The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-02-04

might be proud, thirty-one with mus.
scles like springs and eyes like the
eagles. But they played no basket,
ball; they tossed no baseball; they
patted no hand ball; they clicked no
billiard ball-becanse King Kleagie
had denied them admission into the
gymnasium until their cases were dis.
posed of. Say, fellows" he drawled,
Il hate to live in the death cell so
long. Why not give the order at once
Shoot 'em at sunrise? If my folks
have received the blue letter No re.
turn after Christmas should hear
from them by now Then turning to
McCordel. Mac, would you run down
the corridor and see if there is any
mail for me?" E - =t +
There was no home mail for Ray;
but Mac returned with two letters for
himself. Neither of these two. were
from home either, because zone was
from a hallowed young lady who sign
ed herself Your dear sister, and she
wasn't; the other was bill from an
unhallowed restauranteur who signed
himself, your dear friend and he
wasn't, either mo information
yet" he confided after perusing the
letters, one rather more Interestingly,
than the other. I'VE committed the
crime Thanksgiving Day and here it
is the tenth OF December and no de-
cision yet. Axiom has it that the
wheels of Justice grind slowly, but I
think the transmission is broken com.
pletely"
Then Mccormick spoke strongly,
for a strong heart beat in a strong
frame. Il object to your nomencla-
ture, Mac. You call it a crime. Where
was the crime? / for one would re-
peat the act today were the occasion
to demand it,
And thirty-one young men of steely
muscles and sharp eye cried, AYE,
aye .
However, Macs remark had in some
manner cast gloom over the situa-
ton. And / had intended entering a
law school in six months" ruminated
kilderry.
And the seminary" followed up
Doc.
"And was to join in dads busi-
ness from another.
Their witticisms had evidently only
been cloak for depressed, feelings,
for after all it was difficult for them to
adjust themselves to this unexpected
turn in the road.
In order, therefore, to Judge rightly
of their guilt, we will go back a few
weeks to a memorable event in re
People VS.. Students.
The football season of St. Bona's
had not been overly successful. For
the first time in their history the grid
iron heroes had sought opponents be-
yond their immediate surroundings
only to discover too late they were not
in the friendliest element. Notori-
ously such was little college town.
named Lennon, whose sole boast for
public applause was it's football aggre-
cation. A defeat of AZ to 0 only en-
Uttered Lennox the more, and shortly
afterwards all sorts of rumors were
carried to st. Bona's about the man.
ner in which the score would be even
ed at the return game, Thanksgiving
Day. Then came wilder reports of an
inner clique which had infected the
Lennox players to such an extent that
they would stop at nothing, fair or
foul. to win the coming game on their
own campus.
When Father Joseph heard of the
threats. he immediately issued an or.
der that none but players could travel
to outside towns for the remainder of
the season. The. entire staff saw the.
wisdom OF the command, for an en-
thusiastic rooter can often by one
word infiane an opposing faction to
war heat. st. Bona's by no word or
act should be the ''casns helli." The;
players we're advised Just to make