"Ride! Ride for your lives, boys! That's a cyclone cloud as sure as you're a foot high! And it's headed right this way! Ride for all you're worth!"
"RIDE! RIDE FOR YOUR LIVES, BOYS!"
CHAPTER XXI
THE INJURED MAN
Frank and Andy Racer did not need a second warning to urge their steeds to top speed. One look at the black and menacing cloud, now they knew what it portended, was enough for the lads. With Billy in the lead, they sped over the prairie, seeking to gain the shelter of the ranch houses ere the storm broke.
"She's a'coming!" yelled Billy, as he snapped his quirt to urge his horse to do even better. "She's going to be a hummer, too! It's a good thing we saw it in time."
"What'll it do?" asked Andy, galloping his animal alongside that of his Western chum.