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id: 45417
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  ''And until the age of thirteen and three-quarters, could only walk sideways with my hair parted in the middle,''


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id: 26890
title: The Rat Racket
author: Keller, David H. (David Henry)
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  at the other end wanted to protect my hotel from rats for the small "Then I simply cannot understand why you want to mix up in this rat worked with rats in one way or another for a good many years. gentlemen to tell me is why these rats congregate at times in certain some way rats of New York seem to be under the control of a set of variations of that story, but in each of them the rats came and went, shall we know when the rats are going to come?" On the fifth night the rats came by the thousands. ruling the Big Boys was the Old Man, who was so little known and so Willowby on one end of the log and the Old Man on the other, it became Facing them, sat the Old Man and Willowby.


id: 3475
title: The Efficiency Expert
author: Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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  "Oh," said Jimmy, "if I ever want any one to break into a safe, come to "I should think," said Jimmy, "that a man of your ability could earn a "I assumed," said Jimmy, "that what you wanted in a general manager was "Thanks," said Jimmy, "but how do you know that after you pull this job Jimmy Torrance sat a long time in thought after the Lizard left. When Jimmy got home that night he saw a light in the Lizard''s room and "I am looking," said Mr. Compton, "for an experienced man who can come "I guess," said Jimmy, "that in a short time I will know as much about "If you''re asking me if it''s mine, no," said Jimmy. "I have been wanting to talk to you," said the girl to Jimmy, "ever "I can only think," said Jimmy, "of one man; and even in his case the


id: 32562
title: "And That''s How It Was, Officer"
author: Sholto, Ralph
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  Not being acquainted with my uncle, Peter Nicholas, with Bag Ears It all started when Joy and I finally got an audience with Uncle Peter "You didn''t let Joy finish, Uncle Peter. nothing else to fall back on--and said, "Homer--Joy--this is Cora, my Joy reached forth and pinched Uncle Peter''s flaming cheek. I patted Joy''s hand and said, "Don''t be alarmed, darling. Joy pointed with her other hand and saw the blonde assistant hauling "Bag Ears," Joy went on. "I wonder," Joy murmured, "how Uncle Peter happened to select Hands "When Red Nose Tessie makes a date with a guy," Bag Ears said, "she "Uncle Peter is pulling a fast one," Joy said. approach our car while Uncle Peter got back in with the blonde Cora and "I''m sure, Bag Ears," Joy said, "that Tessie would sympathize with our "McCaffery and Uncle Peter haven''t got any deal," she said to the


id: 34592
title: Behind the Green Door
author: Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
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  the house guests of Mrs. Christopher Downey, an old friend of Mr. Parker''s who operated a skiing lodge on the slopes of the mountain "Dad, you''ll honestly try to come to Pine Top for Christmas?" Penny "Penny is going to Pine Top for the skiing," declared Louise, never "The slim fellow with the sharp face is Ralph Fergus," answered Mrs. Downey, her voice filled with bitterness. "He thought I was an ordinary guest at Mrs. Downey''s," Penny told Reaching the Fergus hotel, Penny parked her skis upright in a snowbank Penny had no real purpose in coming to the Fergus hotel. Penny sat in the kitchen of Mrs. Downey''s lodge, warming her half frozen Penny looked about the crowded lobby for Ralph Fergus or Harvey Maxwell, Harvey Maxwell walked with Penny to the front door of the hotel and After the old man had gone, Penny spoke apologetically to Mrs. Downey. "What about Fergus and Maxwell?" asked Penny.


id: 34591
title: Clue of the Silken Ladder
author: Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
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  "Penny and I were nearly ready to start home in any case, Mrs. Weems. "Before I go, I''ll try to teach Penny a little more about cooking," Mrs. Weems said uncomfortably. As Penny and Mrs. Weems waited, the seamstress went to another room, "Dad," Penny ventured when they were alone, "just supposing that Mrs. Weems'' money should mysteriously disappear--" "I regret Penny said anything about the matter." apologized Mrs. Weems. "Penny, please allow Mr. Gepper to conduct a true test," reproved Mrs. Weems severely. By the time Penny arrived home, Mrs. Weems had retired to her room. "Penny, please promise that you''ll do nothing outrageous tomorrow," Mrs. Weems begged as the girl started to leave. When Penny reached the lower floor she found Mrs. Weems and the Hodges Mrs. Weems took one of Penny''s hands and Mr. Hodges the other. "Oh, Mrs. Weems," said Penny in desperation. Turning into her own street, Penny saw Mrs. Weems walking toward home,


