When the worst place was reached she stopped and hesitated, looking back as well as she could.

I was ahead with the rope, and I called encouragingly to her and talked to her a little.

Rogers wanted to get all ready and he said, "holler" at her as loud as he could and frighten her across, but I thought the best way to talk to her gently and let her move steadily.
I tell you, friends, it was a trying moment.

It seemed to be weighed down with all the trails and hardships of many months.

It seemed to be the time when helpless women and innocent children hung on the trembling balance between life and death.