Show 110 STUDENT LIFE out ami the white plains bewail to glitter and the far away mountain tops threw oil shafts of sparkling light a suitable scenic setting was given to the act now transpiring Soon in the distance en-to the north could he seen the gine of the T and T V construction train sending up rings of smoke as it “spotted” the tram car Nearer and nearer the junction point came Ilarward’s men were working like machines and every man made every move count It was five minutes to twelve when the shovels cleared the junction loint and the tram cars were about one hundred yards behind Down the other grade a half a mile away could he seen the toiling puffing locomotive of the opposition Steadily “Mad House Harry’s” steel gang reared the critical point and at 12:20 “Mad House” himself hooked bridling rods onto the rails which closed the way to T and T V Railway company The men could hold themselves no longer A hard long cheer broke the monotony of the everlasting pound of falling steel and the tap tap tap of the spikers as hats and coats went into the air To he sure of victory Harry worked his men for the rest of the day and pushed a half mile up SilAbout quitting ver Zone pass time a long whistle was heard and a train was seen coming up the track behind the work train When the engine of the new arrival stopped behind the caboose of the work train Mitchell jumped off of one of the cars “Here are your residences gentlemen” he cried bowing “and gentlemen our friends of the other road have started over the hill — the road we didn’t take” Christmas day was done That night larward remained He sat alone in his office car smoking in darkness except for the flickering light from the stove Suddenly lie arose and opening his trunk he took out a college penant with a big “I” on it He laid it on his bunk and then delving down into the trunk again he produced a picture — just the customary picture of the customary girl Then he resumed his seat and for some minutes he sat looking at the picture he held before him He began to whisper softly I to it “Little girl you gave me the penant and this picture the night after we played “The Tech” and they beat 11s You were sentimental and so was I and you said you loved me because I wasn’t a quitter?” Turning the picture over he read what was written on the back of it ‘A woman never loved a man who was a quitter” Macgrcgor |