The lineman hitched up the satchel and scratched his ear.
Huggins says: "Some few years ago Brown had a big lineman on its team who had never been to New York, where we went that year to meet Carlisle.
The big lineman asked what it was for, and the other fellows told him, but added that this room was the only one so equipped and that he must look sharp that none of the others helped themselves to it for their protection against fire.
Don's work was never of the spectacular sort, but at his best he was a steady and thoroughly reliable lineman and very effective on defence.
Your true lineman has a daredevil way with the women, as have all men whose calling is a hazardous one.
Mrs. Lineman is in perfect sympathy with the South, but, as you know, her sister is not.
Mrs. Bonds was a black Republican, Mrs. Lineman a red-hot rebel.
Dick and the telephone man who had not been hurt obeyed; the otherlineman was lifted out, more considerately this time.
But they both rushed into explanations, and, luckily, the other lineman recognized Jack.
But they both rushed into explanations, and luckily, the other lineman recognized Jack.
Dick and the telephone man who had not been hurt obeyed, the other lineman was lifted out, more considerately this time.
Oh, I--excuse me," and again the lineman choked up.
Pausing in their efforts to get out of the crowd, and take up the pursuit, Bart and Fenn saw the lineman leaning over in a dangerous position.
I guess that's some more of poor William's imagination," remarked thelineman in a low voice.
Boys, this is my cousin, William Lang," and Bart thought the lineman winked significantly at him.
He paused to replace in the cage a turtle that was crawling out, and the lineman took occasion to say in a whisper: "That's another of William's odd notions.
The lineman whispered to them, when out of earshot of his cousin.
He had given up all hope of capturing the mysterious man, who had started to hasten away before the accident to the lineman on the pole, and who, doubtless, was far enough off by this time.
There seemed to be some delay over cutting off the current, and the lineman waited.
While the lineman on the tall pole was waiting for some of his fellow workmen to change the switch, he looked down into the press of people.
See if you can cut that wire," went on the lineman eagerly.
As the boys halted, not to come too close to their quarry, they saw the lineman signal to have the current turned on.
Up on his high perch the lineman was becoming weaker from the strain, and the fear of death.
Suddenly, amid the stillness that seemed to settle over the crowd, as they watched the lineman reach far over to make a distant connection, there sounded a cry of fear and pain.
The lineman was excited, he approached nearer to Bart, and motioned to his friend high up on the pole--the man from whom death seemed but a short distance away.
Without a word the lineman led the way to the adjoining house.
Saxon's questions flew fast and furious, and she was not long in concluding that the old man bore a striking resemblance to the description the lineman had given of his father.
Saxon's mind had reverted to all the young lineman had told her, and she completed a sort of general resume of the information.
Beside the road they came upon a lineman eating his lunch.
Saxon remembered what the young lineman had said about the Portuguese.
When King fastened one end round his body under his arms the question arose among the engineers, just as it had arisen for Neale, whether or not it was needful to let the lineman down before the surveyor.
Your name's Campbell an' you was a lineman for Baxter," returned Larry.
The third fellow they introduced as a lineman named Somers.
No one spoke of the accidents that had happened, or even the fatal fall of a lineman who a few weeks before had ventured once too often.
As I looked up I saw the boss lineman and his crew careering up the road in their truck, and the bold driver was driving like Jehu, the son of Nimshi.
Breaking away from Louise, she sought thelineman of her acquaintance.
Heavy cables then were drawn across and made fast, permitting a courageous lineman in a bosun's chair to work high above the turbulent river.
The method of attaching the lid not only permits of quick access to the interior of the box, but enables the lineman to tighten the joints by means of the thumb screws L, L, so as to keep the box waterproof.
This form of construction enables the lineman to detach the tubes from the fuse box, and insert the fuse at his convenience.
He telephoned the garage for his roadster, and hurried out to the old Verbeck place, taking with him a lineman from the telephone company's office.
The lineman connected the telephone, which had been out of service.
For once up on the second roof, and sure that he was under no immediate observation, the lineman in question carefully unpacked his bag of tools.
This lineman worked on the roof, apparently, for some twenty minutes.
The lineman snorted and the operator saw that his appeal had fallen flat.
The bear gained fast on the long-legged lineman and his boy companion.
There is a river here," added the lineman sententiously.
Dancing he had given over for dead, when to his astonishment the lineman rose out of the heap about him, shaking off his enemies like rats.
Stanley, greeting the lineman as Bucks read the long message.
It was only after a moment that the lineman could be seen to gain.
The man looked at the lineman and his companion in surprise: "The gamblers are driving the vigilantes, Bill.
And without the meaning glances exchanged by the lineman and the scout, Bucks would have understood from Stanley's manner that he meant strong measures.
You will get it faster," returned the distant lineman far out in the mountains under the stars, as he talked calmly with the despatcher, "if you will go slower.
Frontispiece It was only after a moment that the lineman could be seen to gain.
At these words coming from the other end of the office, the lineman and the operator looked around.
Walking back, the lineman brushed the dust of the encounter from his arms as if to invite any further Sellersville champion to come forward.
And with that sixth sense of instinct which rises to a faculty when dangers thicken about a resolute man, the lineman found what he sought.
The lineman was sitting on one of the cross beams, and Evelyn started ahead, Saxton following.
