Lanterna Rally

Author: Lee Foster Hartman

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-10

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780259205791

Excerpt from The White Sapphire: A Mystery Romance Through the heavy growths of woodbine that screened the end of the porch to which she had re treated, the slanting rays of the late afternoon sun broke in scattered flecks and splashes, checkering the floor and the wicker lounging-chairs, the comfortable length of the couch, piled with cushions, and the light matting that stretched across the porch. In the stillness of the summer afternoon, among the white clematis that grew entangled with the wood bine, sounded the droning of bees. A cloth lay spread upon the table, where a tea-service was already placed. The broad, low windows opening upon the veranda gave a glimpse of darkened, cool interiors, with glints of light from gilt-framed canvases and the polished surface of furniture. Evelyn Winthrop brought her chair abruptly to a halt. Leaning forward, she peered through the woodbine to note the progress of the rider and his horse. I believe he'd let Patsy crawl if she knew how, she fumed. But slowly as the pair advanced, they had drawn perceptibly nearer and were now in full view of the house. The girl again sprang to her feet and, running to the head of the steps, sought to attract the horseman's attention by a vigorous fluttering of the yellow telegram. Whether or not he understood the signal as a summons to hasten, his answer was only a leisurely wave of the chamois gloved hand in which he held his cigarette. It was gracefully, cavalierly done; but he made no effort to increase his speed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.