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Somewhere between Ligonier and Goshen, at a little town called Wellsville, the poor Glow-worm must have been taken with awful pains in its insides, for it began to pant and gasp like a creature in misery, and utter little squeals of distress.
"I am coming I am coming, Billy coming coming coming " A joyous cry surged up from his soul, but it died on his lips in a strange gasp. A louder cry brought him back to himself for a moment. It was from Brokaw. The sergeant's face was terrible to behold. He rose to his feet, swaying, his hands clutched at his breast. His voice was thick hopeless.
"Well I guess so," said the little American, uneasily. "Of course, to us it was all mysterious; but he seemed to make it out, and at last, when you rose up and stretched out your arm and cried out, `Die! in your crimes die! the Colonel just gave a sort of gasp, and crash went his chair, and he lay there on the floor like a dead creature. We were all finely scared, I can tell you.
Who in the world was Bug, and why should Batters be so anxious about him? "Why did you do that?" demanded Ned sternly. "If you have shot any one don't expect us to shield you." Randy did not reply. He staggered into the tent and rolled over in helpless mirth. "It it was a salt cartridge," he finally was able to gasp. "I had three or four of them. I read how to make them in a book.
It would have been well for Honoria if her husband's contempt had not prevented him from summoning her from her pleasure. The cook came up, and between them they brought the child back to life. She opened her eyes and smiled. "Is that you, daddy," she whispered, "or do I dreams?" "Yes, dear, it is I." "Where has you been, daddy to see Auntie Beatrice?" "Yes, love," he said, with a gasp.
'He's dead, returned Barty, with a sort of gasp; 'see, he's lying on the floor dead! And so he was! The oldest inhabitant of Ballarat had joined the great majority, and, as it was afterwards discovered, his death was caused by the breaking of a blood-vessel.
"Twasn't potatoes at all," said Polly, with a little gasp; "twas dear me! here's Ben!" For the door opened, and Phronsie, with a scream of delight, bounded into Ben's arms. "It's just jolly," said Ben, coming in, his chubby face all aglow, and his big blue eyes shining so honest and true; "it's just jolly to get home! supper ready, Polly?"
The two sisters in the adjoining room stopped their work to listen, and whispered to one another that they had never heard Norah play so well; and when at last she dropped her arms, and stood waiting for Rex to give his verdict, he could only gasp in astonishment. "I say, it's wonderful! You can play, and no mistake! What is the piece? I never heard it before. It's beautiful. I like it awfully."
The big fellow was splashed with blood and dripping with perspiration, but in his eyes was a gleam which told of his delight at the result of the charge. Ken gave a gasp of joy. 'The very man, Horan! Kemp and three Turkish gunners have just gone into the trees opposite. They've got a quick-firer. Are you game to hunt 'em down?
The chauffeur gave a gasp that might have been construed to mean that the charge amazed and shocked him. "That is not possible," Winthrop answered. "I have been going very slow on purpose to allow a disabled car to keep up with me." The selectman looked down the road. "It ain't kep' up with you," he said pointedly. "It has until the last few minutes."
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