The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-11

crafty lift Of his brows and q shrug.
II thought so-at first"
Slower wheeled upon him abruptly.
whats wrong?"
"Oh, nothing"
After q pause the foreman remarked,
vaguely: Hes the intercollegit cham
peen Of Yale"
"Oh no. hardly that, or would
have heard of him."
"Ain't 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 have my doubts"
Good Lord!" moaned Slower. weak
ly.
HE may be the best sprinter in the
country, mind you. but I'll lay a little
bet that he can't run q hundred yards
without sustenance."
without what?"
"Sustenance-somet 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
matte this race pay or play q 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. Its
none Of my business" said he. with q
careless shrug.
IL guess I'll tell Willie and the
boys" vouchsafed Bill apprehensively.
mo! no! Don't breathe q 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, l
wish he hadn't broken my stop-watch."
ID 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 arel'
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 som.
sleep. Wally."
But l don't want to sleep!" criet
the exasperated sutton. II want t.
make love. Do you think l came n
the way from New York to sleep?
can do that at Yale"
Take It from me. Bo. you've go
plenty Of time to win that dame. Eigh
hours 10 q workin' day anywhere
Glass chuckled. 1.-THE whole thing /,
} hit. Look at this Joint. for instance
He took In their surroundings with !,
comprehensive gesture. 1T looks abou
- much like a gymnasium a. I lool
like . contortionist. Why don't 70,
t get Morris chair and q mandolin ?''
There are two reasons" said Speed
! facetiously. First. 1t takes an athlet.
to get out of Morris chair; and, sec
:. ond. a mandolin has proved to b,
I many q young mans ruin"
Glass examined the bow of ribbon
r upon the lonesome piece Of exercising
( apparatus.
1T looks like the trainin. stable TO
Q the Colonial Danes. What yelp thi
q place would be to Covington or an!
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