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The crowd's cheer rose in the names of their various favorites. Field-glasses were unbuckled. "By jolly, Firefly took the first jump in the lead," cried Harry, a thrill of admiration lightening the worry in his heart. "He's all right," said Owen. Over the wide green the horses began to string out, with Firefly ahead.
The firefly has a hook-like integument on its body by which it is easily fastened to the hair or dress without any harm to itself. It seems as though nature had anticipated this peculiar use of the "lightning-bug," and so provided the necessary means for the purpose.
That the firefly should have become possessed of so elaborate a machinery, producing incidentally such splendid results, merely as a protection against one set of enemies for a portion only of the period during which they are active, is altogether incredible. The current theory, which we owe to Belt, is a prettier one.
No one could help noticing those sprightly revelers, flashing their greenish-white lights through the gloom. And many of the field people, as well as the folk that lived in the farmhouse, thought that the dancers made a pretty sight. But there were others who said that the Firefly family might better be spending their time in some more serious way.
Again the quick, firefly gleam of light to locate the stair case and the library door opposite to it and, moving without the slightest noise, Jimmie Dale's hand was on the door itself. Again he paused to listen. All was silence now. The door swung under his hand, and, left open behind him, he was in the room. The flashlight winked once suspiciously.
Though he spent a much longer time in making the journey than old Mr. Crow ever took, Freddie at last reached the railroad, where he promptly sat himself down between the rails to wait for a train. And there Freddie Firefly stayed all alone, in the dark, with nothing to keep from feeling forlorn except the croaking of a band of noisy frogs in a pool near-by.
"Well, this man or woman most probably it was a woman made up a very pretty tale, which was printed in The Firefly." "A scandalous paper," said Ware, annoyed. "What did it say?" "That you were in love with Anne, that you were engaged to Miss Kent, and that to gain you as her husband Anne killed the girl." "It's a foul lie. I'll horsewhip the editor and make him put in an apology."
The next morning my signal was made, and I went up to the admiral. "Mr Keene," said the admiral, "here are despatches to take down to the governor of Curacao. When can you be ready?" "Now, sir," replied I; "and if you will make the signal for the Firefly to weigh anchor, there will be so much time gained." "Very good, Keene; tell them to make the signal.
But while he was crossing the lawn back of the stand, he heard cheers and wild yells that told him they were running the race at that moment. "Raceland!" "Raceland!" "Raceland by a length!" shouted the crowd. "Who's second?" a fat man shouted at another fat man. "Firefly," called back the second, joyously, "and I've got her for a place and I win eight dollars."
She could see the lanterns flashing like firefly sparks; she could hear the clear voice of Sir Everard Kingsland commanding. All at once the lights were still, there was a deep exclamation in the baronet's voice, a wild chorus of feminine screams, then blank silence.
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