Fourth Down! (eBook, ePUB) - Henry Barbour, Ralph
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We ought to be there in about twenty minutes,” observed Arnold Deering, glancing at his watch. One of his companions in the day-coach tossed the magazine he had been idly glancing through, to the top of the pile of suitcases beside him, yawned widely, and nodded without enthusiasm. “If nothing happens,” he agreed. “What’s going to happen, you chump?” “Nothing, I suppose. Only, something might. There might be an earthquake, or the train might jump the track, or——” “Or you might talk sense, Frank! As for jumping the track, this old train couldn’t jump a crack in the floor! I guess you’re wishing something would happen so you wouldn’t have to go back.”…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
We ought to be there in about twenty minutes,” observed Arnold Deering, glancing at his watch.
One of his companions in the day-coach tossed the magazine he had been idly glancing through, to the top of the pile of suitcases beside him, yawned widely, and nodded without enthusiasm.
“If nothing happens,” he agreed.
“What’s going to happen, you chump?”
“Nothing, I suppose. Only, something might. There might be an earthquake, or the train might jump the track, or——”
“Or you might talk sense, Frank! As for jumping the track, this old train couldn’t jump a crack in the floor! I guess you’re wishing something would happen so you wouldn’t have to go back.”
Autorenporträt
Ralph Henry Barbour, born on November 13, 1870, and passing away on February 19, 1944, turned into an esteemed American novelist recognized for his important frame of work in sports activities fiction centered closer to young male readers. He extensively co-authored beneath the pseudonym Richard Stillman Powell with L. H. Bickford, generating works like "Phyllis in Bohemia." Although renowned for his sports-themed novels, he delved into a spectrum of writing, crafting mild romances and adventurous stories. Over the course of his career, Barbour authored in excess of one hundred novels, alongside severa brief stories. Notably in 1904, book writer D. Appleton & Co. Launched several sports-themed books edited by way of Ralph Henry Barbour. These books, arranged through a unique agreement with American Sports Publishing, included data drawn from previous Spalding Athletic Library guides. Barbour's legacy stays intertwined with his prolific contributions to younger grownup literature, especially in the realm of sports fiction, where his storytelling prowess engaged and captivated readers. His diverse repertoire encompassed themes past sports activities, showcasing his versatility as an author in genres along with romance and adventure, leaving an enduring impact on the sector of literature.