The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-12-09
THE CUll.EGH HERO

Asnt and the best fellow at the uni.
versity. He would have been popular
anyway. but the fact that he carried
his college to victory on numerous oS.
casious On the gridirou excited an Gu
thusiasm which. had be lived among
ths ancisut Greeks or Romans. would
have insured hls worship a. god.
Tom stood six feet two In his stock.
lnss. was Of gigantic frame and Iron
muscle. Possibly hs might have learn.
Cd something from his books had hc
epsnt any time over them, but how
was he to spend time over his hooks
wAsa he was obliged to be head and
front Of every athletic club at the uni'
vsrsaty3 And how was he to b. drop.
ped ct failure to pass his examinations
when be was needed to run the college
athlstics and was constantly advcrtis.
ing the collsgs By the famous victories
hs won for ~ The truth b that the
faculty. rsalisins The Importance OF
keeping him anoat On the university
curriculum. did more worrying about
NV to poll him through his exams
than he did about pulling through them
hlmself. 4 allure to win an important
game would on him with dependency.
4 failure at examinatioo never troo.
bled him at al.
"Howsosvee these things BE-" - the
pest saya By hook OF By crook Tom
was dragged along an be came to his
graduation examinations. The words
by hook OF By crook" may BE- taken
literally. for he made no prctense to
walking Q straight aud narrow path at
bic sxaminatioas. and be once actually
used q wire hook on which he had
strung a lot Of special problems. These
~ could pull up Into his sleeve By .
string at q moments notice. But now
Toms finals" stared him In the face.
not only him. but the faculty and ev.
cry man In college.
~ the examinations were coming %.
thsrs came also q champion eaiue OF
baseball with the University Of 7. Nv.
srybody knew that Tom must hear the
whole weight Of the game himself
One accident after another had hap.
pencil to deprive the team Of good
men, to b replaced by inferior ones.
when the game came on. Tom was
thsss In all bis glory. Stimulated BY
the work before him. be surpassed any
Ting b. bad ever done on any deld.
Ne would send the ball far up into the
sky. then keep on running as long a.
thers were runs to make. When the
game WAS finished. with crushing de-
feat to the enemy. Tom was carried
ih trismph on the shoulders Of the
team to his room. where hs held ~
eeption for the rest OF the day.
The next morning Linden saw ap-
other sishA" Tom was sitting In IN
examination room. He had been struck
By Q ball the day before on the fore.
head and in making . sliding run had
rubbed the skin o6 bis leg. No record
was made Of these mishaps At the
time. and Q few students (truitors 90
college giory) limited that they had
never occurred. Re this N Il may.
Toms head was bound up with . cloth.
and Q pair of crutches reposed IN the
Dsst next TO him. Behind table on
Falsed dais sat . professor. Every &C.
eupation has its disagresabIe features.
and the man who was wrapped In the
uubject b cndeavored TO engraft into
pthen was obliged at examinations TO
make q spy OF himself. He kept bis
pyes on the window instead Of the
students. where they should have been.
and Tom kept bis eyes on some sheets
Of paper between which some Of the
problems In the list were solved. But
Tom found II di6icult even with the
DolutiOns before him 10 get them Into
hisowuexamination paper without copy.
lnS them figure for figure. No sieight
Of hand would enable him TO do this
without detection. The professor who
could 80 the transaction plainly. OF
rather would not ses II at oil. 6nally
gave way 10 qualins OF conscience. and
setting up from his chair walked slow
y down to Toms seat. giving him am-
pie time 10 cover up anything 10 In.
erininate him. Tom laid large square
blotter on the pony" Others were OBJ
Dervant Of what was going on. and the
professor had no choice but TO demand
10 - what was under the blotter.
Tom hooked embarrassed.
I'D rather not show you that pro
fsssor." he said.
FOR what reasouf !"
'Aodssty."
Jhs students sitting about snickered.
"Nsverthslsss ] must insist on ~
Ing It"
Tom heaved . great Sigh from his
DaoFwous chest which sounded like the
wisd coming from the cave Of Kolus
md lifted the blotteP.
Ths picture Of Q woman In q decol
|sts dress With . wealth Of black.
whirlpool hair and daring eyes-only
Ibis and nothing more.
Professor" said Tom In an injured
lone. you have compelled me to expose
he picturs Of the girl love. can't get
~ my papers without being inspired
by an occasional glance at hsr. -
beouSht hsr."
Ths psofsssor apologized and retired.
70 kAew well that the photograph had