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L. (, - ., : THE CHARLOTTE EVENING - CHRONI 4 I' SI 2. ft r 41 if 4 1 JTV -ll. r If. r i !j2 1 CHRONICLE'S SHOUT STORY. A RACE FOR A WIFE. BY E. JfBWTON BUSTGEY. - ' Dick i reflected for a few moments and then said quietly: . "I will do my best to let you have the pleasure this year." A murmur "of surprised applause greejed-ihfs reply, for Dick was a uni versal favorite. "Of course, you know the rules.' said Campion ctoldly. "Every man in the competing eights must-have-. been1. born ln Wenton or uvea mere ior more man iour years." "I quite understand that," was the reply he received. Presently Dick Grevllle walked away, and immediately . Geoffrey Campion laughed aloud. "Whv. what rubbish!" he said. . . . . i, , F "Hnw ran Clrvvilln nnsslhlv hnna to young man -wno wisnea w ma. -- ; - . . n nrr.thv must be train a crew in such a short time. At isvr iiiii rwsv v - Miss Dorothy Marsden. the daugh ter of Sir John Marsden. of Colthrope Hall, near Wenton. was. well known to an the townspeople, who always welcomed her pretty face and charm ing manners. No fete or gathering party was complete without Sir John s beautiful daughter, and at the last three regrattas she had presented the prices. It is an undeniable fact that fully two-thirds of the young men in the. town ana Its vicinity were in love with her. . , Dorothy's chief delight was being on the water, whether she was scull ing, punting or in a canoe. She once pulled In a trial racing eight, and did not make half a Daa snow. i fnrinwH therefore, that any L o tnnA of the river as sne was. furthermore, he must be able to pull a good oar. Such a man as this was Dick ore tUIo. , w. At Cambridge he had rowed in his college eight, and would have been given his blue against Oxford but for an unlucky sprained wrist Just before the final eight was selected. He absolutely worshipped Dorothy Marsden. and would have made any sacrifice for her. He was a good looking man standing close on six feet In height, besides being well oft from a financial point of view. Alto gether, he seemed a fitting match for Dorothy Marsden; but. though he had asked her on several occasions to marry him, she had refused each tfme. The truth was that Miss warsaen voune and overbrimming youthful energy, and she really could not decide whether she cared sufll clently for Dick Grevllle to marry him. but admitted to him that she was very fond o him. but she was hardly certain whether she was suffi ciently fond of him to couple her. life with his for as long as they lived. With each refusal, however, Dick Greville" had become more grimly de termined than ever to win Dorothy, Aad his love for her grew stronger every day. But a sudden change was brought about by the unexpected deaths of Lord Irvington and his son. As a re sult, Geoffrey Campion, Dorothy Mai den's cousin, became heir apparent, the new Lord Irvington being Do rothy's uncle. Geoffrey Campion has always been one of Dorothy's most devoted admir ers, and now that he was the future Lord irvington, Sir John Marsden was very anxious that his daughter should be the future Lady Irvington. But Dorothy by no means recipro cated her cousin's feelings. One day both Campion and Gre rille. amongst other guests, were pres ent at a garden party given by Sir John Marsden. Naturally enough the conversation turned on the ' regatta which was to take place in less than a month's time. "I svppoee we shall have to go through the same old farce of rowing over the course for the cup." said Campion. He was referring to the Wenton Silver Challenge Cup, which had been presented, to the town many years ago to be competed for by the respective town eights. "For a number of years there had been several eights In the town, and there was always a ding-dong race for the cup. For the last five years, however, there had been only one eight In the town, and In order to maintain pos session of the cup they rowed over the course bj themselves, there be ing no challengers. "Really, someone ought to start an other club, so that there can be a race for the cup," said Dorothy. "It is a shame for your eight always to hold the cup." "Bring forward the eight, my fair cousin." said Campion in airy tones, "and we shall be only too willing to row against them." "Of course, it is too late to get an eight out of the town before 'this year's regatta," replied Dorothy, "but there shall be one next year if I have to stroke myself." A chorus of laughter greeted thi3 remark. Campion in particular being highly amused. He himself was cap tain of the Wenton Rowing Club and rowed stroke. "I should like to see the eight in Wenton who could beat our crew," he said In somewhat -supercilious tones. "Would you?" asked Dick Grevllle, quietly. Campion gazed at the speaker with a none too amiabl expression on his face. He knew thfc he and Dick were rivals and the fact was far from be ing a pleasant one. As a matter of fact, Dick Grevllle was quite good enough to row in the "Wenton Rowing Club eight., but while Geoffrey Campion was captain of the club there would be no chance of his rival to allow him a chance of dis tinguishing himself. "Most certainly I should." Campion replied. "Shall we have that pleasure next year?" "How long is it before the regat ta?" asked Dick. "Three weeks and four days." said' someone. any rate we shall have some fun in watching them row." Never did. he utter a truer remark than the last, but hev did not for a moment realise to what extent the fun would lead them.