News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-09-12

III Tie case VI edISOLS. he team as a
team indorses the lie. Pearsons Is not
bona fide student but is simply hired
l-by the college because he can play ball.
So every time the team plays it acts a
lie with the opposing team. And l say
| will not be party to such deception
no matter what happens"
Reynolds was so surprised that for
half a minute he simply stared at Ed
ward with his mouth open, unable to
say word. AT last he managed to
gasp, well, of all the
Then he stopped and laughed at Ed
ward again.
Willis began to laugh.
"Your bucking the line won't do any
good. Better try an end run"
Reynolds drew long breath and re-
garded Blake again very curiously.
do you mean to say that you'll let
little scruple like that lose the game for
Hope next week"
"May be little scruple for you. It's
big one for me-"
Its Blakes ball now," put in Will
49, tehlhS5 hOh II ONCLNOoI~ A@OOh
out for ten yard gain"
Its perfect nonsense!' calculated
Reynolds savagely. He paused again,
unable to express himself. He was
senior, had been playing football
ever since he left the academy and
considered the results of a game with
another team as of more Importance
than all the rest of the objects of
college course put together. He eX-
allied football and it's Importance above
every other consideration. He was as
incapable of understanding Blake's po-
sition as if he and Blake had been
born and brought up on different
planets. Even Willis, with all his
narrow definitions and absurd enthu-
siasm for football, had some concep-
ton of Edwards motive. But Reyn-
Rlds had not the remOtest understand
Ing of it.
Edward reached up to his shelf, pull
ed down book and quietly sitting
down at his table he opened the book
and began to study. Reynolds was
furious. He came up to the table and
leaned over it.
do you mean to say that you re-
fuse the honor of the position we have
offered you just to stick on a matter
| that
/ 81 said. won't play, and that ends
/ IT, IL n~said Edward slowly.
"Score six to nothing in favor of
Blake" said Willis as he walked to
,he door Come on, Reynolds. It's no
| Use if he's made up his mind. Might
rs well try to kick gcal with a soap
| bubble"
Reynolds paused q moment, and
then with an oath he followed Willis
out of the room. When they were
| gone, Freshman Blake put his head
down on bis book and kept it there
several minutes. Not a man in all the
college at that time could probably
/ understand oil he experienced. 1t Is
doubtful if, when he raised his head
and started in with his evenings
study. Edward Blake himself under
! stood the full meaning Of what he him
| sell Dau CHOSEN 10 40. II Is certain
] that he could not foresee all it's conse-
queaces.
Before noon the next day everybody
In college knew that Edward Blake of
the freshman class had refused to sub
stitute for Wallace on the football
team, and everybody knew the reason
he had given for refusing. From a
comparatively obscure individual in
the freshman class Edward suddenly
became the subject of more criticism
and discussions than any other SUDDEN
in college. Curious glances were sho
In his direction when he went int
chapel next morning, and even the row
of professors up on the platform seem
ed to share in the general excitement.
The next few days in the life of Ed
ward Blake, college student, are no
easy to describe. Pressure was brough
to bear on him from his class as
body. The entire college was stirret
over the event There did not happier
to be any one who could take Wallace
place as we'll as Edward. He had BEEF