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Updated: May 14, 2025
Who could have believed that these inert things, not an hour before, had been speeding down the icy way quicker than any express train that ever travelled, and they with them? One thing was certain: did they remain unbroken for another two or three million years, and that is a short life for a stone, they would never again make so strange a journey.
Down the long slope they galloped, hats low against the sunlight, elbows winging slightly, heads and backs slanting to the winds, speeding like a group of centaurs. Other than Stephen, there were four of these range police.
On the outskirts of the town they came to earth and deflated the balloon bag, since the hospital stood in a group of trees and it would have been impossible to make a landing there. The Wondership was converted into an auto and sent speeding toward the main street of the village. Suddenly they heard a whir of wheels behind them and an impatient tooting of a horn.
Too late the thickets flash with murderous rifles. Valor is no substitute for vigilance. Short and sharp the grapple, and victor and vanquished alike lie down in the arms of all-conquering death. Where this little tree ventures forth its tender leaves, Wolfe felt the bullet speeding to his heart.
As he turned, he saw what he thought must be the fourth enemy machine -the big fellow that had swooped down on him at the beginning of the fight -speeding straight at him. He quickly turned his loop into a side-loop, slid down swiftly, caught himself, and assured that he had escaped both fliers for the moment, took a rapid glance at his compass and saw that he was headed straight for home.
At length all were piled in a great motor truck, and a second later, in response to Hal's directions were speeding southward. For two hours the great motor truck continued its journey southward at top speed. Then Hal called a halt. Quickly the men clambered out, and with Hal in the lead marched in the direction of the river.
Quite a number of such comfortable English folk were now looking forward to going and seeing Nancy Dampier in her new home of which the very address was quaint and unusual, for Dampier's studio was situated Impasse des Nonnes. They were now speeding under and across the vast embracing shadow of the Opera House. And again Dampier slipped his arm round his young wife.
Slowing down for the towns, but speeding up again on the open road, the big car put mile after mile behind it, until the boys began to recognize the towns they passed through. "Say!" yelled Joe, trying to make himself heard above the roar of the motor and the whistling of the wind, "aren't we making time, though? At this rate we'll get home with time to spare." "You bet!" shouted Bob.
With a snort of pain and surprise the moose threw back its great head, lifted its fore feet from the ground, reeled for an instant, and crashed over on its side, a huge bulk of quivering, lifeless flesh. Half an hour later Dane was speeding toward the settlement, carrying a choice piece of meat suspended from a stout stick across his right shoulder.
But something was wrong and he only scudded along faster than ever, for all his frantic efforts. What had happened soon became apparent. The men engaged to hold back the Grasshopper while her engine was being tested had clung on well enough till old Schmidt insisted on getting on board his queer craft and speeding the engine to the limit.
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