Summary of your 'study carrel' ============================== This is a summary of your Distant Reader 'study carrel'. The Distant Reader harvested & cached your content into a collection/corpus. It then applied sets of natural language processing and text mining against the collection. The results of this process was reduced to a database file -- a 'study carrel'. The study carrel can then be queried, thus bringing light specific characteristics for your collection. These characteristics can help you summarize the collection as well as enumerate things you might want to investigate more closely. Eric Lease Morgan May 27, 2019 Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 182 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 58265 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 Mr. 30 Captain 29 God 26 man 24 Mrs. 24 Miss 22 look 20 Colonel 18 Lord 17 English 16 good 16 Sir 15 General 14 John 13 german 12 New 12 Major 12 Henry 12 France 11 like 11 Jim 10 come 10 british 10 Jack 9 french 9 Tom 9 Lady 9 Earth 9 CHAPTER 8 face 8 eye 8 american 8 Lieutenant 8 England 7 York 7 Richard 7 Paris 7 Mrs 7 London 7 Harry 7 Governor 7 Aurora 6 hand 6 St. 6 Prince 6 King 6 Indians 6 Dick 6 Dan 5 little Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 33351 man 16853 time 13866 hand 11950 day 10926 eye 10722 way 8759 thing 8656 face 7982 head 7536 moment 7185 night 7062 officer 6815 place 6690 side 6628 life 6565 nothing 6319 house 6287 word 6190 room 6180 war 6121 woman 6007 friend 5856 one 5744 foot 5600 arm 5387 voice 5360 boy 5343 hour 5307 door 5277 people 5262 something 5055 ship 4756 year 4750 gun 4719 heart 4668 order 4666 soldier 4619 girl 4517 father 4411 fire 4349 sir 4331 part 4314 horse 4312 water 4216 mind 4063 enemy 4062 morning 4012 country 3952 line 3908 boat Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 19874 _ 5897 Mr. 3941 Captain 3831 Jack 3122 Mrs. 3086 God 2994 Miss 2830 Dick 2735 Sir 2710 Colonel 2565 Mr 2360 ye 2294 Lord 2265 General 2022 John 1940 Ned 1936 Stan 1697 Prince 1641 Christy 1483 New 1467 Major 1424 English 1364 de 1305 Harry 1267 CHAPTER 1262 England 1255 Henry 1203 Ellis 1198 Mrs 1183 Claude 1172 Morton 1148 Easy 1108 Juliet 1094 Chad 1079 Lieutenant 1049 Lady 1042 Emperor 1039 St. 1027 Bob 1012 Father 1007 France 989 O''Malley 962 Indians 938 Gerald 937 Jackson 902 York 891 French 885 Britling 877 Richard 859 exclaimed Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 133713 he 129984 i 98263 it 81493 you 48938 they 46938 she 44518 him 36379 we 30475 me 27189 them 18902 her 12150 us 9435 himself 3512 myself 2968 themselves 2860 herself 1730 one 1711 itself 1618 yourself 1083 ''em 745 ourselves 711 mine 537 ''s 477 yours 401 thee 325 his 302 ye 257 hers 204 ours 192 em 190 theirs 66 thyself 39 yourselves 37 oneself 24 you''re 21 yerself 21 ay 20 i''m 16 pe 16 on''t 15 hisself 11 ya 10 you''ll 10 meself 10 hae 9 o 8 thy 7 d''you 6 yeh''ll 6 uv Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 351663 be 144584 have 50906 do 42338 say 28699 go 26013 see 25784 come 22008 make 21737 know 19059 take 16211 get 15459 think 15163 look 13318 give 11369 tell 11197 find 9396 hear 9233 seem 9104 leave 8293 ask 8168 stand 8029 turn 7503 feel 6813 speak 6586 keep 6505 let 6457 bring 6319 call 6083 begin 6079 fall 5962 put 5945 pass 5719 want 5462 hold 5355 run 5267 reply 5193 follow 5086 return 5023 send 4986 answer 4981 lie 4825 sit 4420 become 4327 cry 4318 try 4072 believe 3958 draw 3955 meet 3951 wait 3908 move Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 80116 not 26890 so 21175 up 20939 then 20591 now 16903 more 16508 out 14503 little 14190 very 12625 good 12623 well 12194 only 12152 other 12148 down 12131 as 11947 here 10774 long 10538 old 10435 great 10147 back 10026 much 9889 again 9642 first 9431 there 9026 never 8910 too 8800 own 8606 just 8529 away 8242 even 8209 still 7354 young 6957 last 6677 off 6646 most 6286 on 6233 many 6218 once 6155 all 5882 soon 5753 few 5459 in 5433 such 5295 far 5226 same 5164 right 5163 ever 4905 over 4815 enough 4737 yet Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2532 good 2094 least 1722 most 565 great 476 bad 378 near 377 slight 273 high 243 Most 160 late 154 dear 152 fine 131 strong 116 small 109 deep 108 large 97 early 94 old 92 big 86 low 81 brave 79 eld 76 young 76 j 69 happy 63 faint 56 noble 55 wise 55 strange 53 hard 53 farth 48 lovely 45 pure 44 full 44 easy 41 simple 40 short 40 long 39 rich 39 bright 38 manif 36 safe 35 sweet 34 mere 34 heavy 33 topmost 33 fast 32 warm 31 l 30 fair Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4924 most 340 least 273 well 15 hard 11 near 8 worst 4 youngest 4 soon 4 softest 4 lest 3 wisest 3 surest 3 long 2 richest 2 keenest 2 highest 2 headforemost 2 fast 1 withe 1 whitest 1 well;--the 1 washest 1 tetest 1 tallest 1 t''ing 1 swiftest 1 sturdiest 1 stood,--fought 1 staunchest 1 smoothest 1 smallest 1 singular,--very 1 sharpest 1 sayest 1 oftenest 1 meanest 1 lowermost 1 kindest 1 jest 1 it?--to 1 handsomest 1 gentlest 1 easiest 1 early 1 deepest 1 connected,--more 1 comest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 www.gutenberg.net 4 www.gutenberg.org 3 kdl.kyvl.org 1 www.archive.org 1 digital.library.villanova.edu 1 books.google.com Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36736/36736-h/36736-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36736/36736-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29774/29774-h/29774-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29774/29774-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/7/8/1/27811/27811-h/27811-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/7/8/1/27811/27811-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/8/3/25836/25836-h/25836-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/8/3/25836/25836-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/5/7/12577/12577-h/12577-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/5/7/12577/12577-h.zip 1 http://www.archive.org/details/girlfromalsacero00steviala 1 http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=B96-8-34456937&view=toc 1 http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts 1 http://kdl.kyvl.org/ 1 http://digital.library.villanova.edu/) 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=4D_NBMwcGQUC Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 1 ccx074@pglaf.org Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 _ is _ 73 _ was _ 64 _ do _ 59 _ are _ 56 _ have _ 55 war is over 50 _ did _ 35 _ had _ 33 _ do n''t 31 one does not 27 _ am _ 25 _ know _ 24 _ has _ 24 face was pale 24 men were not 23 face was as 20 war was over 19 man did not 19 men are not 18 night was dark 16 men did not 15 face was white 15 men had not 14 _ say _ 14 eyes were bright 14 men do not 14 nothing was visible 13 _ think _ 13 _ were _ 13 eyes were wide 13 man was still 13 one does n''t 13 thing is certain 12 _ does _ 12 eyes were closed 12 man had ever 12 room was empty 11 boys did not 11 days gone by 11 eyes were full 11 face was not 11 man called anton 11 nothing was more 11 officer did not 11 things are not 11 voice was low 10 _ feel _ 10 _ had not 10 eyes were still 10 man does not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 voice was no longer 3 face was not only 3 life is not worth 3 life was not worth 3 men were not very 3 night was not yet 3 time is not yet 3 voice was not very 2 arm was not at 2 arms were no longer 2 boy has no trousers 2 day doing no good 2 day is not far 2 eyes are not straight 2 eyes were no longer 2 face was not exactly 2 life is not safe 2 man does not really 2 man has no more 2 man has no rights 2 man made no answer 2 men are not good 2 men do not often 2 men were not able 2 officer has no right 2 officer is no reason 2 things are not always 2 time has not yet 2 time was not yet 2 voice was not so 2 war is no longer 2 war makes no difference 2 woman is not always 1 _ are not worrying 1 _ be no mill 1 _ had no trouble 1 _ had not power 1 _ is no rebel 1 _ is not _ 1 _ is not enough 1 _ is not evidence 1 _ was no friend 1 _ was no small 1 _ was not back 1 _ were not there 1 arms are not strong 1 boy did not even 1 boy had no money 1 boy had no prejudice 1 boy is not subject Sizes of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10201 Kurt Dorn walked away from the gray old clapboard house, out to the "Must be Anderson--coming to dun father," muttered young Dorn. "I heard you tell father you had studied wheat," said the girl, "Father, I''m glad you spoke well of the young man," said Lenore, still "It looks like storm-clouds over there," said Lenore, pointing far Lenore smiled at these wheat men, and said: "It surely will rain--and Kurt Dorn had indeed no hope of ever seeing Lenore Anderson again, and The blaze of joy on old Dorn''s face gave Kurt a twinge of pain. "Wal, Kurt Dorn''s not goin'' to war," replied her father. "No wonder he''s sad," replied Lenore, and briefly told Kurt Dorn''s "Good morning, Kurt," said Lenore, extending her hand. "Come, we''ll go out to the wheat-fields," said Lenore. "Come here, Kurt," he said, and then, putting Lenore before him, he "Lenore, never will that day come," replied Dorn. 10434 10446 red-faced man, a fine whist-player, and a soldier who knew his work. come athwart my hawse when I am working the ship," said the captain. "Nay, nay, Captain Sharkey, not so hot, sir!" said the quartermaster, "You''ve no call to fear me, sir," said he; "I''m a changed man from what "You came here to speak of Sharkey, Master Craddock," said he. "The man Sharkey is a vessel of wrath," said Craddock. compasses in his hand, sat a clean-shaven, pale-faced man with a fur cap "That''s soon set right," said Sharkey, turning his filmy eyes upon "You''ve made others look death in the face, Sharkey," said he; "now it "Happen you won''t," said the woman, and the Master turned a terrible eye He faced his man with little in-and-out steps, breaking to the left, "''Sir,'' said I, ''I am as honourable a man as you are yourself.'' 11247 ''Good-day, sir,'' said he, seeing that I pulled up my horse. ''Can you tell me,'' said he, ''whether the man who calls himself the Baron ''He is a man,'' said Duroc, with a sudden flush upon his boyish face, ''to man with a lion-like head and a great shock of orange-coloured hair. ''We shall find what we want in here,'' said the man with the dark beard. And all the time our little man, with his pale face and his cold, grey ''I presume that you are a strong man, Colonel,'' said the chief, coming clean-shaven, with round, comely faces, looking to me more like monks the finest light-weight in England,'' said the older man, looking at me Abbey where you could shelter man or horse,'' said he. ''Keep your heart up, comrade,'' said I; ''I have seen a man with a worse 11904 "Send away your servants, Colonel Arran!" said the young man in a Berkley swayed forward to look at Ailsa Paige. "The dear old thing," said Mrs. Paige, smiling as she moved among "Mrs. Craig doesn''t like him," said Ailsa simply. "By the way, Celia," he said smiling, "that young man--cousin of "God knows," said the young fellow, sitting down and gazing about "Yes," she said, so simply that the Colonel''s eyes turned directly "I--think I can go to-day," said Ailsa in a low voice. came to Ailsa from Colonel Arran, from Hallam, from Celia and "I wish my mother and Ailsa were back in New York," said the boy "I don''t know," said Berkley. "I didn''t know Burgess was there," said Berkley. "Good God!" said Dr. Benton as Letty and Ailsa came up, out "This way," said Berkley''s voice in her ear; and his hand closed on 11957 "Ghita!" said the young man, in a tone of delight, when he had got near "You do not openly call your lugger le Feu-Follet, Raoul," she answered, "Ghita," answered Raoul, with feeling, "that poor lone watch-tower of Raoul Yvard now thought it time to look to the safety of le Feu-Follet "Most true, Signor Podestà," answered Raoul from his boat; "and such an English ship of war''s liking good liquor, Raoul, to prevent Raoul ordered the sweeps of le Feu-Follet to be run out and manned. "The day will come, Cuffe," he said, "when this young man will rejoice "I know you think this strange, Captain Cuffe; but no man sleeps the makes Raoul Yvard popular and a great man also in his little way. "Why, Captain Cuffe, I cannot think of answering a question like that we catch the lugger before Captain Cuffe and Sir Frederick even know 12259 command of Sir John Hepburn, in the army of the King of Sweden, and I of horse which the king also sent to the charge, the bloodiest fight me, my horses, and servants at the king''s charge till farther order. regiment of foot was come over, and as soon as day appeared the king Spaniards, and the king, leaving 200 Scots of Sir James Ramsey''s men The king immediately detaches a strong body of horse and foot to to the prejudice of our men; whereupon the king ordered the army to Majesty, marching southward to meet the king, joined the army near the king calls a council of war, and proposed to fight Essex''s army. The king lost the most men, his foot having suffered the king''s army in his rear, the country his enemy, and Sir Richard king orders me a regiment of dragoons and 300 horse, and the body 12577 and pretty little wife Alix [whom] I love so much; 3 Irish, father mother stopped me one day in Carondelet street, New Orleans, saying, "I have a skiff with papa and three days later stepped ashore in New Orleans. prayers; and one day, when she saw my regard fixed upon Alix, she said to from a dear friend, and that she came to ask Madame du Clozel to let her "Do not let her know a thing about it, girls," said Madame du Clozel, "or, I was fourteen years old when my mother came, and this time not alone. the little Salome and her mother had made a new, fast friend on the old or a little later, Müller came to the house where young Eva Kropp, she was young," they said, "looked like a white girl." One thing they For on one day there came to me from New Orleans 13334 fell away from his weapon, his head slowly dropped until his face rested answered, he turned away his eyes and said no more. closing either eye he could look a little way along the barrel--to the If he turned away his eyes an instant it was to look for muzzle against the man''s forehead, and turning away his eyes pulled the away the dying man''s shirt, rose and placed the point of the sword just the eyes, not unkindly, and said: "It is a bad night, my man." impassive, looking into the man''s face, but apparently not attentive to "Captain," he said, acknowledging the officer''s salute, "this man is a "Look here, Governor," said the younger man, with a smile that had more That officer stood forward, his dark saturnine face looking somewhat Captain Graffenreid stood at the head of his company, the dead man at The men looked at the body, touching the face in turn. 13738 "Some day you will be chief of staff, the head of the Gray army!" she "Thank you, but they''re coming for me," said Lanstron to Westerling as "Yes, like war at our own door again," replied Mrs. Galland, who knew will that Marta Galland had said would make him chief of staff. "Yes, you can carry a joke too far," said the army officer''s son. "There won''t be any war!" said Stransky, his voice gradually rising to "Some day, mother," Marta went on, "when we find the right man, you hold thinking, what if war comes and some error of mine let the enemy know "It''s a long time since I''ve been here," said Marta, glad to break the will be our general staff headquarters in time of war," he said. "Yet you came!" said Marta with a hand caressingly on his shoulder. "Miss Galland!" exclaimed Bouchard in a way that said he knew her story. 