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

now, and every afternoons play added
to the confidence he felt in his physical
powers. He was learning to play with
his head, too, and the second eleven all
realized to a man that Freshman Blake
was in reality the star player of the
team.
So it was not very much of surprise
to Edward, after all, when a week BID
fore the Thanksgiving days game wit
the university Reynolds, the captain II
the college eleven, came up to the rooA
to see him. Willis was in the room just
getting ready, as usual, to go out soma
where, but as Reynolds plunged V
once into the subject he waited to heA
the talk and take part in it. u
wallace is in bad shape for tl#
game next week. The manager hR
agreed with me that he ought not
play. We're in hole if we can't
the right man for quarter back.
out Of the regular order, of course, WI; ~
we have settled on you to substi
for Wallace'S place. In the prac
game tomorrow you'll go with us
stead of second eleven, and by D
week We'll risk you with the uni
Ety."
Reynolds of course spoke as if the
putting of Blake into Wallace's place
was an honor to the young freshman,
md there was not the glimmer of
suspicion in his mind that Blake might
refuse. Edward was passionately fond
Of the game. He had so far been near
ly as much carried away with it as
Willis always was, and he felt thrill
Of pride in being chosen to what any
nan in Hope college would consider
Elace of great honor.
And yet for the second time since en-
tering college his slow but clear mind
faced a situation that, as in the case of
| the paper route, contained a principle
vague enough to very many, but so
we'll defined to him, imbued as he was
with his home training in matters of
absolute truthfulness, that he could
not ignore it nor shut it out of his
| choices.
Reynolds had risen to go, taking for
| granted that Blake was overwhelmed
with the honor and not expecting any
remark from him, when Edward stop.
ped him with a question::
Does Pearsons play in the varsity
game"
"Of course he does" replied Reyn-
ODDS, staring at Blake. He's our
mainstay for right tackle" '~N
Willis looked Queerly at Edward and
said little roughly, what difference
does it make to you whether Pearsons
plays or not?"
Edward did not reply to him, but
asked another question of Reynolds,
who had his hand on the knob of the
door and was wondering what Blake
was driving at.
"Do all the fellows on the eleven
know that Pearsons is only dummy
student"
Reynolds stared again in astonish-
ment.
"Of course they do" he replied. Its
understood by everybody, professors
and allP
Then when you play another team
as college team you play Pearsons as
college student when in reality he
ooh, this isn't Sunday school!
broke in Willis impatiently. 1T was
all right about the paper route bust
ness, but you're drawing it too fine
here, Blake. There isn't fellow il
all Hope that will understand YOU
objection, and If you stick for it yol
will never be able to get right will
the college again"
Reynolds looked bewildered. What
it all aboutY he asked, looking at Ed
ward and then at Willis. What ar
you fellows driving at? | must b.
going" He opened the door and viii
lis shouted: ITS all right. It's just ;
little thing that Blake has som
doubts
But Edward spoke up:
Il want to say a word about N,
playing"
Reynolds stepped back into the room
but still kept his hand on the knot
Willis had gone over to Edwards ia
BILE and was demonstrating with hin
in low but very earnest voice.
"Oh come now. It's the last game o
the season. What's the use of kicking
on Pearsons? You're not to blame 70
his being hired. You don't have to Ii
about anything, Why, you can't liv
at all If you begin in this way. An
there isn't another man in college VIII
thinks as you do. Besides that, ther
| isn't another man who can take Wa
] lace's place. You owe 1t to the colleg
to stand by for this game. If 20
don't, it will ruin your football chance
for the rest of the course"
q Edward hesitated, and Willis misur
: derstood 1t.
He'll play all right, Reynolds" b
said, turning to the captain.
!, mo; won't" said Edward dogget
4 ly. If there was one trait that Edwar
= was distinguished for more than thi
r one Of exact truthfulness, 1t was dos
ged obstinacy that mountains of opp'
n sition corSd not overturn.
I whats thatp exclaimed Reynold
: thinking he had misunderstood.
u Il say won't play. AS | understan
1t, every man on the eleven who play
with another college team the same ei