This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... or they would not be coming to capture her with guns on their shoulders. Oh, that only Abner were near to defend her. She now realized how wrongly she had mistreated that devoted soul. In a moment she got control nough of her feet to turn them around, and then she showed what a scared woman can do in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... or they would not be coming to capture her with guns on their shoulders. Oh, that only Abner were near to defend her. She now realized how wrongly she had mistreated that devoted soul. In a moment she got control nough of her feet to turn them around, and then she showed what a scared woman can do in the way of sprinting for the lead. She went over the near hill top like a goat. Exhausted and out of breath she sank down upon a mat of grass in the side of a ravine near the shore, and closed her eyes to thank Providence for so benevolently giving her strength and speed to escape the dreaded fangs of the law. She was feeling quite well rested and was pondering over the problem of what to do next, when she heard a crunching sound out on the shore. It sounded like the landing of a boat. Was it possible that a warship had been sent after her! She started up in alarm and looked out through the mouth of the ravine to discover what new terror was to assail her. But the narrow view presented only a clear streak of the peaceful bay. Then a man appeared in view. It was not the dreaded soldier, but the still worse form of Val Hone. He was too busy watching some one else up the shore to be noticing any one in so unexpected a place as up in the ravine. She did not wait to think out possibilities. To get away in the opposite direction was her immediate ambition. If the soldiers were to see her there near that man, it would be such proof of partnership in guilt with him that she need never hope pardon, even if she ever escaped alive. She fled up the dry bed of the pebbly ravine till it came out shallow between low banks in the side of the sloping plane. There she sat down to take breath when she saw the figure of Val Hone coming after her. How she...
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Colson, Harold F. Near Fine in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Cloth. 319 p. Illustrated. Uncle Jeremiah and his relatives travel from the country to see the California Exposition and encounter amusing adventures among the amazing exhibits and the city of San Francisco. Near fine in good dustjacket in mylar cover.
