The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
EDWARD DAVIS.
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school in the beautiful vailcy ~
! virginia; and she actually yrinned ut
| me when Miss Grayson herself. very
Kali, very SLIM and very sincere. told
me to room with Mary Morson.
arrived at the school tired from
( my ionS journey from Colorado Miss
/ Grayson received me like an aid
! friend. said she had received n,m,.,,
ietter' and after lecturinK me kindi,
| on what kind OF students were exnected
! or overly, called a servant To convov
/ my trunk to Mary's room, telling mo
would never get lonely with her ay
/ n roommate
Hhd did not, After I had rested
few moments. learned her name ana
age (Which was the same Az MIN
seventeen and unpacked my trunk.
! ! learned from her tina, adjacent TO
| overly was boys military school. tho
| Keats University.
| from our campus VIC had good
| view OF theirs, ana what else was ia
o. seen only discovered later on. ana
| very slowly, with the aid OF Nary's
| field glasses
! Though was one OF tho Youngest
! F'ria IN the school had ACQUIRED
au''o :, bIt or strength ana muscle from
knocking about the States win three
/ brothcrs, the youngest Of which was
clsht years younger than j. for my
IHF chuins; and in less than "A month
was assigned a position ON our
football eleven. had hcco,na 49,
pu"'hted with all the girls at overly
/ by that time. and a great many ~,
me "oNs at Keats Two I'm partIcuIa,.
was chuininy with: Frank Dcvoe.
VINO could dance better than any boy
az IN" academy and Joe Burnside loo
i'aa mass OF auburn hair ana blue
gray eyes. anG temper what "A tom,
/ per. ] ALWAYS ginpl.I D.
TO during the recreation hou- ~ho:.
! We would all gather n, the hedge fcnc.
mat separated tho campuses
Hnt am letting Joe take mo away
from my story. which is no; about him
at all 0Is tho vipcr
our foothail eleven Was "a Ono team.
eleven tall. muscular piIls yh, could
Kick goal as well as any boz ,,nd
We also had eleven good substitutes
VINO could take our place In time al
need The l. eats team wne "a rood oua
100. but We swellcd vislblv Win prI..
as We looked at our own ranks Ana
one day we challenged them TO =
game
Miss cirayson did not approve ~ II.
and neither did any at III. racul,,
but they were always Ina favor Of the
g!IIs enjoying themselves, and seeing
tina; the challenge had been given ami
accepted, they SaNc their consent. a,.,i
we were happy set that met I'm tho
/ itcld for practice.
Things seemed to be coming our WAY.
indeed. Joe. their right tackle. hal nos
heen well for long time. and w,s
finally sen, 10 the hospital ana BON
Clancy, their captain was clumsy
enough TO fall down the barrack stairs
ON the morning OF the day the game
vas 10 take place, and spraincd his
ahk!t. one hour before the game
Frank i'cvoe came running from Eob's
ward to tell me that a young man
who arrived AT Keats only the da,
before. ma declared himself a fond
at the game. and volunteered 10 can
tain the team.
We girls We're wild with delight. and
headed BY our captain, Nan Fairfax.
reached the field in high spirits.
pride myself ne looked quito natty in
our navy blue skirts sweaters and
boomers. with the initial OF our team
In baby blue Awfully becoming to
us blonde girls. and / viii say right
here that | am Blonde In n short
time the Keats eleven came crowding
over the field They looked very nice
IN their orange and blue uniforms. bat
about fifty yards away th@y stopped
ana seemed TO be having a violent ar
gument. Then they came on over So
slowly. and about twenty yards away
they paused and in all my life ! have
never seen more miserable, discon-
tented group OF faces.
whats the matter Keats?" we
called, and we did not have to wait
long for an answer. Frank Devoe
came toward us with strange man in
football attire, which We took i'm
mediatcly for the new captain. He
must have been about twenty two or
twcnty-tnrec, older than the Oldest
boy at Keats. and handsome! say
Apollo wasn't In 1t with him. Six net
OF good American muscle and slim and
straight rs an arrow. with thick wavy
hair and such sombre black eyes thar
had way of dancing al times like ::
bit Of sunshine pccping through Il
cloud
NAN" said Frank frowning deeply
this is our substitute captain" and
then, more formally. Miss Fairfax,
Captain Vandcvedder, he wishes To
81 eal; to you
The new captain shook her hand
warmly and began: Miss Fairfax.
words cannot describe the pleasure
would have felt under any other cir
cumstances at meeting such n nice
looking group OF girls" His fine eyes
ran over our team ana rested for
moment on nc. a moment in which
nushcd to the neck of my sweater and
stepped behind Nora Brown.
II did not know he went on. until
saw YOU standing here. that our OPP
ponents were ladies. Football is n
rough game. you know, and-wel
never struck lady in my life and L
am not going to 10 1t now"
Traitor" Kissed one Of the Keats
Toys, but he Immediately sopelched
him. and into the substitute ca;Hain.s
eyes crept one OF his rare smiles
Boys" no said. with wave of hand
II hate to disappoint you but the game
is called off, and with how to n.
he walked away.
CTo be continued)
F., Composed by
HARRY Z. CHADWICK
Care WILLIAM