Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 140
... hanging over the mail - boat's rail Schomberg saw only the face of a possible " account . ” The steam- launches of other hotels were also alongside , but he obtained the preference . " You are Mr. Schomberg , aren't you ? " 140 VICTORY .
... hanging over the mail - boat's rail Schomberg saw only the face of a possible " account . ” The steam- launches of other hotels were also alongside , but he obtained the preference . " You are Mr. Schomberg , aren't you ? " 140 VICTORY .
Page 142
... hangs on to me . He is an alligator- hunter . I picked him up in Colombia , you know . Ever been in Colombia ? " " No , " said Schomberg , very much surprised . " An alligator - hunter ? Funny trade ! coming from Colombia , then ? " Are ...
... hangs on to me . He is an alligator- hunter . I picked him up in Colombia , you know . Ever been in Colombia ? " " No , " said Schomberg , very much surprised . " An alligator - hunter ? Funny trade ! coming from Colombia , then ? " Are ...
Page 143
... Hang these native craft ! They always get in the way . " He was a muscular , short man with eyes that gleamed and blinked , a harsh voice , and a round , toneless , pock - marked face ornamented by a thin , dishevelled moustache ...
... Hang these native craft ! They always get in the way . " He was a muscular , short man with eyes that gleamed and blinked , a harsh voice , and a round , toneless , pock - marked face ornamented by a thin , dishevelled moustache ...
Page 150
... Hang me if I ought not to go now , at once , this minute , into his bedroom , and tell him to be off -him and that secretary of his early in the morning . I don't mind a round game of cards , but to make a decoy of my table d'hôte - my ...
... Hang me if I ought not to go now , at once , this minute , into his bedroom , and tell him to be off -him and that secretary of his early in the morning . I don't mind a round game of cards , but to make a decoy of my table d'hôte - my ...
Page 162
... hang what happens to me ! " " Well , then ” —Mr . Jones began to speak with a quietly threatening effect , as if the common words of daily use had some other deadly meaning to his mind— “ well , then , why should you make yourself ...
... hang what happens to me ! " " Well , then ” —Mr . Jones began to speak with a quietly threatening effect , as if the common words of daily use had some other deadly meaning to his mind— “ well , then , why should you make yourself ...
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