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For a short time it looked as if things were at a standstill, but upon the stage men were putting their heads together, and soon Banker Lindsley shouted: "Mr. Chairman." Instantly the people became quiet and all turned toward Boyd City's leading financier.
"McNear's is right off there," Charley said, pointing directly into the fog on our weather beam. The three of us were peering intently in that direction, when the Reindeer struck with a dull crash and came to a standstill. We ran forward, and found her bowsprit entangled in the tanned rigging of a short, chunky mast. She had collided, head on, with a Chinese junk lying at anchor.
The train slowed to a standstill and Winthrop Adams Endicott leaned out and gazed along the line of the coaches. "There is a little town here. Seems to be some commotion up ahead quite a crowd. If I can get this blamed gate open we can go up and see what the trouble is." "And if you can't get it open you can climb over and lift me down. I'm just dying to know what's the matter.
The latter remark was addressed to Mugford, who suddenly jumped on a form, began to dance, fell off into the coal-box, scrambled to his feet, and capered wildly round the room. "He's gone mad!" cried Diggory; "catch him, and sit on his head!" "No, I haven't!" exclaimed Mugford, coming to a standstill; "but what do you think's happened? Guess!" "Not that you're going to stay on here!" "Yes!
But two hours later he did a thing that Willis had never seen him do before. He threw the team into disorder by coming to an abrupt standstill in mid-trail without any hint of an order from his master.
The dread of coming to a standstill and being obliged to get out in that eight or ten inches of uninviting mud was a very appreciable factor in our discomfort. Fortunately, the clutch held well and the motor was not stalled. When we passed the corner beyond the cemetery the road was much better, though still so soft the high speed could be used only occasionally.
Also there was the thought that Tessie might fix it at home by sending a letter filled with glowing promises of good money but she would require at least one day to mail her promise to Flosston. So Dagmar sat with a melancholy expression on her face while Tessie hid her silent chuckles in her wearing apparel. "Here we are," whispered the latter, as the jitney jolted to a standstill.
The tied-up horse whinnied, and the waves gave a soft splash and that was all, if I except Sweetwater's muttered oath. Coming back, he looked again at the window, then, with a gesture toward Mr. Grey, turned the corner of the building and began to edge himself along its side in an endeavor to reach the rear and see what it offered. But he came to a sudden standstill.
As I checked myself, sprawling, and came to a standstill, some of these stones rolled on and splashed into water far below. For a minute or so, at full length on this treacherous bed, I could pluck up no heart to move. Then, inch by inch at first, I drew myself up to the broken bush and found beside it a flat ledge, smooth and grassy, which led inland and downwards.
Then the blood had turned to ice in Trent's veins and the ground had heaved beneath his feet. It was the one terrible chance which Fate had held against him, and she had played the card. Considering the nature and suddenness of the blow which had fallen upon him, Trent's recovery was marvellous. The two men had come face to face upon the short turf, involuntarily each had come to a standstill.
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