. St. Nicholas [serial]. all the force of his muscles. He knew theman behind him had caught the stroke boat leaped forward in a mad rush that cutthe water sharply before it. Elton could see the pursuers coming. Therewere some husky pairs and fours among them,and Elton wondered if it would be possible toget away. He was cooler now, and began towonder if it were all worth while. Then, suddenly, back on the shore, a hun- io8o THE CLASS RUSH. [Oct. dred Freshmen sent up the class yell. Itcaught Elton like a powerful stimulant. Hisheart throbbed; his eyes brightened; his mus-cles felt f
. St. Nicholas [serial]. all the force of his muscles. He knew theman behind him had caught the stroke boat leaped forward in a mad rush that cutthe water sharply before it. Elton could see the pursuers coming. Therewere some husky pairs and fours among them,and Elton wondered if it would be possible toget away. He was cooler now, and began towonder if it were all worth while. Then, suddenly, back on the shore, a hun- io8o THE CLASS RUSH. [Oct. dred Freshmen sent up the class yell. Itcaught Elton like a powerful stimulant. Hisheart throbbed; his eyes brightened; his mus-cles felt fresh and strong. He was doing it forthe class. It was worth while. The man behind him never spoke. He was sim-ply rowing with all the power that was in him. voice kept saying, Steady! Steady, old man !Steady! It quieted him and made him dohis best. He knew the man outclassed him,though he pulled with the whole strength of hisyoung body. At best it was an uneven race. Two men ina rowboat could not outrun four men in a ra-. STRAIGHT FOR THE BOAT ELTON RAN; WHEN HE WAS NEAR IT HE JUMPED. Sometimes when Elton was a little slow incatching the stroke he could feel the boat shootforward with a tremendous jump. His admira-tion for the man grew as he watched them drawaway from the pursuers. His oar slipped at last, and sent a shower ofwater back on the man. The fellow onlygrunted and said, Steady ! Steady ! Steady,old man! We ve just begun to fight now. Theyhave launched the four-oar shell. Elton had never seen a shell, but his eyecaught sight of the boat back at the was slim and frail and fast. He bent to hiswork with renewed energy. Back of him a cing-shell. Elton did not realize this, however,and strained and tugged at the oars till theperspiration stood out on his forehead in greatdrops, and trickled down the side of his nose. He began to pant. He was not in training,and the pace was beginning to tell. He won-dered who the other chap was, and whether hehad to learn to row
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