St Nicholas [serial] . d the Red Rover, and itwas as black as one of the low, rakish crafts his pet pirates sailed in. Two and one halfyards further down, Pretty was waiting, with agorgeously painted sled covered with flowersand bluebirds. At the 35-yard mark Reddy and Heady werestationed, with sleds that could not be toldapart. At 40 yards was Quiz. Almost in- 400 THE LAKERIM ATHLETIC CLUB. [Mae. visible in the distance was Sleepy, leaning second plump himself on his sled at the mark, against a tree with a heavy wooden contrivance Two shots in quick succession were to mean a at his feet. Its
St Nicholas [serial] . d the Red Rover, and itwas as black as one of the low, rakish crafts his pet pirates sailed in. Two and one halfyards further down, Pretty was waiting, with agorgeously painted sled covered with flowersand bluebirds. At the 35-yard mark Reddy and Heady werestationed, with sleds that could not be toldapart. At 40 yards was Quiz. Almost in- 400 THE LAKERIM ATHLETIC CLUB. [Mae. visible in the distance was Sleepy, leaning second plump himself on his sled at the mark, against a tree with a heavy wooden contrivance Two shots in quick succession were to mean a at his feet. Its runners were all rusty, and he false start, and a return for a re-trial. Inspec- had hired a small boy to tote it up the hill for tors were placed at each of the starting-points, him. He paid the boy with a knife,— when he except Historys, which was out of sight around got to the top of the hill,— and then the boy the cliff, discovered that one of its blades was broken. At the first shot Bobbles, who stood far back. the gale threatened every moment to take the mast right out ok her. (SEE PAGE 404.) Quite invisible from the starting-point was His-tory, with fifty yards to his advantage. Hissled was a high, rickety affair with wickerworkrunners. The regulations of the course could be sum-marized something like this: Each man was to stand as far back from hisstarting-point as he wished. At the first shotof a pistol he was to run forward, and at the of the scratch-line, dashed forward so zealouslythat he failed to discover a stone in the way,and tripped. Two shots rang out, and broughtback the contestants, much to Sleepys disgust,and to the entire indifference of History, whowas too much absorbed in thinking about somepuzzling big words, to notice the recall. Hesat himself down cross-legged on the back ofhis sled, and went serenely on his way. •] THE LAKE RIM ATHLETIC CLUB. 40I On the second start the men got off beauti-fully. Bobbles made a long, swift run, andflung himself
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