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Evening star., 1925-11-29

Just came around to see YOU We're
all right" he said. and deferred eX-
plantations until later. lie had re
turned to the derelict lobster about
half an hour after her flight, which
he still found ineXplicable AS Edne
had surmised, the left hand branch of
the road had been the one to attract
him. The officiousness of Edna S res
cuer was what first struck Nicholas.
He kissed her, but it was with sense
of grievance. Edna went up to bed
with the corners of her mouth down
She had been naughty. Nicholas was
angry with her. She ought to have
waited beside the lobster, like Casa
blanca. Edna was a little ruffled, but
although she sighed and felt family
injured herself, she presently cheered
up. She had been downcast for so
many years that such gloom as she
now felt could not crush hes. And
for the rest of that night she thought
and dreamed of the invisible stranger.
1t WAS amusing enough to realize that
If she We're now to see Maurice Jeffer-
son she would not recognize him, ex.
cept for his Voice-eXcept for his
voice and the feeling she carried in
her heart.
Suddenly Nicholas made up his
mind to get married.
"Married"' exclaimed Edna. her
heart like stone. "Oh. but ] don't
want to get The thought was
horrible to her.
Yes, I know said Nicholas. Il
knew you'd say that. Girls always do
nice girls"
"Married?" To live alone with
NichoIaa-always without rest, with
out intermission? Strange how that
notion appalled, Edna. She was sur
prised at the disquiet within her
bosom. The thought was like an out
rage.
TT seems awful" she blurted out.
Does it?" remarked Nicholas coldly.
well, I'll think about it, You see
I've really got a lot of things to con
slider" She was prevaricating and
she thought Nicholas knew it.
"Everything-eXce me, 1t seems,
answered Nicholas, still coldly.
"Oh, Nicholas" she was reproach-
ful-and self.reproachful. Il do think
of you
well. fix the day" said Nicholas.
Edna shook her head. I'm frighten-
ed she said Nicholas. l wonder
if I ought To marry YOU
Nonsense" said Nicholas shortly.
"Ill be round for you Sunday"
X x * x
| RJE 10 MS WoFu, NicnoIdS cdiied
in the lobster that Sunday after
noon And as Edna prepared to
mount to Nicholas side another car, in
which We're seated two persons, came
slowly along the road. Another car?
Edna looked at the girl in the car,
at the tall driver, who was looking
at each house aS he pasSed ii ptyi.
ously in search of a particular num-
ber. No question crossed her mind,
but an absolute certainty. Her
heart told her that the car was Daisy
that the occupants were Maurice JEFF
ferSOn and his sister.
"Oh. we can't go" she cried to
Nicholas.
Cant go" exclaimed Nicholas. as
red as the lobster itself. What d'you
mean?"
The strange car was near them.
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80 far. But the next time they went
out he had plenty of petrol, and this
was the first of Il number of longer
iaunts. Under Edna's command. they
went farther and farther from home.
And it was one of these journeys
which made the whole difference to
the future life of both Edna and
Nicholas. 1t did not seem to prom
Use as much, but for all that it was
the beginning of whole series of
events.
The lobster was surprising him.
self. He had done it all day. They
had started out in the afternoon, and,
as, if the lobster would have his head.
they went on and on like the whirl-
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nostriis as if he defied them. There
were times when danger seemed to
threaten, when Edna instinctively put
out her hand and pressed her feet
hard upon the Holsters floor with
the object of stopping him and avert
ing an accident. And other times
she saw beautiful trees and meadows
flying past, and cows feeding, and
all sorts of hitherto almost unknown
joys of the country. She drew Mich
olas' attention once or twice to these
beauties, but he never raised his eyes,
which were fixed Sternly upon the
road before him, diverging only oc-
casionally to look at his speedometer-
"Forty five" he shouted once, and
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doctor point out tn Mr.. Burge the
necessity Of engaging at least ore
nurse to assist her.
Vera jefferson called one day and
brought fresh air into the house. She
went back and told her brother what
she had seen. and he came personally
the following evening. Edna could
not leave her mother.
Then Vera called gain.
Maurice drove over one evening TO
see YOU" said she, sharpeyed.
Drearilv Edna nodded her head. She
had no thought that she was being
observed.
II know" she answered.
There was such hopelessness in her
tone and such pain in her eyes that
Vera understood perfectly.
MRS. BURGE was dead The
A'A funeral had taken place, and
Edna was alone in the house for the
several succeeding days. She was
now bereft of all excuse for delay IT
the marriage and she had not the
spirit to fight. SO Nicholas had It all
his own way.
The date, then, was fixed, and
