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a building was under construction.
A sign said it was a community
church. And that set Mr.. T. ]. Sam
ders off on a new conversational
tangent.
He had some theories about
churches. He felt, he said, that
they were a source of power. He
was pretty sure that the general
public had too long neglected
them. A young man and a. young
woman really can talk at some
length about religion, if they care,
to. It is so easy to have profound
ideas there. s5
T. ]. worked in several refer
ences to DR.. Ferguson, who was
minister Of that beautiful Presby-
terrain church across the street
from the art museum. The church
there, in fact, contributes much to
the beauty Of the city at that
point, which was only mile north
of the Rice campus. Art and the
church; they are closely linked.
T. ], thought. Sara Sue agreed. DR..
Ferguson was fearless, brilliant
man. Would Sara Sue, by, the way.
like to hear DR.. Ferguson some
time? Of course. Well, let's see. T. !
j. would just drop by'' next Sun.
day morning at 1880 and they'd;
go hear DR.. Ferguson. Sara Sue
could see no possible harm in that:
one ought to go to church oftener.
anyway.
They talked quite a great deal
more about this and that. T. ].
driving slowly, until they caught
a distant glimpse of the campanile
on the Rice engineering building.
1t is a landmark for south Hous-
ton, anyway. It turned the
thoughts back to Rice, and newt
ably back to football. s4oo,p
T. j. knew a lot about football.
He loved it, and so did Sara Sue.
They found much in common to
discuss. Especially did they ana
lyze last Saturdays game, and
speculate on the one for next Sat-:
urday, also scheduled ( for Rice.
stadium. They had forgotten all
about the church discussion. u,
T. j. managed to argue with her
here. He knew the opposition team
also, he said, and he adroitlv
worked in little praise for them.
Sara Sue took the bait and argued
back. She had positive ideas about
what the Rice players could and
probably would do to the enemy.
because of thus and so. She
laughed and argued rather vehe-
mently, T. J. Frequently having to
back down. s
He told her she had q keen. ana
lytical mind. He told her she was
more observant than most girls.
by far. He mentioned that she was
broader in her interests than most
girls, too many of whom appeared
to be conferred on clothes alone.
and she said she believed in being
broad. He kept on arguing foot
ball, gently, and when they passed
the Rice stadium and field house
and caught glimpse Of the Owls
IN scrlmmage, he said he feared
Rice might have to suffer defeat
next Saturday. She Jared at that
Maybe so, maybe So" he
grinned. Tell you what-In hist
drop by next Saturday and wen
go together and analyze the teams
themselves. and see which of orr
theories proves best.'' -,
"All right. mister, and then
youth see that Rice has more
spirit. as well as more strength-S
Sara Sue poured it on him. She
talked heartily, and Mr.. T. ]. San
ders listened, beaming.
Stlii Deaming, he deposited her
ana Nightmare back at her cot
tage. he went away rather hap
Piy. ne was salesman. His day
t', Deen nalf bad, ta-tum, tumi
tum, he told himself. He had three
Gates with Sara Sue!
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