The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-05
TRAINING HIM DOWN.
Why the Rest Of tho Crew Were
Not Invited.

They rated and they raved ut him;
| but he was impervious.
| His surname does not matter in the
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 a. strong a. q bull. and they
he'd thought training would do much
for him; but-he was SO heavy.
HE could spare stone II he could
| get it of him." said the president rue
| fully.
1T too Ia te to try Turkish baths,
said Parsons, late Of Trinity, who had
been down to 500 the crew train; cant
you tell him you'll wire for Huggins, Of
| Caius, if he does not look out, and worry
him one way or another until he gets
excited?"
"Nothing worries him." said the
| president, mournfully-
'Nothing?"
"Well. nothing that's any use here. "
said the president He confided in
me last Easter that he was desperately
! in love with some one He had her up
during tho May week-said she inspired
him I really believe running after her
kept his weight down; he used to say
she treated him badly, and told me a
lot of rot when we were going down to
Ely TO practice in the autumn"
"What's her name?''
dorothy - Dorothy Derrick; you'd
know it If you'd heard 1t as often as
have. All the time the trials were
prncticing he used to write hexameters
on It, and recite them in the shower
bath at the boathouse."
"And now he's engaged, suppose,
and happy, so he puts on flesh"
mot 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 grave-looking
young man, and he looked portentous.
ly solemn as he sat reading brief in
the temple that night When he had
done he went out to supper with some
of the cleverest of his friends
When 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. z. B. c., who read
| it in solemn silence at breakfast, cast
| ing baleful glances at Jumbo; but Jum-
DO seemed to have nothing more harass-
| ing to think of than how to screw
enough sustenance out of training diet
to make thirteen stone thirteen pounds
feel comfortable inside.
Then he went out: there was a gar.
den to the house where they were stay.
ing, and he said there was man Oppo-
site who smoked He could watch him,
If he could do no more
The rest of the crew were talking in
the hall when ne returned; they grew
suddenly silent when he had entered
and they saw his face.
Good heavens! you chaps" he said.
'.look herew He was holding sheet
of paper in his hand.
"What is it?" they all said at once.
81 don't quito know" he said; "a
small boy asked me my name and put
it into my hand, and made a face and
uOOkcu ! OOu Y 0AdCASt1Ao AZ 00s
it reads awful Her name and mine,
and Victoria by the grace Of - the
devil, there's something on the back!'
If he was white before he was green
afterward, as-the president looked over
his shoulder and read out aloud: 1.-THE
plaintiffs claim is for damages for
breach of promise of marriage"
Its awful for me, isn't it?" said Six,
disconsolately.
"It's worse for her'varsity." said the
secretary, in awestruck tones.
Let's go out in the garden and talk
It over before a rubbing time and the
president and secretary linked their
arms in his and drew him gently, but
FIRMLY, through the front door.
II can't row to-day" said Six, in a
hopeless way. Can you excuse me?
Put Simpson in. or some ole. just while
60 to town and call on Dorothy and
pu. things to rights: she can't really
mean to ruin me; she knows 1 never
really said / would, because she never
would give me the chance"
Il think the matter had better be put
into the solicitors hands," said the Sec
retary.
80, if Jumbo's really going to go up
to town and be subpnnaed and writted
and summoned and cavcat-emptored
and all that kind of law stuff three
times a week, I'll wire to Caius to see if
Huggins is still up" said the president
Dash it, old chap! don't kick me ont
for this" said Six. almost tearfully.
"I'll do any thing, pay anything, not to
lose my blue-unless, of course, you
think I'm not good enough"
Here the secretary looked puzzled
and seemed to have forgotten some
thing He took off his ight-blue cap
and scratched his head; and the pres;-
dent, reaching round q sinewy leg be-
hind Jumbo's back. kicked tAe trusty
henchnan. The kick had no inspiring
effect
Cant you suggest anything?" said
the president
30, yes" said the secretary, with an
effort, who coaches US to-day, Smith
son? wish it was Parsons; he's a
barrister. aud could tell US what to
do"
Cant Ee wire% asked the president,
producing the back of letter And in
response to their message the tall form
OF Mr.. Parsons darkened the doorway
before the eight went down to the
river 10 take advantage Of the after
moons tide
A young solicitor, q friend of NJ.
Parsons, was TO come next day to take
his instructions for entering an appear
ance and all subsequent matters in the
suit, and from that day forward he and
Mr.. Parsons were to conduct every de.