The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-12-26

heaved simultaneously. Inch by inch
and stroke by stroke they erept ahead.
Again Bruce glanced ut the other
crews and saw the varsity stroke Ia
boring desperately to make up what
had been lost, and farther back he saw
the sophomore crew now permanently
in third place. 4 great sob Of Joy
shook him: then his eyes went back to
that bright patch of water. and his oar
blade bit more ferecly rs Il struck the
surface OF the luke. The little cock
swain was fairly beside himself He
shouted aloud I'm his Joy
Its half over. boys" lie cried rs
they flashed by the old windmill ON the
shore. Just keep II up. and we've got
EN- dead Stroke stroke strokcn'
Yes, but could they keep ii up? NJ
ready Brucc's wrists were beginning to
grow numb, and his legs shook ON the
slow recover
And stln a mile to go!
His heart thumped and pounded, and
the hot breath came gasping through
hi4 open lips lie could hear No. I
gronn mt every stroke, hut there was
no thought Of quitting. Death rather
than that.
but Will we never reach the half
mIlpY" he wondered
Even nv the Thought entered his head
the eoekswaln called:
"OnIy half n milo more and ,yp'rr n
length ahead"
oh. IuckIesa hoat! Senfrely had the
words left his Inns when No. 3 caught n
crab. Tho atarbonrd side of the shell
sank almost 10 the waters edse az the
unfortunate onrsman tried ta drag his
blade out by main force. At once the
specd was checked. and the othpg boats
drew up RAPIDLY. But Bruce kept hls
head and never let the stroke vary a
frnctlon of n second The cock vain.
too. remained cool. Ills calm voice In
this moment of Consideration rras.
sured the rowcrs. who uulclily re-.
sDonded TO hls monotonouS "Stroke
stroke-strolter ma Rruep'a blnde eDught
the water. In moment all were row
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swaved while tbn sbrlu voice Of tho
cncI1svoIn so,,nded faint and FIN. oVoy
"Ir could only sfop for m, instant"
no thoupht. .only a stroke And thcn
Inc fell IN thinking Of what he would
olyo If he could rest for one stroke
81 veq. S1n cvcn-a 4ael from hls sum
lacr Vacutloa and he dren led Of how
tr ,uld 10 ON tr- cool - 4.u.lar
the trees duHiHu t.ul AacHtaH 30
tll1Al AllA ihN1 iE tN'h' hiA' Hi nv
while his weary hudy sVaScd back
ward and forward backward md FOR
ward, without eeastpg tie=Wue af9es-
ed by thut atr.arog tnee now grown
strangel4 heatat, flow he hated It, It
was shouting:
comfy a hundred yards more, fellVwsl
Now give her ten one, two, three
And ~ tho tired crew responded 10
the appeal their light boat again lcapod
forward When the ten was over, there
was open water between them AMI the