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By the middle of the afternoon he had discarded his coat and a little later threw away his shirt. An hour before sunset it was a race for life. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON HE HAD DISCARDED HIS COAT AND A LITTLE LATER THREW AWAY HIS SHIRT AN HOUR BEFORE SUNSET IT WAS A RACE FOR LIFE
uld cover during one day. As they stood at the corner of the little homestead at the grave of his father the stranger said to the young man: "You may start now and walk all day, but at sundown you must be back here at your father's grave." Without even stopping to tell his wife the good news, or bid her and their little child good-bye, the young man started. At first thought he decided to cover a tract six miles square which would mean a walk of twenty-four miles, but he had only gotten well started when the plan was enlarged to a square of nine miles. The morning was so cool and fine and he felt so strong that he increased it to twelve miles and still later he made it a square of fifteen miles, which would mean a walk of sixty miles before sundown. By noon he had made the thirty miles but so great was his fear of failure he decided not to stop for lunch. An hour later he saw an old man at a wayside spring, but felt that he must not stop even for a drink of water and rushed on his way.  ALL THE LAND HE COULD COVER DURING ONE DAY AS THEY STOOD AT THE CORNER OF THE LITTLE HOMESTEAD AT THE GRAVE OF HIS FATHER THE STRANGER SAID TO THE YOUNG MAN YOU MAY START NOW AND WALK ALL DAY BUT AT SUNDOWN YOU MUST BE BACK HERE AT YOUR FATHER'S GRAVE WITHOUT EVEN STOPPING TO TELL HIS WIFE THE GOOD NEWS OR BID HER AND THEIR LITTLE CHILD GOOD BYE THE YOUNG MAN STARTED AT FIRST THOUGHT HE DECIDED TO COVER A TRACT SIX MILES SQUARE WHICH WOULD MEAN A WALK OF TWENTY FOUR MILES BUT HE HAD ONLY GOTTEN WELL STARTED WHEN THE PLAN WAS ENLARGED TO A SQUARE OF NINE MILES THE MORNING WAS COOL AND FINE AND HE FELT SO STRONG THAT HE INCREASED IT TO TWELVE MILES AND STILL LATER HE MADE IT A SQUARE OF FIFTEEN MILES WHICH WOULD MEAN A WALK OF SIXTY MILES BEFORE SUNDOWN BY NOON HE HAD MADE THE THIRTY MILES BUT SO GREAT WAS HIS FEAR OF FAILURE HE DECIDED NOT TO STOP FOR LUNCH AN HOUR LATER HE SAW AN OLD MAN AT A WAYSIDE SPRING BUT FELT THAT HE MUST NOT STOP EVEN FOR A DRINK OF WATER AND RUSHED ON HIS WAY
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