Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-23
NUMBER "a.

i.uus. u y invariably tis- : .... ~ IT,
year. But this college tenn s'ainis
no 10 h. ,lrfsIts,l. excerpt upon -.
r.,slan. Mastsrson himself bad oEre
redeemed IL by kicking g"al fr"m th.
lehl MaSterson thought of this col
lege team which bowed 20 none other
than to it, sucvcssful rival
All" mutters-l MasterSou tO him-
self. is fair In love" Then Ia. wrote
a letter 10 the captain of the college
team.
send me one or two good men
he wrote. There's $1,000 In IL. and
you can have the bigger part OF II.
am working for something else. and
I want to win this game. McClena.
han has u new man or two that I'm
afraid Of. | won't take chances.
The president Of the college club.
with an eye on the $1,000. immediate
Iy replied. and favorably too. Mas
terson. who had been To this time
somewhat uncertain. now rubbed Ills
hands with glee The day arrived
and the hour. Miss Betty Pennington,
with sparkling eyes, wearing a COM
posite bouquet made up OF two. sent
to her by Masterson and McClenahan.
was seated in the front row on the
grand stand. Masterson came out ana
looked the field over and waved at
Miss Betty My Betty he said 10
himself. NcClenahan did the same.
The air was filed with a vague unrest.
The stands were filed with stringers'
There was an air OF mystery abroad.
Suddenly door where the Frankfort
men were uuarterrd opened ami eleven
men filed out. clothed in the Frankfort
colors. As they came across the heid
there was gasp from the ignorant
and IN uproariOus laugh from tie
knowing Suddenly Il man on e
stand stood up and shou;ed. Hell l.
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 do
when dozen men in the iield-stran'
gers they ware-went mad with excite
ment "Rah. kah. 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 Quinre-
town college team disguised in Frank
fort colors. Miss Betty turned p"ie.
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 pellmel. Everybody. realizing
the trick that Mastcrson had played.
knew that the Wayside team We're 20
i'm. out 10 certain destruction. Not
word WAS uttered. however. until the
two teams began 10 line up. NJ that
instant. however. the two teams saZed
into each Others faces. ana the ounce
town team blancbcd and stepped back.
Then pandemonium broke loose.
"Yalevard. Yalevard. ialeyard"
cried half hundred strangers. The
whole stand arose and yelled. Yale
vard." il cried. And then everybody
knew. for .-ommy McClenahan had
been kept informed OF certain things
by Miss Betty's small brother and had
protitcd accordingly Tommy had
checkmated Masterson for sure.
And accordingly the ialevard team
carried OF its share OF the $1,000 ana
goodly portion OF the gate receipts.
And as the Quincetown-Yalevard OH
cial game approaches il Is no wonder
that the odds have been fixed III 10
l on Yaevard. FOR the Frankfort
Plains score WAS 36 TO o.
You don't mean 10 say. Miss Bet
ty." said Masterson. that you would
let your marriage hang on the mere
score of game
Miss Betty smiled. ANS fair. she
answered. You asked me thirteen
times-what could you expect
Later she lifted up her face To Tom
mys TO be kissed Il knew you'd win
that game some way" she remarked.
She shuddered. 1T would have been
awful if you hadn't