CHAPTER XXIV
THE CANOE MEET
With characteristic modesty, Marjorie put aside the congratulations of her friends, and the feeling of inward triumph that her victory had brought her, to fasten her thoughts upon the contest of the following day. For, after all, as she said again and again, the tennis championship belonged rather to Griffith Hunter than to herself.
“I suppose if he had played with Alice, or Frieda, or me,” teased Lily, as the girls were getting ready for bed, “that he would have won just the same?”
“No doubt. Oh, Lil, suppose it should rain to-morrow!”
“Oh, it wouldn’t dare do it again! My, but wasn’t it lucky that it did on Wednesday!”
“It certainly was.”
“Marj,” said Lily, “did Jack tell your parents to put a detective to work searching for that old man?”
“No,” replied Marjorie, quietly. “I told him not to tell them anything about it, for--I caught the man myself!”
“You!” cried Lily. “But how--?”
“Sh! I don’t want anybody to hear. But since you’re going to spend the night with me, I’ll tell you the whole story now, just as I have figured it out. But don’t tell a soul--I never even said anything about it to Frieda. I’m going to tell Jack when we get home and he promised to say nothing about it till then.”
“Why, is it a secret?”
“Yes,” answered Marjorie. “Listen!”
Curled up on the same bed, Marjorie proceeded to tell what she had correctly guessed to be the truth--that Harold Mason, in disguise, was really the old man. She described his appearance, and showed the grey hair. Then, too, she reminded Lily of his embarrassment at seeing it, and his urgent desire to make his escape.
“And that accident was all cooked up, too,” she concluded. “Of course he couldn’t make Frieda want to drive the car, and run into a tree, but he was going to get around it somehow--to make us late for the meet.”
Lily was so angry now that she could scarcely sit still.
“And do you suppose that Ruth knew all about it?”
“Positively!”
“I’m going to go accuse her, this very minute!” flashed Lily, jumping off the bed.
But Marjorie restrained her.
“Don’t Lil; it won’t do any good. She’ll deny that she had any part in it. But I’ve let her know that I have solved the problem, and she’s pretty uncomfortable when I’m around. The best thing we can do about it is to ignore it--and her, as far as possible, without seeming rude.”
“Well, she’s no longer a friend of mine!” exclaimed Lily.
“No, nor anybody else’s in the troop,” added Marjorie. “For I think most of the girls have found her out!”
Saturday proved to be cooler, and delightful; the girls were up early to enjoy the fine air of the morning.
“But I don’t move from this porch till time to dress for the meet,” announced Marjorie, with a significant glance at Ruth. “I’m not taking any chances.”
At eleven o’clock the Girl Scouts, all in bathing suits covered by raincoats, drove in the machines to the shore of the lake. Already crowds of people were sitting on the benches, and standing on the shore, waiting for the meet to start.
Through a megaphone Mr. Remington thanked the audience for their splendid support, and announced the relay and obstacle races which were to constitute the first part of the program. These, he said, were not included in the reckoning of points for the silver cup, and ribbons would be awarded to the successful teams. As lots were drawn to determine the participants of each side, the rivalry was not sharp; in fact Ruth, Frieda, and Marjorie, the three best canoeists, were all on the same side, so that they easily came in ahead. The real excitement lay in the individual contests.
The first of these was the rescue of the capsized canoe. Only five of the girls entered the event; Ethel Todd, Marjorie Wilkinson, Ruth Henry, Frieda Hammer, and Florence Evans. They all succeeded in their attempts; it would have been hard for the casual observer to decide whether to award the honors to Marjorie, Ruth, or Frieda. The judges--three men of Silvertown--put down mysterious marks in their books.
A short intermission of rest was granted the contestants before the final event--the individual canoe race. All of the girls had agreed to enter, although several of them--Doris, and Lily, and Alice Endicott, for example--knew that they stood not the slightest chance of winning. The distance required was across the lake and back--probably about three hundred yards.
The girls knelt in the center of their canoes, their paddles in their hands, awaiting the signal of departure. As soon as the whistle blew, the nine canoes shot forward, as if controlled by a single hand.