id: 43263
title: The Arrow of Fire A Mystery Story for Boys
author: Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
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  lighted as the room was, Johnny seemed to read on the face of the man a of the men Johnny had seen on the car, Drew Lane dealt him a blow on the "Well, well!" said Johnny''s host, Drew Lane, eyeing the purse on the "Case''ll come up in two or three days," said Drew Lane. "No place in the world half as interesting as this old city," said Drew Johnny drew forth an arrow and handed it to him. From the moment Johnny took his first squad call, Drew had been listening Half an hour later Johnny and Drew were back at the shack. "Drew," Johnny spoke again, "I used to say that if a man picked my "That man knew his gun," said Johnny with a shudder. "This man, Drew Lane, is an unusual person," Johnny told himself. "Johnny," Drew had said, "there are people living down there who are


id: 45417
title: Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case
author: Wayne, Dorothy
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  Betty stood up, caught the coat Dorothy threw into the cockpit, and "Bears--your grandmother!" said Dorothy''s mocking voice and the light Dorothy sat down on top of the wall, and pulled Betty to a place beside This time Dorothy skirted the porch and toward the front of the house Dorothy thought it time she took matters into her own hands. goodness'' sake, get going, George--we''ve got to drive to New Canaan some "I''m coming," Dorothy said quietly and she pressed her body into the Dorothy, let me introduce our host, Uncle Abe Lincoln River--known to "Yes, Uncle, he''s a friend of ours," said Dorothy. "Uncle Abe," she said, taking the old man''s hand, "you are kind and "Who was that man, Uncle Abe?" asked Dorothy, stifling a yawn with the "How do we know that friend Joyce hasn''t got hold of Stoker and possibly "Give up your place," said Dorothy, "and let some of these other


id: 45174
title: Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings
author: Wayne, Dorothy
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  well, but Dorothy knew better than to break them out in a wind like The _Scud_ fought and bucked like a wild thing, deluging Dorothy with "Yes, I know--" broke in Dorothy--"he drove you and your father to the "But I thought you were coming to our house--" cried Dorothy. Mr. Dixon, with the finesse of an astute business man, drew out Mr. Bolton and his son, and the two told tales of adventure by land and sea With Bill at her right and Mr. Bolton at her left elbow, Dorothy pushed going to say, isn''t it?" Dorothy''s voice was mocking as she looked up at "I hope so," said Dorothy, but there was little confidence in her tone. "Good night!" thought Dorothy as she strained her ears to catch every what has _that_ got to do with Dorothy''s flying?" Dorothy got down from the plane and came into the room.


id: 60886
title: Time Payment
author: Jacobs, Sylvia
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  Slick Tennant was going to hide in the future. "I got a gun on the kid," the man said. Letting go of the boy, Slick dealt Dr. Porter a vicious slap. If Slick Tennant says it''s a time-travel machine, that''s what field ahead or does the time machine travel along with the guy inside?" "I thought you''d try to talk me out of it," Slick said ominously. "You got a smart kid, Porter," Slick said, grinning. live another twenty years, now that Slick had warned him to get away but Slick had only Porter''s word that it couldn''t be changed after it was because he had been in the field so long that time, twenty years A young man was staring at him, and Slick looked down at himself. "You''re very kind--thank you so much," Slick said. "I''m so glad to hear that!" Slick said. "Oh, a girl!" Slick said.


id: 61171
title: The Expendables
author: Harmon, Jim
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  "You see my problem, Professor?" Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, "Really, Mr. Carmen," I said, "this isn''t the sort of thing you discuss "I figured you could handle it," Carmen said, leaning back comfortably "Don''t take too long, Professor," Carmen said cordially. "Yeah, but how does it work?" Tony Carmen demanded of me, sleeking his "Listen here, Carmen," I said, "what makes you think these bodies are "Easy, Professor," Carmen said, effortlessly shoving me back with one "I don''t know where the stuff goes, Carmen," I finally admitted. From what you said, the machine is like a TV set; it takes "Listen, Professor," Carmen began, "the Mafia--" Tony Carmen knew exactly what to do with an Expendable once he got his "No, but he knows all about how any kind of machine works." Carmen didn''t like office work. temperature of the world," the AEC man said. "Kill the power, Professor," Carmen said.


