The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-16

kind. But l think We might have 4 stove.
pipe So we marched across the street
and drank our beer. Here's to to-nor'
row-bad cess to I'll" said Jersey.
The first thing that we looked for In the
morning wasthe water; 1t was a. smooth
as baby's cheek, and Us rosy In thes sun
rise that stole over 1t between the dewy
shadows Of the steep and woody shores.
Later In the forenoon sone OF the club
went to the railway station, ! happening
to be with them, TO meet certain friends OF
the Gaths who came e for the day,
among the rest some wonderfully pretty
girls, one Of whom knew Harden would
rather have in Jericho than on the boat
house balcony that afternoon to see the
Gaths come in best men. Kate and sever
alof her companions were there too-all
our acquaintance had made theattair their
own, and there was to be q general half
holiday In the town that afternoon. We
strolled along together q little while,show-
ing them our mild lions-the whispering
gallery in the church, the cemetery with
It's flower gardens, and things Of that gay
and festive character generally; for the
truth was that we oil were q little serious
and solemn, as II we felt the shadow OF
fate. At length, however, old Reed whis-
pered that this would never do-there
were those lubberly Gaths taking their
ease, and We playing the gallant 70 their
girls; so | made my bow, saying thar as !
had a little work TO do by-and.by, ! would
be excused, and see them later; at which
the fair Gath party opened their eyes and
began at once to flirt their colors. "a lit
lie work? Not a little, II you expect TO
keep the Gaths in sight" And, with
well.feigned SURPRISE, again: "Oh, Mr..
GeofTreys, It isn't possible that yott are 60
ing to row the Gaths!" And then, witha
last gay fiaunt Of the banner swell, then,
good-by, Mr.. Geofireysi we suppose
therelf be nothing left Of you to bid US
farewell to.night!"
took Hates hand a moment, drawing
her q little apart, and she walked on with
me a few PAGES. "vox populi, yox Del"
I said. "You see, Kate, even the dogs
would cry whipped If they
"vox, ct prrterea nihil,' I've heard
YOU call that 'vox populi a hundred times,
and l don't sec anything Of the sort, more
over. II you can't whip those great
"Goliaths. Goliaths Of GATH
"four oars are just as much weayers'
beams as theirs,
tThcy don't row with the sun in their
faces, Kate, as | do. And the stakes are
more to me than those OF all the races
ever rowed in Christendom. lfyou mean
never to speak to me-"
"oh, is it there? I had quite forgot
ten"
"What! you were not in earnest?'
Never more So"
"Kate?"
"Well?"
"Give me something to row for, my
girl" and l stopped short and looked
down ct her with the color rising on her
lovely cheek.
She glanced up a moment with a search
ing gaze. "Well," she said, sit you win
No, no, I don't mean that. You have
your race to row for, Mr.. Geoffreys,' she
said, with dignity, ''and that's enough"
"AndifI lose Il? II shall be no such i'll
luck? How am | to know my fate with
you, Katef"
"i will give you signal"
"How shall | know what it means?"
"You will know"
81 believe you would send a man into q
den OF lions for your glove"
~ never blamed the woman who did"
said Kate, with q gay laugh all at once, be-
cause, as l saw, her eyes were actually full
Of tears, 'tand I never thought well OF the
man in that story"
So we parted. Hates ~tears-they augur.
cd i'll. Plying me-burial before death!
A sudden fash OF anger swept through
me. 1 she would not give me something
to row for, l would give her something to
cry for. would win, or | would break q
b~lood-yessel.
went 10 my Office for the mail, on the
way back to quarters, and found 1t full OF
smoke and Cheviots. ''Tell us the truth,
GeofFreys," they cried. ''These Gath PEG.
pie are up hero with fists full OF money,
ready to wager thousands on their crew.
Say, shall We take them up?"
II can't advise you, boys" saidI. "Thcy
arc mighty men. They row 10 win. ]
never Jaw anything so handsome in my
life as their morning exercise. So-don't
bet on ua. We won't disgrace the Chew
lots. tn be q close thing, perhaps, but
it's out Of the question to suppose We can
win for them"
That's as 1t may be" cried Brand. "But
I've taken the offers Of tho Philist;lea to
the last dollar in my pocket" And q
cheer greeted him that fairly slammed the
door behind me as I left, and told what
tho rest meant to do; and Of course II
didn't lighton our hearts any 10 know how
they were going to tighten their pockets.
Well, It was q big crowd that lined the
shores and the bu~llding-tops, that hung
alongthe banks in boats and Hkiifs, when
we went down to the boat house, and
seemed only. like one vast animal with
countless eyes and tongues. The balloon.
les were filled with ladies, the stake-boat
was set, the tugs were ready to follow US,
and such a tumult OF excitement as there
was in tho boat hougo nothing but a
m6Raseris Just before din!ng.time could
rival; old Reed was kicking through tho
panels of his dressing room door because
chad droppedhis key, and young Smythe
was taking his fist and smashing every
paae in a sash because he couldn't open d
window they were yelling here and run.
ming there-the blood OF all the Cheyiots
was up In the midst OF the confusion,
there on a heap OF Bail.cloth under n of
the balconies, the .Gaths lay stretched at
their ease like q nest Of young lions, and
as ! looked them oyer l wondered II four
as superb gladiators eyer fought In 0 Ro-
man circus. They had q deuced pretty
uniform, too, snow-white, with a deep
crimson handkerchief kEotted on their
heads. "Come up here" Icried, leaning.
oyer-"come up and survey tho course,
and see the crowd, aud be introduced 70
somu-"
THANK you, GeofEreys," answered Con-
verse. TITS very clever OF you, Geoffreys,
you know; but we're very well as We arc"
And when time sounded, and they rose
and strobe down TO their boat, ] was not
surprised al the shouts OF admiration that
rent tho air-in fact, We shouted ourselves.
At the very last moment, brandy being 81
men a gulp Of g%uarans-it might do good,
It couldn't do harm; and We were In our
own boat u%nperceived, as 1t were, under
cover OF that shout,
never want to endure another moment
like that in which l grasped my oar, wait