But they did not remain abreast long, for in a moment four fell back. And of the five in the lead, Ruth Henry’s came first!
“Hurry up, Marjorie! Oh, hurry!” cried Eloise Trowbridge, now a staunch friend of the girl.
But Marjorie knew what she was doing; the race was by no means short, and she calculated that endurance would count. Ruth Henry’s mighty effort could not last to the end; she would give out before they were three quarters finished. So Marjorie continued her steady strokes, now leaving all but Ruth behind, and taking her place as second.
It was Ruth’s canoe which first reached the farther shore, and started to swing around. But here she encountered one of her weaknesses: she had never learned to turn a canoe gracefully and quickly. Before she had swung into position again, Marjorie was beside her, and the two canoes turned almost together.
But Ruth was still confident. She had beaten Marjorie to this shore with an equal start; now that she was slightly ahead there ought to be no doubt about her victory. But her muscles stiffened under the strain; she realized suddenly that she was tired! Marjorie shot ahead with renewed vigor, as if she were fresh for the race.
As the canoes neared the middle of the lake again, Ruth took a fresh spurt and pulled two or three inches ahead of Marjorie; but the gain was temporary, for the latter, carefully measuring her distance, decided that now was the time for putting forth her utmost effort. With sudden, swift strokes, she left all the canoes behind, and made like lightning for the shore. A great shout went up from the spectators; she arrived fully three seconds before Frieda, who came second. For Ruth had fallen back to third place!
In a moment, Mr. Andrews was calling for Marjorie, and holding up the beautiful silver cup. The girl, out of breath, but smiling happily, advanced to accept the award with a bow of acknowledgement. The meet was over.
Turning around to look for Lily, Marjorie almost bumped into the Trowbridge girls, waiting anxiously to be the first to congratulate her.
“And mother and father want you to spend the second week in August with us,” said Jeanne, as she took Marjorie’s arm; “so that you can take part in the big carnival. Can you?”
“I’d love to!” cried Marjorie, catching sight of Ruth’s envious face behind her. Surely the girl was being punished now, in the bitterest way possible: to see Marjorie surrounded by the honor and social distinction that she coveted for herself!
The Trowbridge girls and Griffith Hunter were the only outsiders at the banquet that night. But it was a festive occasion; the table was laden with flowers, and the ten-course dinner was served noiselessly and beautifully. On one side of Marjorie sat John Hadley; on the other her new friend Griffith Hunter; and she could not tell which was the more entertaining.
Suddenly, at the end of the salad course, a piano in the living room struck up a wedding march. The guests all stopped eating to behold little Dorothy Trowbridge, a tiny tot of about four years of age, appear, dressed in a filmy costume, and bearing a Cupid’s dart in her hand. She went towards a side table, upon which Mr. Andrews lifted her, and in her clear childish voice, she said,
“I am here to tell you that Mr. Remington and Miss Phillips are going to be married!”
Amid the exclamations of the whole party, the blushing captain held up her left hand to display a beautiful diamond ring; while Mr. Remington bowed in acknowledgement of the congratulations that poured in from all sides.
“But we’ll lose you at Miss Allen’s!” wailed Marjorie, in distress.
“But not as Scout Captain,” replied Miss Phillips. “For I promise to take Pansy troop to the official scout camp next summer, and I mean to do as I said!”
“Thank goodness for that!” breathed Lily, in relief.
The next volume of this series will be “The Girl Scouts’ Rivals.”
THE END
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Transcriber’s Note:
The table of contents was added by the transcriber.