14044 In "The Bowmen" my imagined soldier saw "a long line of shapes, with a Bowmen of my story have become "the Angels of Mons." In this shape third, fourth, fifth hand stories told by "a soldier," by "an In fact, there were ten thousand dead German soldiers left before that looking man in some sort of black robe was standing by him. and he pointed that gun at the German soldier. "Drink this," said the minister, and he handed the soldier a great that an English soldier wanted a "holy picture." She went to the man soldiers--and the R.F.A. man and the Fusilier knew that he was St. George, because he was exactly like the figure of St. George on the The soldiers knew that the figure on the horse was St. George by his exact likeness to the figure of the saint on the English 14060 "I''ve got a little car outside here," said Mr. Britling. "I was telling Mrs. Britling," said Mr. Direck, "what a very great Mr. Britling''s talk became like a wide stream flowing through Mr. Direck''s mind, bearing along momentary impressions and observations, "I don''t believe the country is on the verge of civil war," said Mr. Britling. "That''s a very pleasant young lady to have about," he said to Mrs. Britling as they went on towards the barn court. "And he _looks_ like a German," said Mr. Britling. "And you know, I don''t see that war coming," said Mr. Britling. "It''s like another world," said Mr. Britling, over his paper. Mr. Britling, who liked this sort of thing in a way, and yet at the same "Then you think it will be a long war, Mr. Britling?" said Lady Meade. "I thought war," said Mr. Direck, "was a thing when most people stood 15302 I ran right into a man fumbling at a door on the left-hand side of the "May one come in?" said a woman''s voice in German. "Want a guide, sir?" the man said in German. hall was all but cleared, a man came to the office door and made a sign "I know," said the young man. "Good evening, Herr Doktor," he said in German, with his pleasant smile. "Here is the sitting-room," he said, opening a door. "I am a plain man, Herr Doktor," he said, "and I like plain speaking. I, young man," said Clubfoot, with his glinting smile, "have got to have "I''ve wasted an hour and a half over you, young man," said Clubfoot "No!" I said again and Francis turned and looked at me. "I know my way blindfold about the forest, old man" he said "it''ll be 15402 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 15767 "I think the Mexicans probably belonged to Urrea''s band," said Ned. the face of Urrea had upon Ned an effect much like that of Santa Anna. "A terribly good mind reader, that boy, Ned," he said. After the horses had eaten Obed, the Panther and Ned rode away in search "Which would mean," said Ned, "that another Mexican army had come north "Since Santa Anna has come," said the Panther, "they''re likely to move "It cannot be Mexicans who are besieging the cabin," said Ned. away he beckoned to Ned. When the boy stood at his saddle bow he said They were not far upon the plain when Ned saw a great figure coming Ned looked toward San Antonio, and he saw Mexicans everywhere. A great shout came from the Mexicans when they saw the daring Texans "If you would like to see Santa Anna you can," he said to Ned. 16567 "I wonder why she is coming here at this time of year," said Patsy "H-m," said Uncle John, regarding the girl with wonder. "And Beth and I will be Uncle John''s assistants," said Patsy. "Seems like the very man I want," said Uncle John, much interested. "You are Belgian?" said Uncle John. "Run quickly for the stretcher," said Maud to Uncle John. hospital," said Gys, "and when the ship has its full quota of wounded "Doctor Gys will be needed on the ship," asserted Uncle John. "Mr. Merrick," said Patsy to him, "is a very important man in America. "What worries me," said Patsy to Uncle John, "is the delay. Patsy gave a start; Uncle John looked at the young man expectantly; the "More likely," said Uncle John, "young Denton married a widow, "Monsieur Rondel," said Uncle John, grasping the young Belgian''s hand, When they had gone Uncle John said thoughtfully to the girls: 1724 "I wonder what Miss Heda is like," went on Anscombe after a "Allan," said Anscombe to me a little later, for by now he called he replied that Zikali had told him I was coming, he did not know guest-hut, Goza appeared and said that the king commanded me to "O King," answered Goza, "he was trying to kill Macumazahn "Macumazahn," he said, "the Great Queen''s man who has come to naked-looking things that end in points like fingers on a hand, "Now as always you speak truth, Macumazahn," said Goza, looking "It is not needful, King," answered Zikali, "since I know what "We know what the white men think," said Cetewayo, "so there is "Macumazahn, you white men are reported to know all things. he went on, "many of those who are present think like Macumazahn "O-ho-o!" laughed Zikali, "the White Man who does not know the "Your word, King," said Zikali. 18264 replied the captain, as he headed the boat for the steamer. "Christy is on board, sir," replied Sampson to the hail. "I shall go on board as soon as I can," replied Christy. and ask if Captain Carboneer is on board," replied the midshipman, "All right; come on board as soon as you can," added Captain Carboneer, Christy wondered if Captain Carboneer was not looking for the four men "The ladies wish to know what is going on, Christy," said Paul, coming "I think it is a very easy question to answer, Christy," replied Mrs. Passford, with a smile. eat on board of the steamer," replied Captain Passford, as he led the "I shall cheerfully explain, Captain Carboneer," replied Christy, "On board of the steamer!" replied Christy. "I don''t think that boat will come any farther this way," said Christy, "I have come on board, Captain Breaker," said Christy, as he met the 18617 to look over the Bronx before I go on shore," said Captain Passford. "On duty, Captain Passford," said the first lieutenant, touching his cap "I am putting the room in order for the captain, sir," replied Dave "Go on deck, and tell Mulgrum to come into my cabin," said Christy. "Good evening, Captain Passford," replied the second lieutenant, as he board at the present time," said the captain. States steamer Bronx," continued Mr. Baskirk, as Christy came on board Christy shook hands with Flint, and went on board of the Bronx. "Good evening, Captain Dinsmore," Christy said, when he went into his steamer Bronx," said Christy, approaching the fallen captain of the Christy asked Captain Flint to meet him in the cabin of the Bronx for a Now, Mr. Baskirk, I shall ask you to take the deck, relieving Mr. Amblen," added Christy, who wished to talk with Flint alone. 18816 lieutenant came on board; and Christy was not a little astonished to "Good-morning, Lieutenant Passford!" said Captain Battleton, as he Christy took the offered hand of Captain Battleton, and looked earnestly in the head, I never was better in my life," said Christy in reply to Christy obeyed the order of Captain Battleton when he was directed to "I have no doubt you will work your way up in good time," added Christy, Corny was evidently in command of the Bronx; but Christy "You can trust Dave, Massa Christy," replied the steward, as the officer flag-ship, and appointed a new officer in command of the Bronx, rather me as the rightful commander of the Bronx," replied Christy, as he "You are the only officer on board except myself," replied Christy. "Not at all, Captain Battleton," replied Christy, taking the hand of the "Any orders, Captain Passford?" asked the first lieutenant, as he saw 18883 So that night Harry Feversham took a place at the dinner-table and "I shall see you to-morrow," said Durrance to Feversham. Durrance had written no word to Harry Feversham during these years. "That is the man," said Mrs. Adair, and she told Durrance the history reference was made to Harry Feversham by either Ethne or Durrance, "I shall be in England again in a year''s time," said Durrance. called Harry Feversham, and Ethne had said enough to assure him that Ethne had mentioned Harry Feversham, it was true,--had asked for news of and Harry Feversham, but of Durrance and Ethne herself. "Yes, Ethne heard news of Feversham to-day," he said slowly. "Well, Harry Feversham is in the Soudan," said Durrance, leaning towards "Let me know," said Durrance, "but not a whisper of it to Ethne. "Perhaps you will see Durrance," said Feversham; "if you do, give him a 19614 mind," he said suddenly looking up straight into my face with a "He''ll work," I said, surprised at the heat that I felt in Trenchard''s Trenchard, little Andrey Vassilievitch, Semyonov, Nikitin ... What Nikitin had said about Trenchard''s expectation of "romantic war" Semyonov like a dead man, Andrey then, Marie Ivanovna, Anna Petrovna, Andrey Vassilievitch, Trenchard Semyonov''s voice was sharp: "I think it better that Sister Marie Trenchard only said "Marie ..." then turned away from us. off again; Semyonov, Trenchard, Marie Ivanovna and I were now sitting said that Andrey Vassilievitch was like a lost dog, wished also at "It''s the Austrians," said the old man in Polish, of which Trenchard At that moment Molozov with Trenchard, Nikitin and Semyonov, entered. dreams in which Trenchard, Marie Ivanovna, Nikitin, and Semyonov all "Look here, Trenchard," I said, "try not to think of her just now more 20515 "May my life be forfeit, _Monsieur le Duc_," said the young soldier "Go on," said the Emperor, as the young man paused. "Sire," said Berthier in a low voice, turning to Napoleon, standing "Stop," said the Emperor, as the soldier turned to the door. "Now, mademoiselle," said the young man, advancing into the room, "I "My friend," said the young Countess gently, laying her hand on his arm. young sir," said the second Russian officer when he could be heard. "Monsieur is a very brave man," said Marteau smiling. "Monsieur," said Napoleon severely, "you are a young officer, although "I am ordered to report to you, sir," said a young man, coming into the "Mademoiselle," said Marteau, facing the Countess as the officer turned "Be advised," said the old soldier, laying his hand upon the arm of the "It takes a d''Aumenier to understand a Marteau," said the young man 2059 the mother, too, "jes'' kind o'' got tired," as little Chad said, and "Yo'' dawg''s got a heap o'' sense," said the old hunter, and Chad told "Call yo'' dawg back, boy," said Joel, sternly, and Chad opened his lips "Good-mornin'', little man," said the Major pleasantly, and Chad knew suddenly, he said: "Ouch!" The Major looked around and Chad explained: "Look aroun'', Chad, and see how you like things," said the Major. "You did just right, Chad," said the Major, and he went down the "Why, Margaret," said General Dan. Chad startled and stung, turned without a word and, unnoticed by the "Hush, Chad," he said, and he took the boy inside and told him Jack was "I''d like to know whar Whizzer is now!" said Chad, and, after, at old the boy at the Deans'', General Ward had said, but Chad little guessed "I will come to you, Chad," said Margaret. 20920 "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 21068 "Hard up with your helm," exclaimed the skipper; "shiver your maintopsail and let her wear short round; stand by your guns there on the fire, with such good effect that the French ship''s main-yard was shot Every man in the ship was of course anxious to try his hand, and Mr Hood was, when he took command of the "Juno," a man of about two-andthirty years of age, of medium height and slight build, with a wellformed figure, and a face which, though by no means handsome, was appeared, old friends, and having met that day at the Admirals'' office, to the ship as soon as possible, and we shall not be long running out to way as little as possible; a sea rushed up and struck her on the portbow, sending her head well off on the other tack, the jib-sheet was found my way on deck, Captain Hood was back again on board his own ship, 21242 "There is no doubt, Stanley," said his uncle one day, "we shall "I think, Stanley," his uncle said, after he had been a short time "I shall be very glad, sir," Stanley said. Stanley is brought before Bandoola, the Burmese general. Stanley is brought before Bandoola, the Burmese general. "I am much obliged to you, sir," Stanley said, "and shall be glad, After the officer left him, Stanley sat thinking for a long time. "I have brought you some food," the officer said; for Stanley had "What, returned so soon!" one of the men said, as Stanley''s guide "These are the things that suit us best," Meinik said to Stanley. Stanley said a few words in Burmese to Meinik, telling him that he "Burmese are great fools," he often said to Stanley. "One of them said, ''These men who attacked us are Burmese soldiers. "I shall be glad when tomorrow is over," Stanley said to Meinik, 21389 wiser man," said Hilda, observing the Spaniard''s look of anger, and at captain of the said ship, he had received very little hard cash, and fellow, and I don''t quite like the look of his countenance," said Ronald Ronald Morton went on deck, he found the French ship scudding before it ship was to put to sea than did Ronald Morton; at all events he would be The old man cast an inquiring, doubtful look at Morton''s countenance, looking, officer-like man who just now left the ship!" RONALD JOINS LORD CLAYMORE''S SHIP--THE "PALLAS" AT SEA--A CHASE--ENEMY''S "We must be sharp in manning the frigate, Morton," said his captain. captain was on deck; Morton had already ordered the ship to be kept it away," continued the captain, watching the French ships through his which the ship was engaged allowed the captain or Morton very little officer, Captain Ronald Morton?" said Edda. 21553 The doctor made no reply, but examined the finger: Jack Easy continued "I think," said Mrs Easy, who had been a silent listener, "that Jack Jack, I shall tell Captain Wilson what is my opinion about his As soon as Jack made his appearance, Captain Wilson called to Easthupp. "Yes, sir," replied Jack; "I have several times told the fellow not to "And yet, sir," replied Jack, aware that he was giving the captain a "Yes," replied Jack, "it will be a great point to secure the captain-"I shall not send the boat," replied Jack, who now thought Mesty was "You must one of these days tell me your history, Mesty," replied Jack; "All right, Massa Easy," replied Mesty; and Jack was right, with the "Gascoigne, I command the boat," said Jack, "and I do not wish my men to "Very true," replied Jack; "but you know, Mesty, that is not so easy." 21614 "I don''t think it''s any use, John," Mary said, quietly, as a great "Brave men should always be gentle," John said, positively. time--when ten thousand men, with John and Silas, lay dead. Having seen his followers off, John returned home, and told Simon "You have done well, Jonas," John said, as the men seized each a The day after the Romans had established their camp, John and his "Better so than to have fallen into the hands of the Romans," John John will be followed by a great gathering of fighting men, from evident that John and his men had fled before the Romans. John that a large body of men were coming down from the upper city. "I think it is time, John," Simon said, "to cease from our strife, "I have come here to defend the Temple," John said, "and so long as 21705 "Now you know, mother," said I, "after the young people have seen each "Here comes Nicholas!" said I, turning round; but Bella had fled. "The Turks seem to ''ave it all their own way ere, sir," said Lancey, as "Petroff," said I, interrupting, and looking at the man earnestly, On Lancey being placed before him, the captain turned and said a few "Look me in the _face_," said the Pasha suddenly, turning his piercing "Now, Lancey," said he, "it is time that you and I were asleep. "Yes," said I, interrupting, "men like our friend Nicholas "Friend," said Nicholas gently, but firmly, "the chances of war are "It''s of no use to follow, sir," said Lancey, "we can''t tell which way "So, then," I said, looking at Lancey in surprise, "you are not "Well, then," said my friend, "if I were in power I would make every man 22066 Cleave came, a little later, to his own house, old and not large, "It''s Mr. Wood on his old grey horse--like a nice, quiet knight out of the crest of pine and oak, came now a handful of men, grey shadows, above us a noisy shell, the voice of the general coming dry and far like doesn''t look much, Major Cleave, like the day we marched away! don''t think General Jackson likes me, sir. small force with which to hold a long line--General Magruder, like the Yes, sir; I air a-going to kill him yet." "Shoo!" said the man Jackson himself came on Little Sorrel, looked at the wall and the line dog-tired!'') General Jackson says, ''_Men, we''re going to rid the Valley Stafford and his men left the hill, entered a body of woods running "I left my horse and got across myself, sir, and saw General Jackson--" 22960 will;" and again the old darky''s face opened till it looked like the "Do dey mean, massa, dat we shall be like de wite folks--wid our own "Bery good man, massa, but de white folks don''t like him, ''cause dey say "I cud hab know''d him, massa, good many time, ef I''d liked, but darkies "Don''t you know massa, my boy?" said the Colonel, taking his hand "Reckon he''ll be ''way all day, sar," said Jim, as we turned our horses "Come away, Moye," said the Colonel, advancing with me toward the door; "Good evening, Scip," said the Colonel, rising and giving the black his "Jake, come here," said the Colonel; "this man would have killed you. "''Taint for a darky to say dat, massa," said the negro, evidently "Do you say that, boys;" said the Colonel, turning to the other negroes; The old preacher turned to them as the Colonel passed out, and said, "My 23057 The moon was rising behind the redoubt of Cheverino, which stood two For an instant the redoubt stood out coal-black against the redoubt of Cheverino was soon concealed by volumes of thick smoke. regiment was almost covered from the Russians'' fire by a piece of rising Just as the order to advance was given, the captain looked at me The colonel passed before our company. "I congratulate you," said the captain, as I picked up my shako. "I compliment you," said the captain. left our cover to advance on the redoubt. "I don''t like that silence," said the captain. embrasure at a few feet distant, a man with a fuse stood by a cannon. There came from the redoubts a roll of drums. The redoubt was once more wrapped in smoke. "Who is the oldest captain?" he was asking of a sergeant. "Come, sir," he said to me, "you are now in chief command. 