Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

Johnny GALLOWAY was one Of the five
~ leaders, as was Alec Bender, and in
Johnny's mind the determination to win
this and get the extra 10 points for first
place. He content to swim ~wen below his
best speed across the river, merely being careful
that he did not slip too far behind.
He knew pretty well the ability of the others
who were fighting for the lead. He was con-
fident that he would finish ahead of his Red
team-mate and two of the Blues but he wasn't
at all sure that he could beat Alec Bender.
Alec was swimming easily, and took the lead
as they reached the opposite shore of the river,
turned the marking post and started on the
home stretch.
Johnny decided that it was now or never
With grim determination he increased the
speed OF his crawl stroke. AS his eyes flashed
above the water he saw that he had pulled
away from the other swimmers, but Alec was
stin IN front. He heard the roar Of the boys
ON the bank who, had dropped out early In the
race. He must beat Alec!
He was gulping the air now in great gasps,
while he speeded up his stroke more. He
couldn't go any faster-but he would! The
dock was q mere dozen feet away, and Alec's
arms were still flashing ahead of him. With
q last desperate effort he gave everything he
had-And his hand touched the dock q fraction
Of q second before Alec reached IT.
CCRAMBLING up he watched the others
- finish, while the Reds danced around him
in glee. First after Alec came a Blue then
another Blue, then three Reds in a row. Di-
rector Parks, scribbling on his score sheet as
fast they finished started to add as the last
man landed. The boys gathered around him.
breathless with suspense. The director added.
checked his figures, and held up his hand
Reds 1877 points; Blue, 1871" he announced
The Reds broke into deirious cheers That
gave them the meet with total score of 4S2
points to 427, and Johnnys six-point margin
over Alec had Just been enough to turn the
tide
We're all even again. boys" said Johnny
to the Reds as they trooped back to camp.
ITS two victories each now and the war game
tonight viii tell the tale. And we're going to
win that, aren't we, Reds?"
Their answer was an enthusiastic shout And
they were stin shouting when in the early
dusk following the evening meal, Director
Parks gathered them around the campfire and
explained the rules Of the war game.
TN toss stick to see which team defends
the camp and which attacks" he said "The
IRE here is the goal. The attacking army viii
have three messages, and they must get at
least one Of them to me at the campfire Any
attacking player is captured as soon as he is
touched by . defender. The defenders can
take any POSITIONS they wlsh-it's up to them
to figure out the best plan for defense. And
the attackers must figure how to get at least
one Of their messages through the lines. The
time limit Is o'clock--at that time the game
win be over whether the attackers have got
their men in or not"
He held a stick in the air and pointed to a
mark one side. This side is Red the
ether side Is Blue. I'll toss the stick and
the side that comes up is the attacking army"
He threw the stick In the air and the boys
gathered around.
"FFooray!" yelled Shorty the Reds attack"
CTo Be Concluded Next Sunday