The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

quarter Of an hour she had just passed.
When Leone up against him there
won't: be enough left OF him to pay
to carry away :,
''oh, of course said Anne, elevat-.
ing her. brows. IF you want to resort
to dirty playing Well, think I must
be going or I shall miss my train. and
I must get to Fairleigh tonight to see
all the boys, = and Anne picked up her
satchel and started away without even
glanctng at her companion again.
Anne Knowlton knew the utter un-
accusation against George-that was
why she made 1T. She felt that she
must have revenge by fair means or
foul, and as there were no fair means
at hand, why, what was she to do?
Warner saw that she really was going
and he ground his toe into the. sand to
vent his anger. He would not take.
her uni Just accusation to heart, for he
knew we'll that she could not mean a
Wordrof it; but her 1nsinuation that he
was no match for that conceited fop,
Wright--ah, that was not to be borne.
He glanced up at Anne,s .retreating
figure, now "a block away, and as he,
did So Anne turned and smiled saucily
back at him. That smile was too
much and the check rein was flung
loose. ~ .s5l* tg-@ e.
Go home and see your beloved Mr..
Wright, then, and much good may 1t
do you!" and" then both young people
practice game and Anne for the car.
which would carry her to the railway
station. @4asya. :: =, ~
Anne was sorry and ashamed Of
! her little sebulition offtemper; but she
| refused to acknowledge the fact to
| herself. She told herself that she had
! served George Warner just right. He
| had used her snabbily, abominably,
| and she didn't feel really even with
| him yet. But she would get even, IT
It took a lifetime. Cheer for Mid
land -. She thought she saw herself.
If there had been the slightest notion
| OF 1t. before, the notion was gone now.
Let Belle Archer. cheer for him If she
| wanted to-George evidently cared
more for Belle than he did for her.
He had given Belle his colors when
she, Anne, would have given worlds
4 for them. That was the wound that
smarted and 1T would take a mighty
bitter revenge to heal the. smart. Oh,
how she hoped Fairleigh would win!
She hoped her team would just wipe
the earth UP with the scarlet and
gold, and at'this thought she set her
lips in a manner that fairly fright
! ened the porter who volunteered to
show her to her compartment.
I She was soon seated as comfort
ably as her chaotic state Of mind
would perrnftE She had closed the
/ door of her little parlor and was
quite alone. An hour, two hours
4 passed before she felt inclined to
!. sleep, and then she summoned the
4 porter and stepped out into the aisle
The other Compartments were closed
SO Anne. passed oa to the middle of
the car and took one of the station
airy chairs she found there. AS she
seated herself, the train came to a
1 halt and her attention was irnmedi-
4 ately arrested by a voice which is
sued from the com Impairment directly
q in front of her. She started violent
lily. That was Charlie Wright's voice
4 What was he, of all persons, doing
4 here, when he was supposed to be
y safe and sound in Fair1eigh? Then an
) other voice came to her and she
4 recognized 1t as the voice Of Ward
/ Mitchell, the man who played next t.
Il Wright in line. What was that he jus1
said in such Respondent tone? Anne
8. listened attentively,
i Il tell you they're too heavy fol
]. us"
!. Eyes, they are giants all right. I ad.
nit that; but we're there, you and T.
sfWe two can't hold lot Of ele.
plants like those fellows" .5.s 4.
We must rely upon our speed then
These fellows, are big and slow. Oul
] speed ought to offset their weight" a
/ "Slow! Isdon't see how you can SAY
that when you saw that man Warner
| run. He's a catapu1t.n'
) The truth dawned upon. Anne. in
I moment. These two boys had been VI
4 to Midland as spies, and In some man
[ner had been eye witnesses Of at leas
one of the practice games. ], The cir
] had too thoro a knowledge of tn,
game of football not to know what tli
], meant and her eyes were wide will
! Indignation.
They'd be in bad shape if anythin,
SHOULD happen to Warner, Wrigh
l went on insinuatingly, and a littl
: hard laugh went up that sent the no
blood to Anne's, head. "Supposing j
/ the score goes against us In the frs
t half that Warner should be. knocke,
!, out--say at the beginning of. the see
) ond half and Wright's voice lowere,
as he said it. Without hesitation
] Anne rose and pressed her ear agains
! the closed door. in time to cate
} MitcheIps reply.