...
permitted to return, and with heads bent together, they talked in whispers.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 3
They had dinner in the open-air, tree-walled dining-room, and ... kissed the palm of her hand and put his head closer to hers.
The merry clatter of dishes was increasing as the dining-room filled up. Here and
there voices were r...
... came the admiring cheer of the neighborhood children, and
Saxon, with a sigh of content, knew that the happy day had at last begun.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER ...
effect. Still on the chair, all in the moment of quick clear-seeing, she
drew the skirt tightly back and raised it. The sight was good to her, nor
did she unde...
... THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 14
Sarah was conservative. Worse, she had crystallized at the end of her love-time
with the coming of her first child. ... could
not see the cause of the uproar, out of her overwrought apprehension raised the cry
of fire and precipitated the panic rush for the doors. All of them were screamin...
... VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 1
"You hear me, Saxon? Come on along. What if it is the Bricklayers? I'll have
gentlemen friends there, and so'll you. The Al ... It was of solid mahogany.
One end was cracked and dented from the capsize of the wagon in Rock Canyon.
A bullet-hole, plugged, in the face of the top drawer, to...
... down there in a minute."
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 4
After dinner there were two dances in the pavilion, and then the band led the way
to the race track for the ... over the ground and disappeared under the avalanche of
battling forms of the onlookers.
Leaving Saxon under the protection of the Irishman in an oute...
... "On the Banks of the
Wabash." And he sang the song through, undeterred by the bedlam of two general
fights, one on the adjacent platform, the other at the opposite end of the car, both of ... "When the Harvest Days Are Over." Bert and Mary joined in; but when
Billy attempted to add his voice he was dissuaded by a shin-kick from Bert. Saxon
THE...
... murmured; the gate screeched under her hand; and
she hurried along the narrow walk that led around to the corner of the
house.
"Wednesday," he celled softly.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK ... sighed. And then, appalled at the
length of all the poem, at the volume of the mystery, she rolled the
manuscript and put it away. Again she dipped in th...
... know. The blood ebbed from her face with
the apprehension and fear his appearance caused. She was afraid of the rough bulk
of the man; of the heavy brown eyes, dominant and confident; of the ... that he hurt none of the other fellows' feelings in the way the girls hurt hers.
They all but asked him outright to dance with them, and little of their open pursui...
... pause.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 8
The music stopped at the end of the waltz, leaving Billy and Saxon at the big
entrance doorway of the ballroom. Her hand rested ... you are the master of other men," she said
softly, aware herself of pride in the strength and skill of him.
"It does," he admitted frankly....
... stop, while the faces of the
occupants took new lease of interest of life and stared at the young man
and woman in the light rig that barred the way. Billy held up his hand.
"Take the outside, ... said to the chauffeur.
"Nothin' doin', kiddo," came the answer, as the chauffeur measured with
hard, wise eyes the crumbling edge of the r...