This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... be in position before morning, and here he was on the wrong road, with dawn threatening to break at any moment, and movement over this road in daylight strictly forbidden. But if he and his pets started down the hill, as he threatened to do, it was good-by to my own plans. In the most honeyed tones I could command, I ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... be in position before morning, and here he was on the wrong road, with dawn threatening to break at any moment, and movement over this road in daylight strictly forbidden. But if he and his pets started down the hill, as he threatened to do, it was good-by to my own plans. In the most honeyed tones I could command, I reasoned with him, and he finally agreed to move to one side of the road and remain there. With much growling and snarling both by his men and by the monsters, a pathway was cleared. "Meanwhile from up the road another truck, in trying to 'turn on a ten cent piece, ' had performed the feat of the Vindictive in Ostende harbor, and beyond it were blocked a motley column of camions and motor ambulances. The drivers, dozing on their seats, awaited developments. Coaxing, cursing, ordering, pleading, I rallied a sufficient force to attack the truck, and, by overwhelming it with superior numbers, we soon had it turned about. "Just as the trucks had moved far enough to leave a passage for the on-coming batteries, there suddenly appeared from nowhere an ammunition officer, who announced in no uncertain tones that he was from some army or corps ammunition park with orders to deliver many thousands of rounds of 75mm. shells at the positions before morning, and that I had no business holding up his trucks. "By that time, my philosophy of life was hanging on a thread. Turning on this new annoyance, I silenced him with the logical retort that guns with some ammunition were a damned sight more desirable than a lot of ammunition with no guns. He disappeared, muttering. "Presently the battalion came along, and as we reached the top of the hill and emerged from between the steep banks which had been cramping us, we found ourselves in a wide a...
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Good++, No Dust Jacket. 8VO, B/W Illus, Hardcover. Hardcover. Dark green cloth boards with title and vignette in gold on front board, and title in gold on spine. Light edge wear and bumping. Foxed fore edges. Noticeably foxed endpapers and title page, only occasional foxing to text. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
