In the Grip of the Griffin: the Complete Battles of Gordon Manning & the Griffin, volume 3

Authors: J. Allan Dunn

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“The purring of the engine was inaudible. The moon was shining, though it was low in the heavens, and no lights showed in or about the big sedan. It glided with the somber, sinister aspect of a hearse.Trees lined the road, which was a branch from a main highway. It possessed no lighting, either for traffic control or general purposes. It ran for about two miles before it linked with another highway, and in that distance there were but four houses, well apart; comfortable country residences witho...ut especial pretense to display or size.The car came to a noiseless halt where the shadow was thick. Across the road from it ran a high hedge of osage orange, thorny and impenetrable, backed by wire fencing that was invisible from the road. There was an entry gate of ornamental iron, swung between two pillars of cemented fieldstone, topped by electric lanterns that had been switched off.One figure remained at the wheel of the car, seated as rigidly as an automaton. A door opened, and two weird figures descended.MoreLess Read More Read Less