{"product_id":"the-wire-tappers-gb-50203","title":"The Wire Tappers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wire Tappers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discharged prisoner hung back, blinking out at the strong sunlight\r\nwith preoccupied and unhappy eyes. When the way at last seemed clear he\r\nthrust his hands deep in his pockets, and with an assumption of bravado\r\nthat seemed incongruous to the stern and thoughtful face, sauntered\r\ntoward Sixth Avenue.\nAt the corner, a crowd of idlers watched two workmen on a scaffolding,\r\ncleaning the stone of Jefferson Market with a sand-blast. It was not\r\nuntil he had forced his way in on one side of this crowd, and edged\r\ncircuitously out on the other, that he felt at ease with the world. It\r\nwas like dipping into a stream: it seemed to wash away something scarlet\r\nand flaming. A more resolute touch of self-respect came back to him. The\r\nsquare shoulders took on some old-time line of natural dignity. He was\r\nof the world again.\nHe crossed Sixth Avenue with quicker steps, and then, smitten with the\r\npangs of sudden hunger, pushed his way into an oyster-bar on the next\r\nstreet corner. With his reawakening to actualities came the question as\r\nto what the next turn of the grim wheels of destiny would bring to him.\r\nFor, at heart, he was still sick and shaken and weak. It was his first\r\noffense; and he felt the need of some obliterating stimulation. So, even\r\nthough the heavy odors of that transformed bar-room were as nauseating\r\nas the mouldy gaol-smell he had left behind him, he calmly called for\r\ncoffee and a dozen raw. He ate the oysters as they were opened, between\r\ngulps of the hot but rancid coffee. He next directed his attention to a\r\nbowl of crackers, moistening them with catchup as he adroitly made away\r\nwith them.\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 50203 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Stringer, Arthur \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Oct 13, 2015 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Stringer, Arthur,1874-1950 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43222082158749,"sku":"gb-50203-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/50203_b1b0e557-00b2-4729-8222-a92637697543.jpg?v=1671772530","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-wire-tappers-gb-50203","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}