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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Soldier of the Valley, by Nelson Lloyd, Illustrated by A. B. Frost
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[Frontispiece: They called to me as a boy.]
[Frontispiece: They called to me as a boy.]
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEY
BY
NELSON LLOYD
ILLUSTRATED BY A. B. FROST
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK —————— 1904
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK —————— 1904
ILLUSTRATED BY A. B. FROST
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK —————— 1904
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK —————— 1904
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
They called to me as a boy ……… Frontispiece
"Welcome home—thrice welcome!"
Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost
"Well, old chap!"
Josiah Nummler
He did not stop to hear my answer
Swearing terrible oaths that he will never return
No answer came from the floor above
The tiger story
He had a last look at Black Log
"He pumped me dry"
"Nanny is likely to get one of her religious spells and quit work"
I was back in my prison
"'At my sover-sover-yne's will'"
Perry Thomas stands confronting the English warrior
"You'll begin to think you ain't there at all"
I saw a girl on the store porch
Aaron Kallaberger
Leander
"Her name was Pinky Binn, a dotter of the house of Binn, the Binns of Turkey Walley"
William had felt the hand of "Doogulus"
"Aren't you coming?" young Colonel seemed to say
Sat little Colonel, wailing
The main thing was proper nursing
Well, ain't he tasty
"But there are no ghosts," I argued
"Of course it hurts me a bit here"
"An seein' a light in the room, I looked in"
Tip Pulsifer leaned on my gate
The horse went down
"And I'm his widder"
Then Tim came
Old Captain
When we three sit by the fire
They called to me as a boy ……… Frontispiece
"Welcome home—thrice welcome!"
Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost
"Well, old chap!"
Josiah Nummler
He did not stop to hear my answer
Swearing terrible oaths that he will never return
No answer came from the floor above
The tiger story
He had a last look at Black Log
"He pumped me dry"
"Nanny is likely to get one of her religious spells and quit work"
I was back in my prison
"'At my sover-sover-yne's will'"
Perry Thomas stands confronting the English warrior
"You'll begin to think you ain't there at all"
I saw a girl on the store porch
Aaron Kallaberger
Leander
"Her name was Pinky Binn, a dotter of the house of Binn, the Binns of Turkey Walley"
William had felt the hand of "Doogulus"
"Aren't you coming?" young Colonel seemed to say
Sat little Colonel, wailing
The main thing was proper nursing
Well, ain't he tasty
"But there are no ghosts," I argued
"Of course it hurts me a bit here"
"An seein' a light in the room, I looked in"
Tip Pulsifer leaned on my gate
The horse went down
"And I'm his widder"
Then Tim came
Old Captain
When we three sit by the fire
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEY
I
II
[Illustration: "Welcome home—thrice welcome!"]
[Illustration: Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.]
[Illustration: "Welcome home—thrice welcome!"]
[Illustration: Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.]
III
[Illustration: "Well, old chap!"]
[Illustration: "Well, old chap!"]
IV
[Illustration: Josia Nummler.]
[Illustration: He did not stop to hear my answer.]
[Illustration: Josia Nummler.]
[Illustration: He did not stop to hear my answer.]
V
[Illustration: Swearing terrible oaths that he will never return.]
[Illustration: No answer came from the floor above.]
[Illustration: Swearing terrible oaths that he will never return.]
[Illustration: No answer came from the floor above.]
VI
[Illustration: The tiger story.]
[Illustration: The tiger story.]
VII
[Illustration: He had a last look back at Black Log.]
[Illustration: "He pumped me dry."]
[Illustration: "Nanny is likely to get one of her religious spells and quit work."]
[Illustration: He had a last look back at Black Log.]
[Illustration: "He pumped me dry."]
[Illustration: "Nanny is likely to get one of her religious spells and quit work."]
VIII
[Illustration: I was back in my prison.]
[Illustration: "'At my sover-sover-yne's will.'"]
[Illustration: Perry Thomas stands confronting the English warrior.]
[Illustration: I was back in my prison.]
[Illustration: "'At my sover-sover-yne's will.'"]
[Illustration: Perry Thomas stands confronting the English warrior.]
IX
[Illustration: "You'll begin to think you ain't there at all."]
[Illustration: I saw a girl on the store porch.]
[Illustration: "You'll begin to think you ain't there at all."]
[Illustration: I saw a girl on the store porch.]
X
XI
[Illustration: Aaron Kallaberger.]
[Illustration: Leander.]
[Illustration: "Her name was Pinky Binn, a dotter of the house of Binn, the Binns of Turkey Walley."]
[Illustration: William had felt the hand of "Doogulus."]
[Illustration: Aaron Kallaberger.]
[Illustration: Leander.]
[Illustration: "Her name was Pinky Binn, a dotter of the house of Binn, the Binns of Turkey Walley."]
[Illustration: William had felt the hand of "Doogulus."]
XII
[Illustration: "Aren't you coming?" young Colonel seemed to say.]
