Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 595
ght, and afterhe had wrinkled his brows into a hard knot, Danohit upon an idea. I have it! he cried. If he can work spells,so can I. We shall see which is the betterspeller! 353 354 IN GNOME-MANS LAND [Feb., Then he drew a ring around the ruby, and ina singsong recited this Httle rhyme : Crimson… … SHE EXAMINED THE RUBY CLOSELY. sped away through the dark and winding pathslighted only by the dancing rays of his little lan-tern. Early next morning —though there was nothingunderground to show it was daylight except abit of a twinkle here and there where a splinterof sunbeam fell through a…
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