lock-bolt

Updated: June 4, 2025

Here he crouched down behind a large trunk left in the place on storage. He had scarcely secreted himself when Josiah Crabtree came in. He had shoved his key in the lock, but had failed to notice that the lock-bolt was already turned back. "Oh, what a cold night," muttered the ex-school teacher as he lit the gas. "A warm bed will feel fine." "I reckon it will be warm enough," thought Tom.

Edward Stratemeyer - The Rover Boys at School