The Avenger 22 - the Black Death
“Cole and Nellie and Smitty were in a death car, being driven to a watery grave!
“The stock of Justice, Inc.,” said Nellie, “seems to be at a very low ebb at the moment.”
Just how low was indicated by the lightness of her tone. Every member of The Avenger’s little band lived with death always at his elbow and used to its presence. But they all knew that sometime death would get nearer than their elbow. It would get them by the throat! You can’t live forever in a constant war with the und...erworld.
Quite often, death seemed about to snatch them; and when this happened, instead of sitting down and moaning about it, the little crew made jokes about it. The worse the predicament, the lighter the tone.
And Nellie’s tone now was very light indeed.
“Well, it’s nice to be driven to the cemetery in style,” said Cole, glancing around at the luxurious flittings of the car.MoreLess
“The stock of Justice, Inc.,” said Nellie, “seems to be at a very low ebb at the moment.”
Just how low was indicated by the lightness of her tone. Every member of The Avenger’s little band lived with death always at his elbow and used to its presence. But they all knew that sometime death would get nearer than their elbow. It would get them by the throat! You can’t live forever in a constant war with the und...erworld.
Quite often, death seemed about to snatch them; and when this happened, instead of sitting down and moaning about it, the little crew made jokes about it. The worse the predicament, the lighter the tone.
And Nellie’s tone now was very light indeed.
“Well, it’s nice to be driven to the cemetery in style,” said Cole, glancing around at the luxurious flittings of the car.MoreLess
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