The Blue Lights (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Blue Lights<br><br>The big, mud-spattered touring car, which for the past hour had been plowing its way steadily northward from the city of Washington, hesitated for a moment before the gateway which marked the end of the well kept drive, then swept on to the house.<br><br>A man, stoutly built, keen of eye, showing haste in his every movement, sprang from the machine and ascended the veranda steps.<br><br>"Docs Richard Duvall live here" he inquired, curtly, of the smiling old colored woman who came to the door.<br><br>"'Deed he do, suh. Does you want to see him"<br><br>"Yes. At once, please. Tell him it is most important. My name is Hodgman."<br><br>The servant eyed him with cool disfavor.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.