Punctuation has been standardised; hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original publication except as follows:
Page 26 To beat carpets with, Silly _changed to_ To beat carpets with, silly
Page 27 Let’s read each others _changed to_ Let’s read each other’s
Page 31 _Will-o-the-Wisp_, and that’s the only one left _changed to_ _Will-o’-the-Wisp_, and that’s the only one left
Page 33 Florence even suceeded in getting _changed to_ Florence even succeeded in getting
Page 42 upon the bank the preceeding afternoon _changed to_ upon the bank the preceding afternoon
Page 46 committed the preceeding fall _changed to_ committed the preceding fall
get away a soon as possible _changed to_ get away as soon as possible
Page 56 asked Marjrie, as the canoes _changed to_ asked Marjorie, as the canoes
Page 57 is not Miss Phillips’, but Marj’s _changed to_ is not Miss Phillips’s, but Marj’s
Ruth and Lily in the _Water-witch_ _changed to_ Ruth and Lily in the _Water-Witch_
Page 59 cried Ruth, in ecstacy _changed to_ cried Ruth, in ecstasy
Page 68 Miss Phillips’ voice sounded a trifle _changed to_ Miss Phillips’s voice sounded a trifle
Page 73 had never occured to any _changed to_ had never occurred to any
Page 78 Disappoined at these words _changed to_ Disappointed at these words
Page 82 now perfectly self-controled, laughed _changed to_ now perfectly self-controlled, laughed
Page 87 they summonded the other searchers _changed to_ they summoned the other searchers
Page 89 a sign af a very poor _changed to_ a sign of a very poor
peered anxiously into the _Will-o-the-Wisp_ _changed to_ peered anxiously into the _Will-o’-the-Wisp_
Doris directed the _Will-o-the-Wisp_ _changed to_ Doris directed the _Will-o’-the-Wisp_
Page 90 they had arranged the preceeding _changed to_ they had arranged the preceding
Page 96 Miss Phillip ssuggested that they go _changed to_ Miss Phillips suggested that they go
Page 103 Thought ignorant and uneducated _changed to_ Though ignorant and uneducated
Page 105 “How’ bout a nice ripe peach _changed to_ “How ’bout a nice ripe peach
Page 106 crept up to his straw to bed _changed to_ crept up to his straw bed
Page 109 here were two days left _changed to_ there were two days left
We better go in _Will-o-the-Wisp_ _changed to_ We better go in _Will-o’-the-Wisp_
Page 112 Thanks,” said Marporie, gratefully _changed to_ Thanks,” said Marjorie, gratefully
interruped the other _changed to_ interrupted the other
Page 120 longer way enirely by water _changed to_ longer way entirely by water
Page 121 the river was becaming swifter _changed to_ the river was becoming swifter
Page 122 A least, they are together _changed to_ At least, they are together
Page 127 word of praise of Mrs. Higgins’ cooking _changed to_ word of praise of Mrs. Higgins’s cooking
Page 132 and hugged her in ecstacy _changed to_ and hugged her in ecstasy
been current during Mrs. Higgins’ youth _changed to_ been current during Mrs. Higgins’s youth
Page 133 Mrs. Hggiins repeated _changed to_ Mrs. Higgins repeated
Page 134 know the miserable wretch would think _changed to_ known the miserable wretch would think
Page 135 as if in fear of persuit _changed to_ as if in fear of pursuit
Page 139 Marj and Frieda and Silverton all at _changed to_ Marj and Frieda and Silvertown all at
Page 144 enought there for his breakfast _changed to_ enough there for his breakfast
Page 148 experience at Mrs. Higgins’ _changed to_ experience at Mrs. Higgins’s
Page 162 Dunno exactly--bout ten miles _changed to_ Dunno exactly--’bout ten miles
Page 163 was nevertheless in a quandry _changed to_ was nevertheless in a quandary
Page 165 were they in a prizon again _changed to_ were they in a prison again
and the man’s over to Beasley’ tryin’ to _changed to_ and the man’s over to Beasley’s tryin’ to
the relentless fate that seemd to be _changed to_ the relentless fate that seemed to be
Page 171 just as it had occured _changed to_ just as it had occurred
Page 175 Mr. Andrews’ permission _changed to_ Mr. Andrews’s permission
Page 182 Well, I don’ know why _changed to_ Well, I don’t know why
Page 194 John Hadley’s next remark despelled any _changed to_ John Hadley’s next remark dispelled any
Page 196 suddenly becoming so solicitious about _changed to_ suddenly becoming so solicitous about
Page 200 John Hadely appeared through the screen _changed to_ John Hadley appeared through the screen
Page 202 XXI _changed to_