link-gear

Updated: May 23, 2025

Then he turned to the engineer, who was standing beside the truck, surrounded by excited peons. "How did it happen?" "I had my hand on the throttle when I got the order to go ahead, and let her make a stroke or two, reckoning the guard-rail would snub up the car. I heard the wheels clip and slammed the link-gear over, because it looked as if she wasn't going to stop.

Harold Bindloss - Brandon of the Engineers