23189 "Why, what has happened, Captain Van der Elst?" exclaimed the young "They yielded not to the Spaniards, but to death," answered Captain Van turning towards Jaqueline, who, with Baron Van der Arenberg and Albert, On reaching the foot of the mound the burgomaster and Captain Van der Suddenly Berthold, on hearing that Captain Van der Elst was about to set Prince frequently visited Delft, but Captain Van der Elst believed that road again without delay," said Captain Van der Elst, as he and Berthold passed since her young cousin Berthold had accompanied Captain Van der "It is Captain Van der Elst and my cousin Berthold!" exclaimed citizens and garrison of Leyden to defend the city until the Spaniards Captain Van der Elst, the burgomaster summoned the chief inhabitants "Can you now remain with us?" asked the burgomaster of Captain Van der It was the first time that Jaqueline and Karl Van der Elst had been 2369 Mrs. Wheeler looked at Claude sympathetically, feeling that he liked to talk to Claude about the things they did together when conspicuous things about Claude when he was a little boy. Mrs. Wheeler liked to feel that Claude was assisting this worthy announced, and Mrs. Erlich began to tell Claude a long story Claude drew up his favourite chair and began to tell Mrs. Wheeler she had told Mrs. Wheeler that she was saving it "to give Mr. Claude when he got married." when Claude got up, another gold day stretched before him like a Claude went to the window where she was sitting, and looked out Claude was thinking, as he walked, of how he used to like to come Claude saw it was not easy for Enid to talk like this. Enid came every afternoon, and Claude looked forward to her Claude like a shivering little ghost come up from the rushes 23920 24010 24122 24166 2417 "I''m very pleased to know your friend, Desmond," he said, "but, "I haven''t seen Strangwise for six months, Spencer," said Desmond France!" The dancer turned her big black eyes full on Desmond as "You''ve got something devilish like it, sir!" said Desmond. "You''ll like Marigold," said the Chief to Desmond as they got out "I don''t think this is anything in your line, sir," said Mr. Marigold to the Chief as the three men entered the house, "it''s said the Chief to Desmond as they motored back to White hall, "Then," said Desmond, "this clears Nur-el-Din!" "The car is there, Mr. Bellward, sir!" he said, helping Desmond "This is for you," said the young man, handing Desmond a note as "Good evening, Martha," said Desmond, and stepped into the house. "My friend, Bellward!" said Mortimer, clapping Desmond on the "Didn''t the Chief tell you?" said Desmond. "Barbara," said Desmond and took her hand. 24196 24202 24302 24380 24911 25438 25452 25836 "It''s a poor time to get pupils," said the fair-haired Hilda, "I don''t "Not even a little bit," replied Hilda, "but I''m ready to do dirty work. One day, the Doctor got hold of Smith, a London boy driver, and Hilda, "Well, have you worked out a plan to cure this idleness," said Mrs. Bracher, thundering into the room, like a charge of cavalry. "Such a day," said Hilda, "yes, we''ve got a plan. "The soldiers are there," replied Hilda; "they come in from the trenches "By no means," said Hilda; "those two women deserve all that is coming "Furnes isn''t so prosperous, you know," said Hilda, "even if we did run "The car is full," said Hilda; "you have more wounded?" "The same old story," said Hilda; "no place for the old in war-time. "Come," said Hilda; "we have found a home." "It is time to go," said Hilda; "they will send another shell. 26772 "Commander Chase," the O.D. said. "Sit down, Marsden," Chase said. "You are three minutes late, Marsden," Chase said. quick check to confirm our kills, Chase sat on him like a ton of brick. "Of course," Chase said. And the only heavy ship in the fleet with this pattern is ''Amphitrite.'' "I served on her for six months," Chase said drily as we went back Officer of a scout ship commanded by a man I didn''t trust. "What''s it like down there?" Chase asked. "My God!" Chase muttered--as he took one look at the supply ship lying We came storming out of Cth right on top of one of the Rebel scouts. for a better chance at the "Amphitrite." The big ship was wallowing like "One good salvo," Chase said, thoughtfully. "Who else is qualified?" Chase said answering the look on my face. right on top of them, just like Chase had done to the other--except that 26883 debut, being at the time in General Sanford''s stationary observing day was a sort of crisis; the enemy had discovered and turned upon us and saw General Loomis, the Commander-in-Chief of the American and "If that is the case, General Loomis," I replied, "we may as well give "General Loomis," Dr. Rutledge spoke, looking for all the world like a At all costs, Loomis, hold your present lines for two days, Now, General, two days from this time--before your retreat begins--I "Doctor," Loomis said after staring at the old scientist some time in General Loomis and his staff called up occupying the old entrenchments on the west, that General Loomis closed Exactly at one General Loomis with two aides stepped times as weak would cause its immediate and violent death. the time of Dr. Rutledge only entered the minds of a few scientists. The enemy could be fed the protein when 27674 captain that a submarine is in sight," said Alfred, as he rushed into Ralph placed a foot on the railing, and, looking back at Alfred, said: "Move away from the ship quickly," said a voice in the water, not far "You may remain with us," said the captain, addressing Ralph and Alfred. The lieutenant looked at the captain and turned his gaze on the boys a "That was plainly a shot from a ship," said the captain. "The indicator shows that the submarine is turning," said the captain. "_Stop!_" said the captain, and the officer quickly raised his hands. "All the bolts are out," said Alfred, turning to the captain. vessel from that point," said the captain. "Come up, boys," said the captain. "Come on, boys; take the boat at the next davit," said the captain. As the vessel touched the dock the captain turned to the boys, and said 27681 "Here, then, lies our way," said the young man, in a low voice. their eyes met in a look which the young man lingered a moment to skin!" said the white man, shaking his head like one on whom such an they lie like my hand," said the Indian, stretching the limb "No honest man will deny it," said the scout, a little nettled at the instinct!" returned the scout, dropping his rifle, and turning away like "An Indian lost in the woods!" said the scout, shaking his head Go, generous young man," Cora continued, lowering her eyes turned their eyes, as one man, on Magua, demanding, in this expressive "And but little time to do it in," added Heyward, glancing his eyes "When an Indian chief comes among his white fathers," returned Duncan, the eyes of the young chief in passing, followed him to the place he had 27811 "Electra, you do help me; all day long when I am at the store your face There was a brief pause, and Russell Aubrey passed his hand over his eyes, The night passed very slowly; Irene looked at the clock again and again. Electra sat opposite, watching the change that came over the face she loved Electra looked for an instant into his large, clear grey eyes as he took "home" for many years; and as Russell locked the door and joined Electra, leaned over it, and as Irene sat resting her cheek on her hand, the beauty With a long, warm pressure of hands they parted, and Irene stood looking "Come, Hugh; you have not a moment to spare; the carriage is waiting." Mr. Huntingdon threw open the door, having heard every word that had passed. "You have a long walk to town," said Irene, as Russell arranged her horse''s 28442 NED, BOB AND JERRY ON THE FIRING LINE NED, BOB AND JERRY ON THE FIRING LINE NED, BOB AND JERRY ON THE FIRING LINE A lieutenant, whom Ned, Bob and Jerry knew well, as he came from their He turned away, but the advice he had given Ned, Bob and Jerry was not And since Ned, Bob and Jerry have been called Motor Boys several times book which is named "The Motor Boys," Ned Slade, Bob Baker and Jerry "Hurray!" cried Ned, Bob and Jerry, as they saw the orders posted. "Camp Dixton," answered Ned. Then he added to Bob and Jerry: "Come on, The training Ned, Bob and Jerry went through in the French camp, "Come on, boys!" yelled Jerry, as he led Bob and Ned forward, _Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line._ _Page 248_] _Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line._ _Page 248_] 29160 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. 29774 Stan and O''Malley were the only old heads in the flight. Looking about, Stan saw nothing of O''Malley''s ship. our not being able to knock out their fighter fields," Stan said. After he had gone Stan and O''Malley headed for Colonel Holt''s office. Stan and Sim laughed and talked and finally O''Malley joined in. "I saw his ship hit by what looked like a rocket shell," Stan said. Stan and O''Malley sat in the operations room looking at a big map. armed guard." He walked away with Stan and O''Malley beside him. The two boys with Sim gladly moved out and Stan and O''Malley moved in. Stan and O''Malley sat down on a bench with Sim. The other men busied Stan opened the door and O''Malley shoved into the room close behind him. "At any rate, we know where we are," Stan said to O''Malley. "O''Malley and I will cross over," Stan said. 30639 Homer shrugged and said, "I checked the way he came in the first time Homer Crawford, head of a five-man trouble-shooting team, had reported "What has all this got to do with El Hassan?" Homer Crawford asked Crawford said, "It won''t be necessary to go looking for El Hassan." Homer Crawford said, "I suppose it''s your turn to listen and for me Homer Crawford said, "The teams of all these organizations do their Homer Crawford said flatly, "You don''t seem to understand, Zetterberg. "O.K.," Homer Crawford said glumly, "I can see that this is going to Homer Crawford said, "My opinion is, Ostrander, that you''ve had to But Bey and Homer Crawford were still looking at Isobel. "Is the message of El Hassan, as all men know," Homer Crawford said "They defected to us," Homer Crawford said, looking up from an Homer said slowly, "Only because El Hassan _is not_ an American, Mr. Ostrander. 31094 Tom Shandor shouldered his way through the crowd of men in the anteroom, Shandor sat down, his face blank, eyeing the Information chief "He was trying to prevent a war," said Shandor dully, "and he was all by She read Ingersoll''s letter carefully, then looked up at Tom, her eyes "Somewhere in those listings of yours," Shandor said, "you''ve got a man Dad was a good man, Tom. He believed with all his heart that the people of the world wanted And then she was staring at Shandor, her face white, grey eyes wide. His eyes lighted as he saw Shandor, and he grinned. Shandor stared for a long moment, shaking his head like a man seeing a "The world is in a trap," said Ingersoll, watching Shandor with quiet Shandor looked up at the old man, his eyes tired. "You have Mariel," said Shandor. Shandor scowled, looking first at Ingersoll, then at Mariel''s impassive 31406 "I''ll wait a few minutes longer for Carl!" said Penn to himself, with a "My friends," said Penn, interrupting the poor man''s forced and "This way, Carl, if you want some of the right sort," said the negro "Whar''s dat ar boy took hisself to, I''d like to know!" scolded old Toby. "Laws, massa," said old Toby, grinning, "debil knows I ain''t in ''arnest! "Bress your heart, dear young massa!" said old Toby, standing by the bed then I shall have lived long enough!" said the old man, with impressive "You know," said Pomp, "you would have left this man to die there on the "What a terrible place!" said Penn, little thinking at the time how much "Now I think of it," said Penn, "if that man wasn''t a Unionist at heart, "Penn, is it you?" said the blind old man. "Toby did not come to the rock," said Penn, still holding Virginia back. 31484 "Nay," said Dick; "every man that follows shall have sixpence a day, and "Master Dick," said Bennet, "come hither, and pull me a good pull upon "Come, Hatch," said Dick, "respect his stone-blind eyes. Half an hour later, Sir Daniel gave Dick the letter and bade him speed "And how came ye with Sir Daniel, Master Matcham?" pursued Dick. marriage is like death, it comes to all," said Dick, with "I think I be a man of wood, indeed," said Dick, "to trudge afoot the "Nay," said Matcham, "I would ''a'' saved us both, good Dick, for I can "Well, lad," returned Dick, taking the hand which was offered him, "good "Sir Daniel hath a wise tongue," said Hatch aside to Dick. "Nay, Sir Daniel," said Dick, "but where the master biddeth there will "They began to come, Master Dick," said Greensheve, "about the time ye 31488 "No such thing," cried Dan. He and the man on the horse-hair trunk held horse-hair trunk, and the man said: "Well, here she comes!" flashed in the faces of the men like coloured lights, and made them onward sweep like a new kind of fiend, a wounded man appeared, raising "Yes," said Dan. The soldier shifted his feet again, and looked miserably into the air. "Ma," said the girl, coming suddenly from the window, "the barn door is The girl said, "Ma, I''m going to see if they took old Santo." The girl and the three men peered from the shadows of the barn. looked deep into his eyes with her glance, which was at this time like Suddenly the corporal said in a quick, low tone, "Look out, captain!" The young man in gray looked down at the girl, and then, in the same 31680 "Commander," the Old Man said after the preliminaries were taken care "These orders place you in command of Base Q. "Standing orders with regard to Base Q are that any ship entering the "Your orders direct you to assume command of Base Q and to comply with "Morgan, Commander, Base Q, requesting direct line "Sir, when you gave me my orders, here, you directed me to obey them _to where he would assume direct command of the base. Officer reported all ships equipped with war-head missiles. As the glowing points of yellow light that represented the enemy fleet ships of the flight, in column, spaced so close that an error in made, a new target designated, and a new order to execute given. orders from the General Staff, just coming in, sir." "General Staff to Commander, Base Commander, Base Q, to General Staff, Highest urgency. A month later, Morgan sat again in the Old Man''s office. 31776 "Boys," said Shorty, leaning on his musket, and speaking with the utmost BY the time Shorty had gotten the boys fairly tented, he was ordered to "Fall in here, boys, I tell you," said Si so sternly that Pete Skidmore "Orderly, I''d like to git off a little while today." "Why, Shorty," "Better go back and look for little Pete, Shorty," said Si. "I''ll fall back and keep the boys together," said Shorty, as soon as an "Close up, boys," said Shorty, taking little Pete''s gun and the "Keep near me, Pete, and you won''t git lost," said Shorty, as he stepped "Git back, you little rat," said Shorty, reaching out a long arm, "Yes, the orders to move has come," said Shorty. "Shut up, Pete," said Shorty petulantly, as a shell from a rebel battery "Come on, boys," yelled Shorty to the others. "Very likely," said Shorty, helping Pete Skidmore on with his 31801 "What was I to do, Odalie?" said Hamish MacLeod, suddenly grave, and in his mind,--for he had once more thought of the great Captain Stuart! "Men must needs follow when duty leads the way," said Captain Demeré, a The Indians turned their attentive eyes to Captain Stuart and Captain Stuart could feel the Cherokee''s heart beat fast under his hand. French,--civilized men and ''palefaces'' like ourselves," said Captain hundred men in a little mud fort on the frontier, with the Cherokees Indian, who stood behind the great chiefs and recited, now in Cherokee on Demeré''s face, and the hand with which Stuart held the firelock "Come, Hamish," said Stuart, rising, "you must be off; some Indian might officers and soldiers for payment: That the fort, great guns, powder, terrible great guns, were men,--settlers, soldiers, and Indians,--trying the great Captain Stuart, with its long fair hair, like none others, was 32032 "Sounds like you''re getting the same jitters as the Ivans." Hendricks "Am I walking too fast?" Hendricks said. "We''re going," Hendricks said. "And it''s going on all along your line?" Hendricks said. Klaus took a look at them, leaning over Hendricks'' broad shoulder. Major Hendricks rested against the edge of the lid, adjusting his eyes "Do you believe that?" Tasso said to Hendricks. Hendricks and Klaus looked at each other. "Klaus thinks you''re the Second Variety," Tasso said calmly, from "How do you know so much about the claws?" Hendricks said. "Are we going the whole way on foot?" Tasso said, after awhile. "It''s like this all the way," Klaus said. Hendricks stopped, and behind him, the claws came to a halt. Hendricks turned and raced back, away from the bunker, back toward the "Come on!" Tasso dragged Hendricks back, away from the columns. Tasso turned to Hendricks. "Give me a hand up," Hendricks said. 32154 "It will end," Reinhart stated coldly, "as soon as Terra turns out a Sherikov''s great bearded features hardened as he recognized Reinhart. Sherikov led Reinhart around to the other side of the lab. "There''s no use starting the war unless we can win it," Reinhart said. Kaplan came over to Reinhart, sorting a new batch of data that had Reinhart entered his ship and left the surface, rising rapidly into Thomas Cole got slowly to his feet as Steven came into view. No one else was in the room beside Sherikov and Cole. this damn thing up." Sherikov came close to Cole, his big face hard. Reinhart opened his eyes slowly, his face twisting. Reinhart got out of the car, with his group of armed Security police. Reinhart followed Sherikov out of the room, into the corridor. "Cole?" Reinhart advanced quickly into the room. Reinhart nodded to the police to take Sherikov to the waiting Security 32256 began to darken in the Void facing Sid and Beau, and I felt Change Winds the mate in it, his right hand being bare like both of Erich''s and the "It''s the principle of the thing," Bruce said, looking around sharply, Change, work our way a little closer to the death of the cosmos." Bruce looked up, all smiles from Lili, and said, "What was that, dear blue eyes looked sweet again for a second and he said, "I shouldn''t want the Door are looking for a good time, sure, but they''re hurt real bad things like that when I''ve got Kaby spouting the stuff right in front of But Bruce didn''t spare him a look and said, "But whatever the Spiders and the control divan, turned toward Erich, and Sevensee looked a little Erich was just looking at Bruce very happily, and Sid was still not 32288 Stan and Allison sat in the big Lockheed transport and looked down upon "Wonder what O''Malley''s doing about this time?" Stan asked. "Looks like we might be due for a forced landing," Stan said. "The Old Man probably told him to shoo all pilots away," Stan said. "We''re looking for Commander O''Malley," Stan said. Allison and Stan closed in beside O''Malley. Italian plane ever carried five-inch guns," Stan answered. "You sure let them call you in," Stan shouted to O''Malley. Suddenly excited shouts from the Italians in the truck made Stan look up "I am," Stan said and gave O''Malley a hard look. "Agreed," Allison said, catching Stan''s idea that he was playing for Stan was squeezed in between O''Malley and Allison. Stan was tickled when O''Malley and Allison Mosquito?" Stan looked from Allison to O''Malley. "O''Malley never would run from a fight," Stan said grimly. "Give him a hand, Arno," Stan said. 32293 Aron and Martha, his wife, took their time. United Empire--Aron and Martha were citizens--and the People''s Republic. Aron planned to spend a week at the station with his wife and then begin come along, she liked the big man and thought that the years on Kligor which Aron attended to with the quiet joy of a man who loves machinery. Aron waited up all night, knowing it would be futile to search in the Aron looked at him with a sneer in his eyes, "You must know, you check guards, Aron had begun the twenty mile hike to the base. The next night after his one man attack on the base, Aron had a visitor His military mind refused to admit that one man, the Traitor, Aron, "Just another case of Intelligence men''s stupidity," Aron said so Aron was still smiling when the blast of the Intelligence man''s gun blew 32416 "In Secretary Garson''s ultimatum to the enemy, he stated: ''Heretofore we Mitch Laskell switched off the short wave set and muttered an oath. "Unit Sugar William Niner Zero, Mother wants you. The message meant: _return to base immediately_. "Sugar William Niner Zero, you are ordered to answer immediately. small sub rocking gently in the calm sea, listening to the quiet purr of He had come to love the little sub, despite the MALFUNCTION, OPEN CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATIONS OUTPUT; INSERT DATA. The computer replied almost immediately this time: COURSE: DUE WEST. "Listen, Mitch--if you can hear me, better answer. He started the engines quickly, and the surfaced sub lurched ahead. Mitch reversed the engines and swung quickly away. But then the thought came: they''re returning Old Man Garson''s They''re going to wreck Man''s tools, cut off his hands, and make him Mitch, who wanted to quit an all-out war, reached for the fusing switch. 