... afternoon to the farm, and made a strategic survey of the situation. The house was closed and locked, but he was not concerned with the house. Cusick had told Denslow the meetings were held late at night in the barn, and to the barn Woslosky repaired, sawed-off shotgun under his coat and cigarette in mouth, and inspected it with his evil smile. Two men, young and reckless, might easily plan to conceal themselves under the hay in the ... — A Poor Wise Man • Mary Roberts Rinehart
... large pistol, which looks like a sawed-off shotgun, from which flares are fired. When you need this pistol badly it has generally been left ... — Over The Top • Arthur Guy Empey