Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-07-31

renee which settled when the teams
scattered out In readiness. Princeton
kicked, on. and the ball sailed high
ward flight saw 1.-the, gaunt shad-
ow of a man racing toward it and
recognized my boy. had lost his
position for the moment, but knew
that hungry, predatory stride which
devoured the feeting yards as If he
were thing of the wind. He was of
with the ball in the hollow Of his arm,
back into the heart of his enemies,
lodging, darting, 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. He 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 heard Alicia Hartman gasp as
| II some nan6 nau~ Deen removed from
her throat. And then the crowd gave
tongue.
From that time on 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
nan, as a wonderful, well oiled piece
of machinery, and they scored. All
| through the first 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 Carthagin1an
cohorts up to the gates of Rome with
the same irresistible progress, showing
withal the military genius of a Chief
Joseph. He was indefatigable, mag
nidcent, and he tied the score.
ut was a grand exhibition of cool
ness and courage, for he was every
where, always alert and ready, and it
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 away with it,
scattered field ahead of him.
81 dare say you have heard about
that run, for it occurred in the last
three minutes Of play and is famous
in football annals to this day. 1t was
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 bleachers was on his feet at the
finish, senseless, screaming demon
saw Alicia straining forward, hel
face like chalk, her very lips blanched
her whole high strung body a-quiYer
Her eyes were distended, and in them
saw a 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: Pr
"'You see, Doc. the girls mad. It's
awful-awful / don't know what t.
do"
''The press had separated her from
us bit, so answered.: Get her away
quick, no matter how or where! Use
force If you have to, but get her away
and keep her away. I'll see him to
night
at guess it's our only chance, mum
bled the old fellow. I'll kidnap he
and take her to Europe. It's awfuly
Il didn't go back to the city will
them, but said goodby at the running
board of their machine, finding mex
morning that the father had taken m!
advice and that they had sailed unex
pectedly for an indefinite stay abroad
81 spent that evening with Running
Elk, who seemed glad to see me. HI
asked all about his people, told me o
his progress and spoke lightly of hi
victory that day. Sound him as
would, L could elicit no mention o
Alicia Harman's name. He WASH
much of talker anyhow, and at las
was forced to bring up the Subjec
myself, whereupon the silence of hi
forefathers fell upon him, and all b.
did was listen. told him forcibl,
that any thoughts Of her were ridicu
lous and impossible.
why? said he.
81 told him a thousand reasons why
recounted them cruelty, upfeelingly
but he made no sign to me. AS a mat
ter Of fact, don't think he under
stood them any more than he under
stood the affair itself. He appeared t
be blinded and confused by the splen
dor of it all. She was so glorious, s
different, SO mysterious to him tina
he had lost all perspective. Recogniz
ing this, descended to materia
things which knew he could grasp.
81 paid for your education said ]