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Duncan, Sidney and Lewis, he met the retreating Arapahoes who, encouraged by this timely assistance, faced about, and the rifles of the pioneers telling with fearful effect, caused the Crows to fly with terror; and as their pursuers loaded running, the constant volleys prevented the Crows rallying, and in a few minutes the whole band was either killed, wounded or dispersed through the forest.
To avoid their solicitations, which were assuming an insolent tone, evinced by loud laughing to each other at our expense, we loaded and moved off as quickly as possible, and they remained behind to examine the ground which we had quitted. Upon the whole however the conduct of this tribe was much better than that of any we had seen lower down the river.
They are like children in a nursery playing at rebellion. Unscathed and heedless. Until there is death at their feet they will never realise they are playing with loaded guns...." For a time he said no more; and listened perfunctorily while Mr.
Besides, Besides, Lieutenant Danvers had stood a few tricks at the wheel. While Jack came in the "Benson," which carried the two remaining loaded torpedoes, Eph had handled the "Hastings," with Ewald as relief. Williamson had handled the engines of the latter boat. David Pollard standing relief engine room watch. The work had been hard and confining.
We were more unfortunate but more determined; we marched straight on without that burden of pessimism with which our successors are loaded down. I am sorry that Michel has resigned his position: he had a fine future before him, and he would have made a good diplomatist." "Too good, perhaps," interrupted Marsa, dryly.
Bothwellhaugh entered it at night, installed himself on the first floor, hung black cloth on the walls so that his shadow should not be seen from without, covered the floor with mattresses so that his footsteps might not be heard on the ground floor, fastened a racehorse ready saddled and bridled in the garden, hollowed out the upper part of the little gate which led to the open country so that he could pass through it at a gallop, armed himself with a loaded arquebuse, and shut himself up in the room.
We struck it, and sold out to parties in Tucson for $25,000. They paid our check at the bank in silver a thousand dollars in a sack. We loaded it in our wagon and drove east a hundred miles before we recovered our presence of intellect.
Reynolds at once put this plan into execution, and each morning he left camp for a day in the hills. At night he returned, loaded down with a mountain sheep he had bagged, and which he readily sold for several ounces of gold.
Cairn shook his head slowly. "I don't think so," he declared; "I haven't seen him anywhere in the hotel." "Seen him?" Sime turned his dull gaze upon the speaker. "How should you know him?" Cairn raised his hand to his forehead in an oddly helpless way. "No, of course not it's very extraordinary." They took their seats at a small table, and in mutual silence loaded and lighted their pipes.
Half an hour later, she appeared again, carrying a loaded tray, and he wondered at the ease of her movements, for the sloop was plunging viciously. "I've brought you some breakfast. You have been up all night." Vane laughed. "As I can take only one hand from the helm, you will have to cut up the bread and canned stuff for me.
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