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But he saw nothing of his young master, because a group of people, also in Saya Chone's pay, covered the movements by which Jack was drugged and carried off by his enemies. "Thunder and mud," growled Buck. "Where's Jack got to? I left him here not five minutes ago, laughing over this picture." At this moment Dent came up. "Where's Jack?" said he quickly.
As it is, unless we Protestants get back the old belief, that God is a living God, and that His judgments are abroad in the earth, and that only in keeping His commandments can we get life, and not perish, we shall be seriously in danger of sinking at last into that hopeless state of popular feeling, into which more than one nation in our own time has fallen, that, as the prophet of old says, a wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; the prophets that is, the preachers and teachers prophesy falsely; and the priests the ministers of religion bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so love to have their consciences drugged by the news that they may live bad lives, and yet die good deaths.
Warden spoke at last, his voice dry and light and vibrant with cold fury. "No women, Singleton; he told me he'd kill me if I dragged any of his women into this deal. And now " "An' now he's drugged in the woman you've took a shine to," sympathized Singleton. He scratched his head in puzzlement. "Hell's fire!" he added; "I didn't think that of Lawler.
She offered the tray to the visitors at a motion from old Zelaya, so that they had their choice before the queen received her own supper. "Let's eat it," whispered Ruth to Helen, when she saw that Zelaya plunged her own tin spoon into the stew. "It surely isn't drugged, or she wouldn't touch it." They ate greedily, for both were hungry.
Admitted that the sight of Quadling's money had greatly disturbed her, but, although pressed, would not say when the first idea of robbing him took possession of her. It was she who secured the Countess's medicine bottle; she, beyond doubt, who drugged the porter at Laroche.
"I shall do my best," answered Wulf, "and if I fall, why, then, act upon your own counsel. At least, let him not kill both of us." Having stabled their horses the brethren wandered into the garden, and, avoiding the cup-bearing women and the men they plied with their drugged drink, drew by a roundabout road to the tall rock.
Ere he had finished speaking, the keys were in my hands, and I had unlocked the gyves from both the captives. Sir Lionel Barton, his gag removed, unloosed a torrent of pent-up wrath. "The hell-fiends drugged me!" he shouted. "That black villain Homopoulo doctored my tea! I woke in this damnable cell, the secret of which has been lost for generations!" He turned blazing blue eyes upon Kennedy.
Unaided, he moved to below the table and leaning against it looked, with unwilling but fascinated interest, at Vera's uplifted face. "Some one in the spirit," Vera chanted, in an unemotional, drugged voice, "wishes to speak to Mr. Hallowell. Give me your hand." "Quick!" directed Vance, "give her your hand. Take her hand." "Yes, he is here," Vera continued.
A month ago four of Jerry's gang most heartlessly robbed a publican who had sold his business. He had the purchase-money in his pocket, and the fellows drugged him.
The phantasmagoria faded to a blank wall of gray fog, and Rowland found sanity to mutter, "They've drugged me"; but in an instant he stood in the darkness of a garden one that he had known. In the distance were the lights of a house, and close to him was a young girl, who turned from him and fled, even as he called to her.
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