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If you should in this way be fortunate enough to get upon her track, you will of course follow up the clue, and act as circumstances seem to direct; but if not, you will have to prosecute your search and enquiries until you are successful.

That has been the history of trade and agriculture for generations. Nothing will ever convince me that it was intended for English agriculturists to go on using wooden ploughs, to wear smock-frocks, and plod round and round in the same old track for ever.

"Ah!" remarked Ned. "That is a place which has yet to be found." "Yes, of course, we know that," assented Williams sharply. "The question is, where ought we to look for it? Of course you understand it must be a place quite out of the regular track of ships, and not likely to be visited." "In that case," said Ned, "I know of no better place to search than our present neighbourhood.

"Then I'm on the wrong track, and may as well go home," said John Jr., starting for the door, where he stopped, while he added, "If, Bellmont, I ever do hear of your having misled me in this matter " He did not finish the sentence in words, but playfully producing a revolver, he departed.

Professor Gatke's books on the migrations of birds are well known. Heligoland lies in the track of migrating birds, and Dr. Gatke had established himself there for some years to observe them, and there was a really wonderful ornithological museum close to the lighthouse.

One, two, three big rocks she places on the track. A faint cheer reaches her. "They have started the car," she laughs hysterically. "It will not harm the Keystone. No, it will stop here." Another and another rock is placed on the rails. She knows that these boulders are a poor impediment to a wildcat car; but they are the only things available. A whirring sound rings in her ears.

Thither he brought pugilistic aspirants who wished to be trained for various contests, and it was the boast of the "Blue Boar" that it had never turned out a loser. A reputation of this kind is a valuable asset to an inn, and the boxing world thought highly of it, in spite of the fact that it was off the beaten track. Certainly the luck of the "Blue Boar" had been surprising.

Meanwhile the bear continued its walk up the river. Arrowhead, after a time, lost the track of the bear he was in search of, and, believing that it was too late to follow it up farther that night, he turned about, and began to retrace his steps. Not long after that, he and the bear met face to face.

She's terrible cropein' about news, but she won't lend." "How's your cistern?" asked Mrs. John Cole, who, with an exclusively practical turn of mind, saw no reason why talk should be consecutive. "Got all the water you want?" "Yes," said Mrs. But Mrs. Ellison was not to be thrown off the track. "Ain't there been consid'able talk over here about Parson Bond?" she asked.

"I fancy you are speaking the truth, Helen." "Is it manly to come here and insult me?" "Was it womanly to place these hounds on the track of my poor Winifred? I shall spare no one, Helen. Be warned in time. If you can help me, do so. I may have pity on my friends, I shall have none for my enemies." He was gone. Mrs.