Overland Monthly, Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman 1868-1875, 1916 |
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Page 17
... coming and going . Behind each was a broad splash of foam , which presently re- solved itself into three narrow white ribbons . Beyond the water , the view to the east was bounded by the Con- tra Costa hills , above which hung a gray ...
... coming and going . Behind each was a broad splash of foam , which presently re- solved itself into three narrow white ribbons . Beyond the water , the view to the east was bounded by the Con- tra Costa hills , above which hung a gray ...
Page 27
... Coming up to where the road merged on to the flat , Gibson turned the engine sharply to the left and entered a field of recently cut wheat . The breath of harvest time was in the fragrant breeze and the wheat straw glistened with a ...
... Coming up to where the road merged on to the flat , Gibson turned the engine sharply to the left and entered a field of recently cut wheat . The breath of harvest time was in the fragrant breeze and the wheat straw glistened with a ...
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... coming , but we were too late to save many of the Turks , " volunteered Moustafa kindly , when he observed what he took to be a look of inquiry on Osman's face . The injured man , with a supreme ef- fort , struggled feebly to his feet ...
... coming , but we were too late to save many of the Turks , " volunteered Moustafa kindly , when he observed what he took to be a look of inquiry on Osman's face . The injured man , with a supreme ef- fort , struggled feebly to his feet ...
Page 42
... coming after the dog's death . I could not help raising my eyes to the front veranda , and strain- ing my ears for the quavering little cries and yelps , issuing from a griz- zled , trembling old snout in which the teeth were chattering ...
... coming after the dog's death . I could not help raising my eyes to the front veranda , and strain- ing my ears for the quavering little cries and yelps , issuing from a griz- zled , trembling old snout in which the teeth were chattering ...
Page 43
... coming to make friends , " a gallon or two of cold water was fly- ing through the air , and the next in- stant a soaked cat was hurling itself around the corner of the house and dis- appearing under the west side of it , anxious ...
... coming to make friends , " a gallon or two of cold water was fly- ing through the air , and the next in- stant a soaked cat was hurling itself around the corner of the house and dis- appearing under the west side of it , anxious ...
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