Richard Harding Davis

The Man Who Could Not Lose Richard Harding Davis

Publisher Marketing: Excerpt from The Man Who Could Not Lose They found Dromedary in the paddock, and thanked him, and Carter left Dolly with him, while he ran to collect his winnings; As though giving a signal, he shot his hand into the air; Carter rose. - Leaning forward with a nod and a smile, he presented the programme to the beautiful Miss Winter; His eyes were wide with excitement, greed, and fear. In his hands he clutched the two suit-cases. "Get out," he shouted; "Then I am to understand," he exclaimed, "that you refuse to carry out the wishes of a United States Senator and of the President of the United States?"; With a cockney accent that made even the accompanist grin, Ford lifted his voice; Something white sank through the semi-darkness. It was a woman's glove; Then, covered by the fire from the roofs, he sprang to the lamps and tilted them until they threw their shafts into the windows of the third story 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. Contributor Bio:  Davis, Richard Harding Davis, an American author of romantic novels and short stories, was also the best known reporter of his generation.