New-York tribune., 1907-11-03

II And then they weep a lot an she tells
him 10 conduct himself like her hero, an do
great deeds an they w'Hper an gurge
around till midnight.
Then Leary was IN conSid able of a mess
Let alone putin his Sunday coat out O. bus
ness. " ICh was sure TO happen If he wore
II IN a football game, Long Arm had il
figgered that his wearIn the coat over a dirty
red sweater an a PAIR o moleskin trousers 'ud
attract some attention I'm the audience an
his tellcr players. SO he goes to CLANCY
Clancy has a hard time TO keep I'm laughin'
but saws I'm 'lly that as Leary has registered
VOW to toe a knight erTant, an his lady love
has put the token onto his arm, It mustn't be
took off till the deed IS done.
II happened then that Leary appeared at
the football game with Nellanhowl Institute
the next day IN great trouble. He slep' in
that coat cause he couldn't take il off an
as ne couldn't take II off, he couldn't get his
boiled white shirt or his white vest off either
But he did take his good pants off an put on
ms football trousers an his stockins an
shoes
y ou can imagine the picture that long armed
guy made when he comes onto the field, half
ot him grass stained and dirty, an the other
half got up fit TO kill, And on his arm was
pinned that red ribbon, wich nobody was to
take off, an II must never be dishonored, an
so forth.
can't write the crool things that were yelled
II Long Arm Learv when appeared on the
field. We We're ashamed OF our right guard
hIt. ourselves, an ! excused it 10y SaVin' he
was maxim that holy show OF himself a bet
Somebody else said he was gettin Initiated
into a lodge. Leary didn't say nothin'. but
Just KEEP his lips closed an teeth Cleuchcd
an looked straight ahead There was q kind
of taraway look IN his ewes but none OF Us
thought II 4 cause trouble.
In the middle o. the first hall. Il bcin' a very
fierce game. one O. the tails % the Sunday
coat was gone, Learv had q black eve, an the
white vest looked like some one had thrown
a dish O. pruneS ~ Il an landed. At the end
O. the halt the second tail o. the coat was
gone. an one sleeve was IooSeuin up. but
the ribbon still tioated on the other sleeve,
an Leary looked, II anything, more determined
than ever.
We had got a touchdown in the first half.
an kicked a goal, while the lellanhowls had
got a touchdown, hut failed IN their try for
goal. So were lcadIn, slN to five. They
were bcatlu u back, bat the time was nearly
up. an 10y good defensive work could win.
As Vet there hadn't been any chance for
LearN TO perform any great act an prove
himself q capable an trustv knight errant.
He had held his man, de pIte the fact that
everybody on the other side wanted chance
to punch the fellow with the spike tail coat.
He wasn't Wo-rylu any about stage fright,
when along came the play that would have
made HIM knight erraut with Us forever.
Il Wa rush around the end by the \ Neau-
hOwls. Their lett hall back had the ball under
his arm. an was tearln along IN the midst
Of a bunch Of his own men, when Landers IN
some unknown way reached hIn. an III the
scramble the ball went up IN the air an
ioatcd down directly in front O. Long Arm
Learv
It would save the game for Us II he simply
caught II If he kicked II. II would win the
game for they could never work II up the
field again. And SO we all yelled 20 Leary to
nail the ball an those who knew his little
secret said. Here's where he makes good IN
that knight erraut bu -Iuc~s.'
Learv braced himself He had funny look
IN ms ewes a. he watched the ball sail to'rds
HIM. He caught It. an then instead o. drop
pm on the ground, or k'ckin It down the
field, w'ich he had good chance to do, he
Just stood there an hugged the ball in hIs
arms an looked foolish al the red ribbon on
his sleeve as he did II. And then
Crash, The Ncllanhowi- hit Learv. Down
he went, the bail was ripped out OF his arms,
the ribbon of his sleeve. the remains Of MS good
coat off his back an he WAS lett most senseless
on the ground. while they plunged over the
line. five yards away, for touchdown an
beat u. All told, II didn't take minute.
We never knew till Lc4ry got back from the
hospital why be hadn't fell with the ball
or kicked It. The secret hnllv came out
Wen Long Arm saw that ball come s4.In' 10
him on il wa- imprinted the features, SO he
saws II seemed t. him. Of the fair Lauralctta.
There Wa her b.u-hin' teeth, her swauiike