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ted on the top of the wood.
The hight of the steam man's head carried the smoke and cinders clear
of those behind, while the wonderful machinery within, worked with a
marvelous exactness, such as was a source of continued amazement to
all except the little fellow who had himself constructed the
extraordinary mechanism. The click of the joints as they obeyed their
motive power was scarcely audible, and, when once started, there was
no unnevenness at all in its progress.
When the party had ridden about a half-mile, Johnny described a large
circle, and finally came back to the starting, checking the progress
with the same skill that he had started it. He immediately sprung
down, examined the fire, and several points of the man, when finding
everything right, he opened his knee-caps and let cinders and ashes
drop out.
'How kin yeou dew that?' inquired Ethan Hopkins, peering over his
shoulder.
'What's to hinder?'
'How kin he work his legs, if they're holler that way and let the fire
down 'em?'
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