CHAPTER XXVI 

THE SKATING RACE 

For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease, but then his breath began to fail him. Looking over his shoulder, he saw both Larry and Dick crawling up. 

"No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards. 

"Peter Slade is going to win!" 

"See how he is running away from the others!" 

So the cries arose and it certainly looked as if the youth mentioned could not possibly be defeated. 

But now both Larry and Dick "dug in for all they were worth," as they themselves expressed it. While there was yet a quarter of a mile to be covered Dick made a spurt and ranged up alongside of his chum. 

"Sorry, but I've got to go ahead!" he cried, gaily. 

"Come on, we'll both go!" yelled Larry, good naturedly, and then the pair put on a fresh effort and in a moment ranged up on either side of Peter Slade. 

"Hullo, they are in a line!" 

"There goes Larry Colby ahead!" 

"Dick Rover is going with him!" 

"Say, but that is skating, eh? Just look at Dick strike out!" 

"Sandwick is coming up, too!" 

"And so is Marley!" 

The last reports were true. The fourth and fifth boy were now directly behind Slade. As Dick and Larry shot ahead, still side by side, Sandwick overtook Slade and so did Marley. In the meantime the sixth boy had lost a skate and dropped out. 
who had the lead for at least a half mile?
did the crowd think he was going to win?
did he have trouble breathing?
what did he see when he looked behind him?
did he increase his speed?
did the gap between them increase?
by how much?
did anyone apologize to him?
who?
were they friends?
did he ever catch up with peter?
did anyone else?
who caught up with him next?
did he ever pull ahead?
what sport were they competing in?
what did the announcer say happened to dick?
did anyone lose a skate?
what happened after he lost it?
who did sandwick pass?
did marley also skated pass him?
Peter Slade
For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease
Yes
Peter Slade is going to win
Yes
For nearly half a mile Peter Slade kept the lead with ease, but then his breath began to fail him
Both Larry and Dick
Looking over his shoulder, he saw both Larry and Dick crawling up
Yes
"No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards
Yes
No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards
Two yards
No, you don't!" he muttered, and put on a fresh burst of speed that increased his lead by two yards
Yes
Sorry, but I've got to go ahead!" he cried, gaily.
Dick
Dick made a spurt and ranged up alongside of his chum. 

"Sorry, but I've got to go ahead!" he cried, gaily. 
Yes
 Dick made a spurt and ranged up alongside of his chum. 

"Sorry, but I've got to go ahead!" he cried, gaily. 
Yes
 Dick made a spurt and ranged up alongside of his chum. 

Yes
Come on, we'll both go!" yelled Larry, good naturedly, and then the pair put on a fresh effort and in a moment ranged up on either side of Peter Slade
Larry
Come on, we'll both go!" yelled Larry, good naturedly, and then the pair put on a fresh effort and in a moment ranged up on either side of Peter Slade.
Yes
There goes Larry Colby ahead!" 

"Dick Rover is going with him!
A skating race
THE SKATING RACE
Strike out!
Say, but that is skating, eh? Just look at Dick strike out!
Yes
In the meantime the sixth boy had lost a skate and dropped out
He dropped out
In the meantime the sixth boy had lost a skate and dropped out
Slade
Sandwick overtook Slade
Yes
 Sandwick overtook Slade and so did Marley