Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 106
ch of ground. Even his brave heart quailed as he looked down the two long lines of would-be exe-cutioners, eager for theirghastly fun. Never beforehad life seemed so dear tohim. The signal was given.He leaped forward like adeer to the chase, dodgingto right or left as necessitydemanded.… … AN OLD RELIC. BY W. CLINTON BROWN, AGE 17. (HONOR MEMBER.) son marked the path he had trod, though his strengthwas almost gone. The goal was very near. But inspite of everything his limbs were fast failing him.With one final frantic effort born of the frenzy ofdespair, he tore past the last savage…
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