He sat on the deck and watched busy ferry-boats in the river, fussy tugs and chug-chugging launches in the harbor, and the white-winged yachts and great ocean steamers in the lower bay.
When within a hundred yards the whir of the big engine and the chugging of the two-cycle motor of the yawl stopped, and as the boats were passing each other, Mr. Barstow hailed the skipper of the yawl.
The auto was some distance behind, but a reply to Harry's message soon flashed back to the occupants of the aeroplane, and a few minutes after they had landed in a smooth, green meadow the auto came chugging up.
In a few minutes the auto came chugging along with an excited party on board.
Soon the chug-chugging of the motor could be heard no longer by the spectators, and the balloon and car grew smaller and smaller in its halo of light smoke.
The chugging of the auto diminished and died in the distance.
Then we heard the car chugging on the road and two men got out and came toward the hut and sort of--sort of walked around for about ten minutes and then went off again.
Before he could pull it down the chug-chugging died away.
Caswell 1917 [Illustration: The two cruisers were chug-chugging out of the harbour.
As soon as the tents were up, and good Captain Berry was chug-chugging away as fast as he could in his very much lightened launch, there was plenty of work for all hands to do.
The soft, continuous chugging of the engine, the swash of water alongside, the ceaseless sweep of the current, and the dark gloom of the shadows through which we struggled, all combined to produce drowsiness.
Almost at the same instant my ears distinguished the sharp chugging of an engine straight ahead; then came his shout of alarm, "God, A'mighty!
With silent strokes I waited patiently, until the steady chugging of the engine grew faint in the distance, and then finally ceased entirely.
Through scores of rowboats and other small boats, she wormed her way at terrific speed, and at last, far ahead, the pursuers could make out the form of a second launch, also chugging along at full speed.
The boat stood still in the middle of the stream for perhaps half an hour, and then both became conscious of a faint chugging far down the stream.
Finally, the chugging of the engine was heard and Billy hailed the Captain and Fred.
The next morning about nine o’clock Paul discovered the Captain and Billy coming toward the Island in the chugging boat.
Bill was about to retire after making his prognostications when the muffled chugging of a motor-launch and the sound of a boat bumping against something in the back bay off the float-stage, instantly rendered him alert.
By the time he was half-dressed, however, and down by the float only a chugging of the two engines could be heard by the nonplussed cook.
As the last Brave left his tent the chugging of engines was heard and the launch Orion rounded the south end of Sunset Island, while at the same time the Zeus arrived from Isola Bella.
A few pokes in her vitals and the launch began chugging again.
A few minutes later the chugging of the engine ceased and their steady, if slow, progress was arrested.
But there came panting and chugging up that flat thoroughfare a thing which some day was to spoil all their sleigh-time merriment--save for the rashest and most disobedient.
The chugg-chugging became more pronounced, and the fly-wheels revolved with very perceptibly increased rapidity.
Down in the launch, the young men who now liked to call themselves "The Castaways," waved their hats and sang a farewell song while the little chugging craft started away for land.
We sure have got the upper hand in this tangle," Perk was telling himself in great glee as he listened to the chugging of the second transfer boat.
He was intensely interested in Jack's play for time and listened with his heart almost up in his throat, fearing lest the steady chugging should suddenly stop and the game be thrown by default.
The whistling had long since ceased, and nothing was to be heard now aboard the Vagabond but the chugging of the boats ahead and an occasional hail from some one of the following craft.
We can't go chugging around the place in this fog.
So Nelson rummaged around and found what was wanted, and when the Vagabond went chugging slowly and softly back toward the lighthouse and the harbor entrance Spencer, oars in hands, was pulling toward the outer beach.
By that time all the contestants were chugging and churning into positions from which they could make quick starts.
Then the Vagabond, which had been slipping downstream for several minutes, turned her nose toward the middle of the Thames and swung about to the tune of her chugging engine, the Sylph and the tender following behind in single file.
When everything was out of the boat and it was chug-chugging away from the shore the campers felt that now they were really cut off from home even if they were not on a desert island.
Out into the water she swept, chugging noisily over the surface, her wings tipping gently from side to side as she sped.
Willa had scarcely reached the appointed place, however, when Dan came chugging up behind her and in a moment they were speeding away from the vicinity of the garage.
As if in answer the hum and whirr of two high-powered motors chugging in unison stole upon the air and rapidly increased in volume.
Skippy was trying out this sound advice when they heard the familiar sound of a carchugging into the clearing.
Skippy gulped, and just then they heard the unmistakable sound of an old car chugging along through the narrow swamp trail.
A long, low gray launch was chugging alongside when Peter made his way back to the promenade-deck.
The soft chugging of the coolie's bare feet became faint, ceased.
Pretty soon the engine began chugging double, sort of, and I knew they were going around the corner into Bridgeboro River, because there's a steep shore there, and it makes an echo.
Pretty soon, through the steady chugging I could hear a voice say very plain, "I'm glad it doesn't have to be me to tell her.
And even then it was on account of something else they said, as the chugging grew fainter all the time.
Then pretty soon I couldn't hear the chugging any more at all.
The answer was a long, low whistle, and within twenty minutes the great financier's car came chugging up to the door, and he entered the house, bringing with him a chemist.
The chugging and throbbing grew louder and louder, and I fired three single pistol-shots into the air at intervals.
Not until some of these section hunkies came chugging down the line," said the fireman.
Great arc lights gleamed at intervals in the yard and a chugging switch engine disturbed the quiet.
Then very slowly and sedately, the fly wheel began to revolve, gathered speed and shortly waschugging away steadily.
But a moment later the sound of water pouring over the condenser pipes was heard above the chugging of the engine and pump.
Yes, but not of the sputtering and chugging and smell.
At four o'clock the next morning we are awakened by the chugging of the tug.
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