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Updated: June 10, 2025
She had stuck to the task during a whole winter, skidding on glassy asphalt, slimy wood, and slithery stone-setts in the East End, and had met with but one accident, a minor affair.
What more she might have said on this point was interrupted by the skidding of the taxicab as they were whirled around the corner of Twenty-ninth street. "Why, in heaven's name, are we here, then?" he demanded, just as they were drawn swiftly to the curb, and the cab came to a stop in front of the church. "You requested my help, did you not?" she replied. "I certainly did."
They seemed to defy the laws of gravitation in walking over the rim rock; for, instead of tumbling headlong as I feared, they went skidding downward, bouncing, side-stepping, twisting and angling across the wall like coasters on snow; they could not stop their downward drop, but they controlled their descent by making brakes of their feet, and taking advantage of every small bump to retard their speed.
Bruce tugged at the wheel. The big truck swerved. It was skidding! It was two wheels and ploughing up the dust in great clouds! It was almost around! It was around! The road ahead of him was straight and clear! Bruce breathed a great sigh of relief. And so did fifty individuals who had been watching the terrible race from the top of the hill.
Throughout the descent of the slope he had been in fear of skidding and a fatal smash. Although much snow was left on the crests and sides of the mountains, none was visible in the valley, and the great mass of green foliage was restful to the eye. "The first inhabitant to greet us," said John. A man driving a flock of sheep was coming toward them.
"Silly cows o' things, ain't they?" said Alfred, putting on his emergency brake, and skidding up till the car came softly to rest against the cushion-like mass a much quicker stop than any horse-drawn vehicle could have made. A few sheep were crushed somewhat, but it is well known that a sheep is practically indestructible by violence. Whatever Alfred's faults were, he certainly could drive.
She could not exactly go this far with Cousin Will, but she could say that it was pretty hard to get along, and give some details. She felt that she knew him so very well, in those few hours! Red heard with nods of assent. He had scented the conditions at once. "It ain't any fun, skidding on the thin ice," said he, when they had concluded the talk.
But though the dramatist's jests are always serious and generally obvious, he is really affected from time to time by a certain spirit of which that climate theory is a case a spirit that can only be called one of senseless ingenuity. I suppose it is a sort of nemesis of wit; the skidding of a wheel in the height of its speed. Perhaps it is connected with the nomadic nature of his mind.
He wondered, half-sick, how many, and whether they could hold out till he could clear the doorway, and, most of all, he found himself thinking of Paula Quinton. Skidding to a stop within fifty yards of the mob, he flung out his arms crucifix-wise to halt the Kragans. Behind, he could hear the Terrans and native-officers shouting commands to form front.
A test of the golfer The versatility of the cleek Different kinds of cleeks Points of the driving mashie Difficulty of continued success with it The cleek is more reliable Ribbed faces for iron clubs To prevent skidding The stance for an ordinary cleek shot The swing Keeping control over the right shoulder Advantages of the three-quarter cleek shot The push shot My favourite stroke The stance and the swing The way to hit the ball Peculiar advantages of flight from the push stroke When it should not be attempted The advantage of short swings as against full swings with iron clubs Playing for a low ball against the wind A particular stance Comparisons of the different cleek shots General observations and recommendations Mistakes made with the cleek.
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