quick-gripping

Updated: May 17, 2025

Beaten thus far in the battle of chaff, the conductor tried another as he studied Geordie with unfriendly eyes. "Got a kid fireman here 'nother of y'r officers' dog-robbers?" he demanded. Toomey whirled on him in an instant, in spite of Geordie's quick-gripping hand.

Charles King - To The Front: A Sequel to Cadet Days