colonel

• But neither Sir Reginald nor the colonel were the men to shrink from an encounter when game was before them; Mildmay possessed all the cool daring and recklessness of the British seaman; and as for the professor, he would willingly have faced a thousand deaths to secure so new and rare a specimen of natural history as the creature before him The four sportsmen pulled trigger almost simultaneously. —  The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure
• "I owe much to the colonel, who has for the past three years given me an allowance of two hundred pounds a year; and I would far rather have gone on with that, than come into a fortune in this manner I can understand that," Hallett said; "the colonel was a first-rate old fellow, and his death will be an immense loss to you. —  Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
• When he brought in this extraordinary collection of pamphlets, both Kitty and Fanny knew what to expect; for the colonel was as ready to receive literature at second-hand as to avoid its original sources. —  A Chance Acquaintance
• "Now, don't get excited," as the colonel was about to speak, "but there has been a lot of loose talk circulating, and I thought I would like to settle it Loose talk!" —  The Boy Scouts Patrol
• Some say he's a widower, others again say he's an old bachelor; but he don't say nothing, for the colonel is as close as wax about his own affairs. —  The Prodigal Judge

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