Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1902 |
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Page 29
... light slowly fade from the western sky , I forgot that I had traveled but seven miles that day ; forgot my disappointment ; forgot my fatigue ; forgot everything but the quiet restful beauty of the scene . Then I got my supper and went ...
... light slowly fade from the western sky , I forgot that I had traveled but seven miles that day ; forgot my disappointment ; forgot my fatigue ; forgot everything but the quiet restful beauty of the scene . Then I got my supper and went ...
Page 31
... light . I bent a pedal , twisted a crank , and what was far worse , gave my ankle quite a severe sprain . Fortunately , the wheel was still ridable , and by tying a bandage tightly around my ankle , I was able to ride without pain and ...
... light . I bent a pedal , twisted a crank , and what was far worse , gave my ankle quite a severe sprain . Fortunately , the wheel was still ridable , and by tying a bandage tightly around my ankle , I was able to ride without pain and ...
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... light load for a big man , but it lacked only two pounds of being half of my weight , and no reasonable man will ask a pack - horse to carry more than a quar- ter of his weight . I thought that if I was going to make a pack - horse of ...
... light load for a big man , but it lacked only two pounds of being half of my weight , and no reasonable man will ask a pack - horse to carry more than a quar- ter of his weight . I thought that if I was going to make a pack - horse of ...
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... light of the fact that she and I were telegraph operators at widely separated stations on a West- ern railway . She knew as little of the young man with whom she daily chatted as I did of herself . We had each drawn an ideal picture of ...
... light of the fact that she and I were telegraph operators at widely separated stations on a West- ern railway . She knew as little of the young man with whom she daily chatted as I did of herself . We had each drawn an ideal picture of ...
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... light a cigarette . Just then I heard a window being raised , and , by the time I had turned around , four hea s appeared above the level of the window- sill , with a puny candle flickering in their midst , which gave them a ghastly ...
... light a cigarette . Just then I heard a window being raised , and , by the time I had turned around , four hea s appeared above the level of the window- sill , with a puny candle flickering in their midst , which gave them a ghastly ...
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