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From the deck Sam could see a banner stretched across the street, on which was an inscription to the "Hero of San Diego, the Subduer of the Moritos, the Capturer of Gomaldo, the Conqueror of the Great White Temple, and the Friend and Instructor of the Emperor."
The traveller's pulses quickened, his being lifted to the moment, for in his soul was the spark of adventure, in his eyes the adventurous look fearless, observant, questioning. In composition, in expression and essence, this boy was that free and fascinating creature, the born adventurer high of courage, prodigal of emotion, capturer of the world's loot.
How comes it, ye men of Athens, that of this flagrant aggressor, this capturer of cities, no one has ever declared that he commits hostility or injustice, while those who counsel against submission and sacrifice are charged as the authors of war?
That is the stage which we find now among the Kamilaroi-speaking Australians. As to the family, its first germs appeared amidst the clan organization. A woman who was captured in war from some other clan, and who formerly would have belonged to the whole gens, could be kept at a later period by the capturer, under certain obligations towards the tribe.
He pulled out his card-case, and showed his cards "Earl of Hartledon." He exhibited a couple of letters that happened to be about him "The Right Honble. the Earl of Hartledon." It was of no use. "I've known that dodge tried before too," said his obstinate capturer. Lord Hartledon was growing more angry. He saw some proof must be tendered before he could regain his liberty.
This is the face of Lafayette Baker, colonel and chief of the secret service. He has played the most perilous parts of the war, and is the capturer of the late President's murderer. The story that I am to tell you, as he and his trusty dependents told it to me, will be aptly commenced here, where the net was woven which took the dying life of Wilkes Booth.
"You have got hold of the wrong man for once. I am not Mr. Percival Elster." The capturer laughed: a very civil laugh. "It won't do, sir; we often have that trick tried on us." "But I tell you I am not Mr. Elster," he reiterated, speaking this time with some anger. "I am Lord Hartledon." He of the loose coat shook his head. He had his hand again on the supposed Mr.
'Ah, ah, he cried, in mockery, to the Elmoran, 'it is thou whom I talked with last night the Lygonani! the Herald! the capturer of little girls he who would kill a little girl! And thou didst hope to stand man to man and face to face with Umslopogaas, an Induna of the tribe of the Maquilisini, of the people of the Amazulu? Behold, thy prayer is granted!
She held up one finger to enjoin silence. She feared that her capturer might take a fancy for roast fowl if he should see them. So they hid under the hedge. "Now I can make scrambled eggs for supper," thought Babette joyfully. Fotchen and Silverpaws had likewise no rest when their mistress was gone, and they too set out in search of her.
I shall never forget the howls of the captured fugitive, nor the triumphant and accusing remark to us, shouted by the terrible capturer as he dragged off his victim: "Now ye see what liars ye are!" For, of course, we had done our impotent best to throw the hunter off the track. It was several days before I could lie again without a violent trembling. But Herbert Hoover ran away for keeps.
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