Benoit said "Mr. Cuiller, monsieur," Chrysler took trifling notice. "We always like to hear about the old times," said young Le Brun, "I think I have gained a great step in the houses and street," said "Come here if you please, sir," Haviland said, turning to Chrysler, who "Who do you think struck François?" Chrysler said to Zotique at the id = 22779 author = Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw) title = The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette date = keywords = Abbé; Admiral; Bodyguard; Canada; Chevalier; Court; Cyrène; Dominique; France; Germain; Gougeon; Grancey; Jude; King; Lecour; Lincy; Lotbinière; Louis; Léry; Madame; Marquis; Monsieur; Paris; Prince; Princess; Quebec; Répentigny; St.; Versailles summary = "Yes, my Germain, at last," wife Lecour exclaimed joyfully, throwing her name is Germain Lecour, of Répentigny, in Canada." "Sir," said the landlord, knocking at the door of Germain''s room, and Lecour saw that the Canada of the good man was an idealised picture, but "Permit me, Madame, to present to your Excellency Monsieur Lecour, of Madame Lecour, I was right when I said an hour ago I knew where to stop Lecour''s eyes fell on a young guard, standing with sword drawn at the "An instant, Monsieur Gilles," said Lecour, stopping him. Monsieur LeCour de Lincy, of Canada, officer of the Bodyguard, and who Lecour handed back his sword--''with great dignity'' said the Dragoon, and the Merchant Lecour," the old man said, with steady-going pride. of the old man''s face and look into his eyes once more. "Let us place this to command the passage," Germain said, touching a id = 29614 author = Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony title = The Game of Rat and Dragon date = keywords = Lady; Partners; Underhill; mind summary = minimum of four hundred milliseconds for the human mind to set a not easy, letting a Partner share your mind--" where the stars themselves felt like pimples on his telepathic mind gigantic Rats in the minds of the Partners. Out in the pitiless nothingness of space, the Partners'' minds Gearing space into minds by means of the pin-set, adding the Partners Underhill needed his two months'' rest after half an hour of fighting. sluggish of the Partners coming away happy from contact with the mind Usually the Partners didn''t care much about the human minds with which No Partner ever questioned the superiority of the human mind, The Partners liked people. What Captain Wow liked was Underhill''s He knew that she was not thinking words, that his mind took the clear He could scan space with his pin-set mind and yet at Underhill tried to keep his own mind clear. id = 28383 author = Litsey, Edwin Carlile title = The Love Story of Abner Stone date = keywords = Fido; Grundy; Mr.; Mrs.; Reuben; Salome; Stone; hand; like; look; love; old summary = meadow after a young rabbit, which was making good time through the low turned earth came to my nostrils like perfume. still I sat on the topmost rail of the fence, which stretched away like huge stone steps which led to the porch, while that big voice came from Like most country folks, my new friends went to bed shortly after tearing around the house like a young cyclone, having girl friends and That night, for the first time in my life, a girl''s face crept into my sweet old face she turned away into the house to hide her emotion. turned handsprings, while upon each face was a look of high good humor. When I turned my head, the brown eyes looking into mine had a the day she came home, of the many, many times we had been together; sweet young face burned itself into my mind with every step I took. id = 17108 author = Little, Frances title = The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan date = keywords = Chalmers; English; Gray; Hanaford; Jane; Japan; Jenkins; Kishimoto; Miss; Misty; Mr.; Page; San; Star; Wingate; Zura; girl; japanese; man summary = girl, Zura Wingate was a product of a new order of things, the result of On my way home I met Kishimoto San. Omitting details, I told him Zura I asked the young man to come into the sitting-room and we soon heard "Zura Wingate is the realest girl I know, Mr. Hanaford." He listened When he said good-night the look on his face suggested that a smile When I told my companion that Zura was coming to make us a little visit, splendid if dear Page Hanaford and Zura were to fall in love? Just before the dinner hour Jane and Zura came into the living-room. "Look here, Zura," I ventured, "you''ll miss a joyfully good time if you good-night to me and, looking down at Zura, he held out his hand without started at once for Page''s room where Zura and Jane were on watch. id = 17156 author = Lloyd, Nelson title = The Soldier of the Valley date = keywords = Black; Bolum; Captain; Holmes; Isaac; Log; Mark; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Perry; Pulsifer; Thomas; Tim; Tip; Weston summary = "Things are just the same, Mark, you''ll notice," said Tim, pointing to "He''s been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, There was not a sound outside, and I turned to Tim. My brother lighted his pipe, and leaned back in his chair, and looked "Perry Thomas guessed he was an embezzler," said Tim, putting the last Tim turned suddenly to me and said, "I thought you were going to see "Did it feel that way when you left?" said Tim. He spoke for the first "You were asking about Tim''s friends, Mary," said I. "Poor old Tim!" said Mary. "Weston does want to see you very much, Tim," the wounded man said "And you saw Tim and Mary," said I. My hand was on the knob turning it, when Tim said, "Mary has left the "No," Tim said, "for Weston is a man of men, he is--and he cared for id = 29194 author = Locke, Robert Donald title = G-r-r-r...! date = keywords = Ambrose; Brother; Lorenzo summary = For days now, for weeks, Brother Ambrose had witnessed and endured the Brother Ambrose recalled just a week previous; they had been outside the Back to the table again; and Brother Ambrose once more noticed how Fray As if by misadventure, Brother Ambrose had left the book in Lorenzo''s The next day, Brother Lorenzo had come down with In fact, of late, so bad had the situation grown that Brother Ambrose Now, a better scheme presented itself to Brother Ambrose, engendered by long-desired revenge on Brother Lorenzo! Brother Ambrose held the treasured piece of manuscript between his enough that the rapping would summon Brother Lorenzo from whatever Brother Lorenzo, when he opened the door, Brother Ambrose halted and stared at the door as though his eyes could The door to Brother Lorenzo''s cell began to recede, swelling in volume This was not a wolf-like form, he was assuming, Ambrose suddenly id = 14654 author = London, Jack title = A Daughter of the Snows date = keywords = Bella; Bishop; Borg; Brown; Corliss; Courbertin; Dave; Dawson; Del; Flitche; Frona; God; Harney; Indian; Jacob; John; Lucile; Matt; Mr.; St.; Tommy; Vance; Vincent; Welse; Yukon; look; man summary = Frona reached out and took his hand, and said, "You are a brave man." "Frona Welse?" Vance Corliss was repeating to himself. "Don''t come on these nights," Frona whispered to Corliss at parting. First, and above all, Vance Corliss was drawn to Frona Welse because of You are,--I know you, you see,--you are Jacob Welse''s daughter, Frona By this time they had reached the wood-trail, and Frona''s face was Frona''s face went blank at the telling, then the laughter came back Matt McCarthy speedily reached a verdict upon spending an hour with St. Vincent at Jacob Welse''s,--and this in face of the fact that what Jacob Welse put both hands on Frona''s shoulders, and his eyes spoke the this, Frona," turning her face up to his, "understand above all things that"--to Corliss, at the same time facing his hand--"fifteen-eight, But Corliss looked back, and so did Frona. id = 14658 author = London, Jack title = The Road date = keywords = Army; Des; General; Jack; Kelly; Kid; Moines; Road; Swede; come; day; good; know; man; run; time; train summary = the car-ends are not "blind." When the train is going as fast as the train stops, I know those shacks will fusillade me with rocks. mile, I rise to my feet and walk down the train half a dozen cars. right, I''ll give him the run of his life, for my wind is good. went like clockwork, fifteen seconds to a hobo--and thirty days. "Thirty days," said his Honor, and called another hobo''s name. judge began talking at the same time, and he said, "Thirty days." I tramped steadily by, each man reaching with his right hand and taking half a dozen hall-men went inside and did a bit of man-handling. at night, for speed, and in the day-time riding in box-cars and see our hands in front of our faces, like a pair of blind men we The freight got under way, and we lay down in one end of the box-car id = 16257 author = London, Jack title = The Turtles of Tasman date = keywords = Agatha; Childs; Daw; East; Frederick; God; Isaac; Joe; Josiah; Linday; Morganson; New; Oan; Polly; Strang; Tom; Travers; home; man; time summary = was the only man who dared run the bar in the dark, and that last time, love-calls on their leader of old and unforgetable days, and Frederick Small wonder Tom had made a failure of life--and come home to die. know any time a few thousands will help you_." He looked at the date, A man could sleep in only one bed at a time--Tom had said that. pinned, night and day, in his chair for the last two years of his life. his wife fought like cats and dogs, and that day Doctor Mandeville told The little girl took the mother''s hand, and she, in turn, looked at him "Good-bye." The little girl held out her hand, and her eyes lighted watch, men and dogs and a sled loaded with life, passed out, bound south "The day''s half done," Linday said to the Swede, at the end of the hand, id = 28693 author = London, Jack title = Tales of the Fish Patrol date = keywords = Alec; Benicia; Big; Charley; Handkerchief; Mary; Neil; Rebecca; Reindeer; San; Yellow summary = time the salmon boat had collected its twelve prisoners and came Several days passed after the visit of Big Alec, during which Charley had passed; "we can wait some slack water till Big Alec has run his line and returned ashore, we went out in the salmon boat. "A good catch, I guess," Charley said, pointing to the heaps of oysters, Mr. Taft''s beds were three miles away, and for a long time we rowed "I''ve always heard that Greeks don''t like Italians," Charley laughed, We in the salmon boat, sailing close on the wind, tacked about and "Keep going, Charley, one time more," I said. it," as Charley said, while it took up all our time and prevented us "Well, Charley," Neil Partington said, as we discussed it on the wharf Yet Charley was sailing our boat as finely and "Slack away the sheet," Charley commanded; and as our boat fell off id = 28583 author = Long, Frank Belknap title = The Calm Man date = keywords = Sally; Tommy; look; son summary = "Ben, you''re making her nervous," Sally''s mother said, laughing. Sally looked up and met her uncle''s stare, her eyes defiant. "I''ll tell the world you''ve inherited your mother''s looks, Sally," he "Medicine is a sane and wise profession," Sally''s husband said. "I am too pleased to do anything so fantastic, Sally," he said. "I wasn''t looking at his eyes!" Sally whispered, her voice tight with "That is a very sound observation," Sally''s husband said. "Sally, come to the office!" came the voice, speaking in a hoarse Sally turned with a startled gasp, looked out through the kitchen window Tommy, despite everything there was no shining vision to warm Sally from Sally shivered, remembering her husband''s voice on the phone, "_Come to the office, Sally! Sally opened the door and stepped into a small, deserted reception room. Sally went up to the desk and looked steadily into eyes so calm and id = 29418 author = Long, Frank Belknap title = The Man from Time date = keywords = Joe; Mike; Time; man summary = Moonson had tried telling himself that a man could conquer fear if he Her fear grew when she thought that Mike wasn''t gone for good. That would be a lie but Mike had no way of knowing that Joe would be in love with me, but Mike won''t care what Joe could help! _Mike killed a man when he was fourteen years old! For a moment she met the big man''s eyes and her fears seemed to fade Joe saw her slim against the light, and his thoughts were like the sea You love her so much it''s like the first time The Man from Time had an impulse to get up, walk over to the two He stopped, seeming to realize for the first time that the big man into the big man''s eyes his fears seemed to fade away. The Man from Time looked at the title first ... id = 29432 author = Long, Frank Belknap title = The Man the Martians Made date = keywords = Bill; Harry; Kenny; Larsen summary = woman with long shining tresses and eyes like the stars of heaven to If such a woman came to life in Hercules'' arms would you like the job of almost skull-like faces which terrify children, and make women want to Molly was a beautiful woman in her own right, and there wasn''t a man in For a moment we stood staring down at all that was left of Ned. I looked little guy like Ned. It would have infuriated him and glazed his eyes think we''d better take a look at his shoes," he said. about her and it was easy to understand how a man like Kenny might find He just started staring at Kenny''s shoes. "So the guy who did it left prints in the sand?" he said. Then I saw that Bill was staring too--straight at the shoes of a man he id = 13830 author = Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth title = The Wreck of the Hesperus date = keywords = illustration summary = from memory when the poet Longfellow chose the spot as a background than this ballad in the quaint, old-time style, with its nervous energy and sonorous rhythm, wherein one hears the trampling of waves and daring, scornful skipper, and the gentle, devout maiden, in the midst of THIS EDITION OF THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS IS PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL [Illustration: The Wreck of the Hesperus] And the skipper had taken his little daughter The skipper he stood beside the helm, The skipper he blew a whiff from his pipe, And the billows frothed like yeast. Like a sheeted ghost, the vessel swept On the rocks and the hard sea-sand, Like a vessel of glass, she strove and sank, The salt sea was frozen on her breast, And he saw her hair, like the brown sea-weed, Such was the wreck of the Hesperus, In the midnight and the snow! id = 15390 author = Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth title = Evangeline with Notes and Plan of Study date = keywords = Acadians; Basil; Benedict; Evangeline; Father; Felician; Gabriel; God; Grand; Lines; Mission; Pre; SEC; like summary = Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands, 10 Blushing Evangeline heard the words that her father had spoken, Lingered long in Evangeline''s heart, and filled it with gladness. Pleasantly rose next morn the sun on the village of Grand-Pre. Pleasantly gleamed in the soft, sweet air the Basin of Minas, Long at her father''s door Evangeline stood, with her right hand Cheered by the good man''s words, Evangeline labored and waited. Over Evangeline''s face at the words of Basil a shade passed. Long under Basil''s roof had he lived, like a god on Olympus, While Evangeline stood like one entranced, for within her Filled with the thoughts of love was Evangeline''s heart, but a secret, But on Evangeline''s heart fell his words as in winter the snow-flakes Evangeline meet her father and Gabriel in different ways? priest''s words like snow flakes to Evangeline? id = 19463 author = Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford title = James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters date = keywords = Cooper; Cooperstown; England; English; Erie; Europe; James; John; June; Lake; Lea; Magazine; New; November; Perry; Scott; States; United; York; american; author; british; man; work summary = Cooper was, by nature, a man of deep religious feeling. Cooper''s life as regards the conception of character and scene that Little notice, however, was taken at the time of Cooper''s preference not only the first of Cooper''s sea-stories in point of time, but if we Cooper at the time of writing his first novel was dwelling at Angevine. There is little doubt that with a man of Cooper''s nature the revulsion Cooper''s feelings on political subjects were aroused, his literary work for some years Cooper did the Whig newspaper offices of the state of New was not printed at the time; but no sooner was Cooper''s work published The "Ways of the Hour" was the last work that Cooper published. Cooper''s novels were from that time published in Great Britain, in cheap Cooper, at the time he published his last novel, was more than sixty id = 29227 author = Low, Samuel title = The Politician Out-Witted date = keywords = Aside; CHARLES; Constitution; Enter; Exit; FRANKTON; HARRIET; HUMPHRY; LOVEYET; MARIA; Miss; Mr.; New; WORTHNOUGHT; York; trueman summary = to know, sir, that I shall not have lived forty years till next spring struts--he looks very like the Pharisee''s head, on old _Coming Sir_, honest To be sure I will--in short, sir, the old Constitution is good But it''s a wise son knows his own father, as the old saying is. tho''--I dare say he looks very like his father;--but, had I thought old I mean to see Miss Trueman before I shall think so. Constitution, sir,--I say, that the old--the new--that--that--''Zounds Very true, madam:--to make the matter still worse, ladies, Mr. Loveyet is just arrived from abroad to be married to her; and the old father''s feelings; and since I see you value my happiness so little, sir, I know Miss Airy to be as accomplished as you represent her, sir: and Mr. Frankton gave such a lovely description of her, you say;--I dare say he id = 28953 author = Lowe, Richard E. title = When I Grow Up date = keywords = Possy; Smithy summary = Possy and Smithy and got together once a week to play chess and exchange Smithy waited patiently while Possy poured himself a large brandy and "Well, then," said Possy, knowing full well that Smithy had been getting this boy has said he wants to be a Destructor--and no one even knows "Well," Smithy said with a shrug, convinced that Possy was getting all As Smithy''s eyes widened, Possy said dramatically: "Smithy, that boy He was, Smithy observed, a quite ordinary-looking boy. age." He was just ten years old and a boy. "Herbux," said Possy, "I want you to meet a friend of mine--the famous "Herbux," he said, "Professor von Possenfeller has been telling me the "I don''t know why, sir," Herbux replied easily. the School of the Future, Smithy thought. "Well," Smithy said, after a time, "turn it on." Possy stood aghast, slowly comprehending what his old friend Smithy was id = 17119 author = Lowell, James Russell title = The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations date = keywords = Cambridge; Charles; England; Footnote; God; Launfal; Longfellow; Lowell; Mr.; New; Poems; Sir; heart; life; like; long; man; old; time; year summary = Lowell, who gave a great impetus to New England manufactures, and from study of a Yankee, some poems, and a story of school-boy life. Not long before his death, Lowell wrote to an English friend a worst comes to the worst (if I live so long) I shall still have four recurring dream of having the earth put into my hand like an orange. Lowell was but fifteen years old when he entered college in the class of his last year, and not allowed to come back to read his poem. It is not very likely that Lowell was thinking of _Sir Launfal_ when Thou hast spent thy life for the Holy Grail; Shall win man''s praise and woman''s love, [When Mr. Lowell wrote this poem he was living at Elmwood in Of man''s deep heart, till mighty thoughts grow fledged Lowell''s Under the Old Elm, and Other Poems.[34] id = 29273 author = Luce, Nancy title = A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce date = keywords = God; Lord; poor summary = God''s Words--Sickness--Poor Little Hearts--Milk--No The greatest sin is to cruel the poor harmless dumb creatures, O Lord, my God of heaven, I pray for Thy holy spirit to go in all the and kind to all the poor harmless dumb creatures, and sick human too, Hear my prayer, O Lord, my God of Heaven, and let my cry come unto Thee, Died in distress, Poor little heart, with hens, because milk is so good for human. good deal, till she gets well; I have cured a number of hens with this Be kind to poor hens in every way, and not let them suffer take good care of your poor hens or they cannot lay you eggs. all my days, and their poor hens cannot lay much and they die off. Poor dear little heart, to dear little hens, and other dumb creatures. everlasting wo, if any one is cruel to dear little hens, and other dumb id = 19148 author = Luther, Mark Lee title = The Henchman date = keywords = Albany; Babylon; Bernard; Boss; Bowers; Cora; Dam; Demijohn; Graves; Hilliard; Hon; House; Joe; Kiska; Ludlow; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; Poland; Ross; Ruth; Shelby; Sprague; Tuscarora; Van; Volney; Weatherwax; Whig; York; man; yes summary = "Yes," admitted Shelby with superhuman good nature; "they came to boot." "Sprague," said Shelby, wearily; "what is that man up to now?" Despite Mrs. Hilliard, despite the Hon. Seneca Bowers, despite Shelby''s Ruth Temple, the young man slipped into it as unobtrusively as Mrs. Hilliard''s acute sense of her responsibility as society''s chief whip Shelby turned again to the circle of women, and Graves left the "Good God, man, wake up!" Shelby shook him roughly by the arm and one of a driving party of Mrs. Hilliard''s to hear Shelby speak in a thinking voters who like Shelby little, but the other party less. "The Hon. Calvin Ross Shelby, I believe," said the political reporter, During this time no word passed between Shelby and the Boss. House," she said, following Shelby''s eyes. "Mrs. Shelby said her trunks "It was the governor of the state your message offended," said Shelby, id = 29670 author = Lynch, Lawrence L. title = Against Odds: A Detective Story date = keywords = Aunt; Avenue; Bob; Brainerd; Building; Camp; City; Dave; Delbras; Fair; Jenrys; June; Lossing; Masters; Midway; Miss; Monsieur; Mr.; Mrs.; O''Neil; Ross; Smug; Trent; Voisin summary = ''Wants to send us to watch little boys, look after ladies'' kerchiefs, turning to go my way, and letting my eyes fall to the ground, I saw ''Yes; it is June Jenrys.'' As I spoke I returned Miss O''Neil''s letter little brunette adventuress who had laid claim to Miss Jenrys'' bag? lips, and her eyes turned toward a companion, came Miss Jenrys. A moment later Miss Jenrys and her companion turned about and went have thought of telling Miss Jenrys what she knew of her loss, hoping For just a passing moment I knew how Miss Jenrys looked to the friends ''Then,'' said he, looking me straight in the eye, ''Miss Jenrys must As the street-door was heard to close behind him, Miss Jenrys turned ''Come away,'' I said to Lossing, and leaving Voisin in the hands of ''Tell Miss Jenrys,'' I said, ''that I can, at the right time, explain id = 16630 author = Lynde, Francis title = Empire Builders date = keywords = Adair; Alicia; Chicago; Colbrith; Copah; Denver; Eckstein; Ford; Frisbie; Kenneth; Miss; Mr.; Nadia; New; North; Pacific; Penfield; Plug; Saint; Sidney; Southwestern; Uncle; York summary = when Ford and his new track man had gone out. "Going to be gone some time, Mr. Ford?" he asked, when he brought the came, Ford dutifully gathered her belongings, said good-by, and put her "By the way, Mr. Ford; what time did you say your train would reach "This is Mr. Stuart Ford, I am sure," she said, giving her hand to the "You mean that the time is too short?" said Ford, speaking to Frisbie''s "I don''t know," said Ford, whose night ride had made him pessimistic. Ford said little to Kenneth. but you can take punishment like a man, Mr. Ford!" said Ford is a patient man, Mr. Adair, but I think he has about reached the limit." "I don''t think we are over-manned," said Ford good-naturedly. "So you are coming around to ask a favor of Ford?" said the young man id = 19462 author = Lynde, Francis title = The Price date = keywords = Bainbridge; Bayou; Belle; Broffin; Charlotte; Doctor; Farnham; Galbraith; Gavitt; Grierson; Griswold; Jasper; Julie; Kenneth; Louis; M''Grath; Margery; Mereside; Miss; Mr.; New; Orleans; Raymer; Security; St.; State; Street; Wahaska; come; good; little; man; time summary = "Turn it loose and ease the soul-sickness, old man," he said "I know things haven''t been coming your way, lately. "You needn''t open it," said the young man at the president''s elbow. The little man bowed and went his way; and Captain Mayfield, who was an man''s first duty, Griswold took a fraction of a second to look around Griswold nodded and said, "I was wondering how they came to place me so There were fine little lines coming and going between Miss Margery''s "Just the same, I''d like to know why, this time," he said to himself, as Raymer, taking time to think of it, did know. "A lot of little things," said the detective, who was slowly coming to Having placed Raymer, Broffin went in search of Miss Grierson. Broffin was as sure now that Griswold was his man as he was of his own id = 19472 author = Lynde, Francis title = Branded date = keywords = Agatha; Barrett; Barton; Bertrand; Blackwell; Creek; Cripple; Denver; Dorgan; Everton; Geddis; Gifford; Glendale; Jimmie; Lawrenceburg; Mr.; Polly; Weyburn; Whitredge; Withers; little; man summary = new city charter, came into the dingy little private banking room to "I take it you''ve got a little ready money hid away somewhere, haven''t You know what a prison sentence means to a man, "good time," and at the end of the third year, with a prison-provided After this, I saw the fat-faced traveling man but twice, and both times big-bodied, good-natured man who had made his money as a farmer and was "I am going to try to get work here in your city," I said, "and I''d like "Yep; the one that the little old round world owes every man: three This old world isn''t half as mean as you''d like to think "Well, old boy," he said, gripping my hand in leave-taking, "the best long time, and I couldn''t let this thing happen without giving him just id = 19645 author = Mabie, Hamilton Wright title = Under the Trees and Elsewhere date = keywords = Arden; Forest; Imagination; Prospero; Rosalind; day; deep; great; hour; life; long; man; nature; thing; thought; world summary = murmur of coming life which, day and night, had filled my thoughts paradise which lies outspread from my window; life touches to-day the pilgrimage to-day has the double charm of natural beauty and of human those now long asleep really saw or heard this great glad world of sun rise at times over the horizon of thought like vagrant ships that come and mind are open to every sight and sound, that Nature comes to the natural beauty there rests the reflected light of days that have become earth silence and rest, and in the great arch of the sky a sea of light thought of a great man instinctively returns to the mystery of life. working days are gone, the great illuminating thought shines out and life; when one comes to see Nature as she is with his own eyes, and that a great soul creates its own world and lives its own life. id = 27968 author = MacApp, C. C. title = Tulan date = keywords = Coar; Jezef; Sennech; Tulan summary = Jezef took it with the detachment that still irritated Tulan. full crews to Coar and surrender them with the ships. Tulan''s viewer gave a vivid picture of the receding fifth planet. planet back to savagery, and left Coar and Sennech little better off. between ships, then Tulan held an inspection and found crews and Group One''s screen of light craft probed ahead, jamming enemy radar, and Tulan pulled the Force away for rest and repair. Tulan jumped up and strode around the command room, while Jezef and the He took the fighting ships away from Teyr, to where Group Two could join lift his ships and start around the sun by some other path to help his That other path to Coar could be intercepted, and as soon as Tulan was million miles per hour, while Tulan was going the same direction but at "This is Admiral Tulan, commanding the Fleets of id = 14598 author = MacGrath, Harold title = The Goose Girl date = keywords = America; Black; Carmichael; Dreiberg; Ehrenstein; Gipsy; God; Gretchen; Grumbach; Hans; Hermann; Herr; Highness; Hildegarde; Jugendheit; Krumerweg; Ludwig; good; herbeck summary = Gretchen extended her hand and Carmichael took it in his own, inspecting Could a man with hands like these mean well toward Gretchen? "She will make some man a good wife," said Carmichael. table occupied by the old man whose face Carmichael had not yet seen. "Only a little farther," said Gretchen, for the vintner had never before "You are not looking at my hand at all, grandmother," said Gretchen in Come," and Carmichael held out his hand amicably, "Gretchen "Good night, Herr Carmichael!" The colonel, ignoring the friendly hand, "Well, then, Highness, give me an order on the grand duke''s head vintner "So, Gretchen," said her highness, when the two came out again into the "Yes, Highness." Gretchen''s face was serious and her eyes were mournful. "Herr Carmichael!" said Gretchen. "Herr Grumbach," said Carmichael, "her serene highness desires me to "Mr. Carmichael," said the king, offering his hand, his handsome face id = 15614 author = MacGrath, Harold title = The Ragged Edge date = keywords = Canton; Chinaman; Cum; Enschede; God; Hoddy; Hong; Kong; McClintock; Mr.; O''Higgins; Prudence; Ruth; South; Spurlock; Taber; Tigress; Wastrel; Yale; love; man summary = Spurlock offered his hand, which Ah Cum accepted gravely. "That young man had better watch his cough," said Spinster "They always act like that after drink," said Ruth, casually. Spurlock entered the office, passed Ruth without observing her (or "That is what I wanted to know," said Ruth gravely. The sing-song girl, seeing Ruth, extended her hands and began to "Just to give her her freedom?" said Ruth, turning to Ah Cum. Spurlock began to watch for Ruth''s coming in the morning; first, found Ruth reading to Spurlock, whose shoulders and head were The doctor reached over and laid his hand upon Spurlock''s heart. The night before they made McClintock''s Ruth and Spurlock leaned "I''ll have my cot in here," said Spurlock to Ruth, "where this "''The Man Who Could Not Go Home.'' Why," said Ruth, "you did not "Ah," said Spurlock; "that kind of a man." id = 15671 author = MacGrath, Harold title = A Splendid Hazard date = keywords = Breitmann; Cathewe; Coldfield; Corsica; Donovan; Ferraud; Fitzgerald; Flanagan; France; Frenchman; Hildegarde; Karl; Killigrew; Laura; Mr.; Napoleon; Paris; Picard; admiral; good; hand summary = Near to Fitzgerald stood an elderly man and a girl. wore on, Fitzgerald remembered having seen Breitmann''s name at the foot "That is a remarkably fine young woman," said Breitmann, echoing "I should like to travel with you, Mr. Fitzgerald," said Breitmann "Good night, Mr. Fitzgerald," said the girl. Fitzgerald''s mind, the man was at times something Gallic in his "Strange that you should know the man," said the admiral. Breitmann smiled, and Fitzgerald laughed. night; all these, to Fitzgerald''s mind, pointed to one thing: Breitmann "My dear admiral," and Fitzgerald laughed in that light-hearted way of liked Fitzgerald, but she admired Breitmann, a differentiation which to pay Breitmann a visit on the way to Fitzgerald''s room. Mr. Fitzgerald knows and so does Mr. Breitmann." "Never a better moment to tell it," said the admiral, rubbing his hands "I should like to know the end of the story," said Breitmann musingly. id = 16041 author = MacGrath, Harold title = The Grey Cloak date = keywords = Anne; Breton; Brissac; Brother; Chaumonot; Chevalier; Comte; Cévennes; D''Hérouville; Father; France; Gabrielle; God; Jacques; Jehan; Madame; Marquis; Mazarin; Monsieur; Paris; Paul; Puys; Périgny; Quebec; Saumaise; Vicomte; Victor summary = "Stand aside, Monsieur le Comte," said the man in the cloak. "Madame shall become a widow," said the man in the mask. "Brother Jacques is gone?" said madame, her eyes roving. "A toast!" said the Vicomte d''Halluys: "the Chevalier''s return to Paris "Proceed, Vicomte," said the Chevalier, motioning Victor to be quiet. "Monsieur," said the Chevalier, looking up, "this is like you. "Monsieur le Vicomte," said Brother Jacques, whose curiosity was eating "A last look at France, Monsieur le Chevalier, for many a day to come." "The day we land, Monsieur," said the Chevalier, calmly. Presently the Chevalier said to the vicomte: "Monsieur, will you be so "Chevalier," said the vicomte, "your lackey handed me the grey cloak "Keep your eye upon Monsieur le Chevalier," said De Lauson; "for he "It will take some time to tell it, Monsieur," said the marquis, "Victor, what has Monsieur le Chevalier done that he comes to this id = 16051 author = MacGrath, Harold title = The Voice in the Fog date = keywords = Crawford; Forbes; Haggerty; Killigrew; Kitty; London; Lord; Mason; Miss; Monckton; Mr.; Mrs.; Thomas; Webb; York; man summary = Alone again, Kitty Killigrew leaned back, thinking of the man who had Numb and terrified, Kitty felt the man''s hands fumbling about her neck. want to vote." Sob. And for the first time that night Killigrew smiled. "I like that young man," declared Killigrew emphatically. Thomas was a busy man up to and long after the hour of sailing. At the precise time when Kitty retired and Thomas went aft for his good Killigrew hurried away to his offices; Kitty and her mother went "Kitty, I''m beginning to like Thomas," said her mother, later. "Thomas, when Kitty comes down, apologize. "But, Mr. Killigrew, I didn''t want to!" said Thomas. Kitty should want to marry Thomas . there was nothing logical to Killigrew''s mind in Thomas kissing Kitty "Mr. Killigrew," whispered Haggerty, "will you get Miss Kitty an'' "Chauffeur, what''s your name?" asked Haggerty of Killigrew''s man, as id = 17391 author = MacGrath, Harold title = The Princess Elopes date = keywords = Barscheit; Betty; Doppelkinn; Gretchen; Highness; Hildegarde; Max; Princess; Scharfenstein; Steinbock; german; good; honorable summary = THE GRAND DUKE--In two months'' time you shall wed the Prince of "He says he is hungry, Gretchen," said the English girl, dropping "Betty," said the princess, turning imploringly to her companion (what "I don''t know; possibly I saw it on your arm in the old days." "If you don''t mind, Artie," said Max, yawning, "I''ll turn in. "You haven''t lost any time," said Max, his regret evident to every one. Highness came forward, caught the dark head of the English girl between "You said nothing this morning about going away from Barscheit." "Good-by," said the princess, holding out her hand. "I believe I have a right to know who that woman is up there." Max "What?" The duke looked from the prince to the man who had worn the "Prince," said Max, "before Heaven I believe that I may be . "Let me tell you my story," said Max. id = 17402 author = MacGrath, Harold title = The Adventures of Kathlyn date = keywords = Ahmed; Allaha; Bala; British; Bruce; Colonel; Durga; God; Hare; Kathlyn; Khan; Lal; Mem; Pundita; Raj; Ramabai; Sahib; Singh; Umballa; Winnie; kit; man summary = "Why, it looks like a decoration, father," said Kathlyn. Kathlyn, attended by Pundita, awaited there the coming of Umballa and "Ahmed," said Bruce, holding out his hand, "you''re a man." "Umballa has his spies, Ramabai," said Ahmed, smiling, as he got into his He knew now that in Kathlyn''s escape he had the man Ahmed to The chief called to his men to seize Ramabai and Pundita, when Kathlyn "So!" said Umballa, smiling at Kathlyn. So Bruce and Kathlyn planned to return to Allaha, and it was the Khan The colonel, Bruce, Ramabai and Ahmed had found the horses half a dozen All Umballa wanted was the colonel, Kathlyn and the young Kathlyn, her father, Bruce, Ramabai and Pundita met at the colonel''s "Where is Umballa?" cried Bruce, seizing Ahmed by the arm. So upon this day matters stood thus: the colonel, Kathlyn, Bruce and In between came Umballa, with Bruce and Ramabai id = 28234 author = MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller title = ''Lizbeth of the Dale date = keywords = Annie; Aunt; Charles; Coulson; Dale; Elizabeth; Emily; Eppie; Glen; Gordon; Hillary; Jarvis; Jean; Jinit; John; Lizzie; Margaret; Mary; Miss; Mother; Mr.; Mrs.; Rosie; Sandy; Sarah; Stuart summary = "Why, Sarah Emily!" she cried, "you don''t mean--not Elizabeth''s Mrs. Jarvis." "Come along," he said, and taking Elizabeth''s hand he led her up to to The Dale to explain Elizabeth''s case to Miss Gordon. Miss Gordon with a sense of keen disappointment, but Elizabeth soon But, for all this, when John and Charles Stuart went abroad Elizabeth Miss Hillary said coldly, and Elizabeth turned to obey. "Well, Elizabeth Gordon," said Miss Hillary, "any big girl of ten Elizabeth gazed in longing admiration at John and Charles Stuart. Many years later there came days in Elizabeth Gordon''s life when she dress and pink bow that Elizabeth felt sure Mrs. Jarvis would think her Miss Gordon helped Elizabeth prepare for her visit to Annie''s with hope Miss Gordon!" piped the little man, and Elizabeth found "No, Miss Gordon," said Elizabeth. Elizabeth looked back, the old man and id = 28235 author = MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller title = In Orchard Glen date = keywords = Auntie; Christina; Ellen; Elspie; Gavin; Glen; Grant; Jimmie; John; Lindsay; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Neil; Orchard; Sandy; Sutherland; Trooper; Uncle; Wallace summary = "Oh, you mean little Christina," said Flora Grant gently, "I jist They laughed together at one old hen whom Christina had named Mrs. Johnnie Dunn, after the one woman in Orchard Glen who managed "I''m afraid we can''t, but I''ll ask mother," said Christina, coming down Come away in, Mr. McKenzie, and we''ll tell Mrs. Sinclair, this is a day of good tidings. Sandy might be a minister some day like Neil, Mr. Sinclair said, and she would never, never be happy again if she thought currants I promised the Grant Girls, Christina," said her mother. If Christina came home filled with the wonder of Mary''s new house she Though his coming to Orchard Glen brought such joy to Christina, young "But Ellen can''t get away from it," said Christina, "and mother''s been to go home, Christina noticed with great joy that he took his old place id = 28276 author = MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller title = The End of the Rainbow date = keywords = Algonquin; Angus; Annabel; Armstrong; Blair; Graham; Helen; Inverness; Jock; Lad; Lawyer; Leslie; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Murray; Old; Peter; Roderick summary = familiarly as Lawyer Ed. A tall man, leading a little boy by the hand, followed him slowly down Roderick studied the young man''s heavy face, as he talked. man that she had come away to this little town where no one knew her looking forward for a long time to this day, when Roderick should come "And your father has you home at last, Roderick," said the minister, young man I want in the church, Roderick--one who will be a leader of "Eh, Lad," cried the old man, his face radiant, "it is your father "All right," cried Roderick, pleased at the look in his father''s face. But Roderick was thinking of what Miss Leslie Graham had said, and "Come away home with me, Peter man," he said soothingly. "Indeed I think he will be after Miss Murray," said the old man, his from the old people, and Roderick went away, his heart strangely heavy. id = 28688 author = MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller title = The Silver Maple date = keywords = Big; Caldwell; Callum; Captain; Dan; Glen; Granny; Hamish; Herbert; Isabel; Jimmie; Kirsty; Lauchie; Malcolm; Monteith; Murphy; Nancy; Oro; Rory; Scotty; Store; Thompson; Weaver summary = Big Malcolm MacDonald stood the boy up between his knees, his deep eyes "Run away in, Scotty, man," he said; How Old Farquhar came to be a member of Big Malcolm MacDonald''s family So the night succeeding Scotty''s first day at school they felt the time look in her eyes; and Scotty wondered how the little girl could catch "Come away, Jimmie, man," called Big Malcolm, "it will be a warm night, days," said Callum coming to the door, looking very handsome, ready for "Come away, Scotty man!" called Kirsty heartily. little girl looked with longing eyes through the doorway; but Scotty The little visitor always came at a time that Scotty found very like a man, things which everyone in the Oa knew no right-minded young When the second winter came, and Scotty had become too old for school, "Big Malcolm MacDonald''s grandson!" he cried, when Scotty had id = 28689 author = MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller title = Duncan Polite, the Watchman of Glenoro date = keywords = Andra; Andrew; Coonie; Cotton; Donald; Duncan; Egerton; Fraser; Glenoro; Hamilton; Jessie; Johnstone; Lord; Maggie; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Neil; Polite; Sabbath; Splinterin; Watson summary = "Yon Collie o'' yours is jist like the young folk o'' to-day, Duncan," he while old Glenoro held to its ideal--a man as much as possible like opinion of the young man to Duncan Polite on their homeward walk. "Come away in, Andra," said Duncan Polite rising, while Collie bowed young Donald Neil was going to be a minister. was a cordial young man and had come to Glenoro prepared to meet all changing partners came, he caught Jessie Hamilton''s hand just as Donald Old Andrew shot a suspicious glance at his son; that young man''s face young minister''s easy grace, he said, in as near an approach to Mr. Egerton''s deep, musical tone as he could manage, "And may I have the young man of Glenoro and never asked permission, caught Maggie''s arm Donald turned; the look in the old man''s face brought him to his side. id = 29023 author = MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller title = Treasure Valley date = keywords = Allen; Arabella; Cameron; Davy; Elmbrook; Elsie; Gilbert; Hannah; Hughie; Jake; John; Long; Martin; Miss; Mrs.; Munn; Rosalie; Sandy; Sawyer; Susan; Tim; Uncle; Winters summary = Other years, by the time the mid-June days were come, the little brook The voice came from a little old man, hobbling, with the aid of a Miss Arabella had never heard of the man who said that the "He looked at her awful pleased like," she said; and then her face grew shoulder an'' crowed like a little rooster, an'' Jake looked near ready Granny Long''s neuralgia and Uncle Hughie Cameron''s rheumatism; and Mrs. Winters declared she believed folks got sick on purpose, for the sake see him; and old Mrs. McKitterick said the sight of his face was like a way, he''d turn folks out of house and home, to live in the road, like Miss Arabella looked up with hopeful eyes, but shook her head. Often, when Dr. Allen drove away, Miss Arabella would run over to Mrs. Munn''s, and up the back stairs, for a look at the gown, just to id = 30044 author = MacLean, Katherine title = The Carnivore date = keywords = people; race summary = The beings stood around my bed in air suits like ski suits, with globes they talk; and I know that I like these people in a motherly sort of If they had come sooner to where the workers of the Nevada power pile "Why didn''t you come sooner?" I wonder if they know or guess how I feel. feel as if, somehow, knowing why it happened could make it stop, could last with our hands touching, thinking there were people outside who had guilty and will not look at me with his big round eyes. "We were afraid," adds one who looks like a bear. and teach peace, but because the human race would unite in _hatred_ of startled-looking eyes to see and run away from the hunters. I look up, and they turn their eyes and heads in quick embarrassed "Yours is the only carnivorous race we have found that was--civilized, id = 14242 author = Major, Charles title = The Touchstone of Fortune Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who Lived, Thrived, and Fell in the Doleful Reign of the So-called Merry Monarch, Charles II date = keywords = Baron; Bettina; Betty; Charles; England; Frances; George; Grammont; Hamilton; Lilly; London; Majesty; Ned; Old; Sir; Swan; Wentworth; Whitehall summary = had a long ride and want a good supper Come, Frances, let us go out and "As I have said, Frances, Master Hamilton and his friends live by "I shall see that good fortune does come," said he, "but I do not ask you Frances having captured the king, every other man at court was her Then she told the king what Frances had said about a mysterious man Frances Jennings loves George Hamilton because she can''t help it, and George said nothing, so after a little time, Frances continued: "Tell me I supplemented Betty''s answer by saying: "I was sure Frances had come to "Again Baron Ned is right, Frances," said Hamilton, offering to lead her "Nelly Gwynn tells me that you love George Hamilton," said the king, "and "How do you know he has gone to France?" asked the king, much interested. "But here comes old Lady Castlemain," said Frances, turning to leave the id = 29486 author = Major, Charles title = A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties date = keywords = Bays; Billy; Blue; Dic; Doug; God; Hill; Indianapolis; Justice; Little; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Patsy; Rita; Sukey; Tom; Tousy; Williams; Yates; York; yes summary = Rita felt sure that Dic would come to see Tom that evening, and the red "Good evening, Rita," said Dic, when, after many efforts, she came out Tom seated himself beside Dic just as that young man dropped Rita''s Rita''s English, like Dic''s and Billy Little''s, was corrupted in spots by "But, Billy Little," replied Dic, who was sitting with Rita on the Our friends--Billy Little, Dic, Rita, and "Rita''s a girl, isn''t she?" asked Billy, glancing toward Dic. cling to the same story as successfully, the future looked dark for Dic. When Doug left the stand at noon recess, Billy rode up to see Rita, and "Now, Billy Little," said Dic, "I want to give you my note for this Dic did not tell Rita that Sukey had whispered to him in Billy Little''s Rita, Mrs. Bays, and Williams were facing the fire, and Dic stood back id = 29128 author = Maniates, Belle Kanaris title = David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West date = keywords = Barnabas; Brumble; Carey; Dave; David; Dunne; Janey; Joe; Jud; Judge; Larimy; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Rhody; Uncle; Winthrop summary = "Well, David Dunne, you came in the nick of time," she said, looking "David," said the young ranchman, his deep voice softened, "my mother David quietly took the pail and books from the little girl. "David," she asked, looking up with a winning smile, "will you tell me David handed Barnabas his pipe and gave Jud a letter which he opened a look came into his eyes that stimulated David''s passion for When the day was done and the "still hour" had come, Janey and David, "Not for a year, David," she said, a soft flush coming to her face. "What in the world is that, Uncle Barnabas?" asked David in surprise. Little Teacher looked up and caught the amused twinkle in David''s eye. horse and came up to Janey and David, who were awaiting his coming. "Uncle Barnabas," said David the next day, "before we settle down to id = 30075 author = Maniates, Belle Kanaris title = Our Next-Door Neighbors date = keywords = Beth; Diogenes; Emerald; Frayne; Huldah; Issachar; Lucien; Miss; Polydores; Ptolemy; Pythagoras; Rob; Silvia; Uncle summary = "Does she know," asked Silvia, "how Rob regards women?" "Why, Ptolemy, how did you know where we were?" asked Silvia. Silvia and I went with Beth to her room, and then she told her story. the woman on her way, and told Silvia you and Rob had found Diogenes. "She''ll have enough of the Polydores by that time," I said to Rob on "Diogenes apparently had a good time, too," said Silvia, looking at "Now tell us all about your day with the boys," Beth asked Rob, when "So, Beth," said Rob, and her name seemed to come quite handily to "Did you ever hear Rob speak of this Miss Frayne?" asked Silvia. "I don''t know," said Rob, "as I want Beth subjected to such a "Ye Gods and little Polydores!" exclaimed Rob. I caught Diogenes by the arm and rushed him in to Silvia. "Now tell us, Huldah, how things went along here," said Silvia. id = 18965 author = Marcin, Max title = The Substitute Prisoner date = keywords = Beard; Britz; Burden; Collins; Coroner; Greig; Herbert; Luckstone; Manning; Mr.; Mrs.; Tombs; Ward; Whitmore; detective; man summary = "I wish to see Mr. Whitmore," Mrs. Collins informed one of the office "Who visited Mr. Whitmore on the night he disappeared?" Britz said "Fanwell," said Britz to the man he assigned to "rope" Collins, Before leaving Manning''s office, Britz sent for Greig and inquired After leaving Manning''s office, Britz and Greig proceeded to the Federal Beard continued: "Mr. Whitmore loved Mrs. Collins, as you already know. the Whitmore murder, so it is unlikely he will get away," said Britz. "She knows now that she has inherited Whitmore''s fortune," said Britz "Mrs. Collins--Ward''s sister!" said Britz aloud. "My interest is confined to the Whitmore case," said Britz. "This letter," Britz produced the note which Whitmore had sent to Mrs. Collins. "I''m on my way to the coroner''s office," said Britz. "Mr. Whitmore was not killed in his office," said Britz firmly. Mr. Whitmore," said Britz, "and I know that the servant in Mr. Beard''s id = 16532 author = Marks, Percy title = The Plastic Age date = keywords = Carl; Carver; Cynthia; Delta; God; Henley; Hugh; Kane; Morse; Norry; Parker; Pudge; Raleigh; Sanford; Slade; Winsor; good; think summary = For the next few days Carl and Hugh did little but wait in line. "Good day, sir," and as Hugh passed out of the door, the gruff voice looking fellow, almost imperious; or as Hugh once said to Carl, "Morse "Alling''s a good guy," Hugh told Carl later; "he''s human." "You said it, Carl," Hugh chimed in, "but I like ''Sea Fever'' better. Hugh said that he got a great kick out of it, but, as a matter of fact, "Criminy, the ol'' campus sure does look good," said Hugh ecstatically. Each boy went to his own bedroom, Hugh to go to bed and think Carl''s Hugh felt that he ought to like all of his fraternity brothers, but, try "Look here, Hugh," Tucker said sternly, "you''ve got to draw the line "I know," Hugh said. "I think I know what you mean, Cynthia," Hugh said softly. id = 15534 author = Masters, Edgar Lee title = Children of the Market Place date = keywords = Abigail; America; Chicago; Clayton; Congress; Dorothy; Douglas; England; God; Illinois; Isabel; Jacksonville; Lamborn; Lincoln; Mr.; Mrs.; New; North; Oregon; President; Reverdy; Sarah; Seward; South; States; Texas; Tom; Whigs; York; Zoe summary = Douglas, the law student, the new school teacher, was coming; and all But though Douglas looked like a man while seated, My first words to Reverdy were concerning Zoe; but Douglas at In truth Reverdy and Douglas had not come to see me about Zoe, but to eye, to see Douglas and to hear him talk about all these things. Douglas said that the search was useless; that if Zoe was in Chicago several times of telling Douglas that I had found Zoe. I wanted to I saw a good deal of Dorothy at Reverdy''s; she came to my house on Douglas was thirty; Reverdy had passed forty; Zoe was dead. books, the new city of Chicago, the destiny of America, and Douglas. Mrs. Clayton said: "Reverdy has told me so much of Douglas. "You do not like Douglas, do you, Reverdy?" I asked, as we turned away. id = 28048 author = Mattox, Alan title = Shepherd of the Planets date = keywords = David; Renner summary = glowed softly on Captain Renner''s cropped white hair, and upon the "If we were just back on Earth," Thorne, the ship''s doctor, said drily, "I don''t understand the man," Beeson said suddenly, looking around him "I think," he said slowly, "that Captain Renner is looking for He handed the specimens of moss and lichen to Captain Renner, who looked "What is it, David?" Captain Renner asked. "I think there are natives here," David said. "I think the natives eat the lichen," he said. "There''s more of the lichen than you might think," David said, "if you "We''ve been here long enough to settle in," Renner said. Renner turned to Farrow. "There are seeds in the ship," Renner said, his eyes lighting with "If we take their food," Renner said, "we''re going to feed them. "Then do so," Renner said. "But it''s a start," Renner said. id = 28543 author = Max, Frederic title = Rex Ex Machina date = keywords = russian summary = only son that completes the young man''s education. On the wall of my bedchamber hangs a citation "from a grateful years you have asked me repeatedly about this citation, but each time I Forces Language School in Monterey, California. completed a tour of duty in Korea, a minor skirmish of that era, and Monterey as my next assignment. I received orders to report to Washington for a new duty assignment. Within a matter of days alarming rumors of his work down and destroy both the scientist and his machine. Russian government to the extent that I was shortly able to secure my In June 1956, the Russian government ordered me to a small house on the My orders were to destroy the machine. Utilizing the machine to make good my escape, I left Hungary and Your education is now complete my son, use it well. id = 17545 author = McClelland, M. G. (Mary Greenway) title = Princess date = keywords = Berkeley; Blanche; Byrd; Cumberland; Ethel; Jim; Mason; Mrs.; Nesbit; New; Norma; Pocahontas; Princess; Sawney; Shirley; Smith; Thorne; Virginia; York; love; man summary = "Dear old Jim," she said, calmly, "I wish he had come in: you should old colored man appearing from behind the house took his way across the Feeling like "Little Boy Blue" recalled to a sense of duty, Thorne "Here''s old ''bur-rabbit,''" said Thorne, reaching his hand behind his Thorne had thought the matter out at the time, as a man must, of letters for Nesbit Thorne, and one for Norma from a New York friend, Illinois, in whose hands Mrs. Thorne had placed her case. The man opened the door of the back parlor and stood aside to let Mr. Thorne pass; then he closed it noiselessly and proceeded up-stairs to any feeling about the boy--any ruth, or mother-love, Thorne knew that No love for the man whose heart is calling you to come?" Thorne, feeling that his love had come to him, as through fire, was id = 29889 author = McConnell, James V. title = Life Sentence date = keywords = Mr.; New; Symmes; Year summary = For a while, Oliver Symmes heard the raucous music of the crowd. The door to his room opened and a young-looking woman, dressed in a "Happy New Year, Mr. Symmes," she said, and went over to stand by the After a moment of looking at him, she put a smile back on her face and "I said, ''Happy New Year,'' Mr. Symmes." "He looks just a little bit like a caricature," she said to herself, her smile, her love for him, her mind and her wonderful body. The old man made no answer, only staring at her face. Young Oliver Symmes could not see the faces from where he sat, waiting, There were tears in the eyes of his lawyer, although young Oliver Symmes aged mind of Oliver Symmes. "I enjoy New Year''s myself," the woman said, her hands caressing a dial. Oliver Symmes turned to face the ceiling, his mind full of dusty id = 13967 author = McCutcheon, George Barr title = Nedra date = keywords = God; Grace; Henry; Hugh; Huntingford; Lady; Lord; Manila; Miss; Mr.; Pootoo; Ridgeway; Tennys; Veath; Vernon; eye; good; look; love; man; tell; time summary = "Hugh," she said, smiling faintly, "I think we''re proving that father Woods, and the man who looks like you is Hugh Ridgeway of Chicago. "Now, Grace, dear," said Hugh as they waited for the cab to be called, their order for drinks, Hugh saw Grace, in his mind''s eye, slipping from Hugh; I want to take a good look," she cried, dragging him up the steps "Thanks, old man," said Hugh, very much relieved. luncheon," said Hugh, looking at his watch. "Why, Hugh, dear,--Mr. Veath looked everywhere for you this morning. "There is Lord Huntingford looking for you," said Hugh, rising. "You know me pretty well by this time, Hugh," he said. "She may not love you," said Hugh, suddenly hopeful. "Yes, Hugh, we should know the worst," said Grace firmly. ever know what had become of Hugh Ridgeway and Grace Vernon. "Go now, Hugh--go if you love me," she said, turning her miserable face id = 14284 author = McCutcheon, George Barr title = Truxton King: A Story of Graustark date = keywords = American; Baron; Bobby; Brutus; Castle; Colonel; Count; Countess; Dangloss; Duke; Edelweiss; Engo; God; Graustark; Hobbs; John; King; Loraine; Marlanx; Mr.; Prince; Quinnox; Robin; Spantz; Truxton; Tullis; Vos summary = "Good day, sir." The old man was bowing him out of the shop. The old man looked sharply at him for an instant, and a quick little raised by an utter outsider, the American, John Tullis, long time friend little man, Prince Robin," he said. "Don''t mention it," said Truxton King with his most engaging smile. time to time." King looked at the little man''s reddish face and saw "I''m not so sure that I do believe you," said Truxton King to himself as "I''ll come in soon to look at those rings," said King, placing the notes "Does Baron Dangloss know this man Brutus?" asked Tullis, arising to looking men who came to the Castle, the long absences of my husband and "Your name is King, I believe," came from the thin lips of the old man. "I don''t like the looks of things," said Baron Dangloss, time and again. id = 16719 author = McCutcheon, George Barr title = The Husbands of Edith date = keywords = Brock; Carney; Constance; Edith; Fowler; Freddie; London; Medcroft; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Odell; Rodney; Roxbury summary = This is what he read: "Mr. and Mrs. Roxbury Medcroft, of London, are stopping at the Ritz, _en route_ to "My letter of credit is at your disposal, old man," said Brock promptly. "That''s a long time in these days of speedy divorces," said Medcroft "I think you are such a nice man to have about," commented Mrs. Medcroft, this time yawning freely and stretching her fine young arms in "It''s extraordinary how many people think I look like dear old Brock," It means a great deal to Mrs. Rodney, don''t you know, Roxbury, to "I hate that man," said Mrs. Medcroft to her supposed husband a few "We must know each other better, my dear Mrs. Medcroft," she had said Of course Mrs. Odell-Carney could not be expected to know that Edith was "My dear," said Mrs. Odell-Carney, hating herself all the time for id = 28229 author = McCutcheon, George Barr title = Anderson Crow, Detective date = keywords = Alf; Anderson; Banner; Bill; Crow; Fox; Fry; Fryback; Harry; Higgins; Jake; Loop; Lucius; Marshal; Mort; Mr.; Mrs.; Newt; Rank; Reesling; Spratt; Squires; Tinkletown summary = unexpected-like if we didn''t have Anderson with us?" said Alf Reesling, "Let her out a little, Eva," said Anderson, taking a long breath. "Let me whisper something to you, Mr. Officer," said Mrs. Crow. That night Anderson Crow, town marshal, superintendent of streets, chief "Somethin''s got to be done, Anderson," said his wife, compressing her Anderson Crow, Marshal of Tinkletown, leaned upon his front-yard fence nomination for Town Marshal our distinguished fellow voter, Mrs. Anderson Crow!" Therefore, when it comes time fer Mrs. Crow to assume the responsibilities of this here office, I am goin'' to The marshal of Tinkletown, Anderson Crow, on three separate occasions "I--I guess we''d better be goin'', Harry," said Marshall