- Dick Greville called on a chum who was a good oarsman, and told him his storyXHe detailed his scheme and his friend, Arthur Jrvis, was greatly taken with it. . "It will make them the laughing stock of the river," he said. "Now, what other men do you propose to have in the crew?" After a little discussion they had nine names on -paper, including their own. and during the evening they called on each man. Fortunately they met with no refusals, and before bed time the hew crew knew all about the scheme and were all vsrv enthnsias with ! tic and amused at the prospect. Dick got his eight together and every evening they practiced hard in a reach several miles from the town. At last the regatta day came round The weather was perfect and a large crowd assembled. The racing was good, but everyone was waiting ex pectantly for the last event on the card, Mr. Greville's eight vs.. the New ton Rowing .Club eight, for the New ton Challenge Cup. The .Newton eight, looking very spruce and smart, were the first to ap pear, and as they carried their sixty foot racer from the boathouse, they were enthusiastically cheered Then Dick Greville's eight came out and a ripple of laughter ran around the onlookers. The men. stooped and seemed very nervous, and-looked no more like a racing eight than a dromedary and as they launched their boat they were greeted with ironical shouts and cat calls. The crowd screamed with laughter as the men quarreled about their oars. As for Dick Grevllle, he scowled at his men and looked very ill at ease. "If you'd rather not row," Cam pion called out, "we are quite willing that you should retire." Another laugh greeted this taunt, but Greville took no notice of It. At length the two eights were ready and the gun was fired. Immediately the Newton eight went away with a rush, the pace being thirty-eight strokes to the minute. In a minute they drew two lengths ahead of Gre ville's crew and then slackened to a paddle. Roars of laughter greeted, the scratch eight as they splashed along. Their oars dipped In the water re gardless of time, and they shot oceans of spray into the air. They pulled any how, some took short strokes and others took long. In direct defiance of all racing Ideas the men kept on shouting to each other, whilst they I took not the slightest notice of the time set by Greville, who was rowing the stroke. Dorothy, on board the umpire's launch, followed behind, and she sor rowfully watched the absurd display of Greville's crew. This was all he could do. after all his promises. How galling It was! ' ) Rowing well together at a slow, easy stroke, the Newton eight kept their clear two lengths lead. On each man's face was a broad grin, for they were all watching the queer antics of. Greville's crew. In this manner the two eights cov ered two-thirds of the course. With each minute the rowing of Greville's eight became worse, until the New ton eight cowld not contain them selves, ..and many of them burst out laughing. Suddenly there came a with such a shock, that .the .wewwm men lost their heads and began to row raggedly. 'V r. Each. second saw the scratch increasing-their -lead. The men rowed splendidly together and were strikingr thirty-six to the 'minute. '' ' For a fewtmomnts the spectators were so amaied. that they were abso lutely silent; but then they woke up." saw through the, ruse, and a roar of encouragement for Greville's men filled the air. -A ding-dong race was now in pro gress, but the scratch eight had got. too big a lead., Each man pulled like a Trojan, and, try as they could. Campion's boat could not catch them. And. midst stentorian cheers, Gre ville's men passed the winning post a length and a quarter ahead. . Campion was furious with rage, ana bitterly ' denounced Greville's tactics. But Greville retorted that, even in spite of the artifice, - a trained . crew like the Newton eight ought to have won. Newton has never forgotten that race, neither has Dick Grevllle ever forgotten Dorothy's softly murmured reply when he put an all. important question to her shortly, afterwards. They had a proper race at the fol lowing regatta, and Mrs. Richard Gre ville handed her husband the - cup which his efew again had won.' IliiiwsiliiilFii I am. I f Capital. ;W Surplus and Profits.. .$135,000.00 I v Kaiser Honors American - Painter. Berlin,' Jan. 25. The Kaiser con ferred the Order of Merit on John A. Sargent, the Ahierican painter, to day. , To Outline Japanese Policy. Tokio. Jan.. 25. Foreign Minister iKomura will make a speech In the Diet In a few days announcing the government's policy not ' permitting lower class Japanese immigrants. 7Z&&OUNTS INVITED GEO. IJ. WILSON, President. I JNO. B. 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