band-room

We labored incessantly with him till sundown, and had taken the horns and band-room apart, had been through his residence, with his wife's permission, from the bottom of the well to the top of the lightning rod; had torn up the floors of several neighboring buildings; had been through the brick-yard and the burying ground, and, in brief, had completely upset everything in Alvin looking for the $67 which we did not find.

Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie Louis Arundel

Five minutes later the horn that once through Alvin's hall the soul of discord shed, now hung as mute on the band-room wall, as though that soul had fled, and George Havens had been called to account for appropriating to himself certain funds that had not been contributed for the purpose of buying instruments, music, and flashy uniforms.

Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie Louis Arundel

The men who had been set to work at clearing away the rubbish had soon found what a hopeless task they had undertaken; and the news having soon spread that only the regimental musicians were in the barracks at the time, and that these few had been in all probability in the lower story of the building, where the band-room was situated, all attempts at finding the bodies were abandoned until the next day.

Sant' Ilario 1881

In other words, Jerry's hints became solid, and from the band-room went forth the rumour that Dick Smithson had gone down the town, been persuaded to enter one of the low-class public-houses, and had there been robbed and ill-used.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

He had gone back into the band-room, where, as of old, some twenty men were blowing hard, each working up the parts of new pieces, and utterly regardless, as well as unconscious, of his neighbour -- use having given the bandsmen the ability to practice away deaf to the noise produced by others.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

Waiting till Wilkins was away, Jerry made his way to the band-room, where he obtained confirmation of the sergeant's remarks about the flute-case, and here he began to drop dark hints of the vaguest nature.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

He started, and had just got outside the door of the band-room, when he ran against Wilkins, who turned upon him sharply --

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

There was an hour to wait before the first guests were likely to arrive, and Dick sat in the band-room low-spirited and dreamy; for the festivity seemed a trouble now, and he would have given anything to have been able to keep away.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

Jerry, with his battered bombardon in his hand, evidently on his way from the band-room to the sergeants 'quarters.

The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne George Manville Fenn 1870

"He is downstairs in the band-room," replied the landlord.

Caught in the Net ��mile Gaboriau 1852