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Il "Rah-Rah- -Rah! Camdenl' War
len! Warren. . Warrenl' Camden's
1adest inhabitants could not remember
A finer !Thankselv sday-suhny and
1ry. and the big yellow chrysanthe-
ilums Herman Seidler, .Camden's for
1t, had brought to perfection in his
greenhouses near the football grounds,
&uivered under the volume Of yells OF
The boosters Of the rival teams. .>
4!Camden and Warren colleges had
taken up athletics In general and foot
tall In particular "a little late in life;
Defhaps for hlsaareas0n their ~enthu-
otasm was all the greater. - !:
u And nearest the two warning teams
were the two most enthusiastic foot
hhll men in Camden -town-ABranham:
1iker, the young professor Of Greek In
camden college. and Clement Sea.
kookkeeper. for Grimes ( Quincy, the
ohmden wholesale grocers.
y Seas enthusiasm was OF sthe silent
variety. o.. Though his blue eyes saw
STery move, he stood as. quiet as a
vost. But Riker's black eyes flashed; =
HIS dark, Spanish-looking face 9glowed'
Ar giowered as his team scored or lost.
u Pretty Jane: Fithian, the daughter
u the professor Of mathematics,
watched the two enthusiasts rather
man the game. q worried expression
1Rsher hazel eyes. ~ .~ :-.,s5s5. II.
Clement Sea loved her-that she
knew, and Riker was going to tell
Her this evening that he loved her.
Which did she care for7 Clement
had never asked her to marry him ):
Ae had not even called on her since
Professor Riker had been going out
With her 80 much, but 1t wasn't that
he didn't wish to-but because he be-
nexed she loved Riker. That, too, Jane
knew. t...2 o.
r. she accepted Riker she would
ns the envy of the other girls Of the
anWn Most any Of them would think
sAey were lucky to marry a college
professor that looked like Branham
mixer. -----~s*-' =: =. \, +.
cut driving the day before in Rik-
sr's new car, Jane saw Clement, re-
ssased from his afternoons work,
watching the teams at practice.
.'I9s- bit queer to see a sissy in
serested in football" Riker re-
marked. "~,~.-.--...
"indeed Clement Sea is no sissy I"
itSdl n
Raker, laughed. "Well, anyway,
asp. the. kind that gets henpecked
altsr: marriage and tells everything
~ knows to hfs;wifeyi" .,-T -
-: Jane. laughed bit unwillinsly.
ut 4under~the spell Of his fascination
Aar resentment soon died.
Warren / Warren r The yell was
uuder. more exnitant thai. eyer..ss,A.,
crowd Oft viASltoPss M from ISL Warren
waved Wnrren's colors. red ana blue:
he white and" yellow Of Camden,
40. waved defantly, but 1t was evi-
3snt that Camden was playing q los
ngtgame. Then. the. ugly thing hap
aeneds: ~~,s.ass sE&. 49,. -.
The spscta tors hadf crowded up
dose. Jane and one ,otlfer only saw
4 srseden mad act. The next instant
lie game was won by Warren. When
sshes "wounded". were helped on the
Aertl. 1t was found that the coach OF
ne Warren team was suffering from
fhree fractured ribs. When the
xoung man was treated at the home
xEpresident Sayre, black and blue
znots were found on his side, inflict-
aa,byr the hard heel Of a: shoe not In
~ game and not by. accident. Who
.lid TT ~@l>c: $~.-.-
Jane Fithian could have told. Jane,
vho. in the twinkling Of an eye, had
had the cobwebs of fancy swept from
Rer brain and the illusions Of attrac-
tive personality, unnccompanied by de-
esnt self.control, dlspelled.
The college president entertained the
xi6nfne team at dinner, and at two
o'clock feast, held at the home OF the
Hnsiish professor, Shelby Frederick,
ntEer was one Of the guests; Jane
N1thiau, an animated creature, with
arflliant flags of color In her cheeks
another.
Soon after the guests left the dining
.eom Jane sought her young hostess IN
~ dressing room.
~You're not going, janet" she ex'
stained in surprise. Are you for
asftfng we're all going for moonlight
rnae this evening-and-and isn't Pro-
s,esor Riker taking you" -.
-pve got to 60 home, Elsie," Jane an
zrered. 'They're all dining out
sAere's nobody there. and rye just re
1embered something I-perhaps I will
serne back after q while.."
Vet Upton take you In the car Il
Ysu must 20, Jane" her friend suggest
sa Jane shook her. brown head.
ssNo, 1 want to walk" ,sgs
TIN behind on my work since ~
aeen losing sleep Of night. I've 60
~ 10 to. the onlce now and begin
nlsae afternoons work" Jane hat
aeard a man say in refusing din
0er invitation at the grounds tha