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plenty of time to win that dame. Eight
hours Is workin' day anywhere"
Glass chucklad. 1.-THE whole thing Ia
hit. Look at this joint, for instance. "
He took in their surroundings with q
comprehensive gesture. 1T looks about
as much like a gymnasium as I look
like a contortionist Why don't you
get a Morris chair and a mandolin"
There are two reasons" said Speed,
facetiously. First, It takes an athlete
to get out Of Morris chair; and, sec
ond, mandolin has proved to be
many young mans ruin"
Glass examined the bow Of ribbon
upon the lonesome piece Of exercising
apparatus.
ut looks like the trainin stable for
the Colonial Danes. What yelp this
place would be to Covineton or any
other athlete"
ut is not an athletic gymnasium. y
Speed smiled as he lighted cigarette,
ut is a romantic gymnasium. AS
Socrates once Observed"
Socrates! I'm hep to him." Glass
interrupted, quickly. 81 trained a
Greek professor once and got wised
up on all that stuff. Socrates was the
the Hemlock Kid"
Exactly! As Socrates. the Hem
lock Kid. deftly put it, in hoo sigma
ture vintage"
II don't get you."
That Is archaic Scandinavian, and
translated, means, Love cannot thrive
without her bower"
mo answer to that telegram yet
eh?"
Hardly time"
Better wire Covington again, hadn't
you? Mebbe he didn't get it?"
II promised Mrs. Keap that would
but" Speed lost himself abruptly
in speculation, for he did not know ex
actly how to manage this unexpected
complication. OF one thing only was
he certain; it would require some
thought.
Say, wally, suppose Covingtor
don't Gomez"
Then I shall sprain my ankle,
said the other. Hello! What in the
world"
Still Bill Slower and Willie came into
the room carrying an armful of lum
Der. Behind them followed Carara
with a huge wooden tub, and Cloudy
rolling a kerosene barrel"
Where do you want it, gents p
inquired the foreman.
Where do we want what%
THE shower-bath."
Shower / didn't order a shower
BATH"
mo; but we aim to make it az pleas
ant for you as we can"
III there is anything l abhor, it's 6
shower-bath!" exclaimed the athlete.
you just got to have one. Mr.
Fresno said all this gymnasium lacked
and a bulletin board. He said yout
sure need a bath after workin' thai
chest-developer. We amt got nc
scales, nor no board, but we'll togglt
up some sort Of bath for you. The
blacksmith's maxim a squirter to &c
on the bar'l."
Very we'll. put 1t wherever you
wish. ! sha'nt use it,
81 wouldn't overlook nothin', if
was you," said Willie, in even mildel
tones that Slower had used
you overwhelm me with these lit
tie attentions" retorted Mr.. Speed.
: Where you goin' to run today?" in
quired the first speaker.
81 don't know. Why?'
do
dred yards agin time"
; Nix interposed Glass, hurriedly
Il cant let him overdo at the start
Besides, we amt got no stop-watch."
81 got a regular watch" said Willie
and ! can catch you pretty close
We'd admire to see you travel some
Mr.. Speed"
But Glass vowed that he was II
charge Of his protege's health, anc
would not permit it. Once outside
however, he exclaimed: That's more
Of Fresno's work, Wally! | tell you
he's Jerry. He'll rib them pirates te
clock you, and If they do-well, you't
better keep runnin, that's all"
you can do me favor" sait
Speed. Buy that watch
There's other watches on the farm.
Buy them all, and bring me th'
bill"
Before setting out ON his daily
grind, Speed announced to his train
err that he had decided to take hin
along for company, and when tina
corpulent gentleman rebeiled on thu
ground that the day was too sultry
his employer would have none Of 1t
30 together they trotted away later II
the morning. Speed in his silken suit
Glass running flat-footed and will
great effort. But once safely bidder
from view, they dropped into walk
and selecting favorable resting place
paused. Speed lighted a cigarette
Glass produced deck Of cards from
i, his pocket. and they played seven.uI
Having covered Ave miles in this ex
hausting fashion, they returned to tn
ranch in time for luncheon. Both at
heartily, for the exercise had agree'
with them.
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