Morris tribune., 1895-07-31
A Revelation of the Romantic and Re-
markable Career of Lawrence Bangs,
the Famous Yale Athlete.
BY HoWARD FIELDING.
Copyright. 1894.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
THE THoRNY PATH OF KNOWLEDGE.
Harry Bangs went to his club and
Bought the largest cigar on sale there.
This was sign that he intended to
consume an unusually large amount of
brain tissue in thought.
He devoted all of it to Paddy O'Toole,
and at the end of an hour he summed
up the result in the words: "He's
wonder"
So completely had he given himself
to the subject on hand that he was
oblivious of the presence of other
ing; and he pronounced the words
aloud.
''Who's wonder?" asked an ex-Har-
ward baseball player of some note who
sat near.
1--WE won't mention any Names" re-
sponded Bangs, ''but don't mind tell
ing you that the person to whom re-
fer is destined to give a lot of trouble
to the pupils of DR.. Eliots school for
boys out on the banks of the Charles"
II know who it is" said the Harvard
man, ''it's your brother. Am I right?'
But Bangs was not ready to give any
information about Paddy. He simply
winked and said nothing. The remark,
however, had touched him on the raw.
II wish it was my brother" he mutt
tered as he turned away. ''When that
Irishman gets to Yale he will make a
name for himself that will live hun
dred years And Lawrence will never
be heard Of"
This last reflection put Bangs in
very bad temper, and he went home and
lay awake two hours thinking of his
brother.
He was at his bachelor quarters early
next morning prepared for an important
interview with Paddy O'Toole. He
found that young man in sweet
dream of peace.
.''Come turn out!" called Bangs, cheer
lily. ''It's time for breakfast
breakfast" cried Paddy, awake in
a moment. ''Say, do I get some? Is
that straight?"
s'Of course it is. AS soon as you've
had your bath
''Me bath? An me that was washed
only yesterday? Say, do wash every
day? Am Chinese laundry?"
You're a civilized Christian now"
rejoined Bangs, land the sooner you
begin to act like one the better. Per-
haps didn't make you understand yes
terday, Just what has happened to you.
The case stands this way. You've got
the making of great ball player in
you. Now, I'm a Yale man."
whats that? Dem fellies what
plays football, and slugs der heads
off'n each other?"
ssWell, that's part of it. Yale is
college in New Haven, and those of us
who have been there are bound to see |
Yale win every time. You've got to go |
to Yale and play on the nine. I don't |
want to give you big head, but it's a
fact that you handle baseball better
than any other fellow I ever saw, and
I've seen many good one. Now, rich I
men give money to colleges. I'm will
ing to do that, but / want to be sure
that the money is spent in way that
will do the college some good. There
fore I'm going to spend it myself. I'm
going to spend it in sending you there.
It's a great opportunity for you, but
you'll have to earn it by hard study,
and you'll have to begin right now"
81 can't" said Patsy complacently,
''the schools is all closed. heard a
kid say So"
Bangs laughed.
''You won't go to school yet. I'll be
your teacher for the present. Heaven
knows don't like the job, but I'll do it
for the sake of the college. Now get
up, and eat your breakfast, for you've
got hard days work before YOU"
Bangs went out into the parlor and
presently Paddy appeared, wearing the
suit of clothes which Bangs had pur-
chased on the previous day, and carry
ing his shirt collar in his hand.
s'Bad luck to it!'' exclaimed Paddy.
throwing it on the floor. ut cuts me
t'roat.D
Bangs ordered him to put it on. Pad
.dy demured. He said he was willing to
wear it on Sundays, but he thought that
seven days a week of it was .'crowdin'
der limit"
ssNo collar, no breakfast, said Bangs
at last, and that carried the point. /