Nicholas was in negotiation Tor a
house They We're 10 live at hrst
however, with old Mr.. and Mrs, Hart
until such time as it should be con
yenient to Nicholas TO support the
entire burden of a new home. TO all
these things Edna agreed. She was
too tired to 10 anything but agree
one night, week after the bans
had been called for the first time
Edna sat alone in the house. Men
oIas had been and had gone. MI
Rl,rge was out And there came 9
ring at the door Edna, sitting by the
fire in her mothers old chair, heard
the ring without at first realizing
what it meant. Then, at last under
standing, she went TO the front door
and opened it. Her heart stood still
Nobody stood upon the doorstep, but a
small automobile was in the road.
Beside it was Maurice, who came
quickly to her side. Their greeting
was almost siIent-a handClasp and a
glance that told everything 10 both
of them. But there was more to be
said when they We're truly alone. 1t
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indicated the speedometer. Edna felt
afraid.
Upon the return journey they came
more slowly and by Il different route.
At one point Nicholas stopped his
engine, leaped out of the car and
walked twice all around it.
"Anything Wrong?" asked Edna
brightly. He shook his head. Only
when he was back again. beside her,
did Nicholas say anything. And then,
as they We're once more bowling along,
he made an electrifying remark.
Like it," he shouted.
Very much"
Ought to come often
Il wish ] could
There was a little pause. Edna
was still smiling and content and
saw the road coming toward her in
Il gray, gritty ribbon; and her mind
was absorbed and her eyes were shin
ing. And then the electrifying re
mark was made. 1t seemed to arise
out of nothing. 1t just came, like Il
sudden fusillade.
viii YOU marry me-" shouted
Nicholas
Edna felt stunned.
From the moment Nicholas pro.
pOSal was mentioned to Mrs. Burge
its acceptance became a matter of
Edna seemed to have nothing to do
with it. She was bewildered, dubious.
Mortified and amused
But oughtn't / to feel different?"
she demanded of her mother.
"Nhy?' asked Mrs. Burge. Her
counter-question was unanswerable.
= x X
a ND SO Edna was given half
hoop of diamonds. and Nicholas
kissed her upon the mouth and held
her very tightly; and she tried hard
to feel romantic, and did in fact feel
queer interest in this little man
who talked necessarily of his bus,
of carburetors. cylinders, gas, ex-
hausts and other matters which We're
entirely puZzlins to her. As to a
stronger feeling, it never occurred to
Edna. She supposed that a girl al
ways submitted to the kisses of her
sweetheart. And as Nicholas knew
very little about these matters. and
was used to having his hand upon the
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A \ old woman. sitting in her
~ chair beside the fire. yaWned
a and looked up at the clock.
4 \ She was almost fmmovabie,
from a kind of solid stiffness,
her face a yellowish gray, her hair
EelloWiSh white, her lips slightly dis
torted, and her manner of sitting one
that suggested discomfort and irri-
liability. The room itself was bright
md not badly lighted. but Mrs. Burge
looked dingy and ILL., She was out
of keeping with the freshness of all
about her-out of keeping, too, With IA
neat figure seated at a table III the
center of the room, under the electric
light. She seemed out of keeping with
all happiness, all freedom, all that is
spirited and iridescent.
Haven't You finished that letter
yet. Edna" the old woman asked, i'll
Ter hoarSe old voice. And, before the
girl at the table under the electric
light could answer, her mother yawn-
ed Il second time, upon this occasion
audlbly. The yawn was long drawn
out. Edna, in her haste, made blot
OF ink across the crowded page upon
which she was bent.
Nearly finished, Num-" she breath
ed. ii seemed. imploringlN. Last few
lines"
She was not ii Very pretty girl. and
Yet she looked extremely charming
as the light and the reflected fresh
ness of the room caught her hair and
face and frightened them. The little
smile, too. that she shot at her
mother, apologize and ever so slight
ly alarmed and impatient, was de-
lightful. She was, however, very
pale. Her mouth was larger than it
should have been. and her eyes We're
dark with something that was not so
much sorrow or unhappinesS as an
almost Spiritless acceptance of dreary
life.
Mrs. Burse grunted. She again
yawned.
Time l was in bed" she muir
INJURED.
Hastily Edna scribbled SO swiftly
that, without knowing that she did so,
she framed the words with her lips.
She was very near the end of her
letter.
With much love to YOU and Alec
and Benny and little Pokey
An instant later Edna was finished,
and was reading the letter through.
There she cried a last sealing the
envelope. stamping it with a postage
stamp which she took from her purse,
and looking sidewise at the clock.
Mercy; it's quarter to II! The last
collection at the pillar box is 10:50"'
She started to her feet. Il must
run
Evening star., 1925-11-29

