The Lamar register., 1913-06-25
This erubsIInser Thinks He Can


our wages and all the loose gear we
have, and in burst of childish en-.
thusiasm we put up-the talking-m ma.
chine"
"A photograph"
Yes. An Echo Photograph" said
Miss Chaplin.
"Of New York and Paris" said Sto-
YER
Our boys won It from this very
Centipede outfit at a bronco busting
tournament in Cheyenne"
wyoming" Slower made the loca,
ton definite.
The Centipede crowd. took their
defeat badly on Frontier Day, and
swore to get even"
And was Humpy Joe defeated?"
asked Helen.
Was he?" Still Bill shook his head
sadly. and sighed for third time. at
looked like he was running backward,
miss"
But really he was only beaten q
foot. 1t was a wonderful race. / saw
it," said Jean. 1T made me think OF
the races at college,"
Miss Blake puckered her brows try.
ing to think.
Joseph" she said. mo, don't
think have seen him"
Stovers lips met grimly. 81 don't
reckon you have. miss. Since that
race he has been hard to descry. He
passed from view hurriedly, SO to
speak, headed toward the foothills,
and leaping from crag to crag like the
hardy shamrock of the Swiss Alps"
Miss Blake giggled. What made
him hurry so?"
-'Usl"- Slower gazed at her solemn
ly. I'VE amt none of us been the
same since that foot-race. You see,
1t amt the financial value of that
Echo Photograph. nor the double
cross that hurts: it's the fact that the
mangiest outfit in the Territory has
trimmed us out of the one thing that
stands for honor and excellence and
scientific attainment as the Judge
said when we won 1t. That talking
machine meant more to us than you
Eastern folks can understand,
reckon"
''If l were you | would cheer up"
said Miss Blake. kindly, and with
some Importance. Miss Chaplin has
a college friend coming this week. and
he can win back your trophy"
Slower glanced up at Jean quickly.
rs that right, Miss Chaplin"
HE can IL he WILL" Jean asserted
Can he rum"
He is the intercollegiate CHAMPION"
declared that young lady. with proud
dignity.
And do you reckon he'd run for
us and the Echo Photograph of New
York and Paris. If we framed a race?
It's an honorl"
But Miss Chaplin recalled her
brothers caution of the day before,
and hesitated.
IL don't think he would. You see,
he is an amateur-he might be out of
training"
"The ideal" exclaimed Miss Blake.
Indignantly. "If Culver won't run. I
know who Will" She closed her lips
firmly, and turned to the foreman.
"You tell your friends that wen see
you get your trophy back"
Helen, L"
'T mean It'll" declared Miss Blake,
with spirit
Slower bowed loosely. THANK you,
miss. The very thought of It will cheer
up the gang. Life round here Ii
blacker n a spade flush. l think I'll
tell Willie" He shambled rapidly on
around the house.
Helen dear, ! don't want Culver
to get mixed up in this affair" ex-
planned Miss Chaplin, as soon as they
we're alone IT'S all utterly foolish.
Jack doesn't want him to, either"
Very we'll. If Culver doesn't feel
that he can beat that cook running. 1
know who will try. Mr.. Speed will do
anything l ask. It's shame the way
those men have been treated"
But Mr.. Speed isn't Splinter"
Indeed" Miss Blake brldled. per
haps Culver Coyington isn't the only
athlete in Yale College. I happen to
know what I'm talking about"
Il don't think he will consent when
he learns the truth"
q assure you" said Miss B1aka.
sweetly, "he will be delighted"