He put his mouth close to Samson's ear.'I thought I'd got it, Mr Samson! And I have tool'They watched the artist at work, peering over his shoulder.'I'll be damnedl' said Samson, as the finishing touches were added to the sketch.'Very probably, Mr Samson,' said Verity jovially, 'and you'll still ...
Presently there came a roar from the stand as the horses thundered forward and the backers in the ring surged across to the rails to see them pass. They were away in a few seconds, streaming across the turf between its white-painted rails, curving above the sunlit waves, far across the skyline to...
ISBN: o 8600 7252 5 Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk Futura Publications Limited 49 Poland Street, London W1A 2LG Contents 1 THE McCAFFERY DODGE page 7 2 VERNEY DACRE 51S CRACKSMAN'S MOON 1474 SERGEANT VERITY AT BAY 177 1 Mc...
Makes me feel better about it, being able to stand you chummage now.'The night seemed filled by the steady roar of the falls and the cataract. Crowe raised the corner of the metal canteen to his mouth.'Mr Verity,' he said gently, 'it's forgot.'Verity's cheeks filled abruptly with wind as he put h...
'Talk sense! Flash Charley would have passed it on to Mr Croaker and 'A' Division, Portman Square being their manor.' Verity's plump scowl relaxed, as if he suddenly saw the solution to a difficulty. 'Yes,' he said brightly, more pleased than Samson had seen him all afternoon. 'Of course, Mr Sams...