Planetoid 127

By: Wallace, Edgar

"CHAP" WEST, who was never an enthusiast for work, laid down the long pole that had brought him from Bisham to the shade of a backwater west of Hurley Lock, and dropped to the cushions at the bottom of the punt, groaning his relief. He was a lank youth, somewhat short-sighted, and the huge horn-rimmed spectacles which decorated his knobbly face lent him an air of scholarship which his school record hardly endorsed.Elsie West woke from a doze, took one glance at her surroundings and settled herself more comfortably."Light the stove and make some tea," she murmured."I'm finished for the day," grunted her brother. "The hooter sounded ten minutes ago; and cooking was never a hobby of mine.""Light the stove and make tea," she said faintly.Chap glared down at the dozing figure; then glared past her to where, paddle in hand, Tim Lensman was bringing the punt to the shore.Tim was the same age as his school friend, though he looked younger. A good-looking young man, he had been head of the house which had the honour of sheltering Chapston West. They had both been school prefects at Mildram and had entered and passed out on the same day.Tim Lensman was looking disparagingly at the tangle of bush and high grass which fringed the wooded slope."Trespassers will be prosecuted," he read. "That seems almost an invitation-can you see the house, Chap?"Chap shook his head."No; I'll bet it is the most horrible shanty you can imagine. Old Colson is just naturally a fug. And he's a science master-one of those Johnnies who ought to know the value of fresh air and ventilation."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0863TKNR6
• ISBN13: 9798627102863
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"