| 单词 | wild-goose chase |
| 例句 | What must have happened, he came to realize, was that Fred had left the door to her suite open when he rushed in to save her after returning from his wild-goose chase. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Or to stand in the shadow of Osh’s impatience, his suspicion that this was a wild-goose chase. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He hoped this wasn’t some kind of wild-goose chase or, worse, a trap. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I hope this isn’t another wild-goose chase, Butler,” he said, his voice soft and clipped. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z On top of all that, this whole thing might be a wild-goose chase. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The most obvious was that a number of engines and dozens of firefighters were sent on a wild-goose chase and did not get to the fire for many minutes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He thought Rindlisbacher’s focus on the issue was “interesting,” a word that almost seems to suggest that it was a bit of a wild-goose chase. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z There Francis would see it and set off on another wild-goose chase. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He was up to his old pranks, sending a group of frostbitten horsemen on a wild-goose chase all over Boston in search of nonexistent “bull’s wool” socks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, the more she wandered the station, the more likely she’d be seen, but it was worth the risk to confound the DNA detectors and send her pursuers on a wild-goose chase. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z At least, he was around while the hero was off on a wild-goose chase. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Rosen, I have no intention of sending my journalists out on a wild-goose chase.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bats weren’t likely to send off valuable fliers on a wild-goose chase. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The documentary "The Wanted 18" tells the incredible, thrilling real-life adventure of 18 bovine fugitives that led hundreds of Israeli troops and two helicopters on a wild-goose chase for eight days in the 1980s. 'Wanted 18' hoofs it through Israeli hunt for cows on the lamb 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z It was the kind of perfume that sends you on a wild-goose chase through glossy department stores — even though your body chemistry might transform the most elegant notes into headache-inducing garbage. Review | The resurgence of Eve Babitz continues with ‘I Used to Be Charming’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z That year, a man walked into a bank with a bomb locked onto his neck; the F.B.I. was led on a wild-goose chase by the conspirators in order to remove it. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition’ and ‘Evil Genius’ 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Even now, I’m grateful for the wild-goose chase and the disappearing key. Motherlode Blog: Getting Over My Embarrassment About Pumping at Work 2012-02-17T16:11:47Z Turns out it’s a matter of mistaken identity, and a wild-goose chase ensues. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘Elvis Lives!’ 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z One was the Black Cat Orchestra, a somewhat eccentric mix of instruments causing Goldston to go “on a wild-goose chase” to find applicable repertoire. Seattle cellist Lori Goldston, who played with Nirvana’s 1993-94 tour, brings her silent-film scores to Base 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The quest for any one exhibit worth contemplating proves a wild-goose chase. New York City Ballet Performs George Balanchine Classics 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z At least the Victorians were just sending their friends on a wild-goose chase to be funny, and not actively poisoning them. The Tom Collins is a seriously classic cocktail, but its origin is a joke 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z At one point, he lodged hairs he found in a bus station restroom between the layers of electrical tape on a bomb’s wire connections, hoping to initiate a genetic wild-goose chase. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, who eluded authorities for 18 years, dies at 81 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Capitol and twist it into a wild-goose chase driven by ludicrous allegations that the FBI was behind the whole thing. Vote as if your way of life depends on it 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z After something like a wild-goose chase, the grounds crew wrapped the big bird in a towel, placed it into a plastic recycling bin and retreated back into the Dodgers dugout. What happened to the goose that stole all the attention at Dodgers playoff game? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z This time, the judges not only threw out Mr Odinga's case, but they chastised his legal team, saying the court had been sent on "a wild-goose chase". Kenya election 2022: Supreme Court judges deliver boost for democracy 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The court presented a unanimous, sweeping rejection of the arguments by the opposition, describing them variously as “sensationalism,” “hearsay,” and “a wild-goose chase that yielded nothing of value.” Kenya’s Supreme Court Upholds Presidential Election Results 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z It has also led to a wild-goose chase. The Washington Football Team’s 18-month rebrand was extensive. Now the hard part begins. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The idea is to avoid sending patients on a wild-goose chase, since many pharmacies received only 20 Paxlovid treatment courses. Lifesaving COVID treatments face rationing as virus surges again in U.S. 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z One example of a wild-goose chase: Mr. Steele asserted that campaign manager Paul Manafort and volunteer Carter Page conspired with the Kremlin to interfere in the 2016 election. Strzok downplays dossier his Trump probe relied on 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Jagasia was 99 percent certain that this was a wild-goose chase. His Immune System Went Out of Whack. The Usual Treatment Didn’t Work. Why? 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Has she discovered an illegal or improper activity in the District government, or is she leading an ill-informed wild-goose chase? Opinion | Mary Cheh says D.C. was defrauded as it tried to feed the homeless. Is she right? 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z He drove through pastureland on what felt like a wild-goose chase until his car ascended Holy Hill, he said. The U.S. Open at Erin Hills: One Man’s Dream, Realized 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z “We kind of thought,” Shiflet said, “we were going on a wild-goose chase.” A small plane crashes. Night falls. And one man struggles to survive. 