They
were but a foot apart, for each owner wished to keep on the hardest part
of the slide.
"Keep on your side, Bert Bobbsey!" shouted Charley warningly.
"And you keep on yours, Charley Mason!" returned Bert.
All of the others on the hill had stopped coasting to witness the
contest, but now with a whoop Danny Rugg swept forward with his new sled
and came down the hill at top speed.
The bottom of the hill was barely reached when Charley's sled made an
unexpected turn and crashed into Bert's, throwing Bert over on his side
in the snow.
"What did you do that for?" demanded Bert angrily.
"I--I--didn't do it," stammered Charley. "I guess you turned into me."
"No, I didn't."
Bert arose and began to brush the snow from his clothes. As he did so he
heard a rushing sound behind him and then came a crash as Danny Rugg ran
into him. Down he went again and his sled had a runner completely broken
off. Bert was hit in the ankle and badly bruised.
"Why didn't you get out of the way!" roared Danny Rugg roughly. "I
yelled loud enough."
"Oh, my ankle!" groaned Bert.
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