Crow "If you need any help, just holler," said Alf. Entering the office of the Grand View Hotel, Marshal Crow looked around "This is our town marshal, Anderson Crow," explained Mort Fryback. id = 28512 author = McCutcheon, George Barr title = What''s-His-Name date = keywords = Annie; Blakeville; Bridget; Butler; Davis; Duluth; Fairfax; Harvey; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nellie; New; Phoebe; Rachel; Tarrytown; York summary = Nellie Duluth''s husband was a smallish young man, nice-looking, even Nellie found her tongue and the little man shook hands with the big "Good-night, Mr. Butler," said Harvey, as the hack drove off. "If we tell her about Phoebe," said Harvey to Bridget and Annie, "Three times," said Harvey, who hadn''t thought of it up to that "Well, you see," said Harvey, apologising for Nellie, "she doesn''t see "Some other time, then," said Harvey, waving his hand genially. along, will you?" Then, turning to Nellie, he said:--"You don''t look "I''ll promise one thing, Harvey," said she, suddenly sincere. "That little fellow that came to the door was Nellie Duluth''s husband, "But it''s the getting used to it," said Harvey to Annie as she handed "Go away, Harvey!" cried Nellie, placing Fairfax between herself and "My, what a fire-eater my little Harvey has become," she said. id = 22781 author = McGibeny, Donald title = 32 Caliber date = keywords = Bupps; Felderson; Frank; Helen; Jim; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Thompson; Woods; Zalnitch; come summary = several close friends had asked me if Jim knew the man''s reputation. darling old Jim, for Frank Woods, or any other man, was unthinkable. Jim looked at Helen with the eyes of a hound-dog. made and partly because of the way Helen looked at Jim when she passed decided to drive the car over to Mary Pendleton''s and ask her to come As Helen walked from the room, Jim came in. As Helen and Mary came out of the door, I climbed into the car and said Woods'' face when he heard that Helen had been in the car. had Jim told Helen about the proofs he had of Woods'' irregularities? Mary was probably there when Helen and Jim left, and could answer both like a traitor to let Mary even think that I suspected Helen, but my "Mary," I said, after he had gone, "we know Helen didn''t do this thing, id = 15123 author = McGovern, John title = David Lockwin—The People''s Idol date = keywords = Africa; Bay; Chalmers; Chicago; Congress; Corkey; David; Davy; Dr.; Esther; Floddin; God; Harpwood; Lockwin; Mr.; Mrs.; Robert; Tarpion; man summary = And David Lockwin, when he comes home at night, still sees his boy at David Lockwin begins at one end of State street and drinks, or pretends David Lockwin rents head-quarters in the district, and shakes hands It is thus settled that Corkey shall go to Congress from Lockwin''s "Mrs. Lockwin, as I said, I have been a hard man all my life, but your The great Corkey appears also at Lockwin''s head-quarters. David Lockwin can only think of the hours last night, while Davy was in "Before I begin," says Corkey, "let me tell ye, that if you''re sick I''d "What a hullabaloo them choppers is a-making," says Corkey to Lockwin. Corkey looks like a man relieved. "The man," says Corkey, judicially, "who don''t know no better than to Corkey questions the sinking man, and Lockwin tries to tell of the David Lockwin feels as rich as Corkey. id = 18855 author = McGuire, John Joseph title = The Return date = keywords = Altamont; Fort; Hughes; Loudons; Tenant; Toon summary = Altamont looked across the cabin at the big map of the United States, that two-century-old copy of _Time_ about how the people at the of people they are," Altamont said, swinging his glasses back and on that open plaza thing, in front of that building that looks like a "All right; come on, Monty." Loudons opened the door and let down the "I am Tenant Mycroft Jones, the Toon Leader here," he said. Altamont looked at the thing dubiously, then filled his pipe from it. seemed obvious that he believed Altamont to be the leader and Loudons "Well, this is probably it," Altamont said. "If you''ll pardon me, sir," the Tenant said to Altamont, "I think it Jim Loudons probably understood a little more nearly what those books "Altamont, calling Loudons," the scientist from Fort Ridgeway was Altamont and Loudons shook hands many times in front of the Aitch-Cue id = 19158 author = McGuire, John Joseph title = The Return date = keywords = Altamont; Fort; Hughes; Tenant; Toon; loudon summary = Loudons looked forward, up the river they were following. And Loudons thought the same thing about machines: he couldn''t Altamont looked across the cabin at the big map of the United what things must be like in Europe," Loudons said. First Tenant and the men of the Old Toon.... "There''s good organization," Loudons said. "I hope they don''t cut loose with that thing," Loudons said, Altamont looked at the thing dubiously, then filled his pipe from obvious that he believed Altamont to be the leader and Loudons Altamont knew without looking at his associate that Loudons would Loudons attached himself to the Tenant, the Reader and an old helicopter''s radio set," Altamont said. Altamont showed the young men of Murray Hughes'' detail how to use "Altamont, calling Loudons," the scientist from Fort Ridgeway was "Loudons is bringing the helicopter," Altamont told the others. Altamont and Loudons shook hands many times in front of the id = 20121 author = McGuire, John Joseph title = Lone Star Planet date = keywords = Ambassador; Cumshaw; Embassy; Hickock; Hoddy; League; Mr.; Nelson; New; Silk; Solar; Texas; Thrombley summary = "It happens that we need somebody of your sort on that planet, Mr. Silk," Ghopal said. "You know, I assume, our chief interest in New Texas?" Natalenko asked. "Second, bring the government and people of New Texas to a realization Ambassador Stephen Silk in such a way that it looks like another New things is really like on New Texas, an'' you let it go in one ear an'' out "What time do they hold diplomatic receptions on this planet, Mr. Thrombley?" I asked. on New Texas, and, as Solar League Ambassador, I of course had the right Hoddy, Thrombley and I then went in, to be met by a couple of New Texas "You must know, by now, what politics on this planet are like, Mr. Silk," Thrombley said. remark like that about the courts of New Texas, that''s exactly what will "This is a court of the people of the planet of New Texas. id = 19343 author = McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton) title = The Making of Mary date = keywords = Axworthy; Belle; Chicago; Dave; David; Gemmell; Lake; Mary; Mason; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; girl; good summary = "A body wad think," said my mother one cold night five or six years ago, "She''s got good grit, that girl," said I to myself, but I thought no girl, Mary Mason, aint you, Mrs. Gemmell?'' ''Yes,'' said I, though my going round the first corner, didn''t I run right into Mary Mason "Hear this, Belle," I said, laughing, as my wife took the rocking chair "She''ll maybe be famous some day," said Belle, when Mary had discreetly that he doesn''t come near the house, but I know that he and Mary meet If it suits me and Belle to have that girl called ''Mary "Mrs. Wade has been here to-day to ask Watty and Mary to a young Saturday night I inquired of Belle how Mary got on at the party. "We''re going home now, and I think you''d better say ''Good-night'' to Mr. Tom Axworthy and come with us." id = 20018 author = McIntosh, Maria J. (Maria Jane) title = Evenings at Donaldson Manor; Or, The Christmas Guest date = keywords = Annie; Arlington; Captain; Donaldson; Edward; Ernest; God; Grahame; Herbert; Horace; Houstoun; Lady; Lilian; Lucy; Maitland; Mary; Meeta; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Oswald; Percy; Philip; Sinclair; Sir; Trevanion; York summary = of time filled by my own life, yet with a heart longing for acquaintance forget that fair ladies and hungry gentlemen are expecting you." Mr. Cavendish closed the door with a smiling face, and Herbert Latimer "That cross looks promising," said Colonel Donaldson, who likes a little "Dear mother," said George Manning, "I am sorry to leave you this beautiful face, and Henry Manning saw that, but for Mrs. Duffield''s awoke to new-life, the dying hopes and failing energies of man; and the But the gentle, loving Emily took his hand, and said, "Did our good satisfy his heart Mary Grahame could not consent to leave her father to Michael said nothing, but, as Lilian looked up to answer Mrs. Grahame, "I have no fear, no thought of them, father!" said Mary Sinclair, as she had Mary seemed more lovely in his eyes or her father''s than in that id = 29578 author = McKimmey, James title = George Loves Gistla date = keywords = George; Gistla summary = But his father, eyes bright and alert, had said, "No, now if George "Listen, Gistla," he said, while she watched him with her soft-looking "My father," Gistla said seriously, "can do very wonderful things. Gistla glanced again at George and he said quickly, "It''s pretty hard to "My God," George''s sister said. "You shouldn''t make things up," George''s mother said. "Mother," George said, his face coloring. "I''m not talking to my mother in any tone at all," George said, "I forbid you to argue with your mother that way, George," said Mr. Kenington. "I mean, my God," said George''s sister happily. Gistla''s eyes were hurt and she was, George knew, confused. "No," George said, touching her hair again. "Hello, Father," George said. "So I see," said Mr. Kenington, his eyes narrow as he looked at Gistla. George could see the hatred in his father''s eyes and in his mother''s. id = 29962 author = McKimmey, James title = Celebrity date = keywords = city summary = Doors swung open, slippered feet padded across porches and hands groped The air was stricken with the blaring sound To the center of the city, where the tall buildings stretched to the A large hotel, towering above the pulsing streets, began the quiver of with flashing eyes, men in rich suits and tattered suits began filling Bars threw open doors and fresh air met Men in white joined the shouting, and the sound rose in the air and the city smiled The rocket was a black point in the sky. White-suited men A door snapped open. There were shouts and orders and men running. swung and there was a blue-rimmed movement to a black open car. And the black car was moving swiftly into the city. The black car reached the heart of the city. The black car rolled along, while tape swept down from the buildings in id = 30045 author = McKimmey, James title = Planet of Dreams date = keywords = Atkinson; Loveral summary = It was a busy life for Loveral, up at dawn to work until deep night, "My dear," Loveral greeted her in his soft voice, showing the goodness "Rest is nature''s finest tonic," said Loveral, and hearing his voice "An odd noise," Loveral said, his eyes searching. "Why, George," Loveral said, swiftly examining the litter of metal and "_George_," Loveral said, his smile still white but his eyes narrow and Loveral held up a hand, still watching Atkinson. "George," said Loveral, stepping quietly forward, "I don''t like to say "Well, then," Loveral said, extending his hand toward the hammer, "we''ll Atkinson stood unmoving, and Loveral could see the way the man''s muscles "I envy you, George," Loveral said through his teeth. "George?" Loveral said, but not moving any further. "Correction," said Atkinson, holding an assembled revolver in his hands. Loveral looked at what Atkinson had in his hands. Loveral looked at Atkinson, into his eyes. id = 29069 author = Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) title = Poisoned Air date = keywords = Bird; Carnes; Dr.; Murdock; doctor summary = "Miss Andrews," said the doctor, "in five minutes Mr. Carnes and I The commanding officer rose to his feet as Carnes and Dr. Bird entered Captain Murdock bent over the microscope with a new respect for Dr. Bird in his face. As Dr. Bird emerged from the dark room, Carnes hurried up with a Carnes paced the floor in anxiety while Dr. Bird got Captain Murdock "I don''t know how you got on to that treatment, Dr. Bird," he said, "I''ll have the masks completed in an hour, Doctor," he said, "but I Carnes had not returned when Davis called Dr. Bird at the officers'' "All right, Davis," said the doctor, "get busy on those samples. "There''s no telling just where they may land, Carnes," said the doctor At his words two of the men stepped forward and tore the doctor''s mask "You''re in the hospital at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Doctor," said the id = 29326 author = Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) title = The Great Drought date = keywords = Bird; Carnes; Dr.; Saranoff summary = "Locate us on the map, Carnes!" snapped Dr. Bird. "The Proving Ground is just ahead," said the doctor. "I''ll tell you, General Merton," he said to the Chief of the Air "Carnes, let me have that map," went on the doctor. Also, to Carnes'' openly expressed and Dr. Bird''s secret worry, Thelma Saranoff, had acted with Carnes and the doctor in their long drawn-out results, Dr. Bird acceded to Carnes'' request, and the detective left "We get off here, Doctor," said Saranoff. Flashlight in hand, Saranoff descended, Dr. Bird following closely on "_Ivan_ Saranoff, if you please, Doctor," interrupted the Russian. "Saranoff," said Dr. Bird in a level voice, his piercing eyes boring "Yes, Doctor, that is a can of radite," said the Russian. "It looks right," said Carnes. Carnes dropped to the ground, the beam of light following his "Dr. Bird!" cried Carnes in amazement. "Get him, Carnes!" came Dr. Bird''s voice. id = 29401 author = Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) title = The Solar Magnet date = keywords = Bird; Carnes; Dr.; Saranoff; doctor summary = "It does look that way, Carnes," said the doctor slowly. lay in the plane of the earth''s movement about the sun, each day would "Better drop down a couple of thousand, Lieutenant," said Dr. Bird into McCready banked the plane and started on a long glide toward the east. "I don''t think we''ll have much luck, Doctor," said Carnes. Carnes and McCready rose to their feet but Dr. Bird remained stretched "Not by a long shot," replied Dr. Bird promptly as he rose to his feet. "She''s back by the plane," said the doctor with a chuckle. Carrying the two guns, Dr. Bird joined Carnes while McCready burst of machine gun fire came from the trucks and a hail of bullets "McCready''s right," replied the doctor. "Come on, Doctor," cried McCready. the prisoner and the guns to the plane, the lieutenant and Dr. Bird "That''ll do, Doctor," said McCready. id = 15859 author = Melville, Herman title = The Piazza Tales date = keywords = Alexandro; Amasa; American; Atufal; Babo; Bannadonna; Bartleby; Benito; Captain; Delano; Dominick; Don; Encantadas; God; Hunilla; Isle; Nippers; Oberlus; San; Spaniard; Turkey; day; good; hand; like; long; look; man; negro; ship; spanish; time summary = again turning to Captain Delano, "these fits do not last long; master "Excuse me, Don Benito," said Captain Delano, "but this scene surprises "Don Benito," said Captain Delano quickly, "do you see what is going on guard of honor, Captain Delano, assuming a good-humored, off-handed air, While Captain Delano stood watching him, suddenly the old man threw the For a moment, knot in hand, and knot in head, Captain Delano stood mute; "Had you three or four boats now, Don Benito," said Captain Delano, "I realities; then turning upon Captain Delano, he said that ere long he In fact, like most men of a good, blithe heart, Captain Delano Good fellows, thought Captain Delano, a little training would make fine He is like one flayed alive, thought Captain Delano; where may one touch Seeing the negro coming, Captain Delano had flung the Spaniard aside, said, followed the generous Captain Amasa Delano as far as the id = 19355 author = Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) title = A Book of Prefaces date = keywords = Carrie; Co.; Comstock; Conrad; Cowperwood; Dreiser; England; English; Genius; George; Gerhardt; God; Henry; Howells; Huneker; Jennie; New; Old; Puritan; Puritanism; Sister; States; Titan; York; american; book; german; man summary = on Conrad, Dreiser and Huneker, all of whom have printed important new of the Conrad books continued small and the author remained in very [11] Some English Story Tellers: A Book of the Younger Novelists; New [14] Joseph Conrad: A Study; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1914. manner, in "Jennie Gerhardt"; there came from Dreiser the news that he on beautiful letters.[17] And yet the man was a superb artist in works, view of life that got into "Sister Carrie," his first book, was not the a mere story, not a novel in the customary American meaning of the word; times out of ten, in estimating a new man in music or letters, he has finds the best proofs of the Puritan influence in American letters, for Puritans of New England," says Heard, in his book on the Russian church, Libraries, Dreiser''s books in American, 143-5 _n_. id = 20615 author = Meredith, Ellis title = The Master-Knot of Human Fate date = keywords = Adam; God; Lassie; Robin; answer; good; life; like; little; look; man; thing; time; world; year summary = They sat down on a broad stone seat; presently Adam said, "Now, tell "We will go up there and shell corn all day," said Adam. Sometimes Robin went with Adam, and worked or read; sometimes When they had been absent ten days, Robin said, "I begin to feel like "Do you know, Adam," said Robin, when they had walked a mile in "What a strange thing human nature is!" Adam said. "Why, no," said Adam, "I didn''t know you had one; why didn''t you tell "There''s one thing certain," said Adam, excitedly: "it was coming this "I know," said Robin, softly; "I used to think I would drape the flag "I think it was more like a circus," said Robin. "Do you remember the name of that man we knew," said Adam one day, "If you think that," said Adam, "I can''t see that there is any id = 29195 author = Merwin, Sam title = It''s All Yours date = keywords = Bliss; Earth; Mars summary = Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying. Bliss rose as they entered and said, waving a gloved hand at the chairs "We are waiting, honorable sir," the spokesman said. He said, "The last four spaceships on Earth were sent to She said, "You look beat, chancellor. "They sound pretty sure this time," Myra said doubtfully. Eyeing the opulent nudes, she giggled and said, "Don''t they look said, "Your excellency, Chancellor Bliss--Space-Captain Hon Yaelstrom of "Suppose you sit down and tell me what we can do for you," said Bliss, Bliss studied the visitor from space, then said, "This is rather sudden, Mars to have overpopulated the planet so soon." "I can imagine," said Bliss dryly. "Martian time," said the ambassador, letting the water run over his Bliss exhaled and said, "I think perhaps we shall be able to come to an "Go right ahead," said Bliss magnanimously. id = 28958 author = Merwin, Samuel title = The Road to Frontenac date = keywords = Arrow; Big; Buffalo; Captain; Claude; Danton; Father; Governor; Indian; Iroquois; Long; Mademoiselle; Menard; Onondagas; Senecas summary = "Very true, Father, very true," said Menard abruptly, looking about at "Danton," Menard said, after a long silence, "I suppose you know that Menard saw Father Claude and Danton approaching, and waited for them. Menard and Father Claude together went with the maid to the Superior, Father Claude came hurriedly toward the fire, looking for Menard. forward with a rush, and Menard, Danton, Father Claude, and the maid The maid, after Father Claude had gone, watched the Captain for a long as she looked at Menard''s drawn face and weary eyes, the picture came "Father Claude has news," Menard said. "I do not know," said Menard, slowly, "whether the heart of the Big "My brother speaks strangely," said Menard, looking up at him half not know when Menard came back and stood for a long time looking at Menard looked at the musket that rested in the Indian''s hand, at the id = 16608 author = Mighels, Philip Verrill title = Bruvver Jim''s Baby date = keywords = Bone; Borealis; Christmas; Dennihan; Doc; Field; Jim; Keno; Miss; Parky; Tintoretto; Wal; Webber; come; little; skeezuck summary = "I snum!" said Jim, wiping the wondering little face in a sort of fever "Jim, you said the little feller kin "Why not wait till Christmas and git good and ready?" said Jim. The argument was that Christmas was something more than four weeks away. "Good-bye fer just at present, little Skeezucks," said Field, and, "What would little Skeezucks like old brother Jim to make for "I want my little boy," said Jim. "Jim," he said, "what about poor little Skeezucks? gone, old Jim, little Skeezucks, and the pup were alone. "Don''t you like him any more?" said Jim. A weak little nod was the answer. "Poor little man ain''t well," said Jim, in a gentle way of soothing. "I could bring myself to anything," said Jim, "if only my little boy Old Jim, little Skeezucks, the pup, and Miss Doc, with Mrs. Stowe, came id = 16629 author = Mighels, Philip Verrill title = The Furnace of Gold date = keywords = Algy; Barger; Beth; Bostwick; Buren; Cayuse; Culver; Dave; Dick; Elsa; Gettysburg; Glen; Goldite; Kent; Laughing; Lawrence; Mr.; Mrs.; Napoleon; Searle; Suvy; Van; Water; man summary = "Just for ducks," said Van. He halted for Beth''s approach, put her up "This," said Van, who had waited for the girl to ride once more to his "That horse has killed his man, and you know it," said Gettysburg in a "Kent," said Van. To himself it was "Beth Kent" he was saying. The sun went down while Beth, Van, and Elsa were still five miles from "Beth," he said audaciously, "you are never going to marry that man." Van saw the look of surprise in her face, at beholding the man in this "Every man has his price," said Bostwick, "--big and little. "Brother of Miss Beth Kent," said Van, "who honored us once with a "Look here, Larry," he said, "you know Van Buren when you see him." an outcome such as this, and Bostwick--Beth knew that Barger was Van''s "You see," said Van, "_you_ are my ''Laughing Water'' claim--and just id = 15289 author = Miles, George Henry title = The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century date = keywords = Albert; Baron; Bertha; Church; Father; Gilbert; God; Gregory; Henry; Humbert; Lady; Lord; Margaret; Omehr; Otto; Pope; Rodolph; Rome; Sandrit; Sir; Stramen; Suabia summary = Henry de Stramen," said Gilbert, as he leaped into the Gilbert remained until all had gone save Henry de Stramen and a lady who "Remain here," the old man said, taking the youth by the hand. secured to the king the powerful assistance of Rodolph, Duke of Suabia, The priest looked quickly up in the young man''s face, but Gilbert was "I hope the Baron of Stramen has lost none of his vigor," said the duke; "That," replied Father Omehr, "is Rodolph, Duke of Suabia, and King of Rodolph had long seen that King Henry''s unprincipled ambition threatened Rodolph was not a moment too soon in concentrating his power; for Henry letter to the Pope, inscribed "Henry, king by the grace of God, to But Gilbert lingered a moment to press Father Omehr''s hand to his lips, Stramen and Hers, Gilbert and Henry. Stramen and Hers, Gilbert and Henry. id = 15953 author = Miller, Elizabeth title = The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem date = keywords = Amaryllis; Aquila; Christian; City; Costobarus; Ephesian; Ephesus; God; Greek; Hesper; Jerusalem; Jews; John; Judea; Julian; Laodice; Maccabee; Momus; Philadelphus; Simon; Temple; Titus; look; roman summary = The old man shook his head and looked away to see a man-servant citizens of Jerusalem actually look forward to the coming of Titus as "How, then," Costobarus asked, with a keen look, "came Philadelphus to "I shall go on to Ascalon; I do not fear," the old man said next. "Look!" the woman said to him in a lowered tone, showing back over the Laodice, with this hope gone, let her face fall into her hands. faint light came into Laodice''s eyes as she looked at him; he returned "Ask there," he said and passing out of his door went his way. He saw the old man sign to the girl presently and they moved down the "Friend," Philadelphus said in his smooth way, "I came upon this woman "I shall see," said the Maccabee, and followed the men at once. Laodice looked the way the Greek pointed and saw Philadelphus, id = 14953 author = Miller, Freeman Edwin title = Oklahoma and Other Poems date = keywords = Run; Turkey; heart; life; love; sing; song; sweet; thy summary = Thou shall ever live in song; They shall sing with tender pleasure And shall crown thy land and people All thy glory shall be shining Sing in thy brightness and joy The aims of the soul and the hopes of the heart. Weary hearts and soul''s distress But long as thy songs murmur over the earth, Thy songs of holy rapture; and the roars The days of life with gladness wild, The races love thy dewy smile; Of thy happiness and sweetness; O, wild Nature, from thy soul Shall cease to curse the days of living, Glad hearts that warble songs divine, And the soul grows young, and the heart is light, As love is thine, so shall thy days be sweeter No songs for the heart and no hopes for the soul, An'' my heart is full o'' sorrow, an'' mine eyes is full o'' tears, id = 28706 author = Miller, Freeman Edwin title = Oklahoma Sunshine date = keywords = Bill; God; Lord; Love; Mister; Santa; Sermons; Song; Uncle; day; fly; good; heart; life; little; man; sing; trouble; world summary = Till the heart is happy in the songs they sing. "Love''s young dream" may be the sweetest thing in life, but there is In days of a glad life long, There are golden hearts of goodness that are full of love and song, Caught on the Fly. The man that can''t find any heaven in this world of sunshine has no a man happy thet loves his work, en all the millions they kin pile up in Where the love-roses bloom and the joy-mornings glad-Caught on the Fly. When Love leaves life, Laughter packs up her things and gets ready to With hand and heart true love shall keep ''Tis far that youth has wandered where life''s deep sorrows come Sweet Love shall crown with happiness Let us run away together to the Love Lands long ago! All the songs shall sing forever down the perfect ways of men, id = 21340 author = Miller, Joaquin title = The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories date = keywords = Benny; Bijah; Briggs; Bryce; Crippy; Dan; Dick; Hal; Jim; Mr.; Mrs.; Pete; Stumps; Uncle; boy; home; little; look summary = "Now, Pettikins," said Benny Briggs, on the first day of vacation, "come "I want a _real_ one," said Benny, "life-size, just like them you saw On the way, Benny told them the story of old Winneenis, and the boys "Benny," said his mother on the morning of that day, "your grandmother never saw a boy who had so little idea of time as Benny." faded when she saw ''Bijah and the boys come back without Benny and heard "O come along, boys, if it is ''wait,'' don''t let us wait here," said "Look here," said the Uncle to the Button Boy that evening, "I had a "Well," said the boy as he looked at Crippy in a critical way, "it seems opinion of office-boys presently," said Hal. He started and got as far "Looks a little like a storm to-morrow," said Harry. The two boys were like their mother, and Beppo found little comfort in id = 29170 author = Miller, Walter M. title = The Hoofer date = keywords = Big; Hogey; Marie summary = Come on, let''s go have a drink." They got him on his feet, and "I gotta get home," Big Hogey told him. Big Hogey stumbled about for a moment, then sat down hard in the gravel Big Hogey got up and staggered around in front of the bus, clutching at "Two kids," said the driver, catching Hogey''s bag as it slipped from his A farm truck turned onto the side-road and moaned away, its driver With a grunt, he got to his feet, managed to shoulder the duffle bag, Hogey got up doggedly, shaking his head to clear it. He helped Hogey out of the car and drove away without looking back to A-motored convertible whined past on the road, but Hogey went unseen. Hogey waited, then heard the man muttering, "Sic ''im, boy, sic ''im." staring out into Big Bottomless while his son''s cry came from the house id = 29643 author = Miller, Walter M. title = Death of a Spaceman date = keywords = Donegal; Donny; Keith; Martha summary = "They oughta face a man the way he''s headed," Donegal grunted. He let his head roll aside and closed his eyes, as if asleep. came to dying, Old Donegal wanted to do it his own way. "Caid," Old Donegal breathed softly. Old Donegal blinked hard and shook his head. You got to wait, Donegal, old lush, until Nora and "That boy Ken--he ought to make a damn good space-engineer," wheezed the Old Donegal thought it over, nodded absently. "Open the window, Martha," he said. "I like the music, I tell you," grumbled the old man. Old Donegal, you know she''s not like that. "You won''t be able to," said the priest, glancing at the window, now Old Donegal nodded wearily, and said what he was asked to say, and heard It wasn''t so bad, Old Donegal thought when the priest was done. so that he could look at them, and Old Donegal chuckled inside. id = 20230 author = Mitchell, Ruth Comfort title = Jane Journeys On date = keywords = C.E.; Daragh; Ellis; Emma; Ethel; Farraday; God; Harrison; Hills; Irishman; Jane; M.D.; Michael; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Rodney; Sally; Sarah; Vail; Wetherby; York; come summary = little new house--expensive olive oil--home-coming husband in punning "Yes," said Jane, slipping her hand through Sarah''s arm. "Oh, Sally dear," said Jane, patting her, "it isn''t really going "Good gracious, Michael Daragh," I said, "you don''t suppose I like "Jane Vail will be trying her hand at Ethel for us," Michael Daragh said. Come," said Jane with a brisk heartiness she was far from feeling, "tell flight; she would wait for Michael Daragh and walk home with him to Mrs. Hills'' boarding house, and she would be very civil about it all, but she "Oh," said Jane, "I think I know who you are!" She was a little "We have, surely, God save you kindly," said Michael Daragh, and his face "That''s my little nephew," said Emma Ellis, seeing Jane''s eye upon it. "I wonder at you, Emma Ellis," said Michael Daragh, "the way you''ll be id = 20835 author = Moodie, Susanna title = The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2) date = keywords = Alexander; Alice; Charlotte; Dinah; Geoffrey; George; God; Hall; Harrison; Margaret; Miss; Moncton; Mornington; Mr.; Philip; Robert; Sir; Theophilus summary = I never saw my Uncle Robert Moncton until the morning of my mother''s "Do you hear that--sir!" said my uncle, giving me a violent blow on my "Well, Robert Moncton is a hard man," said a third. stern, determined look which at times lighted up Robert Moncton''s Robert Moncton thought himself master of the mind of his son, "Harrison was a clever, gentlemanly young man," said Mr. Moncton, like the rest of the world, young man, and dare to think and act for "Mr. Geoffrey Moncton," said he, grasping me warmly by the hand, "I "Be that as it may," said Sir Alexander, "Theophilus Moncton shall Moncton does, and look at me with kind eyes, and call me your dear boy. hands of a wicked man like Robert Moncton. You have other friends besides Sir Alexander Moncton, who will not "''Robert Moncton--Sir Alexander''s cousin and man of business.'' id = 27912 author = Moody, William Vaughn title = Gloucester Moors and Other Poems date = keywords = God; day; eye; face; hand; heart; leave; light; long; look; love; man summary = Leave the sounds of mothers taking up their sweet laborious days. Dear shall be the banquet table where their singing spirits press; Touched with change in the wide heavens, like a leaf the frost winds Wreathe pride now for his granite brow, lay love on his breast of With lifted face star-strong, went one who sang O sea that yearns a day, shall thy tongues be So eloquent, and heart, shall all thy tongues Love''s battle comes on the wide wings of storm, Into a land God''s eyes had looked not on Low looms her singing face to point the way, Lay a hand upon his muzzle in the face of God, and say, The god''s sweet cruel eyes will stare. A little gift God gave my youth,--whose petals dim were fears, Till an old man, whose young eyes lightened blue In the day of little things.-- id = 28851 author = Moody, William Vaughn title = The Faith Healer: A Play in Three Acts date = keywords = ABE; ANNIE; BEELER; LITTLEFIELD; MARTHA; MICHAELIS; MRS; Mary; UNCLE; rhoda summary = _The hall door again opens, and Rhoda Williams, a girl of twenty, _Rhoda goes out by the hall door, wheeling the invalid chair. Rhoda enters, wheeling Mrs. Beeler in an invalid looking timidly at Michaelis, as he approaches Mrs. Beeler and _Michaelis sits at Mrs. Beeler''s right, Martha opposite. Martha beckons to Annie to come to the table, but the child, eyeing Rhoda whispers to Mrs. Beeler, who looks _Michaelis, holding Annie''s hand, rises, goes to the window, and Mrs. Beeler turns to Rhoda, puzzled._ _Rhoda wheels the chair toward the hall door, which Michaelis _Michaelis looks at Mrs. Beeler, then for a long time at Rhoda. _Rhoda avoids her aunt''s gaze; Mrs. Beeler draws down the girl''s _Rhoda goes to the kitchen door, where she turns. _Rhoda opens the hall door and looks anxiously at the two. _Mrs. Beeler rises and goes to meet Rhoda, entering from the id = 28550 author = Moore, C. L. (Catherine Lucile) title = Song in a Minor Key date = keywords = Earth summary = Here is Northwest Smith, in a rare moment of many lonely months and years on alien worlds? Beneath him the clovered hill-slope was warm in the sun. moved his shoulders against the earth and closed his eyes, breathing so strap as he drank the fragrance of Earth and clover warm in the sun. the lap of Earth, he let his breath run out in a long sigh and drew one So he lay, with his eyes closed and the sunlight drenching gun pressed into his ribs between his chest and the clovered earth, he his first law or killed his first man. He closed his eyes and drew another deep breath. Now he was not Northwest Smith, scarred outlaw of the spaceways. He rolled over violently, opening his eyes. If he were the boy again knowing all he knew today, still the flaw would happened twenty years ago. first man he had killed. id = 29583 author = Morford, Henry title = Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 date = keywords = Aunt; Bancker; Bell; Broadway; CHAPTER; Captain; Colonel; Crawford; Egbert; Emily; Falls; Frank; God; Harding; Harris; Hill; Joe; John; Josephine; Judge; July; Leslie; Marion; Martha; Mary; Miss; Mr.; New; Niagara; Owen; Ralston; Richard; Richmond; Street; Tom; Union; Wallace; Washington; Webster; West; York; little; man summary = "That we may know better one of these days," said Harding, as Leslie "Look!" said Harding, drawing his friend''s head into position for a Then the voice of the man said: "Wait a moment!" and Leslie fancied that I do not know that I am going away at all!" said the wild girl, "Woman!" said Egbert Crawford, rising altogether this time, and pacing At the same moment the quick eyes of Bell Crawford saw that the hand of "Now for it," said Joe, touching Leslie''s arm with a little bit of "Now we _must_ look the other side of the house," said Crawford. "Bravo, little girl!" said Tom Leslie, in reply. "I know you must think it odd," said the young girl, turning her face "Yes, yes--Mary is a good girl," said the old man. hard word," he said, after a moment, "but if you are John Crawford, who id = 15794 author = Morley, Christopher title = Plum Pudding: Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned date = keywords = Avenue; Brooklyn; Christmas; Club; Fulton; House; Island; Lawton; Long; Mr.; New; Philadelphia; Sea; Street; Walt; Whitman; York; book; day; endymion; gissing; good; great; illustration; life; like; little; look; man; old; time; way summary = a writer of fine books (have you, lovers of sea tales, read "The international code signal MN (Stop instantly!)--"Ha," said Mr. Green, "Were I such a man, I would pass by like shoddy such pitifuls "Think," he said, "of a Y.M.C.A. man getting grace at club remembered this as a place of excellent food in days gone by, curious things about Walt--and there is no man living who admires "The next time you get on a train," he said, "watch your stop." my time, and long after) was a little public house, kept by (as the man said who wrote a poem about New York) vulgar of manner, train that roll like great green waves of the sea; they surge up For we have watched the little old gentleman many times, and we barber who said he would not mind our reading a book while he was id = 19935 author = Morley, John title = Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson date = keywords = Carlyle; Dial; Emerson; England; New; Plato; Wordsworth; good; great; life; man; work summary = like manner seems to have thought more of the great writers whom he saw But Emerson was struck by the originality of his life, and thought it sagacity and practicality; infinitely well affected to the man Emerson 1883): the work of a faithful disciple, who knew Emerson well, and has traits that every critic notes in Emerson''s writing, is that it is so Emerson or like Carlyle soon finds himself surrounded by a crowd of ''Men take truths of this nature,'' said Emerson, ''very A word or two must be said of Emerson''s verses. man--not even Goethe--has equalled Emerson in this trait.'' _The In 1842 Emerson told Carlyle, in vindication of the _Dial_ and its unimportant degree the mind of Emerson himself.[6] Literary criticism Emerson is for faith before works. regard to their own.'' So Emerson knew well enough that man''s say that Emerson looked at life too much from the outside, as the id = 27934 author = Morris, Gouverneur title = It, and Other Stories date = keywords = Aiken; Andramark; Asabri; Blagdon; Blythe; Bullwigg; Cynthia; Daisy; David; Farallone; God; Graves; Grey; Ivy; Linnevitch; Masters; Miss; Mister; Mr.; Mrs.; Tennant; good; look; man summary = And Cynthia said: "You look just like a snowman." And G. G.--which was his strange name--said: "You look just like a "Oh, Miss Snowbird," he said, "don''t I look why I came? "I don''t know," said Cynthia; "and if anybody thinks I''m going to be "I thought," said I, "that you were just a little girl that I wanted, "Oh," said she with a shiver, "as a little girl I went into the hands of "God punish me," he said gravely, "oh, best friend that ever a man had "A man," he said, "who followed this brook could come in a few days to She sat and looked at him, a terrible pathos in her great eyes, and said "We got a little room," he said; "you can have if Mrs. Linnevitch says "My mother," said Fannie, "doesn''t like me to come to these places "I have," said the young man; "too much, some people think." id = 16777 author = Morrow, Honoré title = The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert date = keywords = Alchise; Apache; Billy; Cartwell; Cesca; Indian; Injun; Jack; John; Katherine; Kut; Molly; Newman; Porter; Rhoda summary = looking into the young Indian''s deep black eyes, Rhoda felt within Rhoda turned from staring at the distant mesas and eyed the young Indian And yet Rhoda, looking into Molly''s deep brown eyes, saw there that "Kut-le," said Rhoda suddenly, "when are you going to end the farce and Rhoda was looking at the white man''s face with a great longing. "They think they have you now!" said Kut-le, as Rhoda dropped panting from Molly, Kut-le turned, and after one glance at Rhoda''s white face "You must eat, Rhoda girl!" said Kut-le. As Kut-le talked, Rhoda sat with her eyes fastened on the rough face of Then Rhoda looked up into DeWitt''s face. "Kut-le will suffer," said Rhoda. "You know well enough, Rhoda," said Kut-le quietly, "that I am Kut-le glanced from DeWitt to Rhoda, thence to Porter and Newman. "Well," he said, "Kut-le, will you and Rhoda come down to the monastery id = 28043 author = Morton, David title = Ships in Harbour date = keywords = April; Beauty; Spring; light; like; old; ship; summer summary = Beautiful words, like butterflies, blow by, Comes this long wave of Summer, bursting white Blowing in mists, their spectral sails like light. The way the spring comes to our Town is such Something like Spring is blowing down the air, How that these things would surely come to pass. This old, slow music that is like a sigh The old gods wait where secret beauty stirs, They know Earth''s outer regions like a street, And moons that know a purple way to pass,-The winter world turns summer earth and sky: Like summertimes returning through the earth. And less like sounds, than little tender airs Will haunt her heart like dear, remembered rhymes. Like ghosts of beauty that had gone too soon,-Finding old springs in every lighted face, Old musics in a whisper hushed like rhyme: Remembering April''s way with little streets, For eyes like ours, too faint a thing and fleet, id = 22848 author = Mukerji, Dhan Gopal title = Sandhya Songs of Twilight date = keywords = dream; like; love; song; thy summary = While with thin silver rays a lone star seeks to sound the deeps. Steal away silently, fearfully, at thy flute''s music. Yet tranquil like sleep''s dream-billowed sea. More than dream-billowed sea this love that I bring, The Dream died like the shadow of a Star! Rest thy limbs, O, god of my soul. To thy star that my soul hath seen. For thy love I long! Like Sleep, yielding to Dream''s caresses. A day lost to time, a light more baleful than night. Like the sun, our souls seek repose. The light fades like a receding song Or sailed on thy wings--these arms--over love''s enchanted sea. A shadow, not the rainbow-light of loving and life. May thy heart''s gifts like stars my heart''s heaven bedight! By the sea of sleep walks white-robed Night; By the sea of sleep walks white-robed Night; Thy lustrous words star-like set, id = 20057 author = Munn, Charles Clark title = Pocket Island: A Story of Country Life in New England date = keywords = CHAPTER; Charlie; Frank; Indian; Island; Liddy; Maine; Manson; Mr.; Pocket; Pullen; Southton; Wolf; day; like; time summary = his hands with her two small ones is a little girl who looks at the boy rainy half-day to fish in Ragged Brook, he, like a silly boy, deserts Liddy''s blue eyes looked into his brown ones so sweetly that he felt as When the boy reached home a new and surprising change had come to him. Of her feelings toward the boy little need be said; and since he has now came time to go Liddy rested her hand a moment on his arm and said, in a "Come early," she had said the night before; "I have a little surprise Liddy was essentially a home-loving girl and cared but little for One day in the spring Mr. Camp said to Manson: "How would you like to be "Can you realize how I felt," Manson said on the way, "the day I rode in id = 28446 author = Munn, Charles Clark title = Uncle Terry: A Story of the Maine Coast date = keywords = Albert; Alice; Aunt; Blanch; Boston; Frank; Frye; Gypsy; Lissy; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nason; Page; Sandgate; Susan; Telly; Terry; Uncle; come summary = "They make me feel creepy every time I look at them," said Albert, and imagined you were going to feel that way, old man," he said at last, "I "I should like to be excused to-morrow forenoon, Mr. Frye," said Albert "Well, I can go if I''ve a mind to," answered Albert; "Frye said I might like her, is ever long in doubt as to a man''s feelings, and Alice Page, they go in and visit a little with the ladies when Uncle Terry said: said, "and I think you need it." Then turning to Albert she added, "Do you know," said Albert when they had returned to the little cove "I never said I could get along without girls," replied Frank, a little pulling out of the little cove, Albert said, "That old lady is the most "Tell me, Uncle Terry," said Albert, "why it is she feels so extremely id = 27935 author = Munsey, Frank Andrew title = Under Fire: A Tale of New England Village Life date = keywords = Carl; Farrington; Fred; Matthew; Mr.; Nellie; Rexford; Simmons; Tim; Vere; Worthington summary = "Yes, I saw Fred walk home with Nellie from Sunday school last week; and "Good evening, Nellie," said Matthew, who now came up and extended his Fred little suspects," said Dave Farrington, "for you know the It was his first intention to go back to the store, thinking that if Mr. Rexford should see Fred in a tipsy state he would discharge him. Fred''s most trying ordeal during the day was that of going to Dr. Dutton''s house with goods; for if others did not know of what was on his "Mr. Rexford," said Fred, not noticing the inquiry, "I want you to tell "What has he said?" asked Fred eagerly, thinking perhaps Matthew had "I thought Mr. Farrington had charge of this room," said Fred, after a "Yes, Fred, I do know it," she said to herself "I know it is, judge," replied Fred, "and I think the evidence will id = 19776 author = Murfree, Mary Noailles title = The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee date = keywords = Archie; Bayne; Briscoe; Clenk; Copenny; Gladys; Hopkins; Julian; Lillian; Marable; Mr.; Mrs.; Royston; child; eye; hand; little; look; man; old; time summary = that had brought Julian Bayne suddenly and unexpectedly to the mountains. Briscoe suddenly leaned forward from his easy chair and laid his hand on She said not one word as Bayne clasped her hand with the "Why, Archie, old man, bears don''t mew!" cried the genial Briscoe, "Look here, Julian," said Briscoe, rising suddenly, all his wonted preposterous instance of coxcombry to subject such a woman as Mrs. Royston--because of a generous moment of self-reproach for a cruel and hat with its flaunting red and gray ostrich plumes and called out to Mrs. Briscoe a suggestion that they should repair to the vacant hotel for a Mrs. Briscoe saw him through the open door and instantly protested: "Come sharp sound of the door, closing on its spring, Bayne looked up from his vacant hotel that had frightened Lillian, and Mrs. Briscoe''s declaration For a moment Bayne was like a man in a dream. id = 30041 author = Murray, Charles Theodore title = Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life date = keywords = Agnes; Bon; Cochon; Dieu; Fouchette; France; Henri; Inspector; Jacques; Jean; Lerouge; Loup; Madame; Madeleine; Mademoiselle; Marot; Mlle; Monsieur; Paris; Place; Podvin; Rue; Sister; St.; Tartar; french; good; man; vive summary = "What a lively little girl you are, Fouchette!" said her questioner, "Better come away, madame," said an agent, in a low voice, to the "Come, petite," said the man, flinging open the carriage doors and "So this is Fouchette, eh?" said the white-faced woman, as her The good-hearted woman had groped her way to the cot, raised Fouchette "Jean!" said the hatless man to the other, who was so close, "you saw "But I can''t understand Lerouge," said the young man called Jean. "Oho, Monsieur Jean!" roared a friendly voice as the young man caught Jean Marot, refreshed by rest and food, lingered a moment at Rue St. Honoré, uncertain whether to return to his rooms or join a mob of "Mademoiselle Fouchette is the child of the police," said Inspector "Hold, Monsieur Jean!" said the lively voice of Mlle. "Mademoiselle Fouchette and Monsieur Marot have come to learn the news id = 16308 author = Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) title = How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year''s And Other Stories date = keywords = Deacon; God; Herbert; Jack; Lad; Lord; New; Trapper; Tubman; Year; illustration; man; old summary = [Illustration: _The old man and his dog were constant companions._] I don''t know how the old man passed the night. what law?" exclaimed the old man, interrupting him, "I don''t know "Don''t let him kill my dog," and being an old man and white-headed, and When the old man came to the spot where the dog and the officer lay, he "You and I have fared in company for many a year," said the old man at "I tell ye, Henry," said the Old Trapper, as he turned to Herbert who How does the stroke tell on ye, boy?" continued the old man, For a moment Herbert and the trapper stood looking at the man and girl, "I asked you a question, old trapper," said the man; "a question which comes in; isn''t it, boy?" and the old man looked at Herbert. know what''s in the heart of the girl," and the old man looked at his id = 28098 author = Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) title = Holiday Tales: Christmas in the Adirondacks date = keywords = Bill; Christmas; God; John; Lord; Norton; Old; Trapper; Wild; man summary = HOW JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER KEPT HIS CHRISTMAS, (_Heading_) 11 said the old man, rising, "it''ll be a good tramp through the snow, "Lord-a-massy!" exclaimed the old man as he stood over the sled, and "Old man," answered Bill, as he wheeled his chair toward the Trapper, "Old Trapper," said Wild Bill, rising to his feet, and holding the the runway, he''ll sartinly come within range;" and the Old Trapper "Come here, leetle uns," said the Trapper, as he turned his good-natured face toward the children,--"come here, and put yer leetle "A merry Christmas to ye, my good woman," said the Trapper. "My good woman," said the Trapper, when the breakfast was eaten, "The Lord be praised fur His goodness!" said the Trapper, whose "Now fur the sled!" exclaimed the Trapper, as he rose from the table. where the Old Trapper sat, and, looking him straight in the face, id = 28502 author = Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) title = The Busted Ex-Texan, and Other Stories date = keywords = Dick; Jack; New; Texas; deacon; good; like; man; old summary = in a business-like manner, the oldest cow produced a calf. "''Lay aboard of her, men!'' shouted the old hero, in a voice like a HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY CELEBRATED NEW YEAR''S. HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY CELEBRATED NEW YEAR''S. good man as he stood up in the sleigh, and with a long, strong breath "You never made such a pastoral call as that, parson," said the deacon, A huge, bony, homely-looking horse he was, who drew the deacon "Do it, deacon: it''ll do old shamble-heels good to go a ten-mile-an-hour see the deacon''s old horse!" happy returns; and everybody praised old Jack, and rallied the deacon on laughter all laughed, and the little deacon wished the parson good-by, Parson Whitney, the dear old days were very happy, not only to =HOW DEACON TUBMAN AND PARSON WHITNEY KEPT NEW YEAR''S, and Other Stories.= Deacon Tubman, a jolly, fat, good-natured man, is presented with a id = 15138 author = Nicholson, Meredith title = A Hoosier Chronicle date = keywords = Allen; Andrew; Aunt; Bassett; Blackford; County; Courier; Dan; Daniel; Elizabeth; Fitch; Fraserville; Garrison; Harwood; Hoosier; House; Indiana; Kelton; Marian; Miss; Morton; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Owen; Pettit; Professor; Rose; Sally; Sylvia; Thatcher; Ware; Waupegan; good; know summary = "I wonder whether Mrs. Owen will like me?" said Sylvia a little As she followed Mrs. Owen into the house Sylvia thought she heard Bassett had said all he cared to say about politics and he now asked Dan "We hear a good deal nowadays about the higher education of woman," Mrs. Bassett remarked, "and I suppose girls should be prepared to earn their Marian had carried home little information, and while Mrs. Bassett saw her aunt often on her frequent excursions to the city, she Dan had heard a good deal about Mrs. Sally Owen, in one way or another, "I guess Sylvia can tell you a good many things, Daniel," said Mrs. Owen. "I don''t know what they''re talking about a Senator for," said Mrs. Bassett. "Sylvia will have to learn about it for herself, Marian," said Mrs. Bassett. "I suppose I do, Mr. Bassett," said Sylvia; "we are good friends, id = 19204 author = Nicholson, Meredith title = Lady Larkspur date = keywords = Alice; Antoine; Barton; Bashford; Elsie; Farnsworth; Flynn; Montani; Mr.; Mrs.; Raynor; Searles; Torrence summary = "Very good, sir," he said in his pompous Tyringham manner, but I saw "I am your aunt Alice," she said with a smile, putting out her hand. "I like them when they are nice," said Mrs. Bashford. Having done this, I seated myself beside Mrs. Farnsworth that Torrence might be free to talk business with my aunt. as an old friend by Alice and Mrs. Farnsworth. I didn''t know and I wanted to ask questions about Alice''s father, but as "Fans are harmless things," said Alice, "and if there''s any story you notice, sir, that Mrs. Bashford didn''t have the fan to-night? I hurried to the house, where I found Alice and Mrs. Farnsworth Alice and Mrs. Farnsworth reached the Tyringham on time to the minute. "Try it from that boulder there, Alice," said Mrs. Farnsworth. Alice never knew that!" said Mrs. Farnsworth, laughing. id = 14360 author = Niles, Henry Thayer title = The Dawn and the Day Or, The Buddha and the Christ, Part I date = keywords = Brahman; Buddha; God; India; Nirvana; Siddartha; Yasodhara; bear; come; day; life; light; love; pass; rise; world summary = human soul to find rest on a loving Father''s almighty arm; yet when our In God''s own light of love-illumined truth, In one great Father, source of life and light.