Overland Monthly and the Out West MagazineBret Harte 1923 |
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Page 27
... head of the fam- ily , was known as Kamoho - arii , or King Moho , the kind of stream . Owing to the boldness with which these new people took up their residence where others feared to dwell , they were soon considered to enjoy the ...
... head of the fam- ily , was known as Kamoho - arii , or King Moho , the kind of stream . Owing to the boldness with which these new people took up their residence where others feared to dwell , they were soon considered to enjoy the ...
Page 36
... head of the last victim in a very good state of preservation . There were the heads of a dozen earlier victims . " My big black hawg , " cried Billy . " Best one I owned -worth twenty dollars ! " They put a sack around the head and ...
... head of the last victim in a very good state of preservation . There were the heads of a dozen earlier victims . " My big black hawg , " cried Billy . " Best one I owned -worth twenty dollars ! " They put a sack around the head and ...
Page 42
... head let a ray of psychic divin- ation have a moment's play upon his healthy wits . His acute sense of hearing , also , came into action , and after listening intently he raised his head and asked ab . ruptly : " What in the name o ...
... head let a ray of psychic divin- ation have a moment's play upon his healthy wits . His acute sense of hearing , also , came into action , and after listening intently he raised his head and asked ab . ruptly : " What in the name o ...
Page 15
... head as he struggled to regain his hold . He was benumbed with cold and was weakening . It seemed to him that the river was a vast whirl- pool and that he was being drawn into its vortex . Sharp pains tortured his body ; he passed his ...
... head as he struggled to regain his hold . He was benumbed with cold and was weakening . It seemed to him that the river was a vast whirl- pool and that he was being drawn into its vortex . Sharp pains tortured his body ; he passed his ...
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... head until the flush had faded from the western sky behind him and a purple veil of twilight closed around his home . Then with a sigh he slowly raised his head and gazed out toward the east . Was that faint flickering on the sky ...
... head until the flush had faded from the western sky behind him and a purple veil of twilight closed around his home . Then with a sigh he slowly raised his head and gazed out toward the east . Was that faint flickering on the sky ...
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