Ernest showed himself to be a good sport and was glad that Remus had won. Jack communicated his high spirits to the other boys, and by the time the afternoon was over they were in a hilarious mood and eager to bring their trophies back to Boytown. They forgot their weariness, and as the spectators began to leave the grounds, and it was proper to release the dogs, they started off pell-mell, across the central oval of the race track, boys and dogs together, shouting and barking in a gladsome chorus. It was a goodly sight for some of the grown-ups to see, and they paused to watch the frolic.
"I'm so glad Remus won," said Mrs. Hartshorn, smiling upon them all.
"Yes," responded her husband, "Jacky deserved it. He has stood by his dog through thick and thin."
As the boys and dogs came romping back, Mrs. Hartshorn observed, "Youth is a wonderful thing."
"Sometimes," said her husband, "I think it is a greater thing than wisdom."
Perhaps a vision of her own youth came back to her, for she leaned against her husband's arm and softly quoted:
"When all the world is young, lad,
And all the fields are green,
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen;