Overland MonthlyA. Roman and Company, 1900 |
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Page 63
... reach that , they might lie there concealed until the road was clear for them . As coolly as if he were on the parade - ground at Alder- shot he made for this spot at the double , and his men with equal imperturbability followed him ...
... reach that , they might lie there concealed until the road was clear for them . As coolly as if he were on the parade - ground at Alder- shot he made for this spot at the double , and his men with equal imperturbability followed him ...
Page 69
... reach certain rocky ground he knew of where he might lie concealed through the day . He knew he must be approaching the Boer lines , however , and as he was ignorant of their exact whereabouts he retarded his steps and redoubled his ...
... reach certain rocky ground he knew of where he might lie concealed through the day . He knew he must be approaching the Boer lines , however , and as he was ignorant of their exact whereabouts he retarded his steps and redoubled his ...
Page 120
... reach of even the greatest tides . The season has come when the winds sweep madly down to smite the luckless wayfarer and the sharp edges of the wind - whipped rain cut keenly , like a knife , if indeed any one is so foolish as to be ...
... reach of even the greatest tides . The season has come when the winds sweep madly down to smite the luckless wayfarer and the sharp edges of the wind - whipped rain cut keenly , like a knife , if indeed any one is so foolish as to be ...
Page 140
... reach Rieker's farm , where the German is smitten by Grietje , the elder daughter . Cornelius , jealous of the young Englishman , Curtis , makes an attempt on his life , which is frustrated by Hausman . CHAPTER VI . to XI . - It being ...
... reach Rieker's farm , where the German is smitten by Grietje , the elder daughter . Cornelius , jealous of the young Englishman , Curtis , makes an attempt on his life , which is frustrated by Hausman . CHAPTER VI . to XI . - It being ...
Page 148
... reach them . With a sudden fierce murmur of joy , she thought of her revolver , and in far less time than it takes to tell she had drawn ir from her waist - belt , where she had thrust it , and had fired all six chambers into the air ...
... reach them . With a sudden fierce murmur of joy , she thought of her revolver , and in far less time than it takes to tell she had drawn ir from her waist - belt , where she had thrust it , and had fired all six chambers into the air ...
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