The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-01-08
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tor and POlluN. They were both on the university football team and were con sldered the best amateur players in New England. I don't propose to give away their Identity here, so l shall designate them by their college sobrl. ouets. They were both iaxen haired, blue eyed giants Every one knows that the affection between twins is re. markable, and these two were no ex- ception to the rule. Indeed when after being graduated Castor went west to seek his fortune, Pollux remaining at the university to take a post graduate course, the separation very nearly broke the brothers down. Everybody wondered how they dared strike out in different directions.
 Pollux was wanted on the university team. but 1t was some time before be consented to go on. He could not bear the thought Of playing without bis brother. However, be consented at last. and that made his team the sron- gest college team in the country for that year. I'm not going to even locate it by giving the college teams thai fought the champion game that year I'll call them A. and B. can only as sert what everybody knew happened As to the details of the game, ] give them from the account given me by a member of the A. team. was not present myself.
 When the A. team got Into the tally ho to drive to the grounds 1t was dis covered that Pollux was missing. Tht captain cursed and thundered, making the air hot with his remarks, but 4 didn't do any good. Polux did no. ap pear. Some one suggested that lt might have gone direct to the grounds. and the captain finally decided to drive on, hoping to find him there. But he didn't.
 When the team lined up Pollux was stin wanting. A substitute was in his place and the game about to com mence. There was fence about twen ty feet high around the lnclosure, and at the calling of the game an immense figure in football garb appeared on It's top with one leg over. Then it Jumped down and walked toward tho grldlron. A shout arose, "Pollux to the rescuer' as the figure strode on and took his position In the line. His captain went up to him and asked for an explanation, but the big fellow mo tioned him to proceed with the game.
 By this time the betting was good deal mixed. for now that the missing man had come no one knew whether he was going to do great things or lit- tie things. lie played as be had been used to playing, though not exertins himself as much as usual, except at critical moments At such times he would contrlve to secure the bah and on several occasions got 1t to goal There was nothing brilliant about tho way he did it. The singular feature was that no one could explain how he did it The men would be massed, the B. men on the ball Then suddenly Pollux would be found to have got it and trying to get through the guards with it. When there was an open game and everybody could see what was going on be did nothing At the end he brought his college in for two points ahead, and the champion game was won.
 You may say there was nothing re- markable about this. Well, there wasn't When the game was finished the A. captain turned to thank Pollux for bis work and didn't see him.
 "Where's PolluXT he asked.
 "Why, he was here a moment ago. He can't have gone in."
 He must have gone in. If he thinks be can bother me as he did today with out an explanation he's mistaken"
 The captain went inside, where sey- eral of the team had already arrived and, not seeing the man he looked for asked.
 Has Pollux been here"
 "No," said a substitute. And I've been here half an hour"
 Nor was there a person on the field who had seen PoIux leave 1t.
 Singular" said his captain. He came over the fence-how he got up there l can't imaglne-and now he's disappeared"
 When the captain of the As went to his hotel the clerk handed him telegram. It was from Pollux and read:
 Cant play today"
 'Wen." remarked the captain, "Tm glad he got there after all. Wed have been gone up without hlm"
 The rest of the story-th0t is, how It came out, or, rather, how 1t didn't come out, for Pollux declared that any friend of his who spoke of it would be bis friend no longer-is rather misty. Pollux was sweet on a girl and the day before the game came off he travelled hundred miles to see her. She was a Dellah and purposely kept him tiu after the only train on which he could reach the athletic grounds in time had gone. Poilux, filled with shame at his treatment of his fellows sent the message to his captain, took the next train for college and on ar- rival went to bis rooms. There he found a telegram announcing the death of his brother