Arthur O. Friel

Name: Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9
Author: Arthur O. Friel

Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

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“Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9”, published in 1925, is a work by Arthur O. Friel. It explores elements such as Kelly, Mendez and switch.

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ He walked with stiff back, unpleasant sidelong glances, and an occasional caress of the revolver and knife on his broad waist-belt. The bigger man felt an impulse to slap his face and kick him; but he restrained it. Unspeaking, they walked on to the bowldery waterfront.
There Kelly looked about with some surprise. He had expected to find the port choked with floating craft. Instead, it held only a few canoes and the launch. Near at hand slouched a couple of heavy-eyed sentries, posted to watch the river, but giving it scant attention. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ The emptiness of the pretensions of the “engineer” was palpably evident. Quite likely he knew how to operate a cheap automobile (until it broke down) , but of motor-boats he had only the faintest comprehension. Staring at Kelly and following the pointing finger, he looked perturbed.
“The switch, hombre!” Kelly glared accusingly. “You have ruined the switch! Without it the boat will never run! What did you do with it?”
“Ah, the sweetch!” parroted Mendez, striving to conceal his ignorance. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ A disgusted grunt. “Shall I walk up the hill only to walk down again? And can el capitân say what shall be done without seeing the boat? He must come here. Until he comes I shall test the other parts. The man who ruined the switch may have done other damage. You go.”
An instant of hesitation; then came realization that, in a dead boat and without his companions, the American would hardly take leave. There was the sentry, too, on guard. He hopped ashore, gave the rifleman a significant look, and hastened townward.
“And that's that,” Kelly said to himself. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ But there must be a way of making repairs. And the general is most busy. I command you to make this boat ready to go!”
With difficulty Kelly swallowed a snicker. The mental scrambling of this coxcomb in an effort to save his face amused him hugely. Gritting his teeth, he frowned at the engine until his inward mirth passed.
“Your commands do not change the matter,” he countered, roughly. “Can I take a new switch out of my ear, hombre, and fix it in place? You bray like a burro! That switch must be made right or the boat does not run! It is for you to make it right!” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ He would tell Veinte Cuatro that this American had slyly disabled the boat and—
“But wait,” said Kelly, in a tone somewhat less harsh. “Possibly el capitân—the fight-haired man—may know of some way of making a repair. He is the captain of this boat. It will do no harm to ask him. If the matter can be mended the general need not know of it. He only wants the boat to run.”
“Sí!” Mendez snatched the bait like a hungry trout. “It is as you say. The general must not be troubled by small matters. Bien. Let us go.” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ He fastened it firmly, connected up the battery, and even made a tentative test. At the responsive burr he instantly disengaged it; and as the sentries caught the sound and peered quickly toward him he straightened up and swore a blue streak at the boat in general and the battery in particular. The guards chuckled gruffly and looked away. The Americano was having the —— of a time trying to fix his boat, cra!
“And a good job done,” muttered Kelly. “That teniente is such a simp he won't even know the switch is back; or if he does spot it I can kid him out of it. Wonder where Hart is. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ Hours of useless walking and watching, and nothing to watch but crocodiles! And not even a crocodile touched the boat.”
“Aha,” sneered Kelly. “You can not blame the men, teniente. It is for you to explain this damage. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Twenty-Four Hours — Chapter 9 (1925)

“ I'm pretty sure that you'd be safe enough alone just now, because, for certain reasons, the gang's very much on its good behavior for the present—particularly toward anybody in the good graces of the Spanish cavalier. ”

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