Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-03

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ward with his mouth open, unable to
say a 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 rum"
Reynolds drew long breath and re-
garded Blake again very curiously.
DO you mean to say that you'll let u
little scruple like that lose the game for
Hope next week?"
MAY be little scruple for you. It's
| big one for me-"
tits Blake's ball now," put in VIII
lis, taking down his overcoat. "Look
out for ten yard GAIN"
TITS perfect nonsense!' calculated
Reynolds savagely. He paused again,
unable to express himself. He was
q senior, had been playing football
ever since he left the academy and
considered the results of game with
another team as Of more Importance
than all the rest Of the objects Of a
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-
olds had not the remotest understand
ing of it.
Edward reached up to his shelf, pull
ed down a 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
II said l won't play, and that ends
It," said Edward slowly.
'Score six to nothing in favor of
Blake" said Willis as he walked to
the door. "Come on, Reynolds. It's no
use II he's made up his mind. Might
as well try to kick goal with soap
bubble"
Reynolds paused a moment, and
then with an oath he followed Willis
out OF the room. When they were
gone, Freshman Blake put his head
down on his book. and kept it there
several minutes. Not man in all the
college at that time could probably
understand all 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.
self had chosen to do. 1t is certain
that he could not foresee all it's conse
Quences.
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 q
comparatively obscure individual IL
the freshman class Edward suddenly
became the subject of more criticism
and discussion than any other student
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 II 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 bis class as
, body. The entire college was stirre'
over the event. There did not happe1
to be any one who could take Wallace
> place as well as Edward. He had beef