NE. BURGE was man who had
A'A once made some money by
chance. He had made several thou
sand pounds, and he had thriftily in
vested his profits 50 that they should
Weld safe and ample interest. He
continued also to work, and left the
house in Yerbury road each morning
at 9 o'clock. and returned TO it at
night. But his family saw little of
him. They knew if he was indoors.
because his room door would in that
case be periodically slammed. If all
was silent, Mr.. Burge was not. He
was a miserable man, with a liver and
n grudge against life. He was also
very mean. Mrs. Burge was miser
able, but she was less mean than her
husband They had two children
Eleanor and Edna. of whom Eleanor.
the elder, was married and the mother
of two children. Edna. younger by
years than Eleanor, and now
3-and-2O was the sole domestic of the
house, assisted. on one day in each
week, by Il Charwoman. And so Mr.
Burge saved heavily upon his profits,
hut the house was CheerleSS. Mrs.
Burge. i'll and dissatisfied and irrl-
table with an incurabe disease. was a
strange mixture. Her great quality
was that beneath all her abruptness
and her yawning boredom she loved
her children. Most of all she loved
Edna. Her love took strange forms,
but it was true. 1t never occurred to
Mrs. Burge that Edna needed a wider
life than the one she led. Mrs. Burge.
owing to the fact that Edna had an
unComplaining nature, supposed her
daughter to live the gayeSt and most
eXhilarating of lives. She loved her
daughter. and wished to keep her
always at her own side.
Edna, 23, inexperienced and gentle,
occasionally felt other impulses. She
did not mention them to her mother.
Into her face stole gradually that
spiritlesS expression that has already
been mentioned. She knew that if
she were to speak of leaving home
her mother would be ILL., SO she stay
ed. and probably would have stayed
forever if She had not one night writ
ten to her sister and run out in
great hurry to post the letter she had
written.
The following evening Nicholas
Hart called at the house. 1t gave
Edna quite as great shock to see
him at the door as Nicholas had re-
ceived upon the previous night when
her f1ving self had pumped suddenly
around the corner and into his arms.
Nicholas was not Il handsome man.
He was well ntentiOncd. lie had Il
great deal Of seifcoafidence and Il
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OUTSIDE the house Edna. running
~ from the overwarm. we'll lighted
sitting room, blinked sharply. AS she
ran she heard a small. sharp clang
at the far end of the road, and knew
that she was too late. The postman
had already collected letters from the
pillar box and was on his way back
to the main post office in the town.
Edna ran the faster. If she could
catch him. he might accept her letter,
and in that case she would save the
long walk into the town. Hotter and
hotter she became. and her speed
greater. She dashed wildly at the
corner of the road. and-bang-a
Young man coming round the corner
from the other direction received a
violent shock. Edna herself felt al
most stunned by the impact. She
might have FALLEN if the young man,
q he stea died himself had not caught
her arm.
Miss Buree"' Nicholas Hart was
the first of them TO recover. He was
hreathess for an instant. still holding
her arm. Il say. are you hurt?"
Edna burst out laughing. I'm rae
ing for the post" she pantingly eX-
claimed. I'm so sorry"
The young man adjusted his hat.
oh" he said. rather stupidly. oh,
I'm afraid you've lost it"
Il know. l was trying to catch the
postman. I'll have to go now to the
post Office
You'll catch cold"
Never. Thank you" She moved
onward. "Only the post
The young man turned also. He did
not recognize her jest. He was a
little serious.
III come too. Yes--'' For Edna
had protested. lin glad to- said
the young man. and walked stubborn
ly by her side. It's a fine night
He was not tall young man, but
was rather short and stoutly built.
She knew him only as an acquaint-
auce. who lived with his parents in
one of the houses near her own home.
But to have the company of any
Young man was Il stranger experience
TO Edna, whose days were spent al
most wholly at home.
It's taking you out of YOUR way"
she protested. And there's no
SENSE At that moment, realizing
that she was being ungracious, she
stopped. It's very nice of YOU" con
cluded Edna. Il hate going alone. -
Not at ALL" said Nicholas. It's
Evening star., 1925-11-29
BY LIEUT.. COMDR. CRAVEN,

