| 单词 | clew |
| 例句 | Innumerable clews were thus obtained to bring to trial those who failed to accuse themselves, and to exhume and burn the bones of those who were beyond the ability to recant. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Well, then, I think I have hit on a sort of a clew to the Ogilvey part of the mystery, at any rate. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z This gives no clew to him, Dinah, for you know well how I would welcome any one who has impressed you so favorably. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Perhaps it's lucky we came here, because I think I have found a clew. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z There is no clew to it, except—perhaps he was not fooled. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z A good deal shorter than you are?" my lady said uneasily; "that is no clew. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Apollo soon missed his cattle, and began to search for some clew to their hiding place or to the thief. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Almost in despair, he leaves the ill-omened spot, and directs his course eastward with greater care; the bark of the trees, rougher and thicker on the northern side, furnishing a precarious clew for his guidance. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z "Then suppose we take the cargo across for transshipment and see if we can pick up a clew at the other end?" Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The words came distinctly, and gave them a clew. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z I had forgotten him--or, at any rate, that my acting would be transparent enough to him holding the clew in his hand--and his look was like the shock of cold water to me. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z But with a clew to the labyrinth in my hand, I could no longer move passively at any other's impulse. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z The writing was no clew at all; the name "Anne," common though it was, seemed something to build upon. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The noticeable thing, however, is that the grotesque, the uncanny, holds his soul; his brain will only follow a colored clew. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z It was a confused narrative, because he did not wish to betray anything that could give a clew to his mother's address. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Presently I got a clew to our position, for we crossed Cheapside close to Paul's Cross, which my childish memories of the town enabled me to recognize, even by that light. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The artillery-man remarked that the frigate had just clewed up her lower sails. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z One clew had come from private sources, as shown in the tale of "Dr. Rae and the Franklin Mystery." True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z It might give him some clew as to the whereabouts of the woman. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Teach us, O All-Wise, the clew out of this labyrinth; and if we faithfully encounter its darkness and dread, and emerge into clear light, wilt thou not bid us "go and sin no more"? Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It was very possible, Ralph reflected further, that in some way Mrs. Davis' kidnappers had got a clew to the hiding place of these self-same documents. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z The coat contained not a single clew as to the identity of the stranger, not a hint of his regular place of residence, whence he had come or whither he was going. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z At length, the distant sound of the bugle came to us on the breeze, and I slowly wound in the clew, directing Raymond as he pushed the boat along, backing water with the oars. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z No clew presented itself, nothing whatever was discovered. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z But now on this poor sheet I can only give you the clew to what I should say. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z This her jailers had probably given to Slump, who thus obtained a clew as to the whereabouts of the documents. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z All right--at the same time keep in mind my interest in the affair, and try and get a clew from Ike Slump as to those stolen fittings. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z The steamer's route was a constant curve; through the larger channels of the archipelago she wound, as if following the clew of a labyrinth. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z He saw her agitation, of course, and in her anger she let slip words which gave him a perfect clew to the cause of it. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The magnolia left me; I left not her, but must abide forever in the thought to which the clew was found in the margin of that lake of the South. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The only other definite clew is South Dover. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z As Zeph described it, once the first clew got to Adair he just seemed to spread out a great net and caught everybody and everything in it. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Late in the afternoon we heard the bugle and returned, following our clew as before. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z "It's a corking good clew," he said enthusiastically. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z To those who have obtained some clew to all this,—and their number is daily on the increase,—this biography of Beethoven will be very interesting. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z You have given me a very clever clew as to the robbers. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Briefly narrated, the two queerly-acting men who had been noticed by Ralph in the company of Glen Palmer’s grandfather and during the trouble in the tunnel had been the starting clews in the case. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Heavy squalls off Cape Froward repeatedly obliged us to clew all up. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z She had carefully arranged so that there was no clew by which she could be traced. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z They seem to be struck by points of repulsion at once, and neither see nor tell us what could give any real clew to their facts. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z He evidently had a clew to Mrs. Davis' place of confinement, and "he had the stolen documents." Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z “Perhaps a little investigation will give me a clew as to those fellows who slipped me in the tunnel.” Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z After studying the bricks for a couple of days, he thought he had found a clew. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Therein, to be sure, was the clew to the muddle. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z The effect upon the reader as soon as he has caught this clew, this Leitmotiv, which occurs in a hundred variations, is very saddening. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Tell me the men that are to be seen about the place, or, if there is none to see, look for any chance event that may befall to give a clew to the traitors' workings. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Therefore, the highest wisdom of men has always consisted in finding out the clew whereby to arrange the information of men, and to decide what kinds of information are more, and what are less, important. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The first "clew" proved to be an illusion. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Sails were being clewed up, yards were being swung round. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z The Bible itself gives us the right clew. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z It did not take Frank long to resolve to explore that room—to seek for some clew to the identity of the masked intruder. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z This science has served as a clew to determine the importance and the expression of all other sciences. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z She hoped to find a clew to the mystery. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Goose′-winged, having only one clew set: in fore-and-aft rigged vessels, having the mainsail on one side and the foresail on the other, so as to sail wing-and-wing.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The officer immediately detached two men to follow this important clew; he himself, with the third, would remain to go through the apartment, as a matter of form. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z He looked all round the room, but could find nothing that served as a clew to the identity of the man who had occupied the apartment. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z The Deacon hurried forward, and from a party of incoming negroes he learned of the dance, which explained the procession of buggies and gave him a clew. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z "Did you tell me in the caf� you had a clew?" The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z “Oh, they were lost, without doubt, and possibly in this country, but there is no clew whatever to their whereabouts.” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z He had resolved to begin with the floral clew. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z It may prove to be a valuable clew to the woman’s identity.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z The chase had resolved itself into a hellish adaptation of hare and hound, for always ahead of them lay clews and information, and evidences of recent departures. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z He asked Helen's permission to glance at these, for they might give a clew to friends. