Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 14
... side . But the most conspicuous object was a gigantic blackboard raised on two posts and present- ing to Heyst , when the moon got over that side , the white letters " T. B. C. Co. " in a row at least two feet high . These were the ...
... side . But the most conspicuous object was a gigantic blackboard raised on two posts and present- ing to Heyst , when the moon got over that side , the white letters " T. B. C. Co. " in a row at least two feet high . These were the ...
Page 15
... side less than five hundred yards from the rickety wharf and the imposing blackboard . The company's object had been to get hold of all the outcrops on tropical islands and exploit them locally . And , Lord knows , there were any amount ...
... side less than five hundred yards from the rickety wharf and the imposing blackboard . The company's object had been to get hold of all the outcrops on tropical islands and exploit them locally . And , Lord knows , there were any amount ...
Page 34
... side of his mouth : " We are among ourselves ; well , gentlemen , all I can say is , don't you ever get mixed up with that Swede . Don't you ever get caught in his web . " 111 But soon Human nature being what it is , 34 VICTORY .
... side of his mouth : " We are among ourselves ; well , gentlemen , all I can say is , don't you ever get mixed up with that Swede . Don't you ever get caught in his web . " 111 But soon Human nature being what it is , 34 VICTORY .
Page 35
... side to it as well as a mean side , there were not a few who pretended to be indignant on no better authority than a general propensity to believe every evil report ; and a good many others who found it simply funny to call Heyst the ...
... side to it as well as a mean side , there were not a few who pretended to be indignant on no better authority than a general propensity to believe every evil report ; and a good many others who found it simply funny to call Heyst the ...
Page 45
... side of the island had been alto- gether abandoned . This was what he expected . Pres- ently , above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view , he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag . Then , while steaming ...
... side of the island had been alto- gether abandoned . This was what he expected . Pres- ently , above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view , he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag . Then , while steaming ...
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