THROUGH it's chain of 40 high
powered and 95 intermediate
shore radio stations, the Navy
is always in direct touch with
Evening star., 1925-10-26
GRID STARS TO GET
THEIR JUST PRAISE

Foot bah men OF the United States
are at last to have their day in court
For years captious critics Indignantly
have been slandering them by as
serting that the foot ball man in after
life fails TO make good"
Foot ball men contend that the very
reverse is true. The Radio Corpora
ton of America, therefore, proposes to
give the foot bali men the opportunity
to present their side Of the contro-
Versy before the public and has re-
tained Parke II. Davis of Princeton,
u noted lawyer and gridiron star, 10
make the argument.
Davis, therefore, will speak upon
the theme. Our Famous Foot Ball
Citizens" over the radio from station
WIZ in New York CITY. Thursday
evening, October 20, at S O'Clock
Davis will feature in his address
President, cabinet officials, senators,
congressman, State governors, gen
erals, admirals, captains of industry,
famous educators and professional men
and Representatives in numerous other
occupat tions, all of whom received
their early training in college foot ball
fields
Evening star., 1925-10-26
MEYERS IS GREATEST
GRIDMAN ON PACIFIC
By ANDREW l.. SMITH

BERKELEY, Calf. October 60
Ernie Nevers. Stanford University
fullback, is the greatest individual
foot ball player on the Pacific coast
this year and in my opinion is real
all-America material.
Nevers possesses all the qualities Of
d star and has been the mainstay of
the Cardinal team the last two years.
10 him must 20 most of the honor of
Stanfords recent success on the grid
iron.
This big blond is d real alI-around
foot ball player. He weighs over 200
pounds and has plenty of speed for
such large man. lie has gained
most of his fame through his ability
10 bowl over the strongest of opposng z
lines and gain ground consistently
under any circumstances. He is an
accurate paSSer and his punting aver
ages better than 40 yards for the last
two Years.
believe Nevers is the greatest full
back in the country today. His Of
fenSive work alone merits his selec-
uon as an allAmerican, aud the Car
dinal back is every bit as good on the
defensive. lie has no par on the Pa
cific coast In hacking up u line. His
keen foot ball instinct keeps him close
to the man with the ball and he is a
deadly tackler behind the line.
The Palo Alto star is one of the real
old-fashioned fullbacks who depends
on Drawn for his power. lie has i'm
mense legs. and body built in propor-
ton He has learned the fundamen-
tails Of the game thoroughly, and
when he hits the line he hits it low
and hard
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has given the youth of this section
an impulse which has not existed here
for young men since the Civil War
done more than anything else to cause
internecine struggle and TO be joined
in the common bond of national foot
ball spirit.
Yes, foot ball is well played in Dixie
and is being better played all the
time. The material is splendid II
has not the preliminary preparation
which the boys of other sections re
ceive from competent coaches in high
and preparatory schools, and this
gives the coaches more work TO DO
than normally falls to the lot of the
coach.
But such men as Wade, Alabama
Alexander, Georgia Tech, MsCugin.
Vanderbilt; Woodruff, Georgia; Byrd
Maryland; Robinson, Oelethorpe, and
many other skilled and high-n1inded
coaches are carrying forward won
derful work south of Mason and
Dixon's Line and, indeed, these
coaches have brought foot ball In their
section level with the game as played
anywhere else.
With respect to the Alabama-Tech
game, the writer wishes to pay a. be-
lated compliment to the defensive
game of Hubert, an extraordinary and
highly compelling exhibition which
played no small part in Alabama's vic
tory.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
Service Euen Games This Week Central and Tech to Cs
VOCAL SIGNAL FOUND
BETTER THAN HUDDlE
BY MYRON X. WITHAM,

