Cinder Path Tales

QUEERED THE "MILE" 65 Now, I had a method inall this, which was to be where I could see that none of the boys broke training in this most dangerous place, on the night before the contests. I had given the boysa much more rigorouscourse of training than was usual, and was a bit afraid of some of them, not accustomed to deprivations of any kind. I sat smoking my pipe, and reading my paper, a fragment at a time, customers coming and going, but saw nothing of interest until about nine o'clock, when Harris entered, look­ ing particularly well in tennis flannels and sweater. He bade Kittya "good evening," in that pleasant way of his, and asked for a pound of mixed chocolates. "A pound of mixed chocolates ! " exclaimed Kitty, instantly alert. "Why, JackHarris, you know you ought not to touch a single piece, and you to run to-morrow! Not an ounce will I give you." I think Harris was pleased at the mother- liness of the littlegirl, for he toldher without any chaffing that thecandy wasintended for his sisters, who were spending the night at the hotel, with their aunt. " Do you know, Kitty," said he, " they wouldnot give up their choc­ olates towin a world's championship? " " I would, then," said Kitty. " It must be splendid to go overthe line first, with the rest