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Returning to my car after exhausting almost all the public footpaths, I had a sinking suspicion I was on a wild-goose chase. A Peek at the Secret English Farm Where Amazon Tests Its Drones 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z After exhausting almost all the public footpaths, I had a sinking suspicion I was on a wild-goose chase. A peek at the secret English farm where Amazon tests its drones 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z I had believed this assignment was a wild-goose chase, a demotion of sorts after what happened last time. Exquisite Corpse 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z “I didn’t know it at the time, but he was sending me on a wild-goose chase,” Mr. Greenburger said. Ambitious Plan to Treat Mentally Ill Inmates, Built on a Father’s Anguish 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z In the case of polar bears, then, a wild-goose chase is something not to be sneered at. Arctic ecology: Sacred geese 2013-05-30T15:02:24Z He called the pursuit of loopholes “the policy equivalent of a wild-goose chase.” The Problem With Patching Up the Tax Code 2012-11-16T01:05:05Z "Without reinforcing transparency and banking discipline, banking reform will be a wild-goose chase," said Cao Sy Kiem, a former central bank governor who is now a member of the National Monetary and Fiscal Advisory Council. Rogue blogs signal tension as Vietnam tries to fix economic woes 2012-10-09T21:08:25Z Undeterred, however, by the warnings of experience, deaf to considerations of humanity and justice, the Government of India started on its wild-goose chase after a “Scientific Frontier.” The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Ask yourself, have I ever yet sent you on a wild-goose chase? Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z "This is rather a wild-goose chase," yelled Henry in his companion's ear. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z This belief led to the Canoona 'rush' in 1858, probably the most remarkable wild-goose chase in which the excitable Australian miners ever engaged. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z You see," said he, "I did not come here on a wild-goose chase after all. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z How much better it would have been, he thought, had he pursued his duty to the dead and the parish with a single eye, instead of starting on this wild-goose chase. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He might be going on a wild-goose chase, he reasoned; still his first impulses had hitherto served him well. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Humble as the man's tone was, his eyes glittered with malice; and once he had my money he would delight in sending me on a wild-goose chase. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z I’ll stuff it, an oh! sure, if we ever do get back to Arrandoon, it’s myself will hang it in the hall in commemoration of the great wild-goose chase.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z “Well, then, I shouldn’t have seen that mysterious man,” went on Bart, determined to blame himself in some fashion, “and we wouldn’t have come on this wild-goose chase.” Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Else Archie and I wouldn’t have asked you to come with us on this gold-hunt, which after all may turn out to be a wild-goose chase.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z That Captain Loftus had some preconceived end in view, and had not started on a wild-goose chase, not, as might have at first appeared, going hither and thither as his fancy swayed him, seemed plain. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z They were content to swim and scratch, And not at all inclined For any wild-goose chase in search Of something undefined. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Rory was full of fun, even pronouncing Allan a “rogue of a runaway,” and saying that “sure the search for him was only a wild-goose chase after all said and done, and Allan the goose.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Where you're to blame is for having gone off on a wild-goose chase and left the claims and then been bamboozled by such nonsense as sacks full of iron pyrites. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z But it will not be a wild-goose chase. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z "So do I; but I'm afraid we are on a wild-goose chase." Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Had Chaff, as they descended to Kingston, once more urged that she was on a wild-goose chase, as likely as not she would have turned back at the first word. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z As William had said, it was a sort of wild-goose chase, and, when they had gone a mile or more, they became convinced that it was useless to continue any farther. Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z No, sir; I'll not spare those oxen, for any wild-goose chase across to the mountains. The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields 2011-11-11T03:00:26.697Z I think myself you are going on a kind of wild-goose chase, and that the goose—that is, the gold—will have the best of it, by keeping out of your way. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Had a busy clergyman not enough to do without such a wild-goose chase?—and one grudged the time one had lost. In Answer to Prayer The Touch of the Unseen 2011-09-23T02:00:24.177Z He had eight hours in which to accomplish the seemingly impossible before the doctor should learn from his agents that they had been sent out on a wild-goose chase. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Away to the left, towards the Cheyenne, scouts are again excitedly beckoning, and we move rapidly towards them, but slower now, for Mason will not abuse his horses for a wild-goose chase. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z By George!" he exclaimed aloud, "only a woman would think of asking a chap to set out on such a wild-goose chase! Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z "It isn't any use going on a wild-goose chase after happiness in these times," Kneedrock went on. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z We had better give up such a wild-goose chase. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z After all it stood for an idea—the ideal even which had brought us from school, and sent us on our wild-goose chase for Garibaldi. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z "You mean that you'd send the clerk on a wild-goose chase?" The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Then, too, suppose the searching-party should fail of its purpose, she would feel that she had been the means of leading them on a wild-goose chase! Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z And a wild-goose chase it's like to be, I'm afraid; especially if I'm to be of your mess. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z Why the deuce can’t he come back instead of wasting time and energy over some wild-goose chase?” he would say on such occasions. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z My dear count, I could lead you a fine wild-goose chase if I chose to allow your imagination free run. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z There does not seem to be a shadow of a clue which we can follow up, and a wild-goose chase is a joke to it.' Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z I am awfully sorry to have brought you on this wild-goose chase, Martine, we might as well turn about now. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z In which Friedrich translates the Prussian motto "suum cuique" for the Miller's benefit, and goes on a wild-goose chase after the Frenchman: and the Miller finds he has sat down on a swarm of bees. In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z Certainty of the route taken by the enemy was essential, else he might go on a wild-goose chase. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Nothing that you or anyone else could say would ever persuade me to go on another wild-goose chase with you. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Papa says, and you say, and I say myself, that his journey to London on such slender encouragement is a wild-goose chase. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z If I don’t get my business through, I may have to go on elsewhere, and I could not drag you about, on what may be a wild-goose chase, half over Europe. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z On the other hand the "Hippodrome" could not, without great risk of being submarined, since she was unaccompanied by destroyers or patrol-boats, steam seaward on an apparent wild-goose chase for her errant child. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z It would have saved me a wild-goose chase. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z "I'm going to tell you about my night adventure now, and you can judge for yourself whether we are going on a wild-goose chase up the creek." Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z But it was to get her to go home, where she belonged; not on any wild-goose chase like this abroad business. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Not till we had finished and were fumbling for tobacco did Barreau refer to our wild-goose chase again. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z "Your chateau in Spain? or on a wild-goose chase?" The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z That lets me out of thinkin’ I got you up here on a wild-goose chase. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z “This seems to be a wild-goose chase, Captain,” Mr. Parker apologized. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z I think you are going on a wild-goose chase. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z The highwaymen were soon seized and bound, and as it was ultimately discovered that they were some of the revolutionaries for whom Trias was on the look-out, the night-ride was not altogether a wild-goose chase. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z I have already described his adventures as a young printer, and how he was sent on a wild-goose chase to London by Governor Keith, of Pennsylvania. The True Benjamin Franklin All depends upon whether this here bomb-dropper turns out a good investment or a wild-goose chase. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Your York Macpherson was East this spring, and he told me that that wild-goose chase of dad's out here had left a desert behind him. The Reclaimers "But it's rather silly, I think; there are bright smiles and pretty feet enough in Paris without one's setting off on a wild-goose chase after them." Beatrice Boville and Other Stories He was even considering this wild-goose chase to himself, when suddenly he realised that his course of procedure was entirely the wrong one. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath And if mine was in truth a wild-goose chase, the sooner I reached the end of my running the better. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Bridalbin finally abandoned his wild-goose chase, and returned to the neighbourhood of Gabriel's home, where he waited and watched until his engagement with Hotchkiss compelled him to abandon his post. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "I have no desire to look into them," answered the officer, who by this time was beginning to feel that he had been sent on a wild-goose chase. The Red Rat's Daughter The first cause being his proposition to embark upon such a wild-goose chase, and the second, his intention to set off without providing himself with any means of defense. The Minute Boys of Boston It had been what is sometimes called a wild-goose chase, upon a scale of grandeur rarely paralleled. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Rick hoped fervently that they weren't on a wild-goose chase. The Pirates of Shan And there I was, a respectable, sea-faring person, flying through London in a taxi-cab on a wild-goose chase at the behest of a girl who was rapturously sure I had liked her a little! Captain Macedoine's Daughter The pursuers, meantime, had accomplished a wild-goose chase to New York, and had returned, after more perils and troubles than the regicides were worth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 While he was galloping on his wild-goose chase the party at the springs decided to return to the Preston farm. Madge Morton's Trust So poor Boofun, sir, wint off; and sorrowful he was to lave his father, and his business, and his comfortable home, and to go away on what he thought sich a wild-goose chase. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 They had no proof that this ship was the Maiden Hand, no proof that the whole business wasn't just a wild-goose chase. The Wailing Octopus As I got on to my mule I thought what a fool I had been to go alone so far on a wild-goose chase. In the Early Days along the Overland Trail in Nebraska Territory, in 1852 Second, seeing something that still requires explanation, he may lack fertility in guessing, or may be a poor guesser and set off on a wild-goose chase. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life It is to be understood," said Percival, two or three days later, with an affectation of great precision, "that I surrender none of my rights by going on this wild-goose chase. Under False Pretences A Novel "Then," I said, "this is a wild-goose chase after our neighbour's brother?" Aliens "Was it shut?" he asked, as Robert returned with an injured air as of one who had been sent on a wild-goose chase. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. He was angry at them for going away from the house, and said he was too tired to go on a wild-goose chase through the plantations after them. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Off he must rush on a wild-goose chase. The Plow-Woman August 30th.—The department companies and militia returned yesterday, through a heavy shower, from the wild-goose chase they were rushed into by Gen. Elzey’s order. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Monsieur l'Aveugle, your friends will either stay here and rave, or else start on a wild-goose chase across the mountains to Soller. The Recipe for Diamonds Do you expect me to leave this camp when the traders are expected, and go on some wild-goose chase out of personal revenge? The Wilderness Trail He's not the man to relish this wild-goose chase of mine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Much object there would be in dragging oneself over forty miles on a wild-goose chase. Fathers and Children It seemed to me nought but a wild-goose chase; for, d’ye see, master, we were on another line o’ rails altogether. Happy Days for Boys and Girls For he had promised not to leave the children; and it was such a wild-goose chase, after an escaped kangaroo. The Adventures of A Brownie As Told to My Child by Miss Mulock He looked at the girl for whose sake he had raced all these miles of wild-goose chase, and a boorish longing to hurt her, to let her suffer rose in his heart. The Phantom Lover Fancy Noah occupied in a wild-goose chase, or selecting specimens from a wasps' or hornets' nest, or giving assiduous chase to a vigilant and elusive bluebottle fly! Bible Romances First Series They let him go off on a wild-goose chase after a pardon or something. Angelot A Story of the First Empire The hideous fear came to him that Graves had been mistaken, that he had come on a wild-goose chase. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 This expedition, or wild-goose chase, was continued to Warrenton Junction, where General George D. Stoneman found the enemy in force, but returned without attacking them. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry “Who wants to be enthusiastic on a wild-goose chase like this?” commented Brenchfield. The Spoilers of the Valley On his way back to town from this wild-goose chase, he heard the sound of hoofs. Nan of Music Mountain I know we're probably climbing off the Earth on a wild-goose chase from which we haven't a chance of returning alive. Lords of the Stratosphere The pursuers had gone on a wild-goose chase in the opposite direction, little suspecting such a simple trick. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure Fenleigh J. rushed off down the passage on a wild-goose chase after his chum, but nowhere was the latter to be found. Soldiers of the Queen Joe was up to snuff and sent the boys on what he considered a wild-goose chase. Australia Revenged If she had been she would not have saved her inheritance for the purpose of squandering it on a wild-goose chase worthy of the “Arabian Nights.” Louisiana Lou A Western Story I shall go first, and look after the girl; then I mean to call on the old man, and send him out on a wild-goose chase. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them I say that you will spend money and valuable time in a wild-goose chase, whereas I shall be entirely successful.” The Tale of Timber Town One brother thought that Mr. Grey had plenty of work to do at home without going off on a wild-goose chase after the heathen folk of the wilderness. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Whatever did you bring me out here for, on such a wild-goose chase?” The Madcap of the School The important question, Typee or Happar?—A wild-goose chase—My sufferings—Disheartening situation—A night in the ravine—Morning meal—Happy idea of Toby—Journey towards the valley. Typee “Looks like a wild-goose chase,” remarked Phil, with a sigh, after a half an hour had passed. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall "It may be a wild-goose chase," said the sergeant at last, "but it's worth a try." The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West They were telling the boatman who had brought the children over what they thought of him for getting them into such a wild-goose chase. The Italian Twins "You would be going on a wild-goose chase." Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves VII A Wild-goose Chase 45 The important question, Typee or Happar?—A wild-goose chase—My sufferings—Disheartening situation—A night in the ravine—Morning meal—Happy idea of Toby—Journey towards the valley. Typee Tramps of the pick-and-pan brigade—they should not come swarming into these hills on any wild-goose chase, if he could help it. The Ranch at the Wolverine If ever I leave you again on a wild-goose chase through Europe, may the Elector of Hesse-Cassel appoint me his prime minister, or the Duke of Baden his principal butler! The Land of Thor What a wild-goose chase you sent us all on, I and Staupitz and the others—flying into Spain to find Lagardere and the child. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama But see here, my girl, you've given me a nasty jar, and I'm not going to let you break your heart or crack your brain in a wild-goose chase. The Invader A Novel I am willing to do anything in reason, but I think we have already gone on this worse than wild-goose chase, a good many miles too far. The Giraffe Hunters And, after all, it was no wild-goose chase, but a very simple matter. The Rough Road All this sounded interesting and improbable, and I was not anxious to start on a mere wild-goose chase. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific "And I say," exclaimed some one in English, "that I am not going to stay out here all night on such a wild-goose chase." The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France For he was quite as well aware as the leader of the posse that this search in the Galiuros was a wild-goose chase. Brand Blotters We may be on a wild-goose chase, or we may be on the eve of exposing a revolting crime. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery You’ve brought us out on a wild-goose chase, and on a durned bad night,” came a voice from the wet and darkness. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Meanwhile other columns were on the track of the raiders, who, but for the vigilance and dogged determination of Lieutenant Sutton, would have "wiped out" the Waffs' bivouac during the latter's wild-goose chase. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force “It was a wild-goose chase,” answered Tom Rover in reply to a question from Andy. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Fenley tried hard to send Farrow and Bates off on a wild-goose chase, but Farrow, quite mistakenly, saw the chance of his life and clung on to it. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Yes; but this man is going on a wild-goose chase to-day. Lisbeth Longfrock Trix’s visit began to appear to her somewhat in the light of a wild-goose chase. Antony Gray,—Gardener ‘Well, if you will not take care of me on a literal wild-goose chase,’ said Owen, with playful disconsolateness, ‘I’ll not answer for the consequences.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster “Another wild-goose chase,” announced Songbird Powell, on the return that evening. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up I don't think anything is going to be solved by a wild-goose chase to Mars. The Memory of Mars While you have been on a wild-goose chase she has been here all the time. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story "Wouldn't I lead you a wild-goose chase, old gentleman?" thought Sam. The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets When the little girl started now on her wild-goose chase after Nan, she was by no means devoid of a plan of action. A World of Girls The Story of a School There was no wild-goose chase this time after golden cities that could not be found. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea What fretted them was the fear that Blackbeard might have buried the sea-chest and descended the creek while they were engaged in this wild-goose chase. Blackbeard: Buccaneer If Giles Ware had not been desperately in love and desperately anxious to find Anne Denham, he would scarcely have gone to Paris on such a wild-goose chase. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story "It may be a wild-goose chase," said Deck, referring to what his father had said concerning the expedition. An Undivided Union The recent hunt through the house had been, as Eustace guessed, a greater strain than she had allowed any one to see; she could not be certain that they were on a wild-goose chase. Queensland Cousins Ten minutes sufficed us to run down to it, and the moment that we reached it I saw that we had not come upon a wild-goose chase. Turned Adrift It would be a stupid sort of joke to get me from Boston to Idaho on a wild-goose chase. The Story of Wool Cornwood would not have gone on such a wild-goose chase for nothing. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi I'm not going out on any wild-goose chase like that—on a day such as to-day will be. The Snowshoe Trail They may be all rogues together; or the last may be honest, and only wishes to lead her a wild-goose chase for the sake of favouring the others. The Three Commanders You don't think I'd risk a billion credits worth of equipment on a wild-goose chase like that, do you? Faithfully Yours I'm going with Hiram on a wild-goose chase, and I'm hoping to have some fun. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California “Not in the laste,” said Larry; “it’s always the way, when a man goes on a wild-goose chase he’s sure to come to grief, an’ a wild-wolf chase seems to belong to the same family.” Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin Why did we ever come—it was a wild-goose chase at best. The Snowshoe Trail The hurriedly written telegram, or his hasty reading of it, had led him a wild-goose chase. Old Valentines A Love Story "I like him well enough to go on a wild-goose chase in search of him," the lady replied. A Little Union Scout "I am sorry to have caused you this wild-goose chase," said a meek voice from the back seat. At the Little Brown House The loss of valuable time incurred by a wild-goose chase after Steele was most annoying, but I was hopeful it might be recovered. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War She looked in Bradshaw, saw when a great express from the south was due, and started off on what might truly be called a wild-goose chase. How It All Came Round Of course Captain Roy made no objection to his son’s proposal, though he freely gave his opinion that it was a wild-goose chase. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago “Looks like a wild-goose chase,” remarked Jack, when they sat down to rest and to eat their lunch. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine First, Jim sends me up to the Reservation on a wild-goose chase after his two birds and bags 'em both himself within gunshot of town. Laramie Holds the Range Indeed, but for this prospect, our wild-horse hunt would have partaken largely of the character of a “wild-goose chase.” The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse It will finish this wild-goose chase and send him back quite satisfied, ready to settle down again.” The King's Esquires The Jewel of France Now, speak the truth: who sent thee on this wild-goose chase?” The King's Daughters The girl began to feel that she had come far enough in what appeared to be a wild-goose chase. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point I would not see my client's money wasted in such a wild-goose chase. Orley Farm "It looks like another wild-goose chase to me," growled Slugger Brown, when they were close to the place. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box You thought you were pretty smart sendin' me on a wild-goose chase after a couple of cracked Socialists, when all the time you knew it was your own sister done the thing. 32 Caliber "Sure it's me that hopes we've seen the last tough old carry on this same wild-goose chase up to the Frozen North!" Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet It certainly was a great mistake on Mr. Lincoln's part to order General McDowell off on a wild-goose chase after Jackson. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays What a wild-goose chase I have come on anyway, and what should I do if I overtook the robber? Cab and Caboose The Story of a Railroad Boy I fear you have come on a wild-goose chase. A Master of Mysteries I dare not blame you, indeed, for I myself, on the evidence you sent me, came rushing here on a wild-goose chase. Mary Louise in the Country I soon found that I was followed by a detective, and I led him a wild-goose chase until I reached Richmond, Va., where I gave him the slip, and he never knew where I went. The Expressman and the Detective But Captain Hardy was too loyal to his fellows, too resentful of Lieutenant Gavigan's remarks about them to indicate by word or act that he thought they had been on a wild-goose chase. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol "If you tell me to I s'pose I must, but I think it's a wild-goose chase anyhow," was the disapproving answer. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls Then throw that Detector away, I say again; it only makes you purblind; don't you see what a wild-goose chase it has led you? The Confidence-Man Really, Nan, I came here on a wild-goose chase. Mary Louise in the Country I’m overjoyed to be pressed to go on the maddest wild-goose chase that ever was invented. The Gorilla Hunters Could it be that after all they had been on a wild-goose chase? The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol But after all,” returned Ruth with a sudden feeling of depression, “it may turn out to be a wild-goose chase.” The Young Trawler Well he knew that no man of his tribe, not even Mozwa, would agree to accompany him on such a wild-goose chase. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice For, as he truly said, had there been no Aztecs to begin with, our departure on a wild-goose chase after an Aztec treasure-house would have been an impossibility. The Aztec Treasure-House I fear that we have spent too much time in this wild-goose chase.” The Gorilla Hunters There was nothing to see at Dis but a sudden oasis of fertility caused by a ghail, but the report of an inscription led my husband a long wild-goose chase. Southern Arabia “What may turn out to be a wild-goose chase?” The Young Trawler I have no right to ask you to go upon any wild-goose chase, and run into danger for nothing.” The Mission; or Scenes in Africa “I don’t see that it’s a wild-goose chase for two lads to come to a new country to try and get on,” I said. To The West We had not come entirely on a wild-goose chase. Adventures in Australia January 1, 1895, began with a wild-goose chase after some ruins consisting of a circular wall of loose stones about a foot in height, very likely only a sheep pen. Southern Arabia I know I shall, after this wild-goose chase.” Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor How much farther is it? and what a wild-goose chase I am coming. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias “What do you call it then, a chase—wild-goose chase?” To The West To illustrate by a single case the urgency of an action which the honourable member, in his own choice and happy phraseology, stigmatised as a wild-goose chase. 'That Very Mab' Now just have the goodness to tell me what you mean by forgetting all the discipline you have been taught, and leading these poor chaps off on such a wild-goose chase.” Cutlass and Cudgel The latter only followed him for some half-dozen lengths of its own carcase; and seeing that the pursuit was likely to be a wild-goose chase, declined following Fritz any farther. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" But, I’m going to speak about business now, my brother; and, if you listen, you’ll see that my idea of your coming in the Pilot’s Bride is not such a wild-goose chase, after all.” Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes I meant it was rather a wild-goose chase for this friend of yours to send you in the hope of his brother-in-law helping you. To The West I can’t allow you to risk your life in such a foolhardy way for what may be only a wild-goose chase. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea How I do hate being sent upon a wild-goose chase like this!” Cutlass and Cudgel As you told Mr O’Neil just now, we’ve all had enough and to spare of that vessel and the wild-goose chase she has led us from first to last. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea “And a nice wild-goose chase you would have had,” answered Madaleine, tossing her head, and shaking the silky masses of golden hair, now unconfined by any jealous coiffe, with her blue eyes laughing fun. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes If we didn’t do something pretty soon Mr Arab dhow would be able to cry, ‘Walker!’ and laugh at us for the wild-goose chase he had led us!” The Penang Pirate and, The Lost Pinnace If it is not a wild-goose chase it is something uncommonly like it. Roger Ingleton, Minor I was not going to be decoyed out of bed a second time on a wild-goose chase. Seen and Unseen No, no; it wouldn’t be fair to the owners or to ourselves, indeed, to risk the ship as well as the lives of all on board by continuing any longer on such a wild-goose chase.” The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Now if I already had as many thieves on my hands as I could well look after, it never would have entered my head to go on a wild-goose chase after others. Jerry's Reward Obstinate, an inhabitant of the City of Destruction, who advised Christian to return to his family, and not run on a wild-goose chase.