32420 "I''m March Allison," he said and his cool eyes moved over Stan with "I''m Stan Wilson," he said, "the new member of Red Flight." On his right Stan saw tracer bullets from Allison''s guns. Allison turned his head and looked at Stan. "And about this Yank business." Stan looked Allison squarely in the eye. Stan saw that Allison was going to say nothing about Arch Garret''s Both Stan and Allison knew Bill O''Malley meant just what he said. Before Allison or Stan could politely refuse, O''Malley answered, "Well, O''Malley shoved in beside the Wing Commander with Stan and Allison Allison shoved off to report to the O.C. while Stan and O''Malley went Allison and Stan dropped in behind, letting O''Malley have his prize. Stan looked and saw that Allison was streaking away toward a formation Allison and Stan were sure O''Malley was in dead Allison stumbled out after O''Malley, and Stan came behind the Britisher. 32522 Gross and Kramer looked up at the board plates, suspended on the wall, "Kramer," Gross said. "In time of war everything must be tried," Kramer said absently. "I don''t like the idea," Kramer said. "This is the place," Gross said to Kramer. "What we came here about, Professor," Gross began, but Kramer cut him The old man in the bed watched Kramer silently. "Give the Professor the papers," Kramer said. "Gross, who authorized alterations?" Kramer said. "Bring the ship around half-right," Kramer said. Gross looked at Kramer. "Let''s see what he does when we enter the moon''s pull," Kramer said. "And after that," Kramer said, "we''ll be in outer space. "Abandon ship?" Kramer said. "Open the hatch!" Kramer said, staring up at the impersonal walls of "Kramer, what do you think his plan is, taking control of the ship and "It''s not just a ship," Kramer said. "Where are we going?" Kramer said. 32530 to mention the few American rocket ships that might be in the air, and "How far will this rocket gun shoot, Wilma?" I demanded, drawing my the Han ship I had destroyed must have known the exact location of the Bosses--unh--had intended waiting a few years until enough rocket ships after the three of us leaped down to the Han ship, serving as a target seven Han ships, spread out in a great semi-circle. the Han ship was not more than fifteen feet. compartment of the Han ship and knelt beside my Wilma. sections and slopes that had been "beamed" by the first Han ship. going to get any more Han ships by shooting up their repellor rays first Han ship knew the location of our plants exactly. of the ship, and as the little signal light flashed, Wilma threw open A Han ship came speeding no indications of Han ships nearer than 800 miles. 32594 "You tasted it anyhow," Harl Neilson''s shrill young voice cried. war duels here in space made him fling his body to the left. Treb felt like an old man. shoulders and skull of Harl Neilson--or so his bloodshot eyes told him. "You mean," corrected Gram Treb, "half your ten thousand." "Stop around anytime, Harl." Treb moved a few feet deeper into a "Come on over and I''ll show you Jane''s picture, Treb," invited Neilson. "I thought I heard you two days back, Harl," said Treb. "Stop sounding off, Treb, and say something." Neilson scrubbed Treb felt his vitals knot at what he sensed in Neilson''s expression. He scowled at Treb, his eyes on the carbine that the man "My friend--my very dear friend--Gram Treb!" Neilson laughed. "Shut it off, Treb, will you?" Neilson shouted, turning. "If that''s the way it is," he said, and then, "coming at you, Neilson." 32632 "Dear Dunwoodie," said Frances, softening nearly to tears, "you know "Your brother!" cried Dunwoodie, starting and turning pale; "Frances! "''Tis a man," said Mason, looking intently at the suspicious object. "Help Captain Lawton, there!" cried Mason, as he rode up, followed by to Major Dunwoodie, from his friend Captain Wharton, of the royal "Are you Harvey Birch?" said Dunwoodie, advancing with an air of "Major Dunwoodie," said the officer of the day, entering the room, Dunwoodie turned to leave the apartment, and he saw Captain Lawton "You are said," continued the president, "to be Henry Wharton, a "It is I, Captain Wharton," said Harvey Birch, removing the "Captain Wharton," said Birch, "if I fail, you all fail. Captain Wharton," said the peddler. "Captain Wharton," said Birch, throwing open the door, "you can trifle "There, Captain Wharton," said the peddler--"there is a safe "Harvey Birch," he said, turning to the stranger, "the time has 32954 "Nay," said Dick, "every man that follows shall have sixpence a day, and "Master Dick," said Bennet, "come hither, and pull me a good pull upon "Come, Hatch," said Dick, "respect his stone-blind eyes. Half an hour later, Sir Daniel gave Dick the letter, and bade him speed "And how came ye with Sir Daniel, Master Matcham?" pursued Dick. marriage is like death, it comes to all," said Dick, with "I think I be a man of wood, indeed," said Dick, "to trudge afoot the "Nay," said Matcham, "I would ''a'' saved us both, good Dick, for I can "Well, lad," returned Dick, taking the hand which was offered him, "good "Sir Daniel hath a wise tongue," said Hatch, aside, to Dick. "Nay, Sir Daniel," said Dick, "but where the master biddeth there will "They began to come, Master Dick," said Greensheve, "about the time ye 33532 Camp Fire girls, with Dan and Billy Webster to act as escorts had asked A few moments later the Sunrise Camp Fire girls were walking slowly away From the moment of her appearance upon the west-bound train with Mrs. Burton, who had introduced her as the new member of their Camp Fire and then one of the Camp Fire girls would ask Gerry a question, thinking the Camp Fire girls passed, but Sally and Gerry paid but slight Mrs. Burton had invited Felipe Morris and Merton Anderson to their Camp Personally Mrs. Burton thought the one thing necessary was to entice Felipe away from To slip away from the others would be difficult, and without Mrs. Burton''s consent Gerry did not like the idea. Certainly all that day never for long did Gerry have Mrs. Burton out of Soon after the other girls departed, Mrs. Burton asked Gerry to sit 34355 "White Buffalo is a real nice Indian," came from little Nell, who sat on Dave and Henry had left home an hour before, hoping to bring back with In moving toward the spot where he had left Henry and Mrs. Risley, Dave "You let Henry and Dave alone when it comes to any kind of game," came "White Buffalo!" called Dave, and ran to meet the Indian chief who had From the cabin came Mrs. Morris, Rodney and little Nell, carrying the "The Indians have attacked the fort!" cried Henry. "It looks as if the Indians had really given it up," said Dave, as he "So you are going with the soldiers," said Henry, when Dave told him of By the time the ranger came up, Dave was nearly as far gone as Henry. Dave, Henry and Barringford were behind a fallen tree, blazing away as held little Nell, and Henry, Barringford and White Buffalo came close 34916 the case with the _cadets_ of such houses, in the good old time of the In the little old-fashioned drawing-room, as of late years my good the man she had made up her mind to marry; but it looked far more like "Good--Susquesus dere--young Dutch chief kill dat time." "Good--young chief got eyes; want to look wid ''em himself. every man of right feelings and generous mind, they carry in their own round like an apple, and dat he''d stand one way in day-time, an'' ''noder "Masser Corny tell me dat, long time ago; when I war'' little boy. know that in troubled times every man must look out for himself. "Young man," said Thousandacres, "you have stolen on me and mine like a "Dus Malbone calls old Andries ''Uncle Chainbearer,'' and I s''pose from "You feel and reason like a very young man, Hugh; one who fancies things 35164 lost is no small thing, for a man knows that he may wander all night ''Funny smell you''ve got here, Harry,'' I said; ''know what it is?'' ''Harry,'' I said, ''you can''t sleep there; look at those things!'' And I like Harry his day-long rambles must have been torture; but though he Harry''s appointment as Scout Officer was the first thing to set Burnett Burnett was the senior officer, but left Harry to work all night Harry ran, or floundered along the line, telling the men to lie know, but I think that that''s the sort of thing Harry said to himself; the old times, and were not, we said to each other--Harry and I--''I wish ''How do you think Harry is looking?'' she said. Then there was one of the men who had been with Harry, a good fellow, I had been thinking over a thing that Harry had said in 35807 Alix, sitting in the window seat, said, ''Aunt Eleanor, I think I''m too Mrs. Frampton said, ''To think of them behaving like that, after all ''That''s like some of Doye''s things,'' said one of the young men, and the ''Look here, it''s time we found those two people,'' said Alix, sitting up. ''Funny things he stands for,'' Alix commented, still thinking of Mr. West. ''Poor things, I''m sure one can''t but be sorry for them,'' said Mrs. Frampton. ''I wonder if many people are like these,'' thought Alix, speculating. hadn''t made that idiotic remark about men and girls; wished Mrs. Frampton hadn''t talked of proper women; wished Kate hadn''t said ''But she ''By the way, Kate,'' said Alix suddenly, giving Mrs. Frampton Kate''s ''A little custard, love?'' Mrs. Frampton said to Alix. Mrs. Frampton said to Alix, ''You do look low, dear. ''There seems no way out,'' said Alix, and looked, as she changed her 35926 "Yes," said Stewart, and tapped his pocket. "The police to speak to you, sir," said Hans, and Stewart, turning, "The frontier!" said Stewart to himself, and glanced at his companion, "You will come with me," said the man in the helmet, and Stewart, with a "Good-night, my friend!" she said, softly, and Stewart, looking down at "I''m deadly tired," said Stewart, looking about him into the darkness, "These Germans are certainly a wonderful people," said Stewart, "That looks like invasion in earnest!" said Stewart. "Do you know," said Stewart, slowly, "what we saw back there has revived "I know," said Stewart, quickly. "I shall look only at you, my lover!" she said, softly, and Stewart When Stewart opened his eyes again it was to find himself looking up "Ah," said the other, looking down at Stewart, thoughtfully. "This way, sir, if you please," he said to Stewart. 36211 war, and I know it''s awful to love a German, but I do, and I can''t tell gun was a little one, that a line of men going through the woods had I''d like to say, sir, that it''s not the first time this man has An appealing look came into the man''s eyes. I only came down this evening to tell a man not to come I am coming to the climax of the drama, old man; I shall not bore you "You''ll see, old man, in time," he answered. All of which his major--who was a man of no little understanding--knew time of life when if a man wants to kiss one particular woman, he might the Blue Bird for you, old dear." Little things like that do stick. "I got a Prussian officer like that, that day," he went on after a "You''re looking very fit, old man. 36736 cork," laughed Mrs. Brown; but when Molly read the whole of Judy''s "Judy doesn''t say she is going as a nurse," said Molly, referring to the "My darling, of course I didn''t mean you were mercenary," cried Mrs. Brown, seeing in Molly''s blue eyes a little hurt look at the vigorous "Mother, will you come and take a little walk with me?" asked Kent as he all Ernest and Sue and Paul and John and Mildred and Kent and Molly ter "How do you feel, Aunt Mary?" asked Kent, looking with sorrow on the "I must be going, Aunt Mary," said Kent, taking the old woman''s withered "Yes, why not?" asked Molly, calling her little cook Kizzie to prepare "I think Kent was right," declared Molly. time, Kent was glad enough to talk about Judy and his mission in Paris. Kent thought she looked more like his mother and loved her for it. 37189 "I''ll come down." As the girl went, Kitty took up the amber hair-pins lives, a domestic row, Kitty said that she took no interest in servants'' Kitty folded up the telegram and said in a little voice: "Chris," I said, "I know the war is making some of us "Griffiths will know," Chris said cheerily, and swung round on his seat "Dead seven years ago," said Kitty, her eyes on her plate. "So you like Jenny," said Kitty, suddenly, "to play Beethoven when it''s I turned my eyes away again, and this time looked down the garden at the too good for Chris!" while I said to myself, "If she really were like eyes and said aloud, "In a minute he will see her face, her hands." But the daffodils which Margaret brought from the garden that looked like an In a little she shook her hand away and said: 37437 ''Really, Mr Harleigh,'' said Mrs Maple, scarcely troubling herself to ''Let us hope,'' said Harleigh, perceiving, by the down-cast eyes of the Elinor now warmly united with Harleigh, in begging that Mrs Maple would Harleigh then drove after the carriage of Mrs Maple and Elinor, who were Harleigh was here summoned to Miss Maple, and Elinor returned to her Harleigh, throwing down his book, walked hastily to Mrs Maple, and said, Harleigh,'' Mrs Maple answered, with a look of high superiority, ''I do ''Yes, Ma''am; and Miss Ellis knows,'' cried Lady Aurora, offering her arm, ''But Miss Ellis?'' said Lady Aurora, looking around her, disappointed; ''I Miss Ellis was enquired for without delay, and as Mrs Maple would suffer ''Miss Ellis, I hope,'' said Mrs Howel, in taking leave, ''will permit me, ''Ah, Mr Harleigh,'' said Mrs Maple, ''when shall we bring that to bear?'' 37438 a visit in return from Miss Ellis, was already gone, before Mrs Maple ''And Mrs Howel!'' here interrupted Miss Arbe, casting at Ellis, upon the ''It is true,'' said Miss Arbe, smiling, ''Lady Aurora cannot be supposed like to know how it was you got this musical turn, Miss Ellis? Ellis, deeply colouring, begged to decline this offer; but Miss Arbe, the terms, and fix a day and hour, for Miss Ellis to attend Lady Barbara account of Miss Ellis, as Lady Barbara Frankland did not purpose to take Ellis looked down, distressed, ashamed; and Miss Arbe declared that she ''Well, then, at least, Miss Ellis,'' she cried, ''I will tell you that one ''Now,'' she cried, ''Miss Ellis, I hope I shall have the good fortune to ''For, after what I heard the lady say, Miss Ellis, as she went through ''Why we are come, Mrs Ellis,'' said Miss Bydel, ''to know the real reason 37439 too, it might make Miss Matson and her young ladies think I don''t know ''Bless me, Sir Jaspar!'' cried Miss Bydel, looking, a little affronted, Mrs Hart, entering, enquired, with surprize, why Miss Ellis had said ''Well, now, Miss Ellis,'' cried Flora, whispering Juliet, ''did not I tell Juliet then took a quick leave of Miss Matson, and of the young Juliet now perceived Mrs and Miss Brinville; and neither innocence, nor ''A lady who, indeed, Madam,'' said the tired Juliet, ''weighed too little Mrs Ireton no sooner observed that Juliet appeared to be settled, than of the amusements,--of the little nephew of Mrs Ireton; whom that lady other, Sir Jaspar Herrington, advancing to Juliet, said, ''Has this young ''But what is it I have said, Sir,'' cried Juliet smiling, ''that makes you The moment I saw Mrs Ireton I had some hope I might see, also, Miss 37440 Juliet was precipitately followed by Lord Melbury. Juliet, Mrs Howel, for a dreadful moment, seemed internally suspended, ''Not to reply, Madam, will cost me little,'' indignantly cried Juliet: charmed by his generous defence, and trusting esteem, Juliet looked so O Lord Melbury,'' cried Juliet, ''what hopes, what sweet ''You are too,--too good, my lord!'' cried Juliet, again brightening up; ''Give me leave,'' interrupted Juliet, looking every way to avoid his wishes of Juliet, to pass on, he wantonly filled up the door-way. Melbury, Harleigh and Juliet, were too much ashamed to look up, and too ''O, now, pray, Mrs Ireton,'' cried Miss Bydel, ''don''t turn her away, poor Juliet here looked up, with an air of self-vindication; but Lord ''I earnestly desire,'' cried Juliet, recovering her look of openness, and ''Mr Harleigh,'' again interrupting him, cried Juliet, ''I know not what In this mean little lodging, to avoid being seen or heard of, Juliet 37441 ''What is it you tell me, my good dame?'' cried Juliet amazed: ''What are to the mental view of Juliet, presented to her a new sight of human her brother and sister, Lord Melbury, and Lady Aurora Granville.'' make way for me to pass, Mr Harleigh!'' now interrupted Juliet, ''Mr Harleigh,'' cried Juliet, struggling to recover her presence of mind, ''What lady?'' cried Juliet, ever awake to hope; ''Is Lady Aurora Granville ''The little, Madam, that I mean to say,'' cried Juliet, ''I must beg leave Lady Aurora!'' cried Juliet, ''what sufferings are not repaid by a sudden and unexpected, Juliet, acknowledged as her sister by Lady Aurora and brought that lady to the apartment of Juliet in person. angel!'' cried Juliet, pressing Lady Aurora to her bosom. ''Tell me, Sir,'' cried Juliet, rising, with clasped hands, and eyes fast minute, Lady Aurora was in the arms of Juliet. 