Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter III AS the big truck volleyed and thundered on its course the peddler tugged at the silky ears of the little dog beside him and stared ahead with a face from which the mask of comedy had been for the moment removed. His keen eye missed no detail of the route he traveled, and presently, passing the Metcalf estate, they took most accurate note of each and every feature, the palatial house with its broad, splendid terraces, pergola and sunken garden, and as much as could be seen of stables and garage. He remarked the lane which Mr. Metcalf had mentioned as leading to a snug parking-place, should his need for it arrive. Holding noisily upon his way, he passed through the town, where the sight of his equipment brought smiles to the faces of the populace and frowns to those of local shopkeepers, who saw in him an insidious competitor for trade. The peddler did not stop, but clanked and clattered down the main street, crossed the railroad track, and climbed an easy ascent where the road led presently not far from the edge of the low cliffs. Here for a short stretch theview was extensive, and as though desiring to enjoy it he drew the van to the side of the road and stopped, then got down and walked to the cliff's edge, where he stood looking seaward meditatively. He was thus idly occupied when there came the sound of a motor, and he looked back over the road which he had just traveled to see thereby approaching the car which he had so recently rescued, now driven by the girl, who was alone. The peddler was not greatly surprised even when the girl, almost in the manner of one who keeps a rendezvous, turned in behind the truck, stopped her motor, got out, and walked slowly in his direction. As she drew near he observed that her face was still very pale and her eyes bri...

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More than hundred years ago, three daredevil men go on a motor boat trip across the European continent. Starting from London, they travel 7000 miles by way of the Thames, the Seine, the Rhine, the Danube, and the Black Sea. Henry Cottrell, part of the crew, describes their exciting trip and the adventures that they face. Reprint of the original edition from 1908.