The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-06-25

The coach l,id dosn tbe psptr o
shies be bed been nsasins. snd iocks1 .
ihs msnbsrs Of The usck team. To sic
b. ssis. sloviy. ss noa sss spiscs 90 'h
nile rua.
There vss no response t nrsL 0rtr Il
shs corner shs football player sho thrsS
ths hsmmss slrsi ishsened ap % u 10 msk'
. spe,ch. Then be seemed 10 chsnss BIZ
misd. sod tnrred slosly toward snosbs
psri OF ihe room.
Well, D1nt!f be ssid 10 . chsIlspeins
tone.
Dsrty. The mile runoev. shrnssed BIZ
shoolir. Ill do ny best. be declsred
slosIy. bat 700 oil kros my h1e 10 th'
trial rsce vss no shess neal The record.
TIE sszs Of abe football player wander
ID on roopd the room.
Fsby EitopI be said sseroly.
Elton Aasbed With embsrrsssment
Den,y Won from me 10 the ttisl rsos. b
ssid. simply. IL then be stopped.
The football player turned 70 the oossb.
Who else csn run miIei be demsnded.
l don't know Of any others. confessed
the coach.
Then. said the football player. With Glow
precision, the rsce must be won either b.
Denly or 4 ton -or by The other tssm.
Yss. thst's II, sid the eosch. He vac
glad the others we're beginning 10 realize
The cares Of bis position.
l see. ssid the foolbsll player. Denty,
csn you vin thst rscsf
Denly forced smiled. might Try. be
said vaguely.
Thsts not The question. ssid the football
player. sharply. We DO not vent 10 rely
upon mere chance. Elton. osn you vin
she mile funi
Down 10 bis heart Elton believed be
wss ospsble Of taking 1t lesst second place
10 the event. Den.y he'd beaten him 10
the srisl fsce. TO be sure. bnt OF lhe two
runners Dsnty ws q the time 10 lar be.
Yer condition. The reverse. however. vas
nov the case.
Bot Elton vss modest too modest, be
told himself ct times. Jast nov the search
ing eye, Of the big football player embsr
rsssed him; he flushed painfully. He was
ths, bic little body was trem
bling oil over. he felt like crying out .,
the top Of bis voice that be could win the
rscs, Instead. however. be meekly snswer
ID, l don't know: perhsps l could.
The football player brought bis 6st
iswn on the table.
Whist We want, be said. 10 confidence 10
Ntishsr Of Jon two fellows osn
sxpec. 10 via thss rsoe II you 90 into II |
With the bare hope Of ospturing . place.
Why, The other team will have runners
Who know positively they are going 10
Rin. They will Siu. too; and they will
.in beosuss they know they ere going TO
10 II. not because they hope TO &c. place.
Fou fellows Bat be stopped suddenly |
i . look 10 EIton's isoe. Beneath bis
,reat muscular bulk the football player
,sd . kind heart.
Oar only chance 10 vin the mile roo.
,roke 10 the coach, lies 10 our polling
heir runners. II 10 old. I know. but .
nan isl't himseli 10 . race. and the best
INNER 10 the world Is opt 10 misjudge bic
peed.
Yes, ths.'s true. asreed the football
,lsyer.
Then. said the coach, With . Sigh Of re
iei. that 10 settled: Elton, you will do
be pulling snd let Dsnty vim the race.
81 out on the track st sharp every dsy
rom nov onl That's oil, fellows.
The members Of The track team rose
lovly from their lounsing positions and
out OF The little room. He vss
till thinking Of ths cosshs decision, and
res jast beginning to resliS, Whst IL
uesnt
he. Who bad trsined oil The spring snd
'sli The winter before. vas to come 10 last
o the mile roll Eveo nov be could see
be race. Al the start the runners would
70 of q the ssme instant snd bresk into
be same swinging gait. Then be would
ncresss bis pace little snd draw swsy
rom the rest. Bit BY bit be would length
% the di,tsnes until the suonsss Of the
ther team would become sisfmed and en
esvor 10 gain bis side Sill be would
eep up the rspid gait until bic own run
90 would be isr 10 the rear. coming With
bog, easy strides 10 sharp contrast.
0 the short. distressing steps. OF ths
thera Aoi then, on the last lsp
I the track. bis running partner would
nicten bis stfiie, end. still comparative
ftesb, pass bin and the others With .
nrss Of speed. ,
l. vs probable thst bis opponents
'onld BY this time have discovered The /
'sp. and hsve dropped back; bu. he knew
bot II would be too lsss end thst tLey
onld psss him. trem blios and slmost ex
sa.sed. 10 . futile II irs 10 csseb the 9th ,
! mso. Who bad hs,bored bis strength BY 1
,nnina throus shoot Of the same pace hs
SD Il rrsctice six afternoons week. q
Then vonId como the Hnish. First bis
,opias mate would bre,k the tape. we'll !
sivsace OF The others. Next The two =
,nnsrs Of the other tesm. completely eS .
snsssi, would ili ssfoss the line into b
'e ssms Of their comrades. And is.t. fsr q
the rear. be would strsssle on ,be DO .
b, too tired 10 hess the laughs sad
uns Of t,ose uho did nst Seeos oiss tbs y
cfidss.
d al !, vss 90, sloos tbs thoosht Of tbs o