"Side road" Quotes from Famous Books
... a side road, flanked on either hand by elms, Mr. Doulton tapped on the wind-screen, and Tims pulled up. Malcolm Sage had requested that the car be stopped a hundred yards before it reached "The Grove," where the training ... — Malcolm Sage, Detective • Herbert George Jenkins
... the last mile of a long walk is the worst, and it certainly proved so in this case, for it was dark when Whitey turned off into a side road and the lights of Cal Smith's ranch ... — Injun and Whitey to the Rescue • William S. Hart
... off the main pike, to follow a side road that seemed to lead up into a wild stretch of country. Here an occasional farm might be run across but as a rule there were woods, and then some more woods, until one could tramp for miles and miles through stretches of country where it seemed almost ... — Chums of the Camp Fire • Lawrence J. Leslie
... nearly to death," said another of the ladies, tartly; and then the carriage went on and was soon lost to sight on a side road. ... — The Rover Boys in the Air - From College Campus to the Clouds • Edward Stratemeyer
... private estate, but swiftly sped off into a side road instead of going up to the big house in the upper windows of which Ruth saw lights, although it was now ... — Ruth Fielding at the War Front - or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier • Alice B. Emerson
... the wreck of a cindery village sprawled along a side road. Not a chimney, not a pile of bricks, not a finger of wood or stone reached three feet high, but in the middle, a little wooden stake rose above the rubbish, a cross-bar pointing into the ground, and the words "Vin-Cafe" written in chalk ... — The Happy Foreigner • Enid Bagnold
... folks fishing and that you have a dandy boat all ready—a fast one. They'll probably want to see her. Tell them you keep her up here, but if they'll hang off shore at the Point you'll sail her around there. Then, when they leave for the Point and you're sure of it, you come up the bay side road and tell us. We'll be waiting. How much is there in it? Twenty-five dollars, Mr. Pepperman, if your errand turns out successfully. Is ... — Radio Boys Loyalty - Bill Brown Listens In • Wayne Whipple
... believe any of us expect to," said Allen, dryly. "What do you say we take that side road we passed a little way back, Frank? We can at least see where it leads and we can inquire our ... — The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island - Or, A Cave and What It Contained • Laura Lee Hope
... the trail a short distance, and then turned to the southward and took to a side road leading through a patch of high brushwood. Crossing a tiny mountain torrent, they came in sight of a dilapidated house, one end of which was all but wrecked. To the surprise of both Jack and his guide, smoke was issuing from ... — Jack North's Treasure Hunt - Daring Adventures in South America • Roy Rockwood
... dragged by and the village remained as if its inhabitants had abandoned it. Not even a dog showed on the side road. Jorth and some of his men came out in front of the store and sat on the steps, in close convening groups. Every move they, made seemed significant of their confidence and importance. About sunset they went back into the store, closing door and window ... — To the Last Man • Zane Grey
... devoted to the grazing of sheep and cattle. Milk and cream were delivered each morning to the householders of Bidwell by two wagons driven by his employees. A half mile to the west of his residence there was a slaughter house on a side road and at the edge of a field where cattle were killed for the Bidwell market. Tom owned it and employed the men who did the killing. A creek that came down out of the hills through one of the fields past his house had been dammed, and south of the pond ... — Poor White • Sherwood Anderson
... he ordered simply as he let himself into the little motor, and the driver shot ahead down a bit of side road and out into the main shore road again, urging the car forward ... — The Romance of Elaine • Arthur B. Reeve
... naturally good, but much neglected. A great many stones needed to be removed and the fences wanted propping up and here and there a new rail. The house, which faced a little side road, was a story and a half in height, with two rooms below and two chambers above. There was a well that needed fixing and also a cistern. Around the cottage the weeds grew high, and one of the windows was out and a ... — Randy of the River - The Adventures of a Young Deckhand • Horatio Alger Jr. |