Ravenslee

It was a dark night, for there was no moon and the stars were hidden; thus, as Ravenslee followed the Spider, he found himself stumbling over the uneven ground of a vacant lot, a lonely place beyond which lay the distant river.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

But Ravenslee strode on, unheeding dust and heat, hastening on to that which awaited him, full of strength and life and the zest of life, glad-hearted, and with pulses that throbbed in expectation.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

M'Ginnis sprang up and turned as the glass of the window splintered to fragments, and, almost with the crash, Ravenslee leapt -- a fierce twist,

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

"Murder?" said Ravenslee with a flash of white teeth.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

Ravenslee noticed a cheap wrist-watch, a hair-comb, a brooch, and a small chain purse.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

"But then you see," said Ravenslee, "I would much rather talk than eat -- sometimes."

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

M'Ginnis thrust clenched hands into his pockets and surveyed Ravenslee with scornful eyes -- his lounging figure and stooping shoulders, his long, white hands and general listless air.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

It was Saturday morning, and Hermione was making a pie and looking uncommonly handsome about it and altogether feminine and adorable; at least, so Ravenslee thought, as he watched her bending above the pastry board, her round, white arms bared to each dimpled elbow, and the rebellious curl wantoning at her temple as usual.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

Ravenslee shook his head, whereat the boy broke out more passionately:

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

At this juncture Ravenslee appeared, whereupon Joe, having reached the topmost landing, set the old man upon his natty feet and fell to straightening his smart clothes with hands big but gentle.

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915