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Title: A lass of Dorchester
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Barnes, Annie Maria, b. 1857
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Publisher: Boston, Lee and Shepard

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st suffocated her. But forRalph she surely must have given up. He almostdragged her onward, speaking cheery words, and en-couraging her in every wray he could devise. On sped the young runners, and nearer and nearercame their fiery foe. The heat was growing intense.The whole forest behind them seemed suddenly tohave become a fiery furnace. The sparks began toignite their clothing, so that even as they sped on inthe race for life they had continually to use their handsto put out the fire. Chi-co-la was right, said Charles; the river isour only hope. It is nearer than the clearing of whichI thought. But will we reach the river in time ? This was the question uppermost in the mind ofevery participant in that race for life, and there wasone dread moment when it seemed it must be answeredin the negative and that death would surely win. Asthey came in sight of the river the fire seemed at theirvery heels. The sparks covered them. Faces andhands were scorching; their clothing smoking in more
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ON SPED THE YOUNG RUNNERS, AND NEARER AND NEARER CAME THEIR FIERY FOE. — Page 186. A THRILLING RACE l8/ than one place, while the smoke so filled eyes andthroat that they could scarcely see where to run, orcommand the breath with which to make the onesupreme dash for life. They came at length to the rivers bank, with scarcelyfive paces between them and their fiery foe Jump! cried Chi-co-la. Jump ! Jump! shouted Charles. Jump! Oh, do jump) cried Betty, as she sawAnne Sumner hesitate. Oh, I fear I shall be drowned! cried Anne toRalph, as she held back. Ill not let you do that, Mistress Anne, he replied,and dragged her into the stream not a moment toosoon. CHAPTER XII WALKULLA^S PIPE OF FRIENDSHIP THERE was a good depth of water in the riverdespite the drought. When Chi-co-la and Charles hadshouted to each in turn to jump! jump! they hadknown that it was into deep water; but forethought hadbeen taken for those who could not swim. As theplunge was made, each lad held firmly to the arm o

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