Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 309
cles rigid andears alert for the starting-gun. Boom! went the tone; you got off finely. Let them run away ifthey want to. The race is just begun. Steer upa little higher, Andy. The boy could have hugged Mr. Martin forthose words of encouragement, but the time andplace for expression of gratitude… … SUDDENLY THE LEADER APPEARED, RISING SKILFULLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AHEAD. (SEE PAGE 2l8.) cannon, and eleven machines began to roll swiftlyalong the turf on their bicycle wheels, and, catch-ing the air beneath their broad planes, ascendedgradually into the air. The long, thin propellerswere buzzing…
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