The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11

of training table water had been dashed
over him, for he could feel the soaked cat
meal flakes sticking to his cheeks. He
was hugging something in his arms and
murmuring to himself
'Yes, Gray was answering him, yes.
It's the ball You have the ball. You
have the ball, David They threw you
pretty hard, old man; but get up. Come
on David. Get up Your re all right p
There was alcohol il the fresh sponge
which they passed over his face, and the
freshman staggered to his feet
Certainly, " he said, apologeiically.
"Of course.
Harvard ball on fale's thirty yard
line ?? the newspaper men shouted down.
Five minutes to play p they asked.
BarStow did not hear the answer for
the bic men were cruuching about him once
more
"25-53-G4-2S-92 r. he called.
"37-43-S5-a0-51 r.
Series of numbers burned blue and yellow
upon his eyeballs He shouted at them
aud drove them away. Methodically but
quickly and accurately, he grasPed the ball
from between the legs of the man before
him. He hurled it into the arms Of the
back running up from behind and eluug to
the runner, except when instinct sent
him ahead. pushing, pushing, pushing
al the time Then some one would help
him UP Just as a fresh row of figures danced
before him. Aud he would do it all over
again and again
GA his left the deep, regular roar, reyer
bera,ing like the echoes Of a mighty sledge
and on his right the quicker, painting cheers
grew louder and more indistinguishable,
;ill they blended together into mighty,
incohcrent sound. The lime from sill
another transverse marx stung his eyes as
he fell forward, and they forgot for an in
slant to pick him up. Something very
cold AMI singing struck his face, and a
voice came to him once more The five
yard line The fve-yard line, David,
II said "payid-David-'
As he erouched again, he knew with
cut booking that he was on the FIVE yard
Inc once more. but he staggered little.
and the friendly numbers which had fash
ei before him had ceased TO burn. He
filtered signal however, but as the ball
came to him on the snap back, !; slipped
from biz useless arms lie sighed thank
fally then. as Gray covered the leather wiih
his body The quarter back. called .is
nal again, sud this time passed the bail
safely. but a. he rau weakly beside his
halt back. 4 Yale end brushed him aside
easily, aud downcd the Harvard runner in
his tracks 1t was third down with still
Ave yards 70 gain and the last Eve yards.
Nc There ne oue else, he heard
the captain say, As he lay upon the ground
There no one else We can pu' in.
There's no one else Il ihuudered
in the little freshman ears
There 40 one else. /, seemed 10
come to him from al about, Pityingly
and exuliantly it came from the north aud
wes, stands. and bitterly aud rcproschfally
!, sounded ia the roar from the south Of
the field, Even the flags. the crimson
fags waved angrily and resculfully At him.
But uo-nct all For sending Gus cor.
aienee and inspiration from every fold,
one hae fattered proudly high above the
rcst--as high As 4 li,,lc girl in a grey suis,
with CRIMSON ribbon whipping acroe, her
chcs; could raise H.
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lie halt kneli upon one knee behind hi
Hne lie took the BAH aud passed j, back
W,lh mighty effort the center and guard
opened hole IN the line before him.
Pushing, pushing and tusgiug behind his
full back as the others closed about them,
the little quarter back bruke through the
hne beside his captain
Betweeu them and the goal stood only
she Yale captain, backing up his line. He
had turned, A. the line yielded, aud when
the Harvard backs eame through, he>prang
confidently toward them Then throwing
his captain 10 one side.-to one side and
forward. 50 that the big Harvard back
rolled acruss the goal line with the ball
the hJJle quarter back, with his last effort
hurled himself against his waiting adyer-
sary, aud bore the Yale captain out of the
play.
\ great cry. louder than any before
crashed and cracked in the air about him,
aud then suddenly died quite away.
Those bending over the freshman quarter
back handled HIM gently and carefully
now "a he smiled and lay very still. for
be knew that the game was 0yer-and
won
Late that night. when the last Of the
special trains were deserted at Huntington
Avenue, and when the overflow from the
electric ears had marched their noisy way
from Back Bay to Harvard Square, plat
form vas hastily improyised between Hollis
Hall and Thayer. The crowds, which
filled the yard To oyerfowing. cheered, first
Of all, Gray, the captain, aud the man who
made the touch down Then, as they
hesitated upon the order of cheering the
rest of the team. the big full back leaned
down and caught up beside him the small
est player OF them all.
David, the captain said, simply, aud
Harvard Harvard, Harvard
Rah. rsh. rah rah, rah. nah rah. rah rah!
DAVID, David. David =
Ii echoed about the ancient building,
not doubtfully and with forced trust, but
proudly and confidently. For they all
cheered him; the new friends who called
him David, thinking it his surname, and
the Others who repeated ,'David-David =
because he was that to them. And the
little gul who had stood at the five yard
line during the last Of the game was very
happy and quite content.
As the face is more exposed to dirt and
dust than any other part Of the body, more
care should be taken in cleansing it, Soften
the skin with cloths wruug out of warm
water, then apply thoroughly good cold