Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-13

| stroke Chiswlck thought he had rowed
before; but he had never rowed as he was
rowing now. The man in front of him
was wonder To and fro, up and down,
over and over like clockwork went his
broad back-34- 6-3s-Chiswick didn't
know how many times to the minute
! quick strokes and yet long and power full
and the boat spun along as though it had
been shot from something, and the half
mile was done in no time. Chswick was
done too. He cried, Hold on to the other
fellow, all ont of BREATH aud when the
stranger turned around he looked at aim
In establishment; he hadn't turned a muir
and he breathed as easy as a Child a.ieeJ.
Then Chiswick Ia soon a. he got wind
enough burst out into what wa, Oh hi-
mind
con, if only could have you pull / .
the race friday cried he.
Thanks Id like to awfully, Won
know said the stranger.
I'D give 500 for YOU declared CHS
wick
Would you, indeed9' said the stranger
We'll, I'm willing, I'm sure
"Chiswick gnawed his mustache fiercely
amoment. Then:
"'All right he exclaimed suddenly.
It's bargain. I'll do it if I'm hung for
it. What | want is just this I'm going
to put you in the boat, stroke, in the place
of another fellow. You look exactly like
him, so exactly that nobody-nobody out
| side the boat at least-will know the diff
ference. All you've got to do is to keep
still and not say word to anybody AS to
VINO you are or VINO you are not. And |
expect you TO win the race for us. Our
lelioWs can pun II they re made to, and
]
you re Just tne man that can make 'em,
ana you snail nave your 500 the minute
'he race Is over
=, 30 that was ChlsWlck notion, and
I've OH! " telI you now IL worked ana
"IaU came Oh IL AT the very last.
AS lor tne way 1t worked, 1t worked to
cnarih' me stranger went BACK to the
oo@ , il WIN ChlsWich ana bancroft
anu was gwen room IKE the others' lie
ven W supper WIN tne ere" uhat night
~ oeHilns9 place. ana ne went out III the
10. " ~, ne.i me r neN' ilorillns' p,'lIih9
80. 90 ~ an ii'en'S anu Pur-
80 iie a. II an! po,'y thouSnt
e a." ~ VI - any NY I hHgW ne WASH u
~ "i'u 9"S 50. iheA ul''n Iooh So
perhaPs 'IeE ulun Know tine difference.
! Lerhaps the Woru hau oeen passed ana
,neS pre'enueu noV 10 Know uhe difference
went on exactly as though he was Jen-
, hlnss-eNac'ly the same except that the
uo"U "en' ias.er' Ctsar OF Ostrlch! dlunt
'n"U ooau 20 lasIer' hat stroke that
nc" man "iu seC then. no" ne waked
'neih up ant, put new lie INTO them, ana
iii"ue Oheii no s'ich WORK as they hau never
auPl'o9e" tneniseNes c"papie Oh pelore. IN
.i'O 'niee u"ys ne JnsV uIu wonders WIN
.nehu. Anu ohe mig h1 oelore the race cap
'ain Onls"ich WAS just as sure OF winning
as nc was Vi puilihg he knew IL was
ioiesone cohciuslon'
,, anu IL was, you Know ION mink
I'm gong TO tell You that the plan failed of
success AFTER an Not a DIT OF 1t. 1t sue
u ,,,, ana hopouy Iouhd IL out either
L haO ISM what III gong to tell you. The
race came on AT the appointed time uor a
wonuerl -ll;5o o CLOCK. There never was a
oe,Ver udy clear SKY, beautiful water
NOT breath OF wind l needn't describe
the race 10 you. You We seen plenty, no
uouo'. Inc crews came up IN their
iauilches' SoU INTO the ooats, pulled around
~ uhe starting place, stripped oil their
due an" crimson Jerseys, ana at the word
vi 'ney went. lhere was the usual yell
i!9 anu cheering ana steam whlstlIng and
noo'lhS' put tne poats We're quickly out OF
80 '4'" 9N't'U' fO" II mo " tcsI
ol spec" ana pluck ana endurance between
'He '"o as 10 "hlch should reach the other
emu Vi 'he course nrst. But bless you,
."e'e WASH any uoipt from the very llrst
~ ~ o"r uo"'' we uluh take the Lead at
his'' we uIdht want TO- We simply
"'n'e" 70 nahH close on the stern OF the
D'"' 'or 'he lrst TWO miles or So Ana we
N'u Nv 'ro""Ie III uolhS that' Indeed the
o'"er ere" "''h l. work over nara those
H'A' Nv" 'II!e9 e''HeI' pul Jhat suited us
an rI@h'' II they wanted to take II easy
we nrat nan OIL the race we We're willing.
ne l'eu iIIie was the part where we meant
I" put III our WORK.
II was wonderful squirt when 1t did
coiiie' y" at once Just past the third
iiIle s''Ne' they qulckehed thelr stroke,
CONSIDERING 'H't the Time mad come at last
10 IeaNe Us pehlhd them; and all at once
theh our fellows qulckened their stroke,
700 ana just uluh let them do It, That
slroAe oar oi ours he looked IN the con
e"@in eye anu saw without word being
saul "hat was gong ON; and the next
minute Gown went his head almost into
,he NIUE steerers zap. And then at it they
went eignt lien ike one, working like