Evening star., 1926-10-24

first time the squad had heard Reb
Rogers utter a word against any one
and Reb was perhaps the most pop
ular man student at Woodland. He
was big and drawly and goOd-hu
mored-a quiet voiced. calm chap who
looked on life with a smile. They knew
Reb was right. Nothing upstage
about Rogers. Fine chap, doggone It
Why didn't he come in for some of
the glory? The squad took to being
sorry for Reb. It, grew resentful OF
Dolly Parker, even while it was proud
of him.
The feeling against Parker did not
crystallize Immediately. 1t was a
process of slow development. but the
seeds of dissension had been sown
on fertile ground and they sprouted
surely-but not quickly enough to
mar the season of Woodlands grid
iron achievement.
Markham was slaughtered by q
$40 score-the only one-sided score
in the history of the two institutions
Dolly Parker had famed across the
field magnificently throughout the
game, the team working with him In
absolute certainty and precision. The
game was interesting only as an ex
hibition of perfect foot ball.
And then the following week the
varsity banquet was held and the
election of a captain for the next
year For some time there had been
a deal Of campus conjecture. The
squad didn't want to elect Parker
ers called them aside individually and
in groups.
Nothing doing fellows. We've got
to elect Dolly. He gives me a pain
in the tonsil-but that hasn't any
thing to do with it; everybody in the
country knows him. and If we don't
spot him captain therell be an awful
howl"
But Reb, we were counting on
you"
II won't serve, so there isn't any
use. I'm not saying I wouldn't like
to. And I'll be honest and say that
think I'd make a better captain. But
for Woodlands sake, we've got to
elect Dolly Parker
And so Dolly Parker was elected
Woodland captain. He accepted the
honor quite casually. and expressed
the belief that he could lead them
through to an even more successful
season. He finished his talk by
thanking the other members of the
lows-you all played good foot ball
every one of you!'
A simple statement of fact-simply
made. But it went deep and ranked
They discussed it after the meeting
You'd think we hadn't done any
thing-that there wasn't but one mar
on the field. Dolly Parker makes me
sick"'
TT was an unhealthy situation anc
one certain to hear fruit. hin,
of 1t was received in Spring training
Exercising his prerogative as captain
Dolly took to ordering the mer
around, They resented 1t bitterly
particularly Reb Rogers. He had a
keen foot ball sense and didn't like
to be told what to do-not by Dolly
Parker anyway.
At preseason training camp the fol
lowing August Parker worked as hare
as the others, but it was evident tha,
he considered himself a little better
than the other members of the team
The veteran lettermen resented the
attitude, and the graduates of the
freshman squad and the more prom
Using subs from the preceding yea,
became inoculated with the spirit OF
rebellion creeping through the camp
Dolly was unaware Of any change
There was no conscious desire on his
part to lord it over the others. but
he sincerely believed that Woodland.
chances rested on his shoulders ant
he enthusia sticaily assisted Bill Bos
we'll in devising plays which woult
give him greater opportunities fol
starring.
When the little college opened II.
doors to the biggest freshman clas.
In histOry-thanks to the hrillian