37927 "Why, yes; the Germans paid us for work at the hospital," said Ralph. "That''s a machine gun, see how regularly the shots come," said Alfred. "We''re going to try to join the flying machines," said Alfred. kind," said Ralph, as he sprang toward the remains of the machine. "That''s a Farman machine, I know," said Ralph, pointing to an aeroplane "Do all the machines carry a pilot and an observer?" asked Ralph. "Ralph, we ought to go in and see the lieutenant and Jack," said Alfred. "Something is the matter with Le Clere," shouted Tom. At that moment the machine darted toward the earth, and the boys held With Ralph thus fully in control of the machine, Alfred turned his "It seems to me that this machine is good for observing," said Ralph. new machines," said the lieutenant. lieutenant finally said: "We must find our machine; from that point I 38458 The master of the house, Prince Michael Fedor Lubimoff, who sat at the shall have to live, like a ruined prince, on some sixty thousand dollars A far away look came into Castro''s eyes, as though he were in a dream. Prince of Monaco look like tiny things indeed. "And in spite of that, you like good food," said the Prince. As the Prince looked about, without seeing any sort of a chair, Alicia Let us live this moment, like people who know the secret "Up to the present time," the Prince asserted, "man has lived in Besides, he felt a certain pride in being able to talk like an old far-away look in her eyes, as she thought of the malicious error people The Prince received smiles, also from certain respectable looking women friends of the Prince lived like guests at a hotel. 39097 "Yes, sir," answered the young man; "it''s been a long time in healing. "But you''ll get over it in time, young man, I''m thinking," said the "Hark to the storm!" said the old man, turning to the window, his "I''ve seen many a battle in my day, young sir," said the old admiral, "Never, by God''s providence," said the old man; "though I came near to How is the ship, Barry?" the admiral asked, as the old sailor "My God, sir!" exclaimed the old man, wrathfully, his face changing; "Look here, Barry," said the young man, quickly, but with great "Captain Barry is very fond of the old ship, Mr. Revere," said Emily, "I like to see the young people together, Barry," said the old man, "Sir," said Revere, as the old man solemnly pressed his lips to the with the old man, and yet, when she thought of Revere on that ship 39166 "I should like to meet her very much," Pavel said earnestly. It needed a little girl to make a convert of a great man like One man, Orlovsky''s immediate superior in office, shook Pavel''s hand When she came at last he said inwardly: "That''s what she looks like, look of keen intelligence, Pavel said to himself: "And this Jewish girl One day, when Clara, Masha and Pavel were together, he said to the Yossl was a young man he had changed his Good Jews several times. "You look like a good girl," he said, frowning at her amicably. The next time Clara and Pavel met, in the trunk-shop, he asked her when who saw him during this period said that he looked like a hunted man. "But it looks like the States-General," the Czar said to Loris-Melikoff. either hand," he said, "when I saw a Gentile with a face like a carrot 39641 Up till this time the war had seemed a faraway, unreal thing, just like When Barby came home and I told her about it, she said that I should On the way home I told Richard what Esther said about him. She asked if I was sure I wasn''t looking at Esther in some such way, pirate-playing days the thought that Richard expected a thing of me, know." In that way I''ve met a lot of Barby''s old friends when I''ve been a good time, from the way he kept looking at her, sort of bashfully, a time can ever come when I''ll be so old and stiff and feeble like Aunt then a long time after that Richard and I found his confession in an old but Tippy, who had been several times, said I ought to, because Mrs. Fayal has always been so good about coming in for an extra day''s 39868 magic, glass-domed island of the Skeezers into amazing difficulties. about the Princess Ozma and Dorothy and what wonderful sorcery Glinda "Every word," said Dorothy, and Ozma and Glinda both looked at the "Tell me, Glinda," said Ozma, "who are the Flatheads?" So Glinda locked herself in her own Room of Magic and Dorothy and Ozma "Your Majesty," she said to Ozma, "the Skeezers live on a Magic Isle "I am really sorry," said Ozma to Dorothy, as they rode away in the "Come, dear," said Ozma, taking Dorothy''s hand, "I am hungry and I''m "Those Flatheads must be funny people," she said to Ozma. "Then," said Ozma thoughtfully, "the Queen of the Skeezers must be a "Ozma knows a lot of magic," she said. the little girl not to use its magic powers unless she and Ozma were Glinda, the Wizard and the Adepts followed Ozma and Dorothy into the 40964 "Nice day," Tony said. "Isn''t our main fleet moving in from Bellatrix?" Tony''s mother fluttered "What''s happening?" Tony echoed, as he pushed aside his grapefruit and "Don''t say ''beetle,''" Tony murmured, as he finished his cereal. "We''re going down into Karnet," Tony said, unconsciously slipping into "I know," Tony said solemnly, as he climbed into the cabin of the truck. Tony noticed the Pas-udeti''s sudden change of expression, and he was Orion, on the battle between the Terran warfleet and the Pas-udeti "Going in?" a sharp Pas-udeti voice sounded close behind him. Tony nodded his head, and the EEP accepted the female''s heavy armload. "I''m visiting the city," Tony said, as they moved with the crowd toward "Of course we''ll finish it," Tony said, surprised. "I know," Tony said. "I know," Tony said. "If our supply bases--" Tony began thickly, but B''prith cut him off Tony''s EEP moved forward ominously. 4097 Alice now turned her bright head and gave Pere Beret a look of frank "Father Beret has just been telling me," said Madame Roussillon, "that between Madame Roussillon and Rene Alice was bandaging Long-Hair''s "Rest easy, Father Beret," said Alice; "that is one novel I have found look, little Alice and George Washington''s flag!)" shouted Oncle Jazon. "Maybe ye know Simon Kenton," said the old man, after he and Beverley Roussillon actually dragged Father Beret and Lieutenant Beverley one at Roussillon, coming to where Alice and Beverley stood Oncle Jazon turned to Beverley and said in rapid French: "Surely the Alice, and at the same time gave Beverley a look of supreme defiance that Alice Roussillon and Father Beret are not all the French in On her way home Alice met Father Beret, who turned and walked beside Beverley, like Hamilton, was white as a dead man; and at the same time 40991 "Then how," demanded the reporter, "d''you know it was the Sur-Malic that you might like to meet Arna Matt A-94, who happens to be waiting in the "Arna!" He folded the girl in his arms, burying his face in the long Arna looked at Lord Krut with wide eyes. ground vehicle at his disposal and led Arna along a winding, tree-lined There was no slightest chance that Arna''s small hand would actually "I think," Arna said levelly, "there will be no marriage. the Sur-Malic fleet, slipping gimmicks into the stabilizer works and way to completion, Sy and Arna found time to slip away into sprawling, successful fleet trials, Sy and Arna slipped away by fast ground vehicle Arna answered while Sy wiped his long knife on one of the bodies and "If those men had been able to move aside fast enough," said Arna, "Sy contact and turned to Arna. 40995 "I saw you," replied my friend Teddy Ashton, a fellow-aviator and chum certain somehow that I saw in Roseye''s face a look of displeasure that I brought my machine to earth I saw Roseye flying at a great height coming "Yes, and it went further," exclaimed Teddy, turning to Roseye. "Yes, truly the menace of the Zeppelin is most sinister," said Roseye went to bear out Teddy''s declaration that, on the night of our test, "Look here, Claude," Teddy said at last, bending over me and speaking in "Yes. Somebody, no doubt, tampered with your machine," Teddy declared "That will come all right, my dear Claude, I''m sure," replied Lionel "Yes--the realisation of the dream of every flying-man to-day," I said. who laughed at Zeppelins, and declared that on that night long ago, when old man!" Teddy said. Teddy and Roseye, had worked night and day attending to every detail. 41049 "Look, there''s a bird," said Gloria, indicating a solid metal sparrow, "I don''t think this is the way to do things," said the Wall Street man "All right," said Ben. As they were loading the banker in the car for the return trip a thought "Do you know," said Ben to Murray, "I wish those dodos would show a turned to run, but the Lassan produced a light-gun with such evident Sherman saw a helmeted ape-man at a machine just ahead turn slowly "That light-ray of theirs is pretty good," said Ben. "There''s something else I''d like to know," said Ben. "You know," said Sherman, "sometimes when I see these cities and think "Oh, I don''t know," said Ben Ruby, "it may be a good thing for the old "Who''d have thought it!" said Sherman, as he swung the _Monitor_ round "We''re all right," said Murray, and Sherman, "which way to the living 41131 dark-haired, good-looking young man entered, crossed to her, and, Lewin Rodwell and Sir Boyle Huntley were engaged in a great conspiracy, Lewin Rodwell and Sir Boyle Huntley were national heroes--men against "Yes, sir," was the man''s quick reply; and then, as Sainsbury entered, Lewin Rodwell, the great patriot who, since the outbreak of war, had "Did you ever know of Mr Lewin Rodwell visiting the doctor?" asked Sir Why had Lewin Rodwell rung up his new friend, Trustram, just before poor friend''s manner Lewin Rodwell knew that he had learnt the great and most "We do keep in with ''em," was old Tom Small''s reply, as Rodwell old man''s face a secret gleaming satisfaction that no enemy message "S.S." answered Rodwell, the German war-code letters for "All right. "Shall you get off now, sir?" asked the old man suddenly. Sir Houston said little, except to remark that no doubt Lewin Rodwell''s 41355 Captain Colburne raises a Company, and Colonel Carter a room and said, "Sir, the young lady wishes you would come up stairs, if Whitewood, Doctor Ravenel, Colburne, and a Lieutenant-Colonel Carter; "Miss Ravenel," said Colburne, "I believe you think that all southerners battles than that of Bull Run. Lieutenant-Colonel Carter did not return with his regiment; and Colburne CAPTAIN COLBURNE RAISES A COMPANY, AND COLONEL CARTER A REGIMENT. "Miss Ravenel, have you any messages for New Orleans?" said the Colonel. feminine natures, Miss Ravenel liked the Colonel, or at least felt that Colonel Carter, Doctor Ravenel and a few obstinate old hunker "Nearly dinner time, sir," he said in a rolling deep tone like mellow "On which side, Colonel Carter?" asked Miss Ravenel, who saw a small The next time that Colburne called on Miss Ravenel the Larue took her "Three times, to be exact, Mrs. Larue," said Colburne. 42099 Time makes changes in every thing, and Frank saw many new faces The captain then went on deck, selected the men, and Frank succeeded in "I believe you were put in command of that battery, sir," replied Mr. Howe, haughtily, "while I was left in charge of these men. "Jack," said Frank at length, turning to the old boatswain''s mate, "go "I wish to see the commanding officer," said Frank, steadily meeting the rebel officer, approached the place where Frank was sitting. While the men were executing these orders, Frank had time to scan the boat drew near, Frank saw two men in rebel uniform seated in the "I have returned, sir," said Frank, as he entered the cabin. "Here," said a soldier, handing Frank his gun, "put your cap on this "Captain," said Frank, as soon as he was certain that the rebel had 42113 "This thing has got to be settled now," said Zeke Lewis, turning away said Zeke, after holding a short consultation with a young man who stood "Have you got anything more to tell about it?" said Enoch, coming up to "Yes; and I am going to keep away from them," said Enoch, pushing "But what will we do with the schooner after we get her?" said Mr. O''Brien, who wanted to know just how the thing was coming out before he "If I am going into this thing Enoch Crosby has got to go too," said he "Say, Zeke, the Tories have come to arrest Caleb!" said he, so All were encouraged to hear Zeke talk in this way and Caleb said he "But, Caleb, we don''t know who our captain is," said Enoch, giving "The next time you see me you will see Caleb," said Enoch, never once 43420 TEDDY COMES ON BOARD THE MERRIMAC 27 "Do you know when she''s likely to leave?" Teddy asked, after a long dinner-pails had come to an end of his meal, the boy said, abruptly: Having said this, Teddy turned his head away as if no longer inclined time he could remain in hiding on board the _Merrimac_, Teddy set face with the captain, lad," and the little man appeared as truly discovered by such of the men as might come that way, Teddy waited "Ain''t it time for me to go on deck?" Teddy asked, speaking with "Come, Teddy," the little sailor said, soothingly, "it''ll be over Bill Jones said to Teddy when the two were alone for a short time on Teddy Dunlap, looked upon by the crew of the _Texas_ as a lad who had this ship, an'' now when the time comes right I''m goin'' to tell your 4435 4436 4437 4438 4439 4440 4441 4442 4553 Edna put her hand over her eyes, and turned her face down on the grass Drawing Edna to a seat beside him on the sofa, Mr. Hammond said: "Mrs. Murray has intrusted your education entirely to me; but before I decide satisfied, and took the book from her hand, Mrs. Murray said: who visited Mrs. Murray, Edna spent half of her time at the quiet As Mrs. Murray glanced over the note Edna turned to leave the room; but Mrs. Murray looked puzzled, and said: "Edna, do you know what he meant? Distressed by the look of anguish on his pale face, Edna took his hand good-morning, and I shall know that you are my own dear, little Edna. They reached the carriage where the Englishman stood talking to Mrs. Andrews, and when Mr. Manning had handed Edna in, he turned and said Edna had dropped her crimsoned face in her hands, but Mrs. Murray 46117 "All right, then, sir," replied Dacres, "that''s agreed. sound like that of escaping air, and, as he watched, Dacres saw the "Look here, Dacres, old man," Whittinghame suddenly exclaimed, "what "President Zaypuru has foolishly played into our hands, Dacres," said "To Captain Whittinghame, airship ''Meteor.'' Advises from British "It''s far too large for a tent, Dacres," said Whittinghame. Upon returning to the crippled "Meteor" Whittinghame, assisted by Dr. Hambrough and Dacres, proceeded to examine the documents found in "We''ll do our best," said Dacres for Gerald Whittinghame''s "It''s all right up to the present, sir," said Dacres. "Thanks, Mr. Dacres," said Gerald Whittinghame, when he was let out "I don''t know so much about that, sir," replied Dacres. "They are referring to you, Dacres," said Gerald Whittinghame, who, "Anything in sight?" asked Captain Whittinghame, noticing Dacres'' Whittinghames and Dacres approached the place where Durango had taken 463 From his home his youthful eyes had looked upon the war in his own "Well," remarked the youth, "like as not this story''ll turn out jest "How do you know you won''t run when the time comes?" asked the youth. "Well," continued the youth, "lots of good-a-''nough men have thought shoot," said the tall soldier to the youth. regiments in the army were likely to be very small aggregations of men. The youth had been taught that a man became another thing in a battle. red dissolved into a moblike body of men who galloped like wild horses. Perspiration streamed down the youth''s face, which was soiled like that Turning his head swiftly, the youth saw his friend running in a barely out of the youth''s sight before he saw dark waves of men come Some of the men muttered and looked at the youth in awe-struck ways. 50050 "WAITING TILL A WAVE BROUGHT THE MAN WITHIN ARM''S LENGTH, THE SUB opposite shores of the North Sea. Descending the short flight of steps leading to the cabin, Hamerton "Are you better?" asked the Sub in as good German as he could muster. comes," said Hamerton, with true British indifference. "Yacht _Diomeda_," replied Hamerton promptly. SUB-LIEUTENANT Jack Hamerton was fairly well-informed as far as Like most German officers Von Wittelsbach was badly attacked by the charter the yacht to Sub-Lieutenant Hamerton, and now he was on his "Thank you, Hans!" said the Sub. Directly the man went out Hamerton placed the packet of pepper in the _supposed_ to be Sub-Lieutenant Hamerton, R.N., and Mr. Oswald Detroit, an American citizen. the English officer, Hamerton, nor the American, Detroit, is in the information that the spies were Sub-Lieutenant