Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 516
A YACHT RACE IN THE CLOUDS. IO73 Higher and higher they mount, _^ too, until so far away that it isimpossible to tell which is leading. Aero-lite ! Flyaway ! Whirlwind ! Light-ning! are the cries; but no one cansurely name the leader untilthe outer, stake is reached. Aerolite ! screamthe boys and… … around Jack Barnard, whosehand suddenly jerks forward ashis yacht strikes the stake. Thesails of this boat fall almost im-mediately, and she is returningon the downward trip. An-other yell. Flyaways sail hasdropped like a flash. The lead-ers are racing for home ! Everyboy and girl is jumping…
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