Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-18
EDWARD BLAKE

he went over to the nan, wn-I- r,es'Na
was now living again, and showed her
the letter and the check.
She was much pleased and proud o.
him.
What was the article about"
"You remember that winter that
had more than usual spare time on tha
farm and trapped the coyotes. skin
ned them and made the skins into car
rage robes, mittens and caps? ! SIM
ply told it just as it happened and
drew a diagram Of the new trap l
made and sent it with the article. You
remember, Freeda, how you helped
dress the skins and how we studied
up the taxidermy little and mounted
one or two of the best specimens"
YES" said Freeda. with a smile.
did you put me into the story?
"Of course | did. and want you to
take the check. You need some gloves
or things. don't you"
i whats the reason I can't earn a
check Of my own?" asked Freeda sud-
denly.
Girls can't do literary work." was
on Edwards tongue in the excitement
of his newborn authorship, but the
recollection of the EDITORS caution stop
ped him. He looked at Freeda rather
obviously, however. and Freeda read
bis skepticism concerning girls as writ
ers.
"What would you say If received .
SO check some time for an article"
II should say, Good for you! But
/ didn't know that
didn't know what" asked Freeda
promptly.
"Why, the girls in Hope don't ever
read the daily papers. They don't
know where Manila Is. l heard one OF
the girls ask another one the other day
IL Manila was off the coast of Guinea"
"Ned Blake that's piece of fiction"
"No, it Isn't" said Edward, with
grin. Its a fact that college girls
don't read the daily papers, and they
don't talk about anything in the dining
room but the boys. or their lessons or
the tpachors or something like that
concluded Edward, rather tamely. He
was always a shy person in the COM
pany of the girl students and in the
habit of criticisng them rather deeply.
"Some of what you say is true. We
can change it perhaps. What Would
you say to rival literary circle OF
girls who had more articles accepted
and paid for than yours? Girls are
smart as boys with the pen.'
Edward looked his doubts.
"We'N print all the bona tide articles
you girls have accepted and paid
for in the college journal and pay you
81 apiece for them besides" he said,
making the offer on the strength OF
his editorship.
"Done!" exclaimed Freeda. laughing.
Edward went away feeling sure that
Freeda herself would do something,
for he had great admiration for her
and genuine pride and affection In his
thought of her. But his doubts
amounted almost to positive convic-
lions that girls literary circle could
not be made to succeed.
All of his experience came to him
after his second football trial. He had
finally yielded to the pressure early
in the fall term and had gone into the
team as right tackle, where he was
doing magnificent work. In the first
game that was played with a rival col
lege he had distinguished himself by
making field goal by difficult play
) that had not been attempted for years
The students were wild over it. The
enthusiasm could not have been high
er il he had captured Aguinaldo by per
sonal combat. The girls worshiped
Edward Blake, the silent. and. after
the mysterious fashion of girls admir-
ed him all the more apparently because
he paid no attention to any of them.
And then came an event that put the
! whole question of college athletics be
fore Edward in new light and stirred
UP Hope college with an internal wal
that rivaled the one across the sea-
: The captain of the team who hat
succeeded Reynolds was good fellow
!" a fair student and young man Will
plenty of means. He could afford II
devote all his leisure time to football
because he was not obliged, as Edward
was. to work his way through college
And that was one factor in the trouble
that now arose between Edward ant
the rest of the team.
In making out the schedule OF game
with other college teams at distance
the captain arranged for six days
tour, Hope college team to play fou
games in that time. They were t.
start Monday morning and get back T.
Raynor the following Sunday after
noon.
When the schedule of games wa
first talked of, Edward objected on &C
count of the time it took from colleg
work.
"Why can't we arrange all the game
necessary nearer home? If the game
the main thing, don't see what W
make by going such distances and TAX
ling so much time from the studies
Besides, | have my paper route. l
will be hard to arrange to leave tina
with any one else. could fix it for
day or two but not for whole wee
very well. Besides. it's too much t
make up all the studies. l don't hav