The Passenger From Scotland Yard (Esprios Classics)

Download or read book The Passenger From Scotland Yard (Esprios Classics) written by H. Freeman Wood and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The night mail for the Continent stood ready to glide out of the London terminus, the leave-taking friends assembled in small groups upon the platform before the carriage doors were reiterating last messages and once more exchanging promises to 'write, ' when a hard-featured, thick-set gentleman who had been peering out of a second-class window drew back with a slight exclamation of annoyance or disappointment, and sank into a corner seat. Hardly a moment had passed, when the rattle of the guard's key was again heard in the lock, and the door fell open to admit a fifth passenger. 'Just in time, sir! ' muttered the guard, banging the door after the new arrival and relocking it. He immediately signalled with his lamp, a whistle rang out sharply, and the night mail for the Continent started from London.