Cheer Boys Cheer: The Boys' Journal, No. 62 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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16 next moment he was hammering at the stout door where the lower bolt went home, driving the bar with erashing blows against the fastenings, Bob fell to work upon the lock, his heart welling with admiration for his friend’s ready wit. hokey !” *“Euchred ’em, by “He took the iron chuckled Tony. bar away, did he? He never thought o’ the ballast! Comes 0’ not being a sailor, Bob! Ah!’ The bolt gave as he spoke amid a crash of splintering woodwork, and Tony stepped back aud wiped the perspiration from his grim-set face. It was only a momentary pause for breath, however. The fever of ex- citement gripped him, and passed with swift contagion to Bob’s own pulses. To break out of their prison—that was the one thing uppermost in their minds. Afterwards their course of ante must remain to be thought out. : They flung themselves again upon the doors, the blows of the heavy pigs of wrought-iron thundering upon the lock and the upper-bolt as they drove them like sledge-hammers against the fastenings. _The upper bolt and the lock yielded simultaneously, and with a shout of triumph, Tony Silver flung the door wide and sprang out into the well of the little craft. Bob was at hie heels, and together the pair stood, drinking in the free air deep into their lungs, its sweet- CHEER BOYS CHEER. ness trebled for them after their con- finement in the evil-smelling cabin. “ Free,” cried Bob—* free! Tony, old fellow, how can I ever thank you? I could never have thought of the ballast.” “Shucks!’? laughed ‘Tony de- lightedly. ‘‘ You ain’t a sailor, Bob, that’s why. By. hokey, it’s good to be free again !”’ He flung out his arms, and, turn- ing seaward, suiffegathe salt air, ex- panding his chest **ith deep, long inspirations. For a moment or two the pair stood thus, side by side, and it was Bob who broke the silence. “ What’s to be done now, Tony?’ he asked, relying with simple faith upon his friend’s judgment. “Done ! Tony turned to him eagerly as he spoke, his eyes lighting again with excitement. “See here, my plan’s this. They don’t know we’re saved. They may or may not think we drifted out to sea and sank. That gives us our chance. We've got to keep them in ignorance. That’s our move. We've got to work cunning, keeping under cover until we see what our course is.” “But, Tony, this old boat’s sure to be found sooner or later,” said Bob doubtfully. ‘‘They’ll hear of it, and know we’ve got away. Then they’ll be after us again.” ““Found, will she? I guess not, boy! Tony silver ain’t such a slouch as that!” The sailor chuckled grimly, and I’ve been thinking, Bob,” . Bob looked at him wondering wast new resource had sprung to life 2 his ready brain. ‘What will you do?” he asked. “Do! Sink her!’ answered To=y quietly. “Don’t you see, b> They'll never know what came of be= and they’ll believe all the time ¥=2 went to Davy Jones like rats iz & sinking ship.” Bob Manley gasped, and his e7= lit as he realised the shrewd sease of Tony’s words. a “But sink her!” he said. “Hor on earth are we to do it, Tony-~ For answer Tony kicked off his boo== and socks, signing to Bob to do <3 same. Together the pair clamber=t over the gunwale, and dropped i=% the foot or so of water alongside. Lightened of their weight, the ==> boat floated, and Tony was quick im seize his chance. Before Bob ce quite realise it he had sent his luzz of pig-iron ballast crashing agaims: the rotten planks about her eter smashing a splintered, yawning hole “Now!” he ordered sharply. “Your shoulder to her bows, Bes, and shove like blazes !’* Bob grasped his intention i= stantly. Together they shoved, p=- ting all their strength into om tremendous heave. The eel-boat sha clear out into deep water, the ebbize tide caught her, and carried be. turning slowly on her keel, and t= wind wafted her further and furth= from the shore. (Another grand instalment next Tuesday.) EREDAR RARE REAR AAR ARIA AIR IARI RAIA IIRL Gai) SORE Fig, 1. x IIE The two diagrams which accompany this article portray two different move- ments in one exercise. Before attempt- ing this somewhat complicated move- ment, every boy who is following up this series of dumbbell exercises must lave perfected himself in all the move- ments which have already been described for dumbbells. Stand to attention, with the shoulders and head well back, the chest forward, the legs rigid, and the feet at right angles. Stamp the left foot, then stamp the right, and then charge into the position shown in Fig 1, and force the body into the position shown by the dotted lines in the same diagram five times. Return to the position of attention again, and repeat the exercise aS many times as. possible. It must be remembered that in all New Muscles Our Novel Series of Physical [BEGIN THEM TO-DAY.]| For Old! Culture Exercises. SON ON He Ne a ON OR the charges the leg left behind must be kept perfectly straight. There must be no motion in the shoulder joints, the chest must be pushed forward, and the shoulders must be well drawn back. The second diagram illustrates an exercise which is practically a continua- tion of the last, and which, as soon as you have thoroughly mastered the first, may be performed in conjunction with ib. From the position of attention, stamp with the left foot and then with the right, charge into the position shown im Fig 2, and then sink into the posi- tion shown by the dotted lines of the second sketch five times. Then return to the first position, and repeat the exercise as many times as possible. One of the finest exercises for in- creasing and strengthening the chest is the breathing exercise. It is absolutey essential to a healthy body that i» lungs should be freely supplied == oxygen. The only way you can throw off the body’s impurities, which cons largely of carbonic acid, is through == introduction of oxygen into the bec and the only way to get the blow properly purified is through deep, f21 respiration. When you take a full breath you =! the lungs, and you can see and feel yom chest expand. With each deep bresz you send health to every artery. auc keep the red blood corpuscles busy a= their mission of carrying 2 throughout the body. The practice of deep breathe always develops the chest. It cana fail if persisted in. Every morning spend five: minutes 2 filling the lungs with air, and exhal=er it through the nostrils. Repeat we exercise at night. (More exercises next week.) Fig. 2. Aral a \ 7 (2 a @ \{