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From: Swagerty L. <ac...@ho...> - 2009-08-16 16:37:09
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Onsiderable, but they succeeded at last in rigging a small tank above the wheel so that a stream of water should run into the box. The men re-entered with their faces stung by the cold, the engine hoarsely signalled and the car started. Glover made little of the incident, but Gertrude observed some preoccupation in his manner. He consulted frequently his watch. Once when he was putting it back she asked to see it. His watch was the only thing of real value he had and he was pleased to show it. It contained a portrait of his mother, and Gertrude, to her surprise and delight, found it. She made h |