The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-12
A LIVELY RUN.

Il don't remember che answered
"but IL was very strange.
Every morning, you must know, am
walked by my lnndlady, who puts the
morning paper and other mail in at my
bedroom door. / oan just reach them
from the bed, and 10y leaning over some
what ! con pick up the letters.
"1his morning 1t was just the same.
heard the knock and the rustic of the pa
per on the floor. l opened the door and
found the newspaper and a letter from
you"
"From mep"
eyes, from you. First 1 read the pa
per, Of course"
"Oh, of course, " said he.
"Thcn tore open the envelope and rend
your letter. 1t was long letter and as
illegible as ever"
"What on earth do you meanS" he ex-
claimed. ~ have not written any
THAT Is just the mystery, If you will
only wait. When l woke, found the
newspaper on my bed, but no letter. l
searched everywhere, but could not find
1t. Then looked at the paper 1t had
evidently not been opened, and when /
glanced over the headlines / saw that !
had not read word. Wasn't that oddP''
what was in the letter." he asked.
81 don't remember"
"Too bad, " said he, with mock sigh,
"for who knows how far tho spirit may
have prompted my pen. But let me tell
you something that happened to me, even
more odd. Do you ever dream while you
are awaken
"Do you mean day dreams, when one Is
reading a book or sewing?" she asked.
Eyes, often"
"No, not day dreams. Do you ever see
things that aren't there?"
"No."
"Well, do. Do you remember the time
1 ran at the games and broke the record?''
Eyes. l didn't know you very well
then, but l remember how you came up
to us, after the race was over when you
had rested, and 1 remember how different
you looked in your ordinary Clothes
The young man laughed. Very well, "
he went ON. THAT is the time 1 had my
vision.
~ was the fourth man on the outside,
you may remember, when we started. The
fellow in black on my right l believed to
be a champion runner, and was awfully
afraid of him. Every time that l looked
at him my knees felt weak. Suddenly
there came the bang of the pistol, and OFF
he went. l took the lead and kept it for
the first three laps. There were nine laps
to GO l could see everything as distinctly
us though 1t were picture. l remember,
for instance, just where you sat, and that
you had q bunch of flowers on your lap,
and when | came around the fourth time
it was gone and l wondered TO whom you
might have given it. / remember also
how some of my friends shouted my name
and waved their red flags frantically.
'Just us / was crossing tho line on that
same fourth lap l heard one of the judges
or timers say, That little fellow in black
is going to win the race The words were
spoken low, but ! could hear them dis.
tinctly. At the same time there came q
pattering of feet behind me. l made q
spurt but the patteriDg came nearer and
nearer, and presently figure in black
passed Inc. Pinned on his back was a
piece of cotton with his handicap number,
but it fluttered SO wildly that could dis
tinguish only the nought. made another
dash to get the lead again, but he kept
right ahead of me, and saw that would
have to save my strength for the final
squirt on the home stretch.
"Wo had three more laps to CO.
'Just then the band began to play hid
eous march, with some high piercing notes
in the middle and loud crash toward the
end. l remember that afterward, when
we were coming home, l heard nothing
but this march all night long as lay toss
ing in my berth in the sleeping car
'As l was saying, we had two more
laps to go, and still the little fellow il
black was right in front of me- Our boys
checred and shouted to me to run faster
and the heavyweights who were throwing
the hammer in the middle of the field
stopped to watch the finish. Throughout
that lap tried to catch up with him, but
not an inch nearer did l get. and now
came the last lap and the final squirt, ant
| felt played out before the end. When WE
turned the last curve, l gathered up what
little speed was left in me, clinched my
fists gritted my teeth and ran down the
home stretch us if it were a 100 yard dash
There was Il big din of voices and hun
dreds of flags seemed to be dancing VI
and down necessarily. / myself was sur
prised that l should be able to run so fast
But he, too, was running like fiend, ant
when l crossed the line he was at least
five yards ahead of me.
Somebody caught me and laid me or
my back. They sprinkled water ON my
face and gave me an orange to suck. My
chum came along and shook my hand
Others came and grasped me by the hand
"As soon as l cared to speak l asked
who had beaten me.
Nobody beat you. said my chum.
You were way ahead of the rest.
Where was tho other man., said l.
the little fellow in blackY'
" There wasn't any fellow in black,
Oh, yes-let me sce-he was back, behind
the others; he and another who gave out
early. They must have come in more
than half lap behind you.
When did he fall back?' asked with
growing wonder.
ooh, quite at the beginning. He
wasn't in it from the start.
" Do you mean to say asked I, thai
l was first all the way?'
why, certainly, old man. You were
way ahead. guess your head feels lit
tie queer, doesn't it?'
" No, it doesn't said l, as got to my
feet. only man can never DO sure thai
he sees straight when he is running 4
race
" I always see straight, said my chum
/ NH of tn 10 hat n,,l 80