Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-01-14

formed an %impromptu war dance
around the room.
"Bless your heart for an angel,
niece of minel" he cried exultantly.
81 knew you'd come when you got my
wire-and you certainly have our
young lackadaisy going. He'll run all
right now You can make him do any
thing you want! HOoray for Danvers
and the nieces Of her graduates 7"
But Marjorie was a bit quiet and did
not enter into the spirit of the war
dance, so her uncle sent her off to
bed.
Two weeks later came the meet with
Downing College, and the coach, who
had despaired of winning-privately
received the shock of his life. Billy
Renfrew went to the starting line with
his jaw set and turned In two first
places-one in the hundred and one in
the two-twenty discriminating better
time than he had ever done before.
The coach was amazed Mr.. Deval-
lon was jubilant. but kept his Own
counsel and only Billy and Marjorie
knew that those races were III on
the inspiration of a pair of bright
Eyes in the third row of the grand
stand. Billy had found his interest.
After the meet Mr.. Deviation pro
posed that Marjorie return to New
York. you've done your work and
done it well. That young idiot has
learned what ambition is. and you've
taught it to him. We can go when
we please"
But Marjorie showed a sudden inter-
est in the coming Intercollegiate, and
begged to be allowed to remain. She
would stay with a girl friend Of hers,
she said; and, finally, Mr.. Deviation
consented.
The Intercollegiate were run two
weeks later, and Mr.. Deviation read
with pleasure that Bill Renfrew had
taken first in the 100-yard dash and
first in the 220-his special races
and afterward had tried his hand at
the broad jump, placing third-a to-
tai of thirteen points for his college.
Marjorie had promised to return
Immediately after the meet, so that
evening after dinner he was not sur
prised when she entered u~nannounced.
But he received a shock to see that
she had some one with her, and that
that some one was no other than Billy
Renfrew.
"What are you doing here?" he
asked. 81 thought you'd be with the
team. breaking training"
1--WE broken training, Nh. Deviation.
I've broken it by-by-well, the fact
isl hardly can believe it myself"
"Oh, uncle dear" cried Marjorie,
"we're engaged-just think of it-and
you're responsible for it all! Isn't 1t
wonderful"
When Mr.. Deviation recovered from
the stunning shock of the news The
two hung on his neck till he gave
his consent.
"As Marjorie's legal guardian. I sup
pose I'll have to say Yes" he grum-
bled. eff I'd had any idea it would
end like this / never would have
wired for you, niece of mine, even il
Danvers had lost every meet on the
schedule. But go on. you two. I'm
going to bed and God bless you
both p
Later, in the dim quiet of the bis
living room, Marjorie confessed all tC
Billy.
"You see, uncle thought you'd run
better If you had ar incentive, and SC
he sent for me toto firt with yor
and try to make you see how you were
wasting your ability-and did Il
well. didn't I? And you'll forgive me
won't your"
After an earnest, If wordless, assur
ance of forgiveness, Bill suddenly so
bered.
dearest" he said, "your uncle wa'
right. 1 did lack ambition, and l wal
just lazy-I didn't care. But you've
given me incentive enough to carr!
me through all the things I may have
to meet in life. So l say God bless
your uncle ="
$50 do I, Billy DEAR" she muir
INJURED.