Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-06-04

were after the $1,000 and the applause
Of the community. They worked.
Masterson. on the contrary. gave his
team rest. Everybody wondered
why. but MastersOn was ear. and
they left him alone. Now. Masterson
was the graduate of n college whose
name IL n household word Il college
which battles with another college Oh
the football field every fall. upon
which battle hangs the interest of mil
lions. II Is invariably the game of the
year But this college team stands
up to be defeated. except upon &C.
casion. Masterson himself had once
redeemed II by kicking goal from the
field. Mastcrson thought of this col
lege team which bowed 10 none other
than to its successful rival.
"AI." muttered Mastcrson to him
self. lis fair In love" Then he wrote
letter TO the captain Of the college
team.
he wrote. There's $1,000 I'm II, and
you can have the bigger part Of 1t.
I am working for something else. and
l want TO win this game. McClena-
han has new man or two that I'm
afraid OF. I won't take chances"
The president of the college club,
with an eye on the $1,000 Immediate
~ replied. and favorably too. Mas
terson, who had been to this time
somewhat uncertain. now rubbed his
hands with glee. The day arrived
and the hour. Miss Betty Pennington,
with sparkling eyes. wearing COM
posite bouquet made up of two. sent
to her by Masterson and McClenahan.
was seated I'm the front row on the
grand stand Masterson came out and
looked the field over and waved at
Miss Betty. MY Betty" he said to
himself McClenahan did the same.
The air was filed with vague unrest.
The stands were filed with strangers.
There was an air of mystery abroad.
Suddenly a door where the Frankfort
men were quartered opened. and eleven
men filed out. clothed In the Frankfort
colors. As they came across the field
there was a gasp from the Ignorant
and an uproarious laugh from the
knowing. suddenly A man on the
stand stood up and shouted. Helm
staedter- he cried. "Helmstaedter!"
Everybody looked and then huzzaed.
for the first man Of the team was
none other than the famous quarter
back Of Masterson's alma mater team.
But the applause had not died down
when n dozen men In the Pedestrian
gers they WERE went mad with excite
ment "Rah! Rah! Rah. Ounce
town. Quincetown! Ounce" they
yelled And then everybody knew.
For not only Helmstaedter. but every
man on the Frankfort team. was none
other than one of the regular Ounce
town college team disguised In Frank
fort colors. Miss Betty turned pale.
Masterson. across the field. smiled.
"Alrs fair" he assured himself.
Another door opened and Tommy
McClenahan stepped out. The Way
side team followed him eleven Way
side stalwarts. They rushed into the
field pcllmeIl. Everybody. realizing
the trick that Masterson had played.
knew that the Wayside team were GO
ing ont TO certain destruction. Not n
word was uttered. however. until the
two teams began to line up. At that
instant. however. the two teams gazed
into each others faces. and the Ounce
town team blanched and stepped back.
Then pandemonium broke loose.
'Yalevard. Yalevard. Yalevard."
cried half hundred strangers. The
whole stand arose and yelled. yale
vari.' II cried. And then everybody
knew. for Tommy McClcnahan had
been kept informed Of certain things
by Miss Bctty's small brother and had
profited accordingly. Tommy had
checkmated Masterson for sure.
And accordingly the Yalevard team
carried of its share OF the 81 900 and
a goOdly portion Of the gate receipts.
And as the Quincctown- Yalevard OFF,
cial game approaches il is no wonder
that the odds have been fixed at 4 TO
on Yalevard. for the Frankfort
Plains score was 80 to o.
You don't mean TO say. Miss Bet
ty." said Masterson. that you would
let your marriage hang on the mere
score of a gamer"
Miss Betty smiled. "Alrs fair" she
answered You asked me thirteen
times what could you expect:''
Later she lifted up her face to Tom
my's TO be kissed. Il knew you'd win
that game some way" she remarked
She shuddered. 1T would have been
.fsal hadn't