The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
MY GREAT FOOT RACE.
A College story.
Nv Albert Britt.

"A penny for your thoughts" remarked
Lillian as she poked the tip of her para
sol into the fresh mold beside the walk
as we strolled up the drive late in the aft
ernoon.
They're worth much more than that"
I replied, insinuating.y.
Now, that's very nice of YOU" said Lii
Ian, you are really becoming quite a
cavalier"
Eyes. 1 was thinking of my chances
! of winning anything In the intercollegiate
games Tomorrow"
Il think you are horrid. have &C ID
mind not to walk with you any more"
II hope you'll let me look at you oc-
casionally from a distance. I'm not al
together responsible for my bad manners.
You know, ! was horn in Chicago"
you poor boy. I always thought there
was some sad secret in your life"
That's it, I'm trying to live il down,
but if you deny me your presence I'm
afraid 1 shall backslide fearfuly."
"If you'll promise to be as nice as you
can l may give you a small smile now
and then" Then she started in on
new tack. did you know 1 had cousin
from Harvard in the games tomorrow?
He's coming down tomorrow evening 10
spend a few days with us. and I hope
you'll meet him.
very complimentary to her cousin, and
inquired, very calmly: do you know
what races he is in?"
II believe he said something about the
two-twenty and the four-forty. 1 thought
at first that he was talking about the rail-
way time table, but that couldn't have
been it, could it?"
Shades of my father! He meant the
two hundred and twenty and the four
hundred and forty yard dashes, and those
are the very ones I'm in"
How nice! ] mean, how sorry I ann
for you; because he's bound to win, you
know"
rs he? I'm not so sure of that, Miss
Block. There are several other deserving
young men in the race beside your cousin,
and he may have to rum
Il don't see why you need get so an
cry about it, / can't help wanting to see
him win. can -"
See him win? You don't mean to say
that You are going over to see the races
do Vou?"
why, yes. Hadn't I told you. Uncle
and l are going up, and then George Is
coming back with US in the evening"
So his name was George. always did
hate that name although I had forgot
ten it TIL that moment
"Of course. IN cheer you, too and IL II
were any one else but George might want
to see you win"
Thanks, awfully," 1 answered airily
and registered silent VOW to win or per-
ish
Here comes aunt in the carriage
must go home now or I'll miss nv dinner
I've had v&y pleasant walk, thanks TO
you"
I helped her in the carriage and shook
hands with her aunt, whom 1 cordially
hated. As the carriage drove away Lii
liam called back, BE sure to call while
George is here ! want you two to meet
each other"
l wasn't at all anxious to meet George
but lifted my hat and walked home boil
ing with wrath and more in love than ever
The next morning as we were dressing
Jack turned to me with a hair brush IN
| each hand and remarked, II hear that
Bailey of Harvard Is fast quarter man"
rs he?" 1 asked indifferenuy.
Yes, and he is also a cousin TO Miss
Block"
81 know it. But that isn't going to save
him from getting gloriously beaten this
afternoon"
Don't count your chickens, nv son -
said Jack in that patronizing tone that al
ways makes me furious. You're a good
Splinter, but you know what happens 40
the pitcher that makes one too many
trips to the well, and while l want to see
trouble this afternoon"
All the way up in the train l kent think.
ing of Jacks words and wondering what
would happen TO my castles In Spain n
that obnoxious Bailey were to outfoot me
after all. 1 shuddered at che possibllitv
Clearly, such humiliation would destroy
my already slender chances OF ever occu.
plying those Spanish castles in the com
pany of the one for whom / had buiIt
them.
The 220-yard dash was the second thing
on the programme, and / won a. as
knew / should, although Bailey stuck IA
me pluckily. OF course they cheered me
and waved flags and ribbons at me az
walked through the gate or the course
leaning on trainer Christie's arm. Buf m
all that immense crowd Of enthusiasm
spectators the only person could eee
was LILLIAN In one of the middle boxes
She held a flag IN her hand displaying the
crimson and was waving II vigorously IN
spite of tho fact that her cousin had been
among the defeated.
Jack came 10 me la the dressing room
and grippod my hand hard.
you're al right, Old man. 1 knew an