# The Clock Struck One

Author: Hume, Fergus, 1859-1932

Genre: Category: Romance

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55689

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Clock+Struck+One+Hume&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Over the bridge which spans the railway two miles from Canterbury a girl was riding a bicycle. She was perfect mistress of her machine--and nerves; for on the slope of the hill she let the wheels run freely, and did not trouble to use the brake. The white dust clouded the air as she spun down to the level; and the heat of the day--a July noon--was so great that she was fain to dismount for the sake of coolness. A wayside fence offered a tempting seat; and, with a questioning glance to right and left, the girl balanced herself lightly on the topmost rail. Here she perched in a meditative fashion, and fanned her flushed face with her straw hat. A pretty girl in so unconventional a position,...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-clock-struck-one-55689/chapters/26/index.md)