Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-10

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Of animal life in spite of MS dssipated
habits THAT turned night into day and
broke all the rules of diet and digestion
that are known to medical science.
"The Pace That Kills" was advertis-
ed on the flaring billbOards as roar
ing farce in four acts, interspersed with
the wonderful trapeze performance or
the De Lacy brothers" etc.
There were things in 1t that MADE
Edward blush and tremble. They were
not perhaps absolutely indecent but
they were things that he knew well
enough he would not care to have Free
da see or hear. There were several
really funny scenes at which he found
himself laughing. and it was an unu'
sual habit with him. Willis roared
boisterously and seemed to know the
slang names for all the actors and gave
Edward brief bits Of personal gossip
about some of them Between the acts
Willis went out twice and got glass
of beer each time at the theater res
taurant. Edward Of course knew that
his roommate drank. and they had one
sharp debate over the fact, but the SUD-
ject was not referred to after that. Ed
ward had never known of Willis be-
coming intoxicated, although he had
heard the other Greek letter society
men speak Of Willis as if he was drink
| ing more than was good for him.
When the play was over and they
were climbing college hill, Willis sud-
denly asked: well what did you think
of it? Wasn't it funny
"Yes." replied Edward. "rhat Is
parts OF it We're"
You couldn't expect the whole or
roaring farce to be funny replied
Willis with sarcasm. THAT would be
too much. But | tell you, old man, 1t
did you good. You ought to go once IN
awhile to brighten you up. saw you
actually laugh out loud tonight. Why,
if YOU don't do it once in awhile you'll
scare yourself to death one of these
days when you laugh by accident and
wonder what it is"
Edward was silent, and while Willis
was as usual backing his shoes he
was going over the evening in way
that would have astonished his care
less roommate if he could have read
his thought.
For Edward Blake, college student,
had reached, very largely unconscious
ly to himself. a crisis in his life. AS he
lay wide awake for an hour after VIII
lis was fast asleep, he was going over
all the scenes in the play and especial
" those scenes that at the time had
made him uncomfortable. There was
positive fascination for him in the i'm
pure suggestion that for the first time
burned into his Imagination, with pic
lures of fire set about the stage realism
with a vividness that glowed like 4
new sensation in his hitherto remarka
bly, pure and unsmirched soul.
When the college term closed for the
holidays. Willis went home and Ed
ward was left alone. There were bu
few men left in Rankin hall. Freedt
had remained in the ladies' hall
which also was largely deserted. o.
the Saturday after college closed Ed
ward had been over to see her. lie re
flected as he went back that evening
that he had said nothing to his siste
about the play or his going to it. The.
had talked about the folks at home
and F'reeda had again raised the ques
ton of leaving the hall to secure
place somewhere near the colleg
where she could work for room an
board Edward had opposed the plan
but he had vague feeling when b
came away that Freeda, who was
, very independent and determined CIR
, might at any time do the very thin
she had suggested.
"I'm perfectly able to do the work
Ned. 1t will save at least 5000 veal
and you know mother is really slavin
, at the dairy work to keep me here /
7 the hall"
Edward demonstrated again. but b
, knew very well that what Freeda sal
r was true. AS he went away he vowe
q that in some way he would work da
and night to make his own expense
n and Freeda's. too, and so relieve til
n loving, faithful mother of her constar
= burden.
q TO BE CONTINUED