The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-11


pursued by pale young man whose
thin arms strove systematically to
reach her. Scattering snow behind
them, hair flying, the pair sped on like
two tattered branches before a high
wind, for, as they came nearer Eugene,
Of whom, in the tensity of their fight,
they took no note, it was to be seen
that both were so shabbily dressed as
to be almost ragged.
The girl ran beautifully, but feeter
foot was behind her and, though she
lodged and evaded like a creature of
the woods, the reaching hand fell upon
the loose sleeve of her red blouse, nor
fell lightly. She gave a wrench Of fren-
~. The antique fabric refused the
strain, parted at the shoulder seam so
thoroughly that the whole sleeve came
away, but not to it's owners release,
for she had been brought round by the
jerk, so that, agile as she had shown
herself, the pursuer threw an arm
about her neck before she could twist
away and held her.
There was a sharp struggle as short
as 1t was fierce. Neither of these extra
ordinary wrestlers spoke. They fought
Victory hung in the balance for per-
haps four seconds. Then the girl was
thrown heavily upon her back in such
a turmoil Of snow that she seemed to
be the mere nucleus Of a white comet.
She struggled to get up, plying knee
and elbow with very anguish Of de-
termination, but her opponent held her,
pin1oned both her wrists with one hand
and with the other rubbed great hand
fuls Of snow into her face, sparing nei-
Their mouth nor eyes.
You will!'' he cried. "You will tear
up my pictures! A dirty trick, and you
get washed for it!''
Half suffocated, choking, gasping,
she still fought on, squirming and
kicking with such spirit that the pair
OF them appeared to the beholder like
figures of mist writhing in a fountain
Of snow.
More violence was to mar the peace
Of morning. Unexpectedly attacked
from the rear, the conqueror was seiz-
ed by the nape Of the neck and one
wrist and jerked to his feet, stimuli
taneously receiving a succession Of
kicks from his assailant. Prompted
by an entirely natural curiosity, he es-
| sayed to turn his head to see who
this might be, but twist of his fore
arm and the pressure of strong fingers
under his ear constrained him to re-
main as he was, therefore, abandoning
resistance and, oddly enough, accept
| ing without comment the indication
| that his captor desired to remain for
the moment incognito, he resorted
calmly to explanations.
"she tore up picture Of mine," he
said, receiving the punishment with
! out apparent emotion. "She seemed to
think because she'd drawn it herself
she had a right to-"
There was slight whimsical droop
at the corner of his mouth as he
spoke, which might have been thought
characteristic Of him. He was an odd
looking boy, not i'll made, though very
, thin and not tall. His pallor was
clear and even, as though constitution
| al; the features were delicate, almost
childlike, but they were very slightly
distorted, through nervous habit, to
an expression at once wistful and hu-
morous; one eyebrow was a shade
higher than the other, one side of the
mouth slightly drawn down; the eye
lids twitched little, habitually; the
fine, blue eyes themselves were almost
comically reproachful-the look Of a
puppy who thinks you would not have
beaten him if you had known what
was in his heart. All Of this was in
the quality of his voice, too, as he
said to his invisible captor, with an
air Of detachment from any personal
feeling:
what peculiar shoes you wear! 1
don't think I ever felt any so pointed
BEFORE
The rescuing knight took no thought
of offering to help the prosecuted
damsel to arise; instead he tightened
his grip upon the prisoners neck un-
ill., perforce, water-not tears-started
from the latter's eyes.
| LOU mlSeraOle uLtlo muir said the
conqueror. "What the devil do you
mean making this scene on our front
lawn?"
"Why, it's Eugene" exclaimed the
helpless one. 'They didn't expect you
Ill tonight. When did you get in?'
Gust in time to give you a lesson,
my buck" replied Bantry grimly. I'm
good time for that my playful STEP
brother"
He began to twist the others wrist
treatment of bone and ligament in
the application of which schoolboys
and even freshmen are often adept.
Eugene made the torture acute and
was apparently enjoying the work
when suddenly, without any manner
of warning, he received an astounding
blow upon the left ear, which half
stunned him for the moment and sent
his hat flying and himself Keeling, so
great was the surprise and shock Of it.
| IT WAS nor slim nOf o,,ov, lo~5o1