. St. Nicholas [serial] . ck in that. It s hard to do it against afloat. I always miss the edge with my feet. I know that. It s what wrecks you. Youmust get your feet high, set them on the edge,then kick out as if you were jumping. I guess I d just better trust to the oldway, she sighed. I dont lose so very muchthat way. You cant afford to lose even the fractionof a second, he insisted. You work at itto-morrow. She did. But without much success. Bobtried to be patient. He knew he could havetaught her if he could have been with her for 888 THE CARNIVAL CUP [Aug., five minutes in the water. But
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ck in that. It s hard to do it against afloat. I always miss the edge with my feet. I know that. It s what wrecks you. Youmust get your feet high, set them on the edge,then kick out as if you were jumping. I guess I d just better trust to the oldway, she sighed. I dont lose so very muchthat way. You cant afford to lose even the fractionof a second, he insisted. You work at itto-morrow. She did. But without much success. Bobtried to be patient. He knew he could havetaught her if he could have been with her for 888 THE CARNIVAL CUP [Aug., five minutes in the water. But tied down as hewas, it was impossible for him to expoundwhat he could not illustrate. So they wereforced to give up that turn, even though Nancypractised it in her dreams. Three days before the carnival the entriesfor the seven events were announced, andNancys name, handed in at the last moment,set the Harbor talking. That night Sea Viewbegan to talk, too, and Hank Hart began tosuffer. It was not pleasant to have his best. ••KO 0.\E UAD SUSPECTED SHE COULD SWIM SO WELL friends tell him Green Harbor thought solittle of his swimming that they had entered agirl against him. But Hank was as good asportsman as he was capable athlete. Girlscan swim, was all he replied to the teasing,and Nancy Sanfords as game as any fellowI know. Some one told her what Hank had said andshe repeated it to the now thoroughly ex-cited Bob. Sure you re game! he ve proved it by the way you ve takeneverything I ve handed you. And Hank sgoing to know still more about your game-ness before hes through. Do you really think I can beat him? Sure I do 1 he declared, with a certaintyhe was far from feeling. All youve got todo is keep swimming. When the long-awaited afternoon arrived,Bob was given a real surprise, for GreenHarbor showed him what she thought of himby arranging the finish-line in front of the Sanford cottage, so that the boy could seeevery inch of the boat-crowded course as wellas the
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