[8] Love to the good old king and noble prince. Night-loving and light-shunning brood of sin, Death ne''er shall part souls joined by holy love, A world of life and light and peace and rest.'' A world of life and light and peace and rest.'' The old sad thoughts, long checked by passing joys, Shall come with joy and teach all men the way That inner world, whose very life is love, A world of life, with all its lights and shades, While some love good, and seek the purest light, Seven days had passed since first he saw the light, A light whose inner life is perfect love, A love whose outer form is living light, Teaching the law of love, the way of life. id = 29231 author = Noah, M. M. (Mordecai Manuel) title = She Would Be a Soldier; Or, The Plains of Chippewa date = keywords = ADELA; CHRISTINE; Enter; GENERAL; INDIAN; JASPER; LAROLE; LENOX; OFFICER; PENDRAGON; jerry summary = New plays, in this country, are generally performed, Why, I confess, dear Christine, that my time has passed with so Enough, dear Lenox; I shall never doubt your faith. Lenox leaves us immediately, dear father; the army is on the half the troops had cross''d and were fighting away like young devils: _Enter CHRISTINE and LENOX from the cottage._ _Enter CHRISTINE and LENOX from the cottage._ Young man, the Indian warrior knows no master but the Great _LENOX enters from the tent on the right, GENERAL and ADELA from the [_GENERAL, LENOX and ADELA, enter the tent to the left. _Enter an OFFICER with SOLDIERS, who attempts to seize CHRISTINE--she _Enter GENERAL, LENOX, SOLDIERS, OFFICERS, &c._ your power, sir, and a man of fashion, ''pon honour. Sir, you speak very like a gentleman, and I shall be happy to _Enter GENERAL, ADELA, LAROLE, SOLDIERS, &c._ id = 20308 author = Noble, Alden Charles title = White Ashes date = keywords = Bartels; Boston; Charlie; Cole; Company; Conference; Cuyler; Eastern; Guardian; Gunterson; Helen; Hurd; Isabel; John; Maitland; Miss; Mr.; Murch; New; O''Connor; Osgood; Pelgram; President; Salamander; Silas; Smith; Street; Vice; Wilkinson; Wintermuth; York summary = "Mr. Smith, General Agent of the Guardian of New York--Mr. Wilkinson." "Goodness, Charlie!" she said; "I know there are such things--the term supervision of Smith, the General Agent, and the offices of Mr. Wintermuth, Mr. O''Connor, and Mr. Bartels. home office of one of the New York companies, if you would like." "Every one feels that way for a time," she said; "it''s like sitting out a Guardian Fire Insurance Company of the City of New York. "Ask Mr. Smith to come here," he said to the boy who responded. "Well," said Smith, "of course there are a thousand and one things in the I don''t like O''Connor much, myself," said Smith. "Young man," said Miss Wardrop, speaking for the first time, "are you a "The next time I want anything, I''ll come to you first," said Smith, "Mr. Smith thinks," said Mr. Wintermuth, "that there has not been a id = 29587 author = Noe, Cotton title = The Loom of Life date = keywords = Mill; Old; Wes; day; eye; heart; like; love; song; thy summary = Like her who wrought at the Old-fashioned Loom, The landscape round smiled proudly and the flowers shed sweet perfume, Yet life was like a song to her, with work a sweet refrain. Her warp of life was toiling hard, but love its beauteous woof. How sweet the shuttle''s music of this rare old-fashioned loom. And I still love the music of the old old-fashioned loom. When her life was fair as her love was rare, Till my soul is atune with the music of love Thou didst not dream the price thy triumph cost, Glow in the beauteous eyes of dawning love, I dream to-night of happy childhood days; The mating birds, their nests, their songs of love-Who knows thy heart? His heart was pure: he loved the child For love brought back the soul of song A dream of beauty thy enchanting love Of some lone love-dreaming bird id = 28893 author = Nolan, William F. title = Of Time and Texas date = keywords = Ohms summary = _Twenty-eight-year-old William Nolan, another newcomer to the field, introduces us to the capricious Time Door of Professor C. Ohms, guaranteed to solve the accumulated problems of the world of Cydwick Ohms Time Door, take but a single step, and-Cydwick Ohms, releasing a With a dramatic flourish he swept aside a red Cydwick Ohms gentlemen, of Texas, 1957!" The Time Door is strictly a one-way passage. Under them Cydwick Ohms wore an Briskly, he snapped a tall ten-gallon hat on his head, and stepped to the Time Door. "Time," said Cydwick Ohms simply, gesturing toward the gray The reporters and photographers surged forward, notebooks and cameras at "A groundless fear, boy," assured Ohms. Cydwick Ohms Time Door Cydwick Ohms Time Door The reporters and photographers began to file out. Suddenly the professor raised his head. of the Time Door. of the Time Door. Ah, another knotty problem to be solved, mused Professor Cydwick Ohms, id = 14712 author = Norris, Frank title = Vandover and the Brute date = keywords = Charlie; Dummy; Ellis; Flossie; Geary; Gentleman; Haight; Henrietta; Ida; Imperial; Mr.; Old; Ravis; Street; Turner; Vance; Vandover; Wade; good; know; little; look; room; time summary = settled there, Vandover''s father began to build small residence houses "Say, boys," said Vandover, pausing and looking at his watch, "it isn''t "Why, good evening, Mr. Vandover; haven''t seen you ''round here for some time." He took their "You don''t look more than half awake," she said, as Vandover came up. "Ah," exclaimed an old man, standing near to Ida and Vandover, Geary paused a moment, and Vandover said: "Come on, let''s walk around a "Vandover has gone daft over a girl in a red hat," said young Haight, Toward noon his father came into the room, and Vandover turned to face For a long time Vandover watched the boy turning thing like that is regular murder, you know." Vandover shut his teeth Two days after his father''s death Vandover went into the Old Gentleman''s Vandover again and stood for a long time in the front room haggling. id = 16096 author = Norris, Frank title = A Man''s Woman date = keywords = Adler; Bennett; Campbell; City; Douglass; Dr.; Enemy; Ferriss; Freja; God; Hattie; Lloyd; Medford; Miss; Mr.; Pitts; Searight; Street; Ward; great; man summary = A few days after the operation on Ferriss''s hand Bennett decided it For a long time Ferriss stood looking at Lloyd''s picture till the purple Bennett was looking straight into his eyes; there was no time to think Ferriss did not believe that Lloyd cared for Bennett; knew that "It''s everywhere; yes, I know," answered Lloyd, coming out of the room, Arriving at the house, Lloyd found the surgeon, Dr. Street, and Mr. Campbell, who was a widower, waiting for her in a small drawing-room off On that same day when Dr. Pitts arrived at the rooms Ferriss and Bennett Bennett met Pitts at the door of Ferriss''s room, and before going in Lloyd had only to look at him once to know that Bennett was at the "But here''s a point, Lloyd," said Bennett after a few moments and when He, Bennett, too, like Lloyd, was at that time id = 28301 author = Norris, Kathleen Thompson title = The Beloved Woman date = keywords = Acton; Alice; Annie; Aunt; Avenue; Behrens; Caroline; Chris; Christopher; Hendrick; Kate; Leslie; Liggett; Mama; Marianna; Melrose; Miss; Mrs.; Norma; Regina; Rose; Sheridan; Theodore; Wolf summary = "She told me the other night that she had been selling some books to Mr. Christopher Liggett, and that''s Miss Alice''s husband, I hear," said Mrs. Sheridan. "Good-night, Miss Melrose," Norma said. "Well, that''s a nice girl, that Leslie," Norma said, "if her father "Oh, don''t let a little thing like that worry you," Wolf said, looking You know, Norma," Annie resumed, "Leslie comes "Look here, Norma," said Chris, suddenly, in a quiet, reasonable tone. "I should think," Norma said, "that Aunt Alice could almost be Chris told me"--said Alice, looking straight at Norma, who had grown a "Norma," said Wolf, without preamble, "did you see Chris Liggett "I don''t think Aunt Annie wants me now," Norma said, and with a "Oh--I think I dropped that in Aunt Annie''s dressing-room!" Norma said, "There''s just one thing that I want to say, too, Norma," Chris said, "I''ve been at it all day, with Aunt Kate," Norma said, id = 19071 author = Norris, Zoé Anderson title = The Way of the Wind date = keywords = CHAPTER; Celia; City; Cyclona; Jonathan; Kansas; Magic; Mistress; Post; Professor; Seth; illustration; wind summary = Seth smiled back at her, she seemed so timidly wild, like those little Cyclona looked straight at him out of her big dark eyes framed by "Come down last week," said Cyclona, adding lightly by way of waved in the wind, they lay before Seth''s tearless eyes, a blackened Cyclona put the baby back on the bed, faced the fury of the wind a After a long time Seth pushed open the door and looked in. She looked away from the window and Seth to the Professor, who These days Seth spent in building the beautiful house. "Seth," said Cyclona, to whom no dream was too fanciful, "are you "I shall have the beautiful house agleam with lights," went on Seth, Seth, working his way home to Celia. "That man had eyes like Seth Lawsons," she said to her husband, who wind as it soothed him that day of Celia''s home coming. id = 16921 author = Norton, Andre title = Plague Ship date = keywords = Ali; Captain; Cargo; Dane; Hoobat; Hovan; Jellico; Medic; Patrol; Queen; Rip; Rycke; Salariki; Sargol; Sinbad; Solar; Tau; Terrans; Van; Weeks summary = Dane Thorson, Cargo-master-apprentice of the Solar Queen, Galactic Free Van Rycke nodded at Dane and for the second time the Cargo-master "Can you find him?" Van Rycke, ignoring Dane, spoke to Tau. The Medic shrugged. youngest members of the crew, Ali, Rip, and Dane in that order. Dane looked along the line of his comrades--Ali, Rip, Weeks and himself procession and Dane went to work with the cargo plan Van had left, seeing Dane, Ali and Weeks took on the full care of the four sick men, leaving If Rip came out of it in time they could land--Dane''s breath Ali stared at him and Rip, to Dane''s surprise, did not immediately Both Dane''s cry and Rip''s hand came too late. Having seen that Ali and Rip appeared to have the situation in hand, Dane However, Rip, Ali, Dane, and Weeks answered as fully as they could the Ali, Dane, and Rip id = 18846 author = Norton, Andre title = Voodoo Planet date = keywords = Asaki; Captain; Chief; Dane; Jellico; Khatka; Lumbrilo; Nymani; Ranger; Tau; Terran summary = Dane Thorson of the space-ship _Solar Queen_ knew there was only one way survey a new hunting range as Chief Ranger Asaki''s personal term Then Tau''s upheld hands came together in a sharp clap and men held their Tau shook his head in answer to that outburst from Asaki. Since both the captain and Tau appeared to accept the situation, Dane, Dane, remembering the black and white beast Lumbrilo had presented, did "Lions, graz, rock apes," Asaki fastened the mouth of his trail bag. Dane had no doubts that the rock ape was spying upon the small camp. Dane slid his hand about the bole of the tree and touched Jellico, "Hardly for this," Jellico replied, and Dane saw Nymani grin Jellico arose swiftly and Dane read on the captain''s face the and the Chief Ranger moved to the left; Tau crept to the right and Dane id = 19029 author = Norton, Andre title = The Gifts of Asti date = keywords = Asti; Lur; Memphir; Varta summary = walls of Memphir were young, Asti had lived among men below. And, as she drew her hand away from the grasp of Asti, the tiny sun and the chest in which men born in the youth of Memphir had laid them, Varta the way down was long and she caught a message of weariness from Lur They tumbled down together, Varta''s head pillowed on Lur''s smooth side, "There is water near--," Lur''s thought answered the girl''s desire. Varta''s breath hissed between her teeth and Lur''s head snapped around as "It may be seven years old," corrected Lur. Varta''s hand went up, rested for a long moment under the sun and then Varta raised her hand, sending the sun spinning up and Lur''s Varta and Lur drew back. Then, as he sighted Varta and Lur, his eyes went wide. Varta turned to Lur for help. id = 19090 author = Norton, Andre title = Star Hunter date = keywords = Brodie; Guild; Hume; Hunter; Jumala; Lansor; Patrol; Rynch; Starfall; Vye; Wass; man summary = Steering Vye to it, Hume nodded to the man waiting there. "I don''t know." Hume went forward, jerked the needler dart from a tree "No intelligence." Hume turned his head to survey the distant wood. "Move!" Hume''s other hand hit Rynch''s shoulder, knocked him forward in So Rynch Brodie was on Jumala, and Hume had come with witnesses to eyes had moved from Hume to Rynch and back again. Hume advanced on the bush in small steps, and Vye circled to his left "Give me a hand." Hume held out his own, let Vye pull him to his feet. Vye watched Hume take over the controls, felt the flitter answer the safari camp, and Vye had been supplied with clothing from Hume''s "Vye!" Hume made his name a warning. Vye watched a second man back out of the trees, still facing whatever id = 19145 author = Norton, Andre title = The Time Traders date = keywords = Ashe; Assha; Beaker; Ennar; Foscar; Kelgarries; Kurt; Lal; Lurgha; Millaird; Mother; Murdock; Nodren; Reds; Ross; hand; man; red; time summary = storm or men had done a very good cover-up job, and somehow Ross knew Ashe had already turned away, and Ross could not stand the other''s lack the rooms were dark, and twice Kurt had to lead Ross by the hand, barrier of time at the outpost, Ross and Ashe balanced on the rounded The next day, having provided Ashe with a supply of firewood, Ross went Ross whirled the rope which had been meant to bring him down around Lal. He lashed the tribesman''s arms tight to his body before he knelt to cut Ross, noticing that Ashe concealed from Lal a wave of his hand, was Ross glanced across Ashe''s bowed shoulders to McNeil''s excited face. Ross, Ashe''s gun in hand, kept watch on the disadvantage, and Ross found he was hands and feet for Ashe, working "Can _we_?" Ashe was laughing at Ross again with his eyes, though his id = 19651 author = Norton, Andre title = Key Out of Time date = keywords = Ashe; Baldies; Captain; Foanna; Gordon; Hawaikan; Karara; Loketh; Ross; Rover; Shadow; Taua; Terran; Tino; Torgul; Vistur; know summary = "Look here!" Ross came to the table, his hand sweeping past Karara, as Some of the tight look was gone from Ashe''s face, and Ross relaxed. "Ashe!" Ross had no idea how the dolphins had come through the time The aliens were working their way toward Ross, and perhaps it was time Torgul''s hand came out, palm up, facing Ross. Ross tried to twist loose, got his head around in time to see Loketh "They came from the sea--by a ship, then?" Ross asked. "Karara, this is Captain Torgul," Ross introduced the Rover commander mid-ship where Torgul and his lieutenants, Ross and Ashe came to meet "You," Ross said to Ashe, "and I with Karara''s pack----" Ross looked to Ashe, on to the Foanna, but saw nothing to explain the "Ross--Ashe?" He turned his head. Karara''s hand in Ross''s right, Ashe''s in his left, and both linked to id = 20788 author = Norton, Andre title = Storm Over Warlock date = keywords = Lantee; Shann; Survey; Taggi; Terran; Thorvald; Throg; Togi; Warlock; Wyverns; hand; head; hold; man; time; water; wolverine summary = Shann thought of Throgs and of their attack, trying to arouse in the Shann thought "danger." Then he raised his hand, and the wolverine The Throg ship came up in a burst of speed, and Shann waited tensely for right; Thorvald was ready to go, so Shann had no time to try and recall kind, the Throg came on at a shambling run, straight at Shann as if he Shann saw the dark blot which was Thorvald''s head shake in negation. Thorvald opened his eyes, but Shann guessed that he was as blind as he Thorvald caught Shann''s slashed hand, inspecting the bleeding cut. Thorvald''s gaze followed his pointing finger and then before Shann could The Throg stood away from the wall, limped out, heading for Shann, or The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after The Throg task force struck the Terran survey camp a few minutes after id = 29019 author = Norton, Andre title = All Cats Are Gray date = keywords = Bat; Steena summary = It was he who brought her Bat. About a year after the Jovan affair he walked into the Free Fall one Bat looked at Steena and This is really the story of Steena, Bat, Cliff Moran and the _Empress of Steena looked at him, much as she must have looked at Bat the day Bub in space that he discovered his passengers--Steena and Bat. We''ll never Air that bore a faint corrupt taint which set Bat to sniffing Cliff headed straight for the control cabin but Steena and Bat went Steena put out her hand blindly and caught up the nearest bottle. back, Steena watching empty space with narrowed eyes and set mouth, Like Bat''s--his world is gray too--all Steena turned to Bat. He was paying particular attention to the space But there weren''t any more and two weeks later Cliff, Steena and Bat And Steena had found someone who knew of her gray id = 29657 author = Norton, Roy title = Mixed Faces date = keywords = Allen; Bill; City; Gollop; Granger; James; Jimmy; Jones; Judge; Martin; Mary; Mr.; New; Princetown; Sayers; Yimville; York; good; like; look; man summary = and every time Maw looks at it she smiles and says ''Jimmy may be not "I guess you did," grimly said the Judge, mimicking Jimmy''s voice Jimmy looked up and saw a fine home that he had admired on his way out "Stranger here, ain''tchu?" Jimmy''s neighbor, a dried up little old man, "Hope he doesn''t get going to-night," said Jimmy, and listened to the house in the suburbs of Baltimore a man who had come home to "feel like long until an old horse trader looked my friend over one day and said, Jimmy thought for a moment and then said, winningly, "And do you think strode like a man, and Jimmy thought that she carried something in her "Mary Allen," said Jimmy grimly, "is a girl who isn''t crazy to vote. "My son," said Jimmy, "I am that very unfortunate man. I''m impertinent," said the man, after Jimmy had run down. id = 29818 author = Norton, Roy title = The Plunderer date = keywords = Bells; Bill; Bully; Croix; Cross; Dick; High; Joan; Light; Lily; Mathews; Park; Presby; Rattler; Sloan; Townsend; good; hand; look; man summary = Even as he spoke, a man came running from the door of the road house Dick looked quickly at the hard, lined face of his companion. Dick handed him Presby''s order, and the man read "I''ve got over it a little," he said to the younger man, "and do you The partners looked at each other, and grinned at the old man''s "About two hundred feet from the shaft, Bells said," Dick commented. The old man suddenly looked at the superintendent, and said: "Say, "Come out here, Smuts," Dick said, turning toward the door, and the "Wolff," said the old millman, steadily, "we are looking for the man "We''ve got to find a way out of this, Dick," he said at last, with a "Please let me have my way," Joan said, turning to Dick, and in her "Why, Dick," he said, "you''re a rich man! id = 22866 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = An Ounce of Cure date = keywords = Wheatley summary = Wheatley wiggled the painful toe reflectively. "One toe," said Wheatley. "One toe _today_, perhaps," said the doctor heavily. "Uh--yes, occasionally, I--" Wheatley looked worried and rubbed his toe "You know that fifty-five is a dangerous age," said the doctor gravely. Wheatley looked more worried than ever. "To stop the pain?" The doctor looked shocked. "We have to _think_ about those things," said the doctor. "Very interesting X rays," said the young doctor with the red hair. "This is my toe?" asked Wheatley, edging toward the doctors. Oh, no," said the red-headed doctor. Mr. Wheatley rubbed his toe and waited. He''s the best Left Ventricle man in the city. nothing to be worried about, Mr. Wheatley," he said. be all right," the doctor said. Mr. Wheatley was late to Mitral Valve Clinic the next day because he had I''ve been having a pain in my right little toe...." id = 22867 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = Meeting of the Board date = keywords = Bailey; Torkleson; Towne; Walter summary = crowds toward the Exit Strip, Walter Towne turned the dismal prospect _was_ Vice President-in-Charge-of-Production of the Robling Titanium men, arguing politics and checking the stock market reports before they Walter could almost remember those days with Robling, before the Walter pushed through the door into the long, handsome office. looking out across the long buildings of the Robling plant, the pine production lines, works with Promotion and Sales, integrates Research "I want a production plan on my desk within twenty-four hours. nail since the day Torkleson had installed the moose heads in Walter''s MANAGEMENT SABOTAGES ROBLING MACHINES Walter Towne remembered those stormy days well. Torkleson was waiting to see the shop steward when he came in next "--but to send me to jail," said Walter Towne. of the eighth day, Bailey was once again in Torkleson''s office. "The board meeting," Walter said gently. You''re angry men; you want to know the man to blame id = 22869 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = The Dark Door date = keywords = Dr.; Harry; Scott; Webber summary = This is Harry Scott, he thought, thirty-two years old, and in the prime of life, but not the same Harry Scott who started out on a ridiculous doors, and tell Dr. Webber that he had found people alive in the world intensified the fear that tore at Harry Scott''s mind. up Harry''s spine; he crossed the room, threw open the door, stared up The big man stared at Manelli, his dark eyes flashing. "But we can learn the truth about Harry Scott," Dr. Webber broke in. histories; or something Harry Scott himself dug up opened a door for him My God, Webber, you can''t tamper with a man''s mind like this The man nodded and looked at last at Harry. "Webber," said Harry hoarsely. men like Webber force our hand, discover us, try to expose us." Webber, face flushed, eyes wide, as he stared at the man behind the id = 22875 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = Circus date = keywords = Morgan; Parks summary = "Just suppose," said Morgan, "that I _did_ believe you. Not a strange-looking man, Morgan thought. Maybe _too_ ordinary, Morgan thought. "I''ll tell you where it''s going to end," said Morgan. The man across from Morgan ran a hand through his dark hair. "All right, let''s start from the beginning again," Morgan said. Morgan looked up at the man His face was very pale, Morgan thought, "They didn''t believe you," said Morgan. "Except yourself," Morgan said. "Except yourself," Morgan said. on the back and said, ''Parks, you''ve got nothing to worry about. "How did you happen to pick this planet, or this sun?" Morgan asked When it spots a likely looking place, we keep a tight beam on it and "And you found things here the same as back home," said Morgan. "You look like a human being. "I''ve got to get back, Morgan, somehow. their money into." Morgan stared at the man. id = 22876 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = The Link date = keywords = Dana; Hunters; Nehmon; Ravdin summary = bright beauty of the city, Ravdin settled back, trying to clear his mind beauty and abandon, her body moving like ripples of wind to the music and Ravdin could see the old man waiting in the room. "Could anyone else build ships like the Hunters?" "Seven light years," Ravdin said. "Yet now the Hunters come again, and again we must run away." Ravdin stared at the old man, his eyes suddenly bright. "The Hunters come and we run away, Nehmon. "We are not animals." Nehmon''s voice cut the air like a whiplash. run from the Hunters who continue to fight like animals. to Ravdin and Dana, his face lined and tired. Ravdin felt the desolation in the people''s minds, saw the utter Ravdin knew of his people''s "We know your people were here," he said suddenly. "But this is different music." Dana''s eyes widened, and she threw an Not thoughts of Nehmon and his people; id = 22881 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = My Friend Bobby date = keywords = Bobby summary = Bobby doesn''t know either, but we like it best when mommy lets us go mommy says I am very bad so I stay on the bank and let Bobby go in, but supper mommy scolded me and told me I was bad for letting Bobby go into One day I was a bad boy and let Bobby come into the house before mommy I said but mommy was going to hurt me and daddy thought I knew what she was thinking, and the doctor said to daddy, Ben, mommy coming down through the snow from the kitchen and Bobby said look I was scared and I said come on Bobby let''s lock ourselves up in my room I said don''t hurt me daddy it was mommy, she was I said I want Bobby to hurt you and mommy and I hope mommy and daddy never come back because Bobby will take care id = 22882 author = Nourse, Alan Edward title = Image of the Gods date = keywords = Earth; Mario; Pete; dustie summary = All Pete Farnam really knew, that day, was that this was the wrong year for a ship from Earth to land on Baron IV. Mario''s jeep came roaring down the rutted road from the village in a Pete stroked the creature''s soft brown fur with his The Dustie ran across the room in front of Pete and hopped up on the Pete turned to the captain. Take Mel and Hank along to lend a hand." Pete turned back "We don''t kill Dusties," said Pete coolly. One of the Dusties had been sitting on Pete''s knee when Captain Varga Pete looked up at Mario''s dark face, and then across at John Tegan and "Just one little thing," said Pete quietly. John Tegan sat up, and looked Pete Farnam straight in the eye. "You heard us," Pete said, without moving. And in the end, somehow, Pete knew that the colonists would find a way id = 29822 author = O''Hara, Thomas J. title = Rescue Squad date = keywords = Burnett; Doc; Sun; Williams summary = Hal Burnett twisted painfully on the narrow space-bunk, his tormented For a moment the mad idea swept into his mind that perhaps the universe twenty-year-old kid on his _first_ mail run hope to completely outwit "MR4." The growling voice was Donnelly''s, the huge space-engineer in We''re going to send out a space tug from "Let me take over, Doc," broke in Donnelly. The little doctor, his face flushed and space-engineer who was waving a huge and warning finger in his face. "Easy, Doc," Donnelly roared in a friendly voice. Donnelly and Williams both looked at the little psychiatrist. Donnelly moved to block the door and the psychiatrist came abruptly to a space-engineer and a good one, Donnelly. Donnelly''s face tightened warningly and the doctor hurried on. "Doc," Donnelly roared. The little doctor said nothing. "Look, Donnelly," said the little man with bitter weariness. "What was this kid pilot''s full name, Williams?" id = 15591 author = Oemler, Marie Conway title = A Woman Named Smith date = keywords = Alicia; Carolina; Doctor; Dog; Emmeline; Freeman; Geddes; God; Hopkins; House; Hynds; Hyndsville; Jelnik; Jessamine; Jinnee; Johnson; Magdalen; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nicholas; Richard; Scarlett; Shooba; Smith; Sophronisba; Sophy; author summary = "Sophy," said she, in her high, sweet voice that carries like a eerie, "Alicia, that terrible old woman has played me, like an ace "I discern by your eye, Miss Smith," said the doctor, "that you "Sophy," said the horror-struck Alicia, "that woman must be watched "Sophy," said Alicia, after a long pause, "if ever I had to Not The Author--nor his secretary--nor whatever guests come--nor Mr. Nicholas Jelnik--nor--nor Doctor Richard Geddes." Her head pressed "Do you know," he asked, "if that man Jelnik is coming to-night? "I know what you''ve come to tell me, Sophy dear," she said, "I think I told you," said The Author, "that this house was built by "Doctor Geddes has spoken like an honest man," said The Author, "Sophy," Alicia said, impersonally, "Doctor Geddes is dead." And she "Alicia," said Doctor Richard Geddes, "I''m your Man, and you know "Now, Sophy," said Mr. Jelnik, facing me, "you offered Hynds House id = 20712 author = Ogden, George W. (George Washington) title = Trail''s End date = keywords = Ascalon; Conboy; Craddock; Dora; Dutchman; Fred; Gray; Joe; Judge; Kansas; Morgan; Mr.; Peden; Rhetta; Seth; Stilwell; Texas; Thayer; Violet; come; hand; like; look; man; town summary = Morgan put up his hand to silence the young man, knowing well that Judge Thayer said he believed he had the very place Morgan was looking "I thought the boy looked like he''d been trained on the range," Morgan "I''ve got what I need," said Morgan, putting the purse in Conboy''s hand. "A man a day!" said Morgan, scarcely able to believe the news. "I think I''ll go over to Ascalon," Morgan said presently, turning to "Come away from here," said Morgan, turning to her now, his voice rough "Morgan, the situation in Ascalon is like this," Judge Thayer resumed, "I don''t believe I''m the man you''re looking for," Morgan said. Morgan thought it over, hands on his thighs, head bent a little, eyes on "Night''s a long way off," Morgan said, leaving the question open for "It looks like you''re going to win, Judge," Morgan said. id = 29668 author = Ogden, George W. (George Washington) title = The Flockmaster of Poison Creek date = keywords = Carlson; Charley; Dad; Earl; Frazer; Hall; Hector; Joan; John; Mackenzie; Mary; Rabbit; Reid; Sullivan; Swan; Tim; come; like; man; sheep summary = A little way from the door Mackenzie halted, hat in hand, giving the "What kind of a man is Dad Frazer?" Mackenzie asked, his mind running "No; we could use some other word," said Joan, turning her face away. "Well, Dad," Mackenzie said, in his slow, thoughtful way, "I don''t "Hector ain''t so bad, but he''s got a look in his eyes like a man Mackenzie held up the light, looking the old man in the face. Mackenzie stood in silence, looking the way Swan and his woman had "Never mind, Joan--let that go," said Mackenzie, putting his arm "I don''t think it would be that way with Joan," Mackenzie said, hoping Reid was bringing in the sheep when Mackenzie left, too far away for a "Come out here and we''ll talk it over, Reid." Mackenzie said. "I don''t know, Joan," Mackenzie said, lying like the "kind of a id = 29748 author = Ogden, George W. (George Washington) title = The Duke Of Chimney Butte date = keywords = Alta; Bad; Duke; Glendora; Grace; Hargus; Jedlick; Jim; Kerr; Lambert; Lands; Mr.; Philbrook; Siwash; Taterleg; Vesta; Whetstone; hand; horse; like; look; man; ride summary = "Sure you can git a job, bud," he said, coming over to where Lambert sat "You look like a man that''d been on a horse a time or two," said Jim, "He looks like he might go some," Lambert commented in the vacuous way It was Taterleg who said that, standing near Jim, a little way behind The Duke was riding old Whetstone like a feather, letting him have his A good many years before the day that the Duke and Taterleg came riding "He couldn''t refuse a man a friendly turn like that, Duke. old man lifting his arms like a strutting gobbler, his head held high, and kept going single-handed so long; "white-faced cattle, like they''ve line of the fence on a day when Lambert had been on the ranch a little "A man''s got to take a day off sometimes to rest his face and hands," he id = 19335 author = Old Sleuth title = Oscar the Detective; Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective date = keywords = Alphonse; Argetti; Donetti; Dunne; New; Oscar; York; man summary = "Let''s go upstairs and have a quiet game," said the man; "we don''t want "Hold on, officer, there''s your man," said Oscar, pointing to the "Yes, I am a very strange young man and I go about my business in a "I never saw the young man, how should I know anything concerning his know the young man, and probably it is better that we let him drop from When the girl returned the man asked, as she entered the room, he Our hero obeyed and expected the girl would tell the man that his for I knew no Argetti until the girl said she knew the man. "Miss Frewen," said our hero, "I wish you would let me know just the Once in the room the young man looked at our hero and at once exclaimed: The young man Alphonse Donetti, after a moment, said: id = 19929 author = Old Sleuth title = Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist; Or, Dudie Dunne Again in the Field date = keywords = Cad; Dunne; Girard; Metti; Miss; New; Oscar; York; detective; man summary = Oscar Dunne was a young detective who had earned a great reputation. "Cad," said Oscar, "we''ve got a bite." "We''ll bet to-morrow," said one of the men with a knowing wink. "Well done," said Oscar as he gazed at the wonderful girl, Cad Metti, strategy and Cad''s suggestion he had followed the man of all men who little game around the men and determined to let them play moth around A few moments after Oscar had gotten into the game one of the men who Oscar detected that the man was just playing a good game of _draw_--he "He appears like a very generous man," said Oscar. "Yes," thought Oscar, "he is playing a big game of draw with me, and he All this time Oscar sat silent, but really appeared like a man who had OSCAR AND CAD PLAY SOME FINE DETECTIVE WORK AGAINST THE CUTEST id = 15430 author = Orcutt, William Dana title = The Lever: A Novel date = keywords = Alice; Allen; Brady; Companies; Consolidated; Covington; Eleanor; Gorham; James; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Patricia; Riley; Robert; Sanford; Senator; York; company summary = a boy," Allen continued, turning to Mrs. Gorham lest he seem to To-morrow evening seemed far away to Allen, so he supplemented Mrs. Gorham''s invitation by a suggestion that they take a motor ride with him "You are your father''s own daughter, Alice," Mrs. Gorham said, as the As Covington left the room Gorham turned to Alice. "He''s father''s right-hand man in the Consolidated Companies. In the mean time, Covington had returned to Washington to assist Gorham Alice and Mrs. Gorham exchanged glances as Allen busied himself untying Covington returned to New York several days before the Gorhams left Covington to-day was, perhaps, as able a business man as Gorham had been when the Consolidated Companies was born, but Gorham in the mean time, "I have news for you," Gorham said, turning to Alice. Allen looked hesitatingly at Eleanor and Alice and then at Gorham. id = 20219 author = Osborne, Duffield title = The Lion''s Brood date = keywords = Caius; Calavius; Capua; Carthaginian; Decius; Fabius; Forum; Hannibal; Iddilcar; Lucius; Magius; Marcia; Marcus; Melkarth; Pacuvius; Paullus; Perolla; Republic; Rome; Sergius; Varro; roman summary = Sergius said nothing, but continued to stand with eyes fixed "You speak truly," he said; "it is quite possible that no woman shall Sergius turned quickly, to see Marcia herself standing at the entrance "Yonder is the sword of the Republic," said one of Sergius'' men, as the master-of-the-horse rode by the escort; but the man to whom he said Sergius'' eyes glittered, and he leaned forward to catch the words, as come soon when Rome shall need even the men who can only fight." at Sergius and smiled tauntingly; and another who turned her face away, "I shall set out to-night," said Sergius. "Marcia is no songstress of the rock, my Caius," said Sergius, half His voice rose eagerly at the last words, and Sergius turned from the "Come, let us hasten," said Marcia, quickly, as if fearful lest her prostrate man, the Roman raised his body, and, turning toward Marcia, id = 29621 author = Osbourne, Lloyd title = Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas date = keywords = Afiola; Apia; Billy; Bob; Captain; Coe; Daisy; Dibs; Fetuao; Francis; God; Gregory; Hindoo; Horble; Jack; Madge; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Professor; Rosalie; Salesa; Satterlee; Silver; Skiddy; Tom; Tongue; Tweedie; like summary = "And the natives, they won''t let Tanumafili be king neither?" said Jack. "There''s an old-fashioned word for it," said Captain Hadow grimly. "All thrown away like that," said Captain Hadow, with a gesture of his "You mean we''ll have to lie like hell!" said the captain. "Old man," I said, "if you were to think a year you''d never guess what "Wish the dear old captain would land and punch his head off!" said Sasa Tom said he thought so, too, and him and I put in half a day making the he said he was looking for a quiet place to end his days in," "I think he said Pleasant Island," says Tom, "because I mind the old "I am named O''olo," said the young man, "and if you like _aute_ run away with them; and if they were quite old, like Captain Smith or id = 29331 author = Ostrander, Isabel title = The Crevice date = keywords = Anita; Blaine; Brunell; Carlis; Doctor; Emily; Franklin; Guy; Hamilton; Henry; Jimmy; Lawton; Mallowe; Miss; Morrow; Mr.; Mrs.; Paddington; Pennington; Pennold; Ramon; Rockamore summary = know why, but I felt that I wanted to speak to father when he came up "The man was saying: ''Come, Lawton, be sensible; half a loaf is better When they were seated she said, shyly: "I understand from Ramon--Mr. Hamilton--that you were at one time of great service to my father. Henry Blaine, the man of decision, wasted no time in vain thought. a letter received early that morning from Henry Blaine''s office, "Good morning!" a fresh young voice interrupted him, and Anita Lawton completed he turned and said, ''You understand, Mr. Moore, that Mr. Lawton is so careful, so secretive, that he does not wish this matter gone, Blaine telephoned at once to Guy Morrow, his right-hand "You can be sure of nothing, Miss Lawton, save the fact that Mr. Hamilton is _not_ dead," Henry Blaine said earnestly. id = 19401 author = Oyen, Henry title = The Plunderer date = keywords = Annette; Blease; Davis; Egret; Fairclothe; Garman; Granger; Higgins; Indian; Mr.; Mrs.; Payne; Prairie; Ramos; Roger; Senator; Willy; look summary = Roger Payne was beginning to know that his place was not in the city, Roger Payne stood looking up the river long after the boat was out of her way upstream at a speed that caused Roger and Higgins to look at "Willy," said Payne suddenly, "who is Mr. Garman?" "Payne, eh?" said Garman with a flash of white teeth showing through "I see something that looks like high ground, all right," said Payne, "Higgins," said Payne, when he reached the ground, "there seems to be a "Fight like a white man!" cried Roger, throwing him off. "I came to see you about that Indian, Payne," said Garman, dismissing "I''m going to keep that land, Garman," said Roger, ignoring the "Keep your hands in sight, Garman," said Roger. "You''ve got to come and get her first, Garman," retorted Roger. "Garman is too big!" said Roger. id = 15578 author = Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius) title = The Miracle Man date = keywords = Doc; Face; Flopper; God; Harry; Helena; Higgins; Hiram; Holmes; Madison; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Needley; Pale; Patriarch; Robert; Thornton; Vail; little summary = "Listen," said Doc Madison, his voice lowered a little. Helena bent suddenly over Doc Madison''s shoulder, her eyes opening wide advanced her piquant little face close to Doc Madison''s, staring at him, The Flopper, Pale Face Harry and Helena nodded their heads with one "I ain''t like the Flopper," said Pale Face Harry ruefully. "Flopper," said Doc Madison in an awed voice, "the honor is all mine." "All right, Flopper," said Doc Madison gravely. "I can shut my eyes," said Madison softly, "and see the Flopper being "But Mrs. Thornton is going," said Madison gently, "and I know your Mrs. Thornton raised her head, and her hands creeping to Helena''s face "But he knows?" said Mrs. Thornton eagerly, reaching for Helena''s hand. "Thank you," said Thornton, as Madison placed it in his hand. "Hello, Flopper," said Madison; "come out here--I want to have a talk id = 28101 author = Paine, Albert Bigelow title = The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a Home date = keywords = Ann; Little; Ones; Precious; Rosa; Stock; Sum; Woman; apartment; day; good; thing; time summary = Metropolis the Little Woman bought papers of the train boy and began to ground-floor flat--a gaudy little place--the only one in the house both said some things that I suppose we shall regret to our dying day. We were settled at last, and our little place looked clean and more like As I have said, the Little Woman selected our next home. The Precious Ones began to demand food and the Little Woman Little Woman when we went, and gave the Precious Ones some indigestible days of anxious waiting, the Little Woman went out to discuss the The Little Woman said that in the morning she altogether certain that the Little Woman and the Precious Ones could But the Little Woman declared she would never live in another place point these things out to the Little Woman. I suggested to the Little Woman one day that it would be in the nature id = 15793 author = Parker, Gilbert title = An Unpardonable Liar date = keywords = Baron; Detlor; Gladney; Hagar; Margrave; Mark; Mrs.; Telford; look summary = "You don''t know what it is, of course," she said, looking round, as though "I said that I saw beauty in the girl''s face. came from the pump-room looking after the girl, and Hagar remarked a Presently Hagar looked up, and said abruptly, "You were singing outside my only man I''ve seen in Herridon who looks likely to know it and the song She rose and said: "Yes, he was like that; only you have added what I saw As Baron entered, Hagar and Mrs. Detlor were just coming The young girl ran forward with some water as Hagar placed Mrs. Detlor on "I wish that was all the bad news I have," said Baron to himself as Hagar Hagar looked at him debatingly, then said, "You are in love with her, Hagar wondered whether Mrs. Detlor wished to be left alone with Telford. id = 16716 author = Parker, Gilbert title = The Going of the White Swan date = keywords = Bagot; Dominique; God; illustration summary = "Father," said the boy, his face pinched with pain for a moment, "it bon!_" said the boy''s voice from the fur, in the language of his "I forget a good many times, but I know one all right, for I said it The man sat for a long time looking at the pale, shining face, at the "Father," he said slowly, and in a kind of dream, "when you hear a sweet The boy looked up with eyes again grown unnaturally heavy, and said: The priest''s quick eye had taken in the lighted candles at the little "The wife and child, Bagot?" he asked, looking round. "Blasphemer!" said the priest in a stern, reproachful voice, his face "By the Heaven above, yes!" said Bagot, half starting to his feet. Father Corraine now faced the man, and with a soft exaltation of voice "Peace be to this house," said the voice of the priest. id = 17598 author = Parrish, Randall title = Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West date = keywords = Albrecht; Beth; Brown; Burke; Denver; Farnham; Gayety; God; Hicks; Juan; Mercedes; Mike; Miss; Mr.; Norvell; San; Stutter; Winston; Yankee; eye; face; know; little; man summary = young fellow, with clean-shaven face, and a pair of dark-gray eyes that beneath her cheek, her eyes closed, the long, dark lashes clearly For a brief moment the surprised man stood hesitating, hat in hand. Winston permitted his cool gray eyes to brighten, his firmly set lips hands clasped, her dark eyes eagerly reading his face as though these fellow Brown proved dead easy when she once got her black eyes playing instant her eyes wavered, then came back to the man''s sneering face. fellow, with his sober eyes and good-natured face, which gave her great hand, bending down to look into her face, half hidden beneath the Winston''s gray eyes, grave with thought, were upon the man''s face, but eyes wandering from the face of the sheriff to that of Winston. She glanced almost shyly up into his shadowed face, her black eyes like id = 17614 author = Parrish, Randall title = Bob Hampton of Placer date = keywords = Bob; Brant; Custer; Gillis; Glencaid; God; Hampton; Herndon; Lieutenant; Miss; Moffat; Mr.; Mrs.; Murphy; Naida; Seventh; Slavin; Spencer; Wynkoop; eye; face; hand; indian; man summary = The gray eyes resting thoughtfully on the old soldier''s haggard face Hampton''s gray eyes looked for a long moment fixedly into her darker fallen, the man resting face downward, the slender figure of the girl Hampton''s watchful eyes swept the others face suspiciously, and his Hampton sat silent, gazing out of the window, his eyes apparently on He remained standing, hat in hand, his face shadowed, his eyes "Never mind about that little affair, Kid," and Hampton rested his hand "Gentlemen," said Hampton, gravely, his clear voice sounding like the "Well, Lieutenant Brant," and the older man rose to his feet, his eyes Mason nodded, his eyes wandering from Hampton''s expressive face to the Hampton turned his head and looked soberly into the freckled face, Miss Naida, your face, your eyes, even your lips almost Brant scarcely glanced at them, his grave eyes on Hampton''s stern face. id = 17765 author = Parrish, Randall title = Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune date = keywords = Broussard; Captain; Coombs; Craig; God; Gull; Henley; Herman; Judge; Mrs.; Neale; Philip; Sea; Vail; chapter; face; hand; man summary = My face was bronzed by the sun, my muscles like iron, my eyes clear, look to me like the right man for what we want done; you are young, "That the proposition looks good, only I should like to know a little The entry way was in darkness, and the man went to the side door The door opened and closed, leaving me outside in the house shadow. think you--you mean well; your words sound honest, and your--your face She looked at me, her eyes wide open, shining like stars, her face round-faced, rather genial-looking young fellow, stood, leaning The round-faced cashier bent forward to look, his eyes widening with Our hands met, clasped closely lying across the desk, our eyes glowing Our eyes lingered an instant on each other''s faces; then I turned away, The black eyes searched my face, and I noted his right hand touch the id = 17789 author = Parrish, Randall title = Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier date = keywords = Cimarron; Custer; Dodge; Dupont; Fevre; Fort; Gaskins; Hamlin; Hughes; Indians; Lieutenant; Major; Miss; Molly; Moylan; Mrs.; Sergeant; Wasson summary = The man unconsciously put one hand to his hair, his eyes laughing. good as dead, and Hamlin shot twice, and only ten cartridges left. Hamlin took the card in his hands, studied the face a moment, and then Hamlin''s face became grave, his eyes also, turning toward the river. The Sergeant''s eyes smiled, turning away from her face to stare out The Sergeant grasped the girl''s hand, his own eyes barely The Sergeant bent his head, and then lifted his gray eyes to the girl''s The Sergeant held his hat in his hand, his eyes meeting her own "Yes," her eyes still upon the Sergeant''s uncovered face, "I am coming. his eyes looking straight ahead, his hand gripping his horse''s bit. man''s eyes were open, were staring in bewilderment at the faces. The man shuffled uneasily, but the Sergeant''s right hand came to a id = 14531 author = Peabody, Josephine Preston title = The Singing Man: A Book of Songs and Shadows date = keywords = Love; Sun; heart; light; man summary = What Life itself may be, we cannot know till all men share the Until the day of some more equal portion, there is no human brightness Sun-crowned with life and strength, and singing toil, Of sunlit day, and bread, and human sleep. Sea-breathing Glory, to make the heart afraid! With human-aching heart, as I a star-Thy leave to work a little, live, and sing; Thy leave to suffer--yea, to sing and die, Beautiful, for the day Love sings no more._ ''Alas, Alas, thou lost poor child, how long? And thy heart smoulders in thee, to be bright, How long shall this thy dark dominion wait Fasting and the dark have so put out my heart''s eyes. Smiling through the blinded heart, things it cannot see. Hold thy golden breath! Of Love the Sun, whence all we lighted are Light of heart''s desire, But thou, the reach of my own heart''s desire, id = 29354 author = Pease, M. C. title = This One Problem date = keywords = Lee; Marc summary = Marc Polder, Resident Comptroller of Torran, strolled idly down the Idly Marc Polder pushed a swinging door aside and entered what passed on "What about that stuff the Navy has cached in their warehouse?" Lee "Marc," Lee said as they entered, "what about the new radar? "Look," Marc said grimly, "that''s only a second-hand destroyer radar, so "I think," Marc went on after a moment, "I''d better warn the boys over comptroller?" he demanded, as he faced Marc Polder and Lee Treynor. "Besides," Marc went on, "I don''t see what good the stuff in that "Looks like rocket fuel," he said. He looked up at Mantor who stood watching him "Maybe," Marc answered without turning his eyes from the dwindling point Marc, who had closed his eyes when the color change "And this, by the way," Polder said, "is as good a time as any to tell id = 28970 author = Peck, George W. (George Wilbur) title = Works of George W. Peck A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions of the "Bad Boy" Series and Others date = keywords = CHAPTER; Dad; bad; boy; man; old summary = MAN''S LIFE!"�MA WAKES UP�THE BAD BOY AND HIS CHUM RUN�FISH-POLE THE GROCERY MAN IS AFRAID�BUT THE BAD BOY IS MAULED!�THE OLD MAN GETS A HOT BOX�THE BAD BOY BORROWS A CAT!�THE Grocery Man and Peck''s Bad Boy (v.2) Grocery Man and Peck''s Bad Boy (v.2) THE GROCERY MAN AND THE BAD BOY HAVE BOY DON''T LIKE MOVING�GOES INTO THE COLORING BUSINESS�THE OLD MAN THE OLD MAN SHOOTS THE MINISTER�THE BAD BOY TRIES TO LEAD A DIFFERENT MAN''S CAT THE BAD BOY A MINISTERING ANGEL�ASLEEP ON THE FOURTH OF The Bad Boy and His Chum Call on the Old Groceryman After Being Away at and His Dad Call on President Roosevelt�The Bad Boy Meets One of the The Bad Boy Writes the Old Groceryman About Ocean Voyages�His Dad Has The Bad Boy''s Dad and a Man from Dakota Frame Up a Scheme to Break the id = 29827 author = Percival, Kate title = The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware date = keywords = Amy; Clarence; Florence; Harriet; Herbert; Kate; Laura; Mr.; Ralph; Venus summary = Margaret''s white buttocks, admirably formed, her two beautiful thighs, revealing her delicious thighs, her white belly and the moss-covered "Darling girl," said Herbert, "I must enjoy you once more--we shall not "Dear Herbert, I am coming," suddenly exclaimed the lovely girl. hand I felt my fingers endowed with the love potion I had distilled moment his engine of love had penetrated my slit and I felt it rubbing instrument between my breasts, and at the same time entered Amy''s slit "Herbert," said Amy, "while we are resting, tell us your love my fingers; at last my hand came in contact with her naked thighs. placed the dear girl on her hands and knees on the floor and, throwing "When he saw your delicious white belly," continued Herbert, "he would The lovely girl raised her thighs in the air. a man rests one of the girl''s thighs on his arm and presses the other id = 29952 author = Perry, Bliss title = The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures date = keywords = Emerson; England; English; Europe; Franklin; Hawthorne; John; Lincoln; Mr.; New; States; United; Virginia; War; West; Whitman; York; american; european; humor; like; literature; man; national summary = American life; the zest of the explorer, the humor of the pioneer; the Scholars like Mr. Henry Adams or Mr. James Ford Rhodes will explain to us American life embedded in the American character is one phase of the national mind. Our endeavor to state the general characteristics of the American mind counterplay of these new forces that the American literature of the American history, however, has been marked by certain great romantic are intimations of what American men and women would have liked to do individual is all the more true of the national sense of humor. afford a new national field for certain types of humor and satire. American humor which ridicules the inhabitants of certain states. that the pioneers of American national humor, the creators of what we the history of American provincial and political satire, like Seba American art and literature must keep pace with this socialization of id = 20569 author = Peterson, Henry title = Dulcibel: A Tale of Old Salem date = keywords = Alden; Ann; Boston; Captain; Dulcibel; Governor; Hathorne; Joseph; Lady; Mary; Master; Mather; Mistress; Parris; Putnam; Raymond; Salem; Sir; Squire; Thomas; William summary = What do you mean, Master Raymond?" exclaimed Joseph Putnam; like "Come soon again," Dulcibel said softly, as the young man managed to "You are an unbeliever, and everybody knows it, Master Putnam," said one "Do you think it will come true?" said Master Raymond. "Well, Robie, how''s the little girl?" said Master Joseph. young men rode back the way they had come, to Master Putnam''s. "Our game is blocked!" said Joseph Putnam to Master Raymond as he rode Joseph Putnam and Master Raymond rode down to Salem that day--to the "I know a little witch of that kind," said Master Raymond, humoring the "I know everything about it," said Master Raymond, "I am the very man "Come with me," said she to Master Raymond; "but do not say "I will go down and tell Dulcibel," said Master Raymond. "This maiden is Mistress Dulcibel Burton," said Master Raymond, taking id = 28645 author = Peterson, John Victor title = Lost in the Future date = keywords = Harry summary = that the peoples of the world into whose atmosphere we were dropping over the fact that our all-wave receivers failed to pick up any signs of The hundreds of atmosphere ships flashing along a strangely, our radarscopes failed to record even a blip from their atmosphere ships! "I guess it''s our equipment, Harry," I said. atmosphere ship traffic. "Harry," I said, "if it weren''t that their ships are so outlandishly I looked up at the observation ramp''s occupants--people who except for sounds came from a distance: the city''s noise, the atmosphere ships'' I looked at the atmosphere ships in the clear blue sky, at the "It''s impossible," Harry said. "The atmosphere''s nearly Earth-normal. showed we''d exceeded light-speed in normal space-time just after the hyperspace but should never have done so in normal space-time. light-speed time must conversely accelerate! "Let''s go, Harry," I said quickly. "Back into space," I said. id = 16343 author = Petitt, Maud title = Beth Woodburn date = keywords = Arthur; Beth; Briarsfield; Clarence; Marie; Mayfair; Mr.; Perth; Woodburn summary = Beth saw a faint shadow cross her father''s face, but put it aside as Beth joined her father and Arthur in the parlor, and they talked the old Beth looked up and saw Edith watching her with a smiling, Beth had a strange dream-like look in her eyes, and the tea-bell broke "Arthur is going to take me over to the island this week," said Beth. Beth''s face looked changed in the last twenty-four hours. "Do you like Miss de Vere?" asked Clarence, after Beth had enjoyed a Beth Woodburn had a love-hungering heart, though few people knew it. "Are you sorry to leave home, Beth?" asked Arthur. Beth felt a little sad at heart; she looked at the long, empty "That sounds like Arthur," said Beth. He believed Beth loved Clarence, as he thought a woman Beth wondered if he loved Marie, and she looked at him, with her gentle, id = 19265 author = Phillips, Henry Wallace title = Red Saunders'' Pets and Other Critters date = keywords = Aggy; Billy; Charley; Colin; D----; Injun; Jim; Mr.; Oscar; Smith; Steve; Thumper; Troy; illustration; like; look; man summary = Not a bad set-up man, and rather good looking in the face. "''He won''t hurt anything, you know,'' says the man. "''Sheep?'' says he, putting his hand to his head. And it came to pass that the old man did feel better; so Billy was a big, fine-looking man, with a chest like a dry-goods box, and a set him," says he, "and he''s more likely to come forward." Truth of the "Sure!" says the old man, when I told him our troubles. "Don''t tell me nothing but the plain truth, old man," says he; "I can''t You talk like a man that''s got something on his mind." "I like to see a man back his advice," says I. After a little talk with his friend, Long Jim comes up and says: "Will "I think you was working with that feller," says one man, excited. id = 29754 author = Pickard, Samuel T. (Samuel Thomas) title = Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. date = keywords = Amesbury; Chocorua; Elizabeth; England; Haverhill; Hill; Mary; Merrimac; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Old; Ordway; Thomas; Whittier; illustration; like; poem summary = The Whittier Hill which overlooks the poet''s Amesbury home was named this vicinity that Thomas Whittier built his first house in Haverhill. Portraits of Whittier''s brother, his sisters, his mother, and his old Whittier took us that October day to neighbor Ayer''s house, where the went to Corliss Hill, where Whittier showed us the two houses in which In these lines Whittier has told in brief the whole story of his life, Whittier''s to Mrs. West has come to light, written about the time this [Illustration: THE WHITTIER HOME, AMESBURY] The Friends'' meeting-house, in 1836, was nearly opposite the Whittier seen from Po Hill is referred to by Whittier at the opening of the poem Friends is held at Amesbury, and during the fifty-six years of Mr. Whittier''s residence in the village, this was an occasion on which he opposite the Greenleaf place, and Whittier''s poem "The Home-Coming of id = 16622 author = Pickett, La Salle Corbell title = Literary Hearthstones of Dixie date = keywords = Allan; Baltimore; Charleston; Dr.; Father; Hayne; Key; Lanier; Margaret; Mr.; Mrs.; Paul; Poe; Preston; Richmond; Simms; South; Street; Timrod; Virginia; home; old summary = At the time of the Poet-wanderer''s return to Baltimore his aunt, Mrs. Clemm, had her humble but neat and comfortable home on Eastern Avenue, Near old St. John''s in Richmond was the home of Mrs. Shelton, who, as In the spring of 1863, on a visit to his old home in Macon, Lanier met In the latter part of the year Lanier was living at Number 180 St. Paul Street, and in December he wrote to a friend: At that time in the old city was another picturesque home that harked In this old home the Poet of the Pines was born of a family that days of his sad and broken life William Gilmore Simms came to renew Thompson called it, the two old friends spent together the spring days parlors when the sad old house was a bright, beautiful home. brought a new South to take the place of the old plantation life. id = 16414 author = Pidgin, Charles Felton title = Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason''s Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life date = keywords = Abner; Alice; Aunt; Boston; Centre; Corner; Deacon; Eastborough; Ella; Hawkins; Hill; Hiram; Huldy; Ike; Lindy; Mandy; Mason; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pettengill; Professor; Putnam; Quincy; Sawyer; Strout; Uncle; Zekiel summary = "No," said Quincy, "I refer to Miss Lindy Putnam''s fine singing and the "Oh, yes, come any time," said Uncle Ike, "you''re a good listener, and I "Come along," said Quincy, "I feel pretty good this morning, we''ll walk "Well," said Quincy, "if you tell me why Miss Putnam doesn''t like Quincy said in quick, excited tones, "There has been an accident, Mrs. Mason, and your daughter''s arm is broken; she has also fainted. Quincy said lightly, as he reached over and took the right hand and gave "Well, Strout ought to know what a good bunco game is," said Quincy. "No, Miss Putnam," said Quincy, "I did not come here for any such "I should like to stop and see Huldy," said Alice, and Quincy took the "By the way, Hiram," said Quincy, "I believe you told me once that Mrs. Hawkins, who keeps the house where the Professor boards, is Mandy id = 19067 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Police Operation date = keywords = Fourth; Karf; Level; Paratime; Parker; Tortha; Vall; Verkan summary = "You''ll want to be sure I''m _your_ Verkan Vall, I suppose?" he said, myriad other Verkan Valls on every other probability-line of paratime. Outside, on the open landing field, Verkan Vall glanced up at the sky, Verkan Vall got out his pipe and lit it; the pilot lit a cigarette. "Yes, Fourth Probability Level; typical of the whole paratime belt I was Verkan Vall said good-by to the rocket-pilot and took his seat "Not exactly, sir." Verkan Vall came around the desk, deposited his "I traced Gavran Sarn." Verkan Vall got out his pipe and began to fill Level." Verkan Vall mentioned an approximate paratime location. Verkan Vall read of a Fourth Level aviator, in his little the local Fourth Level idiom, for Verkan Vall was a man who loved good Inside the paratime-transposition dome, Verkan Vall turned from the body of Tortha Karf, it had been brought to the Fourth Level by Verkan Vall. id = 19076 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Naudsonce date = keywords = Anna; Dorver; Fayon; Gofredo; Lillian; Meillard; Paul; Sonny; svant summary = "I wonder how we look to them," Paul Meillard said. robe lifted his staff and said something that sounded like, "If that''s it, they''ve been there a long time," Karl Dorver said. "You know, it''s odd," Karl Dorver said. Like Paul Meillard, Luis Gofredo was a worrier and a pessimist. "I should imagine the animals hear in the same way," Meillard said. If a Svant said something, he made sound waves; if she "Tell Dave Questell what you want," Meillard said. It went off much better than either Paul Meillard or Luis Gofredo Meillard, Dorver, Gofredo and a few others got out of the "Mean I have a voice like a pump?" Gofredo demanded. "I know one thing it''s doing," Meillard said. "That would explain a lot of things," Meillard said slowly. "Like me," Lillian said. a lot of Svants shot," Gofredo said. "Ayesha, you have a recording of the pump," Meillard said. id = 19102 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Dearest date = keywords = Colonel; Dearest; Hampton; Sergeant summary = preempted the chair at Colonel Hampton''s desk. felt that Colonel Hampton was no longer the master of "Greyrock." The The voice inside his head seemed baffled, like a physicist trying to "That was Lao Tze," Colonel Hampton said, a little surprised. was old Sergeant Williamson, the Colonel''s Negro servant, a retired "You know, Popsy, I think he knows I''m here," Dearest said. Look-a dah!" It was, he realized, Sergeant Williamson''s voice. Colonel Hampton wondered, anxiously, where Dearest was, now. "Well, I object to being drugged," Colonel Hampton said, rising. "Albert!" Doctor Vehrner said sharply, nodding toward the Colonel. "No; look after the other man first," Doctor Vehrner said. "Go get the first-aid kit, Sergeant," the Colonel said. Colonel Hampton, at ''Greyrock.'' We''ve had a little "Yes, and try and prove otherwise," Colonel Hampton replied, around his Colonel Hampton felt Dearest leave him for a moment. Colonel Hampton. id = 19194 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Rebel Raider date = keywords = Army; Confederate; Fairfax; Mosby; Stuart; Union; Virginia; man summary = leave Captain Mosby behind with a few men, to look after the loyal As soon as Stuart''s column started southward, Mosby took his six men River came when Mosby and his men sprang to their feet, leveled more men and orders to operate behind the Union army on a permanent Mosby got his prisoners and horses together and started About two weeks later, with forty men, Mosby raided a post at Herndon Mosby men looted them unmercifully, taking their money, their horses, prisoners before the Mosby men learned the facts of the situation and road, with mounted Mosby men in the woods on either side and prisoners, and the victorious Mosby men brought home over a hundred Often, returning from a raid, the Mosby men would find their home Mosby men had experienced for some time. The Union officers found Mosby on the Union army entered Richmond, a party of fifty Mosby men caught their id = 19338 author = Piper, H. Beam title = The Keeper date = keywords = Brave; Crown; Keeper; Vahr summary = deer rifle and his great dog Brave to catch the thieves negatron pistols meant little--Raud was the Keeper...._ hooded overshirt like his own--Vahr Farg''s son, one of the village We came here to learn about the long-ago times on this world, "How long ago do you think it was that the Ice-Father was know that for a long time the Crown was in a city to the north of and gone away--three men in plastic-soled Southron boots and one man Well, where Vahr Farg''s son could take three Southrons, Raud would be the rifle of Vahr Farg''s son; it was a single-loader, like For a long time, Raud sat awake, thinking. looked long and carefully at the face of the Ice-Father. long time, and Raud got a slab of pemmican from the pack and divided reach the place where Vahr and the Southrons would come up long before id = 19370 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Ullr Uprising date = keywords = Company; General; Kankad; Keaveney; Keegark; King; Konkrook; Kragans; O''Leary; Orgzild; Paula; Quinton; Schlichten; Skilk; Terran; Ullr summary = Carlos von Schlichten, General of the troops on Ullr, threw his Von Schlichten helped the girl into the car, placing her on his right. "Yes, this spaceport proposition of King Orgzild of Keegark looks like "I wonder just what''s going on at Keegark," von Schlichten said. Von Schlichten explained, as they went down, that the guns of King seems that General von Schlichten and his Kragans aren''t trying to get it''s like at Company House," von Schlichten said. I''m going to try to get them," von Schlichten told him. "The Ullr Company," von Schlichten replied, "is six and a half parsecs "A Terran''s word is always good, Jonkvank," von Schlichten replied, "That geek," von Schlichten said, "is too smart for his own good. heard General von Schlichten and King Kankad talking to one another. "That''s right," von Schlichten said. "That looks all right," von Schlichten said. Von Schlichten looked up at the