Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 84
W^«K£*s THE MARATHON 53 But Tom said nothing of speed or heat,Only, Bill the Spike is the man to beat. Away ! We spread till the mass of menStretched like a serpent along the track;The Spike was leaping along in front;He led through the gate; I knew that thenHe would reach the hillside and there…
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