The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-01-27

Why the Rest of the Crew Were
Not Invited.

lis surname Goes not maJter IN the
I least; it had long been forgotten The
coach of the varsity crew knew him as
Six and the rest of the crew as Jumbo,
though, of course, he may have had an
other title
He was as strong as q bull, and they
had thought trimming would do much
for him; but-he was SO heavy
Sic could spare stone if he could
get it off him, said the president rue
fully.
It's too 10 te to try Turkish baths,
said Parsons, late of Trinity. who had
been down to see the crew train; cant
you tell him you'll wire for Higgins, OF
Caius,if he does notlook out, and worry
him one way or another until he gets
excited?'
Nothing worries him. said the
president. mournfully.
''Nothing?"
We'll, nothing that's any use here"
said the president 'IIe confdcd in
me last Easter that be was desperately
in love with some one. He had her up
during the May weelz-said she inspired
him really believe running after her
kept his weight down; he used to say
she treated him badly, and told me
lot of rot when we were going down to
Ely to practice in the autumn
What's her naIne?"
Dorothy Dorothy Derrick; you'd
know it if you'd heard it as often as
have. All the time the trials were
practicing he used to write hexamcters
on it, and recitc them in the shower
bath at the boathouse.
And now he's engaged, suppose
and happy, so he puts on flesh"
| Not bit Of it; it's all off, he says
and his mind is at rest, confound him!
don't wonder she could not stand his
easy-going ways, great lethargic brute
Mr.. Parsons was gravc-looking
young man, and he looked portentous-
ly solemn as he sat reading brief in
the temrle that night When he had
done he went out to supper with some
of the clcverest OF his friends
" hen he came back he turned grave
again, and sat down and wrote a long |
letter about Six and his sins TO the |
president of the c. U. B. c., who read /
it in solemn silence at breakfast, cast
ing baleful chances at Jumbo; but Jum-
DO seemed to have nothing more harass-
ing to think of than how to screw
enough sustcnancc out of training diet
to make thirteen stone thirteen pounds
feel comfortable inside
Then he went out; there was gar
den to the house where they were stay
ing, and he said there was man oppo-
site who smoked. He could watch him,
ii he could do no more.
The rest of the crew were talking in
the hall when he returned; they grew
suddenly silent when be had entered
and they saw his face.
Good heavensl you chaps he said
"lools hercl' lie was holding sheet
of paper in his hand.
''What is it?' they all said at once
81 don't quite know he said; "a
small boy asked me my name and put
it into my hand, and made face and
hooked it. don't understand it, but
it reads awful Her name and mine, :
and Victoria by the grace of The
devil, there something on the baclz!'
If he was white before he was green t
as the president looked over 4
his shoulder and read out aloud 'Thc
plaintiffs claim is for damages for s
breach of promise of marriage" g
ITS awful for me, isn't it?" said Six,
s
Its worse for the varsity" said the
in awestruck tones.
Lets go out in the garden and talk h
tower before rubbing time;" and the i
president and secretary linked their Il
arms in his and drew him gently, but b
s ,-,,1l1r f1rOr,r1, tho front (I(,r,.
II can't row to-day" said Six, in
lopelcss way Can you excuse me? Ct
Put Simpson in, or some onc, just while
go to town and call on Dorothy and Q
,us things to rights; she can't really S
mean to ruin me; she knows l never q
eally said | would, because she never
yould give me the chance" Al
Il think the matter had better be put b
nto the solicitors hands, said the sec
etary. "
20, if Jumbo's really going to go up ii
0 town and be subPenaed and writted Il
nd summoned and caveat-emptored &c
nd all that kind of law stuff three
ines week. I'll wire to Caius to see if q
Iuggins is still up" said the president
Dash it, old chapl don't kick me out or
)r tnlS' sdiei DIN, ailpoSt tearlully DC
III do anything, pay anything, not to th
use my bluc-unless, OF course, you SIP
link I'm not good enough" bl
Here the secretary looked puzzled yc
nd seemed to have forgotten some he
hing. He took off his light-blue cap
I'd scratched his head; and the prcsj- or
snt, reaching round sinewy leg be- he
ind Jumbo's back, kicked the trusty Ca
snchman. The kick had no inspiring iii
feet.
Cant you suggest nnything2" said hi
lie president fol
30, yes" said the secretary, with an no
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