The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
Bill Halliday, Exile, Learns
a Thing or TlDo About
PpotecIu1ics and Wins
His Hedrfs Desire.

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X as the door opened He stared at his
- father who. blinking a little. came In
Mr.. Halliday was IN evening dress; he seemed
TO be vastly surprised s. was Bill; he
hadn't supposed that his mother and father
would be back from the theater for another
hour. They must have seen the light IN his
window. be rs - ed, bitterly; that was what
had h-aN- HIM That he had forgotten to
lock his door didn't matter.
Bad ror your eyes, reading In bed said
Mr.. Halliday. -YoH mother tells me she's
spoken to you about IT befure-
He came ovr and sat down beGsde Bill
He wasn't aD%ay; he did, speak harshly.
1t surprised Bill a good -. that it should
be his father, rather ina his mother, who
had como to deal wit him. He saw very
little of his father. and didn't know him well:
that man Of great Affairs had little time for
his SON
What's this?- said Mr.. Halliday. He
picked up the paper covered book Bill had
been reading "HeIloI- he said. and stared
down at the boy. more surprised than ever.
-Spalding's Football Guide!" Swift sus-
p4ClOu C<A41lc AulO cycS- dhNehc4
book under the covers? Nick Carter
er-?--His memory failed.
mo. sir!" said Bill. III was just read
ing about the teams at home, Father! Yale
had a great team last year! That Coy-he
kicked two goals against Harvard Did you
know that? Eight points. that was. They
don't count the same way in America that
we-I mean hat they do here. do they1-
Il believe not" said Mr.. Halliday. It's
a different sort Of game, Bill
1t must be- There aren't but eleven on .
team. instead of ifteen-ifke soccer, that Is.
Soccer's a nun game, though It's more
like rugger, isn't It, Fsther-at home. I
mean?-
Yes You'd better get to sleep now.
though. Bill He picked up the book: stood
looking uncertainty down at his SON
Father-let me keep that book please!
won't read any more tonight. If you will
I promise But it's not mine
Mr.. Halliday dropped the book at onca
where did get it. Bin?-
TED Little lent it to me-
who's her
He was a new boy last term He's from
Chicago. Father. He's going home next
summer. He's going to Princeton Fa~
ther-
-wen7-
when are we going home, We've been
over here an awful long time, haven't we7-
"why-I don't know. Bill Mr.. Halliday
said. slowly. you've been here most Of your
life, haven't you7 I have a good deal to do
here And your mother isn't wen IN
America We may stay here
"Always?- Bill had to tight to keep from
choking Father want to go home I
want to go to Princeton And Ted says-hs
says ought to go to Lawrenceville or some
school ike that for a year. anyway. first
Wen have to see, boy" said Mr.. HaIlk
day. slowly. your mother thinks you can
get a better education here She's talked
70 me about sending you to Oxford A good
many of the boys at school are going there,
aren't they!-
But they're English. Father And I'm
American
We'll. wen have to see.- said Mr.. Harll
day again We've settled down here, you
see. Bill And it's where we came from, in
the beginning There have always been
HaIidays near swathltns. ever since the
time Of william the Conqueror"
Il don't care!- said BID -And-I don't
believe you do, either. Father! Weren't
there Hanidays IN washington's army. too?"
You bet- said Mr.. Halliday, before he
thought IT'S pretty late, RHl Your moth
ern be looking for me II don't put out your
light. Good night. boy. Wen talk about
these things some other time
Good night Father said Bill And
when he was alone, In the dark, he sighed
He wished he could talk 10 his father
really talk to him The way Ted Little did
to his He had lunched with Ted and Mr..
Little one day, and gone to a cinema after
ward. And Mr.. Little had talked about base
bail and things Bill hadn't been able to un-
derstand at all. until, later. Ted had ex-
planned About Giants, and Cubs. and White
sox and Tigers,
It was a long time before Bill slept that
night, even though the light was out, and
he kept his word about reading any more.
He wanted to go home He had wanted
that for q long time but lately since Ted
Little and Jim Murray. who lived in New
York. had disputed violently with Ted, b.
cause he was going to Yale, had come to
school IT had been worse
Ted Little, who had never played cricket
In his Life. had been on the first eleven, and
every one expected him to be ON the first
fifteen. too. NEXT term. Bill hoped to get his
cap, too: he had 3een three quarter on the
second fifteen . year earlier. Ted had
amazed every one with his bowling. He
could make ban curve in the air before IT