Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer, by J. W. Duffield
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J. W. DUFFIELD
Author of “Bert Wilson at the Wheel,” “Wireless Operator,” “Fadeaway Ball,” “Marathon Winner,” “At Panama.”
Copyright, 1914, By
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH
All rights reserved.
Published and Printed, 1924, by Western Printing & Lithographing Company Racine, Wisconsin Printed in U. S. A.

“Stop her. Stop her. She’s running wild!”
The cry ended almost in a shriek that rang high above the murmur of voices at the railroad station.
It was a bright sunny morning early in June. The usual crowd of rustics had gathered at the depot to see the train come in and depart. A few commercial travelers were consulting time tables and attending to the disposition of their baggage. Gay laughter and hasty farewells arose from a bevy of girls and the young men who had assembled to see them off. The conductor, watch in hand, stood ready to give the signal, and the black porters were already gathering up the folding steps preparatory to boarding the train. The bells were ringing and the whistle had given its preliminary toot, when all were startled at the sight of the station agent, who issued wild-eyed from his office and ran on the track, frantically waving his hands and shouting at the top of his voice.