The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
Captains Of Honor
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do otherwise than to accept with as good a
grace as possible.
81 am sorry to ask this" said Captain
York, "but as long as the good OF the club
demands it, must. Were you my brother,
should do the same. Because a chap can hoe
hill of corn in good shape is no sign he
can row a boat. / shall get Spencer Mccall
to take your place, Ed"
After this the progress of the Pine Plumes
was beyond the most sangune expectations
of Jack, who retired and left them to
their practice. OIL proved an admirable cox
swain, while Abe was unequaled with the
oar.
The following week their committee com
pleted the arrangements for the race, and
nothing of particular interest transpired un-
til the day of all days to those interested was
ushered in with drizzling rain.
The unfavorable condition of the weather
was II source Of great uneasiness, but, as the
race was not to come off until two o'clock
in the afternoon, and the old weather proph-
cts foretold that it would clear away by ten
o'clock, preparation went on for the general
attendance OF the people of the Pinery at the
scene of action.
SO excited had the inhabitants become over
the affair that it was feared not enough
would remain at home to look after the
place. Miss Machay had engaged teams at
Armadale to take the entire school down in a
body, and every one who could not get there
any, other way was determined to walk.
The Pine Plumes were anxious and eager
time to get there without being obliged to ex-
haust his crew in doing SO. Thus every
thing E was SIN! IN readiness = Jack had seen that
to show at ten o clock, amid the loud huzzas
Of their friends. the boat club moved eisurely
down the river. ..
The Bonnie Blues had not been idle during
this interval of two weeks Finding he could
not very well get out of the race, Captain
Thorn had drilled and prepared for it. More
than that he had made changes in the make
up OF his crew, removing three Of those the
former captain had kept among the crack
rowers for as many from the juniors. The
captain was empowered to make up his leading
crew he thought best, though heretofore
it had always been left with the club to Sc
lect. This act of Mats had created consid-
cradle dissatisfaction, though little was open
ly said.
On the morning of the eventful day, as at
the Pinery, the weather was watched with
anxious looks by many and when it began
to clear away the preparations went on in
earnest. h
By noon the inhabitants of the Pinery be-
gan to enter the village, and this struggling
stream Of humanity kept coming in until it
seemed the village was to be taken. Then
the boat loads began to come down the
river, and creating still greater surprise was
the appearance Of the teams bringing the
The citizens Of Armadale looked on aghast
for nothing OF the kind had ever been known
before
81 should think the Pinery had complete
ly emptied itself of its barbarans," said Cap
tain Thorn, with sniff of disgust. "Did
you ever see such disgraceful exhibition
i wish l had known enough to have kept out
OF this contemplate mess. But where is
that Longshanks and his wonderful crew /?
II they are one minute late I shall declare
their chances forfeited and the race off"
BY this time both banks of Sunny River
were lined by the eager people that had
focked hither, the spectators from the Pinery
scattered along the left bank, while the home
witnesses occupied exclusively the opposite
'This is humili.ting," exclaimed Captain
Thorn: holding his watch in his hand. "but
It lacks only three minutes of two They
will he too late, but let us show the people
that we are on hand.
"Ready-up y
The twelve oarsmen acting like piece of
machinery the Bonnie Blue shot out into the
middle Of the stream, while the right bank
rang with the cheers Of its admirers.
Scarcely had these cries died away, and
watch. when a series Of startling wells broke
on the air, and every one turning to look ur
the river saw the expected boat just coming
under the bridge, moving rapidly and silent
ly toward the scene of action
Some one on the right bank hooted and
to any great extent.
There was "a e. striking difference il the sp
one club in their bright uniforms and newly
painted boat of the latest model, with Their
smiling faces and flying colors, with hand
some Jay Noble at the bow oar and proud
Captain Thorn at the helm-the other in
their long, rough, unpainted boat. the crew
not only without uniforms. but with shabby
clothes, the coxswain actually having a his
rent in the, shoulder Of his jacket while he
who who 3 held the b, bow oar the captain. Of the
ed over their heads but nailed fast in tbe
bow was pine plume,
"Is it possible we have got to race with
such cattle% grumbled the cantain of the
either bank. ut is disgraceful to be dragged
into race of this kind and you ought to he
ashamed Of yourself. Jay Noble, for having
done it, ] avow it was no work Of mine