The enraged diplomat made a desperate dash for the freedom of the hills, such a short distance away, but was brought back by a guard--brought back almost frenzied with the hate of the boy that possessed him.
The Rio Grande is shallow, and large boats run only a short distance up the river, but we might make it with a small one.
The outlaws were now making timid runs out toward the point from which the sound had come, and the boys thought best to drop back a short distance, still keeping Fremont in sight, however.
The principal object of the expedition was the great trestleworks at Muldraugh's Hills, only a short distance apart.
Each column engaged the enemy's cavalry and artillery in a series of skirmishes from within a short distance of Louisville.
McCook considered his line a strong one, with "open ground in the front for a short distance.
From here the command marched all night, and at eleven o'clock next morning was within a short distance of Lebanon.
Palmer's division was advanced a short distance, the enemy contesting stubbornly.
For a short distance I traveled on the road, but soon found it so blocked with wagons and wounded men that my progress was impeded, and I was forced to take to the adjoining fields to make haste.
Then he started out to explore all about within a short distance of the old stub.
There he was in plain sight of Whitey the Snowy Owl, sitting motionless on a stump only a short distance away, yet Whitey hadn't seen him.
The two airships were now but a short distance apart, and in spite of what Mr. Vardon could do, a collision seemed inevitable.
And, as they came to a stop with the application of the drag brake, after rolling a short distance on the bicycle wheels, the craft were surrounded by the eager cadets.
As they were climbing over the pile of broken boards to get a view of the aeroplane, an excited farmer came rushing out of a barn, a short distance away.
The eighteen months had gone by, bringing with them to me their share of adventure, weal and woe, with all of which at present I have no concern.
Really this was almost as charming to look at near at hand as it had been from far away.
No, I shall never marry, although I suppose I ought as my brothers have no children.
Particularly did she seem to take refuge behind my own insignificance, having, I suppose, come to the conclusion that I was a harmless person who might possibly prove useful.
The women were cooking the evening meal, and there was no one near Freda, with the exception of the two armed Danes who sat on the trunk of a fallen tree on guard, a short distance away.
If I find he is pushing matters to an extreme I must make some desperate effort to carry her off; but if, as is more probable, he trusts to time to break her resolution, I shall follow at a short distance.
Two hours' rowing took them within a short distance of land, and keeping about a mile out they rowed to the west.
We had best keep along close to the right bank until within a short distance of the boom; then we must land the greater part of our men.
The unfortunate baron was found by the missionaries trampled and gored into an undistinguishable mass; and the dead body of the buffalo was found at a short distance, the animal having been mortally wounded.
The heights were crowded with natives, and a canoe was sent across to within parleying distance of our side, as the roar of the rapids prevented our voices from being heard except at a short distance.
There was evidently abundance of game; and calling my men together, I told them to keep close to me with the spare horses and rifles, while I sent the Latookas ahead to look out for the elephants: we followed at a short distance.
In the highest spirits they ran to bring their steeds (as we were fain to call the cattle they rode) from their pasturage at a short distance.
The monster was apparently enraged at the way we had scratched his back; for, retreating to a short distance, he evidently meditated a rush upon us.
As we advanced, Knips skipped from the back of his steed Juno and began to regale himself on some fruit, at a short distance off; we followed the little animal and found him devouring delicious strawberries.
We followed for a short distance, and I sent the dogs in chase, but they returned without our friend, and, as it was late, we were obliged to abandon the chase.
To add to the difficulties, a very boisterous little river had to be bridged, and when evening came we had gone forward only a short distance.
A short distance above us several of these united, and from there the water was deep and swift and poured round Point Lucie with tremendous force.
Her mate flew across to an island a short distance north, leaving her alone to her task, but she and her little ones were all taken.
When despair of getting any sleep had taken possession of me, I turned with such calmness as I could muster to the task of killing them off.
Then, bending to their paddles with all the strength of their strong arms, the men carried the canoes beyond the breakers to where we could turn our backs to the wind, and we slipped into the quiet bay.
A short distance from us, in a large lot, were penned up the wretched Russian prisoners whom the army drove before it.
He walked to a fence a short distance away, thence to his house, 20 yards distant, lay down, and expired in ten minutes.
At a short distance an arrow will perforate the larger bones without comminuting them, causing a slight fissure only, and resembling the effect of a pistol-ball fired through a window-glass a few yards off.
Kaviri's own canoe went in advance of the others a short distance, and as it rounded a sharp bend in the river where the swift current bore it rapidly on its way it came suddenly upon the thing that Kaviri sought.
It was with a sigh of relief that their chieftain saw the party disappear about a headland a short distance up-river.
So it happened that as Jane Clayton came to the bank of the river, down which she hoped to float to the ocean and eventual rescue, Nikolas Rokoff was but a short distance in her rear.
The parapet of the intrenchment was too high for my horse to jump, so, riding a short distance to the left, I entered through a low place in the line.
Bradley--to proceed a short distance to the rear on the Nashville pike, to repel the enemy's threatening attempt at our communications.
It measures twenty-five or thirty feet in diameter at the entrance, and extends but a short distance in a horizontal direction.
At the foot of the grove I came to the dry channel of one of the tributary streams, but, following it down a short distance, I descried a few specimens of the scarlet mimulus; and I was assured that water was near.
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