Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-14
Here's one you fellows didn't get a

chance to SALT" / said.
Some fellow back of me snickered,
put nobody laughed, ana all of a sud-
den it occurred to me that / would
have given a lot more money than 1
mad not to have said that. Nobody
salo anything. n l stood around and
whistled a minute to show the whole
crowd that they could go to grass, in
dividually or collectively. just as they
pleased. 1 turned around and walked
over and examined the teams sweaters.
After that l went up the field and
looked critically At the sunset, and
then went away M walked around
the town q while. l felt awfullv funny
something like a cat that has killed
a canary 1 couldn't understand it. 1
was too big q man to feel that way.
And Yet, was 1?
L didn't want to go up to the house
for dinner that night because | didn't
feel %sociable, and 1 finally decided to
go down to Mark Smiths room and
eat supper With him. / would have to
nelp get 1t and it would be a lot of
run. Anyway. 1 hadn't seen much of
Mark for quite a while, and l didn't
VAN nm to think 1 was feeling super
LOT: so l bought a pie and some stuff
ana Went up to Marks room and told
MN re- come to supper, and for him
10 get !. zig hustle on and get it ready
and 1 would help. We had a nice sum
per and 1 felt better. Mark was feel
ing great because he had a chance at a
laundry agency that would net him 81
a week n let him go to a boarding
Uiuo' ana we had a jolly old visit. Mark
was square. anyway, and a lot more
oi d FELLOW than some Of the blueiays
L was trotting with. He had depth and
understanding. and it was with per
Iect confidence that I told him about
lhe insult 1 had gotten tina afternoon.
! to put 1t up to him as strong
~ as could. so I old him the whole
thimg l. felt about it and every
eillg. Now I asked when had
finished, what do you think 7 had
better do?" a
Mark was busy darning a sock and
evidently thinking the thing over
but when 1 asked him he looked mn
~ l wouldn't worry about It," he
break now and then" g
~ Know it," I said eagerly.
Professor Tfmmons isn't a bad fol-
low" aid Mark. '"o ie'-
No" said generously. He's q real
good old chap" ieai
.lf You Went up to him before class
t tbno mf n apologized he'd laugh at
1 felt like a man who had been aim
ing at a bear With an old rustv g,,n
ana mad had 1t shoot backward
Me- I gasped. Apologize"
Is an In a flash. Mark was on the
oenel size, too. 1t made me so mad in
e seeGno tina 1 could have bitten
slTa was eo O. ! out Of the map.
you're pretty smart" / said Io snn rnink
lngly, but you can 70 chase vo,,r-
selves. I'm through with YOU"
LOO pad" said Mark. He was
.augnlns. That made me madden If
b bsniple, l struck out blindly. rive
said. You don't seem to have annre-
clated 1t. I'll just bid you good night"
took my hat. l thought that wo,ld
land Marx, for I was the most infi,,-
entail friend he had. I didn't really
mean to go, at heart. But he got up
and opened the door for me. y
Come back when it's all over.
PeteS," he said soberly, "and Ri be
glad to see you"
whats coming to YOU in the next
few months" he said soberly.
oh, go to thunder!" 1 said, and
went out. N
It was after 10 and l was tired. l
went straight home. Four or five of
the fellows Were sitting in the smok
ing room downstairs, which was Pc
cullar, because 1t was against the rules
In study hours. When / came in they
all Jumped up and Saunders went to
n stairs.
Here he is. fellows" he said. Come
"Sit down." said Saunders to me.
Il don't want to-" ] said s%ullenly. I'm
going to bed"
He took me without a word and sat
me on the davenport. l struggled and
cussed him.. but Hogboom and Allen
came over n sat beside me. They
We're on the football squad, and l was
up with men. Suddenly wasn't in
my own chapter house with my low
Ing brothers. I seemed to be in a
court OF justice.
Whats the matter? Somebody
dead?" l asked, just 10 show them that
l wasn't impressed.
Shut up. freshman" said Saunders,
who was president that year. 1--WE
don't want you to talk except when
we tell you to. We're tired of you and
we're going to try to improve you a
good deal so you will be fit to have
around the house"
IF you don't want to have me around
the house you don have tot said
%sullenly.
Saunders wen over to the door and
opened 1t. Want to g5?" he asked
me.
TT suddenly occurred to me that
was perfectly crazy to stay. But 1 was
nightly uncomfortable where l was
What's the matter with me?" l asked
twisting my hat around in my hands
Whats the matter with him, fell
lows?" asked Saunders.
Hes fresh" said Bailey. He had
been one of my best friends.
He's darned fresh" said Whipple,
He had proposed my name to the
Banjo club.
Hes SO fresh that the other frats
are asking us If he lets US sleep in the
house nights?" said Allen. who had