Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-07-18

gets to bed early" said Fresno, when
he and Slower were alone.
Leave it to us. And as for gettin'
up, we turn out at daylight. l don't
reckon he could sleep none after that
if he tried" Slower pointed 10 the
striped elastic coils of the exerciser
against the wall. 81 didn't want to
said he, "but one of them young ladies
lost her garters."
"Thats not a pair of garters, that's
chest-weight."
Jest wait for what?"
"Chest-weight-ches
"Oh!" Slower examined the device
curiously. 81 thought chest-develop-
er came in a bottle"
Fresno explained the operation of
the apparatus, at which the cowman
remarked, admiringly:
THAT young Teller is all right, amt
he?"
Think so?'
"Sure! Don't your
Fresno explained his doubts by
crafty lift of his brows and shrug.
Il thought so-at first"
Slower wheeled upon him abruptly.
whats wrong?"
"Oh, nothing"
After pause the foreman remarked,
vaguely: He's the intercollegit cham
peen of Yale"
ooh no, hardly that, or l would
have heard of him"
Amt he no champeen?"
Champion of the running broad
smile and the half-mile talk perhaps"
Amt he a foot-runner?"
Perhaps. I've never seen him run,
but l have my doubts"
Good Lord!" moaned Slower, weak
ly.
He may be the best sprinter in the
country, mind you. but I'll lay little
bet that he can't run hundred yards
without sustenance."
without what?"
"Sustenance-something to eat"
well, we've got plenty for him to
eat" said the mystified foreman.
you don't understand. However,
time will tell"
"But we amt got no time. We've
made this race pay or play week
from Saturday, and the bets are down.
We was afraid the Centipede would
welsh when they seen who we had, so
we framed 1t that way. What's to be
done?" al
Again Fresno displayed an artistic
restraint that was admirable. "It's
none of my business" said he, with a
careless shrug.
I'll guess I'll tell Willie and the
boys vouchsafed Bill apprehensively
mo! no! Don't breathe a word
I've said to you. He may be a cracker
jack, and wouldn't do him an injus-
tice for the world All the same,
wish he hadn't broken my stop-watch. -
CD you think he broke it a-pur-
pose?"
What do you Think"
Slower mopped the sweat from his
brow.
Cant we time him with ordinary
watch?"
Sure. We can take yours. 1t won't
be exact, but"
Il amt got no watch. l bet mine
last night at the Centipede. Willie's
got one, though"
Mind you, he may be all right,
Fresno repeated reassuringly; ther
hearing the object Of their discussion
approaching with his trainer, the two
strolled out through the bunkroom
Slower prey to a newborn suspicion
Fresno musing to himself that diplo
macy was not lost art.
You're a fine friend, you are!'
Speed exploded, when he and Glass
were inside the gymnasium. "Wha
made you say yes""
81 had to-"
Rot, Larry! You played into
Fresno's hands deliberately! Now I've
got to spend my evenings in bed while
I, he sits in the hammock and sings
, 'Dearie.'" He shook his head gloomily
who knows what may happen?"
) ut will do you good to get some
sleep, Wally."
| But don't want to Slept" crieC
the exasperated sutton. 81 want t.
g make love- Do you think came al
e the way from New York to sleep?
5 can do that at Yale"
+ Take it from me, Bo, you've go
d plenty Of time to win that dame Eigh
hours Is a workin day anywhere.
}. Glass chuckled. "The whole thing II
i hit Look at this joint, for instance.
He took in their surroundings with
0 comprehensive gesture. 1T looks abou
as much like a gymnasium as | lool
. like contortionist Why don't you
get Morris chair and a mandolin"
+ There are two reasons" said Speed
/ facetiously First, 1t takes an athlet
F.: to get out of Morris chair; and, sec