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Updated: May 3, 2025
Set about getting that ready as fast as you can, for I want to be off as soon as possible to visit my snares." "I guess we shall have rabbits for dinner to-day." "What are you going to do with the sled?" inquired Nelly, observing that her brother was overhauling the lashings and drag-rope. "Well, I set a lot o' snares, an' there's no sayin' how many rabbits may have got into 'em.
The curiosity of a country crowd was not easily damped, however, and the basket was finally attached and Master Johnny stepped on board. The aërostat sensibly refused to consider the proposition for an ascension, although urged by the successive relinquishment of barometer, lunch, water-bottle, coat, drag-rope and grapnel.
The balloon took a south-easterly course across the State of Pennsylvania, going over the Alleghany Mountains and other ridges in the southern section of the State, being kept close to the earth most of the way. The relief of weight caused by a portion of the drag-rope lying and trailing upon the tree-tops enabled the balloon to climb the side of the mountain at about the same relative elevation.
The valve was opened at once, and as the balloon slowly settled into a dense, chilly fog the occupants of the basket momentarily expected a plunge-bath. The drag-rope, however, behaved with distinguished consideration, holding them a few feet above the waves, through which it whisked at a terrific rate.
Ranse walked out toward the /jacals/. A boy came running. "Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?" "Why not, senor? I saw him near the /puerta/ but two hours past. He bears a drag-rope." "Get him and saddle him as quick as you can." "/Prontito, senor/."
"Hang over him, uncle, for I'm going to go fishing for a man!" Waldo was tugging at the grapnel and long drag-rope.
Down the short tangents and around the constantly recurring curves the special seemed to be towing the passenger at the end of an invisible but dangerously short drag-rope. Lidgerwood began to grow uneasy.
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