John Hamerton and "Where is my friend, Detroit?" asked Hamerton. and Hamerton, Detroit, Octavius Smith, and Stirling generally made a 50835 May''s man Reuben, of the eighty-third level, Atomist, knew there was to Rudolph''s man Almon, of the eighty-ninth level, Maintainer, with a Blank-faced, he said: "You must be a good hand at revenge, Selene, and May''s man Reuben, of the eighty-third level, Atomist." "Yes, sir," said Reuben hastily. not know this, but the man who wears the stars is now eighty years old You and I--May''s man Reuben and May--up from the eighty-third! "I know you don''t like me," she said pettishly, "but Griffin''s such a The old man said to Reuben: "You are an Ellay spy and saboteur." "I am May''s man Reuben, of the eighty-third level, an Atomist," he said. "Enough, sir," said the old man with the stars. "Sir," said Reuben, alarmed. "Good enough," said the general. To the general, he said: "Sir, I have to report that your friend May is 50848 After a while a rather tall, frail-looking man came out of the ship It went on and on while Dylan looked at the clock and waited. Dylan sat for a long while by the radio shack, holding the ends in his When Rossel came up, Dylan was still sitting. "So something," said Dylan, "knew enough about this camp to know that "Listen," said Rossel, "I''d better go ask." When he was gone Rush asked Dylan, "Where you want them sentries? Dylan stopped and looked around grimly at the circling wall of snow. hopeful things to Rossel, and then went out to the ship and joined the rose up in Dylan, and a little of the lostness of thirty years went "Maybe," Dylan said. Dylan said: "Wait." Through the snow he tried to see Dylan''s eyes. It was a very big thing that Dylan had learned and he could not express 5106 approach of whatever American boats might be seen stealing Indians who sat near the spot on which the officers stood, Indian Chieftain looked up to the General with the respect The General smiled, while the young officer who had been remarked the young and affected looking officer, who had point in the distance, the young officer heard footsteps men was seen to pull from the gun boat in the direction the younger officers, at Gerald Grantham''s expense, had man," he continued addressing his companions generally, passed a delightful evening, the American officers exerting "Nay, General," replied the American, his lip partially an imputation to Major Montgomerie," remarked the General, "Nay, Major Montgomerie," observed the General, "it would trip, Desborough," remarked Henry Grantham; "how long do "Nay, officer," said Desborough, now for the first time "By no means, General," returned the American, "this is passed between the General and the--officer who bore it. 5107 Both Gerald and Matilda, although long and silently From the moment of the general arming, the long gun, "Steady, men--silence," commanded Gerald in a low tone: interrupted Gerald, raising his head from the hand which "Nay, my good brother," and Gerald made an attempt at Gerald had one hand covering his eyes from which, Gerald raised his head from his supporting hand, and Gerald had again covered his face with his hands, and one of which, commanded by Gerald Grantham, had advanced Gerald Grantham had continued to act with the men as question, Colonel," returned Gerald, after a moment''s of Gerald was formed, the Aid-de-Camp had not had time the next moment Gerald heard a door open, and a well "Matilda," said Gerald, with vehemence, "my passion for Gerald promised that he would, and Matilda, expressing Gerald," continued Matilda her voice dropping into a Gerald: he grasped the hand of his brother and pressed 5108 the younger officers, at Gerald Grantham''s expense, had his hand to Gerald Grantham; "I confess I did at one Gerald felt, in having been placed in a position to be Gerald Grantham a look that would carry disappointment passed a delightful evening, the American officers exerting trip, Desborough," remarked Henry Grantham; "how long do "Nay, officer," said Desborough, now for the first time "Why," asked Middlemore, "do Gerald Grantham and old direction in which that of Gerald Grantham had long since "By no means, General," returned the American, "this is Late in that day, the barge of Gerald Grantham returned Gerald Grantham having secured his cutlass and pistols, From the moment of the general arming, the long gun, Gerald had one hand covering his eyes from which, Gerald Grantham had continued to act with the men as question, Colonel," returned Gerald, after a moment''s "Generous, excellent man!" exclaimed Gerald, "how can I 51153 "Carlson--the Wistick dufels the Moraddy!" And he stared at me "I thought surely you would know For one thing, certain students began to walk on one side of the green sweaters went only to classes in the morning and those in white They said either one thing or the other: THE WISTICK DUFELS THE din could be heard the wild shouts of "The Wistick dufels the Moraddy!" Registrar''s head, "The Wistick dufels the Moraddy!" "The Wistick dufels the Moraddy," he said. "The Wistick dufels the Moraddy," he said. past tense said, "The Wistick dufelled the Moraddy." Moraddy will win out." She went on with the preparations for dinner, "Just what does the dufellation of the Wistick by the Moraddy mean?" remember--the Moraddy dufels the Wistick!" And she swept on upstairs to The dufellation of the Wistick and the Moraddy. The dufellation of the Wistick and the Moraddy. 51267 tried my right leg, felt broken bone-ends grate with a sensation probing Gool mind, like a whispered touch deftly rearranging my buried followed the skillful Gool mind as it engraved its commands deep in I closed my eyes, reached out--as the Gool mind had reached out to "I''m sorry, Granthan," Kayle said. I fingered my way through the man''s mind and found the control centers. "God-awful looking, shaved head, arm stuck out; him all right--" "Better git out there and look after yer train," the girl said "That''s right," Kayle said. "In the center room," Kayle said. said the Master Tape was there, in the vault with you. "I know what the Master Tape looks like," I said. _HERE_--The Gool voice rang like a bell in my mind: _TRANSMIT THE TAPE "It''s over, now, Granthan," Kayle said. "It''s over, now, Granthan," Kayle said. "You''re tired, Granthan," Kayle said. longer, Granthan," Kayle said. 51449 "War starting," Nob said. "Look," Beliakoff said patiently, "you know that Mala is a "The Malans," Beliakoff said grimly, "have never had a war." "I knew you''d see it that way," Beliakoff said approvingly. "Here, Majesty," Nob said, handing over the package. "But of course they should!" said Nob, a little astonished. "That''s the beauty of the Earth War," Thrang said. "That must have been confining," Kelly said, and Beliakoff winced. "This war has to end at once," Kelly said. "These are _Earthmen_, Your Majesty," Nob said. "Really," said Nob. "Is beautiful, just like yourself," Kelly said. "I''m sorry, you''ll have to stop it," Beliakoff said, and Kelly nodded "_Very_ pretty," Nob said. "Of course," said Beliakoff. "Of course," said Beliakoff. "It worked out rather well with the coins," Nob said. "Oh, dear," said Nob. "Not at all, not at all," Kelly said. "Not at all, not at all," Kelly said. 52540 "It seems to me, sir," said O''Neill to the captain, "that unless she "Sir," said the young girl, looking gratefully at the Irishman out of "Ay, ay, sir," said the old sailor, turning to fulfil the command. "Lady Elizabeth, if you please, sir," said Coventry. "Your condemnation comes too late, sir," said O''Neill, with bitter Leddyship," said the old man, in great disappointment, as the boat Stop, sir!" said O''Neill to Coventry, who made a "Come, sir," said Coventry, dryly, turning at this moment, having "I shall ever remember Captain John Paul Jones," said Lady Elizabeth, "Sir, your admiration does me too much honor," said Elizabeth, "Me as well," said the captain; "upon the deck of my own ship--to put "Good luck to you, Captain Pearson," said the admiral, turning away. "The ship is clear, sir," said Lieutenant Richard Dale, saluting "Very good, sir," said the little man, nodding his head but not 53730 Running further forward, Barbara slipped her arm inside Eugenia''s. girls arrived in Brussels, Barbara had little to do except make Dick spoke in his old light-hearted fashion, although Barbara could see wanted to tell you, Barbara, but Nona felt it best not to. Barbara glanced toward Nona and then at Dick. On the same afternoon of Dick Thornton''s coming into Belgium Eugenia "We received our orders for work this afternoon, Eugenia dear," Barbara Eugenia had guessed correctly in thinking Barbara was tired. Dick Thornton had taken Barbara''s hand and was looking searchingly into Eugenia was waiting this time near the place where Barbara was compelled Eugenia took Barbara''s face between her beautiful, firm hands and gazed Then Barbara and Eugenia were interrupted by two persons coming toward "I have something I''d like to tell you, Barbara, before Nona and Mildred So it had been both Eugenia''s and Barbara''s fancy to go back for a time 55627 To Emmeline''s mother, Henry''s marriage had brought great care. Emmeline she continued to express her pity for Mrs. Willing. "I''ll take the baby down the street, Mrs. Schmidt," Emmeline offered. "Emmeline," commanded Mrs. Willing again, "be still!" Then from her To Emmeline''s dismay, she saw a little satchel in her mother''s hand. a voice too low for Emmeline to hear, said something to the soldier, to To Emmeline it seemed that she and Mrs. Schmidt and the children and the duck faced the combined armies of the Private Christy looked at Emmeline for a moment with a smile on his When Emmeline reached the gate, Private Christy called to her. Emmeline did not find Private Christy on the porch; he was apparently When Emmeline was out of sight, Private Christy went down across the to come Emmeline forgot her home, her mother, Sister Bertha, Henry. At Emmeline Willing''s house men and women and children gazed in awe. 5661 crest of a hill a mile away in the direction of the interrupted advance. For this powerful army, moving in battle order through a forest, has met hill a mile away has a sinister look; it says, Beware! stone wall extending to left and right a great distance. facing the distant crest, holding his field-glass against his eyes with every rifle turns toward the man on a white horse; no one but has salutes again, wheels his horse, and rides straight toward the crest of motionless, holding his sabre in his right hand straight above his head. turned his head and looked in the direction of his concealed fixity of attention---Druse turned his head and looked through the deeps group of man and horse in the sky, and again it was through the sights answered, he turned away his eyes and said no more. 5709 "Wait, Henri, wait," said de Lescure, "wait till you know whether "The people, Henri, have been taught to wish it," said de Lescure. "Speak, Adolphe," said Henri, "have they decreed--has it come to the "We have awful times coming on us now, Father Jerome," said Agatha. "We may be sure, Father Jerome," said Henri, "of those men from St. Michael?" "Wait one moment, and hear me say a few words, my friends," said Henri, "I know Annot Stein loves a soldier in her heart," said another old man, said Annot; "great soldiers like him have not time to talk to silly When de Lescure saw that his men hesitated, he said, "Come my "I have come home, safe, father," said Henri, "to lay my sword at your "Come, old man," said Santerre, "we know nothing about Princes, nor yet "I know, Sir, what soldiers are in a house," said the old man. 58682 Almost with surprise Buckmaster felt Wagner''s words register in his Then Buckmaster read about himself in Wagner''s mind and was certain moment he lowered the barriers of his mind he felt Wagner''s power beat Buckmaster could read very little in his mind Koski had slipped baldly during the past few years but Wagner knew time Koski began to succumb to the ravages of senility, Wagner held the "Try." Oliver spoke softly, but Buckmaster knew that behind that "It came before Wagner was present," Buckmaster replied. But Buckmaster knew that Oliver''s brain worked with "If you could be certain, we wouldn''t have to kill you," Oliver said. "Let me try to kill Wagner. "I didn''t think you trusted me too much," Buckmaster said. Buckmaster knew then that there was little use trying any further His head dropped loosely and Buckmaster knew that Wagner was dead even "They probably wouldn''t hesitate to kill you also," Buckmaster said. 58735 Thus, Rios shall be called ''Earth'', Nwad shall be designated ''Venus'', before, officials on Venus knew that war between the two worlds was Space scientists of Venus have been observing Earth for hundreds The first space ship to reach your planet and return to Venus made its voyage in the Earth year, 1891. was discovered on Earth just as we on Venus had made atomic driven Space travel from Earth began thirty-eight years ago. In September, 2028, the Space King returned to Earth after completing Our chief emissary, Ser Madi, heard their leader and his lieutenant had been no war on Earth for almost fifty years. spokesman for the Earth government reviewed the facts of the Morning construction of Earth''s space ships, the "alumiryten" alloy being used Peace has been restored to the system: on Venus, and on Earth. Citizens of Earth, here is your future: You are welcomed as equals 58790 You know," Mrs. Friedlander said. "Mr. and Mrs. Friedlander," he said, his voice like the dimly For Mrs. Friedlander the man from the Karadi Newspaper had a small box of candy, "At times like this," the man from the Karadi Newspaper said after he "But," said Mrs. Friedlander, "if we place the announcement in the was said the Karadi wanted old men like Mr. Davidson to go on living such a case of sadistic glee--so like the Karadi themselves--Mr. Friedlander made a mental note to stop inviting the old man to share "He''s from the Karadi Newspaper," Mrs. Friedlander explained. All it earned Mr. Davidson was a scowl from the man from the Karadi "What great news are you talking about?" the man wanted to know. "You see," the man from the Karadi Newspaper said, "that''s exactly what "We heard about Freddie," Mr. Friedlander said in a chill voice. 58974 Tom Pace said, "Now, looky here, Jim--" Ben Bates nudged Tom''s leg After a second, old Jim said wistfully, "You know, I wish I _could_ "Sure, Jim," Ben said. "Sure, Jim," Ben said. "Sure, Jim," Ben said. Jim Liddel said, "War!" and looked like he''d bit into spoiled meat. "Looks like," Ben said. "It''s a good plan," Jim Liddel said, looking out the window. Tom Pace shook his head, and old Jim looked like he''d like to go, if Windy left, and Tom Pace shuffled the cards and looked over at Jim "You lost heavy, Jim," Ben said. "A man ain''t nothing, when he''s as old as us," Jim Liddel said, his sockets, and Ben Bates caught Tom Pace''s eye and looked away, out the "I just wish an airyplane would come around again," old Jim said. "Ben," she said, when he sat down again, "I wish you''d take a look 59011 rocket going over," White says in that funny flat voice of his. "Ah they ain''t even got mecho-armor," I says. "You know there''s lots worse ways of fighting a war," I says. it just seems like a kind of funny way to fight a war," White All I know is that they ain''t good and we got to "You know, Whitey, maybe you was a big shot on the other side. "Do they have washing machines on the other side?" Whitey wants to know. "If we got washing machines and they ain''t, then what are we fighting "Why do you think we''re fighting, Whitey?" Coleman asks. So you get used to not knowing what the guys look like and "Ha," says Sergeant Coleman''s voice in my ear. "Now, Sarge," I says, "that ain''t no way for a patriot to talk." "Maybe they want us to do it over again for the TV," the Sergeant says 59309 the infallability of their computers, kept the two great battle fleets Two doors gave way before Ruy''s pocket vibrator, the lock tumblers Enveloping each ship were lines of force, scintillating sharp and hard; "Well check with the control room--on the double--before our fleet gets every ship of ours near the vortex," said the General, his mind coming A gong sounded in a muffled sort of way in the plotting room below Ruy, "Yes, Lieutenant," said the General looking away from the battle map of "Well, get a welding torch," said the General, his eyes going back to vaults from the control room, but maybe we can cut the conduits and let The General, eyes riveted to the board, winced with pain as ship after ships had taken a similar tally--for each sacrifice, a trap was sprung series of forced, even-exchanges can distort a fleet''s position from 59356 Gill said, "But Tak Laleen killed Barlow with her energy gun. Lanny''s brother, Gill, had found in the rubble of Santa Barbara. But the younger generation--boys like Lanny and Gill, born since the Lanny felt the same sort of integrated unity with the energy field that "The weapons and the machines of the Almost-men," Pendillo said, "are Both Lanny and Gill preferred to run the guns. Lanny and Gill stood in the empty main street and looked with awe at a general way Lanny and Gill were physically alike--sturdy, bronzed Lanny and Gill seized their father and plunged into the choking Lanny fingered the energy gun he had taken from the dead guard. to eat, both Lanny and Gill were amused that Tak Laleen had manners For a brief time the prison sphere that held Lanny and Juan Pendillo forgetfulness on Lanny''s mind and allowed him to think Tak Laleen had 59458 Tchassen saw the ship spin out of control as the beam went haywire. "There may be other survivors, Captain Tchassen; they''ll need your "The supply rocket," Sergeant Briggan said slowly, "couldn''t have done When Tchassen reached the communications pillbox, the Sergeant, the Tchassen tapped on Drein''s shoulder and ordered him to stop the sedan. Tchassen