By James M. Cain
Whereas slinging hash in a diner, a would-be Cinderella meets her Prince CharmingCarrie Selden isn't in any respect just like the girl you've examine within the papers. even though she used to be raised in an orphanage, she isn't an orphan. She didn't end highschool until eventually she used to be nineteen, yet that used to be simply because she was once operating as a waitress, no longer simply because she was once sluggish. And even though she's very crafty, good, she's no femme fatale. yet her attractiveness . . . oh sure, her good looks is every thing you've heard. At twenty-one, she takes her discount rates and strikes to long island urban, touchdown a role at a diner known as Karb's, on the backside rung of the eating place chain's tall company ladder. although she makes minimal salary, Carrie is savvy, and it isn't lengthy ahead of she starts off to climb. while her coworkers unionize, they pick out her as president, and from there, the sky's the restrict. yet simply because the union will get underway, she meets a mysterious highbrow named Grant—who will both aid her upward push to the pinnacle, or drag her immediately right down to hell.
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Cried Ned Newton gaily, as he got into one of the several tree canoes provided for the transportation of the party up the Chamelecon river, for the first stage of their journey into the wilds of Honduras. "All aboard! " It brought those days back, in a measure, to Tom also. For there were a number of canoes filled with the goods of the party, while the members themselves occupied a larger one with their personal baggage. Strong, half−naked Indian paddlers were in charge of the canoes which were of sturdy construction and light draft, since the river, like most tropical streams, was of uncertain depths, choked here and there with sand bars or tropical growths.
Damon standing in a little clearing, with upraised club, Tom could not repress a laugh. "Kill it, Tom! " begged the eccentric man. " And so it was, at first glance. For it was a giant iguana, one of the most repulsive−looking of the lizards. Not unlike an alligator in shape, with spikes on its head and tail, with a warty, squatty ridge−encrusted body, a big pouch beneath its chin, and long−toed claws, it was enough to strike terror into the heart of almost any one. Even the smaller ones look dangerous, and this one, which was about five feet long, looked capable of attacking a man and injuring him.
He may get into trouble. " CHAPTER XV. IN THE COILS 49 Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders Off they started through the jungle, trailing after the impetuous professor who was intent on capturing the iguana. The giant lizard's progress could be traced by the disturbance of the leaves and underbrush, and the professor was following as closely as possible. So fast did he go that Ned, Tom and Mr. Damon, following, lost sight of him several times, and Tom finally called: "Wait a minute. " "I'll have him in another minute," answered the professor.