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And there's millions of dollars in coal-oil." But the little man's face dropped. "Seems a pity," he said dispiritedly. "I could 'a' swore ther' was gold there I sure could. I'd have found it, too if the oil hadn't washed us out. Bill thought so, too; an' Bill was right smart. Guess we'll find it, though, after we pumped the oil."
He had his books at home, and every forenoon he put in the time faithfully over them. One of these November evenings Dick had the good fortune to have Dave Darrin and Greg Holmes up in his room with him. The other partners were at home studying. Dick and his friends were talking rather dispiritedly, for the long suspension, without action, was beginning to wear on them all.
Three disheartened base runners turned and slouched dispiritedly toward the dressing rooms. "You could have hit that ball a better swipe," growled Wayland's captain to the last man at bat. The victim of the rebuke didn't answer. He knew that he had faced a pitcher wholly rejuvenated by sheer grit and nerve force.
She told him dispiritedly, leaving him time after each item of her discontent to put her in the wrong. Item: She had nothing to do at home.
He had stolen an interview with Ella, and had found that she bowed to the decision of the seniors. "It is all quite hopeless and impossible," she had said. "Good-bye, Jack!" As he rode dispiritedly away, he could not see, for the intervening trees, that she was kneeling in the fern and crying. II. A Peer in Difficulties The Lady Ella slipped an arm about her father's neck.
Southward, along track and siding, ranged a single row of buildings, a grocery store, a shanty with a huge sign proclaiming that it was a bank, dwelling, hotel and blacksmith shop whence arose the clang of hammered iron. A dirt road ran between town and station, with hitching posts at which farmers' nags stood dispiritedly in harness.
Newbold, an' give the duplicate to me. We just want this little matter put on record so you can't change your mind any in future. Do you get my idea?" "Yes," said the minister, dispiritedly. "Will you do it?" "Yes," apathetically. "Well, now I got a piece of advice for you.
Susan entered a small, square entrance-hall, papered in arabesques of green against a dark brown, where a bead of gas flickered dispiritedly in a red glass shade over the newel post. Some fly- specked calling cards languished in the brass tray of an enormous old walnut hat-rack, where several boarders had already hung wraps and hats.
The session in the study was prolonged so late that in the end Janet and Oliver abandoned their sleepy effort to wait until Anthony Crawford should depart, and went dispiritedly upstairs to bed. "I have made up my mind to one thing," said Oliver firmly, as they reached the top of the stairs, "I am going to ask the Beeman what we ought to do.
"Please" Arthur smiled encouragingly at her "please count me your friend, won't you?" She nodded, but blinked back some tears. Arthur would have tried to hearten her further, but the elevator stopped at their floor. They walked into the room where the meeting of cool heads was to take place. No more than a dozen men were in there talking earnestly but dispiritedly.
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