H. Irving Hancock 
The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate [EPUB ebook] 

‘I feel it in my bones, ‘ announced Joe Dawson, quietly though positively.
‘That’s no talk for an engineer, ‘ jibed Tom Halstead. ‘Tell me, instead, that you read it in your gauge.’
‘Oh, laugh, if you want to, ‘ nodded Dawson, showing no offense. ‘But you’ll find that I’m right. You know, I don’t often make predictions.’