Three Elephant Power and Other Stories by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
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The Cat
Sitting in Judgment The Dog The Dog -- as a Sportsman Concerning a Steeplechase Rider Victor Second Concerning a Dog-fight His Masterpiece Done for the Double Three Elephant Power "Them things," said Alfred the chauffeur, tapping the speed indicator with his fingers, "them things are all right for the police. But, Lord, you can fix 'em up if you want to. Did you ever hear about Henery, that used to drive for old John Bull -- about Henery and the elephant?" Alfred was chauffeur to a friend of mine who owned a very powerful car. Alfred was part of that car. Weirdly intelligent, of poor physique, he might have been any age from fifteen to eighty. His education had been somewhat hurried, but there was no doubt as to his mechanical ability. He took to a car like a young duck to water. He talked motor, thought motor, and would have accepted -- I won't say with enthusiasm, |
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