The daily Alaskan., 1906-11-03
Knocking OutaRival
LOrlElnaIl

fought on the same football team and had our photographs taken standing together In the costume We had worn ou the gridirOn. I holding the pigSkin ln the hollow of my arm. Edgecombe married a rich woman and built splendid country place. He invited me to visit him there in the warm season.
 in the party, among others, was Mss Emma Keith. whom l desired to win. and Winfield Larraway. who looked upon Miss Keith with the saUIe hnguiShiuG ryeS.
 HATHAWAY and l each knew of the others intentions and hated each other accordingly. There are women who would like nothing better than to put two men at swords points Ou their ac- count. but Miss Keith was not one of that kind | and my rival both knew that any word spoken against the other by either uS uS would render the speak CT contemplate in her sight. We out wardly treated each other with studied poGteneSS.
 There was a cottage on EdgecOmbe's premises that he had fitted up for louugiug. It was luxurious summer house yUru.,lrI with costly rugs, di vans and other such appropriate furni- nrr Ou" mnru.uE l Stroled down there aw!. gn.ug ,uto room adorned with Edgrcou1r'> rollrGe trophies and supplied w.rh magazines. settled my ..15 .frt Ca, rand tho wall uuu=. the photograph of Edge cOmbe and myself ,n football costume.
 Hrarla. fuJy~,rp and rustic of ski-.s. u5t wishing 10 be interrupted in my reading ! moved into an anteroOm -'rSt as lafy entered the Oue l had 1 <. The door between the two rooms WAS upeu auI l saw Miss Keith % to the photograph, look at 1t long aud steadily. give p.caSurabIe sigh and rll-u ta the table on which rested the periodicals
 Encouraged by what l had seen I went in and joined her We chatted. anu yruJurrd Ip lead the way 10 giy- !n- her au .uEl.u= as to my feelings when 1 heard mans quick foOUstep. There Nya~ uo lmpvupr.ety iu our being tLrr,. together but l saw au anxious glance pass over Miss keith'S face and on the impulse stepped into un ante room. intending To pass out by side door Bur | found there was uo side door Before could decide what to do Iarraway entered and told Miss Keith that he Was going 10 the city for the day and would 5r happy to execute any commission she might have. Dur !n. his brief stay they chatted about the trophies aud Larraway expressed the most uubouuGed admiration for ny physical proportions. also giving ny mental and moral endowmentS un- stlnted praise.
 I knew perfectly well that he had seen both me and Miss Keith enter the summer house and that he had praised me for purpose When I rejoincd Miss Keith she was somewhat huS- tered. and I could see that she had been very much prepoSSeSSed with Lar raway'S praise Of LiS rival.
 You are both fine fellows" she said. and Nr. Larraway especially has had an opportunity Co show his nobility of character.
 "I am happy 10 be claSSed with him lC such high praise" I replied and changed the subject
 HATHAWAY had scored one ou me. and If I could not ,uru the ri,lr l feared ! should lo>,. rhr prize. A few days lat CT [ was Knocking the balls about on the tennis court when he came out on t" the piazza. Miss Keith was sitting in dtshabllle at a window. the shutters or which Were closed for rho day was very hot. thinking that Shr was iuvisl- ble from the court l invited Larra- way. who had not seen her. to play tennis. and. putting hjm .n position where be- could not refuse without seeming Co be diSobli@ug. be reluc' taGty consented.
 Now I had taken prizes at match games of tennis and waS then cham pior. The lr>r ball I served l landed on the ,p ot Iarraway'S nose.
 There .S something painful in being thus l.r ut any time. but to be struck by man one hates k too much for any mau'S equaulmity All the venom that hal been lOug accommodating iu Larrawar's breast burst its bonds and was poured on my devoted head. This Is not proper place to give hts Ian guoge. which iS not ii. especially for Iatv. To hear l SaA something w lite moving behind the window blinds and knew that Miss Keith had departed to escape the uuSreIa,y vjtuprrationS that were loaded upon me. calmly apoIo- g!ztl Co Lurraway, even offering him my handkerchief to stop the red food that poured from his nose. He turned on his heel and went to the house. while l remained on the court, and since l did not care to be seen dancing myself I gave vent to my feel Ings by dancing the ball on my racket.
 When next 1 met Miss Keith l ven tured q remark praising my rival for his rare patience his kindly diSposi- ton. and was passing on to his other adorable traits when she put her hands