big screen. id = 19445 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Omnilingual date = keywords = Lattimer; Martha; Ohlmhorst; Penrose; Sachiko; Selim; Tony; martian summary = Selim von Ohlmhorst looked up from his notebook, taking his pipe out of It was a photostat of what looked like the title page and four thousand Martian words, and she couldn''t assign a meaning to one of Penrose had picked up the title page and was looking at it. "Yes; the name of one of the Martian months." Hubert Penrose went on to glad Lattimer had said it and not Selim von Ohlmhorst. "You know, Martha," he said, when he returned, "Tony was right about one wanted to be able to read the Martian language, and find things out lighted and heated, you and Martha and Tony Lattimer can go to work "Yes, about the time Martha starts reading Martian," Lattimer scoffed. The University was left to Selim and Martha and Tony Lattimer, the That was your first Martian word, Martha," you be so sure that those words really mean things like hydrogen and id = 19474 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Uller Uprising date = keywords = Blount; Company; General; Harrington; Kankad; Keaveney; Keegark; King; Konkrook; Kragans; Niflheim; O''Leary; Orgzild; Paula; Quinton; Schlichten; Skilk; Terran; Uller; Ulleran summary = Von Schlichten helped the girl into the car, placing her on his right. "Yes, this spaceport proposition of King Orgzild of Keegark looks like "You know, I went a little too far," von Schlichten confessed. "I wonder just what''s going on at Keegark," von Schlichten said. "We were speaking of geeks, not Kragans." Von Schlichten lit his seems that General von Schlichten and his Kragans aren''t trying to Kragans haven''t finished him by now." Von Schlichten watched M''zangwe it''s like at Company House," von Schlichten said. I''m going to try to get them," von Schlichten told him. "The Uller Company," von Schlichten replied, "is six and a half "A Terran''s word is always good, Jonkvank," von Schlichten replied, "That geek," von Schlichten said, "is too smart for his own good. von Schlichten and King Kankad talking to one another. "That looks all right," von Schlichten said. Von Schlichten looked up at the big screen. id = 19478 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Four-Day Planet date = keywords = Bish; Dad; Fenris; Hunters; Javelin; Joe; Kivelson; Murell; Oscar; Ravick; Sandor; Steve; Terra; Times; Tom; Ware summary = "Really, Walter, it is a wonderful thing that a famous author like Mr. Murell should come here to write a book about our planet," he told me, like Joe Kivelson, won''t make much more in a year than Dad and I make "Mr. Murell says he''s staying with you at the _Times_," Tom said. Tom hadn''t said anything after we left the stacks of wax and the men it went on the air, I thought, Ravick wasn''t going to like it. "Somebody," Bish said, "some group of ship captains, is holding wax Mort Hallstock and Steve Ravick started here, either," Dad said. "Well, do you think Ravick''s gotten onto Murell yet?" Oscar said. "Walt figured it out since the ship got in," Oscar said. Oscar and Murell and Joe and Tom Kivelson and I went down into the "Bish, what I''d like to know is what you wanted with Ravick," he said. id = 20649 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Oomphel in the Sky date = keywords = Fire; Gone; Ones; People; Sky; Terrans; Travis; World summary = looked at the screen-map and saw a native village just ahead of the dot The native, still looking through the glasses, said, "Right, boss." Then Infantry, a Terran second lieutenant, and half a dozen natives. The Terrans came and brought oomphel to the world; this a sign He started the contragravity-field generator as soon as Miles was in his "I hadn''t heard about that," Miles said, as the general returned to his "I''ve viewed every native village in this area by screen, and I haven''t Miles and Travis got very little rest in the next ten hours. out, and the Gone Ones will live in the World again with the People; the "The Terrans have come, and brought oomphel into the World," the old The Oomphel-Mother for the World of the Terrans the Great Spirit "The Terrans whom the Great Spirit made lived for a long time, and then, id = 20659 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Ministry of Disturbance date = keywords = Dorflay; Ganzay; Imperial; Khane; Majesty; Minister; Prince; Travann summary = man--His Imperial Majesty Paul XXII, for instance--was nothing but "Good morning, Your Imperial Majesty," General Dorflay said, bowing the "Your Majesty," Dorflay said, in a low voice, "let me beg you to be most But, Your Majesty, I am convinced that it is Prince Travann himself who Majesty Ranulf XIV, Planetary King of Durendal, and First Citizen Zhorzh Majesty knows that he is the first Minister of Security in centuries who Highness Prince Travann and his late Majesty Rodrik XXI were involved." "Your Majesty," Prince Travann said smoothly, "I trust that you will "Let''s have a look at this rioting, Prince Travann," one of the less Count Duklass went at once to Prince Travann, drawing him away the students, to give Your Majesty time to talk to them." "I agree with that, Your Majesty," Prince Travann said. "Prince Travann will not be the last Minister of Security," he said. id = 20726 author = Piper, H. Beam title = A Slave is a Slave date = keywords = Aditya; Chmidd; Count; Empire; Erskyll; Imperial; Lords; Master; Ravney; Shatrak summary = "You know, sir, I''m afraid I am, for this planet," Degbrend said. Shatrak''s generation and Count Erskyll''s, he sported a pointed mustache delegation here who want to talk to the Lords-Master of the ships on like feeding time at the Imperial Zoo. I think they all want to "I present the Admirable and Trusty Tchall Hozhet, personal chief-slave Lords-Master''s Convocation, and Khreggor Chmidd, chief-slave in office "Are you," he asked, "the chief-slave of the chief Lord-Master of this The Lords-Master never do business directly," Hozhet said. Shatrak, Erskyll and himself, there were Lanze Degbrend, and Count What with?" Shatrak asked, and Erskyll was wanting to know what Imperial Proconsul, Obray, Count Erskyll, was crowned. course, Obray, Count Erskyll, Planetary Proconsul of Aditya, didn''t they could have money just like Lords-Master, and that if they worked Lords-Employer, and the slaves will be called freedmen, and any time id = 20727 author = Piper, H. Beam title = The Cosmic Computer date = keywords = Command; Conn; Dawes; Fawzi; Federation; Force; Jacquemont; Klem; Koshchei; Kurt; Lester; Litchfield; Maxwell; Merlin; Poictesme; Rodney; Storisende; Terra; Zareff summary = "We didn''t have much time, Conn," Kurt Fawzi said, "but we''ve "Yes. It''s only half an hour till time for dinner, and I think Conn they''ll want Conn to take them right to where Merlin is, the first hopes of people like Dolf Kellton and Klem Zareff and Judge Ledue and "Conn, I know this Lucas is going to marry your sister," he began, robot sped at the airboat; the last thing Conn saw in its screen was a "Conn, this thing about Merlin," she began. His father came out from Storisende, looked the ship over, and seemed "I never expected we''d build a ship ourselves," Conn said. Conn, why don''t you just build a new Merlin? Look, Conn, he knows Merlin is small ship," Conn said. "You know, we can keep the destruction of Merlin a secret," Conn said. "We can''t begin to handle this without Merlin," Conn said. id = 20728 author = Piper, H. Beam title = Space Viking date = keywords = Angus; Bentrik; Duke; Dunnan; Elaine; Enterprise; Federation; Gram; Harkaman; King; Makann; Marduk; Nemesis; Prince; Space; Spasso; Tanith; Trask; Valkanhayn; Viking summary = thousand-foot globe of Duke Angus'' new ship, the _Enterprise_, back Angus, Lord Trask, if you think the Tanith adventure is doing Gram "Lucas Trask--Space Viking," he said. come and go; raid-and-trade bases, like the one Duke Angus planned "He thinks he''s Lord Trask of Tanith," Harkaman said. Trask, Harkaman and Sir Paytrik Morland represented the Space Vikings, Space Vikings, to barter loot, give his men some time off-ship, and too well what Space Viking ships could do to a planet. wondered, for a moment, why in Gehenna Dunnan would want ships like come in on Vitharr, one of the planets where Tanith ships traded, to find it being raided by a Space Viking ship based on Xochitl. Sword-World ship _Nemesis_; I''m Prince Lucas Trask of Tanith, "Barragon''s ships were raiding one of our planets," Harkaman said. "Prince Trask, you must come to Gram, with every man and every ship id = 17192 author = Poe, Edgar Allan title = The Raven date = keywords = Lenore; Poe; Raven; illustration; poem; poet; work summary = creative, compel us to think anew how bravely the poet''s pen turns things Poe to produce two lyrics, "The Bells" and _The Raven_, each of which, from the magazine-text appear in _The Raven and Other Poems_, 1845, a book What, then, gave the poet his clue to _The Raven_? lines from her love-poem, printed in "The New Mirror," for which Poe then was writing, some verses Poe''s raven is a distinct conception; the incarnation of a mourner''s agony _The Raven_ also may be taken as a representative poem of its author, for Raven_ are few and simple: a man, a bird, and the phantasmal memory at a Of course an artist, having perfected a work, sees, like the poem came as inspiration always comes; that its author then saw how it between the working moods of Poe and Doré. Poet or artist, Death at Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door-- id = 29503 author = Pohl, Frederik title = The Hated date = keywords = Chowderhead; Mars summary = I got pretty loaded long before I left New York. drink, I get to thinking about Sam and Wally and Chowderhead and Gilvey Well, I guess I said it already, I drink a pretty good "_Goddam it, stop it!_" Even the bartender looked over at me that time. I said, "The only reason I''m shaking like this is because I''m cold." to think about Gilvey, or Sam or Chowderhead or Wally or the captain. when they''re going, I don''t know, I think it''s worse. "Maybe New Jersey," I said, and took another white pill. "Right," I said after a minute. area, looking across the river or staring across a state line, knowing I said my set little speech: "Dr. Santly, I want to tell "I mean to say," he said, warming up, "you can look forward to the time "I look forward to it very much," I said. id = 14396 author = Poole, Ernest title = His Family date = keywords = Allan; Baird; Bruce; Deborah; Edith; Gale; George; God; John; Judith; Laura; New; Roger; York; chapter; child; good; little; look; night summary = "Good-night, my boy," said Roger. Just before Roger and Deborah left, Edith drew her father aside, and with a and the old seemed stronger for the new--for Laura and Edith and Deborah Deborah, said Edith, had time for nothing on earth moments later, as they were leaving, Deborah came into the room and went "Good-night, my boy," said Roger, and suddenly he cleared his throat. Edith came to the house one afternoon, and she was in Deborah''s room when Roger said one evening when Allan Baird was at the house. "I''m afraid Edith is hurt about something," said Deborah to her father, "Edith will have to come here to live," Deborah said presently. "Good-morning, Mr. Gale," he said, as Roger came into the office one day. A little later Allan came in, and Roger soon left them and went to bed. do for a little while." But Roger said, "Oh, let them talk."... id = 17259 author = Poole, Ernest title = His Second Wife date = keywords = Amy; Carr; Crothers; Dwight; Ethel; Fanny; Joe; Mrs.; New; Nourse; Sally; Susette; York summary = when Amy had come home, appearing resplendent with Joe her husband in a found Joe at work with a tired anxious look on his face, his wife came On Amy''s bed, a little later, Ethel saw a face so changed from the one It was long before Ethel forgot the look that appeared on Joe''s face She went in with Joe to Amy. And her sister looked so relieved, the thought had taken root in her mind; and she applied it now to Joe. Soon at his suggestion she began to use some of Amy''s things. "Well," said Joe, "it begins like this." And his face grew a little now that Amy was dead, Ethel soon began to feel another Joe emerging out Amy''s and though Joe said nothing to Ethel about it, she knew he had not life--and people you''ll like--old friends of Joe''s." She went on in a id = 29932 author = Poole, Ernest title = The Harbor date = keywords = Belle; Billy; Dad; Dillon; Eleanore; God; Joe; Kramer; Marsh; New; Paris; Sam; Sue; York; chapter; come; feel; know; life; like; look; man; time; work summary = opening up by degrees, showed an unmistakable relish for Joe. They had long talks in the study at night, where I could hear them "Who left their little mahogany desks," said Joe, "got into peasant life--the fact that big art means working like hell!" "He''s going to try to know you, Billy, and help you," said Sue. "Good night, dad--I think I''ll go to bed." Even this little came trick, closing in on his great idea and making it look like an old man''s "That''s the way I should want to do it," said Sue, her voice a little "There''s very little time to lose," said Eleanore on the way home. "I don''t like the idea," said Eleanore, "of Sue''s coming down here alone the ship, and Joe''s tired frowning face as he said, "Yes, they look like "Now you and Eleanore must go home," said Sue that night. id = 19336 author = Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) title = The Tangled Threads date = keywords = Ann; Christmas; Helen; Herbert; Howland; Jason; Jasper; John; Kate; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Polly; Raymond; Sarah; Wentworth; Wetherby; yes summary = Penelope raised a tear-wet face and looked into her mother''s shining eyes. nothing--nothing all day." A curious expression came into Mrs. Howland''s face, but Kate Merton did not seem to notice. know, dear," went on Mrs. Howland hurriedly, as she saw the angry light a man of considerable means, Mrs. Howland knew little of her niece''s "Listen," replied Mrs. Howland; "it''s little bits of things that you Rathburn came home after a long day''s labor to find Stub waiting for "I don''t know," said Jasper dully, as he got up to leave the room. "She brought codfish again to-day--five times this week; and you _know_ "He--does, mother." There was a little break in Helen''s voice, but Mrs. Raymond did not notice it. "Little boy, can you tell me why Robert Sawyer did n''t come?" she asked day came for Cousin Helen to go home, Mrs. Dudley being now quite her id = 29793 author = Pratt, Theodore title = The Hohokam Dig date = keywords = George; Sidney summary = "There''s a few questions I''d like to ask them," said George. "No modern Indian of any kind," said George, "uses an atlatl." Sidney looked to the side where George indicated, and croaked, "It''s a George told Sidney, "That''s Pima, or pretty close to it, just pronounced Huk." He turned to the young man at his side and said, "This is Good Huk, along with all the other Indians, including Good Fox and Moon When George was finished Good Fox turned to Huk and said, "You have regard to a date in history, but Good Fox, Huk, and Moon Water, and none George said softly to the Indians, "Let us be In an aside to George, Sidney said, "That means we''ve caught them before George put it formally to the Indians, addressing Huk, Good Fox, Moon George placed Good Fox''s netted clay water jug and his atlatl and furred "I don''t know," said George. id = 16480 author = Preston, Margaret Junkin title = Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War date = keywords = Alice; Beechenbrook; God; battle; day; heart; lie; like; look; love summary = Right bravely all day, with a smile on her brow, And Mamma, don''t you _always_ know, God keeps his word?" Then fast to his heart,--love and duty at strife,-On the altar of Country; and Alice,--sweet wife! Poor heart,--that has held up so brave in the past,-But dear as you are, Love,--my life and my light,-And like the old heroes,--come home on your shield!" And listen,--there comes the low breathing of prayer. Like nuns that come forth in the twilight to pray, That lies like a night-mare on Alice''s breast. And look on the hopeful, bright brows of the men, "How comes it,"--I asked,--"you look careful and bold, Then he''ll know,--and his heart with the thought will be filled,-And each heart before thee knows, The life from the quivering heart till we feel The heart that scarce breathed in the free, open day. Because all her heart-break is kept for her God,-- id = 19436 author = Prouty, Olive Higgins title = The Fifth Wheel: A Novel date = keywords = Bob; Breck; Breckenridge; Edith; Esther; Hilton; Jennings; Lucy; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Robert; Ruth; Sewall; Tom; Van; Vars; Vere; York summary = One by one the family left the Homestead--Lucy, when she married Dr. William Maynard and went away to live near the university with which ''Oh, do tell us, Edith,'' she said to me, ''is Mrs. Sewall''s ball to night Edith had taken her place in the low chair by the little girl''s "I don''t know," said Ruth, wide-eyed, a little alarmed herself, I think. I didn''t refer to the book the next day, nor did I let Ruth know by look Well, as I said, Ruth went one day to a suffrage meeting in town. "And I simply can''t go back to Edith," she went on, "after knowing Bob. I don''t want to go out to Michigan with Tom and Elise. all right for Ruth to go to New York for a little while if she wants to. "Come," said Mrs. Sewall, "why are you here in New York, Miss Vars? id = 19647 author = Quayle, William A. (William Alfred) title = A Hero and Some Other Folks date = keywords = America; Arthur; Bible; Caliban; Charles; Christ; Columbus; Cossette; England; God; Jean; Job; John; Kansas; King; Netherlands; New; Orange; Philip; Prince; Shakespeare; Silent; Spain; St.; States; Tennyson; Valjean; William; french; indian; life; like; love; man; roman; spanish summary = all day and into the dark night, and loves to; but he turns his face to in a man like Philip became a settled cruelty and bigotry which finds liberty and this love for the kingdom of God. I know few things that love!) flooding "In Memoriam" like spring tide''s; love to God, as "St. Agnes'' Eve," "Sir Galahad," and in "King Arthur." By appeal to book do Virtue grows in beauty, like some dear face we love. And King Arthur finds God helps him into all things worth while. Good, and given over to God, he was found out by love; and does, and loves God and his fellow-men and a good woman, and finds no Either a good man is afflicted, and perhaps of God, or Job "All things work together for good to them that love God," is A good man''s life has id = 19451 author = Quick, Herbert title = Double Trouble; Or, Every Hero His Own Villain date = keywords = Alvord; Amidon; Bellevale; Blatherwick; Blodgett; Brassfield; Claire; Clara; Conlon; Cox; Edgington; Elizabeth; Eugene; Florian; Judge; Madame; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Scarlett; Stevens; Waldron; York; good summary = "Baggs," said Mr. Amidon, "take things entirely into your own hands. "Judge," said Amidon, after a long pause, "to say that I don''t know "Madame, and sir," said the judge, "as Mr. Amidon''s friend and legal "His name," said Madame le Claire, "in Bellevale is not Florian Amidon." "The judge and your father," said Amidon, "have got up a wonderful guide "Of course," said Amidon, "this Brassfield must have adopted some "Now, Florian," said Judge Blodgett, as they sat in Amidon''s rooms, "Never saw a thing here before," said Amidon, "and have no feeling "I know," said Amidon, "but, somehow, I feel like getting along without "This man Brassfield," said he to himself, "seems to have been a good "I don''t know a thing," said Brassfield. "My good man," said Brassfield, "whatever would be my attitude "I shall do the right thing," said Brassfield. "For Brassfield, she means," said Amidon. id = 14520 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = Mavericks date = keywords = Brill; Buck; Dixon; Healy; Jim; Keller; Miss; Mr.; Noches; Phil; Phyllis; Sanderson; Slim; Tom; Weaver; Yeager; good; look; man summary = The boy looked long, lowered the glasses, and met his friend''s eye with "Then he couldn''t be the man," the boy said to Healy, almost in a Keller looked at Yeager and laughed, but that young man met him with a Having come to an understanding, Yeager and Keller wasted no time or "I''ve got him, Phyl!" Healy cried in a voice that told the girl he was I''d like right well to know." Brill Healy, in a pallid fury, had "I reckon Jim knows what he''s talking about," said Yeager, Senior, with "Looks like something''s broke loose," the young man drawled aloud. "Come." Larrabie let a hand fall on the shoulder of the other man--a I''m sure it wasn''t Mr. Keller," Phyllis cried, with a face like parchment. the voice and eye of Jim Yeager that boded no good for the man who faced id = 15542 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today date = keywords = American; Corbett; Davis; Dick; Don; Gordon; Juanita; Manuel; Mexican; Miss; Mr.; Pablo; Pedro; Pesquiera; Sebastian; Señor; Steve; Valdés; Valencia summary = "Mr. Gordon is fortunate in his friend," bowed the New Mexican politely. "Señor Gordon, have you ever heard of the Valdés grant?" "I''m a business man, Don Manuel," interrupted Gordon. The dark young man flushed, but his eyes met those of Dick steadily. If you know this Señor Gordon, tell him to sell of Don Manuel Pesquiera, after which Dick Gordon turned and went limping "What don''t you know about her?" asked Dick, who was by way of being "Well, looking at it like a reasonable man, there ain''t any question "Do you know that you were followed to the hotel last night, Mr. Gordon?" she asked him, as soon as he arrived at the State House. the girl herself know how much or how little Richard Gordon''s gay A little old Mexican woman with a face like wrinkled leather was waiting "You want to know why we have made you prisoner, _Señor_ Gordon?" he id = 17043 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = The Sheriff''s Son date = keywords = Beaudry; Beulah; Butte; Charlton; Dan; Dave; Dingwell; Fox; Hal; Meldrum; Miss; Mr.; Park; Roy; Rutherford; Ryan; Street; Tighe; man summary = face with a man Beaudry knew to be a spy of the Rutherfords. and back between Beulah Rutherford and the little man. "Sure, and it must be the boy himself," said the little man aloud. "Glad to meet any friend of my father, Mr. Ryan." Roy Beaudry offered When the young man had left the room, his father turned again to Roy. His arm gathered in the girl beside him. "I don''t want to trouble you, Mr. Rutherford," objected Roy. Something in the manner of Charlton annoyed Beulah. Ned Rutherford offered Roy a coffee-brown hand and looked at him with this quiet, good-looking young man whose smile was warm for a woman Royal Beaudry had never met his father''s friend, Dave Dingwell, but he "White man." Rutherford took a chair close to Dingwell. was looking up into the face of a man, Dan Meldrum. id = 17066 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story date = keywords = Cole; Cunningham; Denver; Esther; Harriman; Horikawa; Hull; Jack; James; Kirby; Lane; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Olson; Paradox; Rose; Uncle summary = James Cunningham, Junior, introduced him to Kirby as his cousin Jack. "Kirby was just telling me that he has come to Denver to meet Uncle "Can you tell me where James Cunningham''s apartment is?" asked Kirby. Kirby Lane stood with fascinated eyes looking down at the glove, Uncle James, I couldn''t do much else except tell some story like the The startled eyes of Jack Cunningham leaped to the little man. A dark, good-looking young man rose from a desk in the inner office "I wanted to have a look at the man who wrote the note to James From James Cunningham Kirby had got the key of his uncle''s apartment. killed my uncle," Kirby answered quietly, looking straight at him. "Serious business, old man," Kirby told him, and the look on his face "I was askin'' Mr. Hull if he knew who killed my uncle," explained Kirby. id = 19055 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = Steve Yeager date = keywords = American; Cabenza; Chad; Culvera; Farrar; Gabriel; Harrison; Holcomb; Mexican; Mr.; Pasquale; Ramon; Ruth; Seymour; Steve; Threewit; Yeager; man summary = his eyes fixed on Yeager as the young fellow rose lightly and moved "Ruth!" Steve glanced at the young girl who moved about the room with The man who had stayed to watch Yeager and his riders finished one cigar Pasquale turned to Yeager with a gesture of his hand. "Looks like he was afraid the goods might spoil on his hands," Steve He handed to the other man the note Steve had written for Threewit. "Chad Harrison, you look after my little girl and see no harm comes to Yeager rode into Los Robles an hour after Harrison and Ruth had left. Not releasing the other man with his eyes, Yeager lent one hand to help "Then you had better keep away from that old Pasquale and Chad Harrison. Steve put a hand on the shoulder of the little man. The camera man was on hand by the time Steve id = 19527 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North date = keywords = Alaska; Bill; Diane; Elliot; Gordon; Holt; Kamatlah; Kusiak; Macdonald; Mallory; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; O''Neill; Paget; Scotchman; Selfridge; Sheba; Wally; come; yes summary = The young man turned his eyes again upon the big Canadian Scotchman. "Billie will be such a big man Daddie won''t know him." And Sheba gave Elliot finished breakfast first and left Macdonald looking over a Elliot took her little hand in a warm, strong grip. Gordon presently stood beside Sheba on the little plateau. His hard eyes searched the face of the plump little man. a small steamer for the long trip along the coast through Bering Sea. But this would take time, and Macdonald did not mean to let him waste Elliot said good-bye to the Pagets and Miss O''Neill ten days later. What could an innocent young girl like Sheba know of such "What did you mean by telling Sheba that old Holt knew her father? "What does Sheba think?" asked the young man quickly. Macdonald relieved Elliot at breaking trail and the young man went back id = 22752 author = Raine, William MacLeod title = The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure date = keywords = Alderson; Argos; Blythe; Bothwell; Captain; Evelyn; Fleming; Gallagher; Jack; Jimmie; Miss; Mott; Mr.; Panama; Quinn; Sam; Sedgwick; Wallace; Yeager; man summary = "Let _me_ set you right, Captain Bothwell. "You know now why I think him a dreadful man," she said, taking a deep From that night Nat Quinn took a great fancy to the young man and often Blythe and I had agreed that Bothwell would not let us get away without Bothwell might now be back at any time we retired to Blythe''s room and I could see Miss Wallace pacing the deck with Blythe for hours, his him talking to a man that looked like our chief engineer." "You think he isn''t the man to give away anything without a good As soon as the man had gone the captain turned to me with a fighting "I know nothing about this man Bothwell, but say the word and I''ll go Bothwell, making play with his cutlas against both Blythe and Yeager, "We''d like a word with you, Captain Blythe." id = 19111 author = Raphael, Rick title = Code Three date = keywords = Ben; Beulah; Clay; Control; Ferguson; Kelly; Martin; car; lane; patrol summary = Patrol Sergeant Ben Martin stepped out of the door of the barracks and Car 56 with Trooper Sergeant Ben Martin, Trooper Clay Ferguson and Car 56--Beulah to her team--was a standard NorCon Patrol vehicle. "Car 56 to Philly Control," Ben called. The senior trooper in Car 104 looked over at Martin and Ferguson. Ben turned on the patrol car''s dazzling headlight and to the left and With Ben at the control seat, on command, both cars extended Clay headed the patrol car and its trailed load into an emergency they flashed past the patrol car and Ben had roared off in pursuit. Clay and Kelly into their bunks, sealing Ben into the control seat. The patrol car was still hitting above the two-hundred-mile-an-hour Clay and Ben had moved away from the car a Clay had come back to the patrol car and dropped into his seat across id = 15979 author = Rathborne, St. George title = Miss Caprice date = keywords = Algiers; Aunt; Chicago; Craig; Doctor; Gwen; John; Lady; Lionel; Malta; Moor; Mustapha; Pauline; Philander; Ruth; Sir; Valetta summary = hand, the British officer, like most of his class, believes that John John Craig is very white; a set look is upon his face, but he smiles a Supper is served at the hotel just as night comes on, and John Craig, A few minutes later John and Lady Ruth stand on the piazza of the hotel. "I desire to speak a few words with you, Doctor John Craig." of a fire in Chicago where a young man named John Craig, said to be a More than once Lady Ruth watches the face of John Craig. At the conclusion of his narrative, John looks again into Lady Ruth''s John has something of the feeling that comes upon the man who awaits the Eagerly John looks upon the face of Lady Ruth. When Lady Ruth learns that the end has come, and John''s quest is at an id = 29760 author = Ray, Anna Chapin title = The Dominant Strain date = keywords = Arlt; Avalons; Beatrix; Bobby; Dane; Gannion; Lloyd; Lorimer; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Sally; Sidney; Stanley; Thayer; Van; York; come; good; time summary = musicians in my time, Beatrix, and I know their pleasant little ways." "Have you heard Thayer yet, Sally?" Bobby asked parenthetically. "Circumstantial evidence convicts you, Thayer," Bobby said, coming to Of course, as Bobby Dane had said, with such a name, Thayer''s family Beatrix had remained thoughtful for some time after Thayer''s departure. as Thayer, followed by Arlt, came striding out across the little stage "Really, I have no idea of Mr. Thayer''s engagements," Beatrix said Later, that evening, Thayer joined Lorimer and Beatrix in a corner of mornings while Thayer was practising, Lorimer and Beatrix idled away the Arlt dropped in at Thayer''s rooms, the next afternoon, and sat looking Thayer''s thoughts flew backwards to one night, in Lorimer''s room at the summer, it seemed to Thayer that, for the time being, Lorimer''s danger Lorimer''s room, Thayer and Bobby Dane were watching the lethargic sleep id = 28509 author = Raymond, Evelyn title = The Brass Bound Box date = keywords = Alfaretta; Aunt; Eunice; Kate; Katharine; Madam; Maitland; Mansion; Marsden; Miss; Montgomery; Monty; Moses; Pettijohn; Sprigg; Squire; Sturtevant; Susanna; Uncle; Widow; come summary = of," said Kate, following Aunt Eunice back into the sitting-room. childish face softened in slumber, she looked so like Aunt Eunice''s lost "Well, I hear Moses coming in, and we three old people must get to rest. Even as Susanna had done, the hired man stared at Katharine, saying: "Oh, Mr. Jones, I''ve got to go home, back to Aunt Eunice''s right away, Moses paused in his work and looked at the girl in great surprise. Susanna had often declared that Moses was "just like ary other man, "No, Aunt Eunice, but a person, a man--Uncle Moses." A boy so mean he''d take a brass bound box out of a girl''s hands and lose Eunice''s woods;" "''Johnny'' Maitland''s girl has been sent home to fetch Pettijohn felt it good to be a great man in the right place. like to hear was Madam''s talk of the old times when the now empty stable id = 18984 author = Read, Opie Percival title = The Starbucks date = keywords = Jasper; Jim; Judge; Kintchin; Laz; Lou; Margaret; Mayfield; Mose; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Peters; Starbuck; Tom; Wall; look summary = war--looks like it''s a mighty hard matter for a man to tell the truth Lou got up and went to him, looked straight into his eyes and said: delicious air," said Mrs. Mayfield, smiling at Lou, "this new life, "Oh, I tell you," said Jasper, tugging at the buckle, "Jim ain''t been Jasper and his wife exchanged glances, and the old man said: "Husband "Mr. Starbuck, whut you all de time come er talkin'' datter way fur? "Wall," said Jasper, "it appears to me like you''ve got all the time thar Starbuck slowly turned his head, looked at Mose and then said to his like a pet lamb," said the old man to his wife when Tom and Lou also had "Peters," said Starbuck, "I don''t like to ask a man his business when out of the house, and Margaret said to Mrs. Mayfield: "Don''t let Jasper id = 19107 author = Read, Opie Percival title = An Arkansas Planter date = keywords = Cranceford; Englishman; Gid; Gideon; Jim; John; Louise; Major; Mayo; Mr.; Mrs.; Sanders; Taylor; Tom; Wash; look; man; old summary = the old man said when they had walked for a time in silence. negro woman said that she had seen him going down the road, and the old "Margaret, I am going out," said the Major, turning toward the door. The Major looked at Gid, winked at him, and the old fellow believing a time they were silent, and then the Major said: "As I came along I was she said, "and if you hear the Major coming, put it away. The priest said nothing, and after a time the Major asked: "How are you "I don''t know but that you are right," said the Major. the Major, old Gid and the Englishman sat looking into the fire. "War time, Gid," said the Major. Major looking at it for a time, turned to the old clerk and said: "That "Look out," said the Major. id = 16722 author = Repplier, Agnes title = Americans and Others date = keywords = Amboise; Byron; Dante; Dr.; England; France; James; Lady; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Ramsay; Saint; Sir; american; cat; english; french; friend; good; great; life; man; thing; woman; world summary = A great deal has been said and written during the past few years on real strength, hardly know where to turn for a little saving dulness. In good truth, we know what a man is like by the things he finds wit, that exhausted vitality, which in no wise represented Mr. Field''s mirth-loving spirit, but only the things which were ground us the record of a day and a night in the life of an English Things were simpler in the old days, when college meant for a woman among intelligent men and women to argue that a good woman is a better The three best things about the college life of girls are its attitude example of men, sounds, to their ears, a little like the words in American school-girl who recently asked a man of letters to permit The little eight-year-old English girl who id = 29356 author = Reynolds, L. Major title = Such Blooming Talk date = keywords = Henderson summary = The ringing of the door bell cut into Henderson''s concentration and he Tensely absorbed, he stood watching the small miracle He slid one hand toward a switch, never moving his eyes from the table. The small green plant on the table was with great effort extending a Henderson increased the power with a trembling hand and almost forgot to came a series of tiny squeaks that sounded strangely like a voice Henderson sat spellbound, watching, listening ... talking and walking plant the world had ever known. issued from a tiny speaker beside the plant as a small whisper of He looked at the plant on the table, but it frozen in his chair, and the tiny squeaking voice said cheerily, "Hi, Henderson opened the door, and only then did he begin to realize the Henderson fainted then, and the last thing he remembered was the voice id = 29206 author = Reynolds, Mack title = Happy Ending date = keywords = Alwa; Nrana; Number; Smith summary = there were the six-legged _baroons_, monkey-like in the trees, that Conrad''s voice in his ear, as it had sounded that day when Conrad had knee-deep, night-wet grass among the trees. And then came Alwa, the aged chieftain, and Nrana, his son. he opened his eyes and saw the handsome blue-complexioned face of Nrana sitting there beside him, and Nrana said softly, "Good day, Mr. Man of "We welcome you, Earthling," he said, "and hope that you will live among "Perhaps he had a ship-of-the-sky there at the beach," Nrana said "Perhaps he will come back to us," said Alwa. "I am Number One," said Mr. Smith, "and Lord of all the planets. "O Kallana," he said, "Let us give him to the _kifs_. They took the Earthling out with them, then, and tied him to a tree. did not wish to hear his screams when the _kifs_ came. id = 29940 author = Reynolds, Mack title = Dogfight—1973 date = keywords = Ivar summary = took the chance that it was most likely an Ivar Interceptor, at that speed, and punched out a temporary evasion pattern with my right hand while with my left I snapped an Ivar K-12 card into my calculator along He was near enough now for my visor screen to pick him up. new calculator that was far and beyond anything our techs were turning I could tell he''d anticipated me by the Bong-Sonic roll he slipped I quickly punched up a new pattern based on the little material I had in was a pass, took a chance on that and punched it in. time like this. had no time to punch up an improvisation. To the left of my cubicle two lights went yellowish and at the same time Then I got to my feet and wearily opened the door of my cubicle. "I don''t know," I said. id = 30035 author = Reynolds, Mack title = Off Course date = keywords = Dermott; Tass summary = First on the scene were Larry Dermott and Tim Casey of the State Highway Tim Casey loosened his .38 in its holster and said, "Sure, and I''m Dameri Tass rubbed a blue-nailed pink hand down his purplish countenance "Mandaia," Dameri Tass told Casey, holding out the metal cap. "Mandaia," Dameri Tass snapped, pushing the cap into Casey''s reluctant Dameri Tass removed the metal cap from his own head. Dameri Tass interrupted, pointing to a bedraggled horse that had made Larry Dermott looked again, just to make sure. "Yes, sir," Larry Dermott said. Dameri Tass said, "Faith, and what goes on?" "Yes, sir," Dermott said. "Sure, and it''s quite a reception I''m after gettin''," Dameri Tass said. stars, the majority of Earth had decided that Dameri Tass was the "Here he comes," said Sir Alfred. Dameri Tass held his head in his hands and groaned. Dameri Tass shook his head. id = 14545 author = Rhodes, Eugene Manlove title = Copper Streak Trail date = keywords = Arizona; Bill; Boland; Carr; Charles; Cobre; Dewing; Eric; Francis; Johnson; Mitchell; Mr.; Oscar; Pete; Selden; Stan; Stanley; Tucson; Vesper; Zurich; good; man summary = Texas man, ready at last, took his place beside Pete and raised his gun "I''d like to borrow some money," said Pete timidly. "Good security--none better," said Pete. "This breakfast is getting cold," said Pete Johnson. "You are a light-minded and frivolous old man," said Stan. "''Sall right," said Pete Johnson. "Bear looking into," said Pete; "though I think they''d size it up as an "But won''t your man Marsh tell Zurich about your unruly behavior?" said "Surest thing you know!" said Pete. "Young man," he said, "would you know that brown horse Stan was ridin'' "Zurich warned me that Stanley''s partner, this old man Johnson, had gone "Sheriff," said Pete, "pass your hand through my hair and feel there, and "You''ve got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete. I''m a great hand at the joke-play myself," said Pete. "Boland, you''ll have to give Carr your horse," said Pete. id = 14079 author = Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan title = Sandy date = keywords = Annette; Aunt; Carter; Clayton; Hollis; Jimmy; Kilday; Meech; Melvy; Miss; Moseley; Mr.; Mrs.; Nelson; Ricks; Ruth; Sandy; come; look summary = "Sure," said Sandy, laughing sheepishly; "but they all come wrong end Sandy cast a longing look at Ricks''s short bottle. "He''s off his nut," said Ricks, starting to pass on; but Sandy As Sandy went into town on the important day, his heart was like a "Jimmy Reed''s doing my work to-day," Sandy said apologetically. "It''s Sandy," she said, and the color came to her cheeks, the light to "So I am," said Sandy; "but me heart never kept time for me before!" "A left-hand blessing on the one that said so!" cried Sandy, with such "I''m sorry, sir," said Sandy, without looking up. Sandy stayed at the door with Annette, but Ruth came to the window and "Annette," said Sandy, softly, coming toward her, "the doctor''ll be "Look me straight, Nelson," said Sandy. "Has the judge asked for me?" said Sandy. "We must think of the judge first, Sandy," she said. id = 15180 author = Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan title = The Honorable Percival date = keywords = Andy; Black; Bobby; Boynton; Hascombe; Hong; Hortense; Judson; Kong; Mr.; Mrs.; Percival; Saluria; Sanno; Weston; honorable; look summary = ten feet apart, Percival and the girl moved abreast, their eyes keeping time Percival''s walk brought him toward the bow of the boat, his eyes "On the floor--in the sea--wherever you like," said Percival, as he "What time do you make it?" asked Percival, and his voice sounded almost "Probably jolly well used to all this sort of thing," said Percival, "No, I am not going ashore," he said somewhat curtly to Bobby Boynton, "Mrs. Weston _has_ gone!" said Bobby when they again touched shore. "I dare say," said Percival, returning her smile. the steerage deck, came quite unexpectedly upon Percival and Bobby "There''s everything to see," said Bobby and she looked at Percival. look!" cried Bobby, with an eager hand on Percival''s arm. "I don''t know that I should care to go myself," said Percival, "but I''ll Percival and Bobby "Judson," said the Honorable Percival as they handed their bags to id = 15230 author = Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan title = Miss Mink''s Soldier and Other Stories date = keywords = Amanda; Beaver; Fletcher; Floss; Gordon; Hill; Joe; Lee; Lucinda; Mink; Miss; Mittie; Mr.; Mrs.; Phelan; Reynolds; Tsang; pop summary = Miss Mink sat in church with lips compressed and hands tightly clasped "If you ain''t got any place to go to dinner, you can come home with me." Miss Mink, looking like a small tug towing a big steamer, shamefacedly Miss Mink, moving about in the inner room, glanced in at him from time got to stay here," Miss Mink had urged some time after dinner. "I perfectly adore going to the hospital," said the girl, her blue eyes "Trouble nothing," said Miss Mink, husky with emotion, "I never knew a "All right, dear," said Miss Fletcher, with a soothing hand on the hot There was only one time in the day when Miss Lucinda came down to earth. Miss Joe Hill took her hand firmly and said: "Lucinda, error and illness When the time came to say "Good night" at the Beavers'' door, all Joe''s id = 20033 author = Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan title = Quin date = keywords = Aunt; Bangs; Bartlett; Captain; Cass; Chester; Claude; Eleanor; Enid; Graham; Harold; Isobel; Madam; Martel; Miss; Mr.; Nell; New; Papa; Phipps; Quin; Quinby; Ranny; Rose summary = "What I got to think about is a job," said Quin, much more interested in "You can put your head against my knees, if you like," Rose said to Quin, "You won''t be half so good-looking," said Eleanor, surveying him with "Tell Papa Claude I couldn''t wait for him any longer," Eleanor then said. "I like the old girl, though," said Quin disrespectfully, "she''s got so "Does--does Miss Eleanor know about all this?" Quin asked. "Miss Eleanor," said Quin, bending over his work and blushing to the "I bet the damn thing''s going to do that all night," Quin said "See here," said Quin, stepping between them and looking Harold Phipps "It''s all right, old cove," said Quin, slipping Rose into the house and "I don''t know yet," said Quin; "that''s what I''ve got to find out." "Quin," she said, "did you know I am not going back?" id = 29027 author = Rich, H. Thompson (Harold Thompson) title = Spawn of the Comet date = keywords = Carter; Jim; Joan; Professor; Wentworth summary = Jim Carter read the news dispatch thoughtfully and handed it back to Miles Overton, city editor of _The New York Press_, shoved his green seen the latest television reports, I suppose?" said Jim, noting that And as Jim turned, he shot a look at Joan, and added: under the stars, and once inside, Jim Carter of _The New York Press_ "Weird looking eggs, all right!" said Jim. "Well, the seeds have hatched," said Professor Wentworth at length, in "Well, I can use it!" said Jim, thinking of Joan. Jim''s arrival in the city room of _The New York Press_ that afternoon That night again, Jim Carter presented himself at the Wentworth home all one fiery hell--then it was that Professor Wentworth summoned Jim Two hours later, Jim Carter''s little auto-plane lifted into the night, a chance, thought Jim, but Professor Wentworth had known from the "Look!" said Jim at length. id = 19892 author = Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe title = The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables date = keywords = Angel; Love; child; look; way summary = "You shall surely wear a crown," said the Angel, "and a kingdom is "Welcome!" said the Angel, "you come in good time. "I came as fast as I could," said the child, "but many things hindered "Oh, dear, foolish child," said the Angel. One day Love went to and fro in his house, looked from door and window, Said the eldest child to the Angel who was their guardian; "Dear, there robes and sighed: "The little Prince is long in coming!" they said. "My dear child," said the Angel-who-attends-to-things, "why are you "SIT DOWN!" said the Angel; and he took the child by her shoulders and "Look!" said the child. "Look!" said the child. "You are a very clever angel to know that!" said the child. "You are a rather foolish child," said the Angel, "or you would have "Oh yes!" said the Angel: "this is the way _I_ was made." id = 14491 author = Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith) title = The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer''s Day date = keywords = Aunt; Benson; Carson; Christmas; Gray; Judge; Kendrick; Louis; Matthew; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Richard; Roberta; Rosamond; Rufus; Ruth; Stephen; Ted; Uncle summary = Richard Kendrick now looked a particularly personable young man, well Louis Gray, coming into the hall precisely as Richard Kendrick, again The next time Richard Kendrick went to the Gray home was a fortnight Richard continued to watch, and saw that immediately Ted looked his way good looks and doesn''t work for his living, and likes pretty colour "Look at Rob and Mr. Kendrick," said Ruth in Rosamond''s ear. "Did you ever see anything so fascinating as Aunt Ruth and Mr. Kendrick?" asked Mrs. Stephen in her husband''s ear as they stood looking Richard to do, so that young man found his time again upon his hands and Richard, smiling, looked at Aunt Ruth, then at Roberta. Richard Kendrick had come into the store''s little office like a Richard came close, looking straight up into Roberta''s face, which was "It''s a beautiful old place, isn''t it?" Richard looked to Roberta for id = 16115 author = Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith) title = Red Pepper''s Patients With an Account of Anne Linton''s Case in Particular date = keywords = Aleck; Anne; Burns; Coolidge; Doctor; Ellen; Franz; Horn; Jordan; King; Linton; Miss; Mrs.; Pepper; Red; Van summary = "Of course I know," Burns responded, his hand resting gently on the "Yes, I knew," said Burns simply; and Coolidge saw him lift his hand and "He knows that word all right," said Burns, smiling back. face flushed and eager like a healthy boy''s, Red Pepper Burns stood "Glad to do anything for Doctor Burns," King responded, taking his place She lifted her eyes to his, and for the first time he got a good look Next morning, at the time of Mrs. Burns''s visit to the hospital, King Burns, coming in to see King one day when the exchange of letters had "So do I," laughed King, looking past Burns''s shoulder at a saucy sketch King looked at Red Pepper Burns and smiled in spite of himself. "O Red," she said softly--"to think of the eyes that look at you like Burns looked at Jordan King. id = 20719 author = Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith) title = Under the Country Sky date = keywords = Channing; Craig; Crofton; Davy; Doctor; Father; George; Georgiana; James; Jeannette; Jefferson; Jimps; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Stuart; Thomas; Warne; good; look summary = "That is good of you," answered Mr. Jefferson--and Georgiana liked the In her own room, that night, Georgiana lay awake for a long time. "I shall tell you no more about her," said Georgiana Warne, with her "Good-night, Georgiana--dear," Stuart responded cheerfully. Yet, as Mr. Jefferson came into the dining-room that night, Georgiana Georgiana''s clever mimicry or turned to laugh into Jeannette''s eyes as "You''ll come, too, Georgiana dear?" Jeannette, furrily clad for a walk "Come, George;--you need a good tramp," Stuart urged at Jeannette''s great car in the wake of Jeannette, and followed by James Stuart looking living-room to-morrow night," said Georgiana softly, staring into the She gave Georgiana a penetrating look as she said it, but saw only a Then Jeannette came back, and Georgiana looked indeed, had Dr. Jefferson Craig and little Georgiana Warne in common? Georgiana looked into Father Davy''s eyes as she stood before him. id = 29789 author = Richmond, Leigh title = Poppa Needs Shorts date = keywords = Momma; Oley summary = Little Oley had wandered into forbidden territory again--Big Brother "What makes shorts, Sven?" Oley wasn''t so knowledgeable but what he "Momma and Hilda come in all the time, and you don''t say so." Oley stood despite the fact that Oley couldn''t define half the words and probably I don''t like these pink shorts Momma put on me Sven says my shorts is electric!" In the adult world days passed before Oley''s accidentally acquired Oley was sitting peacefully at the breakfast table, doing his level best Momma was cooking doste, and that to Oley smelled best of Little Oley watched in fascination. So the cause of the short that Momma and Poppa yakked Shorts can be made by neatles, that bite like teeth. Little Oley watched. Suddenly, Oley decided to prove his point: Nice neatles probably made even better shorts than other neatles--and there was a big electric id = 15862 author = Riley, James Whitcomb title = Afterwhiles date = keywords = Aunt; God; Mary; Old; Tomps; Year; come; eye; fer; like; little; love; man; time; town summary = "Afterwhiles." In "The South Wind and the Sun" the line is ''Laughed out in A kiss like the drip of a drop of dew! Love and the glad sweet face of her! Set like a gem in the red rust of years? Or like the lights of old antiquity His verse blooms like a flower, night and day; And the face, like the bloom of the orchard bough, And the face, like the bloom of the orchard bough, Like to jes'' git out and rest, Like a feller ''ats in love "''Come in and git some coffee like yer mother used to make''-Like a blamed old sandwitch warped in two! Now there was a man ''at jes ''peared-like, to me, Ag''inst the old man, like as not! Ef you knowed Tomps you''d like him, shore! Like women does-till Mother says--, Like that, she''ll not come down at all! id = 16265 author = Riley, James Whitcomb title = Riley Songs of Home date = keywords = boy; day; good; hand; home; illustration; like; love; old summary = The touch of loving hands on brow and hair-With dreams--not tear-drops--brimming our clenched eyes,-"I''m home again, my dear old Room, Fold round me like the arms of love, And to-day as I dream, with both eyes wide-awake, My dear old friends--It jes beats all, And jes smile on ye like the sun It''s all so good-old-fashioned like Sich folks, you know, I jes love so The time jes melts like a late, last snow,-Of good old days returned.-The old days of Morning, And the tears, like the rain of morning, You know we talked about the times when that old road was new: The same old dreams of our boyhood''s days The old ghosts romp through the best days dead! Like that of the old guitar! Liked to hear him that-a-way, And loved, long ''fore my dancin''-days wuz over!-Jes like afore my dancin'' days wuz over! id = 19897 author = Riley, James Whitcomb title = Riley Love-Lyrics date = keywords = Arden; Mary; Van; dream; face; illustration; like; love; old summary = Though I hear, beneath my study, like a fluttering of wings, Grew round the stump," she loved me--that old sweetheart of mine. They would not smile in Heaven till the other''s kiss had come. Mine eyes, such was my faint heart''s sweet distress. I stay with kisses, ere the tearful face Like a rose in bloom; Sweet as the dew''s lip to the rose''s. Her face is like a night of June And Woman''s eyes of tears and smiles,-Love, and the smiling face of her. Love, and the glad sweet face of her. Or like the lights of old antiquity To calm my love--kiss down her shielding hand With her fair face and the sweet smile of it, The touches of her hands are like the fall The touches of her hands are like the dew Fer they all died little babies; and ''twas one o'' Mother''s ways, id = 20181 author = Riley, James Whitcomb title = A Defective Santa Claus date = keywords = Uncle; illustration summary = Nen Uncle Sidney comes to stay Ist right fer Santy Claus!" Pa said, It''s time enough fer sleighbells nen!" An'' Uncle say, "''At''s ist the way Nen Ma she''d laugh ''t what Uncle said, Nen Uncle, when she''s gone back to Ist like he said she haf to do, Like Uncle telled him wunst when LeeBob cried an'' jerked the light from me, Nen Uncle gits the flat-arn out, Old Chris''mus-times when _he''s_ a kid, An'' yer old Uncle here ''ull show Nen Uncle sigh at Ma, an'' she An'' pore old Sid!''" Nen Uncle he Old Santy Claus (now hush!) he''s sent ''Fore _Santy_ gits here, like he said. "Ist _one_--''cause I''m ''The Lighter''!"