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z There is a place down the river where he thinks it might once have existed, but he has no clews of any kind.” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z I was one of the few who retained any hope of finding her, and my wanderings for that purpose, without any guide, clew, information, or indication, seem to me now something absurd. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z She was sloop-rigged, with sails all clewed, and her hull half hidden in snow. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Hands were told off, therefore, to clew them. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z “I might add that I have certain clews as to who were the midnight visitors to the school, for one of them dropped his knife, and it has his name on it.” Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z They haven’t a single clew which tells them to look in any special spot first. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The few greenish-brown feathers sparingly scattered among the down in the wings, were insufficient to furnish me with a clew toward a knowledge of its species. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z It was here where the two ships parted, the Canny Scotia bearing up for the sunny south, the Arrandoon clewing sails and lighting fires to steam away to The Unknown Land. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Next morning land was in sight on the lee bow, and by noon they had cast anchor and clewed sails in a small bay near a creek. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z I gained no clew, and yet my suspicions were by no means lulled. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z For every time they attempted to escape, the queen brought them back by means of the clew, as she had done at first, Maildun always catching the ball. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z I will, therefore, diligently seek to ascertain if, among the refugees I have met with, lurk those whom you seek; and if so, I will thoughtfully consider how to give you the clew. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z When even the power of steam failed to force the Arrandoon farther into the pack, the ships were stopped, fires were banked and sails were clewed, and all hands prepared for instant action. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z And so the mechanics of a skeleton afford us a clew to the habits of the living animal. Animals of the Past 2011-11-16T03:00:27.497Z In this case, every clew to the solution of this question fails us. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z He flashed in and out like a meteor, without leaving trace or clew, and his audacity and impudence were as dumfounding as the magnitude of his exploits. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z This appeared to be no easy matter, for as yet there was not the slightest clew to his means of egress. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z No clew whatever could be found, and they mourned him as dead. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z What a maze, what a tangle the world is till we come to look upon it with the clews and solutions in mind which science affords! Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z She hadn't a clew as to who this was she had been brought to see. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z The stealthy glances which he occasionally leveled at the windows of Mr. Fairspeckle’s apartment gave an unmistakable clew to his mission. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Says they opened a valise a fellow left here and he thinks it might contain a clew that would help you.” Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z After Dr. G. read that letter he no longer needed a clew to the loss of wife and child. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z In her narration she omitted the feast in the house of Clearchus and passed lightly over details that might have given Artemisia a clew to her identity. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The next morning a tiny sandalwood fan arrived for Carol with Graham's compliments, and a few days later a big box of oranges for Mrs. Hollister with no clew whatever as to their sender. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z It was only an abstraction, for it afforded no clew to its owner’s identity. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z Everybody was amazed, as no clew could be found for his deed and flight. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z He came to the conclusion that his suspicions had been entirely unfounded, for if they had had any basis in fact his investigation would have uncovered some clew or hint pointing in that direction. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Either they had found some clew, he thought, to Artemisia's hiding place, or they had been sent forward from the army as spies. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z They may have inside information which would give us a clew to follow. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Her face bore an expression of amusement and sly triumph, but it afforded no clew to what the note had contained. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z "I believe I've got a good clew; I admit that, Mark." Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z “I went to Gage’s house this afternoon, hoping to find some clew to the murderer.” The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Having now discovered the true relations of the phenomenon we are studying, a happy guess, suggested probably by analogy, furnishes us with a clew to the real causes on which it depends. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z Unless these steps in advance are to end in distraction, some clew of unity, some principle that makes for simplification, must be found. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z It makes no noise, there’s no smoke, no bullet, no powder marks, no anything, and it don’t leave any clews behind.” The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z The only clew to Steadman lay like a log before him, struck down by his own hand. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The total absence of finger prints and other tangible clews strongly suggested that the deed could have been perpetrated only by a criminal in the Phantom’s class. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The words, and his manner of saying them, gave me a clew to the track of his observations, if not his experience. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z “I think I have a sort of clew,” said Frank. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z Dark hours come to us all; and if we have no clew to a peace that can pass unbroken through their murky gloom, we shall be in a state of continual dread. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z The only clew I have to his whereabouts is that he knows a young woman named Florence Davenport. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z If by a miracle he should succeed in getting out, he did not care to leave behind any clews to his movements. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Some evidences of a hasty departure were found, but no clews that would give any idea of whither the fugitives had proceeded. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z "What we want is another Chinese clew," said Old King Brady. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z I shall tell my aunt that I am going away for a day or two to follow up some clew we have obtained that may lead to Walter's discovery. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z From any point of view, there existed, and exist to-day, interests almost irreconcilably opposed, which make it difficult for the most earnest student of American affairs to find a clew in such a tangled labyrinth. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Behind was the gun—Allerdyce's gun—and beyond that the open defenceless port, the waiting men clewed there by their duty—and the girls! A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z In a part of the country where this is a favorite facial adornment this information was not much of a clew. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z "Do you propose to pay in advance for your Chinese clew?" The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z So far we have not found any decisive clew, but I think that we are searching in the right direction. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z For it was he that put the thread into the hands of the rest, by which they found the clew to more distant parts. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z And then he admitted to himself that he had cast away the faint clew of years agone, and would not know what step to take first. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z This gave them a clew, and when they came across the names Daniel Maine and son, booked for an adjoining cabin, there remained small doubt that those names concealed the two Daniels. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z "If a dying man's word can be believed, those rascals have made off with the money, so, Master Harry, my Chinese clew seems to have amounted to something after all." The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z We have been feeling in the dark, and hitherto have failed to discover a clew that we could follow up. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z The little mound of ashes, the remnants of a meal, and the pony tracks were his only clews. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z He would have given much to know its exact leaving time, but he was far too clear-headed to give the pursuers a clew by asking questions. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z For the moment he did not realize what an important clew he had stumbled upon. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z The briefest kind of an examination was all that was needed to confirm the Bradys' Chinese clew. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z My Dear Dr. Leeds: We have found a most important clew, and are going to have a consultation, at which, of course, we want you to be present. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z While they waited, listening for a clew, the familiar Dacotah signal sounded within bow range of them. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z “I have found a clew!” she cried triumphantly a moment later, as she returned and held up her hand. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z I think it’s a clew to where they have gone.” The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z And now the detectives made a discovery which brought them to the conclusion that after all they had made no mistake in starting out to follow up their Chinese clew. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z The efforts of the police, aided by a number of private detectives, failed to obtain any clew to the child until a body was found in the canal at Paddington. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z He worked diligently to find a clew to the identity of the traveler, but found nothing which would tell him what he wished to know. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z In other cases the tenants paid dues of lambs, of fish, of honey, of clews of net yarn, of straw, &c. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z “Yes, I don’t see much of a clew in that,” put in Harry. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z But it is always hard work in Chinatown without a clew. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z Besides, we have gained a clew now to Walter's hiding place. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z She lay awake many nights pondering over this mystery, but could not discover what had given him the clew to her secret. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z I saw, by the twinkle of Mr. Howard's eyes, that he possessed a clew to the mystery. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z With great skill our pilot tried a "flying moor," letting our anchor go while we were forging ahead at a good rate, then immediately clewing up all sail. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Then Climber took a clew from his pocket and threw it over the walls of the castle, and the walls were so high that no bird of the air could fly over them. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z It will all depend upon whether she succeeds in hitting upon a clew as to where Walter is. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z He would want no clew to the identity of the place, but the scene before him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z And bless'd Philosophy is near, In Christian armour bright, To scan the subtlest clew that leads To intellectual light. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z All hands worked with a will to get the sails clewed up and unbent from the yards, as it was now daylight. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z "I can give you something like a clew to this perplexity," said Jarno. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Paul Hastings arrived in town on business connected with the automobile concern by which he was employed, and he, Jack and Walter, made it their business to scurry around in Jack’s car, looking for clews. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z But Randal detected and watched it only as a clew to some secret it might profit him to gain. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Dave gets a clew to the mystery, and, with his chums, resolves to investigate. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z The task of gathering in the canvas was comparatively easy, the yard being but a few feet above the deck, and little besides the clews being exposed. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Nowhere was there a trace of the twins; and after a two weeks’ search, and a fruitless following of clews that were no clews at all, even Margaret was forced sorrowfully to acknowledge defeat. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z The police had secured no clews, and, though they professed to be active, there really was little for them to do. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z The ships ready to leave had taken in their long oars and clewed up their pointed sails along the masts rocking in the wind. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z I may be able to pick up some clew. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Months passed, all trace of the man was lost to her; but patiently she searched for him until she found a clew. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z They had no clew now upon which to work, and the accomplishment of their purpose seemed almost impossible. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z How they get in and out again, without leaving a clew or a mark is more than I can see.” The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z Milly was sure that he had found a clew, but if so, he did not impart his discoveries. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Oliver Wadsworth and an officer remained at the offices, guarding the wrecked place and looking for clews of the evildoers. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Turn the hammock over several times to twist the clews, unhook one end at a time and tuck the clews under the lashing and haul them taut. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z In either case, Thomas, we'll find her, for I intend to join you in the search, and will not give up 'till we have a sure clew. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z No, though he said something which may prove to be a clew. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z Then he searched the bureau drawers, dressers, desks for any sign or clew of the girl in the chinchillas. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z “I guess that is another clew,” said our hero. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z You first hook the ring of the clews to the 46 hammock hook; then pass each outer nettle from out inwards through the eyelet on its own side of the hammock. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Three days later the horse came back, saddled and bridled, but we have never heard a word of Ellen, nor had a clew as to her whereabouts. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z “Maybe that will prove the best clew yet,” thought Jack, as he hastened forward to pick it up. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z Only by the sudden onset of the plague in various cities of the land had Recklow any clew concerning the whereabouts of Sanang. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z “And here is one clew we have already picked up against them.” Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Besides, there was a hope in her thoughts that she had missed some clew as to his whereabouts which her clear-sighted husband might detect. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z The girl wondered, often, the cause of that self-exile, but no word or sign gave her any clew. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z "Have there been any other strangers in the place lately?" he demanded, desirous of any clew to the possible murderer. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z And in these places of death the Secret Service men always found a clew, and there they hunted Sanang, the Yezidee, to kill him without mercy where they might find him. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z The detective who was here thought he had a clew against a professional bank burglar. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z He gives a rather better clew to his own character than to mine. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z With so much, scarcely more, in the way of clew, to guide their editorial work, these friends prepared and issued a volume of Pascal’s “Thoughts.” French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z "It's a clew," he explained, with obvious admiration for his own sagacity, as he wiped the blackened blood from the blade upon the blanket. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z "Clew up and clew down," was now the order. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Clew in Boston proved to be false, also clew in New York. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z There was something, we are led to infer, in her constitutional temperament, which, even beyond her delicate and indefinable tact, may afford the real clew to much of her mysterious ascendency. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Clew after clew was exhausted; some led us into a foreign prison. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Yet, he felt a strange conviction that here was the clew for which he had been searching.... The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z However, they read a clew from the face and manner of Standing Elk, the warlike medicine-man. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z “I think that that proves my clew of the cigarette box is correct,” said Dave. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z In works on arithmetic and prosody, they deliberately wrote out long words which meant nothing if looked at as parts of a sentence, but stood for so many numbers if the reader had the clew. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z They, however, constituted a clew, and Edward placed them in his pocket. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z His eyes searched the room, as if looking for wife or child, or for some clew to explain the mystery. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z As they heard nothing to furnish them with a clew to the whereabouts of their foes, they saw no reason for further delay. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z "That you for ever drop your present name and assume another; that you never breathe to mortal ear the place of your birth, nor give clew to your country." Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z And I'm thinking right now that this ought to be a pretty good clew to prove who made that hole in your boat. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z Piper listened each day to the passing trains; sometimes at night too, when he lay alone, and it seemed still more likely that through its relation with this sound the lost clew might disclose itself. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Would he find some clew, some evidence of treachery? The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z They watched the chief with great anxiety, hoping to gain a clew to his thoughts. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z Mr. Nepean, I think, has indeed opened himself at last, and given a pretty plain clew to their disposition not to support you. History of Prince Edward Island 2011-04-16T02:00:17.027Z Verbeck stirred the ashes to make certain nothing remained that would give a clew. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z He was very kind to us, and perhaps he might have found a clew through those people. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z He had turned them over and over, had slipped out the sheets of closely-written paper, and read them through and through, hoping for some clew to the identity of the woman he had lost. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z They moved cautiously along the narrow ledge, and although they examined every foot of the rocky trail with great care they failed to discover any further clews. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z No clew to the presence of gold can be found. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z The police had been unable to get a clew. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z The ticket thieves had taken warning, and not the slightest clew to them could be unearthed. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z “Anyhow, all she could have picked up wouldn’t give her much of a clew.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z If so, what clew could she have found that it might be cachéd beneath the poplars? Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z These last words gave the clew to his strange and vindictive thirst for the death of his victim, and was a key to his otherwise unaccountable bloodthirstiness. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z "You have made yourself master of all their arrangements, Heffernan: may I ask if they afford you any clew to assisting us in our object?" The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z O'Reilly's suspicions are awakened, his fears are aroused; could I only find a clew to his terror, I could hold him as fast by his fears as by this same baronetcy. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Wrapped round his fate the cloud unbroken, Will yield our guess nor clew nor token. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z It may be another clew to point the location of—of what grandfather buried in the park, you know.” Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z You know we agreed that those chaps were nosing all about, trying to get a clew. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z Could you, by any means, find a clew to him? The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z A bird’s song contains a clew to its life, and establishes a sympathy, an understanding, between itself and the listener. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z She asked after him in the kitchen, and the express-messenger helped her to a clew by his account of the boy without a hat. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z "This is a clew of which we must not lose sight, and so I guess I'll just take it along and hold on to it until we can return it to you in person." Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z Her Diary throws no light upon the subject, and the only clew to the dissension must be found in the Duke's letters. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z He is very anxious to make Lucy comprehend something, but she cannot get the least clew to it. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z I went away puzzled by what I had heard, and as much as ever at a loss to find the ruling clew in this maze of strange evidence. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z I told them all I knew, job or no job, for I guessed right off that that talk I'd overheard on the phone might be an important clew. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z Let me go to her--I have a suspicion, a clew. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z I turned to look for Van in my sore distress, and there he was, searching the volumes, briefs, and records, to find, as he afterwards said, "some clew to what I had been saying." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Bruin met the attack by clewing himself into a round ball. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z It may be that they got the clew to these just and elevated conceptions from the Bible. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z But whatever had happened the Unknown Voice was the clew to the mystery. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z A Labyrinth doth need a clew to find The passage out, and a Dædalian mind May doe strange works, beyond the Vulgar’s reach, And in their understandings make a breach. Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples 2011-02-23T03:00:32.190Z Writing home when you have not heard from it, is like legislation for a distant colony without any clew to the state of public opinion. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The law took its ordinary course; and the man who would neither tell his name nor give the clew to any one who would answer for him went to prison. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z The light does, indeed, grow dim, and the clew more and more uncertain, the farther we recede along the track of the earth’s existence. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Then Babbitts spoke up: "Don't criminals, no matter how careful they are, often overlook some small clew that maybe is the very thing that gives them away?" The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z "Have you any clew to his reason for sending for me?" said he, as he continued to eat, and assumed an air of perfect unconcern. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The arrest of every desperado renders his confederates more apprehensive that a clew has been obtained to their complicity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z He saw there were many allusions to which he had no clew; but there was a tone in it which there was no mistaking, and that tone was treachery. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z "Have you any clews?" asked Bob Moore of the detectives. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z She nodded reluctantly, searching the disguised features before her in vain for a clew to his identity. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z True, papa; because none of his wares have caught any clew to his identity. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The police got a clew through the hack-driver and rounded up the whole band. The Nation Behind Prison Bars 2011-02-10T03:00:55.530Z He was inclined to believe that his brother had jumped to his conclusion, though spies about the plantation might have obtained some clew to the night visit to the sink-hole of the Magnolia. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The detective was a good plodding sleuth when it came to tracking down a clew, but he was not fertile of imagination and had little or no initiative. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z No personal narrative broke the dreary monotony of these gloomy records, and Merl searched in vain for what might give a clew to the writer's station or his object. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The few books they possessed bore no names, some of them were in foreign languages, and increased thereby Mr. O'Reardon's suspicious distrust; but none gave any clew to their owners. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z As for Martin, he sat still and motionless, his gaze firmly directed to Repton, as though seeking in the impassive lines of the old lawyer's face for some clew to guide and direct him. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z "They may possibly have recognized the Magnolia: and that is the only clew they could have obtained of the operations in this affair." Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z They did that, and there's an important clew. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z I was standing on the quarterdeck watching the Lascars stowing sails, battening down the hatches, clewing the lines, and making everything snug, when a fellow-passenger whom I had not observed before stepped up and spoke. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z The word “settlement” gave me my first puzzled intimation that there was somewhere a clew to this grim struggle down town. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Perhaps the father’s record would provide a clew. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Then, fate had undoubtedly placed them in his hand and had removed any clew to their former owners. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z Because the clews and things, in a story, are all put there for him by the property man. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z This child had given me the clew to what was going on. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z As he developed his homely moral sermon for his attentive middle-class congregation, this gave the clew to his appeal. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z As the clews were of little importance Running Fox was eager to hurry away on the trail of the Mohawks. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z “I may accidentally run across some hint or clew that may help me.” The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z "It's a clew,—the police must take charge of it." In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z His age was uncertain, his condition ambiguous; his accent even sounded a note of doubt upon the nationality of the individual, offering no clew. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z We then clewed up some of our sails, crossed the bows of the Alcestis, and started a rattling fire, which the English returned vigorously. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z He believed that he might be able to leave clews which would lead his friends to his rescue. Spotted Deer 2011-01-25T03:00:24.283Z Belinda's brain fumbled for a clew to the girl's words and affectation, and she looked closely for any earmarks of genius that might clear up the situation. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z I had finally grasped the clew to a conspiracy, but it slipped through my hands. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z And time was precious, for, now that he and his detective knew so much, one clew that they might discover any day would throw the door wide open. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z I now held in my mind's hand the clew, my brother. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The quest for track, trail, or clew in that storm aftermath was waste of time. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z All this was interesting, but the clew began and ended at the manager's office door, and no further trace of Adelina was found during the day. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z Following up this fancied clew, anthropologists the world over began measuring skulls and weighing brains in order to determine the supposed ratio of sex-difference. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Conrad returned from Santa Fe much disappointed by the failure of the clews that had promised so much. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Nine days she wandered without finding any clew. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z We have now to note a peculiarity of these zones which ought to furnish a clew to the sun's mechanism, although up to the present time it has not been successfully traced out. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z She has to take in her sails, one by one, owing to her being short-handed, and “the clewing up,” and “hauling down” occupy some minutes. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z In this way was lost what might have proved an important clew in their search for Ronie's mother. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z The shrouds and clews and sheets would be all stiff and covered with ice, while, as to the sails, they were like so much board, and it got to be tough work up aloft. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Possibly in that way a clew might be vouchsafed—but he did not at once take cover in the thickets. The Law of Hemlock Mountain This idea of the sun as a developing body whose present state is only temporary, furnishes a clew to some of the vexing problems of solar physics. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Her sails were beautifully cut, well hoisted, and the clews well spread; her masts were long and tapering, and her yards more square than usual. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z As Dunn would say, his affairs in her were all "clewed up" by her loss. H.M.S. —— So the next time another man caught the clew, but it clung to his hand as before; so Diuran smote off his hand, and it fell with the clew into the sea. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race It’s a vague clew, I admit, but I pass it along to you for whatever it may be worth. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Let’s get to the other matters before the clews get cold. Whispering Wires She then ran up that “flaunting lie,” the “old flag,” and clewed up her topgallant sails, and hauled up her courses, and submitted to her fate, with such resignation as she might. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z When the oars were in use, these sails were clewed up. The Story of Malta Before they had gone far, however, the queen came riding up with a clew of twine in her hand, and she flung it after them. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Yes, if ever they met he would have his clew in that. The Law of Hemlock Mountain “Who?” he repeated on the alert for possible clews. Whispering Wires I at once put the ship under easy sail; that is to say, clewed up everything but the topsails and trysails, and awaited the further progress of the storm. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z More than that we meant to find out—the clew was the first one which had really promised well, and we meant to follow it. Deep Moat Grange It was about a week later than this when I stumbled upon Mr. Shellaby and got my first real clew in the story of the legacy muddle. Stranded in Arcady Of course, the letter with the mention of Private Grant might be a clew of identity, yet calm reflection discounted that assumption as a wild and unconfirmed grasping out after something tangible. The Law of Hemlock Mountain I wish that you would explain how you followed the clew, though. Whispering Wires The prize ship had been laid to, with her main-topsail to the mast, and all her light sails, though clewed up, were flying loose about the yards. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z She had found a new clew to life and wanted to follow it alone. Manslaughter With the slight clews they had given him, as the first link in the chain, he had gone on unraveling the knots which followed with infinite patience and perseverance. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Honestly, I've only watched, hoping to get a clew—perhaps some conversation with the girl when Brown goes home. The Gay Adventure A Romance Before it was brought into the office, downtown, I had no clew to start from. Whispering Wires It was not until we had approached him near enough to send a shot whizzing across his bow, that he consented to clew up, and heave to. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "I am to warn you that the troops are on their way hither to-night, and that they have a clew to your hiding-place." Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Late in the afternoon on the day of his arrival in London, Steele went for a walk, hoping that before he returned some clew would occur to him, upon which he could concentrate his efforts. The Key to Yesterday Aglow with eagerness now that action was possible and a clew at hand, he walked round the house, eyes and ears alert for the marauder. The Gay Adventure A Romance Loris breathed in suppressed wonder at the tiny clew which had overthrown the best laid plans on the part of Morphy and his confederate. Whispering Wires Just where the Strait debouches into the China Sea, we descried, in the midst of a rain-squall, to which we were both obliged to clew up our top-gallant sails, a tall clipper ship, evidently American. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Do you know what the secret of modern battle-painting is, the clew to the riddle, to find which I had first to have a hole shot in my thigh? In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II I feel that where there are paintings there may be clews. The Key to Yesterday They had searched every room, nook and cranny for some trace of Mizzi, some clew as to where she might have flown. The Gay Adventure A Romance But for the magpie and the fact that he ’phoned from the prison at the same time your father was murdered, there would have been no clew. Whispering Wires So Congress met in secret session, and spent the balance of the week fighting, temporizing, and receiving telegrams to the effect that new clews were found. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Now here, I submit, we get our right clew to the true position of man in history. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 He could get no clew, no inkling of the person responsible for the trouble. The Land of Strong Men Disappointed at her lack of success, for she had almost allowed herself to believe that 94she would, in some queer fashion, happen upon a clew, the girl was preparing to return, when something happened. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship I don’t doubt but that you unconsciously struck the right clew when you bawled your little hymn. Whispering Wires Them hands of yours might do something in the caboose, but they ain't much like reefing and clewing topsails. Tony Butler He had failed to catch the point which would have given him the clew to the whole mystery,—the identity of Brune with the splendidly accoutred officer Sarah avowed to be her intended husband. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story Garland knew as much as anybody of transactions in stock, but he had heard nothing which might give a clew to the missing steers. The Land of Strong Men Recalling his strange visit to the wood, she even visited the place by herself one day to see if she could light upon any clew that might serve to clear things up. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship Pocketing the camera, after winding on a fresh film, he entered the booth 153for a second time and inspected its lower paneling for possible clews. Whispering Wires "So that you advise me to open his pack and see if I can find a clew to him." Tony Butler It was a momentary intelligence; he grasped it merely as a clew that might lead him somewhere. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story "Up helm," roared he, through his speaking-trumpet, "clew up the lee braces of the topsail halyards; haul out the reef tackle and brail up the spanker." Bill the Minder No other clews were revealed, so we went down to the study. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery No. You know me better,—you alone of all the world have the clew to a heart whose affections are all your own. The Fortunes Of Glencore There was nothing in that sallow but handsome face that revealed a clew to anything. Tony Butler The ocean gave no sign, no clew, as it often has done in other disasters. Life on the Stage Cataloging has also, thanks in great measure to American librarians, become a science, and catalogs, ceasing to be labyrinths without a clew, are furnished with finger-posts at every turn. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses A pronounced bald spot was the only clew of advancing years. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery And then, with a laugh whose accents gave not the very faintest clew to its meaning, he lay back on his pillow again. The Fortunes Of Glencore It will be difficult to manufacture plausible replies, which will not give some clew to their falsity. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Familiar with their intricacies, and following a well-known clew, the Christian could plunge fearlessly into the darkness, where his pursuer would soon be inextricably lost. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Of Keane not a trace could be discovered; nor could any clew be obtained as to his companion. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) He searched the ground for clews; and it seemed to me the little puzzled line between his brows deepened with every moment of the search. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery This feeling, and his love for white truffles, are, I believe, the only clews to the man. The Fortunes Of Glencore "You say you wanted the masons, sir," said Keane, opening the door, where he had been endeavoring, but ineffectually, to catch the clew of Linton's words. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "But," added Craig, as if he had built up a house of cards merely to demolish it, "I don't think that cyanogen was the cause of Delaney's death—although it furnished the clew." The Social Gangster The skiff was hired by Keane himself, who took up Linton at a point remote from where he started, and thus no clew could be traced to the person who accompanied him. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) But the next room yielded a clew of seemingly inestimable importance. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery "Certainly, the companion of the man who is missing, and of whom no clew can be discovered, is reported to have uttered your name repeatedly in his ravings." The Fortunes Of Glencore Nothing; he has no clew whatever to the business; the letter itself he had not time to read through, when he dropped it, and—" "I understand—perfectly. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) He could give no clew that we already could not guess. The Social Gangster "Well, Mr. Goring," said Meek, as that gentleman advanced to meet them in the corridor, "have you obtained any clew to this sad affair?" Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) No, he has no warrant, hasn't even a clew to the murder. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop That nature is too complex for your elucidation; in its intricate web no one thread holds the clew, but all is complicated, crossed, and entangled. The Fortunes Of Glencore I wish I knew the clew to your proceeding: are you at liberty to give it? Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "You didn't do anything more about that electrolysis clew?" The Social Gangster This fact, and the word "Olivia," which she discovered after much scrutiny, however, excited all her zeal, and she labored now like an antiquarian who believes he has gained the clew to some mysterious inscription. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) I have asked him to go back and wait till I can find some clew to the murderer. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop The prophecy, whichever way read, gives us unhappily no clew to the matter in hand, and we are only left to conjecture that it was an intervention in Spain, or "something about the Poles." The Fortunes Of Glencore Several of the situations occur to me, but not a single clew to the story. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Though the superintendent thought he had been very clever in changing the topic of conversation, he had unwittingly furnished us with another clew. The Social Gangster It was evident enough to him what the object of that journey was; it needed no clew to track his path. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) What the secret, what the clew The wayfarer must pursue? Later Poems As for myself, I felt that the slightest word from me might, perhaps, change the whole current of his thoughts, and thus destroy my only chance of any clew to what was passing within him. The Fortunes Of Glencore "He must be there," said Billina; "but I had no clew to guide me in guessing the Tin Woodman, so I must have missed him." Ozma of Oz A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion, and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein "The only clew is a junk dealer whom we don't know," I replied, as Kennedy said nothing. The Social Gangster He whose whole game in life was to wield power over others, now saw himself in the grasp of some one, to whom he had not the slightest clew. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Nor, though we travelled through three or four other streets in the same way, did we come upon any clew liable to assist me in my search. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life None had seen the young lord,—none could give any clew as to whither he had gone. The Fortunes Of Glencore He forgot the business he came about, and went and hung about the bar, and tried to pick up a clew to this mystery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 In itself the thing, so far, gave no clew as to who was using it or the purpose for which it had been installed. The Social Gangster "How shrewd! how very cunning!" muttered he, once or twice, as his glance caught some suspicion, some assumed clew to his own motives, in her well-known handwriting. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Enough that they all failed, even the very promising one of searching the various photographic establishments of the city, for the valuable clew which her picture would give me. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Ah, that isn't enough, we must go 'deeper; we want a clew to the part of the brain engaged. The Fortunes Of Glencore The well-known re-actions of magnets upon electrical currents, first noted by Oersted, and fully developed by Faraday, gave the clew to the solution. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action "I got my first clew from an injection of fluoriscine," he resumed. The Social Gangster "The coroner has power to examine witnesses on oath; and it seems to me that some clew to the affair will present itself." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) She had to make a choice, and she had only the faintest indication to guide her—a possible clew in a remembered conversation; she followed this clew and turned towards the live-oak avenue. East Angels In several places the great platform is strewed with ruins, and probably other buildings lie buried in the woods, but without guides or any clew whatever, we did not attempt to look for them. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The torpedo clews are charging their deadly weapons with compressed air. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 Yet no word was dropped during the progress of the meal, nor so long as the guests remained downstairs, which could have given her the slightest clew. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga For a great while I could not detect the clew to his proceedings. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) He even affected an interest in what I said, to try and gain some clew to my wanderings, and caught eagerly at anything that promised a hope of obtaining an influence over me. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience But these circumstances gave Santoine no clew as to who the man might be. The Blind Man's Eyes Rhody, as she looked around in the vain effort to get a clew to the secret, wondered why she always felt so comfortable in this house. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction In all these cases, the various clews led somewhere, but here they led to nothingness. The Green God “Then I can see no possibility of indiscretion; no chance of a clew to your address.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. I knew that the secrets of my birth were known to them, and that with them alone, of all the world, lay the clew to my family and kindred. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience They had resolved themselves into their original elements, and the number on the label of the bottle which Aaron carried around in his breast-pocket provided no clew to the ingredients of the medicine thus contained. The Competitive Nephew And I lacked any clew to this trinket: my single poor inheritance.... Where the Pavement Ends "Then it would seem that we have exhausted all possible clews," I observed. The Green God There was a moment, too, in which I fancied I saw the clew to his sorrows. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Occasionally, allured by some apparent clew, they had visited the most remote parts of the Continent; and at last, acting on some information derived from one of their many agents, they left Europe for America. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience “Our own embassador is no very warm friend of mine; and the rank would be no clew, for it is clear that my kinsman has never assumed it since he quitted his country.