Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-07-15

spoke up Mabel quickly. Let me tell
you about him"
When size had finished JEFF gave q
long whistle.
.rhat makes II look different" he
said. IL can understand how hard II
would br fer Il fellow like him. I'm
sorry it happened. though. It's bad FOR
him and bad for the school"
AS soon as they reached the gate
Mabel excused herself OH the plea that
she had Il cold and ran into the house.
"Have you cold. tOo?" asked JEFF.
turning to Gladys. with smile.
She shook her head.
"rheli let's don't go In yet" he said,
turning the horse around. I'VE don't
see each other very often, you know.
"You must be awfully popular at
college after that Iowa game" said
Gladys after moment. II was SO
proud of those star plays you made
could hardly sit still"
jeff smiled ITS easy for me to play
football" he said. IL never thought IL
fellow deserved much credit for doing
! things that were easy for him. !
should Say that Harold deserves more
credit for that year Of straight living
than do for anything I've ever DONE
81 don't know" replied Gladys slow
ly. Harold has had to fight hard. but
Il believe could like him better II
4.
low deserves credit just for the hard
things he does.'' she went Oh. did
you ever have any hard things to dor
Not yet" he answered. Everything
at college was easier to do than not to-
! but
but whatT'
'l'm not going back to school,"
mot going back!' she echoed. why
not?'
"Its father" he answered. Hes
| too old to work as hard as he's doing
| Since the other boys went out west
everything is left for him to do. He
never would trust anything to hired
man. I've Just been finding out. too,
he added. how many things he and
mother have been going without In or
der to keep me in school. Why. they've
even been staying home from church
| because their clothes were so shabby
It's been a disappointment to father,
! too. having all his boys leave home.
| He has always been planning OH how
he was going to fix up the old place
when we were old enough to help"
"And so you are going to stay at
home" said Gladys. Isn't 1t hard:
"IIardw he cried. "You don't realize
how hard 1t is, Gladys. used to lie
out under tile apple trees on Sunday
afternoon and dream about the Won
derful world outside and especially
that part of 1t they called college.
never wanted to study Greek or higher
mathematics. but the name 'agricui'
tural college always fascinated me.
stayed home from lots Of Fourth OF
July celebrations and circuses In order
that my college fund might grow
faster. When started only had
enough money to last one term. but
father offered to pay the rest. besides
what could earn"
II wonder why 1t is" said Gladys
slowly, that people who can have a
college education just for the asking
never seem to appreciate 1t. while
those who really do make the most OF
their opportunities have such a hard
time going at all!'
Lets not talk about IT," JEFF an
swered. "When think Of all ! had
planned to do at college next year and
of all the old fellows trooping back
when classification day comes II seems
as II can't stay away"
| Gladys nodded in silent. understand
ing sympathy.
They rode on in silence for lon.
time. Then JEFF pointed with his Will
toward field they were passing. TN
going to tile that forty In the spring.
he said. II won't be satisfied until
make ours the best farm in the cOun
ty."
81 thought you were the bravest DO!
ever saw that day saw you on TIL
football field" said Gladys slowly. :
am sure of 1t now"
"And I'm sure you're the best chun
q fellow ever had" jeff answered.
CHAPTER XII.
Y WIEN Harold Du Val left col
lege with the determination
wv of earning money to pay Ill
v gambling debts 1t was Will
very hazy idea of how be was goin'
to do it OF one thing he was deter
mined-he would go SO far away tina
there would be little danger OF his be
ing known. 1t was still without def
mite purpose that he boarded a trail
and started west At Salt Lake Cit.
he stopped and spent several day
looking for work only to find. ina