The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-11-02

The one thorn in the professors flesh
was Burton-the Burton at this mo
ment living on the side lines in front of
the amphitheater and hugging II mass
of yellow chrysanthemums while he
watched his fellows strive to aYcnCe
his retirement by scoring another
touchdown.
Burton was constantly interfering
with the professor. Burton was so
often about the Gray premises when
the professor arrived for his regulation
call Burton lounged around III such
an unconventional manner and threw
into the exchanges of ideas unWarrant-
ed remarks which were wholly Illogical
and which interrupted the current of
thought and produced distractlnS MGR
riment Burton it was who Waltzcd
and twostepped with Miss Gray until
she was fairly gasping and was fan
to plead fatigue when the professor of
fered himself for the two precise cir
cults Of the hal. Burton it was who
daringly stabbed" his way through
the botany course and did it so cleNeriy
that the professor vainly would corner
him. And Burton it was who gained
the distinction of Il mention in one of
the professors letters to the SpinSter
sister.
u still am favoraby imprcSScl with
Miss Gray" the professor wrote Il
note that IL Mr.. Burton, Il senior III
the College of Liberal Arts and popu-
lar as an athlete is disposed % show
her some attention. | have no apprc-
tensions; nevertheless, maybe | oaght
to assert myself soon and thus posi-
bly, save him disappointment and her
embarrassment and pain
If it seems best. then do 50 by all
means. my dear brother answered
the sister. Has Miss Gray ever read
your masters thesis? That would
present you in your true light as Il
scholar and could not fail to arouse
her respectful admiration. It would
nip short any tendency to WAIVER be.
tween brain and mere Drawn
Obelient to the suggestion He pro
fcssor safcguarded Delphinc against
the r. on the breast of BurtusS old
gold sweater with his masters degree
thesis entitled "A Few Ply Siolog..al
Problems Afforded by the lthaphdeS
of LcOntodoS TaraXacum" helphnc
returned the document with 50 many
avowalS of pleasure in its pcrusal that
the professor determined he could treat
Burton with plying forbearauce.
The football game ended six 10
nothing. At the close Il turbulent tide
Of old gold swept down, across the
field and out of the big gateway, and
high pcrchcd on its crest rou" Full
back Burton.
Professor Beach. OBTAINING lis com
panion in the amphithcater until pas
sage should be clear he detcStcd
crowds gazed ON the scene with tolcr-
ant patronage.
The main injury - the fuilback was
heraldCd through university circles as
Il wrcnchcd tendon Of the leg. and,
serious or not. it kept the doU@hty play
or out of CLASSES ON the MuntdE aft
or the game Professor Beach marked
that Burton'S chair in Section i sen
ior botany was empty, ana on Tues
day the vacancy still prevailed
Possibly it was just rs well 70 have
ont of the way temporarily a man
about whom hangs the glamour of u
sixty yards run for the only touch
down. However Delphine, too, was
absent from her section.
This complicated matters. The caSu-
nj inquiries which he made of her ac-
Quaintanccs brought no definite infor-
nation. and the professor experienced
vague worrimont. She must hc i'll.
Doubtless her temperament was of that
finely harmoniZed organism which can
not endure the knowledge OF suffering
and the sight of Burton Wahbling 3 his
blankets had acted disastrouSly upon
her nerves that wrctchcd Burton,
Tuesday passing and no Delplliuc, Mt
s in the evening Professor Beach sal
lied forth upon the benevolent msei an
of asccrtaining why The maid who
answered his ring seated him In the
parlor AMI left him there among the
bric-a-brac Willie she went to tell his
presence Thus abandoned to his own
devices, the professor suddenly was
aware of II faint, half familiar yet in
dctinable odor fWme, essence, the