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The two boys did not write or see each other till they met accidentally in the street at Christmas time. Rex saw Scott coming and grew red in spite of himself. There was a chance, he felt, that the other might go by without speaking to him. But Scott halted and put out his hand. "Hello, Rex," he said, "you are a stranger." And at these words a great burden was lifted from Reginald's mind.

Then Jesus lifted His eyes to the crowd, and began to speak as men had never heard any one speak before. "Brothers! Rejoice! Again I say, Rejoice! A good Father lives in heaven. His presence is everywhere, His power is boundless, and we are His children whom He loves. He makes His sun to shine over all; He overlooks no one.

Hodder clung to the shell of reality, to the tiny panorama of the visible and the finite, to the infinitesimal gropings that lay recorded before him on the printed page. It were better to know. Scarcely had the body been lifted from the tree than the disputes commenced, the adulterations crept in.

Van Stuyler, the only answer that I can make to that just now is to remind you that, by the sanction of ages, everything is supposed to be fair under two sets of circumstances, and, whatever is happening on the earth down yonder, we, I think, are not at war." The next moment Miss Zaidie's eyelids lifted a little.

If only lifted over the head, one or two pounds would be absurdly light; but if used as we employ them, then one weighing ten pounds is beyond the strength of the strongest. No man can enter one of my classes of little girls even, and go through the exercises with dumb-bells weighing ten pounds each.

Before the tent they drew rein. In response to Billy's call a rough-bearded fellow lifted the tent flap and stood suppressing a yawn, as if visitors to his lonely claim were of daily occurrence. "Say, friend," said Billy, "do you know Newman's ranch?" "Sure," returned the prospector. "Well, this is Mr. Newman. A young lady has been visiting him and his wife. She disappeared night before last.

"The courage which brought her here may have led her to supply herself with light; and, hard as it is to conceive, she may even have found nerve to blow out the light before she lifted the pistol to her breast:" The district attorney and the major looked unconvinced, and the latter, turning toward Miss Tuttle, asked if she had any remark to make on the subject. But she could only repeat Mr.

Many mourners were there beneath the shadow of the cloud that had not as yet disclosed its silver lining; but when was read that beautiful psalm: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want," every soul was lifted into the region of faith; that faith so calm and comforting to "Hearts that are broken with losses, And weary with dragging the crosses, Too heavy for mortals to bear."

It was the eastern bamboula of the Harems, to which was added all the elastic joyance, all the gay brilliancy of the blood of France. Suddenly she lifted both her hands above her head.

Why, Billy," Bertram stepped back now, and held Billy by the shoulders at arms' length "Billy, that's going to be the best work I've ever done. I can see it coming even now, under my fingers." Billy lifted her head and looked into her lover's face. His eyes were glowing. His cheeks were flushed.