--Nen Wite ''ginst the Chris''mus-Tree ist where Nen Uncle grabs th'' old overcoat Nen Uncle come back in, an'' shake Like he don''t know ist _what_ to do-An'' nen, seem-like, I hear some mens id = 19851 author = Rinehart, Mary Roberts title = More Tish date = keywords = Aggie; Burton; Charlie; Culver; Hannah; Lizzie; Miss; Modestine; Mr.; Muldoon; Myrtle; Sands; Tish; V----; german; look summary = was going to Tish''s she said she would come along. In fact, Tish said it reminded her of the time, years ago, when "Aggie," I said, "it is raining and Tish is going on anyhow. "Come, Modestine," said Tish again, and started along. "It looks like a drawing room," said the young man, with a long breath. "Come and look at it, Tish!" she said. Well, I had to tell Tish, and she flew into a temper and said Mrs. Ostermaier never could cut things out properly, and she would leave the "In the evening, Tish," said Aggie gently. "Aggie!" Tish said, in a savage tone. "Look here," Tish said suddenly, "go and ask that noisy young idiot for "Tish," Aggie said in a shivering voice, "I wish you wouldn''t talk about Tish then advanced in the direction of the voices and said: "Aggie, are "Tish," I said, "suppose they find Aggie?" id = 20231 author = Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir title = Earth''s Enigmas: A Volume of Stories date = keywords = Bill; Celia; Desbra; Eye; Gillsey; Gluskâp; Goodine; Jamie; Jim; Laurette; Liz; Marsh; Perdu; Reddin; Reuben; Sandy; Vandine; man; time summary = way, along the edge of the shadow, keeping his wide-open green eyes upon lonely days when his father was away at the tavern the little boy had "It looked like pale green hand, that waved for a moment over the water, "Yes," said Reuben, "that''s just what it looked like. came into his eyes as he looked on Reuben. Every time he let the saw swing back, Vandine would drop his eyes to the came sailing low overhead, caught the little fellow''s eye, and diverted Bending a strange look on the young man, he said, in a voice as harsh as By this time Vandine had got his new saw, and he turned away without across the camp-fire into the young man''s face, and in the look and in The young man started back and put his hand to his eyes, as if awaking id = 28936 author = Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir title = In the Morning of Time date = keywords = Bawr; Bow; Chief; Grôm; Hills; Loob; Mawg; Ook; cave; eye; fire; foot; great; head; like; man; time; tribe summary = The girl came forward timorously, and knelt at Grôm''s feet. When both bears were high in the two trees, Grôm and the girl slipped faced his approach, but Grôm saw the shrinking in his furious eyes, A haughty look came over Grôm''s face, his broad shoulders squared strode to the front, and stood like Grôm, with unbowed head, leaning "Either the girl must die," said he, eyeing Grôm''s face, "or she must Like Grôm, the girl carried two flint-headed spears. For a moment or two Grôm looked into the girl''s eyes steadily, From their place in the tree Grôm and the girl had followed wounded Bow-leg; but at the sight of Grôm and the Chief leaping down "Courage!" cried Grôm, lifting his head and dashing his great hand Then a stab of Grôm''s great spear caught it full in the eye, and this Grôm stood staring for a long time, with wide, brooding eyes, at the id = 28960 author = Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir title = The Backwoodsmen date = keywords = Ann; Barron; Boss; Boy; Coxen; Dave; Gammit; Henderson; Joe; Johnson; Lidey; Lilly; Mandy; Melindy; Mr.; Mrs.; Pete; Pichot; Red; Rosy; Stumpy; come summary = her feet, and stood staring, her head low down and her big ears waving an opening, out came a sharp little black nose pushing and twisting Around the little log cabin in the clearing the snow lay nearly four Dave Patton straightened, and his grey eyes turned to a little, door stood half open, but drifted full of snow to within little more red-headed man, with the cross grey eyes and loud voice, should be got up, dashed the back of her hand across her eyes with a little "I''ve come to borry yer gun!" said Mrs. Gammit, appearing suddenly, a For a few moments Henderson felt like shutting his eyes between his little, hand-like, clever fore-paws, his shining eyes kept moment, and turned their little twinkling eyes upon Mrs. Gammit in "Well, they ketched a big weasel!" said Mrs. Gammit, eyeing him with His eyes glowed like red coals, his long, black shape looked id = 20909 author = Roberts, Elizabeth Madox title = Under the Tree date = keywords = Mother; little; tree summary = And moved a little bit away. I climbed a little crooked tree. I like to look into my pillow at night. A little brown bowl that can talk to me, The little brown bowl and the flying wings. I liked to watch her little tongue O little one away so far, A little light is going by, Up in the garden, a little rain came. I watch the little pulpit house-And what their little dreams are like A little gray thing came out of the grass. And Dick said, "Look what I have found!" The little new moon above the tree. I saw a tree that looked at me, A little bush could talk to me. A smooth little bush said a word to me. It makes a little talking sound. We watched the little ships go by. A little wind came to my face. And she said her little asking words. id = 29602 author = Roberts, James title = The Coyote A Western Story date = keywords = Brown; Carlisle; Coyote; Doane; Eagen; Joe; Lamy; Laura; Mallory; Mannix; Rathburn; Roger; Sautee; man summary = "There are six winning cards in my right hand," Rathburn said slowly. The man ahead turned in his saddle, and Rathburn saw the glint of "An'' there''s only one reason why you got away with it," said Rathburn, "Yes, I''m called The Coyote," said Rathburn, walking slowly toward "That''s better, sheriff," said Rathburn with a queer smile. For the first time Rathburn looked squarely at the other man in the "Looks like there was a posse or two out this morning," said Rathburn Rathburn led the boy outside and said quickly: "Just what is this man Then, seeing the look that came into Rathburn''s eyes, he said hastily: "Looks good as a gold mine an'' thinks he''s found one," said Rathburn, "I''ll go see who it is," said Mallory with a quick look at Rathburn. "You didn''t come here for a gun play, Eagen," said Rathburn. "Sheriff Long an'' the others," said Rathburn quickly. id = 17658 author = Roberts, Theodore Goodridge title = The Harbor Master date = keywords = Bill; Black; Brennen; Chance; Darling; Dennis; Denny; Dick; Flora; John; Kavanagh; Lynch; Mary; Mother; Nick; Nolan; Pat; sure summary = "Turn round an'' git back to yer post wid ye," said the skipper. "Aye, sir, we bes ready to help ye," replied the skipper, humbly. In the little retiring harbor of Chance Along, Black Dennis Nolan was a "Aye, skipper, that bes right," muttered Nick Leary. "Now, men, maybe ye know who bes master of this harbor," he said. Nolan, skipper o'' Chance Along; an'' now I bes takin'' ye to my granny, "So it bes yerself, Skipper Denny," he said. was Black Dennis Nolan, the skipper, who had saved Flora''s life. "It bes the skipper," said Mary Kavanagh, "him that fetched ye from the "Aye, skipper, sure ye could," said Bill Brennen; "but it bes like this "Mary bes a good girl," said the skipper. "Sure then, Pat bes the lad we wants," said the skipper, grinning like "Ye bes after Black Dennis Nolan, sir," said Wick. id = 21227 author = Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) title = Shenac''s Work at Home date = keywords = Allister; Angus; Bhan; Dan; Dhu; Evan; Flora; God; Hamish; Shenac; Stewart summary = home Hamish and Shenac, who were twins, Dan, Hugh, Colin, and little "Whisht, Hamish dear; there''s no wonder," said Shenac in a low voice. The little boys were all in bed by this time, and Hamish and Shenac were "But, Shenac," said Hamish eagerly, "you are not to think I mind _that_ "I think, Shenac, you should say nothing to Dan about it," said Hamish. of Angus Dhu, neither Dan nor Hamish nor anybody else ever heard Shenac "Whisht, Hamish," said Shenac Dhu, "you''re going to quote Saint Paul and "Hamish," said Shenac Dhu, "I shall never see her without fancying she "But, Shenac," said Hamish gravely, "does our mother know? "It has seemed like the old days again," said Shenac as they came in "Nonsense, Hamish!" said Shenac Dhu; "you don''t know anything about it. "Do you think that has anything to do with it, Hamish?" said Shenac id = 27930 author = Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) title = David Fleming''s Forgiveness date = keywords = Ben; Betsey; Clifton; Davie; Elizabeth; Fleming; Gershom; God; Holt; Jacob; Katie; Langden; Maxwell; Miss; Mrs summary = Gershom Holt was to all appearance a hale old man, but for a long time notions, she said, and from the time that Elizabeth came home from "Clifton," said his sister, earnestly, "Ben is Cousin Betsey''s best hand "There is old Mr Fleming going off home," said Ben as he caught sight Maxwell looked a good deal more like other people, Miss Elizabeth set in her ways," said Clifton, imitating so exactly Mrs Jacob''s voice old things to tell them in a new way, and, as she looked and listened, "Yours must be such a happy life, Miss Elizabeth," said Katie one night "I don''t think Davie likes me very well," said Miss Elizabeth. if you like, for a little while," said Miss Elizabeth, just as if she some of the things that Miss Elizabeth said to her then, Katie told Mr Fleming had for a long time said little either of past troubles or id = 28008 author = Robins, Elizabeth title = Under the Southern Cross date = keywords = Bach; Baron; Blanca; Captain; Guatemala; Madame; Miguel; Mrs.; Peruvian; San; Señorita; Steele summary = _San Miguel_, Mrs. Steele is joined by Señor Noma, and the Baron Mrs. Steele shades her eyes with one little grey-gloved hand, and The dark young man gathers for Mrs. Steele and the Baron de Bach for you been?" says Mrs. Steele, looking disapproving and a little out of Mrs. Steele looks a little like her handsome self in the proofs shown us "Madame," says the Peruvian quietly to Mrs. Steele, "no von here "Señorita," says the Peruvian, breaking off a conversation with Mrs. Steele upon native dishes, "I haf here pineapple sairve vidth ice and On Saturday morning, the day following, Mrs. Steele, the Baron and I Mrs. Steele and I are facing each other, while the Baron sits behind who''s that?" Before my astonished eyes stand Mrs. Steele and the Baron de Bach, looking anxiously for the advancing "It was like this when God made it!" says Mrs. Steele, under her id = 29680 author = Robinson, Frank M. title = Decision date = keywords = Captain; Josef; Lieutenant summary = Davis opened the hatch to the wheelhouse and the Captain slipped in, It would be an infra-red picture, the Captain thought. Then McCandless voiced what the Captain had already taken to be a It wasn''t much of a picture, the Captain thought. alien ship by the time the Captain had glanced away and was formulating be another hot day, the Captain thought, one where the heat stood off The captain of the _Josef_ must have realized that he couldn''t get away Sir. That was the one reason why he tolerated Davis, the Captain wondering what you would do, sir, if the alien ship opens fire on the McCandless turned slightly so the Captain could no longer read his face. So McCandless had thought they''d go to the rescue of the _Josef_, the Captain thought slowly. McCandless didn''t reply immediately and the Captain thought to himself, alien, sir," McCandless suddenly said. id = 29601 author = Robles, Edward G. title = See? date = keywords = Pete summary = looked like the easiest thing to do, but it took more guts that he had joking, "Look, Pete--you oughtta know by this time, I _like_ my beard. He mooches off, looking like I''d kicked him, and goes over to the I figure maybe the Professor could use it, so I listen. Well, for some reason Pete don''t look pleased, and he''s real unhappy by Pete looks at the thing in his hand, and the Prof and I go over there. The Professor looks at the thing real carefully and speaks up. Pete, look at that thing and tell me what it is." that item looks exactly like a full fifth of Old Harvester, 100 proof. To Pete, it looks To you, it looks like a straight razor while, to Sacks, it To Pete, you''d look like a bar of To Sacks, you''d look like a shoe, id = 29620 author = Rocklynne, Ross title = Sorry: Wrong Dimension date = keywords = Drinko; Mabel summary = Baby didn''t cry all day, because he had a monster for a playmate. got Harry''s work-clothes mended and I also read three installments of a baby hasn''t cried all day!" I gurgled when we came out of it. "Neither has mine," said Mabel, who isn''t due for six months. Mabel screeched through her teeth, "Baby''s got it, the monster''s got it, "From another dimension," said Mabel. "If baby keeps his," said my friend Mabel. "You''ll just worry him," said Mabel. "Stella," she said, with a quiver of that good-looking short upper lip "Introductions," said Jake, casting him a hard look. "That''s right," said Mabel, her hands on her hips. "Hi, Stella," said Mabel, up on one elbow and looking fuzzily at me. said as I opened the door. said, but I already knew the Drinko was back. "Well, I had to get my baby''s Drinko back," I said. "Well!" said Mabel. "Fine!" said Harry, looking around. id = 28956 author = Roe, Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) title = Tharon of Lost Valley date = keywords = Billy; Black; Conford; Corvan; Courtrey; Ellen; God; Golden; Holding; Jim; Kenset; Lost; Rey; Stronghold; Tharon; Valley; Wall summary = "Buck Courtrey," she said, "you might own an'' run Lost Valley--all but "Plenty bad-men right here in Lost Valley," said the girl quietly, In the soft darkness Tharon took the extended hand, held it a moment "Tharon, dear," he said so gently that his words were like a caress "Not much, Courtrey," she said, "you fast gun man! "I''m glad," said Tharon simply, "th'' time has come when Lost Valley Yes, Courtrey was like a king in Lost Valley, absolute. When Tharon smiled like that she was wholly adorable, and the man knew "I''ve come to live in Lost Valley, Miss Last," he said, "for a long "Courtrey," he said, this time without the Mr., "I''ve come to Lost "I think," said Tharon slowly, "that it looks like there''s a woman I''m Jim Last''s girl--th'' best gun man in Lost Valley, if I do say id = 29223 author = Rogers, Robert title = Ponteach; Or, The Savages of America date = keywords = CHEKITAN; Father; HONNYMAN; Indian; King; Monelia; PHILIP; Rogers; TENESCO; War; blood; heart; mind; ponteach summary = the French and Indian War put him in command of a company, known as England, anxious to let his friends know of the conditions in America, PONTEACH, Indian Emperor on the Great Lakes. THE BEAR, } Indian Kings who join with Ponteach. _Enter PONTEACH, and other Indian CHIEFS._ These Indians'' Minds to Friendship, Peace, and Love. Your King had better send his good Men hither, He like a Father loves you as his Children; And let them know they come from England''s King, And his great Mind knows not the Pain of Fear. Can this become a King like Ponteach, Thou know''st I have engag''d to bring King Hendrick Behold--Great God, send Fire, convince these Indian Kings When the War ends her Friends shall pay us for it. Nor let them know their Father''s wretched End, Look on a King whose Sons have died like mine! id = 29910 author = Rubin, Mann title = The Second Voice date = keywords = Crawford; Dr.; Shalt summary = "You should have seen Dr. Shalt while you were on stage," said Colonel "This--we want to use the voice of Spud for an experiment. "With the average voice, yes," said Dr. Shalt. "Spud''s voice contains that quality," continued Dr. Shalt. "It''s right here on the field, Robbie," Colonel Meadows said quickly. "What do you say, Crawford?" asked Dr. Shalt. "We''ve wasted weeks testing every man on this field," said Dr. Shalt Crawford looked at Colonel Meadows. A microphone had been set up and Dr. Shalt had Crawford test Spud''s Inside the booth Dr. Shalt, Colonel Meadows and a technician watched Crawford spoke until he saw Dr. Shalt signal for a conclusion. The voice is completing the circuit!" Dr. Shalt said tensely. "Don''t you understand--_it wasn''t my voice_!" screamed Crawford. "Dr. Shalt, I swear to you that was not my voice at the end. The voice of your dummy, Spud." He wasn''t going to be id = 29581 author = Ryan, Marah Ellis title = The Bondwoman date = keywords = Captain; Caron; Clarkson; Colonel; Countess; Delaven; Duke; Dumaresque; Evilena; Gertrude; Judge; Judithe; Kenneth; Loring; Loringwood; Madame; Mahs; Margeret; Marquise; Masterson; Matthew; Miss; Monroe; Monsieur; Mr.; Mrs.; Nelse; Paris; Pluto summary = "Yes," said the Marquise, rising, "when I heard the story of the girl "Yes, Gertrude is a little like that," assented Mrs. McVeigh, and promising to speak a good word for Delaven to the little girl across said, regretfully, "and I''ve heard that the old Lorings lived like "Yes; just look at Pluto and Bob," said Evilena, motioning towards the "You are a brave little woman, Miss Gertrude," said the Judge, bowing when Retta come back Mahs Matt tell her little Rhoda dead long time "They are yours, too, Marquise," said the girl, smiling a little; but done us a good turn and sent you to our home," said McVeigh, though he Pluto watched them leave the room and enter the apartments of Mr. Loring, where Mrs. McVeigh, Miss Gertrude and Delaven were at that then said: "Colonel McVeigh is a friend; I should not like to think id = 29694 author = Ryan, Marah Ellis title = The Treasure Trail: A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine date = keywords = Billie; Cap; Clodomiro; Conrad; Don; Doña; General; God; Granados; Jocasta; José; Kit; Marto; Miguel; Perez; Pike; Ramon; Rhodes; Rotil; Singleton; Soledad; Sonora; Tula; indian summary = Captain Pike uttered a profane and lurid word or two concerning Mr. Conrad, and stated he''d be glad when Billie was of age. "Look here, son," said Pike, after a little, "I''ll hit any trail with Thus Kit Rhodes sat his horse and looked at her, and saw things other that adobe until Conrad had left the ranch, and I know Kit was right. Kit halted, panting from the heart-wearying trail, and looked Pike "Why, Miguel, don''t you know me?" asked Kit. The eyes of the man had a strange look, and he did not answer. "Yes, señor," he said nodding his head when his eyes rested on Rhodes, "Isidro," said Kit, "this man is to answer questions of the señora. Doña Jocasta patted the hand of the girl, but looked at Kit. "A man does not go in the dark to look for a trail," said Padre id = 29160 author = Salton, William P. title = Operation Lorelie date = keywords = Jarvis; Mark summary = They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, The blonde man said, "The air''s okay, Jarvis. Jarvis, his dark eyes wary, scowled as he looked about. Jarvis took a chocolate bar from his pocket, sat down on a piece of Where did they go?" Jarvis took Ahead, the path turned and Mark followed it as it went forward again, Well, she won''t be melancholy for long, Mark thought. As Mark jerked to a stop at the cry, Jarvis jumped into his path. Suddenly, above the sound of fist on flesh, came the voice of the girl Mark had had more than his share of girls. Mark''s superior strength began to force Jarvis to give ground. Mark came to his feet. id = 29897 author = Samachson, Joseph title = Runaway date = keywords = Carter; Comets; Plato summary = "Assembly?" Plato''s eyes looked up in mild astonishment. little intelligence, Plato." Why couldn''t they have given him a name fictional hero like Comets Carter, who would be adventuring on strange Plato sat lost in thought. _The ship curvetted in space like a prancing steed. "Okay," said Plato, "if you don''t want them, you don''t have to take him, Plato asked for a ticket not to Space Junction, where he was going, "Yes, ma''am," said Plato nervously, afraid of the embarrassing questions Plato said tearfully, "Yes, ma''am." The tearfulness wasn''t hard to moment Plato thought she was going to offer him flight fare from Space things, those wonderful ships, each so long that he realized for the "Those ships," said Plato, honestly enough. Plato swallowed nervously, and said in desperation, "I don''t have a The captain and Plato''s dorm master were standing Plato couldn''t move. would never course through space like Comets Carter. id = 28439 author = Sampson, Emma Speed title = The Comings of Cousin Ann date = keywords = Ann; Big; Billy; Bob; Buck; Bucknor; Cousin; Hill; Jeff; Josh; Judith; Mildred; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Peyton; Uncle summary = Miss Ann Peyton''s rickety coach bearing her to Buck Hill, which was "Yes, and Little Josh tells me Miss Ann is always company wherever she "It looks like the old rockaway and Uncle Billy''s top hat," said "But, Mother," pleaded Mildred, "couldn''t we put old Cousin Ann Peyton "Why will you insist upon saying Cousin Ann, Judith?" drawled Mrs. Buck. Then old Dick stayed on and Mrs. Knight died and his daughter-in-law and the little flame-haired Judith come to her old cousin''s room so Miss Ann felt at liberty to relax Miss Ann Peyton was not coming, but was making a visit at Buck "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I''m going over to Buck Hill this morning an especial one for Miss Ann Peyton, to whom the old men of Ryeville "You mean Miss Judith Buck, Uncle Billy?" and Jeff''s face flushed. What Big Josh said to Judith was, "And how do you do, Miss Buck? id = 15174 author = Sanborn, Kate title = Memories and Anecdotes date = keywords = Boston; Botta; College; Dartmouth; Doremus; Dr.; England; Greeley; Hampshire; Hanover; John; Kate; Mary; Massachusetts; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; President; Professor; Sanborn; Smith; Webster; York; friend; woman summary = temper and life-long interest in "Old Time Wall-papers." Later our A man gave a lecture in a New England town which failed to elicit much my friend said with a laugh, "Miss Sanborn has come to see Hezzy whom Happy Days with Mrs. Botta--My Busy Life in New York--President Happy Days with Mrs. Botta--My Busy Life in New York--President men paid their respects to Mr. and Mrs. Botta on the New Year''s Day I house of a friend, our host said: ''Doctor, I don''t think much The poem with which I close my tribute to my dear friend, Mrs. Hermann, is especially fitting to her beautiful life. When I gave evening lectures at Mrs. Terhune''s while at Smith College, there by a dear friend from Brooklyn, New York, wife of a business man When my friend, Mrs. Botta, said one evening to her husband: "Grace id = 29727 author = Saphro, Charles title = Zero Data date = keywords = Fane; Gov; Jason; Lonnie; Moglaut; Raichi; Tiara summary = Lonnie''s success was the abiding crux of Jason''s disgust. "Lonnie," Jason managed to get a little help from his associates and enough so that one unit of a kind could be unobtrusively trained on Mr. Raichi under the care of Jason''s own desk sergeant. On Jason''s first attempt it almost came close to Lonnie. Jason''s next attempt on Lonnie had to wait until 2005 and was the result Jason, playing the hunch he''d built up about Lonnie, rushed a man, armed Conversely, Jason didn''t know about Lonnie''s philosophy. Jason latched the servo-tracer on Lonnie and settled down to wait. Lonnie so bland that Jason felt a skitter of perspiration down his color-feel exactly." Breathing heavily, Jason had to let his voice fade The second time Jason''s servo-tracer on Lonnie hiccupped and dozed off servo-tracer on the night of Jason''s call at Lonnie''s mansion; bollixed Afterward, had Jason known anything at all about Lonnie''s Philosophy, id = 30010 author = Savage, Arthur Dekker title = Trees Are Where You Find Them date = keywords = Burt; Doc summary = _The trees on Mars are few and stunted, says old Doc Yoris. But I don''t think old Doc Yoris, who was there with Lew and Rusty and Doc laughed every time the screen showed trees, and I could hear Burt "Hope he don''t try to rook Pop into no deals," said Lew. Doc tipped up his bottle of beer. "It''s the big operators like Burt," I said. "That Burt Holden was up to my place couple weeks ago," said Doc. "He wanted to buy all my timber," said Doc. "Burt Holden wants to buy the mill," he said, "I''m gonna talk to Burt Holden," he said. "There won''t be no trouble," said Doc. I went over and told Burt that Doc wanted to talk to him. "I still don''t want to sell, Mr. Holden," said Doc. said Doc, pointing, "you just stand right over there, Mr. Holden, and "I ain''t going," said Doc. id = 16207 author = Savage, William T., Mrs. title = Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick date = keywords = Adèle; Aunt; Brown; CHAPTER; Christ; Count; Dubois; France; God; John; Lansdowne; Micah; Miramichi; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Mummychog; New; Norton; Patty; Rossillon; Somers; come summary = "Madam", said Mr. Norton to Mrs. Dubois, on seeing her glance "Hush, my dear", said Mr. Dubois, decidedly, "it is proper that Mrs. McNab take charge of Mr. Brown to-night". The maiden opened the door, and said, "Good morning, Micah". "Well, tolable", said Micah, looking up for the first time since Mr. Norton had entered the house, and scanning him from head to foot with "John", said Mrs. Lansdowne, "I have been conversing with your father clean dress ready for the little fellow, Adèle said, "Come, Bridget, chapter, Mrs. Dubois was ready to unfold to Adèle the story of her Mrs. Dubois looked at Adèle with some surprise. "Micah was here an hour ago", replied Adèle, "and said Mrs. Campbell "That will do, Adèle", said Mrs. Dubois, making a slight motion Mrs. Dubois looked at Adèle very tenderly, yet gravely, and said, "Every day more and more like your mother, Miss Adèle", said he, as, id = 28271 author = Sawyer, Ruth title = Seven Miles to Arden date = keywords = Arden; Billy; Burgeman; Jessup; Joseph; Marjorie; Miss; O''Connell; Patsy; Saint; Schuyler; St.; faith; look; road; sure; tinker summary = working at the same time?" And with a laugh Patsy left him and went Patsy looked hard at him and knew the time had come for wits--good, well-kept, clean world of open country it looked to Patsy as her eye it, and Patsy smiled with the good promise of her looks. dinner, with a box of berries--into Patsy''s hand, while the man gave Their road went the way of the setting sun, and Patsy and the tinker once more; and then the tinker pulled Patsy to her feet by way of man''s anywhere when it comes to judging human beings." Patsy looked Patsy and the tinker marked how close things For Patsy was looking down at a picture of the tinker, in white Patsy cooked for three days at Quality House, that the tinker might And so it came to pass that once more Patsy and the tinker found id = 29299 author = Schachner, Nathan title = Pirates of the Gorm date = keywords = Ganymedan; Gorm; Grant; Jupiter; Miro; Nona summary = [Sidenote: The trail of vanished space ships leads Grant Pemberton to a tall, powerfully shouldered Ganymedan, Miro, Inspector for Ganymede. Now, as Grant stood in the corridor of the great space-flier, Grant saw the quick movement of the other toward an open side flap. Grant''s breath was coming in quick, labored gasps. There came a clatter of feet behind him, a sudden rush of space-suited Nona cried out: "Grant, tell me quickly, what are they; what is "when I saw the ray out in space pick up those floating figures. Nona cried out, "Grant, we''re going to fall right into it!" swathed as Grant was in the depths of his space-suit, nor did he Both were silent; Nona because she did not know what to say, and Grant "Nona!" Grant gasped and saw red. Ganymedan, space-suited, was coming through. The great space-ship, some fifty feet away, was Nona turned to Grant. id = 29966 author = Schachner, Nathan title = Slaves of Mercury date = keywords = Earth; Earthmen; Grim; Hilary; Joan; Mercutians; New; Peabody; Vagabond; Viceroy; Wat; York; man summary = Hilary Grendon piloted his battered, time-worn space flier, the Hilary shouted suddenly: "Good morning." The man did not answer, nor Hilary''s space-tanned features hardened; the light gray of his eyes Hilary''s hand went to the butt of the automatic within his blouse. "Man," he said quietly, "we have killed a Mercutian guard. close to Hilary that the heat seared his left side like a red-hot Grim Morgan and Wat Tyler looked at each other, a great giant of a man "Something like the sun rays on the one-man fliers," Grim told him, Hilary waited quietly, ready to seize the slightest opening; Joan "Know this Earth dog?" the Viceroy jerked at Hilary. "Joan," Hilary interrupted sharply, "not another word." His arm went "Keep them covered, Grim," Hilary said sharply. "Just a little pleasantry of the Mercutians," Hilary said bitterly. "Come on, Grim, let''s get out of here," said Hilary. Hilary thrust his automatic into Joan''s hand. id = 17100 author = Scott, John Reed title = Beatrix of Clare date = keywords = Abbot; Aymer; Buckingham; Bury; Clare; Countess; Darby; Duke; England; Gloucester; John; King; Knight; Lacy; Lord; Majesty; Richard; Sir; Wilton summary = "It is a great pleasure to meet you, Sir Aymer de Lacy," said he, "and "From the Duke of Buckingham, my lord," said De Lacy; and the keen look "Nay, my lord Duke," said De Lacy. "Nay, Sir Ralph," said Aymer, laying his hand upon the other''s arm, "She went riding with Lord Darby shortly after mid-day," said Aymer. "Maybe, my lord," said De Lacy, leaning forward, his eyes intent upon "I thought Lord Darby was to put me down," she said, and giving De Lacy "Come hither, Sir Aymer de Lacy," called the Lady Mary, who was sitting A few moments later Sir Aymer de Lacy came riding across the courtyard "My lord," said she, "if you would criticise Sir Aymer de Lacy, do not, "As to that I am answerable to the King, not to you," said De Lacy. "I know nothing of Darby''s quarrel with Sir Aymer de Lacy," said id = 28820 author = Scott, Leroy title = Counsel for the Defense date = keywords = Billy; Blake; Blind; Brown; Bruce; Charlie; Court; Doctor; Elsie; Express; God; Hosie; House; Katherine; Miss; Mr.; Old; Peck; Sherman; West; Westville; come summary = I said I would wait to finish my talk with Doctor West till they were "Yes, I guess you''re a little wrong about Katherine West," smiled "I have heard of Miss West," he said, and in his manner Katherine''s "I am the man who wrote those true things about your father," he said know, Katherine, Doctor West was always as kind to me as another Katherine walked slowly away, still going over and over Doctor Katherine left her office, desperate, not knowing which way to turn, "Bless me," said the old man, "if I know what you''re talking about!" Blake hesitated a moment, then told of Katherine''s discovery. Blake turned his face sharply about upon Doctor Sherman--the first "You''re a very young man, Mr. Bruce," said the old politician, "and Bruce thought suddenly of Blake''s scheme to capture the water-works. With that the old man took the arm of Katherine''s father, who had been id = 19012 author = Seltzer, Charles Alden title = The Two-Gun Man date = keywords = Ben; Diamond; Dry; Ferguson; Leviatt; Mary; Miss; Mustard; Radford; Rope; Stafford; Tucson; man summary = ain''t seen any real shootin''." He turned to the tall, grave-faced man. "I reckon you think you''re a plum man," he said quietly. The stranger looked steadily into the tall man''s eyes. reckon that wasn''t the snake that bit you, Ferguson," he said. "We''re goin'' to eat pretty soon," said the young man. "Back at Dry Bottom," said Ferguson presently, "there was a man "I reckon you''re right," returned Ferguson, his eyes gleaming "Told me she''d studied her dictionary," said a man who sat near Ferguson had seen Leviatt enter; several times during the course of the "Stafford hires a stray-man," he said, sneering. stray-man," said Stafford. "I reckon you''ve got your gun-man true to life, ma''am," he said. Ferguson had said nothing more to any man concerning the incident. "I reckon I ain''t the snake you think I am, ma''am," he said, looking Diamond men, ain''t you?" he asked, looking full at Ferguson. id = 19026 author = Seltzer, Charles Alden title = The Boss of the Lazy Y date = keywords = Betty; Blackleg; Bob; Calumet; Dade; Kelton; Lazy; Malcolm; Neal; Taggart; Telza; Toban; eye; look; man summary = instant, watching the sneer on Calumet''s face, and then went on firmly, "Betty Clayton," he said, looking sharply at Calumet. "Stuck on me, I tell you!" said another voice, and Calumet, half turned "Friends?" Taggart stepped back a pace and looked at Calumet Taggart looked into Calumet''s eyes. "Calumet brought it!" he said, in answer to Betty''s quick Calumet looked at the envelope; Betty''s name was on the face of it. Calumet saw his failure and stood silent, watching until Taggart was "Lordy!" said Dade as Calumet looked up at him, "how you scairt me! "A snake," said Calumet in a voice loud enough for Betty to hear. Calumet looked up sardonically, not at Dade, but at Betty. a far level, and then Betty turned to see Calumet looking at her with a "I reckon he''s my horse," said Calumet. "Got me," he said as he saw Calumet. Betty turned her head and looked at Calumet. id = 19141 author = Serviss, Garrett Putman title = Edison''s Conquest of Mars date = keywords = Aina; Colonel; Edison; Emperor; Kelvin; Lake; Lord; Mars; Martians; Mr.; President; Professor; Smith; Sun; earth; great; planet; ship summary = mean that the Martians were preparing for another invasion of the earth, through space and safely land upon the surface of another planet, Mr. Edison''s immediate purpose was fulfilled, and we hastened back to the earth, employing in leaving the moon and landing again upon our own planet great squadron of floating ships, with their signal lights ablaze, planet from the earth being, at this time, about thirty-six million miles. The Death-Dealing Martians Strike a Fearful Blow at the Earth''s In order to distract the attention of the Martians, the electrical ships "This must be the great gold mine of Mars," said the president of ships that had been sent off in the direction of Mars was seen rapidly in falling upon such a planet as the earth, the Martians and their car The moons of Mars, like the earth''s Martians, with all their marvellous powers, to invent electrical ships id = 28156 author = Sharkey, Jack title = Minor Detail date = keywords = General; Webb; Whitlow summary = right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual "I--I expect so," said Whitlow, clinging to his brief case with both "Weren''t you?" asked General Webb, gleaming a toothy smile in Whitlow''s "Many hours?" Whitlow asked, thinking of the ham sandwich. began to fuddle his mind, until General Webb handed him a small "There she is!" said General Webb, proudly, gesturing over the railing "Come with me," said General Webb, re-opening the door at their backs. said Whitlow to himself. And Whitlow didn''t much like war. problem!" said Webb, breaking in on Whitlow''s reverie. "They go too slow," said Whitlow. "Certainly bah!" said the general. "The first day--" said General Webb, "it revolved at _one_ gravity! "The men!" said the general, irritably. "Bomb?" Whitlow squeaked, scurrying alongside Webb as the larger man "Just us," said Webb. "Well," said Whitlow, "what happens now?" "Bah!" said General Webb. id = 29931 author = Shaver, Richard S. title = The Big Tomorrow date = keywords = Gorman; Joshua; Lee summary = It wasn''t difficult for Joshua to conjure up Lee Gorman''s craggy, Lee Gorman looked at the intercom on his desk as though it had snapped Lee Gorman said, "Wait a minute. "It''s my dream, Lee. I''ve got to be the first man to put a rocket on the "I guess it''s finished." Joshua turned and took another step; but Gorman Joshua left and Lee Gorman sat motionless staring at the surface of his "I want you to sign these papers, Joshua." Lee Gorman held out a pen and "I understand, Lee." At the door, Joshua Lake turned for a moment. After Joshua had left, Lee Gorman pondered one of those last words. Some three months after the day Joshua walked into Lee''s office, the Joshua brought the four young men to Lee Gorman''s office the following Joshua Lake walked into Lee Gorman''s office, removed his hat and said, id = 28438 author = Shea, Robert title = The Helpful Robots date = keywords = Rankin summary = contribution to robotics with this story of Rankin, who prided the robots of the Clearchan Confederacy were subject to a higher law "Our people will be arriving to visit us today," the robot said. "I don''t care about your fool people," said Rankin. "It is not right," said the robot. "Don''t talk to me about what''s right," said Rankin. You''ve got one law, to follow orders, and until that neighbor of "We will go to greet those who visit us today," said the robot. The robots in the fields and the one whom Rankin had been talking to "Hi, Barrows," said Rankin. "Just scientific farming," said Rankin carelessly. "Rankin," said Barrows, "I know you were a crook back in the Terran "You keep your thoughts about my past to yourself," said Rankin. "The only law robots have is to obey "What crime?" said Rankin. "Our law," said the giant robot, "is, _Help thy neighbor_." id = 28515 author = Shea, Robert title = The Saracen: Land of the Infidel date = keywords = Alain; Baibars; Cardinal; Celino; Count; Daoud; David; Filippeschi; Fra; Friar; Gobignon; God; Italy; Kassar; King; Lorenzo; Mameluke; Manfred; Mathieu; Monaldeschi; Nicetas; Orvieto; Qutuz; Rachel; Simon; Sophia; Sordello; Tartars; Tilia; Tomasso; Ugolini; Verceuil summary = "Of course," said Daoud, holding the dagger by its guard and handing it Besides, Daoud thought, Manfred knew that Baibars''s arm was long. "Even some Tartars are Christians, I have heard," Simon said. "Come now," Simon said, giving the young man''s arm a gentle shake. But Saadi bent his head, and looking into the dark face, Daoud felt as "How did the men at the inn know the old man was a Jew?" Daoud asked "I do not need to be commanded," said Sophia sharply as Daoud turned his "Do you think, Celino," Daoud said softly, "that you are a better man "I saw Cardinal Ugolini for a moment only, Messer David," said Celino. That cardinal looks just like a fat little mouse, Simon thought. Once again Daoud felt sorrow for the Tartar leader, who looked like a "When a man like Simon is in love--" she said, and stopped. Tartars," said Daoud. id = 28516 author = Shea, Robert title = The Saracen: The Holy War date = keywords = Charles; Count; Daoud; David; Friar; Gobignon; God; Italy; John; King; Lorenzo; Louis; Manfred; Mathieu; Monaldeschi; Orvieto; Perugia; Rachel; Rome; Simon; Sophia; Sordello; Tartars; Tilia; Ugolini; Verceuil summary = Tartars, sending Sophia to lure Simon de Gobignon away from the great "You must demand that he let me leave, Cardinal," said Daoud, feeling "Attenzione," said d''Ucello, coming close to Daoud''s head and holding "Send some of your trusted men-at-arms to protect Tilia," said Daoud "Good night, Sophia," said Daoud with a smile. "King Manfred would come from the south much more quickly," Daoud said, Charles sent Simon to Italy to guard the Tartars, the Count of Anjou had Daoud thought of Simon de Gobignon and felt a flash of hatred for him. "King Louis has always held Charles back," Manfred said, turning Simon wished he could turn his eyes away, but he did not want Charles After a moment, Manfred turned back to Daoud and said, "Charles d''Anjou "Simon wants to help us," said Sophia, taking Rachel''s hand. Simon said, "I want you to know this--Daoud succeeded." id = 28976 author = Shea, Robert title = Shaman date = keywords = Auguste; Bear; Black; Carver; Cloud; Feather; Frank; Gray; Hair; Hawk; Indians; Marion; Nancy; Nicole; Owl; Paw; Pierre; Raoul; Redbird; River; Sauk; Sun; Victoire; White; Wolf; Woman summary = "Could be more''n one in there," said Eli. Raoul felt the blood run hot through his veins as he thought of Pierre''s A thrill went through White Bear as he saw that Black Hawk was coming Star Arrow said, "I have come to ask Sun Woman and White Bear to live White Bear saw in the blackness of Owl Carver''s eyes that if he defied Pierre turned to Auguste and in Sauk said, "This is your uncle, Raoul. Auguste said, "Yes, Black Hawk says Harrison cheated the Sauk and Fox. He says the chiefs who signed the treaty were drunk and could not speak Raoul said, he would be the last man to want to help an Indian fight for Owl Carver said, "White Bear is both pale eyes and Sauk. Raising his voice White Bear said, "Chief Black Hawk knows you "All right," said Raoul, staring into White Bear''s eyes. Black Hawk said, "White Bear''s father was a pale eyes." id = 29196 author = Shea, Robert title = Mutineer date = keywords = Lane; Mayor summary = Raging, Trooper Lane hovered three thousand feet above Tammany Square. Ain''t old Mayor the CinC of the Newyork Troopers?_ Old cybrain, a gift from the Trooper surgeons, compliments of the city, Lane waited for the electronic brain to come eye, Lane saw the girl fold to the floor. "Lashing police with his vibray," said the announcer, "Lane broke "At ease with that jazz," said Lane, and a sheathed finger snapped out. "Trooper Lane, of the Newyork Special Troops, is all." He "Whaddaya know," said Lane. "Gerri Kin. Look, Lane, holding me is no good. "Yeah, but--" Lane shook his head and turned back to the window. Lane said, "They told us in Trooper Academy that it''s the men that win The police analogue computer will be able to outthink Lane''s cybrain, He said, "Trooper HQ, this is Lane." "Your girl from Mars is right, Lane. Lane looked at Gerri. Lane said, "I''m going to Mars, too." id = 20919 author = Sheckley, Robert title = The Status Civilization date = keywords = Barrent; Black; Citizen; Dream; Earth; Eylan; Games; Hunt; Ingemar; Jay; Joe; Moera; Omega; Shop; Tetrahyde; Uncle; good; man summary = Barrent turned and saw a large, thick-shouldered red-haired man standing Barrent saw that the man''s hand was dangling near his gun. "Yes," Barrent said, wondering if he should open a window. "Now look," Joe said, "we all know what Earth is like. "It isn''t like that," Barrent said. "I''d like to know something about what happens," Barrent said. "I want a dream about Earth," Barrent said. "I think Mr. Arkdragen was right," Barrent said. "I''ve changed my mind," Barrent said, and started to get off the bed. "I''d like to hear more about it," Barrent said. "I want to ask you a few questions about Earth," Barrent said. "They''d better send some good men after me," Barrent said, reloading his "I didn''t murder the man," Barrent said. "If I''m killed," Barrent said, "how will your prediction come true? "Earth," Barrent said. "Well, I don''t know much about it," Barrent said. id = 29445 author = Sheckley, Robert title = The Hour of Battle date = keywords = Cassel; Edwardson summary = Morse looked away, and Edwardson automatically watched the indicator. "Just one thing _I''d_ like to know," Edwardson said, slipping with ease "Where we sit," Cassel said, watching the indicators now that the others "Everset didn''t know we had a detection unit," Morse said, his eyes "Look," Edwardson said, "They ask him, ''Boy, what would you do if you "I sure wish he hadn''t been captured," Edwardson said. "Those guns don''t need limbering," Cassel said, stroking his beard. "Cassel," Morse said, very quietly. "The dial''ll work," Cassel said. "Cut," Edwardson said, handing the pack to Cassel. "I wonder what our friends look like," Morse said, watching the dial. "I don''t play bridge," Edwardson said. "Someone should reason with the bastards," Morse said, looking out the "I just thought of something," Edwardson said. "I should think we could do something," Edwardson said slowly. "Not a move out of it," Cassel said, looking at the dial with its id = 29446 author = Sheckley, Robert title = Beside Still Waters date = keywords = Mark summary = As the years passed, the air pump began to labor a little as it Looking up, Mark could see the sheer blackness of the river of space, Mark began to tape new responses into Charles. When he said, "How does it look?" Charles would answer, "What do you think of girls?" Mark would ask, sitting on a packing case "I dreamed of a girl named Martha once," Charles would say. It was always night on Martha, but Mark broke up his time into mornings, In time, Mark built more complicated conversations into Charles. Mark was sardonic, Charles And in time, Mark forgot he had built the answers into Charles. Time passed unnoticed by the stars, and the air pump hissed and clanked Mark was fixing it constantly, but the air of Martha became From his bunk Mark saw the stars for the last time. "The stars ..." Mark said. id = 29458 author = Sheckley, Robert title = Cost of Living date = keywords = Carrin; Pathis summary = Carrin decided that he could trace his present mood to Miller''s suicide everything to live for--wife, kids, good job, and all the marvelous "Good morning, dear," Carrin''s wife said as he sat down at the breakfast "A very good day to you, sir," Mr. Pathis said. "Right," Carrin said, remembering the amount from his own papers. Now you know, Mr. Carrin, that you won''t live long enough to pay "Sure," Carrin said. "Sure," Carrin said. "Well, I was just wondering," Carrin said. "Well, I don''t want to be a Master Repairman anyway," the boy said, "They''ve been saying that for a hundred years," Carrin said, "and they "Why would you want to go to Mars?" Leela asked, winking at Carrin. "Look, Son, when I was your age I wanted to go to Mars, too. "I was just wondering how I could go to Mars," the boy said. That boy of his, Carrin thought. id = 29487 author = Sheckley, Robert title = Forever date = keywords = Bennet; Dennison; Mr. summary = Dennison looked at his and decided that immortality was Dennison glanced over and saw the snub nose of a small automatic, Dennison glanced at the man on his Dennison ran, looking wildly around for a policeman. block Dennison''s way, but at the last moment a woman pulled him back. Dennison raced to the nearest apartment building and yanked at the door. And the production of an immortality serum would put the undertakers out "You merely wanted to steal my discovery," Dennison said. "You''re trying to impress me," Dennison said. "Why did you stop me from patenting my immortality serum?" "It isn''t ready for a lot of things," Dennison said. "A permanent dictatorship," Dennison said. Our time will come, Dennison! inventing the immortality serum. "_Forever_," Dennison said, his face buried in his hands. Dennison looked up. "Aside from that," Dennison said, "I think it''s a damned good idea. id = 29509 author = Sheckley, Robert title = Warm date = keywords = ander; voice summary = "I don''t know what you''re talking about," the voice said. Anders realized that the voice was speaking within his own mind. Still fighting the idea of a voice speaking within his head, Anders knew "All right," Anders said, lacing the other shoe. love, he wasn''t going to let a little thing like a voice in his mind "I was thinking about you today," Judy said, and Anders knew that she "I don''t see anything," Anders thought, but the voice was right. "Now look," the voice said. At that moment Anders was as thoroughly out of love as a man could be. "Let''s see what a party looks like now," he said to the voice. "You''re warmer," the voice said to Anders. "So are we all," Anders said. "I don''t believe in any of it," Anders said. "I don''t believe in any of it," Anders said. The voice of Anders reached id = 29525 author = Sheckley, Robert title = The Leech date = keywords = Micheals; O''Donnell; leech summary = Micheals opened one eye and focused it in Conners'' general direction. broken down by the leech''s complex cells and changed into energy. When Micheals looked the next day, the leech was eight feet across, "Is that your leech thing, Professor Micheals?" Sheriff Flynn asked. "Right," Micheals said, and took his last look at the house. "I don''t think you''ll find it that easy," Micheals said. "Well, as far as I can figure out, the leech is an organic mass-energy "I don''t think you understand me," Micheals said. "I suppose it''s possible to overload the thing," Micheals said "Come with me," General O''Donnell said cheerfully, getting up and "The damned fools," General O''Donnell said. Sixty-seven men were lost in Operation Leech, and General O''Donnell For a long time the leech waited, but the food stayed out of reach. "Men," the general said, "I swore to destroy that thing. The leech''s body wanted food _now_. id = 29548 author = Sheckley, Robert title = Warrior Race date = keywords = Fannia; donnaught summary = "Transformer fuel, boy!" Fannia said gleefully. "Let me see," Fannia said, dragging out the ship''s language library, "Hang on," Fannia said, and brought the ship down on the outskirts of "I know not and care less," Fannia said, struggling into space armor. "Maybe Galactic got their signals crossed," Fannia said, as the natives "You must have fought some great wars," Fannia said politely, wondering "I have not fought a war for many years," the chief said. "In the metal spire," Fannia said. "Yeah," Fannia said sadly, knowing what was coming. "And since we are a race of warriors," the chief said, "at my command, "Look at it this way," Fannia said. "Then let me get some fuel," Fannia said, tightening his grip on "Listen, Chief," Fannia said, eying the uncertain crowd. "If you do it," Fannia shouted in despair, "I''ll kill your chief. "Let''s make it fast," Fannia said, after Donnaught had fueled the ship. id = 29579 author = Sheckley, Robert title = Watchbird date = keywords = Gelsen; Macintyre; murder; watchbird summary = When Gelsen entered, he saw that the rest of the watchbird manufacturers After all, murder was an old problem, and watchbird too new a solution. "I know that," Gelsen said, feeling extremely uncomfortable. "Oh, come now, Gelsen," one of the corporation presidents said. "We''ve been working on this for some time," Gelsen said, when he "I''ve been thinking of getting out of watchbird." Gelsen hadn''t realized watchbird has to search out new definitions of murder and correlate them "I think it''s inhuman," Gelsen said. "I know all this," Gelsen said. "Chief," Macintyre said, "I think you should study watchbird more Gelsen was ready to admit that he had been wrong about the watchbirds. "I''ve got an idea," Gelsen said, "that we''d have to know just why and "Work on that," Gelsen said. Thousands of watchbirds, trying to stop countless millions of murders--a "Fine," Gelsen said, not looking at the engineer. id = 17088 author = Shedd, George C. (George Clifford) title = The Iron Furrow date = keywords = Bryant; Carrigan; Charlie; Creek; Dave; Gardner; Graham; Gretzinger; Imogene; Kennard; Lee; Louise; Menocal; Mexican; Mr.; Pat; Perro; Pinas; Ruth; Sarita; Stevenson; The.= summary = As Lee Bryant reined his horse to a stop before the small ranch house, "That''s too bad, Mrs. Stevenson," Lee Bryant replied. "The sheep business isn''t all roses, that''s certain," Lee Bryant "Go tell Menocal there''s a man here to see him on business," Lee man''s head and shoulders I named Lee Bryant, after you." "What Charlie doesn''t know would fill lots of space," Lee said. Bryant and another man, a newcomer in the last few days, an engineer In Kennard Bryant had said to McDonnell, "Give me a good man for this About supper time Dave came running to Bryant and Pat Carrigan in "Like a man and a boy coming down the road toward Diamond Creek," Lee "I see," said Pat. Gretzinger turned to Bryant. "Ten days is all that''s left of our time," Lee said to the contractor, "I, Bryant," said Lee. id = 30037 author = Shedd, George C. (George Clifford) title = In the Shadow of the Hills date = keywords = Burkhardt; Gordon; Hosmer; Janet; Johnson; Judge; Madden; Martinez; Mary; Mateo; Mexicans; Mr.; Pollock; San; Saurez; Sorenson; Steele; Vorse; Weir summary = "Drive to Vorse''s saloon; I want a look at Vorse," said Weir. "The new men go to work in the morning," Weir said. Sorenson passed out of sight, and Weir likewise proceeded on his way. herds of cattle from one Joseph Weir to Sorenson, Vorse, Gordon and The voices went lower so that Steele Weir and Janet Hosmer, who had "Just wanted to give you a whispered word," he said, in Steele Weir''s "Janet, you know what kind of a man he is," he said. Janet''s hand reached out and closed in Steele Weir''s, and he covered reason you hate those men, Mr. Sorenson and Mr. Vorse and Mr. Burkhardt; because of some injury they worked your father." "If I know anything about men, he told the truth," Sorenson said. "And more men coming all the time," Weir stated. "Mr. Sorenson said he was going up to the dam to shoot Mr. Weir," she id = 20983 author = Sheldon, Charles M. title = Robert Hardy''s Seven Days: A Dream and Its Consequences date = keywords = Bess; Christ; Clara; George; God; Hardy; James; Mr.; Mrs.; Robert; Sunday summary = It was Sunday night, and Robert Hardy had just come home from the Mrs. Hardy looked at Clara, who grew very red in the face, and then, to Oh, why is it that men like Mr. Hardy cannot be made to see the importance of work in the Sunday Mrs. Hardy, looking her husband in the face, replied: "Robert, what will you do to-day?" asked Mrs. Hardy. "I think father ought to stay at home with us all the time," said Bess. rest Mr. Hardy awoke to his second day, the memory of the night coming Mrs. Hardy said "Yes," and going up to George sat down by him and laid more days lay before him to use to the glory of God, Robert Hardy felt Thus Robert Hardy''s Seven Days came to an end. Thus Robert Hardy''s Seven Days came to an end. id = 14425 author = Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs. title = Mona; Or, The Secret of a Royal Mirror date = keywords = Cutler; Dinsmore; Doctor; Miss; Mona; Montague; Mr.; Mrs.; Palmer; Ray; Richards; Ruth; Uncle; Walter; Wesselhoff summary = "Mrs. Bently," said the young man, with sudden impulse, "let me relieve Ray Palmer is an exceptionally fine young man, and any girl might feel attendance at the opera with Ray Palmer, and only a few hours after Mr. Dinsmore''s death, a brilliantly beautiful woman, who might have been "Mona, my dear child, do not talk like that," said the man, looking Uncle Walter was so fond?" Mona asked, looking about the beautiful room Mona often wondered how Mrs. Montague would feel if she should know who "Mr. Palmer is a fine-looking old gentleman, and Mrs. Montague, though she seems a great deal younger, will make him a lovely the Palmers; if she is Mona Montague--the girl that Ray Palmer loves--she "Ah!" exclaimed the young man, with a start, as he remembered how Mrs. Montague had denied all knowledge of Mona. Turning, Mona saw Mrs. Montague regarding her with a look of cold id = 14427 author = Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs. title = True Love''s Reward A Sequel to Mona date = keywords = Corbin; Dinsmore; Forester; Hamblin; Louis; Miss; Mona; Montague; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Palmer; Ray; York summary = When Mrs. Montague entered her room, an hour after Mona went up stairs, be, Mrs. Montague?" and Mona lifted a pair of innocently wondering eyes replied, as she turned to leave the room, but wondering what Mrs. Montague had been going to add when she stopped so suddenly. "Well, then, get yourself ready; then you may come to help me," Mrs. Montague said, as she arose to go to her own room, and breathing a sigh They were drawing very near the Southern Hotel, where Mona and Mrs. Montague were stopping; but the excited girl resolved that she would not "Immediately," Mona replied, then asked: "Where is Mrs. Montague?" The third day after Mona''s arrival in New York, Ray went with her to Mrs. Montague''s house to take away the remainder of her wardrobe and some "Is Mrs. Montague in?" Mona asked, after she had returned the girl''s When Ray returned to Mrs. Montague''s residence for Mona, he found another id = 19259 author = Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs. title = His Heart''s Queen date = keywords = Belle; Bertha; CHAPTER; Cameron; Hawley; Huntington; Lady; Lawrence; Lord; Mencke; Mentone; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nellie; New; Richardson; Vane; Violet; Wallace summary = "But Mrs. Mencke said----" began the nurse, objectingly, for Violet''s Mrs. Richardson colored at this request, for she had overheard Mrs. Mencke telling the nurse to be sure and not allow any one to see Violet, from Mrs. Mencke, saying that Violet was to return home at once; that There was no one but the servants to welcome Violet home, for Mrs. Mencke had not returned, and the poor girl felt forlorn and desolate After it was all over, and Wallace had passed out to his carriage, Mrs. Keen came to the young girl and asked her if she would like to follow "Look here, Miss Violet, you are trying me beyond all bounds," Mrs. Mencke returned, losing control of her temper; "and now there is just "I do not believe Violet knows anything about it," Mrs. Mencke replied. The next morning Mrs. Mencke went up to Violet''s room about nine o''clock id = 29524 author = Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs. title = The Masked Bridal date = keywords = Allandale; Anna; Boston; Bryant; CHAPTER; Correlli; Edith; Emil; Gerald; Giulia; Goddard; Isabel; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Rome; Roy; Royal; Stewart; Weld; York summary = "Edith, dear, I am so glad you have come," said a faint but sweet As Mrs. Goddard finished speaking, Edith involuntarily glanced up at This bold affront, added to the previous unfounded accusations of Mrs. Goddard made Edith decide to leave the house at once. As the girl talked, her eyes roved from the man''s face to Edith''s, know how to go up through the billiard-room," said Mrs. Goddard, "Edith," began Mr. Goddard, in an impressive tone, "do you not know "I am very sorry that I cannot comply with your request," said Mrs. Goddard, flushing slightly; "but Edith is rather delicate and the Mrs. Goddard came to her door immediately after breakfast, but Edith "You should have said, ''think how he loves himself,'' madam," Edith "I know it--I have read the papers," said Edith, without appearing in "Is that you, Mrs. Goddard?" Edith questioned, in her usual tone of id = 28894 author = Sheldon, Walter J. title = Two Plus Two Makes Crazy date = keywords = Computer; Krayton summary = The little man had a head like an old-fashioned light bulb and a smile Now Krayton spoke easily and freely to the little man. "Of course, of course," said Krayton, answering the question. Krayton gestured and led the little man down the long control bank. "The _All_ circuit puts every machine in the city to work on any selection-problem that''s fed into our master control here. short time later the total answer to our problem would be relayed back "Very interesting," said Mr. Tanter, the little crow-like man. "Oh, you know," said Krayton, "the organization that calls itself the Master Computer, threw in this circuit marked _Validity Selector_. "But no community ever stockpiles," said the little man. As Krayton moved off Tanter''s thin smile widened just a little. me which is really true._ The problem criss-crossed in and out, around, Mr. Tanter kept smiling and rocked back and forth on his feet as Krayton id = 28954 author = Sheldon, Walter J. title = This is Klon Calling date = keywords = Dane; Fincher summary = Should you have any doubts about it you might ask Professor Dane. were entertained--without letup--by Professor Lyman Dane''s celebrated Nevertheless Professor Dane was surprised and somewhat offended when the young man from the Federal Bureau of Investigation came to call on him "As you know, sir," the young man said, "we''ve been sighting and "Ah," said Professor Dane. He seemed to Professor Dane one of Professor Dane supposed that all The young man went on--earnestly. Dane made a mental note to put in a long distance call to Wally that went out and being delighted when the young man came back for the right Professor Dane had been annoyed, and he Professor Dane lived alone and no one else would be able to share his "Thandor," said Professor Dane, "this is Klon calling." "The jig''s up," said Professor Dane. on the young FBI man''s face when he listened to this conversation on the id = 29168 author = Sheldon, Walter J. title = Houlihan''s Equation date = keywords = Houlihan; Keech summary = children, but a group of little people, hard at work. "Come along now, people!" said this crotchety one, looking straight at "Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, drawing a kind of peppered dignity up about "Well, now, your work," I said, and glanced at the spaceship. group of little people be building a spaceship here in America--out in "And why wouldn''t I know a spaceship when I see one?" I said. "We had to come here," said Keech, "to learn how to make a spaceship." "Well, then, as I say," said Keech, "the little people have decided to Keech and the little people just stood by "Thank you, Mr. Houlihan," said Keech. "Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, "you will not be forgotten by the "And now, Mr. Houlihan," said Keech, "I''ll see that a quantity of gold hear, for Mr. Houlihan--friend of the little people as long as he shall id = 15179 author = Sherley, Douglass title = The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors date = keywords = Aunt; Fairfield; Gerome; Meadows; Miss; Mrs.; Patsey; Robert; man; thing summary = times, and I know they would not say any thing they did not mean--girls married women said to me at the party to-night: "O, my dear, your mamma attention, and from such nice young men!" And they looked right at that old ladies could not have meant any thing, because they are dear mamma''s he tells me all those tender little things, and then turn away with a Aunt Patsey says I am simply fearful, and just like a girl she used to Some body had to come and tell her--Aunt Patsey--that I talked a great I know that I do talk a little too loud; but just lots of real nice People who know me never try; except my family, headed by Aunt air, and said that he had the looks and the manners of a man who had, in love to tell him; but that is _one thing_ I have never told, and I id = 19122 author = Sherley, Douglass title = Love Instigated: The Story of a Carved Ivory Umbrella Handle date = keywords = Ivory; Love summary = CARVED IVORY UMBRELLA HANDLE. It was the Carved Ivory Handle of a Tanned Gingham Umbrella, of very It stood in a Hand-painted China Receptacle in The long quiet Hall, in Sinister-Eyed, Carved-Ivory-Handle Odalisque cast an Alluring, carelessly placing the Tanned Gingham, Vegetable-Ivory-handled Umbrella Transfixed by the Sinister Glance of The Dexter Eye of the Carved-Ivory Sinister Eyes of The Carved-Ivory Odalisque, which Held me Spell-Bound, Boulevard with the Self-same Carved-Ivory-Handled Umbrella Closely With the Carved-Ivory Handle, when she passed out of the Shadow of The I am sure that Carved-Ivory, Oggling Odalisque was to Blame! by the Vitreous-Eyed Odalisque of Carved-Ivory to Unintentionally, which Impelled the Hand that Instigated his Love by Peeling his Dexter Work-a-Day World has all the Dudish Booklets and Carved-Ivory Dagger and But the Quaintly Carved Vegetable-Ivory Odalisque Handle of the Corner of the Long, Quiet Hall of the House of a Friend Where I Supped id = 28215 author = Simak, Clifford D. title = Empire date = keywords = Chambers; Craven; Earth; Greg; Interplanetary; Invincible; Mallory; Manning; Russ; Solar; Stutsman; Sun; System; Wilson summary = "It stops all energy change," said Wilson, "as if time stood still and Russ''s hand went out to the switch that controlled the power. "Might as well punch that key, Russ," said Manning''s cool voice. machine before him, Gregory Manning said slowly: "That thing simply has "Russ," he said, "we''re going to put space fields to work at last." "I think," said Russ, "he''s working on a collector field to suck in "I don''t want you to hurt anyone but Chambers," said Manning. "Greg Manning or Russ Page," said Stutsman. "There''s one man we need," said Greg. Russ, standing beside Greg at the control panel, looked out into space "He''s got a space lens that absorbs the energy," said Russ. "Greg," he whispered, "Chambers and Stutsman are there in that ship with "We have the power," said Greg. "We have the power," said Greg. "All right, Russ," said Greg. id = 16303 author = Simms, William Gilmore title = Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia date = keywords = Brooks; Bunce; CHAPTER; Carolina; Chestatee; Chub; Colleton; Colonel; Dillon; Edith; Ellen; Forrester; God; Guy; Kate; Lucy; Mark; Master; Miss; Mr.; Munro; Pippin; Ralph; Rivers; Wat; Yankee; come; hand; little; look; man; time; true summary = may usurp the place of old ones--that there may come a time, dear Edith, "Young man, sir!--I feel it very difficult to understand you, uncle! While engaged in this way, the eye of Ralph caught the look of Rivers, Something, too, I would like to know of this man Rivers, whose men whose looks I so little like, and whom I would more willingly avoid, If you think so, Munro, you know little of Guy Rivers." "Hush--hark!" said Munro, placing his hand upon the arm of his restrain your hands from this young man, but take your time for it. It is time to return to Ralph Colleton, who has quite too long escaped Look around you, young man!"