Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-20
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By FRANCES HARMER

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! By FRANCES HARMER :
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The snow fell heavily still, but a
certain mildness in the air made the
boys who wanted good skating shake
their heads.
'"rhe Twenty-second ought to be
in the winter" said John Warton.
frowning. This sort Of things un-
seasonable."
His companions laughed. John was
: very popular. and any word Of his
which had a merry sound was hailed
as a witticism by his partial list
eners.
That is, by most OF them. One boy.
with q dark. pale face, not given
overmuch to smiles at any time, was
frigid enough now. He had a much
sadder home, a much harder life,
than either OF the two boys, who,
like himself. were competing for the
! Brickworth Prize and Scholarship"
both John Warton and Walter
Winton, the alternate heads, with
himself. OF the head class in the high
school. The goal of all their efforts
was that bequest OF the late Josiah
Brichworth, which. every four years,
sent to Harvard the most promising
of the high school graduates, with
( one hundred dollars towards his
equipment.
John Warton desired the prize for
the glory OF it. His father was well
to do. Walter Winton, pleasant,
modest youth whom our hero admir-
J ed more than any one in the school,
wished to win It to please widowed
hut not poyerty-stricken mother. He
himself. Robert Gordon, passionately
strove for 1t, to escape from his nn-
cle's guardianship. Robert was an
: orphan, and found his fathers broth.
er and his house a stern substitute
for home and parents. He was not
harsh man, and had Bob, as he
called his nephew, been more like his
( ideal lad. the boy might have been
happy enough. His uncle desired to
see him take an interest in his own
grocery business, and, after that, in
games and sports.
Roberts scholarly tendencies were
a perpetual annoyance to the sturdy
old man, who had won many trophies
{ from football and other matches be-
f.S~rn NJ no cRf fvv,1>o
well" said John Warrior. when
the laugh about him had died away,
"K 1t doesn't freeze, and we can't
have our hockey match tomorrow.
how can we fifty celebrate the TWEEN
ty-second 2"
"a paper chase cried one voice.
Walter Winton shook his head.
Paper would get sodden and USE
less in the rain" was his protest.
Just a long tramp,-say to. Dinckly
Mills and back. That would put in the
best part Of the day"
Other projects were named. only to
be fiouted. The ten.mile walk car
{ ried the day.
But" cried John, In his clear,
commanding tones-.'if 1t freezes.
I and It may,-the hockey match. re-
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