Henry C. Rowland

“ And I say, Dallas, did you ever see such eyes?"
"No," said Dallas, "nor such a mouth and chin. And she is no more a nihilist at heart than I am. She has simply got mixed up in all this trouble through the fault of circumstance. She is the sweetest little person that ever lived! And so game! Upon my word, James, I caught a glimpse of her as that hairy brute was stuffing her into the limousine, and her cigarette was still going as——"
"I say!" exclaimed Sir James. "You are talking about the countess! ”

“ The big Jew's laugh gurgled deeper. "Goot!" said he. "Be a sport, as they say in the States. After all, it vould be no more than fair if ve vere to give you some petrol—because it is yours that we are now burning in our motor! Ha, ha, ha!"
"Ours!" snarled Dallas. "Have you got the cheek to tell me that you stole my essence?" He took a step forward. Sir James lounged easily at his elbow, his hands in the pockets of his ulster. ”

“ It is nodding," panted the Jew. "He is yust asleep. I took care to hit him on top of the head and not too hard, or his skull vould be c-c-crushed like an eggshell! I do not like to kill a gentleman; they are too few! Sapristi, he vould fight! Vat could I do? Come!"
He pushed the girl toward the other car, into which she crept without a word, when Rosenthal turned and secured the two valises. The chauffeur had overcome Dallas, who was lying on his back, cursing vigorously, while the man sat upon his chest, pinning both his wrists to the ground. ”

“ So, not to make a r-row by the hotel, and because ve needed some fuel, I ordered our man to draw the essence from your tank and put it into ours. There vas forty liters, which at thirty-five centimes makes fourteen francs. I vill gif you the money."
He drew his purse from his pocket, counted out some silver, and offered it to Dallas.
"I don't want your filthy money!" growled the American.
"Take it, my friend. Business is business." Rosenthal stepped to the car and put the money on the seat; then, turning, he brushed past Sir James and laid his hand on the latch of the door to the tonneau. ”

“ As he truthfully said, he was physically powerful enough to take the two young men, one in either hand, and knock their heads together, and this and the fact that they were unarmed and apparently at a loss seemed to him quite enough to insure his carrying off the affair high-handedly. ”