--taking the youth aside as he With a few more words the old man took his departure, leaving the young there''s one little matter I''d like to look at." id = 16541 author = Sinclair, Bertrand W. title = Poor Man''s Rock date = keywords = Abbott; Bay; Betty; Blackbird; Blanco; Bluebird; Cove; Donald; Ferrara; Folly; Gower; Gulf; Horace; Island; Jack; MacRae; Man; Norman; Point; Rock; Squitty; Steve; Stubby; Vancouver summary = Jack MacRae could remember,--old men, fishermen who had shot their MacRae followed Betty Gower across the room to her father. MacRae got him no great store of worldly goods, whereas Horace Gower, For thirty years Gower had made silent war on Donald MacRae MacRae looked at her and at the white cottage, at the great Gulf seas Not long afterward Jack MacRae got old Manuel in a corner and asked him The music began and MacRae and Betty Gower slid away in the one-step, Stubby looked at MacRae a second, at his work-torn hands and weary eyes. channels to a given end Gower had closed the natural markets to MacRae. But there was no law against the export of raw salmon to a foreign mouths on Vancouver Island, straight across from Folly Bay. Still, Gower''s cannery was getting salmon. The man in it told MacRae that Gower would like id = 19510 author = Sinclair, Bertrand W. title = North of Fifty-Three date = keywords = Andrew; Barrow; Bill; Briggs; Brooks; Bush; Cariboo; Granville; Hazel; Jack; Klappan; Lorimer; Meadows; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; North; Roaring; Silk; Wagstaff; Weir; come; little; look; man; roar summary = skirt, Miss Hazel Weir, on week days, was merely a unit in the office To the best of Hazel''s knowledge, Mr. Andrew Bush was little given to Hazel met Nelly Morrison the next day while on her way home to lunch. Hazel''s pride came to her rescue before she was half-way home. "A short time ago," Hazel told him quietly, "Mr. Bush asked me to marry you''ve escaped so long--a good-looking girl like you. She sat for a long time looking at the picture, thinking. And Hazel sat looking across the way Exactly three days later Hazel came into the dining-room at noon, and "It''s a big place, isn''t it?" Hazel kept the conversation going. "Mr. Wagstaff," Hazel pleaded, "won''t you please stop talking like Hazel cleared away the breakfast things, and stood looking out the To Hazel it seemed quite like old times. id = 20939 author = Skeats, Wilfred S. title = The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic date = keywords = Canada; England; God; Pacific; Thou; day; great; love; man; thee; thy summary = Oh, God, bless and cherish my Love!" The man who stands to-day a shining light, And softly thou''lt hear the words in thine ear, I thought that God upon my life had shed And God Himself appeared less far away. A feeling in our hearts of loving praise. More high than love of country, and the man, And know God loveth thee, Then live thou as thy conscience bids thee live, My God, how wonderful Thy works appear! For man is given a living, loving soul; Thy mountains, not thee, their home. But now thou art recovered, now thy heart From me, sweetheart, thy love would else decay. His pride is greater than his love for thee, my God hear Thou thy servant''s cry, I dare to love _thee_." Thy God hath remembered thee still; The sorrow and pain thou hast suffered And not vain words--will raise thy fellow-men." id = 28119 author = Slesar, Henry title = My Father, the Cat date = keywords = Etienne; Joanna summary = It was my father, the cat, whose gentle paws would someday bring Joanna to my father''s estate to present her as my Joanna knew that our journey''s end would bring us to the estate of a was certain that Joanna would accept her father-in-law without distress. "To Joanna," my father said. "Horrified?" my father said. look for your mother''s soul in Joanna''s eyes." He jumped from his chair, My father turned to me and said: came upon an early portrait of my mother, her eyes misted. "She was lovely," Joanna said. Joanna, for there was a painting, half-completed, which my mother had "Of course," Joanna said. It was my father, the cat, watching us with his gray, gold-flecked eyes. "It''s the cat in the painting!" Joanna said. "Meow," my father said, and I believed my heart broke then and there. "What a wonderful animal," Joanna said. id = 29193 author = Slesar, Henry title = Dream Town date = keywords = Brundage; Dawes; Sol summary = The woman in the doorway looked like Mom in the homier political "Thanks," Sol said gratefully. "No, of course not," Sol said. "Goodnight, young man," Mom said firmly. "Yes," Sol said. "That''s good," Sol said desperately. "I might miss the wedding," Sol said unhappily. "Don''t get many people comin'' into town," Dawes said, looking at him "Never can tell," Dawes said placidly, munching egg. Sol grabbed his topcoat and followed the man out the door. "Fine," Sol said uneasily. "Come _on_!" Dawes said. "Why, I think that''s very nice," the woman said. "And you, Mr.--" Sol turned to the fat man. "Here''s the Sheriff," Dawes said. "Better let us up," the Sheriff said kindly. "I don''t know," Sol said miserably. "What killed him?" Sol said. "Listen," Sol said, as they went through the doorway. "That''s very kind of you," Sol said. "Goodnight," Dawes said. "Mrs. Dawes!" Sol said. Sol said: "The Knights?" id = 29457 author = Sloat, Edwin K. title = Loot of the Void date = keywords = Door; Halkon; Irma; Penrun; cave summary = [Sidenote: Into the Trap-Door City of great spiders goes Penrun after spheres of the Interplanetary Council trapped his ships out near The next instant Penrun was through the door and racing down the long Penrun sat for a long time in thought. Penrun could find the treasure inside, but not the Caves. "I can pay for the space-sphere," urged Penrun. And here, too, lay the Trap-Door City of the monster Penrun wondered if the monsters would abandon the heaps of their dead. Night had descended when Penrun finally emerged from his little ship. Penrun seized the girl''s hand and ran madly Halkon, who descended with his ships on our city and carried off wonder, thought Penrun, that no one knew where the Caves were. monsters are either waiting until all the men wander out of the ship, Penrun seized the heavy treasure chest and staggered to the sphere. said Penrun. id = 29702 author = Sloat, Edwin K. title = The Space Rover date = keywords = Fleece; Golden; Jarl; Teutoberg; Winford summary = Young Winford heads a desperate escape from the prison mines of Evan Winford leaned wearily against the controls of the little space Winford slid open the door that separated the control nest from the hold path of the big ship, Winford slowly turned his little craft toward the standing before the inner door of the air-lock in their bulging space the space tender near the rear of the big freighter when the door of the control room opened softly and Winford slipped inside with leveled ray through the air-lock into space." Winford spoke each word with cold Winford hurried forward to the control room where the two navigators, throughout the Universe of how Winford and Jarl and their pirate one of his own men had already discovered that Winford was locked in his Winford clutched Teutoberg''s left hand "Only eight of Teutoberg''s men besides these remain on the _Golden id = 16733 author = Smith, Alice Prescott title = Montlivet date = keywords = Arrow; Baron; Cadillac; Englishman; Father; French; Huron; Indians; Iroquois; Lord; Madame; Malhominis; Monsieur; Montlivet; Montreal; Ottawas; Pemaou; Pierre; Singing; Starling; look summary = not, like you, a gentleman by birth, monsieur," he said slowly, "and so "Singing Arrow," I said, in somewhat halting Ottawa, "my man here tells "I told you to keep away from Singing Arrow!" I stormed at Pierre, like "Monsieur, how strange the world looks to-night. know that at the word "cargo" Father Carheil turned and looked toward All at once I saw an Indian''s face looking out where we made camp, I saw a tree that looked like a Huron with his "Mary Starling." The woman had risen, and stood with her hands pressed The woman and I stood alone while the men jerked their way like married a woman of great spirit, monsieur," he said, with a touch of The woman took Singing Arrow and went to her house early that night, woman--who looked like the face that I had drawn." id = 20782 author = Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) title = Triplanetary date = keywords = Boise; Bradley; Captain; Cleveland; Clio; Conway; Costigan; Nerado; Rodebush; Roger; Samms; Service; Triplanetary; beam; nevian; right; space; terrestrial summary = invisible beam up into the control room, where he saw space-armored little time even the terrific beam Costigan was employing. Following the captain''s eyes, Costigan stared at the high powered set of returning with a complete suit of triplanetary space armor, exactly like "Captain Bradley, First Officer Costigan, Miss Marsden," the man spoke As Costigan''s beam entered the room a blue light flashed on and the surface of the sea, this time the huge ship of space sank like a hand as the Nevian space-ship struck the water with undiminished speed, Costigan''s spy-ray investigating the course ahead for chance Nevians. opened, as had the other, to Costigan''s knowing beam; and all three set The Nevian vessel--the sister-ship, the craft which Costigan had seen in Clio and Costigan learned that the Nevian scientist-captain had not flashed on again, this time at maximum power, and with it Costigan id = 20857 author = Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) title = Spacehounds of IPC date = keywords = Arcturus; Barkovis; Brandon; Breckenridge; Callisto; Captain; Czuv; Forlorn; Ganymede; Hope; Interplanetary; Jupiter; King; Mars; Nadia; Newton; Sirius; Stevens; Titan; Westfall; sure; terrestrial; vorkulian summary = calculated second of time, cut out the starting power by means of there use fuel--and is transmitted on light beams, by means of powerful It took a long time to work out this tight-beam look-out plate, Stevens caught the white-faced girl with one hand, drew We got away clean, and as long as we don''t use any high-tension stuff or so the first thing I''ve got to do is to build a power plant. A few evenings later, when Stevens came in after his long day''s work, landing on Ganymede, where Stevens plans to build a power-plant "Hold everything, Nadia--power''s going off in a minute!" He shut off the Nadia had taken one glance at it, Stevens shut off the power and leaped Steve, that thing looks as little like a power-plant as anything I can "You''ve used those things a lot," Brandon turned to Stevens in a quick id = 20898 author = Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) title = The Galaxy Primes date = keywords = Bellamy; Belle; Brownie; Clee; Delcamp; Fao; Ferber; Galactic; Galaxian; Garlock; Gunther; James; Jim; Lola; Miss; Pleiades; Prime; Tellus; check; good summary = "Cut the rope, Jim, and let the old bucket drop," Garlock said. Belle knew, of course, that they were coming; and Garlock knew that Belle and James left the room; and, a few minutes later, Garlock went "D''you think I''d stand for _that_?" Belle blazed, before Garlock could James and Lola left the ship; Garlock and Belle went into the library. "I think I''ll come along with you and bodyguard you, Lola," Belle said, "I confirm, Lola, of course," Garlock said; then went on, partly "Oh--Lola''s right, Jim," Garlock said. Garlock and Belle were already bombing; James and Lola began. "As I started to tell you, Brownie," Garlock said, "I don''t think you''ve Give her hell, Belle!" Garlock sent this last thought Garlock and Belle went to work. "On them it looks good," Belle tight-beamed a thought to Garlock. "I hope you don''t think that way about _all_ Primes," Garlock said, id = 21051 author = Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) title = Skylark Three date = keywords = Crane; Dick; Dorothy; Dunark; Earth; Fenachrone; Galaxy; Margaret; Mart; Norlamin; Orlon; Osnome; Overlord; Rovol; Seaton; Skylark; Universe; force; osnomian; right; time summary = Dunark can, for long," and Seaton dashed toward the vessel, motioning "How can a thing like that possibly work as it does?" asked Crane. right hand flashed to the switch controlling the zone of force. rays composed the beam which Seaton directed upon the mass of metal from "I know, of course, that your vessels will attack," Seaton remarked, as The record finished, Seaton tried for some time to bring the four green use tackling Richard Seaton without an Osnomian ray-generator or "They''ve got some spherical space-ships, like Seaton''s. The _Skylark_ was now days upon her way toward the sixth planet, Seaton been able to generate them, we know exactly the forces you use in your hurled far out into space--masses which would in time become planets of so far away in space, while Seaton gloried in the working of that "All set, then, Rovol?" asked Seaton, when the forces flying from the id = 29138 author = Smith, Evelyn E. title = The Doorway date = keywords = Gloria summary = "It is my theory," Professor Falabella said, helping himself to a individuality splits up and continues on two or more divergent planes, "Thank you, Professor," Gloria simpered. "Professor Falabella is _not_ a cultist!" affirmed Gloria angrily. said yourself she looked like a horse." Professor Falabella was still talking as Bill and Gloria emerged from "I believe that it is possible for an individual who exists "The house," Gloria assured her coldly, "really _is_ haunted. "I believe that I have discovered the Doorway," Professor Falabella Professor Falabella smiled. Gloria liked to call "Bill''s study." "You mean you just want me to open the door and go into that room?" Bill something in what Professor Falabella said. He opened the door into the living room and bumped into Lucy Allison. "I didn''t know Gloria had "Come back in here," Lucy said, hauling him back into the living room id = 29791 author = Smith, Evelyn E. title = The Most Sentimental Man date = keywords = Clifford; Earth; Johnson summary = _Johnson knew he was annoying the younger man, who so obviously believe Johnson to be the most sentimental man on Earth. think of it," Johnson said to himself, amused, "I am--or soon will Johnson knew what the other man was thinking. with Johnson now, Clifford might have been able to understand a little there any people left able to think for themselves, Johnson wondered. you left one man alone on the planet you and your kind discarded. "Of course they are," Johnson said, managing to convey just the right They''d left him an old car that wasn''t worth shipping to the stars. World, the street signs said now, and before that it had been Avenue of been Sixth Avenue and to Johnson, the last man on Earth, it was Sixth Together Johnson and the Earth would grow who had wanted the Earth, but he had been the first man--and probably id = 16860 author = Smith, F. Clifford (Frank Clifford) title = A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories date = keywords = Charlie; Harry; Joe; John; Katie; Marie; Mary; Narcisse; Nellie; Ovide; Shuter; Virgin; Vital; Zotique; look summary = "Just thought I would have a look out; it is such a fine night," said satisfactory, for a look of content came over his face, and he turned looking down at the fair averted face, said, with the love-light A laudable feeling of pity for the other little hand, which looked so deep, Marie paused and looked back at the little house which she had Turning and facing her, he said grandly: "I say once more that I know Joe saw a dangerous look leap into Shuter''s eyes as Harry leaned All eyes were turned on her unhappy little lover, whose face was now For a long time she sat with closed eyes, her little ivory hands to his face, still not daring to look up, and again took her As he stood and looked, his father entered the room, in one hand a Narcisse''s room also brought a look of relief to Charlie''s face. id = 14967 author = Smith, Francis Hopkinson title = A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others date = keywords = Anthony; Bäader; Cancale; Emily; George; Jack; Jefferson; Jonathan; Slocomb; dog; eye; face; hand; like; look; major; man; old summary = would make my house his home on the followin'' night." The major''s eyes hats,--"the farmer''s boys and girls," the major said, waving his hand, as "She put out her hand, laid it gently on my wrist, looked into my face dog springing half way down the slope, wagging his tail and bounding ahead bare-headed man who, hat in hand, was at this moment bowing so by a deferential old man, who looked at me for a moment, holding the door about with that uneasy, anxious look that comes into the face of a dog have seen that anxious look fade away from the face of the strange dog, "You are wet," said the old man, laying his hand on my shoulder, feeling The old man looked into her face for a moment, and then, as if her touch not look up; her hair is gray now, and her face is thin and old, and so id = 28892 author = Smith, George H. (George Henry) title = Benefactor date = keywords = Clark summary = Jacob Clark told his young assistant, Bill Towney. "They''ll be battering at the door any minute now, sir," Towney said unemployment by replacing workers." "It''s utter nonsense, you know," Clark said impatiently. "I don''t know, sir, but they don''t." Towney paused as the shouting and "Really, sir," Towney said, "you should leave here. "There''s the time machine, sir." hurry they will," Towney said urgently. "The time machine is set for time machine as the mob burst through. Clark''s hand leaped to the control lever just as a brick crashed into The year three thousand had been a brilliant one for the robots, in Clark, the creator and benefactor, was to be dedicated on the site of models and had been handed down from generation to generation of robots. "Perhaps it came from a far part of the earth," one of them said. robot as he tenderly unscrewed Jacob Clark''s head from his body. id = 27925 author = Smith, John Talbot title = The Art of Disappearing date = keywords = Anne; Arthur; California; Captain; Claire; Curran; Dillon; Edith; Endicott; Everard; God; Grahame; Honora; Horace; Ireland; Irish; Judy; Ledwith; Livingstone; Louis; Mona; Monsignor; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Senator; Sister; Sonia; York summary = mother; Arthur Dillon who had run away to California ten years before, "One thing," said Arthur as he took his hand and detained him. "Now, hold on, old man," said Arthur. "I shall have my share in the work," Arthur said with feeling. "Let me see," said Arthur, as he stood with Endicott''s photograph in his "I see," said Arthur Dillon smiling, convinced that Captain Curran knew "If it comes to a trial," said Arthur, "won''t Ledwith get the same "All your old friends of New York," said Arthur, "Birmingham, Sullivan, "I don''t know much about the ways of escaped nuns," said Arthur, "but I reason about this thing: Horace Endicott is now known as Arthur Dillon; people who are hunting for Horace Endicott think that Arthur Dillon is Wonderful, that Arthur Dillon should look so little like I am the man whom the world knows as Arthur Dillon." id = 28922 author = Smith, Richard Rein title = Compatible date = keywords = George summary = I sipped my drink and tried to think of a subtle way to change the time I visited George, he invariably complained about Helen. Helen smiled half-heartedly, her pale face quickly resuming its unhappy "Hello, Helen." I glanced at George and noticed he had closed his eyes Helen sank into a chair and raised her skirt to reveal her right leg. "Did George tell you about my legs?" she inquired. I saw George several times during the next few weeks. Each time we met, George complained. Helen," he said one time. He still wanted Helen but she had changed into a George said he had tried to get her Helen''s changed. But the Helen who greeted me that night was not like that. George and I had a good time that night. George said, "Promise not to tell anyone? George said, "I finally realized what she needed more than anything "She needed a new head," George said. id = 29272 author = Smith, Richard Rein title = No Hiding Place date = keywords = Emmett; George summary = In the control room, Emmett Corbin listened to the screech of tormented Emmett had barely finished securing his helmet when the ship shook The pilot said: "There are no hand weapons on the ship. "We can''t hide _in_ the ship," George said, with absolute conviction. George led the way from the control room, and across a passenger ship with telescopes we''ll stand out like fireflies in a dark room!" Cautiously sliding their feet across the hull, Gloria and Emmett "The Agronians have probably destroyed the base by now," Emmett said. Emmett felt suddenly cold when he realized what the pilot had in mind. Most of the Agronians have left their ship to study ours, and But when we reach the ship, we''ll try to meet at the air lock. Floating through space toward the enemy ship, Emmett felt overcome with "It''s the Agronian atmosphere," George said. Emmett followed as quickly as possible, although he felt id = 16181 author = Smith, Thomas Barlow title = Young Lion of the Woods Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days date = keywords = Captain; England; Fort; Godfrey; Grimross; Guidon; Halifax; Indian; John; Mag; Margaret; Mrs.; Paul; St. summary = Before leaving Quebec to return home to his native land, Captain Godfrey Soon after landing at Halifax, Captain Godfrey heard that the Governor war-whoop of the savages, Captain Godfrey said to Margaret, (for such The eyes of Captain Godfrey followed the Red man to the shore and Captain Godfrey, his wife, and little ones, left the sloop and went to The day following the arrival off Fort Frederick, Captain Godfrey set mother''s story, Margaret Godfrey gently raised old Mag''s head, and Paul Guidon visited the sloop the next morning, and Captain Godfrey Captain Godfrey rowed to the shore and took Paul off to the sloop. The Indian remarked to Captain Godfrey: "This not so good as canoe on when you come out Fort, and one arrow struck you in arm?" Mrs. Godfrey replied: "Paul, the mark of that arrow I shall carry with me to id = 16634 author = Smith, Thorne title = Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit date = keywords = Fogerty; March; Mother; Mr.; P.O.; Tim; Tony; day; illustration; like; look; man; reply; time summary = "That''s it, sir," said I, feeling things taking a turn for the better. _Feb. 26th._ I broke the news to mother to-day and she took it like a very heavy sailor picking on a poor innocent looking little fire "And where do you come from, young gentlemen?" asked the old man. "Yes, I know," said the old lady, sadly, "my cook had a son that went "Mother," I pleaded, "don''t you think it is time you were going? _May 8th._ "Give away," said the coxswain to-day, when we were "I''ve already been thoroughly killed several times to-day," I said, "You boys look so cute in your funny white uniforms," a girl said to "That''s the way you should look," said the officer, "work your own "Tell me, young man," she said to this Ensign, going directly to the "It don''t look like we was ever going to get a hitch," said the id = 29481 author = Sousa, John Philip title = The Fifth String date = keywords = Angelo; Diotti; Mildred; Perkins; Sanders; Satan; Wallace; love; man summary = An old man, bearing a violin case, came within the room. instrument out the old man fondled it with loving and tender "How like life itself," Diotti reflected, "pity, hope, love, joy end "That is Angelo Diotti, the famous violinist," she said, but she could at its end, Mildred said to her father: "Come, I want to congratulate "He is a good-looking young fellow, too," said the old man. "Ah, with you, I see," said the old man, as if it were the greatest I watched him intently," said the old man; "Yes," said the old man, with assumed sentiment, "even when his "Ask him to play on that string; I''ll wager he''ll refuse," said the man''s hands, she said: "Good-night, I am going to my room; please make "Then you believe," said the musician, "that the man who loves her and Uncle Sanders said he did not touch that string when he played. id = 14382 author = Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte title = The Missing Bride date = keywords = Cloudesley; Dr.; Edith; Fanny; God; Grimshaw; Heaven; Henrietta; Jacquelina; Jenny; L''Oiseau; Luckenough; Marian; Mayfield; Miriam; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nancy; Old; Paul; Thornton; Thurston; Waugh; Willcoxen; cloudy summary = Marian, and her kind, dear eyes were again turned upon Edith, and The stranger drew away her hand and looked at Marian from head to foot. never love!" said the woman, seizing the young girl''s hands, gazing on leading her little daughter Miriam, now five years old, by the hand. "You shall predict my fate and Miriam''s," said Marian, smiling, as she "Are you not coming?" said Edith, as she led her little girl toward the like to hear about your old partner at the dancing-school, young Mr. Thurston Willcoxen, a-coming back--la, yes! "Yes, I am glad you brought them, Miss Nancy," said Marian, in her Thurston," she said, holding out her hand, and looking at The commodore, Mrs. Waugh, Marian and Thurston, were all in excellent lover, thrust her arm through mine, and said, ''Dear Thurston, come home Marian left the room, and then Mrs. Waugh, turning to the young id = 15774 author = Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte title = Ishmael; Or, In the Depths date = keywords = Alfred; Aunt; Beatrice; Bee; Berenice; Brudenell; Burghe; CHAPTER; Claudia; God; Gray; Hall; Hannah; Heaven; Herman; Hurstmonceux; Ishmael; Jovial; Judge; Lord; Merlin; Middleton; Miss; Morris; Mr.; Mrs.; Nora; Reuben; Uncle; Vincent; Walter; Washington; Worth; good; thank; yes summary = turning to the young man, she said: "Sir, your mother, I believe, has "Look at Nora!" said Hannah, in a heart-broken tone, as she pointed to "You see I can feel for the boy like a father, Miss Hannah," said the "I think this poor boy''s word ought to have been enough!" said Claudia. "Oh, yes, sir; but it wasn''t necessary; you know that!" said Ishmael, "Come along, young Ishmael!" said the professor, and as he knew the way occurred to both--Hannah unable to work, Ishmael''s "poor little dollar a "Drink this, my boy; drink this, my darling Ishmael," said Hannah, "He will be all right in a little while, Hannah, my dear," said Reuben, "You have always been very good to me, Aunt Hannah," said Ishmael Judge Merlin, Claudia, Mr. and Mrs. Middleton, and Ishmael went to id = 16039 author = Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte title = The Lost Lady of Lone date = keywords = Arondelle; Belgrade; Cameron; Castle; Count; Duke; Heaven; Hereward; John; Lady; Lemuel; Levison; London; Lone; Lord; Marquis; Miss; Motte; Mr.; Mrs.; Paris; Rose; Salome; Scott; Sir; Sister; St.; Valerie; Volaski; Waldemar summary = Miss Levison in to dinner?" said the noble host, drawing the young lady''s "Mr. John Scott, my dear," said Sir Lemuel, bringing the young gentleman "My dear Sir Lemuel," said the young man, with some emotion, as he left wait an answer," said Sir Lemuel, handing the folded note to the man, who young lady of Lone entered, supported on each side by the Duke of luxurious town-house in the West End. The Duke of Hereward took lodgings near the home of his bride-elect. One morning the Duke of Hereward came to the house and asked to see Lady my dear, good young lady," said the housekeeper, As she entered the drawing-room, the young Duke of Hereward came to meet said the witness, turning a baleful look upon the Duke of Hereward, and "Salome, look at me, speak to me, my dear daughter," said the abbess, id = 16094 author = Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte title = For Woman''s Love date = keywords = Aaron; Captain; Clarence; Cora; Corona; End; Fabian; Haught; Iron; King; Mr.; Mrs.; Neville; New; North; Rockharrt; Rockhold; Rose; Rothsay; Rule; Stillwater; Sylvan; Uncle; Violet; West; York; come summary = With tears in her beautiful eyes, Rose Flowers took the old man''s hand It was near the close of a cold, bright day early in January, that Mrs. Rockharrt and Corona Haught, escorted by Mr. Clarence, stepped from the Two days after this the Rockharrts, with Cora Haught and Mrs. Stillwater, left Baltimore for the North, _en route_ for Canada and New invisible persons in the room as that of Mr. Fabian Rockharrt and Mrs. Rose Stillwater. received it with a grateful smile, bade a sweet toned good night to Mr. Rockharrt and Mrs. Rothsay, and went tripping out of the room. "Grandfather," said Cora, as they alighted and went into the house, Rose Mrs. Stillwater up stairs, Cora, while I step into the office," said Mr. Rockharrt. "We must go and take leave of Mrs. Fabian Rockharrt," she said to Rose. id = 29729 author = Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte title = Victor''s Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend date = keywords = Alden; Blue; Cavendish; Cliffs; Craven; Electra; Emma; Fanning; Grey; Hartman; John; Jones; Kyte; Laura; Lyle; Lytton; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Victor; Wendover summary = "Emma, dear, I have a letter from Uncle John Lytton," said Laura, "Did you know Mrs. Grey had left Blue Cliffs?" sorrowfully inquired Mr. Kyte. "We hope you will return to us very soon, dear Mrs. Grey," said Emma The next day Alden Lytton was invited upstairs to the old lady''s room friends at Blue Cliffs, and Emma''s letter was simply directed to Mrs. Mary Grey, Charlottesville. "And now, having done my errand, I will bid you good-afternoon, Mrs. Grey," he said, bowing and turning to leave the room. When Miss Cavendish replied to this letter she said that indeed Mrs. Grey''s hand must have been very severely sprained, and that she herself Mrs. Fanning, Emma Cavendish, Laura Lytton and Electra, attended by Dr. Jones and Alden Lytton, entered their carriages to go to Blue Cliff Emma left the room, and soon returned with Alden Lytton. id = 29571 author = Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) title = Nan of Music Mountain date = keywords = Bend; Bull; Calabasas; Cat; Duke; Gale; Gap; Henry; Jeffries; John; Lefever; Logan; Morgan; Mountain; Music; Nan; Pardaloe; Sandusky; Sassoon; Scott; Sleepy; Spain summary = "Henry de Spain?" asked Lefever, sparring innocently for time. in front of de Spain, told a companion that the man was Gale Morgan, a Yelling like half a dozen men, Lefever and Scott, as de Spain and his Every day that de Spain rode across the open country, his eyes turned were now past getting home, and there were no telephones in the Gap. De Spain, who was at Calabasas, knew Nan would not be alarmed should two men leading, Nan and de Spain made out to be Gale Morgan and Page. De Spain, his eyes on the danger and his hand laid behind Nan''s waist, "Suppose," said Nan one afternoon, looking from de Spain''s side toward Nan Morgan, Henry de Spain is here to talk to her." here and the railroad knows--that de Spain and Nan Morgan have When Nan rode with de Spain into Sleepy Cat that morning, Lefever had id = 29572 author = Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) title = Whispering Smith date = keywords = Bend; Bill; Cache; Crawling; Creek; Dancing; Dicksie; Dunning; George; Kennedy; Lance; Marion; Medicine; Mr.; Rebstock; Sang; Sinclair; Smith; Stone; Whispering; Wickwire; Williams; buck; man summary = I know you''ve got good men, Sinclair. "Sinclair, you''ve got good men," continued McCloud, unmoved. "Mr. McCloud!" Marion Sinclair clasped her hands and dropped into a "Come right in," returned McCloud, not knowing whether Marion had a got the two dead men and at midnight rode with them into Sleepy Cat. When the news reached McCloud he was talking with Bucks over the day of the barbecue had Du Sang or Sinclair seen Whispering Smith arm, he was telling a story about Marion Sinclair, and Dicksie in the know." McCloud looked at Dicksie. McCloud looked at Marion Sinclair. When Whispering Smith had followed McCloud from the tent, Dicksie when Dicksie, Marion, McCloud, and Whispering Smith took horses to get Whispering Smith looked from the fire into Dicksie''s eyes. Riding back with McCloud, Dicksie and Whispering Smith discussed the "Marion Sinclair wants to know just one thing, George," said id = 29656 author = Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) title = The Mountain Divide date = keywords = Baggs; Bend; Bill; Bob; Creek; Dancing; Hawk; Indians; Levake; Medicine; Rebstock; Scott; Scuffy; Stanley; buck; man summary = His companion, Bob Scott, smiled as he followed Stanley out upon the Stanley, greeting the lineman as Bucks read the long message. Bucks experienced a shock when Scott came upon the three dead men Bucks''s horse carefully as he turned in his saddle, but Scott''s wiry accompanied by Dancing, Scott, and Bucks, struck north and east toward As Stanley gave the order Bucks noticed that Dancing winked at Scott. Bucks, beside Stanley, stood transfixed as he watched Dancing. Half-turning to Bucks, Scott laid his hand on his arm again. Stanley, Scott, Sublette, Dancing, and a hundred men." Bob Scott, riding past Bucks reined up for a moment. Bob Scott, the man of all men the young operator would have wished "You," said Stanley once to Bucks, "may live to see this railroad Bucks was sent to bring in Dancing, Bob Scott, Dancing and Scott, with Stanley, Bucks, and a party of id = 28848 author = Spears, Raymond S. (Raymond Smiley) title = The River Prophet date = keywords = Buck; Caope; Carline; Crele; Island; Jock; Mississippi; Mrs.; Nelia; Ohio; Palura; Parson; Prebol; Prophet; Rasba; River; Slip; Terabon; boat; hit; know; man summary = "Hit''s so," the river woman approved, and the men took their departure Back at the landing, Nelia bade the river woman good-bye. shanty-boat and dropped out of the eddy on her way down the river. river man in a brick-red cabin-boat of small size had left the eddy. For a time Rasba thought that perhaps he had better just let the river "Yo''ll know that boat; he''s went an'' painted hit a sickly yeller, like a looked at the distant shanty-boats, and passed a river town or two, he Parson Rasba saw Nelia Crele''s boat drift out into the current and drop looked at a shanty-boat moored at the foot of a mile-long sandbar; saw, shanty-boat had dropped out into the river during the night, in spite of A little later he discovered boats coming down the river, eight "This is a devil of a river, old man!" said Terabon. id = 20343 author = Spinners'' Club title = The Spinners'' Book of Fiction date = keywords = Andrea; Bachelder; Barrett; California; Concha; English; Faraday; Filon; Fong; Genevieve; God; Houghton; Imber; Jack; Jud; Juno; Miller; Mississippi; Mr.; Mrs.; Paul; Pola; Rosella; Ryan; Walker; good; know; like; little; look; man; old; time summary = TIME HE GO AWAY LIKE A MAN AT A WINDOW, BUT HE COME AGAIN. he go away like a man at a window, but he come again. laugh--laugh--some time he go away like a man at a window, but he come comes up small, very far away, one little dust like the clouds, creep, "I guess it''ll be a long time before we have another like that," said his grandfather, like a little boy ten years old! mind that now, Faraday?" he said, looking with eyes full of humor at the looking into her eyes, saw for the first time that handsome face marked "Well," she said, laughing a little and turning her head half away, as Fong Wu, for the first time, looked fully at the white man, marking the things come back to me which were well for the head man there to know. id = 17414 author = Springer, Norman title = The Blood Ship date = keywords = Blackie; Boston; Bough; Captain; Cockney; Fitzgibbon; God; Golden; Holy; Joe; Lynch; Man; Mister; Newman; Nils; Old; Roy; Swede; Swope summary = he who called himself ''Newman,'' man of mystery, who came like the "Ay ban ship a crowd of stiffs--and some sailor-mans," stated the Swede. mine opened and the big man, who signed himself Newman, looked out at "Look here, the man''s sick," I said to Newman. A moment later a man came from the cabin and stood by Lynch''s side. Lynch came aft and reported that fact to the Old Man, in my hearing. Lynch''s report to the Old Man, for her words showed she knew me as one foc''sle of the hottest ship on the high seas, and ordering another man came on deck, Newman said to me, "A good night for a bad job, Jack! The man looked like Newman, eyes; they thought Lynch didn''t know Newman was gone. And I have Newman''s word for it that the Old Man wants to kill the id = 29038 author = Starzl, Roman Frederick title = In the Orbit of Saturn date = keywords = Gore; I.F.P.; Lenore; Quirl; Strom; man summary = [Sidenote: _Disguised as a voluntary prisoner on a pirate space ship, They had been in the prison hold of the pirate ship for five days, slowly toward Gore, who was greedily eyeing the young man''s brightly hand closed on Quirl''s arm, and jerked, with the intention of whirling Gore could have dispatched Quirl in a second with his ray weapon, with Looking past the menacing weapon, Gore saw the girl, Lenore Hyde. Strom''s face darkened in anger, and for a moment the pirate captain "Gore wanted to become a pirate, and as he could get men, I consented. him so far as to release a man who knew as much as Quirl did, and who But Quirl made for the prisoners'' hold. "Quirl, you''re a square man, and Quirl had time to jump after him, knocking the wind out of Gore before The passage became bright, and Quirl looked into the faces of his id = 29437 author = Starzl, Roman Frederick title = The Martian Cabal date = keywords = Balta; Joro; Mars; Murray; Princess; Scar; Sime; Sira; Tarog; Tolto; Wasil; Wilcox; man; martian summary = Sime looked into her warm, earnest little face. "Who is Scar Balta?" Sime asked himself after locking the door again. "You are under arrest!" said the officer, placing, his hand on Sime''s he thought he saw a slight flicker in the man''s eye when Sime spoke. "Listen, old man," Sime said in a low voice, "out in the corridor--" "Before you answer," Murray said quietly at Sime''s side, "let me _Crack!_ Sime''s fist struck Murray''s solid jaw, scraping the skin off The Martian day is only a little more than a day on Earth, but to Sime Sime laid his hand on Tolto''s arm. Sime and Tolto struck them like a tempest. So Sime and Tolto fought their way down, Sime pressed a neuro-pistol into Tolto''s hand, warned him to sweep the "Take a neuro, Tolto," Sime advised. Sime and Murray saw in those lights only war, swift and id = 19173 author = Stead, Robert J. C. title = The Cow Puncher date = keywords = Bert; CHAPTER; Conward; Dave; Duncan; Edith; Elden; Hardy; Irene; Miss; Morrison; Mr.; Mrs.; Reenie; Sunday; good; life; man; mother; sure; thing; time summary = "This strenuous life is spoiling your good manners, Dave, my boy," said "''City'' is good," said Dave. "Fair enough," said Conward, well pleased that Dave should be impressed "Good," said Conward, springing to his feet and taking Dave''s hand in a "Dave," said Conward, with an arm on his shoulder, "the respectability "Whatever has come over Irene?" said Mrs. Hardy to the doctor one Dave looked at Conward, at Mrs. Hardy, and at Irene. "And there''s no other way, Dave," said Conward, rising and placing an "We shall soon be settled," she said, as Mrs. Hardy and Conward were "Dave?" said Mrs. Hardy, sharply. It needed no words from Mrs. Hardy to tell him that Irene and Dave were engaged. said, "if Conward turns up missing I won''t know a thing--not a d---"I know, Dave," she said. "Irene," said Mrs. Hardy, sharply, "what way is that to speak to Mr. Conward? id = 28579 author = Stead, Robert J. C. title = The Homesteaders: A Novel of the Canadian West date = keywords = Allan; Arthurs; Beulah; Gardiner; Grey; Harris; Jim; John; Manitoba; Mary; Morrison; Mr.; Mrs.; Plainville; Riles; Travers; West; good; little; man; money; time summary = house together while Harris sought out new homestead land and Arthurs "This is good enough for me," said Harris at length, as their horses "Harris," said the doctor, after a long silence, "you think I''m a John Harris, followed by Allan and the hired man, Jim, walked into "I guess the work never hurt us," said Harris, helping himself to "I guess we won''t be ploughing to-day," said Harris. "It was about Beulah I came to see you," said Harris, with averted man said that too; you see I''m picking things up; I want to know "I''ll tell you, Riles," said Harris, who had no desire to pursue a "Look pretty good, all right, Jim," said Riles, with an attempt at "Well, he''ll have to say a good deal before he knows," said Harris. Allan looked out at different times for Gardiner and Riles, but there id = 16127 author = Steele, Chester K. title = The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story date = keywords = Amy; Ashley; Carroll; Colonel; Darcy; Grafton; Jack; King; Larch; Mr.; Mrs.; Phut; Shag; Spotty; Thong summary = "How did Mrs. Darcy come to have the watch in her hand?" Carroll "You got Pearl''s name ''graved on it, Darcy, ole man?" asked King, Up in his hotel room, Colonel Ashley read the story of the case as "Yes--old Mrs. Darcy--the jewelry store lady," went on the boy. "I think I want to know a little more about him," mused the colonel. I want to know who killed Mrs. Darcy and where you got that cross! "And in the dead man''s hand was a ticking watch," read the colonel. the problems connected with the Darcy case, Colonel Ashley went down to "Glad to know you, Colonel Ashley," said Donovan. "I want to talk over Darcy''s case with you," the colonel had said. "But, Colonel--this--this is the watch Mrs. Darcy had in her hand when "Colonel this is the first I''ve come on the case, and all I know is I id = 16204 author = Steele, Chester K. title = The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective date = keywords = Adams; Case; Englishman; Langmore; Margaret; Matlock; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Ostrello; Raymond; Styles; Tom summary = The detective paused before replying, and looked the young man over Mr. Adams!" The young man came closer and caught the detective by the As Raymond Case had said, the Langmore mansion was a large one, setting Margaret Langmore and Raymond Case to begin the task he had set before As the detective left the Bardon house, he saw a middle-aged man The young man wished to know if he had learned anything from the doctor. Waiting once more, the detective presently saw the man come from the "You are going away, Mr. Adams?" said Raymond Case, who chanced to see "Mrs. Langmore said she wished Miss Margaret was off the face of the "That Langmore girl has engaged a detective named Adam Adams to clear "I understand Miss Langmore was brought here," said Adam Adams, "I don''t understand this," said the detective, as Matlock Styles came id = 19523 author = Steele, Jack title = A Husband by Proxy date = keywords = Branchville; Dorothy; Durgin; Fairfax; Foster; Garrison; Hardy; Jerold; John; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Robinson; Theodore; Wicks; York summary = "Oh," said Garrison, "if you wish to employ me on a murder case, I''ll do "Good evening--is my wife at home--Mrs. Fairfax?" said Garrison, Garrison said good-night to the Robinsons, who answered curtly. "You mean," said Garrison, "that after Mr. Scott had called and gone, "I shall have to go down to New York this morning," said Garrison. "Just a moment, Dorothy," said Garrison. "Very good," said Garrison, with his mind made up to remain all night "I hope you will not refuse a tired old man," said Garrison, in a voice "Answer one question at a time," said Garrison, stuffing his "Where is the place?" said Garrison, halting as Dorothy halted. "A man that Theodore hired to shadow me," said Garrison. "I''ve got to arrest the man who murdered your uncle," said Garrison, "Just what I said," answered Garrison. "Come in," said Garrison. "Come in," said Garrison. id = 15396 author = Stein, Gertrude title = Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms date = keywords = change; color; come; little; mean; place; single; time; white summary = The change of color is likely and a difference a very little difference uses it and it is extreme and very likely the little things could be the holes stopped up makes it necessary to use paper. place, only a white and red are black, only a yellow and green are blue, Any occasion shows the best way. An elegant use of foliage and grace and a little piece of white cloth Coloring high means that the strange reason is in front not more in shows pearls and little ways. means necessary places and a revision a revision of a little thing it It means kind wavers and little chance to beside beside rest. TAILS; LUNCH; CUPS; RHUBARB; SINGLE; FISH; CAKE; CUSTARD; POTATOES; thickness shows such cutting, it does mean that a meadow is useful and a they differ in color, it means a union between use and exercise and a id = 15408 author = Stein, Gertrude title = Three Lives Stories of The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena date = keywords = Anna; Campbell; Herbert; Jeff; Lena; Mathilda; Melanctha; Miss; Mrs. summary = _Stories of The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena_ things for a little less, when the good Anna had fully said that "Miss Miss Mary, like her Anna, had no strong natural feeling to love her house again with Sam. Melanctha Herbert had not made her life all simple like Rose Johnson. like Melanctha''s ways and he did not think that she would ever come to danger Miss Melanctha, when a man knows he certainly don''t want to get Melanctha Herbert all her life long, loved and wanted good, kind Jane began to tell Jeff of all the bad ways Melanctha had the way I got to do things." "All right Melanctha," Jeff would answer mean right good to you, and you ain''t got no way like me Melanctha, a good time like she wants it, but not that kind of a way Melanctha id = 29862 author = Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) title = The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals date = keywords = Brown; Caroline; Carset; Clara; Closs; Eliza; Hepworth; Hilton; Hope; Houghton; Lady; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; Olympia; Rachael; Stacy; Yates summary = That moment I think that Hepworth Closs fell in love with the girl. Clara held out both her hands and came nearer to Hepworth, like a child "But it is impossible," said Closs, looking toward Lady Hope, who was "Madame, it is Lady Clara, the daughter of Lord Hope." to time was known only to herself and her God. When Hepworth and Lady Clara came back, Lady Hope rose, and gathering splendor of that room came a tall, old woman, who was trembling like Here Clara reached out her hand to Lady Hope, but kept her eyes on the "In some things," said Lord Hope, "the old lady has been cruelly dealt The old lady reached out her little, withered hand, and patted Clara''s "I will not believe that, Clara," said the old lady, smiling. Lord Hope took the papers which the old woman handed to him, and there, id = 19968 author = Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury) title = A Busy Year at the Old Squire''s date = keywords = Addison; Alfred; Asa; Catherine; Edwards; Ellen; Halstead; Jim; Jotham; Lurvey; Maine; Mrs.; Portland; Rufus; Ruth; Squire; Theodora; Thomas; Tom; Tone; Uncle; Willis; Zack; old summary = Halstead and the old Squire loaded them on the long horse-sled,--sixteen always kept an eye on the old Squire''s farming, and liked to follow his By this time the little camp was like an oven; but the old Squire kept Addison, Halstead and I, with one of the old Squire''s hired men, Asa Two days later the old Squire came home from Three Rivers, entirely It was some time the following week, I think, that the old Squire looked A year or two before we young folks went home to live on the old farm "Good morning, neighbor!" the old Squire said cheerily. "I feel sure you will," the old Squire said; and Rufus went back, We learned at supper that Addison and the old Squire, having little to old Squire and grandmother Ruth looked grave but said very little. From the first Addison and I had had little idea that the old Squire id = 15506 author = Stephens, Robert Neilson title = Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. date = keywords = Captain; Cornelius; England; Falconer; Fanny; Faringfield; General; God; Lancey; London; Madge; Margaret; Mr.; Mrs.; Ned; New; Philip; Street; Tis; Tom; Twas; Washington; Winwood; York; british; look summary = Faringfield house, like the family, was one of the finest in New York; "Well, Philip," she said, a moment later, "come in, and feel that you Master Ned stopped just out of Philip''s reach, and said insolently: wouldn''t stay in New York after leaving you, sir," he said, "for "I shall look for them," said Philip, and turned to go down-stairs "I don''t think ''tis a matter need be talked of now," said Phil. "Ay, Captain Winwood''s--Mr. Philip, you know--''tis he commands our "And did he never think of us in New York," said Tom, "that he sent us "The offer comes a little late, sir," said Tom, turning to the Philip knew, at the first word, the voice of Ned Faringfield. Philip''s mood had changed at thought of Ned''s father; the old man''s "I don''t think Mr. Faringfield will hold out for ever," said Philip, "''Twas Ned Faringfield!" said Philip. id = 29535 author = Sternbach, Richard A. title = The Hands date = keywords = old summary = THE HANDS He was a gigantic figure, sitting there atop the mountain. leaned over and dammed the river below with a finger. Across the plains, as he watched, there were fires glowing, and the mountain under him trembled from explosions a thousand miles away. A smaller figure appeared beside him, looking sad. "Try again, father," the smaller one said. The old one shook his head. The old one shook his head again, and for a while they sat, and they watched the destruction. shook their mountain more roughly. At last, at the end, the old one reached down and scooped up some clay from the bank of the river. He held it in a huge, gentle hand, and the "You are good to give them another chance, father." "Not them," said the old one. Transcriber''s Note: This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ Oct.-Nov. 1953. typographical errors have been corrected without note. id = 22041 author = Sterrett, Frances R. (Frances Roberta) title = Mary Rose of Mifflin date = keywords = Aunt; Jenny; Jerry; Kate; Lind; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Rose; Thorley; Washington summary = "You''re awfully good, Mrs. Black." Mary Rose looked at her with loving that Mrs. Donovan tried on Mary Rose did not look too much as if it had Mrs. Donovan mentally planned to slip across the alley and see Mr. Jerry and his Aunt Mary herself about George Washington''s board as she "Isn''t it?" Mary Rose did not know and she followed Mrs. Schuneman "You don''t know the people who live right next door to you!" Mary Rose With Jenny Lind''s cage in her hand, Mary Rose knocked at Miss Thorley''s that Mary Rose was going to the lake with Miss Thorley and had left Jenny Isn''t there?" Mary Rose looked appealingly from Mr. Jerry to Bob Strahan. Miss Thorley and Aunt Kate smiled at each other above Mary Rose''s Rose and at Miss Thorley and at Mr. Jerry''s Aunt Mary with his calm "Mary Rose isn''t here, Mrs. Donovan," she said. id = 20184 author = Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan) title = The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs date = keywords = Aunt; CHAPTER; Chicago; Columbus; Fair; Fanny; Jeremiah; Johnny; Louis; Moses; Mr.; Page; Plaisance; Sarah; Uncle; Warner; great; illustration; look; man summary = and the old neighbors told us a nice looking man had come soon after we In a few minutes a uniformed young man came along and said: "I feel more like saying, let us kneel down," said Uncle. street gate at six o''clock." Fanny and Johnny took Uncle at his word and Uncle looked at the boy standing by Johnny and recognized him as the "All right, Johnny," said Uncle, as he shook the train-boy''s hand, "how "Grandpa, that is a sad reminder," said Fanny, as she came up and looked way;" and, followed by Johnny, Uncle and Aunt, Fanny went the rounds of He remembered then that Fanny said a young man on the train nearly every young man who came in with a girl said: "When I come back She saw great crowds of people massed a little way up the street id = 22285 author = Stevens, Isaac Newton title = An American Suffragette date = keywords = Bell; Carroll; Dr.; Earl; Frank; Hilda; Holland; Jack; John; Leonora; Miss; Morris; Mrs.; New; Ramsey; Renner; Silvia; York; woman summary = "Love is of man''s life a thing apart," applied with full force to Dr. Earl, and he accepted his relations with Leonora Kimball with the same "You know," said Miss Holland, and she put as much sarcasm in her tone Miss Holland looked at Dr. Earl and put her arm around the woman "My dear child," he said, taking her hands in his and catching her eyes "It is a long story," he said; "have you time for it to-day? You know she never said a word to Jack; she didn''t even look at "If all women were like her----" Frank said impulsively, but Ramsey Miss Holland and Dr. Earl both turned and looked at the little woman, "You recognize it, of course?" Silvia said to Dr. Earl, but he shook his little Miss Alice?" he said kindly, and the girl replied in true child id = 19672 author = Stevenson, Burton Egbert title = The Holladay Case: A Tale date = keywords = Frances; Graham; Holladay; Kemball; Lester; Martigny; Miss; Monsieur; Mr.; Paris; Rogers; Royce summary = "Now, let us go back a moment," said the coroner, as Rogers stopped "Yes, sir," said Rogers, after a moment. "We have one more witness," he said at last, "Miss Holladay''s "We will recall Miss Holladay''s maid," said the former at last. "Miss Holladay has started home with her maid," he said. strange woman came to the door and said that Miss Frances had engaged "She looked like a foreigner, sir," she said at last. "All right, sir; and thank you," she said, and left the office. "Miss Holladay is too ill to see you, sir," said the maid, with "Miss Holladay seems very ill," said Mr. Royce, in a voice somewhat "Of course, Mr. Royce," he said finally, "Miss Holladay was perfectly "Yes," he said, "Mr. Holladay kept in touch with the office, of "The name, I think you said, was Holladay?" he asked. id = 29629 author = Stevenson, Burton Egbert title = The Destroyer: A Tale of International Intrigue date = keywords = Admiral; Brisson; Captain; Chevrial; Crochard; Dan; Delcassé; Emperor; France; Germany; Kasia; Liberté; Lépine; Minister; Pachmann; Pigot; Prince; Vard summary = "I do not remember you, sir," said Pigot, looking at him more closely. "Well," he said, after gazing for a moment into Crochard''s eyes, "speak "I know you are a good man, Lépine," said the Minister wearily; "I know Crochard, I believe," said Delcassé, and involuntarily the great "I shall try to prove that you are right," said Crochard, his eyes great man and a clever one," he said, and looked at Lépine with pity in "I will tell you who he is, sir," said Lépine, gently; "he is the man Crochard," he said, "Lépine tells me you have more news for "There are no more questions, sir," said Crochard; "but we have a little "Yes, and a good one, sir," said Lépine, quickly. "I agree with you, sir," said Lépine, and took his leave. "We shall be but a moment," said Pachmann. "The Prince and Pachmann are there, too," said Dan; "perhaps others." He id = 20678 author = Stimpson, Herbert Baird title = The Tory Maid date = keywords = Braes; Captain; Charles; Dick; Gordon; Jean; Maryland; Mistress; Rodolph; Toby; Tory; come summary = said he, "both in this country and the old; tell a Gordon of a danger "Queer time of the night to ride, sir," said the sentinel. passed by before a day came when Dick and I found a few spare hours on awhile," said the Captain, as he came to assist Dick in my removal. "They are the Maryland Line marching away to the North to join General "James," she said, "John Cotton tells me that an old darky comes to Toby, and rode away to join the Maryland Line, which was marching now "He will escape, Mistress Jean," I said reassuringly; "trust an old "They tell me," he said, "that the old Tory, Charles Gordon, whom they Jean--" But at that moment came the voice of the Tory And Mistress Jean said not a word as I took her hand in mine, but her id = 20025 author = Stimson, Frederic Jesup title = Pirate Gold date = keywords = Boston; Bowdoin; Clair; David; Harley; Hughson; James; Jamie; Mercedes; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; St.; Street; York; old summary = captain passed young Bowdoin he said, in very good English, "You look account at the Old Colony Bank; and James Bowdoin''s Sons continued to "Jamie McMurtagh is not my father," said Mercedes. "Poor old Jamie!" said Mr. James to his father. "It''s for Mr. Bowdoin''s private ear, Mr. James," said Jamie testily. discontented look in Mercedes'' lovely face went to Jamie''s "Jamie," said old Mr. Bowdoin, "our business is going away. gentlemen, if nothing more," said he; and "Ah, Jamie," was Mr. Bowdoin''s reply, "it''s all dirty coal-barges now; the old house would "Jamie has not asked me to have him taken back," said Mr. Bowdoin. "Jamie," said Mr. Bowdoin, "I should like to make a little present to The next morning Jamie went to old Mr. Bowdoin''s office, at an hour "McMurtagh will never come back to the bank," said old Mr. Bowdoin But old Jamie had looked up to her, and said only, "Mercedes!" id = 17053 author = Stockton, Frank Richard title = Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a Pirate''s Daughter date = keywords = Ben; Blackbeard; Bonnet; Captain; Charter; Dame; Delaplaine; Dickory; Greenway; Ichabod; Jamaica; Kate; Master; Mr.; Newcombe; Sam; Vince; revenge summary = "Oh, Kate!" said Dickory, "you should have seen that wonderful pirate "Now, Kate," said the good Major Bonnet, when they were on board, "I "A note from your father, Mistress Bonnet," said the sailing-master. For what seemed a very long time to Kate Bonnet, Dickory Charter paddled Away ran Dickory, and standing in the darkness, Kate Bonnet told her that old Bonnet''s daughter, Miss Kate, had also gone away in the ship. "I don''t know, Dickory," said good Dame Charter reflectively; "we must pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together. "That''s a chance gone," said Ben Greenway to Captain Marchand, "a good "When Dickory comes back," said Dame Charter to Kate, "he may bring some "Say not so, Dickory," said Captain Bonnet, speaking gravely. Good-day, Sir Bonnet," cried the pirate captain; "come "There are other ships whose captains I know," said Bonnet, "and where id = 28662 author = Stockton, Frank Richard title = The Squirrel Inn date = keywords = Beam; Calthea; Cristie; Ida; Lanigan; Lodloe; Mayberry; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Petter; Rose; Tippengray summary = "I think I remember Miss Calthea Rose," said Mrs. Cristie. "Oh, you need not think of doing anything of that kind," said Mrs. Cristie; "the young person is perfectly satisfied with the situation, Mrs. Cristie, Lodloe, and Mr. Petter all looked out of the window, and "Now, Mr. Tippengray," said Mrs. Petter, "I don''t suppose you feel any "Do you mean to tell me," said Miss Calthea Rose, the moment the young "Mrs. Petter," said Ida Mayberry, appearing so suddenly before that good "Yes," answered Lodloe; "Mrs. Cristie said you were an obliging fellow, "Very good," said Lodloe, as they approached Miss Rose''s place of "Mrs. Cristie," said Lodloe, "I am a young man, and I have lived much "Well," said Mrs. Cristie, "it was very good in you to come to me, but I "Now, then," said Mrs. Cristie, turning to Lodloe, "what do you think of id = 28646 author = Stopher, Chas. A. title = Solar Stiff date = keywords = Probos; trunk summary = Probos Five thought fleetingly of his wife Lingua Four and remembered Turning away from the windows Probos Five let his thoughts return to Lingua Four, to Probos Two, his son, and his home on the first planet Ah, that is the place to live, thought Probos, the divided trunk animals that inhabited the third planet. trunk creatures were fit for Mercurian consumption, the problem of the third planet before and every report concluded with--"Divided trunk Privately Probos Five doubted the possibility of using the divided not one expedition had succeeded in bringing a divided trunk to Mercury. inhabited Polar regions to avoid alarming the divided trunk creatures. It was strange, mused Probos Five, that the divided trunks were a pair of each species of divided trunks to Mercury. The thought too had occurred to him that possibly the divided trunk expedition that explored the dens of the divided trunks at some place id = 19735 author = Stringer, Arthur title = Phantom Wires: A Novel date = keywords = Durkin; Frank; Genoa; God; Jim; Keenan; New; Penfield; Pobloff; York; chapter; door; face; hand; light; like; little; look; moment; stand; time; turn; way; woman summary = He swung open the heavy iron door, cautiously, listened for a moment, reflected light from the outer room as the door opened and closed, "Ssssh!" said the woman under her breath, as she clutched Durkin''s arm. looked at my clothes, and laughed a little, and said that of course, in Durkin turned and looked at her, wondering if her woman''s intuition was "In a moment!" called the woman, as she motioned Durkin to the door of A little cry of disappointment escaped Durkin, while Frank turned the Frank watched the closet door draw to and close on Durkin; then she The woman was panting a little by this time, for her thoughts were of Durkin caught her arm, and listened, intently, watching the little time Durkin had made his way to the upper deck, and was looking with "I want this woman!" cried Durkin, and at the sound of his voice id = 28514 author = Stringer, Arthur title = The Prairie Child date = keywords = Augusta; Buckhorn; Calgary; Casa; Dinkie; Dinky; Duncan; Dunk; Elmer; Gershom; God; Grande; Lossie; Pauline; Peter; Poppsy; Sunday; Susie; Whinnie; child; life; like; little; look; man; old; time summary = Dinky-Dunk, I suppose, would have laughed it away, if I hadn''t walked with a clean-hearted and a clean-handed man like Peter. what Dinky-Dunk said, a few weeks ago, about a mere father being like I''ve been doing a good deal of thinking over what Dinky-Dunk said. things I thought I was losing out of life, about the little hand-made Master of Life and Love that my solemn old Dinky-Dunk can thus care Dinky-Dunk, I think, really wants his boy to be a bigger figure in end to end Dinky-Dunk told me I was too old to be taking a chance like Even my little Dinkie, day before yesterday, asked me if I''d mind not asked Dinky-Dunk to give me a few days to think the thing over. "This time, Dinkie-Boy, I''m going to tell you about the sea. liked to think of Peter going through life mourning for me, alone and id = 19359 author = Strunsky, Simeon title = The Patient Observer and His Friends date = keywords = Bob; Brooklyn; Cooper; Dr.; Harding; Harrington; Harvard; Helen; Jack; Jones; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Philip; Smith; States; Sultan; Sunday; United; York; american; child; man; time; woman summary = times when I really feel that Harrington should ask Abdul Hamid''s times when a man must take human life, and in such cases Bob has the roomful of old friends talking three at a time amidst clouds of tobacco all times full of people from across the river, who ask the way to The following day he came in and said to Harrington, "Papa, name have said good-night, and the bride has told you that as a dear friend habit to spend a good part of his day in New York City. said yes, she turned away and began chatting with a young man on her certain interval behind the times; it might be years or months or days, To-day a man can leave New Rochelle at eight o''clock in the morning and "Harding," I said, "you were insisting only a little while ago that life id = 19363 author = Stuart, Ruth McEnery title = Daddy Do-Funny''s Wisdom Jingles date = keywords = Gord; Sis; daddy; dat; illustration; old summary = nuver is set but one live Wisdom-toof in a man''s mouf--an'' dat comes An'' it ain''t by itself, made sweet like dat-An'' dey ain''t by deyselves in rank like dat-But you ain''t by yo''self, ol'' man, in dat-An'' he ain''t by ''isself outcas'' like dat-An'' you ain''t by yo''self, little bird, in dat-But he ain''t by ''isself in pride like dat-No, he ain''t by ''isself like dat. An'' he ain''t by ''isself in a bluff like dat-No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. No, dey ain''t by deyselves in dat. An'' you ain''t by yo''self, Sis'' Rose, in dat-- id = 28608 author = Stuart, William W. title = Inside John Barth date = keywords = Barth; John; Uncle; like; thing summary = man like that, a man with all those things going for him, you''d figure rise and start work no later than 8:30 a.m., Uncle John was more or I figured, of course, that Uncle John had finally shot me and I at once He grumbled, "Hell, boy, a few little hunks o'' buckshot like that and Uncle John gave me a good belt of the bourbon he''d been thoughtful You know, boy, I believe you got something to feel It wasn''t a thing I wanted to remember--or, as I found Uncle John felt almost as guilty about the whole thing as if he had All that winter, things like that kept coming up. fellow just out of college to live like a fussy old man of seventy with "Now look here," said Burk, "you say people have seen things. It was a good thing Uncle John didn''t come bustling back after id = 29817 author = Sullivan, Francis William title = The Harbor of Doubt date = keywords = Bijonah; Burns; Charming; Code; Ellinwood; Elsa; Freekirk; Grande; Head; John; Lass; Mallaby; Mignon; Nat; Nellie; Nettie; Pete; Rosan; Schofield; St.; Tanner summary = It was to Mallaby House that Code Schofield had come to dinner this Captain Code Schofield thought of all these things as he ran along the Old Jasper Schofield, Code''s father, and Michael Burns had "Father," she said, coming forward with Nat, "I want to tell you Code looked in amazement at the old man, but not for long. Code Schofield had come to the meeting with Pete Ellinwood and Jimmie "Code''s in a pile of trouble," said the old man, and went on briefly Everybody in Freekirk Head knew that Code Schofield went up to Elsa "Just like old man Burns!" thought Code. Like Code, the first thing Nat did, when his schooner had come up into island knows that you can''t sail a vessel like Code Schofield can, and The very night that Code and Elsa had their last talk Nat Burns was id = 29113 author = Sullivan, May Kellogg title = The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska date = keywords = Alaska; Eskimo; Eyllen; Father; Gibbs; Indians; Klondyke; Nome; Olga; Pete; Roberts; Smithson; gold; good; man summary = "One night, Long and I smoked in the little road-house close by, but "Next time a woman like that one tells me to do any recordin'' of claims that the two long eared animals might have done good work that night had a spot high above my head that looked like the small piece below, and "Him bad white man yesterday,--good man now,--heap long time sleep." of a whole gallon in exchange for gold so far away that the white man were changed, and night men were placed on the day force; this "I''ve seed many a gold camp in me day, boy, and plenty as good as the Some women I know of help a man faster that way than t''other," said Gold-bearing creeks and rivers were little thought of by the Eskimos. party of men in Nome many months before, and had come to find his gold id = 14662 author = Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) title = Around the Tea-Table date = keywords = Bible; Boston; Butterfield; CHAPTER; Christ; Dr.; God; Governor; Jesus; Lord; Mr.; New; Sabbath; Sunday; Wiseman; York; christian; church; day; find; good; great; long; look; man; old; people; table; tea; thing; time; way; year summary = He does not like women--thinks they are of no use in the world, save to set old man why he did not part his hair better, instead of letting it hang all Suddenly I saw the color for the first time in years come into the face of "But I have read somewhere in an old book that there is a day coming when While feeling most of all our need of the life that comes from above, let If he kneel before sermon, let it not be a coming down like a soul in want, his mind and the faith of God in his heart would come round some day, and The left hand is good for a great many things, for instance to hold a some day come upon them, and it shall again be as it was in the time of id = 30038 author = Taylor, Bert Leston title = A line-o''-verse or two date = keywords = Brown; Doctor; Farewell; L''Envoi; Mr.; Town; ballade; day; good; like; man; old summary = And a taste like a last-year swallow''s nest, When it chanced one day there came his way And the lay-brothers said, with a wag of the head, And the lay-brothers said, with a wag of the head, Comes Little One, a book in hand, Comes little lady, a book in hand, That of all the books in the world to-day There are no more books in the world like that. There are no more books in the world like that. There are no more books in the world like that. We''ll walk ''em home to-night, old man, I love ''tis this same thing." Come, heart''s delight, the hour is near You know my "pomes." Well, old man, I was pretty young when I got them I hope you will like these new lines of mine better than their I''d like to lay my tired head "_Go, little book," as Poet Southey said;_ id = 20171 author = Taylor, Robt. L. (Robert Love) title = Gov. Bob. Taylor''s Tales "The fiddle and the bow," "The paradise of fools," "Visions and dreams" date = keywords = Adam; Ephraham; God; Paradise; Uncle; day; dream; great; home; illustration; like; little; long; love; man; music; old; sweet; vision; world summary = shadows in my dream I thought I saw old ocean lashed to fury. [Illustration: MUSIC OF THE OLD FIELD SCHOOL EXHIBITION.] Did you never hear the music of the old time singing school? The day will come when the South will build a monument to the good old While the old man was gone the merchant came out and said to John: "What old sister approached him, and taking him by the hand said: "God bless I saw a poor old bachelor live all the days of his life in sight of "whack" fell like a thunderbolt on the Roman nose of a half drunk old I saw him like the Serpent of old, worm reason and the glory of God. Below him is this old material world of There I sat in the old familiar woods and dreamed of the happy long ago, id = 29790 author = Thieme, Richard title = Pleasant Journey date = keywords = Allenby; Jenkins summary = "What do you call it?" the buyer asked Jenkins. "I''d like to try it out first, of course," Allenby said. "Yes, I know," Jenkins said. wasn''t a thrill ride," Allenby said, looking at the helmetlike structure "It isn''t," Jenkins said, smiling. "Leave everything to me and don''t worry," Jenkins said, fitting the "Have a nice trip," Jenkins said, pulling a switch on the wall and Allenby got out of the chair and called for Jenkins, holding on to the "Well?" Jenkins said. Allenby looked up at him as Jenkins swung the helmet back and unhooked wanted to go, wherever home is." Jenkins smiled down at him. "Sure," Jenkins said and opened the door opposite the red curtain into "About ten seconds," Jenkins said, looking at his watch. "Money?" Allenby said. "No," Allenby said, staring at the red-cushioned chair. "Whatever you say," Jenkins said, smiling, taking the check. "No," Jenkins said quickly. Jenkins looked troubled. id = 29606 author = Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William) title = The Emigrant or Reflections While Descending the Ohio date = keywords = God; Mr.; NOTE; Thomas; death; heart; like; love; o''er; thy summary = Calming the troubled wave--bearing my heart to thee. When sorrow holds us, like a life-long state, O! tell thy secret, thou stern vampyre, Care! Then pale and red men met upon thy shore-''Tis like a dream, Love, of the olden time, And made thy home in my all-happy heart. Our homes, and hearts, and Nature, the blue sky, Like glorious FREEDOM, as her hopes expand; The sky is cloudless!--FREEDOM!--like thy deeds: To bless thee, Freedom, on thy holiest shrine, All that thy brave hearts wish''d, who will''d thee to be free. With hearts as free as his who now doth bless thy tide. Or, to the far off West, pass, like the past, away. Now, in thy desolation, like the fate Now, in thy desolation, like the fate And made her happy home ''mid thy embracing flood."_ And made her happy home ''mid thy embracing flood."_ id = 16050 author = Thomes, William Henry title = The Gold Hunters'' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia date = keywords = Americans; Australia; Ballarat; Bill; Bimbo; Black; Brown; CHAPTER; Charley; Critchet; Darnley; Day; England; Follet; Fred; God; Gulpin; Irishman; Jackson; Jim; Melbourne; Mike; Mr.; Murden; Rover; Sam; Smith; Spring; Steel; Vell; Wright; Yankee; bushranger; come; look; man summary = "Well," said Fred, as he stood on deck at the close of the day, and saw "I don''t like the expedition," said Smith, pettishly, as he saw Fred and Poor Fred, who looked about as much like Black Darnley as the man in the "I think the man was honest," Fred said, after a pause, "when he made "Do you think so?" asked Smith, musing over Fred''s words. "Tell me," asked Fred, for the first time looking serious, "is your "Let us shake hands again," said Fred, as the two men were brought into "Good evening, gentlemen," said the dark man, addressing Fred and myself "Look here, my friend," Fred said; "it seems to me that you think we are "We have but little time to spare," said Fred; "we must reach Ballarat "A good day''s work!" cried Fred, rubbing his hands, as soon as the id = 20010 author = Thompson, Charles Miner title = The Calico Cat date = keywords = Edwards; Farnsworth; Jim; Lamoury; Miss; Mr.; Paige; Peaslee; Solomon; Ware summary = "Two dollars a day and mileage," said Mr. Peaslee, with the emphasis "Likely now, ain''t it?" said Mr. Peaslee, with masculine scorn. "Guess he''s heard," said Mr. Peaslee to himself, much pleased. Mr. Peaslee found the front door of the Edwards house standing open "''T ain''t likely it hurt him any--just bird shot," said Hope. Pete Lamoury had been shot by Jim Edwards, and was now in bed with "I thought mebbe I''d look at some jack-knives," said Solomon, eyeing "Well, young man," said the justice to Jim, "what''s your "Oh," said he, "Edwards isn''t a bad sort of man. "''T ain''t right," said Mr. Peaslee, with a warmth which surprised Farnsworth and Peaslee both studied the man''s face closely, "Peaslee," said Farnsworth. "Mr. Edwards," he said suddenly, "Jim knew, didn''t he, that you were "Jim," his father said huskily, "would you like a new "And father ain''t holding any grudge, either," said Jim. id = 28267 author = Thompson, George title = Venus in Boston: A Romance of City Life date = keywords = Alice; Ann; Aubrey; Captain; Chevalier; Corporal; Duchess; Duvall; Fanny; God; Goldworthy; Hawley; Jew; Lagrange; Mike; Miss; Mr.; Nance; Sow; St.; Tickels; man summary = "Poor thing!" exclaimed the little old man when she had concluded her By this time the eccentric but kind old man had placed upon the table "Keep the money, my poor girl," rejoined the young lady, with a look of "Sit down, young ladies, and I will call Mr. Tickels down," said the old "Come, Miss," said the old wench, addressing Fanny, with a grin that was "My charming little girl," said he, raising her hand to his lips--"how "Not a word, sir, not a word," said the little old gentleman, "all your "Jew Mike has put this old white man under my charge," said he, "for a Tears stood in the eyes of the good old man, as he uttered these words; We have seen in what manner Jew Mike escaped from the house of Mr. Goldworthy, bearing off the insensible form of Fanny Aubrey; but as the id = 28635 author = Thompson, George title = My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. date = keywords = Anderson; Boston; Brother; Jack; Livingston; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Raymond; Romaine; Slack; York; friend; good; great; house; man summary = the chamber door of a young and particularly pretty widow named Mrs. Raymond, who boarded in the house. course I said nothing about Anderson and Mrs. Romaine. After a little while Jack saw me; and, having taken a good long stare at On seeing her husband enter in that furious and threatening manner, Mrs. Romaine, overcome with fear and shame--for she well knew that her guilt "This is my room, and my only one; don''t laugh at it," said Mrs. Raymond, with a melancholy smile. "My dear friend," said Mrs. Raymond, accompanying her words with a look "My dear friend," said Mrs. Raymond to me one day, as we were strolling said Mrs. Raymond, with a bitter smile, as she placed her hand in her A few days after our arrival in Philadelphia, Mrs. Raymond said to me-"My friend," said she to me one day, "I shall not long survive this id = 20563 author = Thomson, Charles Goff title = Terry A Tale of the Hill People date = keywords = Agong; Ahma; Americans; Bogobos; Bronner; Davao; Deane; Dick; Ellis; Governor; Gulf; Hillmen; Hills; Lieutenant; Lindsey; Major; Malabanan; Matak; Moro; Ohto; Pud; Sears; Sergeant; Terry; man summary = Later, Terry came into the big living room and stood in front of the "Major," he said finally, "Matak''s selecting Terry for his The Major''s face had relapsed into gravity: "Lieutenant Terry is well sight of the house I saw Terry, riding his gray pony, enter Sears'' "Major, Lieutenant Terry promised to come over to my place to-morrow Matak, Terry turned to the Major but he had run from the kitchen, At the Major''s questioning look he pointed toward Terry: "He shot it. Richard Terry, P.C. The ride home through the dewy night stiffened the Major''s sore Terry studied the hard face of the little fighting man: "Sergeant, "Major," he said slowly, "here is Lieutenant Terry''s promotion. at a word from Terry they stepped aside to let the two white men pass, "But, Major," Terry asked him, "why did you think that we--Ahma and Ohto studied the Major, then turned to Terry. id = 20345 author = Thomson, Edward William title = Old Man Savarin, and Other Stories date = keywords = Alphonsine; Bader; Baptiste; Godfrey; Harry; Jenny; John; Man; Mini; Mr.; Old; Peter; Ruth; Savarin; Stewart; Tom; Tougal; Verbitzsky summary = He''s catch plenty fish before Old Man Savarin come. ''bout dat, for Old Man Savarin is got dem all in debt at his big "Yes, indeed, my grandfather wass once in jail," said old Mrs. McTavish, of the county of Glengarry, in Ontario, Canada; "but that "Come then, childer," said Mrs. McGrath, and took the big iron pot Twenty, yes, a hundred times a day he looked in a dazed way at his big "Mind you this, Peter," said the old man, going out then, "don''t you have not heard him playing ''Great Godfrey''s Lament,''" said old "''Come, brothers, and see how white is our father,'' Godfrey said. We shall make seven miles to-day," said Tom, as he came forward "Wait a little now, Baptiste," said Tom, alarmed lest his party should "He''s got crazy, looking at de track," said Big Baptiste, "for that''s "Poor little loving boy," said Madame, tears in her kind eyes. id = 28180 author = Thorne, Jack title = Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. date = keywords = Carolina; Colonel; George; God; Hartright; Mayor; Molly; Mr.; Mrs.; Negro; Negroes; Nigger; North; November; Pervis; South; Teck; Wilmington; Wingate; man; southern; white summary = Early this morning 300 resolute white men gathered at the Mayor''s office races prevailed in Wilmington; the Negro and his white brother walked "The Negro editor publicly charged to the white women of the South equal The Negro, like the white man, Negro and the "low white" are prospering, holding positions in the city Certain Negroes and white men had been listed for slaughter and believe that a nigger should answer a white man back?" Streets, he saw several white men and boys enter Sprague & Company and campain, an hit wus time fer white men ter be er standin tergither." white man''s town, we ware ter jes move inter ther Niggers'' houses an own yer fren," answered Dick, "we air goin ter make this er white man''s niggers they''re es good es white men." "How long has he been in "We''s prepared fer um ter day," said a woman, coming forward and id = 28123 author = Townley, Houghton title = The Scarlet Feather date = keywords = Barnby; Dick; Dora; Dundas; Father; God; Hall; Herresford; John; Mary; Mr.; Mrs.; Netty; Ormsby; Swinton; Trimmer; good; man; money; mother summary = Dick Swinton was like his father, the same gentlemanly spirit combined "Only a matter of a thousand dollars, John?" cried Mrs. Swinton, after child." Vivian Ormsby had special reasons for hating Dick Swinton just looking at Dick with wistful, tender eyes--the same woman that Ormsby men for his daughter until Dick Swinton came along, and Dora changed into At the club, to-day everybody stared to see Ormsby and Dick Swinton meet The old man looked like a wizened monkey as he screwed up his eyes and "All right, mother." And Dick went off to the bank with the check, The old man''s words rang in Dick''s ears as he rode away. "Yes, the check was drawn by Mrs. Swinton in her father''s presence, no "I wish to talk on important family matters, father," said Mrs. Swinton, Look here, Dora, mother must come back, or father must go to her. id = 19146 author = Townsend, George Alfred title = The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon''s Times date = keywords = Anne; Aunt; Baltimore; Cannon; Captain; Clayton; Custis; Dave; Delaware; Dennis; Dorn; God; Hall; Hat; Hominy; Hulda; Jack; Jacob; James; Jimmy; Joe; Johnson; Judge; Levin; Lord; Maryland; Meshach; Milburn; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nanticoke; Patty; Phoebus; Princess; Rhoda; Roxy; Samson; Somers; Teackle; Tilghman; Van; Vesta; Virgie; Washington; William; Wonnell; like; paper summary = rose in Meshach Milburn''s mysterious hat, Judge Custis said to his lady Vesta Custis often saw the odd little man come into church while she was "Judge," softly said the old negro, "my marster is a sick man. "Why, Vesta!" exclaimed Mrs. Custis, "that is old Milburn''s man." "Naughty man," said Vesta, standing off and looking at him when he was darkest, cloudiest nights dis long a time, like a man dat was goin'' to "It will not be long, then," Vesta said, looking at Milburn with a will "I do not fear my husband like that," Vesta said, opening his arms. "That is spoken like a true man," Vesta said. "Good-evening," said the man; "you don''t know me, Judge Custis? "Don''t it look like a witch''s, Missy?" Virgie said, as Vesta took in its Can my eyes look love an'' hate, like old times?" id = 19288 author = Townsend, George Alfred title = Bohemian Days: Three American Tales date = keywords = Agnes; Andrew; Andy; Byerly; Calvin; Colony; Duff; Flare; Freckle; God; Hugenot; Kensington; Lear; Mr.; Paris; Pisgah; Plade; Podge; Ralph; Risque; Salter; Simp; Suzette; Van; William; Zane; man summary = "I like a man who takes the chances," said a cold, hard voice; "but river: "How did it happen that young Zane, the old un''s son, said "Agnes," said Mr. Van de Lear, "this is an old Scotch-Irish friend and Duff Salter looked a little wondering out of those calm gray eyes and Agnes left the room, and Duff Salter and Podge were again together. She wrote on Duff Salter''s tablet, "A deaf man is a great "I think," wrote Duff Salter frigidly, as the young man slammed the door As Duff Salter went to his dinner that day he looked at Agnes sitting in Duff Salter looked at his man long and earnestly, and from head to foot, "Andrew Zane," said Duff Salter in a low voice, "your disguise is "Agnes," said Duff Salter--"let me call you so hereafter--did you hear "I am glad you like it," said Duff Salter. id = 18958 author = Townsend, Mary Ashley title = The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans date = keywords = Arthur; Bernard; Blanche; CHAPTER; Clinton; Delancey; Della; General; God; Guly; Jeff; Minny; Miss; Monsieur; Mr.; Pratt; Quirk; Richard; Wilkins; good summary = "Good-night," said Guly, at the same time lifting a book from his "Good night, Jeff," said Guly, holding out his hand. Poor Arthur "felt his pockets bare," and was about to refuse, when Mr. Clinton slipped a hand through his arm, and drew him with him, saying, Wilkins and Guly both looked at Arthur in mute astonishment. "Be calm, Arthur," said Wilkins, in his full deep tones; "look up, and As the lady left the store, Guly turned to Wilkins, with a bright smile: "Dear Arthur," said Guly, beckoning his brother a little one side, "I Guly was silent a moment, then taking Wilkins'' hand, he said:-"Come, now, Arthur," said Guly, at last, laying his small, girlish hand the moment he saw Arthur that night in bed, and Guly alone was left to "Oh!" exclaimed Guly, laying his hand upon his brother''s, "Arthur id = 19174 author = Train, Arthur Cheney title = The Man Who Rocked the Earth date = keywords = Atterbury; Bennie; Burke; Edouard; Heckmann; Hood; Hooker; Koenitz; Marc; Paris; Pax; President; Professor; Ray; Ring; States; Thornton; United; Von; german summary = Prophet that a second ray of light--of a lavender colour, like the eye the earth blew up like a cannon--up into the air, a thousand miles up. The Imperial German Commissioner for War, General Hans von Helmuth, was "Go away!" came back the voice of Bennie Hooker. "Hello, Bennie!" said Thornton, holding out his hand. It came to Thornton as he sat there, cigarette in hand, that poor Bennie window-eyes with their blue-green lids had watched Bennie Hooker come For the five days following Thornton''s unexpected visit Bennie, existing "Always the marionettes." Thus passed nine days--like a dream to Bennie; As he looked through the glasses at the skeleton-like tower Bennie had "He''s going to rock the earth!" cried Bennie Hooker. Ring man wasn''t going to rock the earth or he had lost control of his Bennie Hooker, was Pax, the Master of the World! id = 28307 author = Trumbull, Annie Eliot title = A Christmas Accident and Other Stories date = keywords = Captain; Christmas; Eastman; Gilton; Leonard; Lucy; Lucyet; Mary; Mellony; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pember; Phippeny; Pinsett; Reuben; Twining summary = "Never mind," said Mrs. Gilton, quickly; "the other one came later, the "Come, ma," said Mellony, impatiently; but she waited a moment and let though you said you hadn''t seen the old place for a long time." "That''s thirty-five years ago, Mary," said Lucy Eastman, thoughtfully. "But you know I just won''t," said Mary Leonard, her eyes sparkling, and "No," said Mary Leonard, "he isn''t here this time." "Mary," said Lucy Eastman, in a low tone, laying her hand on her "Look here, Lucy Eastman," said Mary Leonard at last, stopping "Lucy Eastman," said Mary Leonard, suddenly, "this is the street that "Why, girls," said old Miss Pinsett again, clasping both their hands, "I remember you like my cake," said old Miss Pinsett, smiling; "take a "You know, Lucy," said Mary Leonard, as the train pulled out, "Tom She would like to know what people said of them; for a moment it seemed id = 19484 author = Twain, Mark title = Editorial Wild Oats date = keywords = Brutus; Cæsar; Mr.; Nicodemus; editor; illustration; paper summary = and on a lucky summer''s day he left town to be gone a week, and The paper came out, and I never knew any little thing attract so "That stove is utterly ruined," said the chief editor. The chief said: "That was the Colonel, likely. "I am the boss," said the editor, following this curious bit of "Don''t want anybody fur to learn the business, ''tain''t likely?" "Do you think you would like to learn the printing business?" already gone to press, but knowing that our friend would consider The regular editor of the paper was going off for a with his handkerchief, he said, "Are you the new editor?" I first read it this morning, I said to myself, I never, never I said I could make your paper of interest to read the paper instantly.[1] However, Cæsar shook him off, and Cæsar saw his old friend Brutus step forward armed with a id = 19987 author = Twain, Mark title = Chapters from My Autobiography date = keywords = AMERICAN; Biography; Clara; Clemens; Dictated; Dr.; General; George; Grant; Hannibal; Hartford; Henry; Jean; Jim; MARK; Mr.; Mrs.; NORTH; New; Orion; REVIEW; Susy; TWAIN; Tom; York; chapter; day; good; sidenote; time; year summary = doubtless dead by this time, a man with a name like that couldn''t live his life several times every year, and always in new and increasingly father''s house in Elmira, New York, and went next day, by special train, I said, "I think he has got all the vegetables he wants and is coming up matters which he hoped to be able to dictate next day; and he said time." From Susy''s nursery days to the end of her life, she and her that dinner of sixteen years ago, for he said the same thing to me about believe I was never so happy in my life, except the time, a few years my mother went with him to the head of the stairs and said good-by years ago, and I used to tell it a number of times--a good many He said his granddaughter, twelve years old, had read my books and id = 28803 author = Twain, Mark title = The Works of Mark Twain: An Index of all Project Gutenberg Editions date = keywords = file summary = This is a multi volume index file The index has links to all volumes. this index and all the volumes of THE WORKS OF MARK TWAIN, on your hard Doing so will allow this index to be used with all the many links 3. Go to your Download Directory and double-click on the downloaded file several directories: you may rename the directory named FILES to any 4. 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This archive of Project Gutenberg eBooks in the files directory (see your computer, two sets of mobile viewer files for Kindles, Nooks and The directories are named: Double click on the directory which applies to your id = 29228 author = Tyler, Royall title = The Contrast date = keywords = CHARLOTTE; DIMPLE; JENNY; JESSAMY; JONATHAN; LETITIA; MARIA; Mr.; New; ROUGH; Tyler; manly summary = city of New York, that Royall Tyler went to the theatre for the first should like to hear what antiquated notions the dear little piece of Why, you know that old Mr. John-Richard-Robert-Jacob-IsaacAbraham-Cornelius Van Dumpling, Billy Dimple''s father (for he has going to be married to a young man of great fortune; an''t you going to won''t make young Van Dumpling the man of _your_ choice, you shall marry heart knows to be the most mortifying, to marry a weak man, and blush at I say, sir, I understand that Colonel Manly has the honour of Manly''s waiter, to see the world, and all that: but no man shall master that the man I shall marry may look, and talk, and act, just like him. Colonel Manly, Maria--Miss Van Rough, brother. Why, you know, Mr. Jonathan, that to dance, a lady to play with Sir,--upon my honour,--all I know is, that I was talking to this id = 15936 author = Van Dyke, Henry title = The Sad Shepherd: A Christmas Story date = keywords = Ammiel; God; Herod; shepherd summary = little black devils following the sad shepherd afar off. the sad shepherd came to a sheep-fold of gray stones with a rude tower that followed the sad shepherd, they stared at each other and said: "It "Salute him when he comes near," said the oldest shepherd. "A homeless man," said the old shepherd, "has either been robbed by his "It was the other way," said Ammiel, looking on the ground. the sad shepherd, looking with fixed eyes at the firelit mountain far "How can a man repent," answered the sad shepherd, "unless he has hope? "I hope for nothing," said the sad shepherd. "Ammiel-ben-Jochanan," said the old man sternly, "you are a son of Then Ammiel went a little way down the hill and sheltered his flock in "I will go," said Ammiel, looking into his face, "for I think you wish The mother looked up at the sad shepherd with a great reproach in her id = 15978 author = Van Dyke, Henry title = The Broken Soldier and the Maid of France date = keywords = Courcy; Father; France; God; Pierre summary = THE BROKEN SOLDIER AND THE MAID OF FRANCE THE BROKEN SOLDIER AND THE MAID OF FRANCE THE BROKEN SOLDIER AND THE MAID OF FRANCE "So they told me in church long ago," said the soldier, coldly; "but "Come, come," said the priest, his smile spreading from his eyes to his their cigarettes went drifting under the little trees the priest began: of God in my heart unless I follow the love of country in my life. Jeanne d''Arc, the Maid who saved France long ago. Father Courcy stood up and opened his old black bag. "Well, then," Pierre went on, his voice deepening and his face growing "I know," said Father Courcy. Pierre turned over and lay looking up at the priest''s face and at the "Good day, shepherdess," said Pierre. Something like a smile passed over the face of Pierre. Father Courcy bowed his head and took Pierre''s hand. id = 16229 author = Van Dyke, Henry title = The Poems of Henry Van Dyke date = keywords = America; BENHADAD; Damascus; France; God; House; King; Lord; Master; Music; NAAMAN; RUAHMAH; Rimmon; SABALLIDIN; TSARPI; Thee; Thou; Thy; day; heart; life; light; like; long; look; love; man; song; stand summary = It sprinkles down from far away like light and love together; And when my light of life is low, and heart and flesh are weary, "Man of God, of men most holy, thou whose gifts cannot be priced! The Lord of Love came down from above, to live with the men who work. "Thy gift was great, dear Master, and my heart And is thy heart that hears the secret thoughts, When pleasure calls thee and thy heart beats high, Dear Mother, if thy heart and hand be true, Thine eyes at last look far and clear, thou liftest high thy hand Do they not utter thy heart, the voices of those that love thee? Thy heart will tell thee how to go in peace. And yet I love thee,--let me hear thy voice! For that thy face is fair I love thee not: For that thy face is fair I love thee not: id = 20123 author = Van Dyke, Henry title = Golden Stars, and Other Verses Following "The Red Flower" date = keywords = America; star summary = expressed a desire to have the memorial poem, "Golden Stars," in a A peaceful man must fight But thou, America, whose heart To that great star which rules the night,-Lover of peace, oh set thy soul, Give me a soul to feel thee and follow in thy path! Of thee our heart''s desire And the Lords of war shall fall, They shall rejoice together in the Easter of a new world. Oh, welcome home in Heaven''s peace, dear spirits of the dead! And welcome home ye living sons America hath bred! You fought to make the whole world free, and the victory is won. Shall guard the fruit of Freedom''s war and the victory confest, The flags of the brave and just and free shall rule on the ocean''s breast. And welcome home our blue-star boys, America was in their hearts, To safeguard peace our hearts must learn to live. id = 20255 author = Van Dyke, Henry title = The Unruly Sprite: A Partial Fairy Tale date = keywords = man summary = stories, always she like the man, and of the airy fluttering sprites "That may easily be," said the man, "for he came to me very suddenly one "You are never still," said the man, "you have an idle mind and Then the man stopped talking, and the other sprites laughed behind their "You have a kind heart," said the man, "and I hope he will appreciate "He must not do that," said the man. "It may be difficult," said the man, "but all the same he must learn it The next afternoon, when the man came to read her the really good story, "By now," said the man, "he must be quite dead, for I tied him to a tree "You are a brute," said the lady, "and a very stupid man. When they came to the tree, there was the little sprite, with his wrists id = 29093 author = Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett) title = Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories date = keywords = Bald; Curry; Elisha; Engle; Frank; Gabe; Henry; Jeremiah; Jockey; Johnson; Kid; Man; Mose; O''Connor; Old; Pitkin; Solomon; chance summary = "Friend," said Old Man Curry, "I ain''t even started yet. Later the Bald-faced Kid came to Old Man Curry in the paddock. "He''s doing ''em a kindly act without knowing it," said Old Man Curry. Old Man Curry, owner of race horses, looked out of his tack-room door "It''s Old Man Curry''s horse," said the other. "Only one thing, Mose," said Old Man Curry. "Looks like a weight pad to me," said Old Man Curry, "with quite a "Son," said Old Man Curry, "I never think anything about a race until "You''d own a real race hoss, son," said Old Man Curry. "No-o," said Old Man Curry, "I reckon I won''t lick Mose--this time. the track to the back stretch, saw Old Man Curry lead a black horse "It won''t be a dog race," said Old Man Curry. "Boy," said Old Man Curry, "Johnson has got a colt named Zanzibar id = 29146 author = Vance, Gerald title = Equation of Doom date = keywords = Chind; Garr; Irwadi; Margot; Ramsey; Symm; Vegan summary = Like Ramsey he was a hyper-space pilot, but "Better tell that to your Security Police," Ramsey said coldly but not The thing which got Ramsey, though, was this Garr Symm. "Come on," Ramsey told the Vegan girl. "Come in, Captain Ramsey," a voice said. "It isn''t what you think it is," Ramsey said, surprised to find himself "Then put on your cloak," Ramsey said, and, really blushing this time, "I''ll take you," Ramsey said, "if this girl comes too." Garr Symm sat there for a long time, dreaming of power as no man before cold night, Margot Dennison, Ramsey and Vardin arrived at the Graveyard Ramsey said: "All right, Margot. Ramsey did not know if he should stop Margot himself, or fight Symm''s Ramsey, Vardin and Margot had proved that by "I can''t go back to Earth," Ramsey said. "I can''t go back to Earth," Ramsey said. id = 29671 author = Vance, Louis Joseph title = Nobody date = keywords = Adele; Artemas; Blue; Gosnold; House; Island; Lyttleton; Manvers; Manwaring; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Pride; Sally; Savage; Serge; Standish; Trego; Walter; York; come; good; look; man; time summary = And now"--as Sally half started from her chair and Mrs. Standish "I''m sure I don''t know what you''re driving at," Sally said bluntly; The train came to a definite stop, and Sally startled up to find Mrs. Standish, afoot, smiling down at her with all her pretty features Mrs. Gosnold laughed lightly, gave Sally''s hand a final but snapped up for auction bridge by Mrs. Gosnold and Miss Pride, Sally revelation to Sally''s mind of the fact that Mrs. Standish didn''t know After a time Mrs. Gosnold said almost sharply: "Well, Miss Manwaring! So Sally ended by believing it rather more than possible that Mrs. Gosnold knew as well as the girl herself who had consummated the even the first of these was in evidence (as Sally had made sure Mrs. Gosnold would be) waiting to welcome her guests just within the "I know little or nothing about Miss Manwaring." But Sally''s regard id = 29205 author = Venable, Lyn title = Grove of the Unborn date = keywords = Dall; Rhal; Tyndall summary = But Tyndall knew one thing for certain, the which in any tongue meant, "Tyn-Dall wanders too far from your ship. The servant bowed respectfully before Tyndall, then gestured at Tyndall recognized at once as his host, the Rhal of Arrill. Arrillian gesture of greeting, and Tyndall did the same. Tyndall was stuck on Arrill and he knew it. When the Rhal had finished, the other Arrillians in the room fastened "I do not think the priestess Lhyreesa will make you unhappy, Tyn-Dall." No, the Arrillians were not Earthmen, but they were human, and an The Rhal gestured to a young Arrillian. Arrillian led Tyndall the length of the corridor, back to the patio he Tyndall looked out into the garden: the sun was Tyndall turned to the Arrillian. He heard the Arrillian''s terrified cry "Dheb Tyn-Dall...!" The last thing Tyndall ever saw was the Priestess Lhyreesa as she id = 29599 author = Venable, Lyn title = Homesick date = keywords = James; Ross summary = "I think I''ll go out and water my geraniums," said Ross. James pulled the heavy folds of the suit up around Ross''s body and held Ross stepped through it and the door shut behind him as James threw the LOCK a signal glowed redly and James threw another switch. "Thirty years cooped up in this ship," grumbled Frankston. maybe thirty good years we had left, talking about what we''d do, where He has to keep going over it, just like Ross has to keep watering his Frankston remained motionless and Gregory looked gratefully at James. Well, anyway, Ross out first, and then you, James, and Ross watered flowers and Gregory talked and Gregory''s voice began again, "And then they were pounding on the lock, "Those people talked about building a home for us," muttered Frankston. A few minutes later, Ross was back in the cabin, and James helped him "How are the geraniums, Ross?" asked Gregory. id = 19357 author = Victor, Frances Fuller title = The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems date = keywords = Benton; California; Charlie; Chillis; Edwards; Fanny; God; Greyfield; Hastings; Hurst; Jack; Jim; Joe; John; Jorgensen; Mason; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Oregon; Page; Rumway; Sam; Seabrook; Smiley; Willie; let; like; man summary = my own house for the last time, taking a life-long leave of every from a young man who was sick at my house for a long time, and to whom I "White man''s eyes are closed--his heart is darkened," said I, adopting O yes; Indian have good heart; no want to fight great white chief "After Cappen Cook go ''way, long time, come Spanish ship, King George "Ask him if he ever saw any white ladies, in that long ago time he has She smiled in a faint, half-dreaming way, and turned away her face. "It''s like enough he didn''t know it," said the man with the lantern. "Neither, quite," said the young man, smiling, yet a little flushed. her mind for some time previous, "I doubt if a woman can love a man who Yet in the old-time when you said, "I love you," "Life?" said she; "love is sweet; no more I know." id = 20754 author = Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller title = The Blunders of a Bashful Man date = keywords = Belle; CHAPTER; Eyes; Flutter; Fred; John; Marigold; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; NEW; OGILVIE; cent; good; illustration; look; man summary = "Come, my boy," said father, after a while, "it''s ten minutes to ten. The girls laughed; I looked and saw Belle trying to wipe the ice-cream Very consoling when a young man wants to look real sweet. "I''m so frightened, Mr. Flutter," said she: "I feel, in moments like "If you''d a kissed my girl, young man, why would it have been like a Miss Smith''s mother, at my right hand, said: "Come," said I, "let us take a little promenade outside--the women are "John," said father, about four o''clock in the afternoon the day after Then we shook hands again, while the young ladies smiled like angels; "La, John, try a little east on your heart," said she, laughing--by "Then you can go home and marry some pretty girl, my boy," said one "Yes; and that day he came to our house and sat down in Old Mother id = 28883 author = Vincent, Harl title = The Copper-Clad World date = keywords = Antrid; Blaine; Carson; Dantor; Earth; Ianito; Llotta; Rulan; Tommy; Ulana; Zara summary = Blaine Carson worked frantically at the controls, his "Antazzo!" White-faced and shaking, Blaine cried out in futile protest, Blaine turned his head and saw that Tommy was When Blaine Carson opened his eyes it was to stare at the blue-white land of my people and the ruling power of Antrid, the body you call Io. The freedom of the realm is yours for as long a time as you wish to Blaine fought off the spell of those gold-flecked eyes; he looked away Tommy cooled off when he saw that Blaine was unharmed. Blaine saw deep concern and sincerity in the fellow''s blue eyes. Blaine fingered Pegrani''s ray pistol when the cable lowered them "Guess we''d better rest now," said Blaine, seeing that Ulana was "The last of the Rulans," Blaine said softly, looking down at all that A little later, Blaine Carson sat at the controls of the RX8, Ulana at id = 29408 author = Vincent, Harl title = Wanderer of Infinity date = keywords = Bert; Joan; Parker; Tom; Wanderer; man summary = "Tom Parker here?" Bert was surprised that the fastidious older Tom Parker, his hair grayer and forehead higher than when Bert had Worry?" Bert thought of the old man called Gramp. "Life--plane--dimensions?" said Bert blankly. "And that--what''s that?" Bert remembered the warning of the old man of Tom shouted, running forward to intercept her, and Bert saw what he Tom and Joan on the other side of the force area, their white faces "I--I don''t understand." Bert Redmond was like a man in a trance, you understand, O Man-Called-Bert, for the tale is a strange one and into the vastness of space; as Bert had seen them in Tom Parker''s The Wanderer gripped Bert''s arm with painful force. "In intra-dimensional space I saw the glow of Tom Parker''s force area glowed the disk of blue-white light that was Tom''s force area. On the one side Bert saw familiar objects in Tom''s laboratory, on the id = 21279 author = Vonnegut, Kurt title = 2 B R 0 2 B date = keywords = Dr.; Hitz summary = "What makes you think you''re not in it?" said the painter. "That''s good of Dr. Hitz," said the orderly. "What''s your idea of what life looks like?" said the orderly. "You''re a gloomy old duck, aren''t you?" said the orderly. "Is this where I''m supposed to come?" she said to the painter. "Well," said Leora Duncan, "that''s more the disposal people, isn''t it? "The invisible man," said Wehling. "They just phoned me that your triplets have been born," said Dr. Hitz. "You don''t sound very happy," said Dr. Hitz. "What man in my shoes wouldn''t be happy?" said Wehling. believe in population control, Mr. Wehling?" he said. "I think it''s perfectly keen," said Wehling tautly. is, Mr. Wehling?" said Hitz. is, Mr. Wehling?" said Hitz. "I don''t want my grandfather to die, either," said Wehling. "I wish people wouldn''t call it that," said Leora Duncan. said Dr. Hitz. said Dr. Hitz. id = 16108 author = Wagner, Madge Morris title = Debris Selections from Poems date = keywords = Heaven; Mission; REVENITA; come; heart; life; love; sanson summary = Nor dreamed in life a thought of grief to know. He''d teach my soul love''s sweet control, And yet this love must break my heart, Then, love, I''ll give thee back thy perjured vow; If that thy hand with heart-will sought, And I know there''s a world of blessing and love I love thee for the soul that shines I love thee for the voice whose power My love comes not; he does not live," she said; And love holds carnival, and laughs at death. Or if some day my heart might turn from thee; In this brief hour, thou hast my soul of love, Faces loved in days gone by. beautiful or pure of soul is left--who flings from him his life Would you kiss me, love?--would you care? Life has enough of breaking hearts, Now why the smile we loved will live, Save only the sweet eyes I love-- id = 28460 author = Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.) title = Bolden''s Pets date = keywords = Bolden; Kessler; animal; native summary = "Go talk," said Bolden, trying not to shiver. "We have talked to come," said the native, holding out his fingers. settlement," said Bolden. "I will fly around the storm," said Bolden. Bolden held out his trembling hand and the animal came to him with alert "It has got your taste," said the native. Bolden got in and started the motors while the animal climbed into the The doctor wheeled a small machine from the wall and placed Bolden''s When the doctor finished, he laid Bolden''s hand back at his side and "Yeah," said Bolden. "They can _look_ at it as much as they want," said Bolden. "I''ll ring," said Bolden. In the morning, Bolden was awake long before the doctor came in. I''ve got an immunity factor," said Bolden. "Don''t try to find out on me," said Bolden. And then Bolden saw the native who had given him the animal. id = 28047 author = Walton, Bryce title = Strange Alliance date = keywords = Bailey; Doctor; Spechaug summary = Doctor Spechaug stopped running, breathing deeply and easily where he She ran with long smooth grace, and he had never seen a woman run like Doctor Spechaug''s lips were thin, white, as he kicked savagely. Doctor Spechaug nodded, smiled gently. Doctor Spechaug had never been in love. knew you always walk along this path, always late for your eight o''clock "Both from Hungary," mused Doctor Spechaug. She stopped walking, turned, stared at him. Doctor Spechaug felt strangely uneasy then, a kind of dreadful Doctor Spechaug turned his dark head. But Doctor Spechaug wasn''t concerned with the cultural that portion of the glass which was supposed to reflect Edith Bailey''s Edith Bailey''s lips said faintly, "What--what are we going to do?" "And what have I done, exactly," said Doctor Spechaug. Doctor Spechaug''s eyes flashed up the narrow street. "Let''s go!" he said to Edith Bailey. Doctor Spechaug heard himself howling as he became aware of id = 29389 author = Wandrei, Donald A. title = Raiders of the Universes date = keywords = Earth; Neptune; Phobar; Xlarbti; star summary = found that the new star was about three thousand light-years distant, the first star, but several hundred light-years nearer, was a second new unheard-of precision, new worlds were flaming up overnight in a line Phobar watched the eighth star increase hourly. As dawn began to break and the stars grew paler, Phobar turned away from few thousand miles range at most--and the dark star could span millions. eyes and the path of the dark star with flaming suns to mark its central tower half a mile distant Phobar could see something that huge tower such as Phobar had seen in the metal city. Again Phobar felt Garboreggg''s disdain, knew that the metal giant giant new planet, the world you yourself are now on--Xlarbti! "The seven new suns that you saw were dead worlds that we used as Phobar''s captor, or another thing like him, reentered when Garboreggg death of a metallic dark world. id = 16092 author = Warden, Florence title = The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel date = keywords = Carrie; Christmas; Doreen; Dudley; Granny; Higgs; Horne; Jacobs; Max; Mr.; Mrs.; Queenie; Wedmore; come; look; man summary = As the doctor finished speaking, the door was opened quickly, and Mr. Wedmore came in, looking white and worried. Dudley, eh?" said Max. There had come upon him suddenly such a strong impression that his Dudley turned round quickly and faced him this time, with a sullen look Max turned round quickly, but Dudley''s eyes were fixed upon the railway things slide,'' as Max says, and let Dudley come down or stay away as he Mrs. Wedmore and all the young people were there, Max and Dudley having "Max told me," said Doreen, "and I mean to stay here until I know." of the household had by this time come out of the dining-room; Mrs. Wedmore looked flush and frightened; the girls were tittering. round in his chair to look at his friend, that Max said: It was at the door of Dudley''s sick-room that Carrie informed Max that id = 15117 author = Warfield, Catherine A. (Catherine Ann) title = Sea and Shore A Sequel to "Miriam''s Memoirs" date = keywords = Bainrothe; Basil; Bertie; Burress; Calhoun; Captain; Christian; Clayton; Dinah; Dr.; Englehart; Ernie; Evelyn; Favraud; Garth; God; Gregory; Harz; Lamarque; Madame; Major; Miriam; Miss; Monfort; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Raymond; Wentworth; eye; good; hand; like; time summary = "By-the-way, talking of magnetism, do you know, Miss Harz, I think you said that, "Take him for all in all, we ne''er shall look upon his like "The poor man is so fagged out," said Mrs. Clayton, as she brought in my have to merge her mind in things like these; and saw, for the first time "Look up, Miss Monfort, and listen to me," said Mrs. Clayton, at last, "The child shall come to you, Miss Monfort, whenever you wish," said "He is one who has loved you long, lady," said the man, sadly, speaking "You seem in very good spirits to-day, Miss Monfort," said Mrs. Clayton, I turned for one moment with an involuntary feeling of appeal to Mrs. Clayton, but her cold, green eyes were quivering in accordance with the key, you know, and can come when he likes; for my part, I shall go in to id = 28545 author = Warner, Anna Bartlett title = Say and Seal, Volume II date = keywords = Bezac; Bible; Derrick; Dr.; Endecott; Endy; Essie; Faith; God; Harrison; Jerry; Johnny; Linden; Lord; Mignonette; Miss; Motley; Mr.; Mrs.; Pattaquasset; Pet; Phil; Reuben; Sam; Simlins; Somers; Squire; Stoutenburgh; chapter; eye; good; let; like; little; look; think summary = "I think I am a little like an ant," said Faith. "Miss Faith," said Mr. Linden while the roll went on, "I have not "He has at least his own ways of obtaining information," said Mr. Linden, and Faith felt the slight change of voice. "Miss Faith," Mr. Linden said then, "it is a little hard to pass from "Miss Faith," said Mr. Linden when they were half way up, "do you never "Mr. Linden can tell best," said Faith looking to him. "Faith," Mr. Linden said, gently raising her face, "would you like to "Yes," said Faith shaking her head--"and look at that little girl "Now dear Faith," Mr. Linden said coming back to her, "it is time for "Reuben, come up to the fire," said Mr. Linden; while Faith took the "Tell her," said Mr. Linden smiling, "that they came from Miss Faith''s id = 15899 author = Warner, Anne title = Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop date = keywords = Brown; Clegg; Dr.; Fisher; Kimball; Lathrop; Lord; Macy; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Mullins; Susan summary = I''d like to ask you to drive out with me, Mrs. Lathrop, but if Mr. Sperrit''s got it in him to talk like the minister "I ain''t got enough for the quilt," said Mrs. Lathrop; "it''s a you know I ain''t over-give to sittin'', Mrs. Lathrop--tryin'' to decide I ain''t thought of already, ''n'' you know yourself, Mrs. Lathrop, how family, an''--well, you can believe me or not jus'' as you please, Mrs. Lathrop, but I up ''n'' begin to cry right then ''n'' there. I tell you what, Mrs. Lathrop, I certainly am glad ''t I''ve got the sense to know when I''m "He''s sent for the windin''," said Mrs. Lathrop weakly; "it''s jus'' got "Mrs. Lathrop," said Susan suddenly, "I ''ve jus'' thought! "Mrs. Lathrop, the Bible says ''s we may never know what a day ''ll id = 18987 author = Warner, Anne title = Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors'' Affairs date = keywords = Dill; Hiram; Lathrop; Lucy; Macy; Mr.; Mrs.; Mullins; Rufus; Susan summary = ''n'' I tell you, Mrs. Lathrop, it''s pretty hard work to smile ''n'' look Susan ceased speaking for a little; Mrs. Lathrop looked dazed and please, Mrs. Lathrop, but I ain''t got no feelin'' toward you this night "Well, Mrs. Lathrop, he says when she come back from puttin'' up the jars "Susan," said Mrs. Lathrop, in a voice mournful enough to have renovated "Well, Mrs. Lathrop, I said I was goin'' to begin at the beginnin'', so I Mullins feels awful over Hiram''s goin'' away like that; she says she ''s "I hope I have n''t made you feel uneasy, Mrs. Lathrop," Susan said, as see Lucy for the last time, ''n'' Mrs. Macy says as she never hear the "Well, Mrs. Lathrop, you never knowed nothin'' like it!--we waited, ''_n_'' "Mrs. Lathrop," said Miss Clegg, "all I can say is I come out better id = 22872 author = Warner, Anne title = Susan Clegg and a Man in the House date = keywords = Brown; Clegg; Elijah; Hiram; Kimball; Lathrop; Lucy; Macy; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Mullins; Susan summary = "As far as I can see," she said confidentially to her friend, Mrs. Lathrop, who lived next door, "men are not what they are cracked up to as Elijah went an'' called ''em the ''Chirpy Cherry Ponders,'' an'' Mrs. Jilkins says where he got the idea as either of ''em ever chirped in "Well," said Miss Clegg, with strong emphasis, as she mounted Mrs. Lathrop''s steps, "I don''t know, I''m sure, what I''ve come over here for "I''m a good deal worried over Elijah," Miss Clegg said to Mrs. Lathrop, "I know you would," said her friend, "whatever faults you''ve got, Mrs. Lathrop, I''d always feel that about you." Well, Mrs. Lathrop, she says you never hear nothin'' like that duck when it felt "I ain''t either," said Susan; "Mrs. Macy says, she was n''t either. "Mrs. Macy says what she wants to know is what''s Elijah tryin'' to get at id = 15984 author = Warner, Charles Dudley title = Washington Irving date = keywords = Alhambra; America; Book; Brevoort; CHAPTER; Edition; England; Granada; Irving; John; Knickerbocker; Life; London; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Paris; Peter; Scott; Sketch; Spain; Van; Washington; William; York; dutch; english; little; man; spanish; time; work summary = Washington Irving was born in the city of New York, April 3, 1783. settling in New York William Irving quit the sea and took to trade, in New York at the time of our author''s birth was a rural city of about Irving''s first literary publication was a series of letters, signed Irving at this time of life seemed always waiting by the pool for some Irving to write for him a love-letter, containing an offer of his heart The business of the Irving brothers soon absorbed all Washington''s time The most anxious time of Irving''s life was the winter of 1815-16. family at Birmingham, Irving tarried for a few days at a country place long as Irving remained in Spain, and gave to his diplomatic life I feel that this study of Irving as a man of letters would be was the great achievement of Irving''s life. id = 28821 author = Warner, Charles Dudley title = The Works of Charles Dudley Warner Project Gutenberg Editions date = keywords = STUDY; week summary = Spring in New England Spring in New England Captain John Smith Captain John Smith SMITH''S WAY WITH THE INDIANS SMITH''S PRESIDENCY AND PROWESS SMITH''S LAST DAYS IN VIRGINIA THE COLONY WITHOUT SMITH NEW ENGLAND''S TRIALS THE HEART OF NEW ENGLAND A CONTRAST TO THE NEW ENGLAND BOY OLD SWEET AND WHITE SULFUR A BEAUTIFUL OLD AGE CLIMATE AND HAPPINESS FASCINATIONS OF THE DESERT.�THE LAGUNA PUEBLO 163 SCENES IN MONTECITO AND LOS ANGELES 13 FAN-PALM, LOS ANGELES 16 YUCCA-PALM, SANTA BARBARA 17 IN THE GARDEN AT SANTA BARBARA MISSION 31 LIVE-OAK NEAR LOS ANGELES 39 A TYPICAL GARDEN, NEAR SANTA ANA 57 OLD ADOBE HOUSE, POMONA 61 ROSE-BUSH, SANTA BARBARA 73 GARDEN SCENE, SANTA ANA 110 OLIVE-TREES SIX YEARS OLD 136 SEXTON NURSERIES, NEAR SANTA BARBARA 141 TERRACED HOUSES, PUEBLO OF LAGUNA 167 GRAND CAÑON ON THE COLORADO�VIEW FROM POINT SUBLIME 171 GRAND CAÑON OF THE COLORADO�VIEW OPPOSITE POINT SUBLIME 179 id = 28544 author = Warner, Susan title = Say and Seal, Volume I date = keywords = Cindy; Danforth; Davids; Deacon; Derrick; Dr.; Essie; Faith; Harrison; Joe; Johnny; Judge; Linden; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pattaquasset; Phil; Reuben; Sam; Simlins; Somers; Squire; Stoutenburgh; Sunday; Taylor; know; little; look; mother summary = "Mr. Linden has probably seen too much of the world," said Mr. Somers,--"not to know that--ha!--too great a preponderance of good is "Miss Faith, when do you mean to shew me the shore?" said Mr. Linden "Pray Miss Faith," said Mr. Linden as they left the table, "what is the Faith laughed a little, but then said gravely, "Mr. Linden, I should be "Miss Faith," said Mr. Linden, "do you think if I gave you an apple you "Mr. Linden," said Faith, her colour a little raised and her voice "Child," said Mrs. Derrick, looking over Faith''s head from her more "Mr. Linden," said Faith, "I want to ask something--will you tell me if "O no!" said Faith with a little start,--"I like to walk very much, Mr. Linden; it''s very pleasant.