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Dick rang off and started to bound upstairs, but a new ting-ling sounded on the 'phone bell.

From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

The silvery ting-ling of the clock on the mantel-piece striking eleven startled him a little—he listened painfully—he thought he heard some one trying the handle of the door he had locked.

From Thelma by Corelli, Marie