Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-17

large number Of Miss Storms friends
sitting about her saw Stanford ap-
proach her. listen to her whispered
words and receive the pressure of her
little hand. They saw, too, a sudden
gust OF joy sweep over his face. Then
they followed him with their eyes as
he bounded toward the center of the
gridiron. The news was disseminated
by a hundred voices, which in turn
told it to a hundred more, and so on
till it was common property that a
great advantage had come to the
Parkintons. What that advantage was
only the inner circle knew. PGrkinton
rooters yelled themselves hoarse: Stan
wig rooters' voices seemed to have been
smothered.
what is it, StanfordT Tucker ask
ed just before the ball was put IN play.
"If this game is won" replied the
Hercules, I'm in paradise; if it is lost
I'm in the other place"
Then it's won, by thunder
From the reopening of the game
Stanford, who had during the first
half attracted attention because Of the
uselessness Of a man who might be
all present. Scarcely had the game
recommended when he got possession
of the ball, and, warding or a tackle
on his right with his free arm and
launching his ponderous body on an
other tackle. he got beyond the en-
emy's line and, like a mountain sud-
denly equipped with wings, few to
goal.
Again, when two wedges were ram
ming each other, Stanford by what
seemed the effort of a Titan forced
his way through the mass before him
and with a few contortions Kidding
himself OF the clingers made a side
run and another touchdown.
The yell that went up from the root
ers of both sides was like a dozen
thunderstorms.
And so the game went On. In half
an hour the score, which had been to
for the Stanwigs, stood II to g for
the Parkintons. Stanford, who con-
sidered the gaSne won. permitted his
mind to drift upon the blessedness in
store for him. One Of the enemy, TAX
ing advantage of his inertness. passed
the ball to another. who passed it to a
third, and this man took it to goal.
wake upr' yelled the Parkinton
rooters.
Stanford did wake up and, since
there were but eight minutes left,
made the best use of them. As If to
atone for her negligence, he swung
himself about, his enemies going down
before him like pygmies. Finally.
when time was called the game stood
ii to 10 in favor of the Parkintons.
Hercules, instead Of bearing the
world on his shoulders, was borne on
the shoulders of the world. Stanford
was carried off the field by his COM
rades amid the confusion Of a break
ing in on the gridiron by a multitude
OF spectators.
Captain Tucker considered what
could with prOpEiety be done to show
Miss Storm the appreciation Of him
self and his team for having saved the
game. He had met with an icy recep-
ton on trespassing on her private af-
fairs and had no mind to trespass
again. He called a meeting of the
team and asked for suggestions. The
result of the deliberations was that
the same evening Miss Storm received
a box inlaid with mother-of-pearl con-
tanning ten pounds of candy. 'AlthinG
to mark the donor accompanied II, but
Miss Storm knew very well that 1t was
the gift of the winning team.
There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the countr..- than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed TO be incur
able. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven cataTrh TO be a constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Hairs Ca
tarrh cure. manufactured by F. J. Che
ney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. Il
is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer 500 for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testiAonials.
Address F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists. IS cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.