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Other groups could strike through the passes for the other fires. With the chief and Mr. Morton and himself to head three of the crews, and experienced fire fighters to lead the other groups, Charley felt sure that they would hold the fires. Sharply Charley whirled the bell handle and put the receiver to his ear. There was no response. Impatiently he rang again. Still he got no reply.

Fox did so, and long as I live shall I remember the night when, in response to his impassioned appeal, the whole houseand it was crowded to the ceilingrose, ladies in the boxes, decent City men in the pit, gods in the galleryto swear never to tire, never to rest, never to slacken, till the peasant at the plough, the cotton-spinner in the mill, the collier in the mine, the lone widow stitching for life far into the early morning in her wretched garret, and the pauper in his still more wretched cellar, ate their untaxed loaf.

She has a bright mind and a vivid imagination." To this Glenn made no response, but the energy with which he applied the brush to his horse caused the animal to rear dangerously. "Come, come," Farwell continued; "better loosen the rein and let her run herself out she may settle happily after a bit. If you don't, she may run farther than you know." "Run? Run where?"

She dispatched by Hoskins a note to Doctor Ruysdael: "Please send me some brite kalikers and things for sewing. You told me to ask." A few days later brought the response in a good-sized parcel.

In response to the petition what is usually called the "First Statute of Laborers" was enacted. It repeated the requirement that men must accept work when it was offered to them, established definite rates of wages for various classes of laborers, and required all such persons to swear twice a year before the stewards, bailiffs, or other officials that they would obey this law.

Acts of creation, on the other hand, are performed by an effort of the will in response to the consciousness of a need. To meet the new need we are obliged to make new combinations.

Seems to me I could go to sleep on a clothes-line. I should like to eat something though. Just see about that, Kaspar." Almayer clapped his hands, and receiving no response was going to call, when in the central passage of the house, behind the red curtain of the doorway opening upon the verandah, they heard a child's imperious voice speaking shrilly. "Take me up at once.

He gave Miss Merriman a significant look; but his only response was, "Well, unless you want another job that of bringing back to life people who have starved to death you had better get us a bite to eat and some of your strong coffee. My internal anatomy ..." "Oh, I plumb forgot. You haven't had a thing to eat nor poor granddaddy, either. I'm so ashamed I could die."

Chadwick with a smile. "Can't you guess what it is?" "I've got it," cried Jack suddenly. "It's a wireless telephone." "That's right," admitted his father, and, in response to a flood of questions from the boys, he told them how he had been working day and night to bring the device to perfection.

Sometimes there was a long silence, caused by the confusion and excess of crowded thoughts which accumulated in our hearts and could not escape. Then they began to flow slowly, like those first drops which show that the cloud is about to dissolve or burst; these words called forth others in response; one voice led on the other, as a falling child draws his companion with him.