St. Nicholas, Volume 39Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1912 - Children's literature |
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Page 598
... stopped to read what had been written , and , as he read , the scowl on his face grew deeper and deeper . All in the room watched him , I , you may be sure , closest of all ; and when , at last , he came to the end and shut the little ...
... stopped to read what had been written , and , as he read , the scowl on his face grew deeper and deeper . All in the room watched him , I , you may be sure , closest of all ; and when , at last , he came to the end and shut the little ...
Page 599
... Captain Timmons had fooled them all com- pletely , except Bedford , who was the officer with the trumpet . He had insisted upon stopping us , but the others , certain that any vessel that mani- 1912. ] 599 THE LUCKY SIXPENCE.
... Captain Timmons had fooled them all com- pletely , except Bedford , who was the officer with the trumpet . He had insisted upon stopping us , but the others , certain that any vessel that mani- 1912. ] 599 THE LUCKY SIXPENCE.
Page 609
... stopped batting cross - handed . This cor- rection of my hitting style was the result of ridi- cule . I was very large by this time - almost as big as I am now - and when I came up to the bat , with the wrong hand on top , and swung at ...
... stopped batting cross - handed . This cor- rection of my hitting style was the result of ridi- cule . I was very large by this time - almost as big as I am now - and when I came up to the bat , with the wrong hand on top , and swung at ...
Page 614
... stopped pitching it altogether now . The only reason that I ever used it was to " mix ' em up . " Next to control , that is the whole secret of Big - League pitching- " mixing ' em up . " It means inducing a batter to believe that ...
... stopped pitching it altogether now . The only reason that I ever used it was to " mix ' em up . " Next to control , that is the whole secret of Big - League pitching- " mixing ' em up . " It means inducing a batter to believe that ...
Page 622
... stopping you , " he began , " but we are strangers here , and want to find the nearest neighbor who can supply us ... stopped short and stared about . " It looks as if some one had been drag- ging a big box or something else large and ...
... stopping you , " he began , " but we are strangers here , and want to find the nearest neighbor who can supply us ... stopped short and stared about . " It looks as if some one had been drag- ging a big box or something else large and ...
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