As the sound of their shouting grew faint behind them, Billy and Lathrop grasped the paddle with which they strove to keep the boat on a straight course-there was no need to propel her.
"The Boy Aviators in Africa"
Captain Wilbur Lawton
While the silence lasted and the crowding guests craned their necks forward, she was seen to lead, push, or in some manner propel a reluctant boy toward a ladder resting against the hay-mow and in full sight of most.
"The Brass Bound Box"
Evelyn Raymond
She would lie perfectly still the whole time, she said to herself, and use neither hand nor foot to propel the coffin.
"The Emperor of Portugallia"
Selma Lagerlof