He was seen to dig his toe into the ground to get a brace, and he leaned far forward, with one hand outstretched, then he darted toward the mark.
With the speed of a fawn, Frank came down the run, reached the mark, shot like a leopard into the air, sailed like a soaring bird, and landed safely far beyond Rains' best mark--so far, indeed, that the crowd was too astonished to make a sound, but stood staring as the tape was laid.
"Twenty-one feet and two inches!" came the electrifying announcement.
Then, for all of rules, for all of Professor Rhynas, Frank's friends made the air ring with their wild shouts of applause..