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Show WINNINO AN OLYMPIAN RACK. lhooilila Tl,l rlnitl.it Throftt.il th Mln.l of lb (lalall n llr. Though rhacdo has flashed put tba tailoring leaders right at his heels comes the rupld footfall ot the flala-tlsn flala-tlsn boy Clearer and clearer It sounds, tun ss ho will livery faculty fac-ulty and fllier In I.idat' mind nnd body la concentrated on keeping unbroken the long swift stride that Fbrtanea has taught him which eats up the ground like fire With elbows hold well In, and swinging arms that lengthen every atrlde, he wastes no breath shouting Invocations siys St Nicholas A single slip or falter will be fatal now, with tho goal distant but a few short lengths nnd as his limbs weaken under tho tcrrlblo strain, the strength ot his will sustains sus-tains his flsgglng muscles and still the flying feet spurn the looso sand . with never a brink In their motion Down deep within hlmsulf Lvlaa feels i yet remaining an Iota of reaervo power. pow-er. The temptation In almost Irrl-(Istlble Irrl-(Istlble to make his effort now, now I to end the suspense and decide the race, but to his mind come the words of cratty old Phraanes "With a stout heart nnd a rool bead tbo rnoo can be won In tba very last stride" nil th supreme motneni t oelajred Just ahead a flying figure dances before be-fore his dimming sight nnd bo wonders won-ders how fels Phaedo, nnd whether aught of his strongth hns been saved And now a mad shout from the crowded seats ot the Athenians rosrs forth across tho stadium as they see Phsedo In the lend at tho very finish fin-ish "Athene! Atheno!" they shout Pallas Atheno gives us tho raco'" Tho cheers of the llltlo group of Oalatlans nro swallowed up In tho treat cry, but Udas needa no ap-ilauae ap-ilauae to nerve him on Now at tho wry laat. the wan, beautiful face ot t mother la before htm, and he re-cembersthe re-cembersthe two, lonely nl home wait-i( wait-i( for tho outcome of this day, for tielr glory or for their shame Al-wdy Al-wdy Uie goal Is scarce thrco strldos Kay and Phaedo laughs with trl-unph trl-unph when auddenly tho face of Udaa shoots up even with his For u Instant, that seems hours of Strug-ting, Strug-ting, tho two waver sldo by side ltd then with a last desperato effort, 111 boy ot dahlia draws awny and UMcliis the goal slab, even while the foot ot the other hangs above it With the mighty shout of an assembled I world begins tho Olympiad of Ladas |