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He had realized what it meant to be a Pioneer, had penetrated with daring men the waste places in search of fame, fortune and adventure; and had carried the heavy burdens of gold wrested from rock-ribbed mountain, and bouldered river bed.
"It is useless for us to search for Thor's hammer," said Loki; "eh Thrym?" "It is useless for you to search for it," said the Giant sulkily. "But what a recompense you would gain if you restored Thor's hammer to the Dwellers in Asgard," Loki said. "No, cunning Loki, I will never restore it, not for any recompense," said Thrym. "Yet bethink thee, Thrym," said Loki.
Here they managed to exist through the winter with as much comfort as circumstances would admit of; but with the return of summer were on the wing again, in search of more salubrious climate and more southerly locality for the establishment of a colony, sailing along the coast of Maine and Massachusetts as far as Cape Cod.
What we'll do if we find him will depend upon circumstances. Now let's hustle. But be quiet and keep your eyes open." Not until near sundown was the search discontinued. Then, finding themselves almost directly below the watch-tower, the ranger and his two helpers struck directly up the slope, took a long, careful look for smoke, and descended toward Charley's camp.
To which the courier replied in a harsh, discordant voice, "I am the devil; I am in search of Don Quixote of La Mancha; those who are coming this way are six troops of enchanters, who are bringing on a triumphal car the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso; she comes under enchantment, together with the gallant Frenchman Montesinos, to give instructions to Don Quixote as to how, she the said lady, may be disenchanted."
He seemed to be struggling with some kind of surprise. "No, I'll not tell you," he declared at last. "Then I want to tell you something, sir. I love your daughter. I love her so honestly so devotedly that I propose to search for her through this world. And when I find her " he hesitated. "If you find her?" "I stopped because I do not want to threaten or boast. But I will say, Mr.
The discovery of Europe by the Americans was made about 1850, at which date the first bands of adventurers crossed the seas in search of amusement. The reports these pioneers brought back of the naivete, politeness, and gullibility of the natives, and the cheapness of existence in their cities, caused a general exodus from the western to the eastern hemisphere.
When Goodwin had been "shanghaied" in San Francisco drugged and carried on board unconscious while another man "signed on" for him and drew three months of his wages in advance those who shipped him had omitted to search him, and his money-belt was intact. "Robbed? No!" answered Goodwin impatiently.
A few moments later the register was opened for Miss Carleton's inspection, but she did not have to search long. Half-way down the first page she found, in the familiar writing of the secretary, the name which she sought "Harold Scott Mainwaring."
Cook, who was their old family pastor, had great influence with his mother, and that she would probably go to him for advice. "Guess I'll go in and hear what he has to say," said Richard, and a moment later he knocked on the parlor door and entered. Mr. Cook shook him cordially by the hand. "We have just been speaking about you," he said. "How have you fared in your search for employment?"