The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-10
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What do you Think"
| Slower mopred the sweat from his
brow.
Cant we time him with a ordinary
| wateh?" ..
Sure. We can take yours. 1t won't
be exact, but"
II 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. reassurinsly; then
hearing the object Of their discussion
approaching with his trainer, the two
stroiied out through the bunkroom,
Slower prey to q newborn suspicion,
Fresno mAsing to himself that dipfo-
macy was not q lost art.
You're fine friend, you are!"
Speed exploded, when he and Glass
were inside the gymnasium. What
made you say 'yes?'"
II had to-"
Ret Larry! You played into
Fresno's hands deliberately. Now I've
got to spend my evenings in bed while
he sits in the hammock ard 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 suitor. Il want to
make love. Do you think l came all
he 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
hit Look at this joint, for instance"
He took in their surroundings with a
comprehensive gesture 1T looks about
as much like gymnasium as l look
ike a contortionist. Why don't you
get a Morris chair and mandolin
There are two reasons" said Speed,
'acetiously. First, it takes an athlete
10 get out of Morris chair: and. sec
ond, a mandolin has proved to be
many young mans ruin"
Glass examined the bow of ribbon
apon 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"
ut is not an athletic gymnasium"
Speed smiled as he lighted a cigarette
1T is romantic gymnasium. Al
Socrates once Observed
Socrates! I'm hep to him." Glass
interrupted, quickly. II trained a
Greek professor once and got wise6
up on all that stuff Socrates was the
the Hemlock Kid"
Exactly! AS Socrates, the Hem
lock Kid, deftly put it, in hoe sigma
ture vintage"
Il 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?"
Il promised Mrs Keap that I 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
Sill Bill Slower and Willie came into
the room carrying an armful of lum
Der. Behind them followed Carars
with huge wooden tub, and Cloudy
rolling a kerosene barrel"
where do you want it, gents?"
inquired the foreman.
Where do we want what?"
"The shower-bath."
Shower l didn't order a shower
bath"
mo; but we aim to make it as pleas
ant for you as we can"
eff there is anything abhor, it's a
shower bath" exclaimed the athlete.
you just got to have one. Mr..
Fresno said all this gymnasium lacked
was a showerbath. a pair of scales,
and a bulletin board. He said you'd
sure need a bath after workin' that
chest-developer. We amt got nc
scales, nor no board, but We'll toggle
up some sort of bath for you. The
blacksmith's maxim a squirter to go
on the barl.'
=. VERY we'll, put it wherever you
wish. I sha'n't use it."
81 wouldn't overlook nothin', if
was you," said Willie, in even milder
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?"
1--WE thought you might do hun.
dred yards agin time"
MIX" interpcsed Glass, hurriedly.
IT can't let him overdo at the start.
Besides, we amt got no stop-watch."
Il got a reg'ar watch" said Willie,
"and l can catch you pretty close.
We'd admire to see you travel some.
Mr.. Speed"