Then he walked to the door, shot back the bolt, and, with his right hand gripping the butt of his pistol, flung it wide open.

The hand of Donnegan licked out as the snake's tongue dartsthe loaded quirt slipped over in his hand, and holding it by the lash he brought the butt of it thudding on the head of Andy.

" Donnegan was now opposite the dance hall, and Andy Lewis had his hand touching the butt of his gun, but though Donnegan was looking straight at him, he kept his reins in one hand and his heavy riding crop in the other.

He stood with a bewildered expression, as a man trying to remember something hidden far in the past; and Sinclair fingered the butt of his gun lightly and waited.

" He could see where the wounded man had dragged himself up the trail, finally staggering to his feet, and with a caution which he had not exercised a few hours before Howland continued slowly between the thick forest walls, one hand clutching the butt of the revolver in his coat pocket.

His arms were folded, but each hand, for all they knew, might be grasping the butt of a gun hidden away in his clothes.

Ere he has gone a hundred yards, a mass of dripping oil-skins runs full butt against him, knocking him against the bank; and, by the clank of weapons, he recognises the coast-guard watchman.

He threw the cigarette butt into the sea and turned back.

" Osborn heard and glanced at Thorn as he left the butt.

" She thrust the butt into my hand, and crossed the room to the door opening out into the back yard.

As he tossed his cigar butt aside, Lily Condor appealed to him as just the person for the emergency.

"Oh yes," was the reply; "and I happen to know her companion, who is a proud girl, but not in the least insolent; and I doubt whether Ginevra will have gained ground in her estimation by making a butt of her neighbours.

His body stiffened into a human semblance once more; he fumbled, found the butt of his gun with his first move.

" The cowpuncher caressed the butt of his gun with his fingertips, his habitual gesture when in doubt.

The guards clicked to attention and slapped their butts as the Babe went by.

Warren's Copse proved to be the small clump of trees that I had noticed on the previous day, and my driver pulled up there and jerked the butt of his whip in the direction of the hut.

He heard the sentinel drop the butt of his musket heavily against the earth, utter an exclamation and then run toward them.

At the command PITCH TENTS, each man steps off obliquely to the right with the right foot and lays his rifle on the ground, the butt of the rifle near the toe of the right foot, muzzle to the front, barrel to the left, and steps back into his place; each front rank man then draws his bayonet and sticks it in the ground by the outside of the right heel.

Next with his knife he cut a lot of light poles and scrub spruces and, sticking the butts in his snowbank, laid the tops, like the sticks of a wigwam, firmly against the big stub.

Then I took two pieces of spun yarn and frapped the strings together at each end of the notch, and by this means I was assured that all the strings would act in unison when striking the butt of the arrow.

Jake uttered a yell as the woolly creature gave him a hard butt, knocking him out of his seat.

Now if you kids butt in, why you might win some of them and that knocks my profit out.

Fresh fish!' until our boys are crazy to lay a lance butt across their ragged blouses.

He examines the gun; the priming is yet undisturbed; he passes his nail over the flint, leans the butt against the ground, takes off the thick leather which covers his foot, that he may be able to fire with more certainty.

" This holy hole was a vile thin-built thing, Blown by the blast; the night nought else o'erhead But staring stars the rude roof entering; Their sup of supper was no splendid spread; Poor pears their fare, and such-like libelling Of quantum suff;their butt all but;bad bread; A flash of fish instead of flush of flesh; Their bed a frisk al-fresco, freezing fresh.