The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Captains Of Honor

working again. ! want to tell you the enc
my once whipped is only half whipped The
Bonnie Blues are not going to stop where
they are. Would you, if you had got licked
on your own ground in the way we surprised
them! No! More than that ! want to tell
you we whipped them because that captain
of theirs don't know enough TO handle his
men: don't know how they put him just
as they did, but | do know they won't keep
him there long enough for them to race with
us again.
jay Noble is going back there, and with
him at tho head tell you that the Pine
Plumes have got to get up and got to get
there. But they have used us frst-rate, and
and when they stump us to another race,
we'll show them we didn't fire the only gun
we had when we outrowed them today.
Boys, | want to thank you all for the
handsome way that you have stood by me;
and, now we have got the ball rolling, let's
keep 1t spinning till it gets going So fast no
regiment OF enemies can stop it. With such
school as Miss Mackay keeps, and a boat
club that carries the honors Of Sunny River,
who knows how soon the PInery may be the
capital of the State"
Abes speech was received with vociferous
cheers, and when the cheering had subsidized
somewhat he was borne around the village
on the shoulders OF his friends. 1t was a
great occasion.
When the first transport of their victory
had ended in sober second thought, the club
felt the wisdom of the leaders words, and
one and all settled down TO their tasks with
earnest zeal
One little matter was troubling Abe more
than everything else now, and that was the
safety OF the Success.
He began to build boat house soon after
the race, hut, with all on hand that he had
to look after and do, the building was get
ting along slowly. Until it was completed, at
least guard must stand over the boat every
minute IT was not in use.
Those lonely night watches were tedious,
though a sort of bough house had been built
for protection But the boys kept them up
without murmuring, taking their turns As
they came in order.
The wisdom of Abe's caution was shown
sooner than was expected, while 1t proved
that If he had strengthened the bond of
friendship on the parts of certain ones, he
had also made his enemies more bitter and
revengeful than before.
1t was the practice now for two boys to
remain on duty at time, so they could take
turns in sleeping and watching
Ambrose York and Oh Oates were on duty
one night, when about midnight, as Oh was
sleeping and Ambrose maintaining the lonely
vigil, the sound of stealthy footsteps broke
the still OF the star-lit scene.
In a moment Ambrose was on the alert,
and awakening cll, he peered out through
the fringe Of tdshes in the direction of
the approaching party.
WHO is it :" asked on, anxiously.
81 don't know, but | am sure they amt
coming like honest folks"
What arc we going to do?" asked more
timid OIL
DO? We are just going to wait for them,
and the minute they come near us we will
throw them into the river
"But what if there are too many for us?
! should think by the sound there were eight
or ten"
"If there are too many I s'pose we shall
be the ones throwed into the river" replied
intrepid Ambrose. Here they come!"
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