" The precious moments sped away, but in vain did the assembly rack their brains for some plan of action which might in any way be likely to serve the purpose they had in view.

" Meanwhile, Kate, with wild, throbbing hope in her heart that kindled color in her pale cheeks and light in her weary eyes, sped away to the Spragues.

Directly after she left the dining room that noon Betty sped away to the foot of the hill.

With one of her shy quick gestures, the child slipped her fingers from the doctor's hold and sped away through the trees.

It divided the head to the shoulders, so that the soul of King Bocus sped away to the Adversary.

As we watched we saw the boat push out into the river, turn towards the sea; the engine so powerful buzzed like a million bees, a wave curled up in front, and it sped away for Holland like the shot of an arrow.

"Under his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind, Like an ocean flying before the wind.

Agony sped away from camp and hid herself away in the woods, where she sank down at the foot of a great tree and hid her face in her hands.

Passing the Turkish cemetery, where we stopped to view the tomb of General Bem, we loosened rein and sped away at full gallop over the hot, white hills.

With Mrs. Packwood's permission, Billy and I sped away to join the line.

The young girl did not wait for me, she landed first, and, handing me a tiny key, said, "'Draw my boat up out of reach of the tide, make it fast, please,'and she sped away into the dreamy darkness of the land, whose shadows the moon did not yet reach, leaving me alone on the shore.

" As the old man mounted the motorcycle and sped away Frederic sprang from the car, and approaching the spot where Dean's body lay, began making an examination of his injuries.

The instant the British began to march, two lights were hung out in the tower, and the messengers sped away to do their work.

Little Miss Hall had brought them to the very door, had left them there with a stern injunction not to move, and had sped away in search of partners for them.

With a glad bark he sped away and almost instantly vanished into the gloom.

We paddled up to within twenty yards of a buck, and the guide gave the signal to shoot; but Emerson could see nothing resembling a deer, and finally the creature took fright and ran, and all we got of him was the sound of galloping hoofs as he sped away, stopping a moment, when at a safe distance, to snort at the intruders, and then off again.

And Perseus donned the Cap of Darkness, and sped away and away towards the farthermost edge of the earth; and the three Maidens went back to their tree to sing and to dance and to guard the golden apples until the old world should become young again.

17: The Enemy Revealed FOR NEARLY seven days, the convoy of seven NME freighters and twelve Space Command warships had sped away from the Earth-Moon system.

" In accordance with this resolve Oosuck was set free, and, making use of his opportunity, with prompt alacrity he sped away on foot over the ice to the southward, and was quickly lost to view.

And thereupon the latter, wounded in that terrible encounter, and his mail and banner gone sped away by the aid of swift horses.

We thought she had asserted her own wild nature and sped away to the woods.

Thus, rapidly, sped away our days replete with alternating smiles and tears until arrived the time for our annual stockholders' election.

They made signs to the captain of the ship to come to land, in order that they might the more easily come to an understanding; but when they saw that the captain drew near to the Admiral's vessel to ask permission to land, they feared some trap, and quickly jumped into their canoe and sped away with the rapidity of the wind.

"What do you mean to do about this bazaar?" asked Eleonora, as they sped away.

Then, after a strong clasp of the hand, he sped away with a long, manful, energetic stride, which made Julius contrast his volunteer courage with the flight of the man who, if not pledged to pastoral care at Wil'sbro', still had priestly vows upon him.