Daily globe., 1879-02-09
I can't 60 in and shake hands with
Louise9" Exit youth in rage.-Irouez-
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES.

| acquired impetus sends us forward to new
/ achievements. At any rate, I found it so
when applied the theory to Kate.
1t seemed to me that had been in despair
regarding the Indifference of this bOnny crea-
ture since time in immemorial. In reality it
was only about a year since the fact dawned
upon me, as she sat in the stern Of my boat,
her dark hair darker, and all her soft outlines
clearly cut upon tender evening sky, her
cheeks bright with the breeze, her eyes
bright with pleasure, that she was the most
charming object that ever skinned the river
But Ihad never once attempted to let her
know as much without meeting rebuff suf-
| fcient to make ones blood run cold; and it
was in one such instance that had declared
no man could hope for favor with the women
OF her set who was not the captain of nine,
the driver of a four-in-hand, or walker
| against time.
"You are quite mistaken, so far as am con-
cerned," said Kate. "For my part don't be-
| Iieve in muscle at all. Samson aud Goliath
could do nothing worth while if they were on
| the earth to-day. I don't believe boat-race,
for example, was ever won by brute strength
in the world"
"By what, then?"
oBy science and nervous pluck"
had occasion to remember Kate's words
| when parcel of our fellows came into the
| office and began discussing the challenge
| lately sent to onr club, the Cheviots, by the
Gaths. The Cheviots had become somewhat
| to say, lying on their oars 1t had been hot
summer, and the club had really done no
I work at all; now and then some members
taking out party OF ladies, or a solitary man
enjoying stretch; but for the most we had
| contented ourselves by lounging overs to the
boat t-house for bath, and gossip and a
! smoke on the balconies in the sunset. Our
! best men-those that had won in the previ-
| Gus contests-were one in Europe, one in
Australia, and the rest at the lands end, with
| the exception OF Rogers, who was i'll. We
were certainly in no condition to accept a
challenge from the Gaths, yet still less could
we refuse one. Holding the champion
colors, as we did, we could hardly lower
them to any, even to the Gaths. The Gaths,
indeed, were in q splendid trim; there was
Converse, an Englshman, who had been
stroke of a winning crew at Oxford, a mag.
nifcent creature, one hundred and eighty
pounds clear muscle; shoulders and chest
that would have made Hercules shed tears:
there was Dunbar, another young giant, who
had beaten professionals at single scull four
times; there was-well, there's no need to 90
through with them now it made ones flesh
creep to do it then. We hadn't man left in
the club that they couldn't get away with.
Realizing the situation, we looked at each
other blankly..
"You'll,haye to get into the boat yourself,
Geoffreys,'' said Harden.
"Not unless want to sink it''
II don'tsee what else we can do"
"We can't do that; we can't afford to 90 it.
No, we must look about-not in a hulryo
"Oh, come, Geoffrey's, you've been lying off
long enough!" cried Jersey.
What do they propose to for? H e
'em!"
"Individual prizes"
individual prizes! We can't afford to do
that, either; it will stick us for a couple of
hundred extra another assessment, and the
boathouse just paid for. It can't be ed done me-
Row as we always have-row for colors."
Well we looked about us, and the end of
it was that they came on another day and
took me by main force, and the crew was
made up-Harden and Rogers, myself and
little Jersey; to pull stroke, little Jersey to
| sixteen pounds. And that was the most we
could offer. The Gaths insisted on their in.
dlvidual prizes. tell you, things looked
dark; the whole thing seemed preposterous:
and for week I didn't dare look a soul in
| the face.
$50 you are going to show the Gaths what
we can do" said Kate one day; for the girls
whom we were in the habit Of taking out on
sunset parties and at other times were all ar
dent Cheviots. There was another club in
town-the Jasons-butt the girls never seemed
to know it.
UT WQaC we can't" SAID /.
'Down- hearted? Faint heart never won. !,
you know" she said.
Nor .monstrous conceit either. We can't
refuse; we must row-that's all there is to it.
On, we've no show at all!''
II won't listen to such talk a moment"
cried Kate, STOPPING to gather her train, and
bringing her bright flush to her peachy cheek.
II have wagered all my next winters gloves
on Cheviots, and if you make me lose them
Mr.. Geoffreys, it the Cheviots don't win,I don't
know that I'll ever speak to you agan!" And
off she swept, the laugh on her lips, but good
deal of sparkle in hereye
"And that too" I said; and plunged nv
hands in nay pockets with groan, for Of
course there was nothing but dead failure
before the Cheviots.
Still, all we can do is our best" said
Harden; and we used his remark as a catch.
word every day probably during the following
weeks.
The thing being decided, we ordered new
boat at once, and went into training, messing
together, and keeping up each others spirits
by stories OF what we had heard of the Gaths'
achievements.
We received a little encouragement, how
ever, from the fact that we soon found our
selves pulling remarkably we'll together but
the Gaths had been pulling remarkably well
together long enough to feel themselves en-
titled to challenge us as the champions.
Boys, "said fearing that if this state of mind
continued, our defeat would be our disgrace
also, II lately heard competent authority de-
clare that brute strength never yet won any
where. If that was all we had, we'd lose this
than their share. Science science, gentlemen,
tells in the long-run. and where the lions skin
falls short we must exc it out with the fox's,o
Shakespeare" said little Jcrsy.
Just leave this out to me-" said I "and we'll
see what can be done."
the shell full four inches longer than any we
ever had before. Our oars were the heaviest
made, But had them plugged with handles
AN extra length.
1t wanted only a week Of the day, when a
dreadful whislf stole through the club that
Rogers was faA1ng off. It was too true; he
had trained too fine, and-Job was a joke to
him. The whole club turned out in force, and
there were dozen men at one time in our
quarters bring up reinforcements of hot poul-
tices. 1t was of no use, Rogers had to lie by,
and we had to do the best we could again
gnash our teeth, and take Devlin for what he
was worth in the place. t'Give it to him
gently,p said Harden or the first night; so we
pulled at good and reasonable gait down to
the turning point, rested under the green
shadow of the great hills there that fell half
across the river, and made it so transparent
that we seemed to be swinging in buhle,
the face of the river, far and near, still as a
CrEslal except Wnere our Keel had rlppled
through it, and we went back at little livelier
rate, and Devlin was very well pleased with
himself. The next day we quickened matters
considerably; but on the third, as we stepped
in, I said, "Now, Devlin, look to yourself"
gave the stroke, and we shot away. Before
we reached the shadow of the hills Devlin was
swinging about his seat and rowing all at
10 Sc ends.
Hold hard, old boy!" muttered Jersey be-
hind him. "I'm nearly blown myself, but I'll
never say di"!" Deylin picked himself up for
the time but moment or two after we turned
he cried, or rather gasped, Gentlemen, if this
is the way you row, 1 must get out of this