The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-05

grit. They rowed short stroke, but
was no boat on the river whose oars
entered and left the water SO rhyth-
mically; the eight muscular Lodies
swung to and fro as IL they were
clamped together by metal rods; 1T
hardly seemed possible that they were
moved by the exercise of eight sepa-
rate wills. And the boat travelled;
there was no doubt about that. Lean
Ter would have 70 do all they knew to
beat that crew; and no other boat
seemed likely 10 be able to.
But In n day or two the Leander
crew had shaken down and were COM
Ing on wonderfully. The men were
fresh, they enjoyed their work, they
got on excellently together, and never
knew dull or dispiriting moment in
the pleasant riverside house which they
had taken for the months training
Henley was holiday to them, ana
although their determination to hold
the cup was as strong as that CT the
Americans to lift. 1t. they did not al
low the responsibility to weigh upon
them too heavily.
The Americans were a nice enough
lot, and with one of them, whose name
was Van Troop, Godfrey Linden stuck
ND a friendship. That friendship in
creased greatly in warmth on GeoHrey $
side when he had seen Van Troops SIS
ter. who came down with her father
once or twice to see how meters were
progressing with 1.-THE boys" and by
the resplendence OF her beauty and her
attire made quite sensation on the
river bank.
By the time that the Van Troops had
occupied their elaborate hOusebo,lt, TAX
en- from week before the regatta, for
a couple of days, Godfrey was so des-
perately smitten with this charming
mixture of pert gayety and ethereal
grace that ne had to be spoken to about
it. He was given to understand that
lovemaking and rowing did not mix
well, and that his obvious duty was to
put Miss Van Troop ont OF his head
until the grand challenge cup was eth
err won or lost. He was unable to take
this advice in its entirety. but he toos
as much OF it as he could. He was
very careful not to be seen In her com
pany more than he could help.
1t is not possible to do more than In
dictate the progress he made In Miss
t.rrt hot q 1
be done by the statement that he gave
her Leander scarf. and that when III
rowed past the housebOat in the frs
heat of the grand challenge cup she
boldly Haunted it in one hand. although
she tempered its effect by Haunting
the stars and strines in the other.
The draw. as will be remembered
brought Leander and the Americans to
gether. in the final heat. Neither Of
them had had much difficulty witt
their earlier antagonists. They wer
far and away the best crews on th
river. and. although opinions rs f
which of them was actually the bette
were divided In thr 5; me proportion q
the number Of English and American
spectators in attendance. there was
great deal OF exc omeIANls they rowe
down to their Claces. and a terrili
amount of cheer is and daswagging.
There was not hint of Leauder co
or about the Van Troops houseboa
row. 1t was almost indecently starr
and stripy. Godfrey Linden above
himself one glance as they swung pas
and his heart sank as he saw his adore
lady waving the star-spangled banne
In one hand and her brothers color
In the other; wcile her beautifi