"Beeline" Quotes from Famous Books
... secretary, going over private business and correspondence. Then he goes to the club for bridge, and in the evening he's usually out somewhere—any place that's A1 with the crowd. His son he has tied as tight to the office as any tenpenny clerk; doesn't get off till after five, and then he makes a beeline for the Marteens' or goes wherever he'll find the girl. I think—but, perhaps you know best." He paused, with ... — Out of the Ashes • Ethel Watts Mumford |