New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1913-04-30
Ell guess III tell Willie ana the
boys" youchsafed Bill apprehensively.

you think ne broke II spur
pose?"
what do you think"
Slower 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 So
Il amt got no watch. bet mine
last night at the Centipede. Willie's
got one, though"
mind you, he may be Ill right, I"
FresLo repeated, reassuringly: then
hearing the object of their discussion
approaching with his trainer. the two
istrolled out through the bunkroom.
Slower prey to 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?"
II had to-"
Rot, Larry! You played into
Fresno's 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?"
1T will do you good to get some
sleep, Wally."
But don't want to sleep!" cried
the exasperated sutton. II want to
make love. Do you think ! came all
the way from New York to sleep? I
can do that at Yale"
Take it from me, DO, you've got
plenty of time to win that dame. Eight
hours is workin' day anywhere"
Glass chuckled. 1.-THE whole thing is
q hit. Look at this joint, for instance"
He took in their surroundings with q
comprehensive gesture. 1T looks about
as much like gymnasium as look
like contortionist. Why don't you
get Morris chair and mandolin"
There are two reasons" said Speed.
First, 1t takes an athlete
to get out of Norris chair; and. sec
ond, q mandolin has proved to be
many young HAL run
Glass examined the bow of ribbon
upon the lonesome piece of exercising
apparatus.
1T looks like the trainin. stable for
the Colonial Danes. What . yelp this
place would be to Covington or any
other athlete"
1T 10 not an athletic gymnasium"
speed snlleo az ne ngnted cigarette.
1T is romantic gymnasium. AZ
Socrates once observed"
Socrates! I'm hep to him." Glass
quickly Il trained .
Greek professor once and got wised
up on all that stun. Socrates was the
the Hemlock Kid"
Exactly! As Socrates, the Hem
lock Kid, deity put it, in hoe sigma
ture vintage"
II don't get you"
That is archaic Scandinavian, and,
means, Love cannot thrive
without her. bower
mo answer to that telegram yet,
eh?"
Hardly time"
Better wire Covinston again. hadn't
you? Mebbe he didn't get it,"
Il promised Mrs. keap that I would,
out Speed lost himself abruptly
n speculation, for he did not know ex-
Ictly how to manage this unexpected
OF one thing only was
10 certain; 1t would require some
bought.
"say, Wally. suppose Covington
lon't Gomez"
Then l shall sprain my ankle"
aid the other. Hello! What in the
world
Still Bill Slower and Willie cane into
he room carrying an armful of lunl-
'er. Behind them followed Carara
nth huge wooden tub, and Cloudy
olling kerosene barrel"
Where do you want It, gents"
inquired the foreman.
Where do we want wbat!"
THE shower-bath.". !
"Shower- / didn't order 4 shower.
ath!"
"No; but we aim to make 1t as pleas
mt for you as we can
III there 10 anything abhor, it's q
exclaimed the athlete.
"You just got to have one. Mr..
resno said all this gymnasium lacked {
as showerbath, pair of scales,
nd a bulletin board. He said you'd
Ire need bath after workin' that {
We amt got no !
Gales, nor no board. but we'll toggle Z
p some sort Of a bath for you. The r
maxim squirter to go {
4 the bar1.' F
Very we'll, put it wherever. you F
ish. l sha'n't use it,
II wouldn't overlook nothin', if I :
as you," said Willie, in even milder g
mes that Slower had used.
you overwhelm me with these lit r
= attentions" retorted Mr. Speed. 3