The Fourth Watch1st World Publishing, 2004 - 316 страници Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - The boy plied his hoe in a listless manner, for his thoughts were elsewhere. Several hundred yards to the right stood the forest, glorious in its brilliant autumn hues. There among those trees the wary partridges were feeding or perching temptingly upon bough, fallen log or ragged stump. To the left the waters of the noble River St. John rippled and sparkled beneath the glowing sun. Over there amidst that long stretch of marshland, in many a cove and reedy creek, the wild ducks were securely hidden. What connection had a rugged, stirring lad with a brown sombre potato patch when the strong insistent voice of the wild was calling him to fields afar? There was no inspiration here - among these straggling rows. Nothing to thrill a boy's heart, or to send the blood surging and tingling through his body. But there - ! He sighed as he leaned upon his hoe and looked yearningly around. Down on the shore; in a sheltered cove among the trees, the Scud, a small boat, was idly flapping her dirty patched sail. |
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... " And do you remember your mother , Dan ? " " Only a little . She was good and pretty , just like you . " " Tell me about her , will you ? I should like to hear . " And there in the quietness of that room Dan's tongue The Fourth Watch 35.
... " And do you remember your mother , Dan ? " " Only a little . She was good and pretty , just like you . " " Tell me about her , will you ? I should like to hear . " And there in the quietness of that room Dan's tongue The Fourth Watch 35.
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... hurry up the road for assistance . Dan will go with you . Get his nephew Tom as quickly as possible . " Waiting to hear no more , Nellie , fatigued though she was , started at once for assistance , Dan following The Fourth Watch 37.
... hurry up the road for assistance . Dan will go with you . Get his nephew Tom as quickly as possible . " Waiting to hear no more , Nellie , fatigued though she was , started at once for assistance , Dan following The Fourth Watch 37.
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... hears about Billy's death . But here we are at home . Oh dear , the journey has greatly tired me , " and the parson panted heavily as he entered the house . During the homeward walk Dan trudged along close by Nellie's side , busy with ...
... hears about Billy's death . But here we are at home . Oh dear , the journey has greatly tired me , " and the parson panted heavily as he entered the house . During the homeward walk Dan trudged along close by Nellie's side , busy with ...
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... hear the remark . " I'm thinking of the parson's son , Philip , " Mrs. Larkins at length replied . " You know about him , of course ? " " Sartin ' I do . I've knowed Phillie sense he was a baby , an ' held ' im in me arms , too . He was ...
... hear the remark . " I'm thinking of the parson's son , Philip , " Mrs. Larkins at length replied . " You know about him , of course ? " " Sartin ' I do . I've knowed Phillie sense he was a baby , an ' held ' im in me arms , too . He was ...
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... hear aright ? " he gasped . " Did the parson add one hundred to my bid ? " " Three thousand one hundred dollars from Parson Westmore , " shouted the auctioneer . " Any advance on three thousand one hundred dollars ? " " Another hundred ...
... hear aright ? " he gasped . " Did the parson add one hundred to my bid ? " " Three thousand one hundred dollars from Parson Westmore , " shouted the auctioneer . " Any advance on three thousand one hundred dollars ? " " Another hundred ...
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The Golden Key | 70 |
Hitting Back | 155 |
WashTub Philosophy | 165 |
The Sting | 178 |
The Overseer | 188 |
Decision | 201 |
In the Deep of the Heart | 211 |
Where Is Dan? | 221 |
The Rush of Doom | 233 |
Beating the Devil | 82 |
In Camp | 92 |
Guarding the Flock | 100 |
Light and Shadow | 109 |
For the Sake of a Child | 120 |
The Long Night | 127 |
Deepening Shadows | 136 |
For Sweet Loves Sake | 144 |
Beneath the Ashes | 244 |
A Rope of Sand | 256 |
In the Toils | 267 |
Waiting and Serving | 275 |
Rifted Clouds | 285 |
Beneath the Surface | 292 |
Light at Eventide | 303 |
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