# Flood waters

Author: Jamieson, Leland, 1904-1941; Lehman, Paul [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Adventure

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75015

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Flood+waters+Jamieson&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Slow rain for days, falling interminably from leaden skies that hovered just above the earth. A chill northeast wind, gusty at times, never changing in direction; a wind that brought more rain. The dreary patter of water on shingled roofs, falling now as a gusty shower, sounding like a handful of pebbles striking overhead; then settling into a slow descent maddening in its monotony. Gray dampness in the air; a sticky dampness that soaked through one’s clothing and into everything. Day after day, tedious in its incessancy, dribbling down in a steady, growing stream that seemed mechanical. Rain falling from a solid blanket of wet fog above, in which there were no broken patches, no blue sky...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/flood-waters-75015/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/flood-waters-75015/chapters/2/index.md)