[Illustration: Sat little Colonel, wailing.]
[Illustration: "Aren't you coming?" young Colonel seemed to say.]
[Illustration: Sat little Colonel, wailing.]
XIII
[Illustration: The main thing was proper nursing.]
[Illustration: The main thing was proper nursing.]
XIV
[Illustration: Well, ain't he tasty.]
[Illustration: "But there are no ghosts," I argued.]
[Illustration: Well, ain't he tasty.]
[Illustration: "But there are no ghosts," I argued.]
XV
[Illustration: "Of course it hurts me a bit here."]
[Illustration: "And seein' a light in the room, I looked in."]
[Illustration: "Of course it hurts me a bit here."]
[Illustration: "And seein' a light in the room, I looked in."]
XVI
XVII
[Illustration: Tip Pulsifer leaned on my gate.]
[Illustration: The horse went down.]
[Illustration: Tip Pulsifer leaned on my gate.]
[Illustration: The horse went down.]
XVIII
[Illustration: "And I'm his widder."]
[Illustration: "And I'm his widder."]
XIX
[Illustration: Then Tim came.]
[Illustration: Then Tim came.]
XX
[Illustration: Old Captain.]
[Illustration: When we three sit by the fire.]
[Illustration: Old Captain.]
[Illustration: When we three sit by the fire.]
II
[Illustration: "Welcome home—thrice welcome!"]
[Illustration: Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.]
[Illustration: "Welcome home—thrice welcome!"]
[Illustration: Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.]
III
[Illustration: "Well, old chap!"]
[Illustration: "Well, old chap!"]
IV
[Illustration: Josia Nummler.]
[Illustration: He did not stop to hear my answer.]
[Illustration: Josia Nummler.]
[Illustration: He did not stop to hear my answer.]
V
[Illustration: Swearing terrible oaths that he will never return.]
[Illustration: No answer came from the floor above.]
[Illustration: Swearing terrible oaths that he will never return.]
[Illustration: No answer came from the floor above.]
VI
[Illustration: The tiger story.]
[Illustration: The tiger story.]
VII
[Illustration: He had a last look back at Black Log.]
[Illustration: "He pumped me dry."]
[Illustration: "Nanny is likely to get one of her religious spells and quit work."]
[Illustration: He had a last look back at Black Log.]
[Illustration: "He pumped me dry."]
[Illustration: "Nanny is likely to get one of her religious spells and quit work."]
VIII
[Illustration: I was back in my prison.]
[Illustration: "'At my sover-sover-yne's will.'"]
[Illustration: Perry Thomas stands confronting the English warrior.]
[Illustration: I was back in my prison.]
[Illustration: "'At my sover-sover-yne's will.'"]
[Illustration: Perry Thomas stands confronting the English warrior.]
IX
[Illustration: "You'll begin to think you ain't there at all."]
[Illustration: I saw a girl on the store porch.]
[Illustration: "You'll begin to think you ain't there at all."]
[Illustration: I saw a girl on the store porch.]
X
XI
[Illustration: Aaron Kallaberger.]
[Illustration: Leander.]
[Illustration: "Her name was Pinky Binn, a dotter of the house of Binn, the Binns of Turkey Walley."]
[Illustration: William had felt the hand of "Doogulus."]
[Illustration: Aaron Kallaberger.]
[Illustration: Leander.]
[Illustration: "Her name was Pinky Binn, a dotter of the house of Binn, the Binns of Turkey Walley."]
[Illustration: William had felt the hand of "Doogulus."]
XII
[Illustration: "Aren't you coming?" young Colonel seemed to say.]
[Illustration: Sat little Colonel, wailing.]
[Illustration: "Aren't you coming?" young Colonel seemed to say.]
[Illustration: Sat little Colonel, wailing.]
XIII
[Illustration: The main thing was proper nursing.]
[Illustration: The main thing was proper nursing.]
XIV
[Illustration: Well, ain't he tasty.]
[Illustration: "But there are no ghosts," I argued.]
[Illustration: Well, ain't he tasty.]
[Illustration: "But there are no ghosts," I argued.]
XV
[Illustration: "Of course it hurts me a bit here."]
[Illustration: "And seein' a light in the room, I looked in."]
[Illustration: "Of course it hurts me a bit here."]
[Illustration: "And seein' a light in the room, I looked in."]
XVI
XVII
[Illustration: Tip Pulsifer leaned on my gate.]
[Illustration: The horse went down.]
[Illustration: Tip Pulsifer leaned on my gate.]
[Illustration: The horse went down.]
XVIII
[Illustration: "And I'm his widder."]
[Illustration: "And I'm his widder."]
XIX
[Illustration: Then Tim came.]
[Illustration: Then Tim came.]
XX
[Illustration: Old Captain.]
[Illustration: When we three sit by the fire.]
[Illustration: Old Captain.]
[Illustration: When we three sit by the fire.]
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