couldn''t be sure Drein was not an Earthman; nor, on the other Tynia volunteered to go with Drein; Tchassen felt a pang of envy and Tchassen''s hand shot out and caught the Sergeant''s shoulder. He saw Tchassen, Tynia and the Sergeant standing together. meant that either Briggan or Tynia could be Earth natives. Tchassen wasted very little time looking for the weapon Tynia had lost. Tchassen and Briggan had found food and clothing. Tynia gasped; only then did Tchassen realize what Briggan''s questions Tynia or Briggan might be Earth So Tynia had told the truth, Tchassen thought; she 59536 "Marian," said Mrs. Gordon, looking at her little cousin''s delicate "Lucy," said Mrs. Gordon, looking at her daughter''s completed pile, "Marian''s almost well now, William," said Lucy, to smooth things over, "Can you believe Bob will come home an officer in two weeks, Lucy? "I won''t ask to be transferred to-day, anyhow," said Bob, looking down All the way across the parade, Bob had made Lucy and Marian laugh at it," said Bob, smiling at Lucy''s big, reproachful eyes and the little, "All right; come on, Bob," said Lucy. Bob had only to say good-bye to Lucy, Marian and William, which he sat out on the cool piazza, where William ate his supper, while Mrs. Gordon told the little news she had of Bob''s fellow officers and "Yes--when," said Lucy without much enthusiasm, thinking of Bob. When Marian and Lucy had left the room, Major Gordon came back from 59561 The Minister of Peace asked the United States President if he had heard In his suite, Chandler Thompson, Secretary of State, prepared himself Morten, his valet, finished shaving Thompson''s pale face, helped him "Thank you, Morten," said the Secretary of State. "You may leave the Cellar if you wish," Thompson said, skimming through "Yes, sir." Morten knew that in every suite in the Cellar every "People, Morten, have been properly prepared for After Thompson was through talking to Donnelson, Morten said. primary aims in preparation." Thompson got another outside line. Another Minister finished his speech, sat down, pressed buttons. ministers into shadow shapes as Morten watched. two sectors of the world remain alive, Morten thought. Morten had to respect the secret agreement that Thompson and pushed their buttons, Thompson and the Russian would fight a duel then Now only Thompson and the Russian remained in the room. 59575 to the voice it would be real and not a final training-film; the it gave sound to words for the UHF''s panel-mike. "Mrs. Grundy can you read, over...." Knight''s voice. "No words twice so baby make marks--" Thorn''s hand flashed to Major Joshua Thorn began his work with the equipment, to modify it for things to keep the big ones like what was happening down there from be answered by your Final Briefing officers, Major. Then suddenly "Major Thorn do you swear here and "Major Thorn, Captain Streeter.... sources in recent months, our cold-war Enemy is hard-pressed; he is Josh Thorn grinned, closed Johnny''s suit, secured his soap-bubble Johnny, do you read me?" Josh Thorn could feel sweat dripping As Joshua Thorn, and as Man. He would not let Man die yet. Somehow, Thorn thought, Man had Joshua Thorn looked down at the crumpled figure, watched as the 59622 At this point, Cressey had never been able to tell whether he was The men pounded ''up'' the metal stairs to the Hornet''s Nest on the Each Hornet carried two Stingers, slung beneath the stubby delta-wings. to take Stingers to the Outspace ships. Cressey remembered his shock at being told he was a light-weight the Stingers into position beneath the Hornet''s wings and throw the roll back, and even in the cockpit, Cressey could hear the air roar out _"Captain Mackley," said Cressey, "I''ve heard it said that Earth is the _"Yes sir," said Cressey, "but I wanted to know."_ contact to know how many different sorts of ship the Alien had. Cressey wondered how the conflict looked through Outspacer eyes. Outspace ship, launching the Stingers at not more than three miles control surfaces bit into the thin air more solidly now, and Cressey "You got the Outspacer, Cressey. 59825 Jonner could not check with Sir Stanrich by radio--Mars City was O''Kellin, supreme commander of the Rebel forces," said Jonner. "Farlan, your radio control''s off center," said Jonner quietly. off: Stein with Farlan, Wessfeld with Aron, Tyruss with me. The spaceship pulled abreast of The Egg and Jonner and Tyruss went Then Jonner and Tyruss searched The Egg for other Marscorp Stein and Farlan descended to the engine deck, and Tyruss and Jonner "Jonner," said Aron, "there are a couple of blips on the radar screen "Aron," said Jonner, coming back to the control chair, "go down and Towing The Egg, this old ship could not match the Marscorp attackers'' Jonner, Stein and Aron lay around in the Marscorp brig on Phobos for Jonner, a free man again, rode into Mars City in a groundcar with Sir "What''s happened to the Mars City dome?" asked Jonner in astonishment 60020 General Beauregard Courtney sat in his staff car atop a slight rise and "General Courtney, this is Mr. Adjaha," said Piquette. Beauregard turned to Piquette. "I think you''re crazy," said Beauregard candidly. governors that turned the South to war instead of peace." "But I can''t," said Beauregard. Governor Beauregard Courtney of Tennessee sat in the tall chair behind The war was going badly for the South, and Beauregard unhappily took "This is Adjaha, a friend of mine," said Piquette. drive on Tullahoma, and I went to Chattanooga to see Piquette," said "I remember you in a dream," said Beauregard faintly, "and words about "Piquette," said Adjaha gravely. interfered," said Beauregard. "I''m sorry," said Beauregard. "I''m Beauregard Courtney," he said. General Beauregard Courtney sat under the open-sided tent that was his "Quette, he can''t do it," said Beauregard. "Adjaha, you black scoundrel, why don''t you die?" demanded Beauregard 60370 "Maybe Ned didn''t think we could get here so quickly," Harry suggested, In answer to Ned''s puzzled looks the boys quickly detailed the events "Jimmie, you always were hungry!" declared Ned, joining in the general "What did Mr. Bosworth say he wanted, Ned?" asked Harry while the lads "Jimmie, I think you''re more than half right!" stated Ned. "Then look out, Boy Scouts!" declared Jimmie, drawing a deep breath. Ned and Harry stood by to give Jimmie any possible assistance in his "Are you ready, Jimmie?" asked Ned. Then as the lad nodded his reply, "That''s right, Jimmie, we nearly forgot you!" said Ned. "Chase ''em a little way, Ned!" suggested Jimmie. "By the way, Jimmie," suggested Ned to the lad who was near the "Jack, Harry, Francois!" cried Jimmie. Ned, Harry and Jack, catching the inspiration of Jimmie''s energetic Supported between Harry and Jack, with Ned carrying the rifle, Jimmie 61157 her face behind the silver opaque--than he could know her voice behind other silver warriors on their way to the mess hall. The fortress was to him one complete body. For a time the warriors had been allowed to farms being looted by a large body of the natives--the enemy that was warrior lay close beside the opening. "It seems to me," the warrior on Jord''s right murmured as they moved until the mechanics with steel hands slid him into his machine and, bit Fingers, hands, wrists, arms, feet, legs, shoulders, back, neck, jaw, machine body, so human in its parts, so more than human in its size and A warrior who had been trapped inside his machine once told him what it his machine lying across a warrior who seemed to have no motion at He could feel all the weight of the machine on his body. They drilled Jord''s machine open but, 61243 captain hadn''t gone space-simple in any obvious way like Croker and captain''s face into a skull which floated in Grunfeld''s imagination miles a second than the fleet''s solar jets could operate at this chilly Grunfeld looked for the pale planet''s moons. This time he''d thought he saw the Enemy''s green flashing The star Grunfeld had been waiting for touched the hazy rim of Uranus. "Captain won''t like that," plump pale Ness observed tranquilly from "Captain''s got to look after the whole fleet," Ness said. beginning to agitate, Croker, like you was Grunfeld--or the captain "Captain''s got to look after the whole fleet." Croker said, "Suppose he knows what the Enemy looks like?" Grunfeld was losing the new star at 2200 miles into Uranus when he saw if the Enemy was already gunning for the fleet through Uranus. "The torps got to ''em," Croker said, pushed forward beside Grunfeld to 61316 From the head of the platoon Lieutenant Lee Hartford signaled Sergeant Axenite trooper, sealed in his germ-free safety-suit and helmet, is by columns-of-squads to enter the Barracks, Hartford went back to talk an okay to his safety-suit, Hartford carried it, clean and sweet as "Tell Nasty Nef about your idea," Hartford said, signalling the gray safety-suit of an enlisted trooper, was a man Hartford recognized "Yes, sir." Hartford spoke to his men: "First squad, lead scout, "Done and done, sir," Hartford said, stepping out of the way of a The Decontamination Squad checked Hartford''s safety-suit, and found it "Hartford," Nef said, "I''d like "With all respect, sir," Hartford said, placing his empty brandy-glass "They''re as human as we, sir," Hartford said. Piacentellis were my friends," Hartford said, determined to coax "I''ve been breathing contaminated air for twelve hours," Hartford said. "I spoke of the Axenite Brotherhood," Hartford said. 61371 John Ward, God Helper, hung in his chair like a damp, empty uniform. Ward swung around and glanced at him, but the Kali reminded again of the Kali likeness to the long vanished American that the Kali fleet was charging like a peanut sailing for the mouth. Grimnal." He caught Tahn''s flickering glance and added quickly, "Men Ward smiled to himself, and ran the Kali fleet by in his mind. Tahn was quiet, his whole body slowly coming to what Ward knew was hurt Ward stood up, stared directly at Tahn and said quietly "I Ward looked at Tahn for a long time, then lost it, the Confederation could mark off the Kali, John Ward and the The Kali had cried, probably, Ward coming softly to the Grimnal Sea. Ward turned and watched the following ships as, one by Ward turned to Resi, wondering if the old Kali fully doesn''t like this, Ward thought. 61474 "Captain Forrester de Wolf," said the man behind the desk. Flight Officer Morrison licked overly dry lips. "You go to hell!" said Flight Officer Morrison, hysteria lurking behind back some feet from himself and watching the clever young staff captain "Gentlemen," said the intelligence officer, looking at his cigarette Flight Officer Morrison glanced at his captain. at the flight officer and tried to keep his attention upon Morrison''s Not until Morrison had been gone an hour or more did Captain de Wolf carefully took himself in hand and felt the light die in his eyes. For the space of several loud and shattering drops De Wolf stood Captain de Wolf lay where they had dropped him. Captain de Wolf tried to drop his eyes. A few hours later the intelligence officer was making out his report. plane, Captain Forrester de Wolf and Flight Officer Morrison. Captain de Wolf and Flight Officer Morrison are 61744 "Poor Tantalus," said Olduk. Olduk said, "There is more water on Earth than five billion Olduks Olduk said, "My people will die--" when every member of the Conclave Olduk walked over to the Speaker and said something to him. "It can''t be water," he said hoarsely, "but I think it is!" "Please," said Olduk''s clearly audible radio voice, "do not touch "Please," said the radio voice of Olduk, "do not touch water. "I wanna drink of water," said the damned kid, waddling into the Olduk''s eyes rested on the sphere of the water in the Speaker''s hands. Olduk said emotionlessly, "Honorable sir, you will have to hold it The Speaker looked in horror at the sphere of water in his hand. eternal sphere of water in his hands, but the Japanese stopped him, The Speaker said, standing on the rostrum where Olduk had stood four He said to the shadows, "I drink with you, Olduk!" 61884 beautiful little person of this strange girl--the blood of Venus, the headed the small open boat for the island where young Allen and I were Nereid murmured, "Tollgamo, he has a ship like that! which happened to me, to Jack Allen, to little Nereid--with those third day from Earth, Allen persuaded Garga to bring Nereid to the And if Tollgamo like you, Jack Allen--" And then Allen saw weird vegetation in little patches; and In the dim blue-green glow of a metal room Allen was told by Rhool "Tollgamo loves Peters'' daughter?" Allen was murmuring. What Allen saw of the grim little metal and rock city of the Gorts was Nereid''s beautiful little face bore a faint twisted smile. where, beyond the lights of the festival, Nereid had a little surface wondering about Allen, and Nereid''s brother, Leh. Had Tollgamo put them Leh, Allen and I stared at each other, white-faced, as the girls came 61890 like Tex''s, his black eyes nested in wrinkles caused by squinting Tex heard Breska cursing in a low undertone. A blob of white caught Tex''s eye as a face strained Breska''s shout warned Tex aside as a lizard fell on the catwalk. Tex heard the hard-caught breaths as the news took the men like a jolt "With the money they have," said Breska sourly, in Tex''s ear. Tex turned to Breska. "Maybe." Kuna''s eyes wandered round to Tex. Kuna''s dark eyes rolled, and Tex frowned. But in the morning Kuna was gone, and the lock of silver hair in Tex''s sagged down, coughing blood, and it was Tex who caught Kuna. "Kuna''s body was dry when he came into the fort. parapet she came, so that Tex saw the pupils of her pale-green eyes, A scarlet beetle crawled over Tex''s face where he lay beside the 61951 hard, bristly-cheeked colonists, waited for Ron Leiccsen to answer Ron Leiccsen leaped to where Arne Reynaud lay on the heat-racked bank Anna Charles was bending close to the old man''s body, too, her face a "If you don''t go to Mars for that ship, Ron Leiccsen," Anna Charles "What does its cargo consist of?" Ron Leiccsen asked, after Anna and Ron Leiccsen and Anna Charles cast longing, wondering glances at the "We''ll make it, all right, Ron," Anna declared vehemently, showing Suddenly Ron wanted very much to kiss Anna Charles; but he didn''t do "The Callistan ships are trying to close in ahead of us," Anna But for Anna Charles and Ron Leiccsen, this was the beginning of Ron Leiccsen saw Anna Charles only rarely, at assembly roll-call Anna Charles and he, Ron Leiccsen, might just as well Ron Leiccsen thought of Arne Reynaud, and Ron saw Anna Charles Anna, and to you, Ron." 62139 at war with the Outer Planets, and no man in his right senses wanted I whirled, and so did the Old Man. Facing us was an outlandish little the skipper was still struggling for words: "You," I said to the little ship--Captain Slops!" "Not only all right, Slops," wheezed Captain O''Hara, "but perfect! "Captain Slops" blushed like a stereo-struck school-gal, and fidgeted "Oh, I realize we don''t have the regular equipment," said Slops shyly, it passed quickly, and Captain Slops'' soft voice was smooth as silk "Yes, sir," said Slops meekly. Captain Slops said, "Er--excuse me, Lieutenant, but I have to get this old maid got flustered and said, ''Oh, I''m sorry! "Thank you, sir," said Slops mechanically. Of course Captain Slops was on duty. the Old Man turned and said, "Well, it was fun while it lasted. "Thank you, Captain!" said Slops gratefully. And--just like that!--Captain Slops 62170 Earth men are gods, or something." Jim shrugged. Escape from this Curtmann, join Venta''s grandfather--old Prytan--out There came a moment when Venta, Jim and I were alone, and "A rainbow storm is coming," old Prytan said. I had seen but little of this Forest City. "You two Earthmen are not quite like Curtmann and his fellows," old "He''d probably head for the broken city," Jim said. "Jahnt could send that Midge flying to Shanga to tell Curtmann about "I--did not tell Curtmann''s men that I had Venta. "They''re half way to the Forest City," Jim muttered. swiftest-flying Midges back to the Forest City to tell Prytan what had would try to stab one of Curtmann''s men and then come up again. Venta, Jim and I hovered, with the rest of the Midges in a gathered upon Jim and Venta and me. spaceship; and Jim, Venta, and little Meeta. like our little Midge. 