The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1913-09-26
coPYRIGHT 1910 By BARPER BRoTHERS


think It's really important"
Thank you," said Stover gratefully,
while Fresno congratulated himself
upon an easy victory.
The two girls took Speeds trainer
with them, and went forth in search OF
the young man.
tits up to you fellows to see that he
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" Stover pointed to the
striped elastic coils Of the exerciser
speak about it while they was here, -
said he, "but one of them young ladies
lost her garters."
That's not pair Of garters, that's
a chest-weight."
"Jest wait for what?"
st-weight-chest-de
"Oh!" Stover examined the device
curiously. 'I thought chest-develop-
er came in bottle"
Fresno explained the operation of
the apparatus, at which the cowman
remarked, admiringly:
"That young feller is all right, amt
he?"
Think so?"
Sure! Don't you?"
Fresno explained his doubts by a
crafty lift Of his brows and a shrug.
IT thought so-at first
Slower wheeled upon him abruptly.
Whats wrong?"
ooh, nothing"
After pause the foreman remarked,
vaguely: Hes the intercollegit cham
peen of Yale"
ooh no, hardly that, or I would
have heard of him"
"Aint he no champeen"
Champion of the running broad
smile and the half-mile talk perhaps" "
"Ain't he foot-rulner?"
Perhaps. I've never seen him run,
but 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 a 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 a week
from Saturday. and the bets are down.
We was afraid the Centipede would
welsh when they seen who we had, so
we framed it that way. What's to be
done?"
Again Fresno displayed an artistic
restraint that was admirable. TITS
none of my business" said he, with a
careless shrug.
II 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 cracker
jack, and l wouldn't do him an injus-
tice for the world. All the same, I
wish he hadn't broken my stop-watch." +"
"D' you think he broke it a-pur-
pose?"
What do you Think"
Stover mopped the sweat from his
brow.
Cant we time him with a ordinary
watch?"
Sure. We can take yours. It won't
be exact, but
81 amt got no watch. I bet mine
last night at the Centipede. Willie's
got one, though"
Mind you, he may be all right"
Fresno repeated, reassuringly; then
hearing the object of their discussion
approaching with his trainer, the two
strolled out through the bunkroom,
Stover 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. What
made you say 'yes?'"
Il had to-
Rot, Larry! You played into
Fresnos hands deliberately! Now I've
got to spend my evenings in bed while
he sits in the hammock and sings
'Dearie.' He shook his head gloomily.
who knows what may happen?"
"It will do you good to get some
sleep, Wally."
But 1 don't want to sleep!" cried
the exasperated suitor. 81 want to
make love. Do you think l came all
the way from New York to sleep? /
can do that at Yale
Take it from me, Bo, you've got
plenty of time to win that dame. Eight
hours is workin' day anywhere" "
Glass chuckled. The whole thing is
a hit Look at this joint, for instance "
He took in !their surroundings with a
comprehensive gesture. 1T looks about
as much like a gymnasium as l look
like contortionist. Why don't you
get a Morris chair and a mandolin?"
There are two reasons" said Speed,
facetiously First, 1t takes an athlete
to get out of a Morris chair; and. sec
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