Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 243William Blackwood, 1938 - England |
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Page 138
... hold and get it pumped almost dry . I thought of passing the tins of kerosene out of the hold and piling them on the bank , though I could think of no more gleaming lure for attracting the attention of bandits . There were only a few ...
... hold and get it pumped almost dry . I thought of passing the tins of kerosene out of the hold and piling them on the bank , though I could think of no more gleaming lure for attracting the attention of bandits . There were only a few ...
Page 139
... hold to the top tier of tins ; at the forward end it was up to the level of the deck beams . It was evi- dently coming in as fast as the pump , which had been working all night , could eject it ; and now that it had attained its own ...
... hold to the top tier of tins ; at the forward end it was up to the level of the deck beams . It was evi- dently coming in as fast as the pump , which had been working all night , could eject it ; and now that it had attained its own ...
Page 141
... hold as possible , in view of the endless chain of slats having to pass downward underneath the trough . They had got to work with the first streak of daylight , and as soon as the last tin was out of the hold the four coolies from the ...
... hold as possible , in view of the endless chain of slats having to pass downward underneath the trough . They had got to work with the first streak of daylight , and as soon as the last tin was out of the hold the four coolies from the ...
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