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Now, the pony foams before us; now, swift as the wind, it is gone. It passes reception committee, passes escort. It reaches the water front; down the gang-plank it dashes; the band plays, the whistle blows, the bell rings, the steamer catches the middle of the stream and is off, leaving a trail of sparks and smoke in the twilight, and bearing away the first "Pony Express," memorable in history.
At Folkestone a crowd was waiting on the quay, and one may be sure that heads were uncovered as the men limped, or were led or wheeled, down the gang-plank. Kindly English women gave them nosegays of snowdrops and violets. And then they went on to what? For a few weeks, or months, they will be the objects of much kindly sympathy.
"You can take the ropes when they are safely down the plank," he cried gallantly. "They need a man to handle them." "Oh, thank you," said Kathleen and Louise with one voice. The goats accepted the suggestion of the open door at once and galloped down the gang-plank with such reckless speed that the agent lost his footing and came coasting down after them.
"Ahoy there, boys!" shouted the captain's voice from the bridge. "Ay, ay, sir!" answered Frank. "Get ready to come on board! Below there stand by to lower gang-plank! Now! lower away!" Down came the plank, and a joyous group of friends walked down to the shore to greet the boys and the soldier.
On a morning early in April the little steamer conveying us across from Stamboul touched the wharf at Haider Pasha. Amid the rabble of Greeks, Armenians, Turks, and Italians we trundled our bicycles across the gang-plank, which for us was the threshold of Asia, the beginning of an inland journey of seven thousand miles from the Bosporus to the Pacific.
At that moment one of the drummers picked up his grip, and started down the gang-plank, and with its leathern bulk pressed Tump Pack and his mother out of his path. He moved on to the shore through the negroes, who divided at his approach.
And then he took his load from me and dashed down the gang-plank. I went below to look for Pomona. The lantern still hung on the nail, and I took it down and went into the kitchen. There was Pomona, dressed, and with her hat on, quietly packing some things in a basket. "Come, hurry out of this," I cried. "Don't you know that this house this boat, I mean, is a wreck?"
O Jools, if you'll look him out for me, I'll never forget you I'll never forget you, nohow, Jools. No, Jools, I never will believe he taken that money. Yes, I know all niggahs will steal" he set foot upon the gang-plank "but Colossus wouldn't steal from me. Good- bye." "Misty Posson Jone'," said St.-Ange, putting his hand on the parson's arm with genuine affection, "hol' on.
Alice! If you and Flossie Come, Anna. Come, Louise! Anna, bring Miss Allan; there's acres of room yet." Thus encouraged, another group tripped over the gang-plank and at the same moment, those already on board, anxious to oblige Alf, who was always obliging them, crowded over to the farther side. But so much weight suddenly placed on one end of the scow brought dire disaster.
There was a hoarse shouting at the gang-way behind me, and the eyes looked past me, over my shoulder. "See," she said; "there's one poor fellow who has just made it." I turned and looked toward the gang-plank. One end had been cast loose, but two deck-hands were assisting another man to mount it. He seemed weak and helpless, and they supported him on either side.
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