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It began to look as if the sophs had decided that they were outgeneraled and were willing to let the matter drop. Frank Merriwell was not deceived. He knew the sophs were keeping still in order to deceive the freshmen into a belief that there was no danger, and he continued to warn all his friends to "watch out." In the meantime Diamond had recovered and was in evidence among the freshmen.
No competing firm would pay a certain rate of wages but what Field instantly outgeneraled it by cutting his workers' wages to a point enabling him to make his goods as cheap or cheaper. In his wholesale and retail stores he employed not less than ten thousand men, women and children. He compelled them to work for wages which, in a large number of cases, were inadequate even for a bare subsistence.
With this remark, Eveline at once turned to her book and commenced reading again, as much as to say: "Have the conversation all to yourself, then!" and the miscreant so understood and interpreted the act, and felt that he was outgeneraled by the superior tactics of his opponent, notwithstanding the immense advantage he was master of in the contest.
Dinks likes to have it alluded to although there are reasons why it must be not openly acknowledged." So Field-marshal Mrs. Dinks outgeneraled Everybody. But the gallant young private, Miss Fanny Newt, was resolved to win her epaulets. As Mrs.
There was no need to ask to see a copy of the franchise, because there was not the slightest doubt in her mind that everything was aboveboard in that respect. She simply had been outgeneraled. There was nothing to do but to pay for the present, at least as the freight on her wagons must be delivered at any cost, now that she had contracted to deliver it.
Everyone but Caradoc wore the fixed exultant grin of the man who outwits his rival. The submarine had been thoroughly outgeneraled. North and west of the Vulcan lay the whole Sargasso for an endless chase. The diving boat had lost the great advantage of having the steamer cornered. As the crew whistled and sang the Vulcan kicked a frothy course down the long westward lane.
It may have been that because he was nothing but a boy, he underestimated his capacity too much; but he had been fairly outgeneraled, and he submitted with a grace which cannot be too highly commended. He instantly became docile, and turned in ready obedience to the rein, and trotted back to where the gun lay upon the ground.
Sharp skirmishing took place at the river, and the successive crack of carbines afforded the music of our march to James City, where the conflict deepened into a battle, which raged with fury and slaughter. The enemy, conscious of having outgeneraled us in this instance, and having at least a temporary advantage, was bold and defiant. He was met, however, with corresponding vigor.
Rey was speaking, leaning forward in his chair, and heaping words upon her like clods upon a corpse: "... But to-night, things were spoken which could only have come to them through you! Celestino Rey has been outgeneraled by a clever American girl, but he has also been betrayed by a South American cat the tortoise-shell of a bagnio-litter " Both white men commanded him to stop.
Only, I wish to say that it is a bright pleasure to think that no man, however brilliant or daring, outgeneraled me but a delightful American girl." "It's a tribute that I shall always remember, Señor," Miss Mallory responded, "and one that comes from a master of his profession." Out of this pleasantry brewed a change. The Spaniard stared from face to face for several seconds.
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