The Aeroplane Boys Flight - A Hydroplane Roundup by John Luther Langworthy
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base from the road to the field: "Percy and Sandy thought they might
need help in their little game of smashing our machine, or carrying it off somewhere, so as to give us a bad scare; and I reckon they've picked up a couple more of the same kind as themselves. Well we ought to be able to take care of four just as easy as two 5 and the howl will be all the louder, I guess." He moved over a little, and with the toe of his shoe nudged Felix under the ribs. "Quit shovin' there!" muttered the farm hand, possibly thinking he was in bed with some other boy. Luckily the night breeze was making the windmill turn, not very far away; and as it needed oiling, there was a constant succession of squeaks and groans; so that the chances of Felix being heard when he spoke in this way were very small. Andy would not take any further risk but creeping over shook the boy roughly. "Wake up, Felix; they're coming across the pasture!" he whispered in his ear. That was quite enough for Felix. He seemed to grasp the situation at once, and only muttering the one significant word, "Gosh!" he immediately sat up. Andy, moving as little as possible, pointed to where moving figures could just be detected advancing in a bent-over attitude. "How many?" whispered the farm hand. |
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