—Bunyan, Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 In another minute he'd be on his way to a strange sun and a strange world, on what might well be the wild-goose chase of all time. The Colors of Space He has been leading us on a wild-goose chase all day. Madge Morton's Secret "It may be a wild-goose chase, but I can't give it up," he muttered as he continued his search by walking along the river bank. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma But why then had he been lured off on a wild-goose chase all the way to Ipswich? Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem Our tongues, under red-tape discipline, keep mum, but inwardly we protest against this deprivation, brought about by the wild-goose chase on which we were ordered. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Now, supposing this thing turns out a wild-goose chase, after all? Young Captain Jack The Son of a Soldier It will be seen from the above that the brigadier had no intention of undertaking the wild-goose chase which had been proposed to him. On the Heels of De Wet If it had not been for her, Tabitha would never have gone on such a wild-goose chase. Tabitha's Vacation I was half afraid that you had come out here on a wild-goose chase.' Chatterbox, 1905. We are on a wild-goose chase as it is; don't let's complicate things by a suit for slander just as it's begun. The Castle Of The Shadows But then why does she send me on this egregious wild-goose chase? The Lady Paramount Evidently he satisfied himself that he was not being dragged into a wild-goose chase. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York It seems rather a wild-goose chase, doesn't it? The Holladay Case A Tale Ump!—the old man wanted me to skip out on a wild-goose chase to 'Frisco in that bond business, and take the first train! The Price "What sort of a wild-goose chase are you on?" Frank Merriwell's Reward Charley had no faith, and he ridiculed the idea of going so often on a wild-goose chase. Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories Our friend had just been telling me that he was weary of this wild-goose chase, with all the rascals upon earth adhering to us. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 "You'd like some supper, I make no doubt, after your wild-goose chase," she said. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers The father was exasperated and exclaimed, "Go and find me one sane man who will endorse your wild-goose chase and I will give my consent." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists "I promise," said Lucian, taking her hand, "but you send me on a wild-goose chase." The Silent House "Of course they may be back at the hotel by now, and we may be on a wild-goose chase." The Admirable Tinker Child of the World Sort of a wild-goose chase, at the best! All Aboard A Story for Girls Dean was telling me about the help you gave him on his wild-goose chase to-day. Swirling Waters "Well," I said, after a moment's thought, "here goes for the wild-goose chase." In Search of the Unknown Have you never a fair goddess that leads you a wild-goose chase of amorous devotion? The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham "The most arrant wild-goose chase that ever I heard of in all my life," he muttered to himself, as he halted at his own door. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 But nothing could be heard at first, and Mr. Blowitt again intimated that they were engaged in a "wild-goose chase." Within The Enemy's Lines "I took hours and hours of hypno-mech on Kholghoor Sector religions, before I went out on that wild-goose chase for psychokinesis and precognition data," she said. Time Crime It isn't a wild-goose chase, or an April-fool sort of joke. Marjorie at Seacote I wasn't going on a wild-goose chase, I assure you. The Luckiest Girl in the School Now, who is it that has come on a wild-goose chase? The Sport of the Gods "Oh, very well, then, let's go on this wild-goose chase if you're so bent upon it," I said, seeing that he was determined to have his way. The Mysterious Shin Shira He was downcast and dejected, for Bosquet had gone off on a wild-goose chase after two errant battalions, and had shared in their repulse. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood I hated to fly clear to the west coast on what might be a wild-goose chase, but I did. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects “We must remember, though,” he reminded them, “that it will very likely be a wild-goose chase.” The Black Box Now once again he accused us all of making a fool of him, of knowing from the beginning that it was a wild-goose chase. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation Reynolds smiled as he thrust the letter into his pocket, The editor called his trip north a "wild-goose chase." Glen of the High North I routed out the constable early this morning—at daybreak, in fact—and sent him on a wild-goose chase along the bluff road. Charred Wood Nearly everything was well within my intelligence, the chief exception being the title; for never surely did a wild-goose chase offer such easy sport. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25 To send the count on a wild-goose chase to Quebec while madame sauntered leisurely toward Spain! The Grey Cloak You know you have sent me upon many a wild-goose chase before; in—in—in fact, you nev—never sent me upon any other. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The editor would surely forgive him for going on what he called "a wild-goose chase," instead of searching for the missing Henry Redmond. Glen of the High North "This seems like a wild-goose chase," remarked Sam. The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat It's no wild-goose chase that had started thus unromantically. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers He, in fact, began to consider that the day was waning, and what a wild-goose chase it would probably be for him to attempt to follow the man. 'Doc.' Gordon What does he say," he asked—"a wild-goose chase! Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Why do you wish me to undertake this wild-goose chase? Glen of the High North He hung round those broad waters from noon until three and realized that he had embarked upon a wild-goose chase. The Ragged Edge I'm still working, on and off, on the tip that took me on that wild-goose chase. Success A Novel "Darling, if we return from what has proven to be a wild-goose chase, will you promise me not to become disheartened, to lose faith in me?" Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Of course Captain Roy made no objection to his son's proposal, though he freely gave his opinion that it was a wild-goose chase. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata "What if I am off on a wild-goose chase?" she said to herself. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics I did not mean to send you off on such a wild-goose chase to the end of the rainbow. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader “I was afraid it would be a wild-goose chase from the start,” opined Winter. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Not many men would have come on such a wild-goose chase to Denver in the hope of getting back a favorite horse worth so little in actual cash. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West "The English girl going off so suddenly, and on such a wild-goose chase, looks kind of fishy, you know," drawled Bob. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp Now you admit that you made a slip, and you promise to correct it if only we consent to save your face and go on a wild-goose chase to Prinkipo. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference It did not agree with Carry, either, for she came back swearing she would never go on such a wild-goose chase again. The Doctor's Dilemma "I feel, rather, as if I ought to pay your expenses on from the West, for it's been only a wild-goose chase." True Love's Reward This struck Crawford as rather a wild-goose chase, but he had nothing better to offer himself in the way of a plan. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Once having plunged into a country road, away from railways and hotels, he felt himself starting on a wild-goose chase. The Street Called Straight "A fine wild-goose chase this," said one of the constables. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance I don't want any relation of mine getting mixed up in any such a crazy, wild-goose chase. Buffalo Roost After some months of work and love-making, Franklin sailed away to England on a wild-goose chase. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen His centre, with the village of Ramillies and the Tomb of Ottomond commanding it, the really important positions of the day, was weakened by the loss of troops sent on a wild-goose chase. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne It proved in every sense a wild-goose chase, as the birds flew away before we were in shooting distance. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life You sent us down there on a wild-goose chase, you brute. The Happy Family In 1577 Captain Drake, even then distinguished as a navigator, fitted out a buccaneering expedition against the Spaniards; it was a wild-goose chase and led him round the globe. In the Footprints of the Padres So we joggled down Broadway in the 'bus, on what looked rather like a wild-goose chase. The Collectors "Not so long ago, forsooth," returned Bruno; "'tis my firm belief that at this very moment he is at breakfast at home, having left to us this wild-goose chase of black stones in the Mugnone." The Decameron, Volume II The notion of a man having to set out on this wild-goose chase at this time o' night! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 This may be a wild-goose chase," said he, "but I'm off. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings To be sure, some tenderfoot tourist might have been told some yarn that brought him up here on a wild-goose chase. Starr, of the Desert Besides, no woman is worth what you are risking in this wild-goose chase. The Moon Rock The idea of sending him on such a wild-goose chase, after night. Miriam Monfort A Novel The public, because of the repeated failures, had come to look upon the cable project as a sort of gigantic wild-goose chase. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty Well," said the latter, "that trip's a wild-goose chase. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings But he persisted in treating the adventure as a wild-goose chase. True Tilda The Baron recommends the perusal of this little book, if only to understand the full meaning of the old proverbial expression "Going on a wild-goose chase." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 4, 1890 It is no aspersion on their bravery to say that more than one among them had already begun inwardly to curse this wild-goose chase into Jannati Shahr. The Flying Legion Never man," he writes, "has been such a wild-goose chase after his wife as I have been. Sterne Well, sir," commenced the captain, on a tolerably high key, "a d--d pretty wild-goose chase you've sent us all on, down here, into this bay! The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet I fear I'm here on a wild-goose chase," said he gloomily, "but it's not over yet. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales I am neither a philosopher nor a poet, to set out upon a wild-goose chase of making myself a different man from what you find me. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are "It seems like a wild-goose chase," said Jane, "but I suppose there is nothing else to do." The Apartment Next Door And you, if you will be guided by my counsel, will give up this wild-goose chase, and fly your hawk at some other game. Ivanhoe The latter had repented bitterly of her rashness in stealing her child from his father, and under a blind impulse traversing half the globe in a wild-goose chase after fortune. Boyhood in Norway On the instant a score of the men who had declined to accompany him on the wild-goose chase were crowding about him with proffered gold-sacks. Burning Daylight Since he came home from that wild-goose chase, he has been there— actually been there. The Old Curiosity Shop "We came on a wild-goose chase," grumbled one, as he stirred the fire. Joe the Hotel Boy "Do you think I'd let you go alone, and at this time of night, on such a wild-goose chase as this?" Miss Billy's Decision I am simply afraid that this may be a wild-goose chase. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu It never occurred to him that to follow on foot a swift car bound for an unknown destination was the maddest kind of wild-goose chase. The Yellow Streak Waters had come on what he felt was more or less of a wild-goose chase. Black Jack If the theory upon which I started this wild-goose chase is correct," Crawshay explained, "there is something on board this ship infinitely more valuable than the ship itself to Germany. The Box with Broken Seals Coronado seemed to the people of the time to have led a costly army on a wild-goose chase. Introductory American History "I could not possibly pledge myself to enter upon such a wild-goose chase." The Avenger And with the investigation in its present stage I don't reely feel justified in going off on a wild-goose chase myself. The Yellow Streak Follow it up till it breaks off short, as such clues often do, or till you find it is only leading you on a wild-goose chase. Birds of Prey Had I yielded to my first impulse, I should have rushed after him in pursuit; but an instant's reflection told me how worse than futile such a wild-goose chase must prove. The Uninhabited House He is quite content that the cruise of the Aphrodite should be a wild-goose chase so long as the evidence of the papyrus is proved to be false. The Wheel O' Fortune "I have gone out of my way to help you, but, frankly, I think that yours is a wild-goose chase." The Avenger "It's a wild-goose chase, I know," he concluded; "but then you may manage to turn up something." The Short Line War He dashed up-stairs, and out into the street, on a wild-goose chase after the rascal, and we saw no more of him that night. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography I think this whole thing is a wild-goose chase, anyhow! Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds "Well," she exclaimed, "I've been on a perfect wild-goose chase all day long, but, thank goodness, I've found you at last." Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way "It does seem rather a wild-goose chase, doesn't it?" he remarked. The Avenger But strange to say, instead of coming down to help, they made haste to reproach him for having gone on a "wild-goose chase" with Muir. Travels in Alaska Major Hockin looked at me till I could have cried, as much as to hint that the whole of my story was all of a piece, all a wild-goose chase. Erema — My Father's Sin My dear young lady," he said, "I hope you will forgive my saying so, but this is certainly a wild-goose chase of yours. The Governors But I don't see why," he said after an interval, "you had to go off on a wild-goose chase thisaway. The Heart of the Range Seems like a wild-goose chase this, my lad, but it's one we've got to go through with! The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation Besides it was cold, and this was a wild-goose chase which meant a chilled hide and no gain. Bull Hunter One would have thought he'd have kept away from court after his wild-goose chase to Scotland and piling up expenses, but not him! The Hampstead Mystery She came alone, poor little thing," he answered, "and on a wild-goose chase. The Governors It was a wild-goose chase," he said, "cooked up by our friend Crochard. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story "Seems something like a wild-goose chase," said Allerdyke as the train steamed on across country towards York and the North. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation Would anything take place, or was it only a wild-goose chase after all? The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs Josie Jordan was of a highly-wrought, imaginative mind, quick to suspect, impulsive and full of vagaries and oftentimes those susceptibilities led many a wild-goose chase. Marguerite Verne She had no doubt but that it was the document which had been stolen, the document to recover which had brought her upon this wild-goose chase. The Governors The trouble was," continued Godfrey, "that I didn't look for him so early in the day, and so he was able to send me on a wild-goose chase after a sensation that didn't exist. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story And wha do you think is to give you the means, young man, for such a wild-goose chase? Old Mortality, Volume 1. It had very nearly turned out a wild-goose chase, but not quite: I walked in, feeling rather ashamed of myself for having done the boy out of his dinner. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Another lucky run, and the revenue bamboozled, and the whole of us sent upon a wild-goose chase! Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Had Cynthia sent me down here, to work as I had never worked before, on a wild-goose chase? The Little Nugget They stole my slips in the telegraph office and substituted others that sent me off on a wild-goose chase to the farthest river wards in the midnight hour, thinking so to tire me out. The Making of an American To send out the lifeboat upon such a wild-goose chase would be to turn himself into a laughing-stock. Stella Fregelius I'm sorry I brought you all these thousands of miles on a wild-goose chase, but—" "I don't care for myself. The Silver Horde My post-town is fifty miles from the place where I pursue my theological studies; you are too wise to attempt a wild-goose chase. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky A good part of that night I lay awake in my berth, bitterly reproaching myself for having come on this wild-goose chase without the aid of a man—an experienced officer. Recalled to Life "He is probably betting his head on this Irish wild-goose chase." Masters of the Guild "Hunting for details of your wild-goose chase?" asked Embury, as he paused on the way to his own chair to lean over Aunt Abby's shoulder. Raspberry Jam Had some one hoaxed him into a wild-goose chase, after all? The Treasure-Train "You cooked up an excuse to send me off on a wild-goose chase in the night." When Egypt Went Broke She loved to lead him in a long, wild-goose chase across the island, dipping almost within reach one moment, losing herself at the zenith in another, alighting here and there with a will-o'-the-wisp capriciousness. Angel Island "I've been up along the rim of h—I mean the Arctic, on a government wild-goose chase," he explained. God's Country—And the Woman From this epistle, and the information of his messenger, our hero learned, that his mistress had actually profited by his wild-goose chase, so as to make a safe retreat to her mother's house. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle "But the little man surely isn't going to leave his cats and start on a wild-goose chase over Europe to find your husband?" Simon the Jester She could not but acknowledge that in the "wild-goose chase" upon which she was embarking it would be an enormous comfort to have Storran at hand in case of an emergency. The Lamp of Fate "That's all right!" said Dickson, who was beginning to have horrid suspicions that he might be on a wild-goose chase after all. Huntingtower "It's a wild-goose chase," he snapped, attacking his entree savagely. The Firefly of France "You took leave of yours, and came out on a wild-goose chase," said Ashmead, but too regretfully to affront her. A Woman-Hater Why am I talking of friendship, after which I have had such a wild-goose chase. Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark I, myself, have gone on a wild-goose chase before now. For the Term of His Natural Life Amongst other things, an officer, by name Mbogo, or the Buffalo, who had been sent on a wild-goose chase to look after Mr Petherick, described a journey he had made, following down the morning sun. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile Or should I throw all reason overboard and post off on—what was it Dunny had called my mission—a wild-goose chase? The Firefly of France Nobody can do that, conscientiously, for the reason that before one's letter has time to reach him he is off on some new wild-goose chase. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) A minute ago she was regarding herself as no better than a ninny engaged in a wild-goose chase. The Grand Babylon Hotel "Then you are on a wild-goose chase," Julian declared, "because the Germans who think as you do are in a hopeless minority." The Devil's Paw This wild-goose chase appeared suddenly a dangerous, unfathomable business. Villa Rubein, and other stories And he briefly recounted the wild-goose chase he had given the minister. Tales of Trail and Town If he thought that they had allowed themselves to be led upon a wild-goose chase, he would express his opinions with trying readiness of phrase. T. Tembarom He's not going off on that wild-goose chase, after all? The Crusade of the Excelsior "He had gone on some wild-goose chase to Tortuga after buccaneers, taking the whole of the fleet with him." Captain Blood How often they succeed in putting us off, after we are called in, with their own account of their cases, and set us out on a wild-goose chase! Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) "It may be a wild-goose chase," she said. A Millionaire of Yesterday It struck me as a sort of wild-goose chase at first. T. Tembarom "It will be but a wild-goose chase, Will." Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth I always feel as though the people I meet are wondering if we have quarreled or what on earth took you away on this wild-goose chase. The Amazing Interlude I had had enough of that wild-goose chase. Options Well, the thing to do was to let Casimir go on his wild-goose chase that evening, and while he was away—What! In a German Pension We will send Nectabanus to dismiss this Knight of the Standard to his post; and we ourselves will grace him on some future day, to make amends for his wild-goose chase. The Talisman But my heart's faith is, that this comes just to draw you off from some old beat of yours, upon a wild-goose chase. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth The others beat the hoof after them for some time, but by degrees began to perceive that they were on a wild-goose chase, and getting into a country perfectly barren to the trapper. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West "The result of the analysis may prove that the chief was not engaged upon any wild-goose chase." Fire-Tongue |
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