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 I determined to try to unravel the clew; and the gold, too, lent an additional motive to the search. Tales of South Africa But he had melted away without a trace, and they got no other clew. International Short Stories English The door had not well closed when Mrs. Morris was again, pen in hand, glancing rapidly over what she had written, to catch up the clew. One Of Them Some clew might possibly be found in these papers to guide my search, and my whole thoughts were now bent upon obtaining them. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience When you ran away from me last year, I was deeply hurt; I searched for you, but could find no clew. Anne No more can I explain why I put all my papers together in such fashion that they could be thrown into the fire at once, without leaving any, the slightest, clew to trace me by. That Boy Of Norcott's With this clew to go upon he stumbled and groped forward, now breathing more freely in open places where there was a good slice of sky overhead, now feeling along the wall in stifling closes. International Short Stories English When Clara leaves me, you will bind yourself that she is never to be traced to me; that no clew shall ever be found to connect us one with the other. One Of Them How eagerly I sought out something which might give me a clew to the writer of these figures, but in vain; I pored over them long and carefully, I studied their form and their size. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience I had time to examine him well, now, at my leisure, and there was nothing in his face that could give me any clew to the generous nature of his offer to me. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance There was my clew; I gave him the ball at once. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks And his letters furnish a clew for conducting the historical student through more than one intricate negotiation, by revealing the true motives of the parties who were engaged in it. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 His only clew to her was through Stocmar; but that gentleman was abroad, and not expected for some days in London. One Of Them "You are certainly not bent on giving me any clew to your motives, Fagan." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience We obtained every clew we could think of to his detection. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Of all the promising clews which led nowhere; of all the high hopes which ended in despair. Little Aliens "I have not the slightest clew, sir, to what you mean." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly But why or through what circumstances this girl had been associated with her fortunes, was a knot he could find no clew to. One Of Them "Did they leave no friends behind them who might give a clew to their mysterious departure?" Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience It was the sight of the barricade I had erected at my door gave me a clew to the past, and again I buried my face in my hands, and wept bitterly. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance In another sentence, Margaret gives us the clew to much of the "divine discontent" felt by deeper thinkers. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) I have not the faintest clew to the meaning of all this. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Had she learned anything of the mystery that surrounded her family, or could she give him the slightest clew by which he could aid her in the search? One Of Them But the man soon returned to say that as the strangers were not remarked by him, he had no clew whatever to Their detection in the crowded streets of the capital. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience I was fool enough at that time to imagine that you had got a clew to my discovery, and were after me to pick up all the details. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "How will it ever be possible to obtain a clew as to where they have gone?" The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam Ah! that was your clew, then, to this discovery. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly While Mr. Harris, in his preface, professes to have lost the power to distinguish between what is true and what is imaginative in his episodical narrative, the reader readily finds the clew. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Without concert among themselves, or any clew to direct their search, they separated in various directions. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience There was not one single clew by which I could trace it to reality. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance But to Rob the portrait presented a clew. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam I think I have the clew to this old fellow's name. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Another and deeper sigh here broke from Hankes, who was really losing all clew to the speaker's reflections. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day I always said to myself, 'Well, in his private correspondence, in the close relations of friendship, we shall come upon some clew to the mystery.' Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience It is well known that husbands—that much-believing and much-belied class—always suspect every one but the right man; and now, without the faintest clew to a suspicion, I grew actually sick with jealousy! A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "I regret deeply, sir, that the expressions give me no clew to the matter in hand." Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day He charged me to give no clew to him. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly It is for them to be smart, if they please, but not for the Mr. Davenport Dunns of this world to take up the clew of the facetiousness. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day This he had conveyed to the post by night, but without suffering any clew to escape from whence it came. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience There was a hasty search through guide-books; but alas! not a clew could we find, not a peg upon which to hang the suspicions that were almost certainties. An American Girl Abroad It was the only clew they had to the child; but on the following day it was learned you had been seen with George, and then his name appeared in the advertisement. The Princess and Joe Potter He was found registered as its occupier, on the parish books of the time when he rented the House; there was therefore no need of any clew to his name. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Now, it was clear to him Miss Kellett had a secret; or, at least, had the clew to one. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day There is some sad story," said he, "here, of which we have not the clew. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience We had a clew pointing to a sub-contractor here—the very man who lies there dead. Eleven Possible Cases Receive Midchekoff if he calls, for I want to hear what he is about here; his money requirements will soon give us the clew. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The traveller was not accompanied by a servant, and his luggage bore neither name nor crest to give any clew as to his identity. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Never was a knotty point more canvassed, nor the clew to a difficulty more zealously searched for! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He employed trusty and sharp-witted agents to trace back, through England, the journey my father and mother had come by, but so secretly had every step of that wedding-tour been conducted, that no clew remained. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Can we find a clew to guide us? The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance The bystanders listened to these reminiscences in silent astonishment, but unable to supply the missing clew to memory. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Not recall it, not a clew to the mishap?" asked he, shrewdly. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I set about to seek for some clew to the descent, and by the moonlight, which was now full and strong, I detected foot-tracks in the clayey soil near the verge of the cliff. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He is free from all such notions, yet insensibly he is moved when this occurs to him, because it has so often happened that at the time he just hit upon a clew. An Artist in Crime I have now," said I, "to begin the world anew, without one clew to guide me. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The mystery of these words I never could penetrate, nor have I the slightest clew to their meaning. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Up to this moment you have given me no clew to it," said Sir Stafford, with a smile. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Eager to make out some clew to what class they might belong, I leaned forward on a bough and listened attentively. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Hanson's response, and the way in which he acted, disheartened Marcy Gray, for they gave him a clew to the course this enemy of his mother's had marked out for himself. Marcy The Refugee A few broken, unconnected phrases would escape her at intervals; and she seemed laboring to regain the lost clew to her recollections, when again she turned her eyes towards me. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II At this moment, however, my presence here is all-essential, while I am not without a hope that accident may afford me a clew to what I seek. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life He was not a very unlikely man to trace the clew of such an adventure as this seemed to be. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life True, Wagner found the clew when he succeeded in throwing off routine; but had he really never possessed it, he would have declared the fact without bitterness. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music She had kept her secret well, so far, but she had now given him the beginning of a clew. