The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-04-17

replied, ST can't find time for all this.
The over-indulgence in physical exer7
else which you recommend will en-
croach upon my hours of study"
"Can't you study and exercise at the
same time? Get some light dumb
bells and swing them while you're
grinding Greek. Then you won't be
wasting your time altogether with the
blasted stuff. And, besides, you may
| develop. There's no telling. If you
were little heavier you'd be an ideal
man for football"
LaWEepce Frightened at this last re-
mark and Harry took it for hopeful
| sign.
"By Jove," he cried, sit would be a
great thing if could get both of you
into shape for the game. We could
play it on Harvard in great shape
We'd have enc Of you half killed in
practice just before the Harvard game.
Probably it would have to be you, be.
cause Paddy would be the better man.
Then I'd put you in the hospital and let
everybody know that you were there.
We'd have reliable doctors certificates
to show that you couldn't possibly
play again during the season. 4here'd
| be jubilee in Cambridge and
Harvard money would come out
at odds on. Then, at the last minute,
I'd get you out of the hospital and hide
you, and Paddy could go into the game.
All Harvard would walk back from
Springfield and Yale would have money
to burn after the game. 1t would beat
the trick we played the first year
rowed on the crew. We got an artist
to paint boils on the backs of our
necllS, and the papers came out with a
story that we had been poisoned. The
odds on Harvard jumped to three to one;
and then we won the race by about a
quarter of mile. As q matter of fact
they hadn't been In 1t from the first of
May to the day of the race"
Lawrence faithfully observed his
brothers directions. He had noticed
that outdoor life and exercise were i'm
proving Paddy's appearance, and he
had Florence's word that the Irish
man was the better looking of the two.
1t must not be supposed that he was un-
affected by this criticism or that he was
so much wrapped up in his studies as to
be entirely oblivious to the considera-
ton of his personal appearance. He
decided that little color in the cheeks
| would improve him, and SO he mounted
TO the roof the next day with the antic-
ipation of securing great benefit. 1t
was very hot in the corner which Harry
had selected for him, but Lawrence
stuck to it alt day with the exception
Of his hours of recitation. By evening
his face was burned to q blister, and he
had to remain in the house two or
three days until the ecilor moderated to
q a sh-, sh,:.c.e which matched Paddy's.
He was equally faithful with the ex-
ercise which Harry had recommended.
He entered into this with an enthus-
iasm which delighted his brother. In
reality Lawrence had conceived a
fierce jealousy of Paddy, and had be-
gun TO long to surpass him physically.
He had no love for athletic sports, and
did not, at this time, hope to supplant
Paddy in that line of life. But he
would have liked to be able to take the
young Irishman to remote corner of
some deserted region, and there in
fiict upon him corporal chastisement
which would settle forever the ques-
tion of physical superiority. Probably
his jealousy would never have led him
to such an extreme, but he felt that 1t