--And I am not tired," she added in a soft "I think, Miss Faith," Mr. Linden said before he went off after id = 29824 author = Warner, Susan title = Diana date = keywords = Bartlett; Basil; Boddington; Collins; Diana; Elmfield; Evan; Flandin; Gertrude; God; Joe; Knowlton; Lord; Masters; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Pleasant; Prince; Reverdy; Starling; Valley; chapter; come; mother summary = by Diana, a mattress was brought and laid on the long table, which Mrs. Starling''s diligence had already cleared since supper; and there they "I think you''ll like him," said Diana slowly. "You like this the best, Mother Bartlett, don''t you?" said Diana, as "You know I don''t understand you, Mother Bartlett," said Diana gently. "No, I think not," said Diana; "I don''t know exactly what you mean by "I like him,--yes, I don''t know anything against him," said Diana in "I think we''ll sit here and let the rest do the picking," said Mrs. Reverdy, looking with charming merriment at Gertrude. "I thought you meant Miss Gertrude Masters," Diana said, fairly brought "Evan," said Diana after a minute''s thought, "if you are to be so long "I don''t think you care much about the whole thing," said Mrs. Starling, looking at her. "Well, Diana,"--said Mrs. Starling, looking up. id = 29224 author = Warren, Mercy Otis title = The Group: A Farce date = keywords = Adams; Boston; Group; HATEALL; HAZLEROD; Mrs.; Warren summary = The picture conjured up in our mind of Mrs. Warren is farthest away by Burgoyne and Mrs. Warren, because the Burgoyne play is not in Mrs. Warren was the writer of many plays, as well as being noted for The satirical farce was a popular dramatic form of the time. Mrs. Warren was the intimate friend of many interesting people. time as Mrs. Warren found it necessary to picture Adams in her History him praising Mrs. Warren, and quoting from her play. incisive was Mrs. Warren''s satire that many people would not credit attitude drew from Mrs. Warren the following letter written to Mr. Adams: toward Mrs. Warren as an author. While Mrs. Warren was writing "The Group," she sent it piecemeal to of the satire was, much to the consternation of Mrs. Mercy Warren. Mrs. Warren was the author of several other plays, among them "The _HATEALL, HAZLEROD, MONSIEUR, BEAU TRUMPS, SIMPLE, HUMBUG, SIR id = 16143 author = Waterloo, Stanley title = A Man and a Woman date = keywords = Alf; CHAPTER; Grant; Harlson; Jean; Jenny; Mrs.; Ninth; Rolfston; Ward; Woodell; day; great; know; little; look; man; thing; time; way; woman summary = He was not quite the ordinary man, this Grant Harlson, close friend of the time, and so it came that the young man and his mother were more The young man''s face fell a little as he looked upon the great, And one day Grant Harlson left the town, his face turned cityward. The man paid little note to what the woman said. From that day, all his life, Grant Harlson kept away from close touch no woman for him, would not tell things to some one man. He said that a woman who had been very close to a man, who "I like it," Harlson said; "it fits her--''Jean Cornish''--little brown Jean Cornish learned, quite accidentally, that Grant Harlson was a man Grant Harlson''s wife was, as has been said, a woman of resting upon one little hand for a long time, a thoughtful look upon who can tell what the man said to the woman. id = 29588 author = Watson, Robert title = The Spoilers of the Valley date = keywords = Betty; Brenchfield; Chinaman; Clunie; Dalton; Eileen; God; Graham; Hannington; Hanson; Jim; John; Langford; Mayor; Mr.; Mrs.; Pederstone; Phil; Ralston; Royce; Smiler; Sol; Todd; Valley; Vernock; good; guess; little; look; sing; sure; time summary = "Getting better, old man?" said the young fellow good-naturedly, "Do you want Phil to-day now this has happened?" asked Jim of Royce With the passing days, Phil found Sol Hanson a man of rugged All this time, Phil saw little or nothing of Mayor Brenchfield, for "Smiler!" inquired Phil, "you see a little man to-day on a brown horse Phil continued down the street, knowing that if the little man on the Jim looked into Phil''s eyes and he saw a determination in them that he Jim looked into his face soberly, then placed his arm on Phil''s "Come on, Phil!" said Jim, "this is no place for the proverbial It was in these silences that Phil got to know Jim for the true Yet, many times, Phil had made up his mind to confide in Jim and tell Brenchfield looked sidelong at Jim, then at Phil; and back again at id = 15384 author = Webster, Henry Kitchell title = The Real Adventure date = keywords = Aldrich; Chicago; Dane; Eleanor; Frederica; Galbraith; Gibbons; Girl; Globe; Goldsmith; Harriet; Jimmy; John; Martin; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Olga; Portia; Randolph; Roddy; Rodney; Rose; Stanton; Street; Violet; Wallace; York; good; like; little; look; thing summary = with the girl, shaken hands with her, said good night, and turned away "Why, of course he''s told me," Rose said, a little bewildered. "I didn''t know," said Rodney, "that he ever let obstacles like husbands Rose that there wasn''t a woman in town--not even terrible old Mrs. Crawford, Constance''s mother-in-law, who could have done that thing in "Yes," said Rose after a little silence, "that''s what I mean." "I don''t know," said Rose, "except that some of them seem a little "No need asking you if you like this sort of thing," he said. "If I had a thing like that to remember," said Rose unsteadily, "I''d "Quite a lot," said Rose; "pageants and things, and two or three little "I told you," said Rose, "the day you gave me a job, that it wasn''t a "I wanted you to see if you liked this," said Rose. id = 22301 author = Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) title = Valley of Dreams date = keywords = Harrison; Jarvis; Leroy; Mars; Tweel summary = Captain Harrison of the _Ares_ expedition turned away from the little "You and Jarvis are off to salvage the auxiliary," the Captain said. "Well," began Jarvis, "we got started all right, and flew due south "So Leroy and I crept up to those tremendous buildings feeling like wasn''t Tweel, but another Martian of his sort. "The other Martians and Leroy just stared, and after a while, Tweel "If the creature were some rat-like pest that destroyed books, Tweel''s giant seated figure, one of the beaked Martians like Tweel, but with tend the works and Tweel''s people build the canal system. "Yeah: Tweel''s people reproduce just like the barrels in the mud cities; "Right after that, Tweel said, ''You one-one-two, he one-one-two,'' and Jarvis turned to Leroy. Leroy--and even Tweel--saw their own pictures and not mine!" Since Tweel''s race seems to need little or no water, are id = 22893 author = Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) title = Pygmalion''s Spectacles date = keywords = Dan; Galatea; Leucon; Ludwig summary = "You drink," said the elfin, bearded face, "to make real a dream. gnomelike old man, Dan thought as he followed him across the park and "Galatea," said his voice. "Galatea!" said Dan suddenly. "Leucon," said his voice, "how did you know I was coming?" "From Galatea''s mother," said the Grey Weaver, "who had them from your "He goes to weave," said Galatea after a moment. "This is ideal," he said, "but, Galatea, how am I to turn out the She skipped away toward the unbelievable forest; Dan followed, marveling "Galatea," said his voice, "Whom will you take as mate?" Dan said, "Galatea--" and paused. Dan moved to follow, but the old man raised a staying hand. "I love her too," said Dan. The Grey Weaver stared at him. strange light gleamed in her dark eyes as she turned suddenly to Dan. "Who knows?" said Dan again. "It''s nothing," said Dan. id = 22895 author = Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) title = The Point of View date = keywords = Carter; Dixon; Fitch; Manderpootz summary = "True--true!" said the great van Manderpootz, mollified. intelligent and admirable point of view--that of van Manderpootz, for Incredible as it seems, you, Dixon Wells, have given van Manderpootz an Fitch, transcribed lecture notes, for van Manderpootz abhorred the "Look here," proceeded van Manderpootz. van Manderpootz to be the first to try out a new and possibly "So _that''s_ the way van Manderpootz looks to you! from my own personal point of view, because, as van Manderpootz Dixon Wells is not the imbecile he appears to van Manderpootz, I''m Thus I could see van Manderpootz and Carter quite clearly, but invisible to me, while at the same time, through Carter''s eyes, I saw way van Manderpootz pronounces a word is right!" with was the way she looked to Carter, for there is nothing in the world find neither Carter nor Miss Fitch present, but van Manderpootz, who id = 22897 author = Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) title = The Ideal date = keywords = Denise; Dixon; Manderpootz; time; van summary = "There," said old Haskel van Manderpootz, shutting the book, "is my "A car must have passed in the alley," said van Manderpootz Van Manderpootz himself is my old Physics Professor, head of the Van Manderpootz had forgotten his anger by the next time I dropped in "The power of reason," said van Manderpootz solemnly. "Just what I said!" snapped van Manderpootz. "Ah!" said the great van Manderpootz. "Put your face against the barrel," said van Manderpootz, indicating a superman looks like, since the ideal of van Manderpootz can be nothing "Huh!" said van Manderpootz suddenly. Van Manderpootz raised his face, a little redder than usual. ideal of man than van Manderpootz. "You see," continued van Manderpootz, "one''s ideals are implanted very "Because," he said with dignity, "van Manderpootz is here. "Yes," said van Manderpootz. "Well," said van Manderpootz placidly, "it''s like this. "But as usual," said van Manderpootz, "a little late." id = 29046 author = Weiss, George Henry title = The Heads of Apex date = keywords = Miles; Solino; Ward; Zoro; head summary = fellow at the head of the line, but Justus Miles paid no attention to He opened a door, led Justus Miles through an inner room, knocked at a Justus Miles accompanied Ward to his room where the latter laid out Solino, though Ward met the old man for a few moments every day to Lord!" whispered Miles, grasping Ward by the arm: "it''s a submarine!" a swarthy man with a large hairless head and peculiarly colored eyes. interminable time, Solino summoned Miles and Ward to his presence in Ward''s face appeared in the ray of light, pale and blood-streaked. Miles and Ward stared at it with puzzled eyes. cried Ward; "let us get out of this place." Both men found the door Never would Miles and Ward forget the amazement of that moment. "The head of Spiro," thought Miles and Ward with sinking hearts. Heads," said Ward. id = 28111 author = Wells, Basil title = Moment of Truth date = keywords = Ruth summary = Her eyes loved the two paintings, the dark curls of the pink-and-white Essie smiled back glassily and Ruth laughed. see the thick black arms of the maple tree outside the windows. She loved that old tree. One of the two paintings on the bedroom walls was of the old tree. tree dominated the old story-and-a-half white house with the green him as he painted that second picture from the jutting rock ledge five tree''s leaves seemed to dim and the room wavered about her. She heard the door to--to this hideous travesty of a room opening. blue eyes, came into the room. "Ruth," he said, a slow smile making his face almost handsome, "you''re this dream had to offer that might be amusing to remember and tell Buhl false windows, the painted strip of paper. oval glass window, Ruth could see a reddish brown wasteland, where dust id = 29832 author = Wells, Basil title = Second Sight date = keywords = Duggan; Janith; Rusche summary = After three years of blindness, under his wife''s firm dominance, Duggan job as much as Duggan hated his cigars and news. from the breakthrough pool, he could rent a super mech--live as a man Duggan left the employment booth on the 20th Level, a badge on his As far as his wife was concerned Merle Duggan was gone. "A super mech is not so bad, Duggan." Short flexed a skinny arm. In the super mech hostel, on the 79th Level, Duggan shared a compartment Ted Rusche, was a legless, dark and hairy man, much like his working Short knew that he was Merle Duggan, and before too long Janith, and all Rusche in the park and they headed for the lift to the upper level. Duggan came to his feet, listening for the sound of battle between She loved him as he was, Merle Duggan--not as a new id = 28149 author = Wells, David Dwight title = Her Ladyship''s Elephant date = keywords = Allingford; Aunt; Basingstoke; Carrington; Consul; Court; Eliza; Lady; Melton; Mr.; Mrs.; Richard; Scarsdale; Southampton; Winchester summary = "I am Mrs. Scarsdale, Lady Diana''s great-niece," she said quietly. and Mrs. Scarsdale lost no time in sending a message to Lady Melton, to "I said your great-niece," returned Mrs. Scarsdale. "In that case," said Mrs. Scarsdale, "the sooner we leave your house the "My husband," said Mrs. Scarsdale stiffly, "did not know our "It has been a chapter of accidents," he said, explaining it to Mrs. Allingford, "but we had better go to Winchester, I think; it is on the morning; for he had quickly learned that Mrs. Scarsdale and Mr. Allingford would be able to leave the train at Salisbury, and justly "I suppose," said Mrs. Scarsdale to the Consul, as their train drew out "I don''t know if Scarsdale and my wife are here," said Allingford, who, "Yes," said the Consul and Mr. and Mrs. Scarsdale. "Lady Melton," said Aunt Eliza, turning to Mr. and Mrs. Scarsdale and id = 28628 author = Wells, Hal K. title = Devil Crystals of Arret date = keywords = Arret; Belt; Joan; Marlowe; Powell summary = hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals. Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Larry Powell was already sprinting for the mechanism as Joan jerked presented the rat-king with the captive''s gun-belt and two Silver A score of the rat-men promptly closed in upon Powell, and deep pit in the rock floor, the guard stripped Powell''s bonds from "Possibly some strange weapon of the rat-men," Powell hazarded. There was no sign of the main horde as Joan and Powell were herded Powell''s heart leaped as he noted that the Silver Belts were still Joan and Powell had barely taken their place with the other captives Powell menaced the rat-men with levelled guns while Joan, with and slid to the pit''s floor, carrying Joan and Powell with it in a lance-like arm of crystal could flash outward, Powell sent two id = 14602 author = Wentworth, Marion Craig title = War Brides: A Play in One Act date = keywords = Amelia; Hedwig; Hoffman; Mother summary = _Amelia, a slight, flaxen-haired girl of nineteen, comes in. _Amelia:_ [_Running to the door and looking out._] _Amelia:_ [_Uncertainly, as she looks at the little things._] We must take care of Hedwig, Amelia. If anything should happen to Franz in the state she''s in now, Hedwig Besides, we can''t stop to think of such things now, Amelia. [_They are all carried away by Minna''s enthusiasm; even Amelia warms You''re a war bride yourself, Hedwig. _Hedwig:_ [_Sits down, half turned away. _Mother:_ [_Softly, laying her hand on Hedwig''s shoulder._] Amelia left to wait for her child. [_Hedwig crouches on the floor close to the mother, her eyes wide with _Amelia:_ [_Falling at her mother''s knee._] Hedwig creeps nearer Amelia and holds her face between her hands, [_Hedwig sits up._] For your child be quiet, be Never be a war bride, Amelia. Never be a war bride, Amelia. id = 29149 author = West, John Foster title = Cogito, Ergo Sum date = keywords = Marl; Pat summary = could detect light; or rather, I could perceive waves of force passing nothingness was alive with waves of force, traveling parallel and because I knew that time had elapsed since the moment I _awakened_ exist without a groundwork of matter, or at least of force? An entity of pure reason, having come into I darted frantically about space like a frightened The other entity had less of reason, more emotion. "_Marls_ appear to exist as rationale and emotion," I "I suppose it has to do with our emotional differences," the _Pat_ "I--I think so." The _Pat_ hesitated and I knew it was observing the space and we are thinking, experiencing emotions at another point. as if our minds are--are broadcasting our thoughts and emotions far away force I was a part of in that other existence traveling through space, could not, did not wish to exist without the _Pat_. I thought _Pat_ as id = 29410 author = West, Wallace title = The End of Time date = keywords = Baron; Jack; June; Manthis; Solinski; time summary = Jack Baron, young radio engineer at the Rothafel Radio laboratories, "June is using a drug which I prepared to keep her time sense normal," pitch, went up like a siren at the end as the drug took effect. the watch he still clutched, Jack saw the hands slow down and at last watchers, while their gestures looked like the slow waving of the "What can I do for her, Father?" June cried, turning away from the outside world, what will happen if the time-sense is paralyzed? they believe, operates somewhat like a very short radio wave. "Are they responsible for the end of time?" queried Jack. "I''m Jack Baron, formerly on the staff here, and this is June Manthis, The doctor choked but Jack''s hand on his arm steadied him. "No time to wait." Disregarding June''s cry of protest Jack stripped Manthis came in at that moment and injected all the remaining drug as id = 17617 author = Westcott, Edward Noyes title = David Harum A Story of American Life date = keywords = Aunt; Billy; Bixbee; Blake; CHAPTER; Carling; Cullom; Dave; David; Dick; Euston; Harum; Homeville; John; Julius; Lenox; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Polly; Timson; Verjoos; York; come summary = I guess we ain''t goin'' to trade, but I''d like to know,'' he says, ''jest talkin'' ''bout the hoss put in an'' says, ''The'' hain''t ben one word said I come to think on''t afterward," said David with a half laugh, "it mebbe "I''ll git there all in good time," said David, "but some of the point of "Wa''al," said David, "it come about like this: After I''d got the hoss "Yes," said John, "I am happy to think that we have come to a conclusion I have had to be down town to-day, and am rather tired." Mrs. Carling followed him, saying to John as she bade him good night: "Do "That''s the way it looks to me," said Mrs. Bixbee, "but David likes to an'' then," said David, looking over Mrs. Bixbee''s head, "the feller went You got putty well ''round Polly, I reckon," said David, looking id = 28517 author = Westcott, Frank N. (Frank Nash) title = Hepsey Burke date = keywords = Bascom; Betty; Burke; Donald; Durford; Hepsey; Jackson; Jonathan; Mary; Maxwell; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Nickey; Senior; Virginia; Warden; good; illustration; know; man summary = "It''s a fine morning, Mr. Maxwell," Mrs. Burke remarked at breakfast Mrs. Burke rose and started for the door; but Jonathan called out to "Hm!" Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper. For a time Mrs. Burke relapsed into silence, while Maxwell smoked his "You''re awfully kind, Mrs. Burke," Maxwell replied, "and I sha''n''t but I don''t think it''s a very good day for fishing, is it, Mrs. Burke?" asked Maxwell innocently. The day before the one set for Maxwell''s arrival Mrs. Burke confessed Maxwell, who faced Mrs. Betty--Hepsey sitting between them. "Oh yes," Hepsey remarked one day to Mrs. Betty, when the subject of with Mrs. Maxwell, Jonathan went into the house and took a long look Mrs. Burke gazed at Maxwell for some time in silence and then began: For a moment there was a look on Mrs. Burke''s face which Maxwell never id = 14902 author = Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton) title = Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills date = keywords = Alice; Anita; Black; Calamity; Deadwood; Dick; Fearless; Filmore; Frank; General; Harris; Hills; Jane; Ned; Nix; Redburn; Terry summary = dare raise a hand against, in single combat--Deadwood Dick, Road-Agent "Right this way ye cum, pilgrims, ter ther great Black Hills Thee''ter; Redburn took up the time-piece, turned it over and over in his hands, "Come!" said Ned Harris, in a low tone, tapping him on the Harry Redburn hurried off toward the cabin, which was some steps away. "Alexander Filmore!" the young road-agent said, a terrible depth of and she reined her horse closer to that of the Scarlet Boy. Ned Harris let a faint smile, of contempt and pity combined, come into have doubtless heard of me--Deadwood Dick, the ''Road-Agent Prince,'' as "That recalls memories of good old times," said the road-agent, as he Deadwood Dick listened, with his head still bowed, and his hands How came they here, when the hand of Deadwood Dick guarded the only I came from Deadwood with Road-Agent Dick''s id = 20548 author = White, Grace Miller title = The Secret of the Storm Country date = keywords = Andy; Auburn; Bishop; Brewer; Deforrest; Ebenezer; Frederick; God; Graves; Helen; Jake; Letts; Madelene; Moll; Mr.; Skinner; Tess; Tessibel; Waldstricker; Young; boy; daddy summary = Now git that look out of yer eyes, an'' tell Tessibel what air "He said as how ye gunned Ebenezer Waldstricker''s father, eh?" Tess "Mr. Waldstricker air a awful big, handsome lookin'' man," asserted Tess, "It air just like Sandy Letts to lie about ye," remarked Tess, changing "An'', Daddy dear," blurted Tess, "Mother Moll told old Waldstricker''s Tess knew that, too, for she had heard the young mother try many times told Waldstricker, "Yep, Daddy said the man broke out o'' jail." "Deforrest is so interested in the little Skinner girl," Helen Young "Then," avowed Tess, "I air a goin''--Oh, Andy, I got to tell ye "Andy," sobbed Tess, "I air goin'' to tell ye somethin''; ye may think I No word had come from Deforrest Young, and Tess felt sure he had "but I guess no man''ll take Tess long''s she don''t want to go, when I air id = 28462 author = White, Grace Miller title = Rose O''Paradise date = keywords = Bates; Bobbie; God; Grandoken; Jinnie; Jordan; King; Lafe; Matty; Maudlin; Molly; Morse; Mr.; Mrs.; Peggy; Pete; Theodore; Virginia summary = "Yes, but I like to fiddle better," said Jinnie. Jinnie Singleton watched Theodore King leave the train at the little Just before bed time Lafe whispered in Jinnie''s ear, "Peggy got the "If I could only work," said Jinnie gloomily, "I bet Peg''d soon like Lafe looked at the solemn-faced girl with smiling, kindly eyes. Lafe uttered a little, "Sh!" and Jinnie, with scarlet face, "I told you, Bobbie," Jinnie resumed presently, "I''d let you be Lafe''s Before Lafe''s mental vision rose Jinnie''s lovely face, her parted lips "Call Peggy, Bobbie," said Lafe, in answer to Jinnie''s impetuous said Jinnie as Mrs. Grandoken rolled her hands in her apron and sat Lafe; she began to cry, just why, Jinnie didn''t know; Peg looked so "You''d better make it a special prayer, Lafe," said Jinnie, a little "I told him!" said Jinnie, facing the cobbler. "I''ve come to take you home, Jinnie," said Theodore, jumping out. id = 19005 author = Whitney, Helen Hay title = The Rose of Dawn: A Tale of the South Sea date = keywords = Malua; Taka; Uhila; eye; love summary = Burned on their eyes and called them to its heart. Love grew pale and like to die And caught and quivered in sweet Taka''s breast. Her two hands lay like flowers. A little shadow darkened Taka''s heart, Could this sweet world contain both death and love? Two radiant gods with brave, wide eyes, and hair Taka, the fair, and young Malua, fierce, So strong, so fair, a god with heart of flame!" To eyes newborn upon a world of love. Then Taka turned, and in her eyes a light-But for himself I love him," Taka dreamed. Into this sky of love, death in his hand. Like blood the fire fell o''er the bare young heart, "Taka," Malua cried, and stretched his arms "Taka, my little one," Malua whispered, His love, and after when her heart was full From out his arms and love a heart-beat''s time, id = 20226 author = Whittier, John Greenleaf title = Snow-Bound A Winter Idyll date = keywords = illustration; life; look; night; old; snow; wood summary = In the present edition of "Snow-Bound," the Illustrations are Divine light of the Sun, but also by our common VVood Fire: and Hides hills and woods, the river and the heaven, The coming of the snow-storm told. The gray day darkened into night, The bridle post an old man sat The old horse thrust his long head out, Curled over woods of snow-hung oak. Its blown snows flashing cold and keen, Blow high, blow low, not all its snow Of life and love, to still live on! We heard the tales of witchcraft old, Of simple life and country ways,) Old hearths grew wide to give us room; With dark eyes full of love''s content. Happy the snow-locked homes wherein Felt the light sifted snow-flakes fall. When hearts are light and life is new; The wise old Doctor went his round, Green hills of life that slope to death, id = 22904 author = Widdemer, Margaret title = I''ve Married Marjorie date = keywords = Ellison; Francis; Logan; Lucille; Marjorie; Mr.; Mrs.; New; O''Mara; Peggy; Pennington; York; little summary = "Of course," said Marjorie mechanically, saying a little prayer to the Francis answered him very little, so Marjorie, wifely Marjorie chose Logan because Francis had said Long Trail," and the men, Lucille''s negligible one and Marjorie''s Mr. Logan, made themselves very useful in the way of getting plates and For of course, Marjorie''s vain little mind said "Oh," said Marjorie, smiling a little. In spite of all the things she had against Francis, Marjorie felt for "Oh, I see!" said Marjorie, looking a little embarrassed. every one, to make a poor little thing like Marjorie work at cooking He also had said that Marjorie was a little thing. "If you''re ready, we''ll go back to the cabin, Marjorie," said Francis, "Francis--wouldn''t like it," she said; and that was the last thing she which felt to Francis like giving up all hope, Marjorie took a little id = 28877 author = Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith title = Penelope''s Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland date = keywords = Ardmore; Baird; Beresford; Church; Dalziel; Edinburgh; Francesca; Grieve; Hamilton; Lady; Lord; M''Collop; Macdonald; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Patrick; Pettybaw; Reverend; Ronald; Salemina; Scotch; Scotland; Sir; Susanna; Willie; american; scottish summary = "What would have been happening, Salemina?" asked Francesca politely, "Francesca is very like the young man," laughed Salemina, "who, Salemina and Francesca both incline to the Established Church, I lean "Sally, my dear," I said, as Francesca left the room with a bottle of "Francesca would never live in Scotland," remarked Salemina feebly. By the time I came to "Dumfounder''d the English saw" Francesca left "Of course you are not at the present moment," said Francesca, Think of Willie coming to step on the floor and look at the bed and In times of joy, Salemina, Francesca, and I occasionally have our We found ourselves there next day, Francesca and I,--Salemina was too people and the ladies from Pettybaw House; and Mr. Macdonald is coming Francesca told Mr. Macdonald a story she heard in Edinburgh, to the with each other?" asked Salemina, when Francesca had gone into the id = 16776 author = Wilcox, Ella Wheeler title = Poems of Passion date = keywords = God; Silence; day; heart; illustration; life; like; love; poem; way summary = O yes, I love you, and with all my heart; No other love finds room now, in my heart. Love, to endure life''s sorrow and earth''s woe, Let us begin, dear love, where we left off; What shall we do with this fond love, dear heart? Life''s perfect June, love''s red, red rose, That, when hearts love too well, falls in between; The old, old love--like sweet, at first, [Illustration: TIME AND LOVE] I do not love in the old fond way. That hearts, like all things underneath God''s skies Rather than live a Queen of Hearts, like thee, Love is not quite the same, although each heart A thing like Love, for it laughs at Death. [Illustration: LOVE AND LIFE] "A love like this can know no death." To change or alter a love like mine. Through what strange ways I come, dear heart, to reach thee, id = 19904 author = Wilde, Percival title = The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act date = keywords = Brookfield; PETERS summary = sound of a splash, followed by the scream of a drowning woman, through the underbrush, followed by a second splash, and motionless body of an extremely good-looking girl. notices that his hands are wet. wearily, pauses, and again applies his ear to her heart. For the third time he pauses to listen to her heart. (_Plaintively_) Won''t you kiss me, mother? (_She pauses._) And you, how do you come sits on the log with a little exclamation._) My shoes--where are pauses._) Oh, if I could only think! politely._) Tell me: you must know. Kiss me!" (_Takes cigarette from should want to know something about the man who saved me from Do you think so--Lord Brookfield? (_Interrupting_) Lord Brookfield is a well-known man. (_With a forced laugh_) Lord Brookfield, don''t deny that you (_Rising indignantly_) Lord Brookfield! herself._) I thought Lord Brookfield was a gentleman! (_Rising_) I don''t want your help. Yes, m''lord. id = 19931 author = Wilde, Percival title = The Reckoning A Play in One Act date = keywords = CUSTOMER summary = (_Rising at once_) Good afternoon, sir. Yes, sir; Western Union time. Five minutes, sir? lived in a little town near Savannah for a year. If I may ask, sir, where are you going? Sooner or later, sir. (_Very leisurely_) You know, sir, the young man who the news stand up-stairs--right next to the elevator, sir--she (_Slapping on more lather_) Don''t worry, sir. (_Beginning to shave_) Oh, no, sir! Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. being clumsy, sir. (_THE CUSTOMER tries to sit up._) Oh, don''t do that, sir! Don''t try it while the razor is at your throat, sir. Now take it easy, sir. Well, sir, it will console you to know that my time (_Shaving._) By the way, sir, haven''t you recognized me yet? looks into his eyes._) You and I, John, the two of us, have a I''ve been thinking about it for twelve years, John. id = 19224 author = Williams, Isabel Cecilia title = The Alchemist''s Secret date = keywords = David; Father; God; Julie; Martha; Mona; Peter; Philippe; Richard; Sallie summary = "Never mind, father; it''ll sure come to-morrow," and Martha would sigh feet, but if the day ever comes when all these things fall away from you "Do you know, Mother, every time I stand here and look at those trees I "I do not like to think, child; it''s a pretty long time. at heart, mother, and he''s bound to come back before long." "That night she come to see me here an'' we talked over old times an'' all "David, how long is it since mother was taken away from us? same who had been father, mother and big brother to the little cripple mother would not have it so; Richard might come back some day and how little baby, and mother not strong enough to work even if she had time poor little mother hope to grow well again in such a place, without good time was coming when father would surely do it. id = 29177 author = Williamson, Jack title = The Pygmy Planet date = keywords = Agnes; Dr.; Larry; Pygmy; Whiting summary = Larry saw an odd-looking lamp, set perhaps ten feet behind the slowly A pygmy planet, spinning in the laboratory like a world in the gulf of brains in mechanical bodies, worshiping a rusty machine like a god--" "We might fly up, in the little plane," Larry proposed, doubtfully. What was it that Agnes had said, of machine-monsters, of It seemed a long time to Larry that the thing stood, motionless, The violet liquid, it came to Larry in his trance of wonder, must take toward the machine of violet-filled crystal and glittering green With green wings outspread, the machine-monster was beating swiftly in the violet ray, an inch from the surface of the little world. the crystal disks, watching the tiny, green-blue planet spinning so As Larry and the plane grew smaller, the relative size of the violet And Larry started forward, trying to remember just what Agnes had id = 29283 author = Williamson, Jack title = Salvage in Space date = keywords = Mars; Thad; find; metal; rocket; ship summary = a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] he had captured, it drove the iron ball through space like a ship. Thad had seen the white tower many times, on his holiday tramps Thad could expect nothing from the ship save a Either the ship''s machinery was completely wrecked, Thad knew, or Thad saw that the flier''s navigation lights were out. Thad''s mass of metal swung on past the ship, as he returned to the Thad opened the exhaust valve, let the air hiss from the chamber of Thad set at once about exploring the ship. the animal''s terror, pitying it for the naked fear in its eyes, Thad Thad thrust an arm out through the opened panel of his suit, and scream that Thad had heard once before, on this flier of mystery. When Thad came back upon the deck, the dog was still barking The scratching of claws, Thad knew. id = 19747 author = Willoughby, Barrett title = Where the Sun Swings North date = keywords = Alaska; Bill; Boreland; Chief; Ellen; Gregg; Harlan; Hoonah; Island; Jean; Katleean; Kayak; Kilbuck; Klayu; Kobuk; Kon; Loll; Lollie; North; Potlatch; Shane; Silvertip; Swimming; White; Wolf; indian summary = White Chief turned, smiling, and the light in his pale, narrow eyes At the same moment Jean, her face burning and her hazel eyes two points experiences had a woman''s eyes held such a look for the White Chief--a "And the wretch put his hand on my foot, Ellen!" Jean following close Curious at first, and a little apprehensive, Ellen looked on, her hand Ellen!" came the voice of Jean, as the girl sped toward them Jean took her sister''s hand and the White Chief watched their A week later, in the snug little cabin of the _Hoonah_, Ellen Boreland good-natured looking squaw, who handed Jean a pair of hair-seal The young man saw Ellen and came to his feet. She turned her face away--and met the warm young eyes of Gregg Harlan lone tree of Kon Klayu facing the sea like a waiting woman with long, id = 14348 author = Wilson, Harry Leon title = Ma Pettengill date = keywords = Arrowhead; Aunt; Ben; Clyde; Cousin; Egbert; Gap; Genevieve; Henry; Herman; Homer; Lew; Minna; Mollie; Mrs.; Oswald; Pettengill; Red; Sandy; Shelley; Vernabelle; Vida; Wee; come; like summary = "Whales was pretty good," says Sandy; "but since the boss got a line on "Now say," says Sandy, "that does look like we got him believing. I said I wouldn''t mind looking what she come up from if she had started said in plain words that to come out here with me would look like come right out and asked her how big her roll was, saying he lived out look in his eyes one night when he said to me--where Vida couldn''t hear: Vernabelle said it was times like this, with a few real people, that she Ben said all right, come over with him and he''d get him started "My report pleased the Old Man all right," says Ben. "Of course it ain''t nice to want men to act like the brutes," said the looked like a good time was going to be had by all present except the id = 14376 author = Wilson, Harry Leon title = Somewhere in Red Gap date = keywords = Alonzo; Angus; Ben; Egbert; Ellabelle; Gap; God; Henrietta; Hetty; Jeff; Jimmie; Lon; Mr.; Mrs.; Nettie; New; Pete; Pettengill; Price; Red; Sandy; Sutton; Time; Tuttle; Wilbur; Wilfred; York; Yorker; come; little; look summary = because he says they ain''t got any kick to ''em like Alaska eggs have awfully good looking, but do you think he''s sincere?'' And even Mrs. Judge Ballard comes along and says: ''What a stimulus he should be to us "''Good for you,'' I says, having got word that Eddie is outside with his "But I was saying about this new look in Chester''s eyes, kind of far-off and this funny old man must have heard me--he looked like one of them like one of these fly city dames,'' says Snowstorm, who was a knowing old wasn''t doing right by the little one, bringing him up in a hole like New old man, getting in and looking more then ever like a dissolute working It sure looked like he was right for once in his life; so I says: look thirty or forty years old, like all New York men, and he had the id = 15797 author = Wilson, Harry Leon title = The Seeker date = keywords = Allan; Antipas; Aunt; Bell; Bernal; Bill; Browett; Church; Clytie; Cousin; Delcher; Edom; Father; God; Gratcher; Jesus; Linford; Lord; Mr.; Mrs.; Nancy; Son; St.; boy; christian; good; little; man; old summary = old man read, his face lost not a little of its grimness. says a man with thik long hair like my deer father would of said o let the little voice and every full glance of his big blue eyes made the old heart So it was early in this new life that the little boys came to walk as it True, he had not long hair like the little boy''s father. beast or man it shall not live." Clytie said the goodness of God was little boy could not bring himself to make: he could not tell the old man little boy those truths he needed to know; to seek for eternal life The old man had his way, and the two boys went presently back to their humbly took seat in his pew like a mere worshipper of God. As such--a man among men--the young rector looked calmly down upon him, id = 15855 author = Wilson, Harry Leon title = The Man from Home date = keywords = ALMERIC; CREECH; ETHEL; HAWCASTLE; IVANOFF; LADY; MADAME; MARIANO; VASILI; pike summary = "YES, SIR, DANIEL VOORHEES PIKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KOKOMO, INDIANA" I think Milor'' Hawcastle and Madame de Champigny have know each other I think Milor'' Hawcastle and Madame de Champigny have been in [As HAWCASTLE speaks the COMTESSE DE CHAMPIGNY enters from hotel. ETHEL [going to LADY CREECH, speaks close to her ear and loudly]. [VASILI is looking keenly at HAWCASTLE and HORACE as he speaks.] [PIKE half turns to LADY CREECH, innocently puzzled.] [PIKE and ETHEL, surprised, turn to look.] PIKE [to ETHEL, indicating ALMERIC, chuckling]. VASILI [after a grave look at IVANOFF, turns to PIKE again]. [PIKE stands regarding ETHEL, who does not look up at him.] [ETHEL pauses and looks at PIKE, who, much disturbed, rises, and crosses [LORD HAWCASTLE and HORACE enter from the hotel.] But, Lord Hawcastle, Ethel says Mr. Pike positively refuses. PIKE [profoundly thoughtful, pauses, looking at IVANOFF sharply]. ETHEL [tremulously, coming close to PIKE]. id = 30063 author = Wilson, Richard title = Double Take date = keywords = Hafitz; Paul; man summary = ended, young Paul Asher found himself going around in In the rear-view mirror he saw her leaning forward, her face tense. "I don''t know what you''re talking about," the young man said. "He knows, all right," the girl said. A section of wall opened and Hafitz, the fat man in He wheeled past the young man, looked briefly at the unconscious girl, "Take them," said Hafitz, indicating the unconscious girl and the young The young man watched intently as the bruiser went through the wall of "This is your agent aboard the enemy spaceship," said the young man. Paul Asher blinked his eyes, like a man awakening from a vivid dream. "So I missed the ending," Paul said. "So that was it," said Paul. "Naomi, her name was," Paul said. She said: "Just keep going, Sweetheart, as fast as you can." She said: "Just keep going, Sweetheart, as fast as you can." id = 20553 author = Wilson, Robert H. title = Out Around Rigel date = keywords = Comet; Garth; Kelvar; Rigel summary = long half-month it had hung there above the horizon, its light dimmed by "Garth," Kelvar said, "it''s getting dark. "There," said Garth, "is the _Comet_. I turned back again to look out the little window fixed in the minutes, perhaps, with the red danger light flickering all the time. light-years, half the estimated distance to Rigel. indicated 3975 times the speed of light. hundred light-years from the sun, the space between the two was quite twenty-five times light speed, and slow down after we get there by I flashed on our lights, while Garth cut out the projector and the floor elevation by the _Comet_, his space-suit shining in the light from the windows, Garth looked like a metallic monster, some creature of this I started to call Garth, then saw that he was looking up as well. to Garth''s body under the blazing light of Rigel, back to the moon and id = 29028 author = Winter, William West title = Louisiana Lou A Western Story date = keywords = America; Banker; Brandon; Dave; Doolittle; Esmeraldas; France; French; Ike; Jim; Launay; Louisiana; Marian; Monsieur; Murphy; Pete; Snake; Solange; Sucatash; Wallace; man summary = Solange knew something of De Launay and Doolittle now told her more. "And what," said De Launay, "is this thing that one must do to help marry--unless, he said, I tried Monsieur de Launay. "It''s a long story," said De Launay, smiling. "She was a little girl when I knew her," said De Launay, his voice "A very little girl," said De Launay, absently looking into and "It ain''t likely he knows much that will help, mad''mo''selle," said "Mademoiselle," said De Launay, at last, "I think you have guessed the "Keep on looking," said De Launay, pleasantly. "Times have changed then," said De Launay, idly. "But any one would know enough to camp near water," said Solange, "High time old Sucatash was fannin'' in fer dogs," he said to himself. "Reckon he''s right," said this man, grimly, as he bared De Launay''s "Open it," said De Launay. id = 29047 author = Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus) title = Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life date = keywords = Babette; Banou; Ben; Binks; Blunt; Brand; Burns; CHAPTER; Captain; Centipede; Cleveland; Darcantel; Don; Gibbs; Hardy; Ignaçio; Mouse; Mr.; Paddy; Paul; Pedillo; Piron; Ricardo; Rosalie; Scourge; St.; Stewart; illustration; like; little; man; old; spanish summary = "Excuse my little boy, sir," said his mother, who was in chase of him; flat aft, like a sheet of white paper, and with the head-sails trimmed, So Captain Blunt went slowly down below, and at the same time the black Captain Brand nodded at the eye-bolt which held the green silk rope from "That counts off about half your crew, eh?" said Captain Brand, smiling "Letters, I see, from our old friend Moreno, at Havana," said Captain little cluster of rocks, for a long time to come." beautiful red eyes," said Captain Brand, in his cold, chilling, Captain Brand liked as little to lose his money as hand--good-by!" And so passed away from Captain Brand''s sight the only water--now with the lower yard-arms cutting deep into the sea like eyes were so dim, and why she said to him "Go away, little one," with a id = 28675 author = Wister, Owen title = Red Men and White date = keywords = Adams; Arizona; Ballard; Cheschapah; Crook; Cumnor; Drylyn; Ephraim; General; Genesmere; Governor; Indians; Jenks; Jones; Lolita; Long; Luis; Meat; Mr.; Mrs.; Specimen; Stirling; Tucson; Wingo; man summary = "It''s got to stop here," said Stirling, as they came to a ford known as "Pretty Eagle shall have an hour and a half to think on my words," said "You have made a long talk with the white man," said Cheschapah. "Let Pretty Eagle shoot," said Cheschapah, looking at the council. of the man''s voice reached his brain, and he looked at Specimen Jones. "I thought I might just look on, you know," said Miss Sissons. General Crook said you were a fine-looking man." "Why, y''u talk almost like a man, Jock," said Specimen Jones. He did look like the man, and boys!--we gave him no time! "Time enough when he comes for the breakfast things," said Governor Luis also looked at the man who had taken Lolita''s thoughts away from Genesmere said nothing, but sat still on his white horse, hands folded "Good-day," said he, as I came beside him. id = 29763 author = Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles) title = Alex the Great date = keywords = Alex; Delancey; Eve; Gaflooey; Hector; Jared; Mister; Munson; New; Sampson; Simmons; Wilkinson; York; come; look summary = "Alex," I says, "you''re an ambitious feller, and I gotta hand it to "Alex," I says, when I got my breath, "I gotta hand it to you! "One moment, please!" she says, very cold--givin'' Alex a look that took teeth with all the dollars you''ll get!" says Alex, "and that ain''t no "I got a mechanic from the shop," says Alex. "Well, Alex," I says, "at last you have hit somethin'' in little old New "No!" says Alex, "I got to go out and see Sampson again to-morrow, "I come up here to-night to tell you somethin''," says Alex. "Bring him up to-morrow night," says Alex, grinnin'' like a wolf. "Pardon me!" says Alex, "I have got to be up at the office of the "Its a good thing you don''t need brains in your game," says Alex, "or Alex says nothin'', and the five guys look at each other kinda funny. id = 29764 author = Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles) title = Kid Scanlan date = keywords = Adams; Dan; Devine; Duke; Film; Genaro; Gladys; Harold; Joe; Kid; Miss; Ness; Potts; Scanlan; Tony; Van; Vincent; Vronde summary = "Nex'' week we start _your_ picture," says Genaro to the Kid. "Miss Vincent," says Genaro, "this Mr. Kid Scanlan. After a while the Kid and Miss Vincent comes back and she hurries away The Kid, who has been talkin'' to Miss Vincent, comes over then and says, She''s lookin'' right past me and at the Kid like it made little or no "I see you got Foolish with you," says the Kid to Miss Vincent. "What does this carburetor thing look like?" I asks the other guy. "I seen Genaro lookin'' for you," says the Kid. that the Kid tells him that he may be a movie star, but he looks like a that big four-flusher, Kid Scanlan would look like Richard Mansfield!" before the Kid, and Scanlan looks at Harold and asks Joe what was the "They''s just one thing I''d like to know, Kid," I says. id = 28780 author = Worts, George F. (George Frank) title = Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern China date = keywords = Anthony; Bobbie; Borria; China; Dragon; Eileen; Gray; Hankow; Hong; Kahn; King; Kong; Len; Meng; Miss; Moore; Mr.; Peggy; Peter; Romola; Shanghai; Vandalia; Vost; Yang; chapter; chinese; man summary = When Peter Moore entered the static-room, picked his way swiftly and "Sh!" warned Peter Moore, conscious that in China the walls, doors, "Miss Vost is why I''m drunk, Peter," said Bobbie MacLaurin sadly. nonsense," declared Miss Vost, looking away from Peter. "You don''t know Bobbie, the way I do," said Peter stubbornly. into unhealthy-looking foam, Peter Moore and Miss Vost leaned upon the Miss Vost dropped her eyes to Peter''s hand which was resting on the "The young man," said Peter gravely, "desires neither wealth nor Quite suddenly the light gave way, and Peter was aware that the night Peter caught Miss Vost by one hand and raced down the steps. Miss Vost lifted both of Peter''s hands, and one was still blue from the red-faced man, and his look sent a curdle of fear into Peter''s brave "Where?" demanded Peter, staring over the red-faced man''s shoulder for id = 14367 author = Wright, Harold Bell title = When A Man''s A Man date = keywords = Acton; Baldwin; Cross; Dean; Helen; Joe; Kitty; Mountain; Mr.; Mrs.; Nick; Patches; Phil; Reid; Tailholt; Triangle; Yavapai; patch summary = "He''s a man''s horse, all right," agreed Bob. Breakfast over, the men left the house, not too quietly, and laughing, "Look at our Phil," the Dean continued, for the man beside him was a Phil had told Kitty that she would like Patches. Phil stopped, and Patches could see him watching, as the wild horses, Phil and Patches were riding that day in the country about Old Camp. When Patches directed Phil''s attention to the riders, the cowboy said For a moment Phil looked at the man, while Jim Reid moved his horse in Patches'' face, as the man on the horse said, "Little Billy broke the Phil saw a look of relief in his friend''s face as Patches answered Kitty "Because you are not that kind of a man, Phil Acton," answered Patches To-day Patches, the cowboy, can look any man in the face. id = 20838 author = Wright, Sewell Peaslee title = The Infra-Medians date = keywords = Hope; Perrin; Pete; Vic summary = turn up unexpected like, and Miss Hope arrives first thing this morning, "Mrs. Perrin had just told her about the master, and Miss Hope looks But neither Vic nor Hope were anywhere in sight. If Vic and Hope had gone this there in Vic''s laboratory, slowly turning the second of the two dials, These were not Vic and Hope before me; they were "The old boy doesn''t like these other chaps; priests, I take it," "Keep your hand on your gun," said Vic swiftly. eye I saw both Vic and Hope struggling frantically to free themselves Both Hope and Vic were fighting desperately, but there were at least ten "How much time have we?" interrupted Vic. I glanced down at my watch, fearful, for a moment, that it had been Vic led the way, Hope and I following. Vic swept both arms about Hope and me, holding us in a close embrace, so id = 28705 author = Wright, Sewell Peaslee title = The God in the Box date = keywords = Artur; Correy; Earth; Ertak; Neens summary = city stood a great lozenge-shaped building with a smooth, arched roof. Artur turned to that great sea of faces and made a sweeping gesture, as Artur walked to the edge of the dais, and stood for a moment as though "John Hanson," he said softly, "our people would hear your voice." "What are the orders, sir?" he asked, staring curiously at Artur. "And so it is finished, John Hanson," said Artur slowly, his eyes Artur and I were together in the great domed building he called "the "Gladly," I said, and as I spoke, Artur swung open the small circular The ship had, beyond the shadow of doubt, come from Earth! "There is no record on Earth of me nor of my ship of space, the "Toma annerson," said Artur solemnly: "He Who Speaks." He offered his "You have done all that need be done, John Hanson," said Artur, his id = 29118 author = Wright, Sewell Peaslee title = The Terror from the Depths date = keywords = Correy; Ertak; Hendricks; Kabit summary = "Good afternoon, sir," nodded Correy as I entered the navigating room. Particularly men like Correy, whose bodies crave physical "First time I''ve ever seen that," said Correy. "A--a new continent, sir!" said Correy almost reverently. "Think, sir," breathed Correy, "what we might find if we landed there on Correy and I had seen the new continent rise above the boundless waters "Base, sir," said the operator, holding a radio-menore toward me. "John Hanson, Commander of the Special Patrol ship _Ertak_ emanating. "What''s up, sir?" asked Correy, reading news in my face. "Yes, sir!" grinned Correy, his eyes dancing like a schoolboy''s. "I know it, sir," nodded Correy. "I think, sir, both cunning and might will be needed," said Correy "Right, sir!" said Correy, and picked up the microphone. "We''re close enough now, sir, to select a landing place," put in Correy. unfortunate _Kabit_, while Correy and Hendricks led the parties to my id = 29293 author = Wright, Sewell Peaslee title = Priestess of the Flame date = keywords = Correy; Flame; Hendricks; Kincaide; Liane; Mr. summary = "This is the stowaway, sir," said Correy briskly, closing the door. "To your quarters, you said, sir?" asked Correy, his eyes very "Right, sir," said Correy. "This leader calls herself Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame, Mother But Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame! "I think you''re right, sir," said Hendricks quickly. "I believe, sir," said Correy, "that we''d be nice to her. "At the same time, Liane is supposed to be the head of the thing we''re I kept my promise to Correy the next time Hendricks was on watch. "I think, Liane," I replied, "that Mr. Hendricks is a very young man." With Liane and Correy, leaving the ship in charge of "Let me handle him, sir," said Correy from the corner of his mouth. "Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame, Mother of Life, Giver Liane looked up at Hendricks, smilingly, and took one of his hands in id = 28924 author = Young, Robert F. title = Collector''s Item date = keywords = Historian summary = _We''ve often wondered what would happen if Robert Young should cease The condensation of the histories of ten thousand races into a text The Galactic Historian repeatedly wiped his brows as he turned the destroyed, one by one, after the Galactic Historian had stripped them of The responsibility was the Galactic Historian''s alone and he did not The Galactic Historian could hardly be blamed for wanting to see the oversight on the part of the Galactic Historian. minds, he had forgotten to number the pages of the manuscript. The breeze didn''t carry the page very far. If it had chosen a muu or a buxx tree instead, the Galactic Historian as to the breeze''s basic motivation. xixxix trees and everybody knows that squixes are collectors. When the two squixes in the xixxix tree saw the page drift to the Sleeping on the history of Earth would be enough to give anybody id = 14744 author = nan title = Different Girls date = keywords = Clara; Cordelia; Ellis; Esther; George; Hopkins; Joe; Josephine; Kittie; Lorania; Mabel; Margaret; Marshby; Mary; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Snell; Winslow summary = loved her mother''s old face, and learned to know the meaning of every "Our excitements are very tiny," once said the old mother to Margaret, Kittie said yes, but they had come to ask him to take them skating, and if she had died in the promise of her young life, till Mabel said she "Can''t let you look at the thing," he said, as Marshby gave one backward "We have a tremendously good time now," said Mary, the smile coming "Girls," she said, "there are five hundred people coming to-night from "Yes," the mother said, "he told me he had asked you to come if he got into it, for she said, "Mrs. Winslow, I don''t know how much good I may "We thought," said Miss Snell, deprecatingly, "that you might like a "I thought you ought to be the first to know about it," said Miss Snell, id = 15553 author = nan title = The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics date = keywords = Arcady; Charles; E.A.; God; J.R.; Love; Maryland; R.W.; Scribner; Thou; american; day; death; heart; king; like; little; long; old; thy; wind summary = "My Life is Like the Summer Rose" _R.H. Wilde_ 4 Thy gates shall yet give way, Thy bolts shall fall, inexorable Past! Then doth thy sweet and quiet eye "Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee--by these angels He hath Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! Another hand thy sword shall wield, Sure thou art come o''er far-off seas, Storms on thy straw-crowned head, and thou dost stand Let the night-winds touch thy brow Open the door of thy heart, And my kisses shall teach thy lips The day goes by like a shadow o''er the heart, Shall bristle like thy palm with spears, Thy benediction,--for my love thou know''st! Through long years keep it fresh on thy lips, O friend! But hadst thou hearing in thy heart id = 17189 author = nan title = Autumn Leaves: Original Pieces in Prose and Verse date = keywords = Aunt; Christmas; Dudley; Etty; Flora; Miss; Molly; Nathan; Richard; Robert; Ugly; day; eye; leave; like; little; long; look; man; old summary = tall old man, although a good deal stooping, with long, straight, and upon its top, and looked into the church through a little window at appeared full of life and cheerfulness, while the old man whom Nathan had seen enter stood near the door, looking quietly on, with a little It was not until Nathan Stoddard had looked for some little time upon door by a white-haired old man dressed in black, about six in the Old lady and maiden, young man and child, the dust and the found at home,--to look up at the enormous old damson-tree, when it fashionable now-a-days for young ladies to carry eye-glasses, and call course, the old lady only smiles, but any service from Flora calls And now I feel like a fool as I think of Etty playing a "Etty draws like an artist," said Flora, in a whisper. id = 19739 author = nan title = Modern American Prose Selections date = keywords = Adams; England; English; Europe; Ford; Hampton; Henry; John; Lincoln; Lowell; Mr.; Mrs.; New; States; United; Washington; York; american; come; day; footnote; great; life; man; year summary = the needs of a new day, serene, no doubt self-sufficient, but coming how changes that these new arrivals and men of their race and ideas had no hand immigrants pass into the great cities, chiefly into New York, or are placed the way look cold to any man whose eyes are fit for use in the open, but There is no fixed time in a man''s life at which he comes to himself, and a man may live, by which one may give a service that other men need and In a recent editorial in the _New York Times_ it was said that the men and two hundred years deep into this new-world soil--that we have not a thought the books, at times, to think of old friends; as long as the memory of or in the country roads into which they run--not far from the day''s work or id = 20872 author = nan title = The Best Short Stories of 1917, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story date = keywords = Abbie; April; August; Bewsher; Chris; City; Coblenz; Company; Dan; December; February; Ferguson; Gaston; George; God; Hale; January; John; Judge; July; June; Larry; Luke; Magazine; Magin; March; Matthews; Maw; Miss; Morton; Mr.; Mrs.; Nat; New; November; O''Day; October; Old; Onnie; Peters; Priest; San; September; Sin; Suvaroff; Tinneray; York; american; man; story summary = "Play for us!" said Mrs. Malcolm, and Burnaby, that remarkable young man, sat down to the piano "Oh you can always pick things up, if you know where to look," said the stables, the old man said, pointing out a big white mule or two of At sound of a moving pencil the man who was telling the story looked up. "I''d like to talk to you about that a little later, Mrs. Hale," he said. "I don''t think we ought to touch things," Mrs. Peters said, a little Now I said, "My good woman, I am an old man with knowledge of the world. Look, I am an old man, but I stood thinking of my airly days. If my new ones can come on a day like this, it''s a pity my old came to me, and looked into my face a long time, and said, ''So this is id = 29221 author = nan title = Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1765-1819 date = keywords = American; Co.; New; Philadelphia; Theatre; Tyler; York summary = Performed with Applause at the Theatres in NEW-YORK, PHILADELPHIA, The present collection of "Representative Plays by American Nevertheless are they representative plays by American dramatists. American playwrights represented in the present collection. At a revival of individual scenes from distinctive American Plays, first play written and acted on North American soil, it, however, Were this collection--Representative Plays by American This, the first volume of "Representative Plays by American "The First Theatre in America." (Dunlap Society, New Series, No. 1, Drama and the American Theatre are given herewith. W. List of American Drama in the Atkinson Collection. A History of the New York Stage. The New American Drama. History of the American Theatre History of the American Theatre History of the American Theatre the American Theatre: New Foundations. Early American Plays. Cyclopedia of American Literature; New York Directories as The reader is referred to Dunlap''s own "History of the American