Ray's RecruitJ.B. Lippincott, 1898 - 243 páginas |
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... on the fact . Presently , without lifting his eye from the page , or glancing towards the party interro- gated , who was sprawled in similar fashion under an adjacent tree , the major popped the following 27 RAY'S RECRUIT.
... on the fact . Presently , without lifting his eye from the page , or glancing towards the party interro- gated , who was sprawled in similar fashion under an adjacent tree , the major popped the following 27 RAY'S RECRUIT.
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... glanced at his long - legged comrade . " " Thought you spoke French , " said he . To which Blake blandly responded , with modest and not inexcusable hesitancy , — " We - ll - er - not always . Isn't it - possibly , sauve qui peut ...
... glanced at his long - legged comrade . " " Thought you spoke French , " said he . To which Blake blandly responded , with modest and not inexcusable hesitancy , — " We - ll - er - not always . Isn't it - possibly , sauve qui peut ...
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... glancing up at Ray's sunshiny face . ' I wouldn't , if I were in his place . " " " " He wasn't over - willing at first , " was the an- swer . " However , my fellows will all be wishing themselves back in the field before they've been ...
... glancing up at Ray's sunshiny face . ' I wouldn't , if I were in his place . " " " " He wasn't over - willing at first , " was the an- swer . " However , my fellows will all be wishing themselves back in the field before they've been ...
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... glancing venge- fully at the contortions of the worn gray slum- ber - robe , and biting his own lip hard to repress the bubbling fun . " What I mean is that I'd like to get the troop full of fellows that couldn't be twisted around a ...
... glancing venge- fully at the contortions of the worn gray slum- ber - robe , and biting his own lip hard to repress the bubbling fun . " What I mean is that I'd like to get the troop full of fellows that couldn't be twisted around a ...
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... glanced over his shoul- der . " There's some of ' em now . " And , as he spoke , bounding , laughing , and dodging through the knot of hungry passengers , half a dozen young fellows in fatigue uniform or bright blue overcoats went ...
... glanced over his shoul- der . " There's some of ' em now . " And , as he spoke , bounding , laughing , and dodging through the knot of hungry passengers , half a dozen young fellows in fatigue uniform or bright blue overcoats went ...
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Alkali Flats answer asked Atherton barracks Brady brakeman Butte Captain Ray cavalry cigar colonel conductor Conway Dana Darcy despite door dozen engineer English saddle enlist eyes face fatigue uniform fellow flask Fort Ransom garrison gazing geant glanced gone Gray guard guard-house half hand head heard horse house of Lancaster Indian Jarvis Kearney knew ladies laughed lieutenant light looked Mainwaring's Major Mainwaring ment Merri minutes Miss Leroy morning never night non-commissioned officer officer once party passengers Pat Shea Pawnee prairie Ransom Rawson recruits regiment reply ride robbery saddle seat seemed sentry Sergeant Merriweather side silent Sioux sleeper soldier south gate spoke Springs stables Stannard Stella stood surgeon talk tall tell There's thing thought to-night told took train tramp Trooper Hunter Truscott turned ulster voice waring What's wife Willow Springs words yards young
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