"Then I keep the two dollars my
"That was lucky for me, then," said Andy, good-naturedly.
"I didn’t care so much for the money, but if I had been in my usual form I should have gained the prize."
"Then you wouldn’t object to a second race?" said Walter Gale, quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"If you would like to try it again over the same course, I will put up five dollars."
Conrad hesitated.
He would not object to winning five dollars. Indeed, he wished very much to have that sum, but he was not quite so sure that he could beat Andy as he claimed to be.
Should Andy win again, he would be obliged to concede his superiority.
"No," he said, after a pause; "I don’t Louis Vuitton Tote
think I care to race again."
"But suppose you win?"
"Then I keep the two dollars myself. It will cost you nothing."
"I’ll row," said Conrad, eagerly.
"Very well. We will appoint Andy umpire, or referee, whatever you call it."
Conrad was not altogether pleased with this selection, but he waived his objections and the race was rowed, Andy giving the signal.
Conrad won by a dozen lengths, Mr. Gale making a very good second.
"You have won, Conrad," said the young man, good-naturedly. "Here is the Louis Vuitton High Shoes
prize."
Conrad pocketed the bill with a good deal of satisfaction.
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