Out on a Limb. E-book. Formato PDF Louise Baker   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

I knew well enough the financial magnitude Of my aspiration. Electric trains had been discussed fro quently in our household. I had about as much chance of getting an electric train from Father as I had Of getting fifty-one per cent Of the preferred stock in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe. However, I could see that my speech had worked new havoc on Mrs. Royce's cold, and I was confidently expectant. But although I didn't know it, I had at long last taken the fatal step back to normalcy. Father cleared his throat noisily and said, Louise isn't going to have an electric train.