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In time he made out the monuments marking the International Boundary, and a short distance beyond that point he unhitched his dogs, then took a carbine from his sled and slipped it full of shells. Next he removed his lash rope, coiled it, and placed it in his pocket, after which he resumed his journey alone.
Fill thy pocket full of peas, and make a small hole in it, and then if thou art carried away again, they will fall out and leave a track in the streets." But unseen by the King, the mannikin was standing beside him when he said that, and heard all.
But to be candid, I didn't expect to see you, and I don't know why you've come." Barthorpe slowly produced the letter-case from his pocket, took Burchill's letter from it, and held it before him. "That's what brought me here," he said significantly. "That! Of course, you recognize it." Burchill glanced at the letter without turning a hair.
So, when I told him I had no money, he fell to jerking me again, just as if he had but that moment begun! And, after that, he got me close by a tree, and out of his pocket he pulls a great cord!-It's a wonder I did not swoon away: for as sure as you're alive, he was going to hang to me that tree.
He pulled a letter from his inside pocket. "Read that," he said. I unfolded the paper, as he stood watching me keenly. The note was in handwriting with which I was well familiar. "My DEAR LITTLE PEGGY, I am very, very sorry, but surely you know that what you ask is impossible. I shall try to find time to run out and see you at the usual place, Friday night at nine o'clock.
"Sure, I'll testify to anything for the sake of a good old goat like Casey!" cried Hunt. "But hurry, boy beat it!" The Duchess held out Larry's hat to him, and thrust into his coat pocket a roll of bills which had come from her capacious skirt. "Hurry, Larry and be careful for you're all I've got."
The following instruments were also carried: Three minimum registering thermometers; one aneroid barometer which was tested and set for me by the United States Weather Bureau; one clinometer; one pocket transit; three compasses; one pedometer; one taffrail log; one pair binoculars; three No. 3A folding pocket Kodaks, sixty rolls of films, each roll sealed in a tin can and waterproofed, and six "Vanguard" watches mounted in dust-proof cases.
He had also forgotten to send the two or three telegrams he had carried in his pocket since the previous afternoon; they were found on him. He had spoken truly: to him only one thing was clear! Part of September had passed; the weather was cool, the sky clear and high; the city was free from dust and dirt; the city was beautiful. As yet no snow had fallen on the mountains.
He left word where none could find it but me, that you knew the truth, and he bade me give you this!" He produced a large, square envelope from an inner pocket, and extended it in his trembling hand to the detective. Without glancing at it, Blaine laid it on the desk before him. "Where did you discover this?"
Kerns looked long and unsteadily upon his friend; then very gravely fumbled in his pocket and drew forth the business card of Westrel Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons. "That," he said, "will be about all." And he bestowed the card upon Harren with magnificent condescension. And about five o'clock the following afternoon Harren found the card among various effects of his, scattered over his dresser.
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