She looked first for Betty, but no Betty was to be found, and the children were at home clamoring for something to eat.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
As I picked my way between them, and crossed the street, my attention was arrested by a French peasant who was conversing by means of the sign language with the handsome driver of one of those vans, while several children were clamoring to be allowed to sit on the seat a moment, "just to see how it seemed."
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
He made his confession at the head of his table, the police were clamoring outside with a warrant, and while we all sat dazed and stupefied, he fell backward-dead.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim