For perhaps a minute I stared at the creature; then as my nerves steadied a little I shook off the vague alarm that held me, and took a step toward the window.

The place was awesome, and I would willingly have retraced my steps, and left the mysteries of its solitudes unsolved; only, to do so, meant admitting defeat.

As he heard the well-known slightly creaking step, his heart began to beat loudlyquick beats.

The Triple Alliance had certainly for once in a way "drawn blank," and the preparation bell putting an end to their further deliberations, they directed their steps toward the schoolroom, wondering more than ever what could be the meaning of that significant word, "To-night.

Filling the pail with the dimpled liquid mirror, they turned their steps homeward.

" As they mounted the front steps the faint notes of a guitar sounded from the front room.

" Pompey, waiting to drive the doctor home, caught the words, spoken as he descended the steps to enter the carriage, and came forward eagerly.

she sang out, as Laura Jordon ran up the steps of the porch.

The district attorney stole a glance at the coroner, which made Sweetwater advance a step from his corner.

A REWARD of $800 will be given to the man who, on the | | morning of the murder, was seen to ascend the steps and pick | | up a piece of paper lying there, and then walk away with it, | | if he will come forward and produce it.

In anxiety for the blessing, I was willing to risk the curse; and I followed her every step with hungry glances, until she reached the doorway and turned to give another shake of the hand to Mr. Moffat, who had followed them.

They watched the trains go in and out of the station at the foot of the garden, and explored all the side doors, going up and down all the steps and into the cycle shed.

Evidently sensible of her pursuit, the woman quickened her steps and, as Gifford gained on her, turned quickly from the path, threading her way among the graves to escape him.

She could walk only a few steps.

So saying, he came a step towards her, faltered, stopped, and reached out appealing hands to her.

Presently the ambassador appeareddidn't offer me his arm, but again made me a low bow, which I returned and moved a few steps forward.

Without hesitation he began walking rapidly toward the office, and the girl kept step with him.

Sometimes she would be ready to cry out with wonder that the Lord did not hasten His steps and go down again upon the earth to make all plain; or how the Father himself could restrain His power, and did not send down ten legions of angels to make all that was wrong right, and turn all that was mournful into joy.

By it Captain Alec guided his steps; and he arrived behind the tall gorse bush opposite Tower Cottage just in time to hear the Sergeant say "Mrs. Willnough, Laundress, Inkston," and to witness the parting of the two companions.

" He went off, but when he reached the steps to the veranda in front of the hotel he stopped.

Hastily calling Janet, who was the only domestic at home, she committed Ludovico to her care; and taking Edith by the hand, she hurried from the garden, scarcely knowing whither she bent her steps, but in the vague hope of meeting some of the settlers returning from their labors in the fields, and inducing them to go to the rescue of her boy.

They watched him climb up the steps of the snorting, smoky local, saw his bags tossed into the baggage car, and then, with a shrill grinding of wheels, the training resumed its way.

They began slowly to circle, and now the watching sledge-dogs drew a step or two nearer, and their jaws drooled nervously and their red eyes glared as they waited for the fatal moment.

"I'll have you know, Josie Beemis, that if every girl in this store watched her step like me, there'd be a darn sight less trouble in the world.

"Neither Laura nor I will stir a step without you, that's a sure thing.