Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineA. Roman and Company, 1887 |
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Page 8
... sound drew her glance to the court . Into the motley throng of lounging soldiers and arrieros , with their mules feeding and stamping around them , two belated travelers forced their way . It was the voice of one of them that had ...
... sound drew her glance to the court . Into the motley throng of lounging soldiers and arrieros , with their mules feeding and stamping around them , two belated travelers forced their way . It was the voice of one of them that had ...
Page 15
... sound of horses galloping , of men laughing and shouting , broke upon the air . I started to my feet and seized my arms , calling for the men ; but they had disap- peared ; the three horses were rearing and plunging . I caught and ...
... sound of horses galloping , of men laughing and shouting , broke upon the air . I started to my feet and seized my arms , calling for the men ; but they had disap- peared ; the three horses were rearing and plunging . I caught and ...
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... sound which to all ears conveys the same meaning -a pistol shot - and the voice of Ramirez crying , " Caramba ! the next fall will kill him , and the dog shall die only by my hand . There ! I have paid the debt I owed thee- thou knowest ...
... sound which to all ears conveys the same meaning -a pistol shot - and the voice of Ramirez crying , " Caramba ! the next fall will kill him , and the dog shall die only by my hand . There ! I have paid the debt I owed thee- thou knowest ...
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... sound behind me echoed the laugh . The blood froze in my veins , so overpowering was the very presence of the man even be- fore he touched me . Dios poderoso ! when I looked up , the man in the peasant's dress hurled himself upon me ...
... sound behind me echoed the laugh . The blood froze in my veins , so overpowering was the very presence of the man even be- fore he touched me . Dios poderoso ! when I looked up , the man in the peasant's dress hurled himself upon me ...
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... sound , he walked a few steps in ad- vance of me . A certain suppressed excite- ment that he showed shortly made me aware some wild animal was near , -and suddenly springing through the bushy openings , came a splendid deer , and then ...
... sound , he walked a few steps in ad- vance of me . A certain suppressed excite- ment that he showed shortly made me aware some wild animal was near , -and suddenly springing through the bushy openings , came a splendid deer , and then ...
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