Evening star., 1909-05-23
The Professional Coach
Continued from page s

sentative of her sex: but she's subject, like the
rest. to the laws of Nature. One of those laws
says to her and to her sisters, When you look
for a mate, choose mani Consequently,
those sweet, ethereal beings are not specially
looking for high browed graduates in comic sec
lection to that. but it comes after the other
thing They want to see man first Now
lets get back to Bob jameson
Why, the amazed Bob broke in, don't
you give me course in anthropol.o.gys"
with Bob Jameson, went on. is symmetri-
cal development Bob's good brain; but he's
mighty poor animal. Do you begin to get the
bearingsl"
Heavens. yes' What you say is true
enough: but you ought to have begun with my
grandparents :
Very likely | admitted ITO make
thoroughly good job of the thing. should have
had your grandmother on the parallel bars or
question, let's see what can be done with her
grandson In the first place. are you going to
be good. or are you inclined to be fractious?"
ROB sat silent for awhile, looking rather seri-
= Gus Then he waved me into silence just
before broke loose again, and made few re-
marks get your idea, said he, and from
the purely scientific viewpoint I'm not pre-
pared to deny that there's plausibility in it.
But hate to think 1t seems rather sacri-
legious
But it's my own hypothesis. urged
Spare your bushes You may, if you like
hold onto all the romantic notions you have or
can squeeze out of volumes of poetry and tones
of romance. That's all right for your side of it.
old man.. You are playing the lovers part you
know,-the first walking gentleman. with the
kind of pretty talk the matinee girls like to mix
with their caramels and their chocolate marsh
mallows That's you Now listen to mel I'm
doing the sympathizing friend who has to be
up to snuff and on the watch for the rocks that
threaten to divert the course of true love. It's
my little stunt to see that the wedding bells
ring in the fifth act So, metn Herr, each to
his specialtyl You keep repeating to yourself
that marriages are the exclusive product of the
celestial factory. and asking now and again
Who can fathom Loves mysterious waysG
Meanwhile III take charge of the business side"
Bob rolled cigarette and looked gloomy:
but he didn't say me nay.
Don't you see, | asked. that your way
hasn't worked to the queens taste? You are
not the triumphant lover. by long shot! So
suppose you take my medicine. Is it a go?"
What do you want me to do!"
When he asked this, ! knew the battle was
over, and took high hand with my captive.
You're to do as you are told. ! intend to
put you through regular course of sprouts a
system of training. Give me a chance and
promise me the place of best man when its all
over but the wedding"
No one could marry me without you as
best man" he answered. Here l AMIN the
hands of my friend!"
WELL. ] put all ideas of psychology out Of
mind, and got Bob into shape just as if
had been training him for university event.
/ stopped his cigars. stimulants, late hours,
reading. DESERTS sweets,-the whole thing.
Then put him through course of boxing and
fencing, jiu-jitsu, and also enough of the cinder
track to give him a better bellows. And it's
wonderful how he took to it. In a week, he was
trying to overdo. had to limit him. You see,
he had never known what it was to be really
sound, healthy man in good training. 1t was
like firewater to an American Indian
Then had queer doubt come over me. l
began to wonder whether Bob wouldn't get to
feeling in such fine fettle that he'd forget Ger
aldine entirely He began to look contented.
His eyes had the outdoor look, his color was
the tint of prize fighters. and he had an easy