Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-03-21

Head up there, and suppose the recent
rains have undermined the old fellows
constitution so that my weight proved
too much for him. His nose and
tumbled off together. | don't see how
I'm ever to get back TO the road from
here-its just straight up
IF you are staying over Woodhav veh
way, l can paddle you around: it's just
the other side of this long point
''Oh, how lovely-for I've never been
In canoe-and haven't had chance
till now. Yes. we're at the Woodha-
ven Inn. I've learned to swim this sum
mer, and | have a rOwboat, but there
Isn't canoe anywhere around the
lake that | can get-and did want one
dreadfuily.'
Then perhaps you'd like TO try pad
ding nowt If you would. I'll go back
for an extra paddle. I'm one of the
boys at Professor Williams camp. Just
over there"
The girl WAS delighted at his sugges
ton, and soon Randolph had returned
with another paddle. and the two start
ed out slowly and at first quite eau
tiously. But the girl Immediately took
the motion with the easy grace of one
used 10 Out-of-doOr sport. and the boy
behind her regarded her with the hon
est admira ton that he would have felt
for another boy.
Randolph Murray" read the girl
from the paddle that she was using
is that your name? Mine is Teresa
Whiting but everybody calls me Ter
ry."
And they call me Rand" said the
boy. Say. Terry. If you and l could
get some good practice together, and
enter the races week after next, / be
lieve we could win the cup. You have
a fine stroke; you paddle just like :.
boy
oh" cried Terry, ''if papa were here
he'd let me. And | really think mann
ma will not object. for I've never dom
anything in my life liked half so wei
rs this
And in the sudden exuberance of he
spirits Terry came near upsetting IT,
canoe
SAY. you mustn't do that said
Rand: and Terry promised 10 restrain
all such ebullitions of delight in future
When Mrs. whiting saw her daugl
ter. who had started out for '.traml
over the hills" returning in a canoe
with a strange boy, she wondered what
Terry would be doing next And when
the strange boy and her own odd lii
tie girl as she called her. came Il
her with their startling request. sh'
fairly gaSped for breath.
Euf hcforr - 60 .-4v. ;'- au>wer eithr
way Mrs. Whiting asked the boy a
number of questions. and when she
had learned that he was the son of an
old acquaintance and that his mother
was boarding at a farm house not far
from Prof. Williams camp. she was
very much inclined to give her consent
ut once. However, she told Randolph
10 come around in his canoe the next
morning, and If she had decided then
20 let Terry enter for the race, he
would find her ready TO practice with
him.
That afternoon Mrs. Whiting called
upon and renewed her acquaintance
with Mrs. Murray, and the ladies paid
Ii short visit to the professors camp.
Needless TO say that upon her moth
RS return Terry received the desired
permission. and then the fun Of her
life" began. Every day Randolph pad
He'd around from the camp. and they
hracticed together long and faithfully.
As the day of the contest drew near
Terry became more and more conf
lent, white her mother grew more ner-
Sous.
/, Terry, remember that you and RAND
are going to compete with older boys
md girls, who have been in these races
before. And then. too. Rand is going