Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09

court and was striding toward tho gate
way.
There was no undergraduate slouchiness
discernible either in the dress or in the
appearance OF the captain OF the ST.
Benedicts boat He was a strong-limbed
clean-run young man of about twenty
one: perhaps a trihe too muscular to be a
quick mover, but, with his broad hack
and sinewy Joins, an ideally built rowing
| man. Tie was Q youth OF rather grave
countcnance, with shrevd blue eyes.
which had a habit Of disappearing irto
his head when he laughed. and a mouth
I'm which. during these same periods OF
exhilarauon. his friends confidently as
| serted that you could post a letter. He
was born leader of men. and. as the
discerning reader will have gathered from
Mr.. Dishart-Watson's narrative, was still
| strongly imbued with what may be called
ipublic-school principles Of justice. He Ell
ttrely refused to suffer fools gladly OF
even resignedy, but had a kindly nod for
| ttmorous freshmen, friendly salute for
those dons who regarded undergraduates
Is an integral part OF the scheme OF col
lego life and not merely as a necessary
evil, and a courtly good day for iuttered
| and appreciative bedmakers. He never
forgot the faces or names OF any Of those
over him or under him-dons and college
servants, that lis: and further. in his own
| walk Of life q society i'm which you may
recognize the existence OF no man. even
| though he daily passes YOU the salt o.
| gathers you under his arm in the famii-
iarity OF a rugby scrimmage. until YOU
have been formally introduced to HIM, he
| never pretended to do So
While Mr.. Dishy Washy's short legs are
| endeavoring to bring him alongside the
striding Olympian in front. II will. per-
haps. be well to explain why IL was 80
| absolutely essential to the welfare Of st.
Benedicts College that eight young men
| should enjoy a nights rest untrammeled
| by revels on the floors below.
Far hn 80 x.-l,r lo,.
| made study of that refinement OF tor
| ture known as dumping race. IL may
be mentioned that at Oxford and Cam
bridge the various college crews. owing
not abreast, but In a long string, each
| boat being separated from its pureuer
and pursued by an equal space. Every
crew which succeeds in rowing over the
course without being caught Tor
to have kept its place." and starts In the
| same position for the next days racing.
But IL II contrives to touch the boat In
front 1t Is said to have made q bump"
and both bumper and bumped get under
the bank with all speed and allow the
rest OF the procession to race past Next
day bumper and bumped change places.
and the victors OF the day before en-
| deavor to repeat their performance at the
expense OF the next boat In front Of
them. The crew at THE head OF the
river" have. Of course. nothing TO catch.
and can accordingly devote their atten-
| ton to keeping away from No. .. which
Is usually In close attendance owing to
the pressing attention OF No. 3. And 30
| on.
The racing takes place during four sue
cessive evenings in the May week, 80
son that 1t occurs In June. II was now
Saturday. the last day OF the races. and
the men OF st. Benedict's knew that an
enormous effort must be made that even
ing. So far they had made two bumps,
comparatively easily. Starting from fourth
place they were now second on the river.
and only the All Saints boat stood be-
tween them and the haven where they
would be. They had tried last night TO
bring their foe down, but had failed they
were going to try again tonight but All
Saints were a terribly strong crew. They
had been head for five years. and there
were four blues In the boat. Public opin-
ion admitted that st. Benedicts were
about the fastest crew on the river that
year, but considered that q seasoned lot
like All Saints could keep on squirting
away long enough to last out the course.
Unless. of course" people said ''un-
less Marrabic does something extra spe-
ciaI.''
1t was wonderful what a lot the world
In general seemed to expect of Marrable.
Character counts for something even
more youthful member Of society than the
undergraduate. The sixth-form boy is a
Nestor compared with him.
Meanwhile our diminutfve friend. Dtshy.
the coxswain had succeeded In overtak-
ing his captain. just as that great man
stepped into a hanson in Trinity street.
Where are you off TO, Hughie?' ne
painted.
Station
People,
Yes
We'll. I'm coming with you. I'll cut
away before YOU meet her"
Dishy was one of the few who dared TO
address Marrable In this strain.
The two installed themselves in the
hanson, and while the experienced ami
NAL between the shafts proceeded down
Trinity street, buttins its way through
saunterins pedestrians. pushing past
ing dogs In Its stride. and shrinking ap-
prehensively from motor-bicycles ridden
by hatiess youths in bedroom slippers,
they discussed affairs OF state.
said Marrable. I'm going stroke"
Dishy nodded approvingly.
ITS the only thing to do" he said.
But who is going to row seven-stroke7"
Yes"
Bow side will go TO pieces" SAID
Dishy. with conviction.
Perhaps. But as things are at pres
ent stroke side WILL
That's true" admitted the coxswain.
Lets see now: There'll be you stroke,
Duncombe seven. Pufin six-it's worth
trying. anyhow. We're bound to keep
away from the James people, so We
might as we'll have Q shot
"Ciear out now" said Marrable, land
go round and tell the men to be at the
boathouse by 4. and we'll. have a. ten
minute outing In the new order. Then.
when you've done that. cut down to the
boathouse and tell Jerry to alter ny
stretcher and Duncombe's."
These commands involved q full hours
excessive activity In a hot sun on the
part OF Mr.. Dishart Watson: but Marrable
was not the man to spare himself or liS
when occasion demanded.
The coxswaln descended to the step Of
the hansom and chung to the splash
board as he received his last instructions.
And tell jerry" added MarrabIe. TO
get down q new stroke-si oar. with q
good six-inch blade. Duncombe's has
been shaved down to q toothpick."
Dishy nodded cheerfully and dropped
Off into the trafhc.
The old man means business. We shall
90 head now" he rnurmured to himself
my fault entirely. Don't apologfseg'
And leaving an inverted motor-cyclist
who had run into him from behind. to
congest the trad1c and endure laceration
from his own still faithfully revolving
pedals, the coxswain OF the st. Benedict's
boat proceeded at Q brisk pace back to
his college. there 70 inform q -sorely tried
troop Of seven that. owing to an eleventh.
hour change in the cast, q full-dresS re-
hearsal Of their evenings performance
had been called for o'clock sharp.
(To be continued tomorrow.)