Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner

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Duffield J. W.. Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner

CHAPTER I. With Flying Feet

CHAPTER II. The Deadly Rattler

CHAPTER III. A Run for Life

CHAPTER IV. A Desperate Struggle

CHAPTER V. The Floating Race-Track

CHAPTER VI. Off for the Fight

CHAPTER VII. The First Marathon

CHAPTER VIII. In the Liner’s Path

CHAPTER IX. Man Overboard!

CHAPTER X. Crooked Work

CHAPTER XI. A Monster Peril

CHAPTER XII. The Ocean’s Prey

CHAPTER XIII. A Husky Antagonist

CHAPTER XIV. A Fearful Awakening

CHAPTER XV. The Dynamite Ship

CHAPTER XVI. The Starry Banner

CHAPTER XVII. A Glorious Victory

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The days flew by as though on wings. Reddy brought his men along by easy stages. He was far too wise to be impatient. He believed in the old motto of “hastening slowly.” But every day saw its quota of work mapped out and performed, and before long his persistent effort began to tell. The little group of athletes under his control rounded into form, and it became certain that the Blue colors would be carried to victory in more than one event when it came to the final test.

Upon Bert, however, he banked more heavily than on any other. He felt that here he had an ideal combination of brain and brawn. Nature had given him the material to work with and it depended entirely on the training to turn him out in the “pink of condition” for the decisive race.

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“Hustle’s the word from now on,” cried Tom. “Let’s get our things together in a hurry.”

And they hustled to such good purpose that within an hour their traps and outing togs were thrown into the capacious tonneau of the Red Scout and they piled in ready for the start.

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