Foot Ball Coach. the University of Colorado.
BOULDER, Colo, October 26.-The
Increased use of the "huddle" system
of calling signals In some sections this
season raises the question whether 1t
is d progressive and permanent step
in favor of the foot ball offensive.
The writer has tried both the hud-
die and the vocal systems. He has
found advantages and disadvantages
to both, but has come to the conclu-
sion that against opponents he wants
d quarterback to use the all-important
asset of his personality in directing
the teams offense through the me
dium of the vocal signal.
The huddle system has its advant-
ages. With it the play signal may be
given in the simplest and most direct
terms possible, insuring that every
man gets the signal without danger of
the defense even hearing 1t. Knowing
this, the player Will use every preCau-
ton to avoid a mannerism and point
ing of the play.
Advocates of the shift formation
have an additional factor of deception
in keeping the defense guessing where
the offenSe intends TO hit and TO get TO
the point of attack first with the most
men. Advantageous tips may be given
To "a player regarding his assignment
of blocking or Interference. and par
ticularly to a receiver of a forward
pass as vulnerable position OF the
defense may be disclosed.
Opposed to these real or apparent
points of advantage i'll the huddle sys-
tenn is what is manifeStly evidenced In
the commanding and dynamic person
ality of the general of the team, the
quarterback, who snaps out his vocal
signals into the faces of the defense
and inspires the efforts of his team
mates TO the limit Of their capacities.
Vocal signals bespeak confidence and
drive with punch to the objective.
There also is an opportunity to stall
which Is often taken advantage of in
spite of the referee when the huddlo
Is used. Furthermore, the system i'm
perfumes too many quarterbacks,
which seriously interferes with a posi-.
tive direction Of the team
The writer has tried them both and
favors the vocal signal.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
VIRGINIA GIVES SOUTHERN
CHIVALRY ANOTHER BOOST

In another column Lawrence
Perry takes occasion to speak of
the chivaIry and sportsmanship
shown in foot ball games in the
South, calling attention to the
fact that although Douglas
Wyeoff. Georgia Techs star. has
been playing most of the season
with Il broken nose, the injured
spot has not been touched by an
opposing player.
Another typical Instance that
may be sighted was in the Mary
land-Virginia game at Charlottes-
vile last Saturday. Capt. Supplee
of Maryland had his nose 50 badly
cut up i'm the clash with V. p. 1.
i'm Washington on October II that
he was forced to wear a prOtec-
tor Oy@ it against the Cavaliers.
However,, despite the fact that
Supplee is Maryland's star and
Ieadiag kicker and Nirginia's
chances hpr victory would have
been greatly enhanced had he
been forced out of the contest. not
once was his injured nose
molested.
Evening star., 1925-10-26
MAI. BEARD TO DIRECT
WHITNEY STABLE STUD

NEW YORK, October 20 CP).-Maj.
Louis Beard, former United States
Army officer, has been engaged by
Harry Payne Whitney to take charge
of his extensive breeding operations.
Maj. Beard already has left for Lex
ington, Ky, to assume his new duties
For several years, while an Army
officer, Maj. Beard was In charge OF
the remount service at Fort Royal
depot, where he had active supervision
OF the breeding of cavalry blood stock
Maj. Beard also is polo player of
note. He served as captain of the
United States Army four which won
the international title in England last
Spring
Evening star., 1925-10-26

With hopes of attaining Big Ten
honors blasted. Red" Grange an,
his Illini are looking toward the gamt
with Penn in Philadelphia as a RET
uge from their pursuing nemesis
defeat. Since Penn doWned Chicago
Z to 0, and as Illinois and Chicago
meet next week, the game may indi
cate what will happen when Grang.
and company entertain the Stagg
men.
Notre Dame, cheered by it's wiz
over Minnesota. is getting set for al
invasion of Atlanta to play Georgia
Tech and a trek into the East mex
week to engage Penn at State Col
lege.
Chicago. trailing Iowa and Michi
gan in the Big Ten standing and, be
sides them, the only other undefeatet
team, is not anticipating an cas-,
afternoon with Purdue, which fol
Evening star., 1925-10-26
ALL NAVY STUDENTS
FIGURE IN ATHLETICS

ANNAPOLIS, October 26.-The
Naval Academy has reached this Fall
the goal of all departments of physi-
cal training, the regular employment
of every student in some active ath-
letic sport. Every one of the 100
midshipmen Is now assigned some
competitive sport in which he en-
cages daily.
Foot ball attracts the greatest in
terest and engages the largest num-
Der of midshipmen. $50. over 400
play soccer, and rowing. lacrosse,
cross country, rife shooting and a
few other sports, with smaller squads,
take care of the. balance.
In spite of the tremendous interest
taken in foot ball, considerable i'm
portance attaches to other branches
which are now active. Soccer.
though feeling the competition of
football and having a hard time to
secure players of the proper physique.
Us coming TO the front