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome I know they do this; and can you give me no clew, however faint, to guide me? Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Scroope recognized the description perfectly, but could give no clew to its whereabouts. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The letter was now to be resumed; but the clew was lost, and her mind was only fettered with topics of dress and toilette. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life But etymology cannot be pushed recklessly in the mountains, and I offer these clews as a mere surmise. Our Southern Highlanders He resolved to telegraph further instructions in the morning, with Spencer’s name added as a clew, though, to be sure, he was not done with Millicent yet. The Silent Barrier Try the aid of one more clew, and if you fail to catch my purpose, I will dash my brush all loaded with ochre, 223 right into those mystic, prescient eyes, and blur them forever. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Here is the clew to the teaching of the whole passage. Studies in Prophecy He drew it out, hoping for a clew. Pursuit There was no message, not a single line of adieu, not a ghost of a clew by which I could trace her. A Monk of Cruta Once an ill-stowed clew of the mains'l blew out with a sounding crack, and thrashed a 'devil's tattoo' on the yard. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Did he furnish no hint, no clew, that aided you in your search?” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part “The canvas is all clewed up or reefed, whatever they call it, so we won’t have it flappin’ around after the ship gets under way. Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes He picked up the paper and began going through it, looking for something that might give him some slight clew. Pursuit Only Athalie said nothing: she sought a clew to the mystery and found none. Timar's Two Worlds The sailmaker was sewing him up in the clew of an old topsail, a sailorly shroud that Martin would have chosen. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Dr. Grey, I believe my prayer has been heard, and that at last I have discovered a clew to the retreat of my lost Evelyn. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part I could not make up my mind to pass unnoticed such extraordinary coincidences; but how was any clew to be obtained to the terrible mystery? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 At first he tried to deny his identity, but the Americans had been furnished with his photograph, and a wart on his forehead proved a clew that was conclusive. The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon Whether the young in these social nurseries know their particular parents has always been an interesting question with me, and I studied their ways for some clew to the truth. Upon The Tree-Tops Now the wind stirs the canvas on the main—a clew lifts—the tops'ls rustle and blow out, drawing finely! The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The clew gave Eric the sense of exploring a new world of thought instead of being lost in a tangled wilderness. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Ailsa told him she had inquired all around, but could not get any clew at all. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday The doctor's glance settled finally on Weldon, as a possible clew to the situation. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon When he did, however, detect the clew, and when he had perceived the different tracks on which our minds were traveling, his grief burst all bounds. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Macallison's best stood bravely spread to the shrieking gale, and we soon had the ribbons of the main clew fast to the yard. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea There was now no further clew to guide his search. Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 Having received some clew of his whereabouts, they succeeded in finding him in a few hours after receiving the information of his escape, and lodged him in the upper station house. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital For three months he prowled about that city by night and by day, his mind intent upon the one object of ascertaining some clew that should direct him to the discovery of the robber. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 By what means his opponents had obtained their clew to the state of his title, neither Mr. Aubrey nor any of his advisers could frame a plausible conjecture. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. At the main they have the usual morning wrestle with the weather topsail sheet—a clew that never did fit. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Up to midnight, when they again met, Byrne could give him no definite information; he did not even tell him that he thought he had a slight clew which he intended to follow. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain August 15th.—No clew yet to the spies in office who furnish the Northern press with information. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital I never get even a clew as to what they mean, but at the same time the more I study them the more sure I am that they have a meaning.” The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave Having obtained that significant clew to my intentions, he suddenly wished her good-night, and disappeared. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Wee Laughlin, eyes on the weather clew of the royals, was learning! The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea I have a clew as to Miss Jean, but you must act at once if you expect to save her. The Wilderness Trail It's one of those cases," he said, "where there seem to be no clews at all. The Come Back The lady had been robbed of three hundred and sixty-eight thousand dollars worth of gems, and there was apparently no clew even to the thief. Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman Ay! many a craft we left abaft Upon that haunted sea; But never a hulk that clewed a sail, Or waved a hand, or answered hail, And never a man saw we. Weeds by the Wall Verses Aloft, spider-like figures, black against the tracery of the rigging, cast down sheets and clew lines in the one place where they must go. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea There was no least abrasion of the frozen surface to afford him a clew to his own trail. The Wilderness Trail It's not so easy to prove an accident,—or a murder, either,—when there's practically no clew to be found. The Come Back The Mundurucú, although repeatedly appealed to, had taken small part in the discussion, remaining silent, his eyes moodily wandering over the water, seeking through the fog for some clew to their escape from the spot. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls And it was to them Bunch had gone for a clew to her treasure. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The departed owner had been careful to leave no clew to his identity 135or of his reason for abiding there. The Pines of Lory “What was that clew you had in regard to Jean Fitzpatrick?” he shouted above the wind. The Wilderness Trail Weston spent the time prowling round Blair's bedroom in search of clews. The Come Back He longed to question further, to seek out some clew, but he dared not, for his hands were not clean. Wunpost "You hope they will furnish a clew?" he asked tolerantly. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists “But were there no traces of her,–no wreckage, nothing to give a clew?” The Pines of Lory But aside from these unsatisfying clews not a trace of her could be located. The Wilderness Trail No clew, means a careful removal of any clew,—and a mighty clever criminal at that. The Come Back The word 'Bedford' was a good clew—it meant that a New Bedford whaleship had been there at some time; and the wreckage meant that she had probably been wrecked upon the reef. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story It is perhaps not possible fully to answer these questions as yet, but recent studies in somewhat divergent fields give us suggestive clews to some of them. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science So it happened that the telegraph boy held in his hand the clew to the mysterious attack. Mark Mason's Victory But we have no other clew; we must follow this one. The Wilderness Trail "It's a clew," he said, but he spoke slowly and thoughtfully. The Come Back I had happened upon the probable clew to a vast treasure, and the thought of it obsessed me. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The amount of sediment carried through the mouth of a great river furnishes a clew to the rate of denudation of the area drained by that river. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science He did not see how he was to find out anything about the missing boy, but resolved to watch and wait in the hope of obtaining a clew. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success I told you to drop the gloves so that the pursuers may find clews. In Desert and Wilderness Yes, it's a clew," agreed Weston, "and it will convict the criminal. The Come Back The upper canvas was clewed up and left hanging, and the brig's slow pace became perceptibly slower. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story But the clew thus gained, other gases were subjected to similar conditions by Davy, and particularly by Faraday, with the result that several of them, including sulphurous, carbonic, and hydrochloric acids were liquefied. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science We are to look for the clews to him in the open air and in natural products, rather than in the traditional art forms and methods. Whitman A Study Then we were called upon to follow up this clew and find the Raposa if possible. The Pathless Trail She did not pursue the clew further, for the Captain was speaking. Money Magic A Novel |
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