The morning times., 1896-06-28

it isn't my way of getting through. It Il
my private opinion that the chief objte
ton TO smoking is its expense, and l dc
think fellow Is pretty mean to cut other'
off from what be can't afford himself. :
Ned Larkin never was present, but was 9
subject ectoffrequentreferen
what do you suppose saw him doins
when went to tell him of the special meet
ing tonight?" John said "well, he had a
great iron In his hand and went to pressing!
I'll be blest II ne didn't, and it was my
clothes, too. I tell ylla he looked as though
he ewisiied he was pressing me instead OF my
cIothes.' he said, Srowing excited. ANY
fellow that puts a flat from before the grid
iron will come out OF the small end OF the
horn Saturday"
What do You say to making him a
lame duck? Parkers IL good man and
We'll run him IN double quick" suggested
renegade in the corner.
You are trump, Stevens! The very
thing!' John cried. HE isn't ON 10 any
Of the uodges We are working for the last
game, and he will De more of hipdrance
than help. tell you capD must be
obcyed TO the letter un the field or every
play last Saturday he refused to consider,
and hammered away on his own old point
TIL time was Called
.-Yes. but lie won,'' spoke up little
Vaughan.
But tell you, the capn must be obeyed.
Didn't hear Stagg hay down that rule
most empiatcally 10 his men only ten days
ago."
John did not dare tn follow up his ras-
caiity any further in public meeting, but
knew he could rely on Stevens and Par
ker to execute it. He did not even breathe
IL to Frank, for he was not at all sure he
could rely on his brother 10 indorse any
dirty work.
Don't knuck him had enough TO hurt. y
he said, getting Stevens in a corner.
"iust stun him little. and do IL quick.
Wen carry him Off the field before he'll
know what's going on, and Parker will
jump into his place ins,anter. Remeni
Der, you must be quick. This game Is
going To be known in history as a hustler"
".
The Saturday set for the championship
game came In bright and glorious. The
air was clear and fresh, the ground firm
AMI dry The University Athletic field
had been secured for the contest and the
stand was gay with the coiors OF the rival
teams. The East Ends lined up con fideEtIy
against the one-,ime peerless Redwoods.
The first few plays were made narrowly
in the Redwood favor. but as the game
progressed, their nervous work began to
tell badly. The confusion. heat and gen.
eral recklessness or the playing diverted
even the players themselves. SO il WIS not
strange that no one saw Frank Warren
fall. He WAS standing next-io Ned lar
kin and Ned too, had fallen. but had
quickly reasserted himself and rushed
again into the encounter Ned scarcei.
rcalizel anything had happened till he
saw Parker in the field and thus knew
some one had given out; The game was
demoraized from this point The East
Ends played stra ehtforwardly and met
the Redwood schemes with honest play
ing. Time was called with everything fa.
voriDg the East Ends, and the cheering
crowd surrounding the happy victors.
The Redwoods pulled themselves tog ,ther
10 offer friendly cor organizations To their
rivals. and then hurried off TO search for
the missing one. Their surprise was great
to hear that he bah been carried to Ned
Larkin's home hay b'oy* away. lie bad
not shown at first bow seriously be was
injured. and the curicrs. thinking 1t was
slight. went back toittrir amusement; but