[The Trail of the White Mule by B. M. Bower]@TWC D-Link book
The Trail of the White Mule

CHAPTER NINE
9/13

Say, why don't yuh stall 'er off till morning?
You couldn't get home for supper now if yuh went by wireless.

I guess yuh wouldn't hate a mouthful of desert air after swallowing smoke and insults, like yuh done in L.A.Tell her you're takin' a ride to Barstow.

You can catch a train out of there and be home to breakfast, easy.

If you ain't got the change in your clothes for carfare," he added generously, "Why, I'll stake yuh just for your company on the trip.

Whadda yuh say ?" Casey looked at the orange and the grapefruit and lemon orchards that walled the Foothill Boulevard.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books