Excerpt: ...he ranged back and forth beyond the iron fence like a captive animal, raising his voice to heaven in weird complaint. He was waiting when the train pulled in that evening, glued to the iron bars, his eyes showing as white in the gloom as his expansive grin of welcome. For several days this procedure was repeated with variations, until the dreadful threat of arrest put an end to it. Allan had conceived a wholesome respect for Spiggoty police, and for a few days thereafter Kirk was rid of him. Then one morning he ...
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Excerpt: ...he ranged back and forth beyond the iron fence like a captive animal, raising his voice to heaven in weird complaint. He was waiting when the train pulled in that evening, glued to the iron bars, his eyes showing as white in the gloom as his expansive grin of welcome. For several days this procedure was repeated with variations, until the dreadful threat of arrest put an end to it. Allan had conceived a wholesome respect for Spiggoty police, and for a few days thereafter Kirk was rid of him. Then one morning he reappeared as usual in one of the forward coaches. "How the deuce did you make it?" asked Anthony. Allan proudly, triumphantly, displayed a ticket, exclaiming: "It is of no h'avail to prevent me, boss!" "That ticket is good only to Corozal, the first station. You'll have to get off there." But when Corozal had been passed he found Allan still comfortably ensconced in his seat. "Now, boss, we shall have fine visits to-day," the negro predicted, warmly, and Kirk did not have the heart to eject him. At the other end of the line Allan repeated the process, and thereafter worked diligently to amass sufficient money to buy tickets from Panama to Corozal and from Colon to Mt. Hope, relying with splendid faith upon his friend to protect him once he penetrated past the lynx-eyed gateman. Runnels accepted Kirk's explanation, and so far exceeded his authority as to make no objection. Allan, therefore, managed to spend about half his time in company with the object of his adoration. Although the Master of Transportation never referred to his conversation with Kirk on the occasion of their trip through Culebra Cut, he watched his new subordinate carefully and he felt his instinctive liking for him increase. The young fellow was in earnest, he decided, in his effort to succeed on his own merits, and had not been posing when he offered to start at the bottom. It gave Runnels pleasure to see how he attended to his work, once he had settled down to it....
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Add this copy of The Ne'Er-Do-Well. Illus. By Howard Chandler Christy to cart. $3.51, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Harper.
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Chandler Christy. Good. No Dj. Book 12mo. hardcover, old Western novel, good reading copy only in blue boards, worn, first several pages have small tears, with rubbed paste-on. 402 pages. B&W illustrations. Appears to be a romance with man and woman in embrace on cover.
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Good. No Jacket. AN6-Book has some worn edges, sides and corners, cover has wear, wrinkling on the spine, previous owner's info written with pencil on the first page and back of the last page, loose hinge, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Same date appears on the title page and copyright page. Illustrated paper on the front with wear.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover scuffed with edgewear. Pages lightly tanning, no markings in text. Owners name stamped on fly page.
