The High School Boys in Summer CampHancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
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The High School Boys in Summer Camp
Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
Camps -- Juvenile fiction
"Now, whenever you don't bring your work, fairly close to these
limits you'll know that you're overdoing the training," Dr. Bentley
explained. "If you overdo on training then you injure the chances
of the men of your squad. The wise trainer keeps within limits.
Keep within such limits, and you'll find that, bit by bit, your
men can endure more and more, and still pass satisfactorily as
to diminishing heart speed after stopping grilling."
"It's mighty good of you to explain all this to us, sir," Dick
protested, gratefully.
"Not in the least," replied Dr. Bentley. "You may recall the
fact that I'm medical examiner to the High School Athletic
Association."
"And I also recall, sir," Prescott rejoined, "that for your work
with the high school athletes you accept a salary of only one
dollar a year, in place of the hundred dollars that the Athletic
Association offered."
"Well, if I cut prices in selected instances, that's my own affair,
isn't it?" smiled the physician.
"Now, we'll go on with the training work," Dick soon announced,
stepping forward. "Reade! Darrin!"
So the work went on, though it was not quite so grilling after
that. The girls looked on with interest, at first, but there
was no contest in hand---nothing for any "side" to win, so presently
the high school girls found the spectacle less interesting.
Tom, standing by, mopping his face, turned to see that Miss Marshall,
her red parasol resting over one shoulder, had strolled away.
"That was kind of Clara," laughed Tom.
"What was?" inquired Belle.
"To take that red sunshade further off. It made me perspire to
look at it."
"Red silk shuts out some of the worst rays of the sun," Laura
explained wisely.
"Does it?" asked Tom. "I know there must be some excuse for carrying
a red sunshade."
Then suddenly he colored, remarking:
"That wasn't very gallant of me, but I didn't mean it quite the
way it sounds."
"And a red parasol helps throw a little tinge of color over a
face that hasn't any too much color of its own," added Susie.
"Clara is always more or less pale in summer."
"She might be a lot more pale if any of those wild cattle were
to roam back this way," smiled Dr. Bentley.
Hardly had he uttered the words when, from the edge of the woods,
there came a piercing scream, followed by a deep, bass bellow
that seemed to shake the ground.
All hands turned instantly, to see Clara running frantically,
waving the parasol in her fright, while not very far behind her
charged a bull, its head lowered.
"Drop your parasol!" cried Greg. "Throw it away."
"Then turn and run in another direction!" shouted Darrin.
Neither Dr. Bentley nor Dick Prescott uttered a word. They had
no advice ready at the instant, but turned and ran toward the
imperiled girl as fast as they could go.
Unused to such exercise, Dr. Bentley, who got the first start,
was quickly panting and red of face.
By him like a streak shot Dick Prescott, running with the speed
of the sprinter.
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