62249 MacVickers dropped into a circular room thirty feet across, floored and He took a deep breath and said steadily, "I''m Chris MacVickers. Loris put his old, bitter boy''s face close to MacVickers. Pendleton''s forehead and Loris'' face was as grey as his eyes. Loris said, in a swift harsh whisper, "Get down, MacVickers. "Jovium!" MacVickers'' grey-green eyes began to grow hot. "If," said MacVickers softly, "the pipe were lined with plastic.... MacVickers said, into the silence that followed, "I''m going to try. Birek''s pale eyes, MacVickers made his twitching lips say, "Why?" MacVickers wiped the sweat from his face and said, "I''m thirsty." MacVickers faced them, Birek and the rest. to be only the shift changing, and MacVickers looked like a man going Birek, Loris, Pendleton, the dying Earthman, the hard faces behind MacVickers looked at the Venusian''s face. MacVickers looked at them, the lines deep in his face. 62319 Like a man in a dream Standish saw jungle rush up to meet him. Standish wheeled and ran for the safety of the wrecked space ship. It was at high noon by his Earth-time watch that Standish emerged into Standish left the glade with a heavy heart and returned to the space As Standish ran forward, he saw a hatch open in The rocket ship now came under Standish''s gaze. The moment the ship came to a rest, Ga-Marr threw open the hatch A moment later light steps sounded and Standish looked up curiously. "Looks like moving day back on Earth," Standish said to Ga-Marr with a Standish turned and ran out the door, heading for the landing field. In the pilot cuddy Standish, Ga-Marr and Thalia were hurled to the "Faggard is the one I want," Standish said. Through the port Standish saw the nearest Sirian ship explode into 63041 Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly. "Number ninety-eight." Coming matter of fact and slow, Rice''s voice Burnett closed his eyes and said a couple of words, firmly. "Sam!" Rice turned swiftly as Burnett dragged himself up the ladder. Red and warm, Rice''s face hovered over the body of a sprawled enemy Burnett said, "Lethla?" And then: "Oh, yes! Rice stood about three inches below Sam Burnett''s six-foot-one. Burnett reached out with one long finger, tapped it quietly on Rice''s What in hell would Lethla be wanting aboard a morgue ship? Burnett moved first, feeling alive for the first time Now: Rice and Burnett against Lethla. And out of the star-port, at Sam Burnett''s easily fingered Lethla--number ninety-nine is Kriere. Burnett was lying down, not moving, but somehow Rice was going away a Rice looked down at Burnett and then at the empty shelf 63097 The girl Doriza spoke to the officer: "If Sporr speaks truth, and he "Forgive me, great Yandro," said the officer thickly. Doriza had no answer that time, but Sporr spoke up behind us: "Great "Doriza, gentlewoman of the guard, conducts Yandro, the Conquering One of the group, called Council by Doriza, now moved a pace forward. "At that time," finished Elonie, "a leader to be called Yandro, the Gederr turned away, and Sporr dialed the power off. but Elonie spoke first: "He will need no military aide, Doriza. Gederr was following close behind, muttering something to Doriza. "Yandro!" cried the deep-voiced man again, and others took it time for deliverance is at hand, men and women of Dondromogon! "Great Yandro is not pleased with Elonie of the Council. "Come," I said to Doriza. "Glare-rays," said Doriza. "Come, Doriza," I said softly, and she followed me along a wall. 63112 space-jaunting O''Dea and Hawthorne--two guys "If any Centaurs show up," said O''Dea shortly, "it''ll make no Hawthorne''s head appeared beside O''Dea''s, and the two stared at the O''Dea heard Hawthorne''s voice, low in his ear. Behind Morguma, more Centaurs were coming up, their features masked The two men, eyes wide, looked down at the teeming Centaur life O''Dea and Hawthorne stared at each other. "Like you people of Earth." Morguma went on, "we too have an asteroid "In our ship--" O''Dea looked hopeful. O''Dea and Hawthorne watched their repaired vessel roll out of the But O''Dea''s eyes lighted when he saw the huge portrait over the control O''Dea tracked down a likely looking asteroid. Hawthorne joined the procession of Centaur ships. "Oh--the big shot''s birthday." O''Dea held a hand on Hawthorne''s arm Morguma took his place at O''Dea''s left. The grimy faces of Hawthorne and O''Dea grinned 63286 Commander Jon McPartland stared with hard blue eyes into his view Clemens spoke softly into the intra-ship phone, and Commander Jon Lieutenant-Commander Clemens bent to his intra-phone, turned to relay. "Navigation Officer reports enemy ship has altered course to head on. "All ray stations," went on McPartland, "fire at maximum range. "We''re hit, sir, right through our screens at this range! the Earth ship broke away from the fight, the Lieutenant-Commander was "Have your men break out two space-suits, Mister," said McPartland. "Mister Clemens," snapped the Commander, "hold our course. Commander Jon McPartland stared with hard blue eyes into his screen. "Enemy ship changing course, sir, swinging aside." "Begging your pardon, sir," said Reynolds, the Ray Control Officer, in "Sir," the Commander groaned, "this attacker has the range and a ray "Just your best, Commander Jon McPartland. "Thank you, sir." McPartland turned from the visa-phone as Marshal 63430 Martians--if Brandon could carry it to Earth. Logan was like a little machine that never stopped talking. Brandon reached Logan in about one stride, and while the Morgue Ship Logan blew air, his eyes looked Brandon watched the little face of Logan over the So he got lost from his ship during a battle." Logan "Look here," said Brandon, kneeling again by the body. Logan, we''ve got history with us, pulled in out of space, Logan to hurry the body down into the preparations room, inject "Lazarus come forth," Brandon said softly, bending close, adjusting the Logan interrupted Brandon''s exultant thinking by blowing smoke in Brandon was going to hit him hard, before he saw the gun in Logan''s Brandon to get the body ready. body and run back to Earth with it!" insisted Brandon. Logan''s body slumped and Not looking at Logan''s body, Brandon sprang from the table and with 63494 Bill Nardon smiled slowly from where he lay on a great couch _Universarium_, Bill Nardon could see the great inter-planetary vessels powerful telepathic vibrations in utter silence, for his race was their eyes, and no mind--not even Bill Nardon''s--could possible fake "No strikes yet!" Bill Nardon said softly, his eyes glued to the Nardon, shining with a great excitement, and poured a telepathic stream: Silently, a Terran scientist handed Nardon a developed electro-photo The Panadur lifted his great beryl eyes to the tall Terran and Overhead great stars blazed like flaming roses, and the "And, you had in mind, Nydron...?" Bill was aware the great military A strange light came into the girl''s eyes, something like the ghost of At a sign from Bill Nardon, the great strategist Nydron was at the "How much power have we?" Bill Nardon asked quietly, and his eyes, Inter-Planetary League''s great ships had come to rest. 63518 Elene was glad; he almost looked like the Art she had loved, and had Once they were settled, Art began to tell the girl of the weird thing "I counted on your stopping in," said the Institute head as Art came That is, it had been covered the last time Art saw it. As he sped over the ruined forest, a grim look came over Art''s face. "Klalmar-lan," said Elene, "as Art has already told you, we are "Yes," agreed Klalmar-lan, "and that secret Dr. Theller knew he must Art heard a little moan of horror--Elene had turned away, her face in the advantage." Klalmar-lan grimly drew his ray gun, but Art halted Elene and Denny by the hand, Art ran toward the Voornizar, shouting. the tunnel, but Klalmar-lan refused to let Denny or Art take over, on the situation came to Art. The ship was still within the gravity of 63604 A lovely image shimmered on the visa-phone screen in Captain Jon "My controls are in order, Sir," said the Radio Officer. "I was about to inform the Engineer, Sir," said the second-in-command, Engineer McTavish looked up from a chess game with Ray Control Officer Captain McPartland saw Ray Control Officer Roberts get up quietly "Get me Terra Patrol Base on the ship visa-phone," he ordered Radio "Lieutenant Parek''s exact comment, Sir," Clemens said sadly. "Radio, scramble for ship code," Lieutenant-Commander Clemens said into Begging your pardon, Sir," he added to Jon. McPartland shot the Engineer a quick glance and nodded. "Begging your pardon, Sir," McTavish said fiercely, as his commanding "Your logic is sound, Sir," said the calm voice of the Ray Control "The _Avenger_ is ready, Sir," Jon said, when the officer had left. Almira Denton looked up at Captain Jon McPartland with eyes that were 63638 years before--almost two of President Jeffrey''s lifetimes, Hoshawk Forgacs, president of the Hunyas, was thirty-three--an old man for a "Gentlemen," Jeffrey said, "I am ready to go to the Chamber." He rubbed "Nevertheless," said Hoshawk, "a few hundred men trained in the use of Hoshawk saw an instant''s doubt on the President''s face. Hoshawk heard the Starter''s voice: "President Forgacs, are you ready?" But Hoshawk knew the President did not expect them to reach Europe. Jeffrey was testing Forgacs'' explosive screen. Jeffrey shot a look at the chronometer, and Hoshawk saw the atom bombs Thousands of little red lights began streaking toward Marseilles. The lights began to wink out, and Hoshawk knew that Boston was being Hoshawk knew that if Jeffrey''s guess on Marseilles was bad, he had not The Chamber shuddered, and Hoshawk paled, but Jeffrey held up his "The bombers won''t be destroyed," said Hoshawk, "if they''ve already 63708 "This is Roger Kay, Miss North," said the S.B.I. chief. Roger Kay drew a deep breath, his face suddenly serious. As Roger Kay set the robot-course dial of his speedy helio for the "We''ve got to stop them," Roger Kay said fiercely as he snapped the "You know, of course," said Ann North when they were comfortably Roger whistled softly under his breath as Corvo North closed the door During those last hours, as well as the ones preceding them, Ann North "Yes, Mr. North," said Roger. Roger Kay glanced at the instruments and then shifted two of the dials. "Everything''s all right, Mr. North," said Roger soothingly. Do you know the exact time of day Ann North''s face was pale; she looked from her father to Roger Kay Roger Kay turned the dials. Roger Kay turned the dials back to zero as Ann and the doctor leaped 6629 The Doctor made no reply, but examined the finger: Jack Easy continued "I think," said Mrs Easy, who had been a silent listener, "that Jack thought Jack, I shall tell Captain Wilson what is my opinion about his As soon as Jack made his appearance, Captain Wilson called to "Well, Mr Easy, is this true?" "Yes, sir," replied Jack; "I have "And yet, sir," replied Jack, aware that he was giving the captain a "Yes," replied Jack, "It will be a great point to secure the captain-"I shall not send the boat," replied Jack, who now thought Mesty was "All right, Massa Easy," replied Mesty, and Jack was right, with the "Gascoigne, I command the boat," said Jack, "and I do not wish my men "What are you thinking of, Jack?" said Gascoigne, after our hero had "Very true," replied Jack; "but you know, Mesty, that is not so easy." 6848 "Rest thou thy soul, O wisest of pagan kings," said the master, rising. looked into thy face, or touched thy hand, or heard thy voice, I know come thou wilt allow me to relate myself to thee as father to son, in was an Indian Prince vastly rich, come, like a good Mohammedan, to "Why dost thou take this place, O Prince?" asked the Shaykh, who was The Prince listened, and at the end said, like a man in haste: "Tell me, O Emir, which wouldst thou rather face, a hill-man or the "I see plainly thou art a good man," the Emir said, bowing again. "Nay," said Sergius, looking at the Prince without taking down his hands--"if ever man believed what he said, my master did." "My Lord," said the Prince, calmly, "a man''s destiny is never "I am Prince Mahommed''s ambassador, O Princess," he said, rising to his 6849 "I shall ask you, Sergius, to return to the city to-night, for inquiry Like him is the man who, thinking to know God, of God; asking hearing and belief, not worship; begging men to come Next day about noon the Prince of India took the galley, and set out The Prince''s look and manner changed, and he took the monk''s hand. pausing, he pointed to the Emperor, and said, solemnly: "My Lord, thou Having heard from Mahommed, he was lord of his time, and here was noble About that time Sergius looked up to the Princess, whose face shone out One day an order was placed in the Count''s hand, directing him to find Coming near, the Prince raised his eyes--stopped--smiled--and said: Mahommed turned as the Prince spoke, and let his eyes rest a moment "Take it in hand, Lord Mahommed," said the Prince of India. 6939 "Do you know that young person?" said Lady Margaret. "This is a fine time o'' night, Mr Henry," said the old dame, with the "The Lord preserve us!" said the old housekeeper, "to ask the like o'' "Come, young man," said the soldier, in a somewhat milder tone, "you''re a "Sir?" said the old lady, drawing herself up with dignity at hearing what and tell me how you come to know this young soldier," said Miss "Let you out?" said Morton; "they''ll make your life answer it." king breakfasted at Tillietudlem," said the Major, who, like all Lady "Edith Bellenden," said the old lady, "has, from my retired mode of "Miss Bellenden ask my life of Lord Evandale?" said the prisoner, "I fear," said Morton, "there is very little chance, my good friend "Were he my only son," said Claverhouse, "this is no cause and no time to 6940 "Lord Evandale need never think of it," said Lady Margaret. "My reasons for leaving the Castle," said Lord Evandale, glancing a look "The whigs about to hang Lord Evandale?" said Morton, in the greatest "Mr Balfour," said Morton, laying his hand on his sword, "this language "But Major Bellenden," said Morton, "may surrender, in order to preserve "Hear me, my lord," said Morton. "Take away those arms," said Lord Evandale to the people of the Castle; "Believe me," said Lord Evandale, "your confidence, Mr Morton, is not "You are deceived, madam," said Lord Evandale; "Mr Morton merits such a "Is my Lord Evandale in the army?" said Morton. "Does it not revolt a mind like yours," said Morton, "to follow a system "Miss Bellenden," said Lord Evandale, "you treat me like a fool or a "Lord Evandale?" said Morton, in surprise. "I have the deepest interest in Lord Evandale''s safety," said Morton, 6979 "Like a lot of wooden soldiers," swore Billie Dempster, moving his feet "No such thing," cried Dan. He and the man on the horse-hair trunk held horse-hair trunk, and the man said: "Well, here she comes!" flashed in the faces of the men like coloured lights, and made them "Yes," said Dan. The soldier shifted his feet again, and looked miserably into the air. "Ma," said the girl, coming suddenly from the window, "the barn door is The girl said, "Ma, I''m going to see if they took old Santo." The girl and the three men peered from the shadows of the barn. looked deep into his eyes with her glance, which was at this time like Suddenly the corporal said in a quick, low tone: "Look out, captain!" The young man in grey looked down at the girl, and then, in the same 73 From his home his youthful eyes had looked upon the war in his own "Well," remarked the youth, "like as not this story''ll turn out jest "How do you know you won''t run when the time comes?" asked the youth. "Well," continued the youth, "lots of good-a-''nough men have thought shoot," said the tall soldier to the youth. regiments in the army were likely to be very small aggregations of men. red dissolved into a moblike body of men who galloped like wild horses. The youth shot a swift glance along the blue ranks of the regiment. Perspiration streamed down the youth''s face, which was soiled like that Turning his head swiftly, the youth saw his friend running in a barely out of the youth''s sight before he saw dark waves of men come Some of the men muttered and looked at the youth in awestruck ways. 7947 have, of course, never been to sea for any length of time in a U-boat, We gradually came round to our proper course, and cruised all day To-day it was a case of Zoe, the personality I loved; I still longed to half a dozen times in the course of a day, he is liable to become coasts of England and of the Channel and North Sea. The Commodore was sealing an envelope as I came in; he looked up and into the boat, and the first thing that struck my eye was the diving to bring the boat away from the sea as I began to dive. boat every six hours, night and day. Half an hour passed and Von Weissman brought the boat up to periscope taken place to-day, as there is never any time in the daylight hours. A green sea came down the conning tower to-day, and everything in the 8440 the earth, as though the stress of war lay on the world''s chest like a turned up the whites of his eyes a little and looked sadly at his wife''s The sick man threw his head up and stared blankly at the strange face. Captain Marschner knew that the young man had a private''s rifle dragged His eyes moistened and looked at the captain in dog-like hard, contemptuous expression which the captain felt each time like the At that very moment Lieutenant Weixler came bustling in, like the master So long as he had not seen the dead man''s face nor heard his wanted to die like a man, without hatred, without rage, with clean trench and went forward slowly like a man out promenading. head--and the face he showed me threw me back like a blow on the chest. everything with greedy eyes, like a man going over the inventory of his 848 "Nay," said Dick, "every man that follows shall have sixpence a day, and "Master Dick," said Bennet, "come hither, and pull me a good pull upon "Come, Hatch," said Dick, "respect his stone-blind eyes. Half an hour later, Sir Daniel gave Dick the letter, and bade him speed "And how came ye with Sir Daniel, Master Matcham?" pursued Dick. marriage is like death, it comes to all," said Dick, with "I think I be a man of wood, indeed," said Dick, "to trudge afoot the "Nay," said Matcham, "I would ''a'' saved us both, good Dick, for I can "Well, lad," returned Dick, taking the hand which was offered him, "good "Sir Daniel hath a wise tongue," said Hatch, aside, to Dick. "Nay, Sir Daniel," said Dick, "but where the master biddeth there will "They began to come, Master Dick," said Greensheve, "about the time ye 8888 961 "Every word," said Dorothy, and Ozma and Glinda both looked at the "Tell me, Glinda," said Ozma, "who are the Flatheads?" So Glinda locked herself in her own Room of Magic and Dorothy and Ozma "Your Majesty," she said to Ozma, "the Skeezers live on a Magic Isle in "I am really sorry," said Ozma to Dorothy, as they rode away in the Red "Come, dear," said Ozma, taking Dorothy''s hand, "I am hungry and I''m "Those Flatheads must be funny people," she said to Ozma. "Then," said Ozma thoughtfully, "the Queen of the Skeezers must be a "I now understand," said Ozma, "why the fishes in the lake have brought "Ozma knows a lot of magic," she said. the little girl not to use its magic powers unless she and Ozma were in Glinda, the Wizard and the Adepts followed Ozma and Dorothy into the