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This threatened catastrophe had considerable weight with St. Elmo who, in spite of Betty’s discouraging words, still had a lurking hope that he too might be privileged to see the “faywies” some day. Although he was badly handicapped in being a boy, yet in some miraculous manner there might be an exception made in his favor.,In those days the people used to make holes in the walls of the fence about the enclosure into which they led the buffalo. They set snares over these holes, and when wolves and other animals crept through them so as to get into the pen and feed on the meat they were caught by the neck and killed, and the people used their skins for clothing.,"I shall help you also," she said sadly. "That is, if you will accept of my help.","They—they have found that fellow,—old Elspeth's nephew," he says in a husky tone.,"Patricia Louise Kendall! That's sacrilege!" gasped the scandalized Miss Jinny.,"Up to the mouth. There's green bass up there an' lots of small frogs, if we need 'em, fer bait.",She closed the door, and paused to listen. The voices grew louder, and more distinct, and at last approached so near, that she distinguished what was said. Above the rest she heard the voice of the duke. 'It is impossible she can have quitted the cavern,' said he, 'and I will not leave it till I have found her. Seek to the left of that rock, while I examine beyond this point.',“At my brother’s Mrs. Wopp. He had just acquired it, so of course little proficiency was yet attained.”,"Life in death!" repeated Maurice, in puzzled tones. "And what do you mean by that mystical jargon, doctor?","Your mother," he muttered, hardly believing the evidence of his own senses. "Your mother stole the devil-stick?","A week? I should be dead when you came back," declares Mrs. Geoffrey, with some vehemence, and a glance that shows she can dissolve into tears at a moment's notice.,“What can we do?” said Bob, his tone showing his dismay. “Seems like we are in a bad fix. ‘No boat, no can go!’ as the Chinaman says.”.