Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-08

Walker was not real bona tide stu
dent, but was allowed to register SO as
to play fOotball?"
"That's it," replied Willis carelessly.
ITS done by good many colleges. or
course the university men found out
something and tried to kick on Walker.
but he was registered all right as a
student taking special course. and
they had to play or forfeit the game.
We didn't think 1t was necessary to In
form the university that the special
course Walker elected was for the de-
gree of IF. B.'-Foot Ball." And Willis
chuckled as he called up the incidents
in that particular game.
Edward was silent for awhile. Then
he said. ut looks to me as If thing
like that was lying"
Willis looked over at him, and his
lips curled slightly. but 1t was not ex-
actly scorn. There was another feeling
back Of it.
"Well. suppose 1t is when you boil
1t down." he replied indifferently. He
paused and then added as If confden-
TALLY: 1.-THE fact is, Of course, that
Pearsons, the new tackle, Is dummy
student. He registered last fall as q
Junior and is supposed to be taking
physics and botany. About all the
physics he gets wouldn't turn the hair
scales in the laboratory, and all the
botany he knows is the color Of the
grass out on the campus. But he can
| Ia all nj nd bn,S mo
his $50 good enough SO far"
"Do you mean that the professors
know that Pearsons is only student
in name and that he is really in college
Just to play BALI"
OF course they know 1t. They know
of the second half. He has no intention
of going through college He is plan.
ming to spend the winter on ranch
In Nebraska. I've heard him say SO.
But if we can beat the university
again on Thanksgiving day we don
care whether he goes to Nebraska OF
Cuba"
| Edward made no reply, but opened
his books and began his evening E
study. Willis pulled down a much bat.
ten minutes, shut it up, threw it down
on his table and said, "Thank good.
ness, I've mastered that subjectw
Then he reached up to his case and
pulled out a box Of cigars, lighted one
and began to smoke. After ten min
utes he got up and found another book
which lay under tennis hat, a sweater
| and boxing glove, glanced through
| it hastily. made a few figures on a
piece of paper, put the paper into the
book, threw it on top of the other one
and exclaimed, 1--WE got thas all
right" Then he rose and went over
to q little blackboard on his side of
chemical formula, copying them from
the card that he took out of his vest
| pocket. This occupied him about five
minutes. He came back to his desk,
thumped on it once or twice carelessly
and then went to a closet and took out
his best coat. He changed his collar
and necktie, brushed his hair carefully,
and when Edward looked up again he
was just going out. 1t was an unwrit-
ten rule with them that when either
was studying they were not to talk
or ask questions, but as Edward look
ed at him Willis said:
'l'vc got everything for tomorrow,
ard I'm going down to the society
rooms little while. If the president
calls. tell him I'll be back in the morn
Ing in tilne1o take breakfast with him.
! like my steak well done"
When Willis was gone, Edward stud
led ON. The difference between him
and his roommate was shown in the
almost painful slowness with which
Edward succeeded in getting his les
sons. He studied three different books
that evening. but when he laid the last
one down it was half past II.
Before he went to bed he went to the
window and looked out on the campus.
The football field lay just beyond, and
in the light Of the electric lamp at the
end OF the walk by the library the goal
posts showed up quite plainly. Edward
Blake looked out thoughtfully. Sup
pose Reynolds and the team asked him
to play in the university game or even
to 60 down as substitute-what bust
ness was it Of his that the whole team
acted silent lie in the case Of Pear
sons? The professors winked at the
deceit. 1t couldn't be anything very
wrong, and Of course 1t was none Of
his business, yet he had only just
fought out one battle along the same
line. Would he have to go through it
again?
But, then, 1t isn't likely III be asked
to play" he said at last. thine enough
TO settle it when it comes" But be-
fore he went to sleep that night he
knew well enough how he was going
to settle the question. Perhaps that is
the reason that he slept so soundly-
so well. in fact, that he did not hear
his roommate come in somewhere
about o'clock.
Oh, the might Of life that Is right,
That swerves not at dutys call,
! - That marches on as in Gods own SIGHT.