It was a midget in baggy, stained work garments like the rest of the men up here.
Yesterday the pink convolvulus of spring lay in scattered coral patches amid the scrub and the greasewood was showing its midget spots of yellow.
A midget figure was outlined against the opening of a cave.
His midget body was packed into a chair, one neatly booted foot under him; like some hunting cat he sat in watchful patience inside the body of the car, his eyes never leaving the figure of the girl beyond the screen door.
Why, even I, a midget beside him, felled him with a single blow of my fist.
A thrill shot through him that was akin to pain; with difficulty did he restrain an impulse to dash wildly into the stable and saddle Midget in furious haste.
Between sobs Shirley confessed that the prospect of parting with him and not Midget was provocative of her woe.
When he suggested tactfully, however, that it was now necessary that his guest and Midget separate, a difficulty arose.
I'll tell you what, Midgetand Bess, will you sell it?
Midget was quite sure that she had not shaken, and so was I; but he declared that he had seen it.
The entire line, keeping rank, curves and twists behind the leader, all intent on protecting that poor midgetat the end.
Beside me now, Watching my wand, plump and immaculate From buckled shoes to that white bunch of lace Under his chin, the midget tenor rises, Music in hand, a linnet and a king.
Is there a world whose light is not as my light, A midget world of light-imprisoned men?
Houses and orchards dwindled to white specks In midget cubes and squares of tufted green.
The captain took his place smilingly at the head of the table, and the Midget whispered to Harry: "He's not such a bad sort, after all.
As it was, they were thrown into the cockpit, and when they climbed back in the darkness to their places on the weather rail, the Midget wore a much more serious expression on his naturally comical face.
When he had finished, the old warrior looked the Midget over from head to foot and the stern lines of his face broke into a genial smile, gentle and reassuring.
Once or twice he had turned to the Midget who toiled manfully on at his side and asked him if he felt tired.
The Midget bowed gravely and sat down on the ground beside O'Connor.
A pretty four-year-old midgetwent out to play on the sidewalk.
Midget enjoyed them so much that I allowed her to put her nose into my pocket and help herself, and from time to time, too, I gave her a handful of them until they were all gone.
After a few steps, a flounder and a snort caused me to look back, and all I could see of Midget was her two little ears wriggling in the snow.
Shortly after noon, when I was taking a picture, Midget managed to get her nose into my mammoth outside coat-pocket.
In a surprisingly short time, and with loud stamping on the floor, Midget carried me into the livery barn at Alma.
When we reached the other side, Midget came out breathing heavily, and at once shook her head to dislodge the snow from her forehead and her ears.
Knowing that this trail was one that Midget had often to cover, I concluded as a forlorn hope to call her name, thinking that the pony might be Midget.
The snow was so deep and so soft that I dismounted and put on my snowshoes and started to lead Midget across.
Midget was to carry me far up the side of these mountains to the summit of Hoosier Pass.
Late in the afternoon, Midgetand I arrived at the top of Hoosier Pass.
He removed Midget from the clown's arms, and led the way to the outer air.
He soon settled on an engagement for Miss Starr and Billy and Midget for the rest of the season.
You should be thinking of how lonely you were before Midgetand I came wandering into the Hall.
Midget and I planned then to come to Hamilton instead and give you a mid-summer welcome.
Midget and I will be doing the same for our old friend Page.
The unaccustomed slang from dainty Midget cleared the snubbed P.
Why, Midget and I said to each other, should we go gallivanting about old Ireland when the good little firm of Page and Dean would be working their dear heads off at Hamilton?
I thought, when I did not hear from you, that you and Midget had really gone to Ireland for the summer.
Have I a thousand secrets because I give Midget a friendly eye-beam?
Since Robin must go and Kathie must stay what is to become of Midget and me?
These and all his other Tricks of doggish skill, Midget would at any time Do with eager will.
Which of them is Midget You can surely tell By this horseback-riding trick That he does so well.
The answer came back large and brazen over the mild water, Jenks with his megaphone no midget now but recognizable, massive at the rail and calm.
He felt the clutch of midget fingers in his hair, the scrabble of her legs at his shoulders, and he swam for his life.
Fay, doesn't it give you a rich warm kick to think of my midget missiles buzzing around in your tunnels, seeking out evil-doers, like a swarm of angry wasps or angelic bumblebees?
The midget struggled to speak; struggled desperately to tell something of great importance.
On hands and feet the midget scrambled cat-like to it.
They stared at the naked, unconscious midget in utter amazement, as if seeing a thing that could not be real.
There was a fire of exultation in the man's eyes as they glared down at the midget who lay on the laboratory table, just a few feet away from the chamber of the machine.
He did not notice that, with the lessening of the reduction's speed, a slight trace of control over his muscles had returned to the midget inside.
Then the midget was standing in the chamber, both ends of the wire in his hands; and his heart was thudding madly as he pulled one of them.
That bit of a husband was scared almost out of his senses; but there he stood, squarely between me and that precious nest and the more precious wife, guarding them from my evil eyes with every atom of his midget self.
He scarcely seemed to touch the ground, but skimmed over the grass as if transformed into a midget jack-rabbit.
Uncle Steve wrote the invitations, and sent them to the mail, but he would not divulge any of his plans for the party, and though Midget was impatient to know, she could get no idea of what the plays or games were to be.
Kitty was almost tempted to stay, since she was coming back in June anyway, and she wasn't quite so fond of travelling about as King and Midget were.
Kitty usually agreed to her older sister's plans, but she made up her mind slowly, while Midget always reached her conclusions with a hop, skip, and jump.
Although apparently the women paid little attention to their young prisoners, King and Midget could easily see that the eyes of their jailers were ever alert, and watching their slightest movement.
Midget and King themselves had quite recovered their good spirits, and were ready to enjoy the ride through the country.
Let's go up in the attic," said Midget to King, "and hunt over our old toys that are put away up there.
Occasionally they spoke, and their manner and words were kindly, but King and Midget could not bring themselves to respond in the same way.
The midget sat quietly, and accepted with benign grace the milk and crackers fed to her by one of the maids.
Midget and King looked at her in astonishment, for they were not accustomed to hear children talk like that.
Midget was the bravest, pluckiest girl, and she saved both our lives.
And then Cousin Ethel bustled away to look after her other guests, leaving Midget and Kitty to take care of themselves.
Clement gazed at the midget with confident expectation, but the latter did not move a muscle.
The owl swung herself into a tree, but the midget stood on the gravel path, without attempting either to hide or to run away.
My wife begged me to let him go, but I had made up my mind that he should come here to Skansen, so I placed one of the children's dolls in the window, hid the midget in the bottom of my bag, and started away.
Daylight, the swan-king, has heard of the midget who travels with the wild geese and knows a remedy for every ill.
The little midget took him up to them, and told him their names, and what they said.
He thought that Clement believed the midget had some mysterious power and might be of service for him.
Clement paused again, expecting the midgetto give the sign of approval, but he did not stir.
But when the midget cried more and more pitifully, she stepped up quickly and parted the fighters.
