The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-11-21
ence which settled when

bcaltefeu out IN readiness. IN
kicked on, and the ball sailed high
and far. As IL settled I'm its down.
ward flight / saw Il 1.-THE. gaunt shad-
ow OF n man racing toward IL and
recognized my boy. ! had lost his
position for the moment. but | knew
that hungry predatory stride which
Geyoured the ileeting yards as IL he
were thing OF the wind. He was Off
with the ball IN the hollow OF his arm.
back into the heart OF his enemies,
lodging. darling, leaping, twisting. al
ways advancing. They tore his inter
ference from him, and yet he pene-
trated their ranks like an elusive. quiv-
ering beam OF light which none Of
them might lay hands upon. lie was
running free when tackled. and his as
sailant launched himself with such
savage violence that the sound OF
their impact came TO US distinctly. AS
he fell l heard Alicia Hartman gasp as
IL some hand had been removed from
her throat And then the crowd gave
tongue.
From that time OH to the finish OF
the game my eyes seldom left Run
ming Elk and then only TO shoot quick
glances at my companions.
Although the skill OF the young
Sioux overtopped that OF all the 9th
ers, the opposing team played as one
man, as wonderful. we'll oiled piece
OF machinery, and they scored. All
through the hrst half Yale struggled
to retaliate. but at the intermission
had not succeeded.
I'm the second half OF the game the
son OF a Sioux chief led the men OF
ELI as Hannibal led his Carthaginian
cohorts up TO the gates OF Rome with
the same irresistible progress, showing
withal the military genius OF Chief
Joseph. He was interchangeable. mag
nificent, and he tied the score.
1T was grand exhibition Of cool
ness and courage, for he was every
where. always alert and ready, and II
was he who won the game finally.
There came some sort Of tumble,
too fast for the eye TO follow, and
then the ball rolled out OF the scrim-
mage. Before we knew what had hap.
pened Running Elk was a way with IT,
a scattered field ahead OF him.
81 dare say you have heard about
that run. for 1t occurred in the last
three minutes OF play and is famous
Ia football annals TO this day. Ii was
a spectacular thing, apparently de.
vised by fate to make more difficult
the labors OF old Henry and me-
Every living soul on those high bank
ed Dleachers was on his feet at the
finish, senseless, screaming demon
/ saw Alicia stralning forward. her
face like chalk, her very lips blanched
her whole high strung body a-qulver
Her eyes were distended, and In them
| saw look which told me that this
was no mere childish within. that this
was more than the animal call OF
youth and sex. Running Elk had be-
come fetch to her
THE father must likewise have rec
ognized this, for as we passed out he
stammered into my ear:
"'You see, Doc the girls mad. It's
awful-awful! | don't know what to
dor
THE press had separated her from
us n bit, so | answered: Get her away,
quick. no matter how or where! Use
force IL you have TO, but get her away
and keep her away. I'll see him to-
night
az guess it's our only chance mum'
bled tho old fellow. III kidnap her
and take her to Europe It's awful?
IL didn't 60 back to the city with
them, but said goodby at the running
board OF their machine, finding next
morning that the father had taken my
advice and that they had sailed unex'
pectcdly for an indefinite stay abroad.
81 spent that evening with Running
Elk who seemed glad TO see me. He
asked all about his people, told me OF
his progress and spoke lightly OF his
victory that day. Sound him as
would, | could elicit no mention OF
Alicia IIarman's name. He wasn't
much OF talker anyhow, and az last
| was forced TO bring up the subject
myself, whereupon the silence or his
forefathers fell upon him, and all he
did was listen | told him fOrcibly
that any thoughts OF her were rdicu-
lous and impossible.
why? said he.
81 told him n thousand reasons why
recounted them cruelty, unfeelingly,
but he made no sign TO me. As mat
ter OF fact, l don't think he under.
stood them any more than he under.
stood the affair itself. lie appeared to
be blinded and confused by the splen-
dor OF Il all She was 80 glorious, 50
different. so mysterious 10 him tina;
he had lost all perspective RccogniZ
ing this, descended to material
things which | knew he could grasp.
~ paid for your education, said I
and IL Is almost over with. In a few
months you'll be turned out To make
your living. and then you'll encounter
this race prejudice | speak OF In q