Crewe took a taxi to Princes Gate in order to have a look at the house in which Holymead lived.

" We went down together in the elevator, and three minutes later we had hailed a taxi and were speeding eastward toward the Avenue.

"Besides," she said, "we have no light, no water, nothing to eat in the house, no telephone to order anything" He said: "I foresaw that you would probably be obliged to remain here, so when I left the telephone office I took the liberty of calling a taxi and visiting the electric light people, the telephone people and the nearest plumber.

He found a taxi and drove to his rooms.

"Follow that taxi in front," I said quickly.

The next evening King got a taxi, called for his bear cub, stopped at a florist's for an armful of early violets, and growing more eager and impatient at every block was off to the Gaynor home.

So that Schepstein, the note-shaver, on his way to a profitable appointment at 11 A.M., heard the hour strike (thirty-five minutes in advance of the best professional opinion) from the House of Silvery Voices, and was impelled to the recklessness of hiring a passing taxi, thereby reaching his destination with half an hour to spare and half a dollar to lack, for which latter he threatened to sue the Mordaunt Estate's tenant.

A policeman had stopped the "taxi" and was shaking his head, as at a rather "fishy" story.

" Tutt summoned a taxi and they drove to the brightest, most glittering of Broadway hostelries.

He re-entered his taxi.

No sounds, not even the reassuring shrieks of taxi-whistles, were to be heard, for it costs you forty shillings now (or is it five pounds?) to engage a taxi by whistle, and people simply can't afford it.

"Order me a taxi ... that's a good boy!

She spied Carter passing in a taxi.

"We've just time for the eight-thirty," he whispered to Bobby, "if we pick up a taxi.

she asked, "or would you prefer a taxi?" "The bus by all means," I returned.

It is suggested that he would confer a still greater boon on his fellow-townsmen if he would provide a few more taxis for them not to whistle for.

Chap wanted me to push the taxi out into the street.

Every door was locked, but, as he passed along the other side to regain the taxi, a man emerged from the next house, and hailed him.

"Maybe we'd better send a taxi for him," another fellow shouted.

I chartered a taxi which had foundered in the throng, and perched on top.

Then, ringing the bell, I despatched Gertrude to fetch me a taxi, while I settled up my bill with Mrs. Oldbury.

Kew had given up taxis and cigars in war-time.

Then to the hotel porter: "Just grab a taxi for me, will you?

*** Discussing the London taxi strike a contemporary remarks that both sides ought to meet.

Put on the handcuffsI have never been handcuffedring up a taxi, and let us be off to jail.