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"John!" said Ralph, warningly. "He's nae uncle o' yours, onygate, though he married your mother's sister. An' a sair life o't she had wi' him, though I doot na but thae dochters o' his sort him to richts noo."

Although it was almost noonday, not a ray of sun penetrated through the dim green depths. "Methinks," said Sir Hokus, peering into the gloom ahead, "that a great adventure is at hand." The Cowardly Lion put back his ears. "What makes you methink so?" he rumbled anxiously. "Hark thee!" said Sir Hokus, holding up his finger warningly. From a great way off sounded a curious thumping.

A few weeks, Agnes, will bring our affairs to a crisis when you and I shall be all-powerful or nothing. As for this wild but hush!" Zillah pointed warningly toward the bed, where Lina was struggling into consciousness again. "Are you better, love?" she inquired, gently bending over the pale form. But Lina faintly turned away her head, without even an attempt at speech.

It was no longer a question of grazing, it was a question of lumbering and reforestration. Nash, who took an almost brotherly interest in his apprentice, warningly said: "You want to go well clothed and well shod. You'll have to meet all kinds of weather. Every man in the service, I don't care what his technical job is, should be schooled in taking care of himself in the forest and on the trail.

Now he pauses at the end of the hall, faces with spectre-like stare the alarmed group at the opposite end, rests his left elbow on his scythe-staff, and having set his glass on the floor, points to its running sands warningly with his right forefinger. Not a muscle does he move. "Truly a ghost!" exclaims one. "A ghost would have vanished before this," whispers another.

"Well, don't beat any here. Careful now." "Mr. Bartlett, where I live in Bridgeboro." "Sure of that?" "Sure I'm sure; didn't I " "Never mind what you did. Now what's this Mr. Bartlett's full name? Now now!" he added warningly, "just you answer the question I ask you and leave the rest to me. If you tell the truth you won't get in any trouble." Pee-wee, somewhat awed, at last subsided. "Mr.

His confession was distasteful to me, and I said warningly: "Remember where you are, William." "Yes, sir; but you see, she is so delicate " "Delicate! I forbid your speaking to me on unpleasant topics." "Yes, sir; begging your pardon." It was characteristic of William to beg my pardon and withdraw his wife, like some unsuccessful dish, as if its taste would not remain in the mouth.

Then to Tom: "Now young man, have you the lunch basket?" "What there is left of it is in charge of Reno down at the bridge," he replied, coolly. They found the huge mastiff lying with the napkin-covered basket between his forepaws, on the grass by the water side. Reno was growling warningly and had his eyes fixed upon a figure leaning upon the bridge railing.

At length, fixing a look upon the Girl, Rance rose and said significantly: "I pass." "Oh, then, Sonora," suggested the Girl, covering up her embarrassment as best she could, "won't you make a speech?" "Me speak?" exploded Sonora; and again; "Me speak? Oh, the devil!" "Sh-sh!" came warningly from several of the boys.

But the sergeant, instead of bristling and giving battle, held up one large, leather-clad hand with the motion of hushing him. "St!" he clicked warningly. "Not now! Be orderly, Votters. See your lady-consul!" "What?" Waters halted, taken by surprise, and turned his head. The sergeant, rigid and formal upon the instant, was saluting.