The Washington herald., 1921-07-10

BY John D. Su,ain
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automobile containing four young men, sen
and heard chusEing along pleasant country
road. The year may be roughly indicated IN
saying that the popular body Of that season
had door letting into the rear Of the
tonneau.
In q stern silence, beftttns men on Q
solemn mission, a silence broken only By
the bsckfrins Of their engine, they pur-
sued their way past pleasant orchards and
sleek meadows until at length the clutch was
thrown cautiously out beside q stone wall,
beyond which q tall young man, with red,
peeled face and steady blue eyes, was driving
a pair from the iron perch Of his moving
machine
LIE PAID no attention 10 me party, buf
IL continued to guide with czIloused,
warty hands his steady blade down the long,
straight Evath. Not until Holcomb, no
longer clad In creamy dannels, but roughly
dressed In last seasons tweeds, came to
the wall and hailed him loudly did he stop
and look slowly UP.
Hey. there, Bemisi Wearing your ta
star todsyr'
The village policeman scanned the yisttors
with cool and intelligent eye. Then he
removed from his shirt front th. badge Of
once, dropping it into his overslls pocket.
To-day, / allow, I'm jest plain voter"
be said.
Ihe other nodded spprovingly.
Zone on over the wall to save me from
charge Of trespsxingi''
Bemis shook his head. 'T invit. you 30
make yourself at home" he said.
hoiconb took the wall without putting
hand to it
Fancy You know what I'm her, for"
he announced.
The farmer -ofbcer nodded. BE cast an
sppraising eye at the sun and over the uncut
section of his lot
Reckon there's time IL you don't stand
talkin' about it all day." and with the
words be climbed down from his seat and
SHE'D on his straw sunshade.
The youthful sportsmen sitting on the
wall declared 1t to be some scrap"
Their champion did not make the mistake
this time of hitting too soft Nor did he
make the far greater one of permitting Be-
mis- powerful talons to fasten themselves
upon him. He fought carefully yet savasely,
the full sense of his bitter wrong singing in
his arteries, the full weight Of his sinewy
frame behind his leads and crosses
Bemis had no science. he could only
hail away, trying with an indomitable pa
hence to come to a clinch at every oppor-
tunity. Nor was it possible for the college
man to avoid all of his wild lunges; but
these were less than tri6es TO one who had
had his face ground into many a frozen
November rridiron, and who had once hur-
died the heavy Ysie line five times in sue
cession for q touchdown.
There came q time when Bemis did not
rise after a knockdown; and the four
climbed back into their car and waited.
Presently the constable got unstesdily to his
fleet, staggered to his moving machine and
climbed with difficulty up to his iron perch.
''Giddap!" he said.
Ono week later Holcomb came alone and
on foot to the field where Bemis was work
ing, climbed over the wall and walked to his
machine, which was standing idle while be
oiled its gears.
He Strengthened up and looked into the
eyes Of his late antagonist, who stood with
extended hand.
With a slow smile he took Il in a Irip
that brought beads Of sweat on the football
mans forehead.
They were a pretty clean-looking pair oi
boys as they stood face to face, from oppo-
site social poles, but clear-eyed, wholesome,
red -blooded Americans from head to toe.
Ever think Of going to colleee?' Hol'
comb asked.
Bemis shook his head.
Whats the use Of thinking Of it,"
would your father let you IL you coult
arrange the financial end:''
Fathers dead; work for an uncie
BE wouldn't have nothin' to say about It
Ever play football?"
Bemis smiled.
.rCaptained the old academy team h'
year / graduated. Had a clean slate. too
Harvard freshies tied us-we Won all M
rest"
HIN! Now, what position did you play
Bemis?'
Right guard"
ND that is how Holconb brushed a"a'
n the one little mote in the gitterlng sun
shine of his content BY obtaining salts
factory substitute for the one position tha'
had worried him-ssid substitute oelne the
r., xbo had held the position regularly