[Jonah by Louis Stone]@TWC D-Link bookJonah CHAPTER 5 6/12
And he refused to move till Chook answered his question. The Push closed quietly in. "'Oo are these blokes ?" he asked uneasily. "Pals o' mine, all good men an' true," said Chook, gaily. They were near Eveleigh Station, and the street was clear.
The red signal-lights, like angry, bloodshot eyes, followed the curve of the line as it swept into the terminus.
An engine screamed hoarsely as it swept past with a rattle of jolting metal and the hum of swiftly revolving wheels.
The time was come to strike, but the Push hesitated. The show of resistance, the spark to kindle their brutal fury, was wanting. "Is this a prayer meetin' ?" inquired Waxy Collins, with a sneer.
"Biff him on the boko, an' we'll finish 'im in one act." "Shut yer face," said Jonah, and he stepped up to the bricklayer. "Ever 'ear tell of a copper boiler ?" he inquired pleasantly. "Ever meet a bleedin' bastard as put the cops on a bloke, an' got 'im three months' 'ard ?" he inquired again. The bricklayer stared at him open-mouthed, surprised and alarmed by the appearance of this misshapen devil with the glittering eyes.
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