The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-28
But He Was a Hero Who Held
the World in Light
Esteem. .ts8 shss
For o Friends Sake He Laid Down
His Life Without q
Murmur.
Chivalsy not Dead. but In the Hearts OF
the Youth - Truly ~ Ever
1t Was.

Written for The HELENA NpEPENpENT,
-HEY HAVEN'T THE STAMINA"
NJ The professor of Greek. sittinR on
ClO his comfortable settee Just outside
the ropes during q famous match, was laying
down rules irritably to the professor of
Latin on tho decay of chivalry in the rising
generation.
II was 4 child Of the war myself" OBJ
iected the professor OF Latin. land know
how the soldiers Of outgoing regiments
looked as they strained out Of their car
windows gazing at 40. But 1t anothor
crisis comes, that boy oat there on the
diamond would go to the front with just as
little fuss asa brother Of mine did. thirty
years ago." And the professors blonde
face flushed. @-
The professor of Greek followed the di-
rection of the others pointing arm. why
that's just McClune!' said he.
At this moment time was declared. with
victory for the academy. and Mcclure, a
strapping figure in the captains belt, was
cheered and borne off the fold in noisy but
uncomfortable state.
II say, Smith," said this Mcclure a little
later, when the bus dropped the academy
team at the station, "I've got to have these
tickets Strengthened. The bloody goose of
a conductor took off double fare. He goes
mp with us. / hear"
mo. he don't. He takes the special
down., but there'l be time for a hack at
him il you're sharp. Our train leaves
fret =
.'That's he. Come along Smith. You
raw him take 'em off,"
Before them on the second track lay the
academy train. which consisted of a couple
Of rocking cars full of roaring Young
humanity. The first track seemed very
much cleared; hut it was thus. no doubt.
Ior the city special. which would back in as
soon as the academy boys moved out.
The conductor in question. not a first
class man for his place anyway. and to-day
worried" by the students, and at the last
momen to his intense disgust finding him.
self assigned to their returning train in.
stead Of the special. turns on McClune
savagsly.
''No such thing, I didn't take a mile
but See" cried Mcclure and Smith.
thrustinq forward tho book Of tickets and
beginning to count.
But the anQsr on the face before them
changes to panic, and az the excited youths
become conscious suddenly of shouts and
gesticulations. they feel a hot wave and
turn to SEQ the great locomotive of the
through express coming down upon them.
There IL room on this little platform be-
tween the tracks if they. keep cool heads.
The conductor drags McCiune meehani-
cally mp the steps Of the academy train;
and Mcclure turns to Smith, but Smith
has stepped OF, and bewildered by the fran
tic cries which resound on all sides has
completely lost his head and 10 looking
helplessly to right and left.
So near that McCluns could almost touch
them. stood q line of pale people starinR at
him with that absorbed, awful directness
which comes on our faces When we meet
death ourselves, or witness others meet
him. As he jerked himself free of the con-
ductor and leaped down on the track he
had q glimpse Of his own train trimming
him in on the other side. SO that a flicker
ing thought of the walls of faces around the
gladiators in the arena rose in his mind.
And then. picking up Smith in his strong
arms, 10 fairly threw him to the bystand-