Show STUDENT LITE 20G the mile men in a race and choosing’ the first three winners So it was that the bleachers and grandstand were filled one Mter-noo- n in early May by Blake's rooters There were ten entries but one of these “ wouldn’t count for anything” so the rooters said ‘‘for he is that fellow Morrison who came from and is billed for the same He just doesn’t count that’s all” Although this statement was a trifle harsh it expressed the meaning Morrison did not count Who he was ? Where he came from ? Why he came? Why he stayed? How long he was going to stay? Where he was going? These were the questions which remained because they were never asked Nobody cared about Morrison he didn’t count He was always alone on the campus and very rarely spoke He was a lore boarder by himself for he lived in a room in a desolate looking little cottage not far from the campus where he was his own cook and house-keepHe went to his classes with machine-lik- e regularity and then disappeared into his humble abode Morrison never had a friend but he was given a nick-nma- e “Old Lonesome” for his peculiarity was striking enough to draw out sharp remarks One day in the springtime Morrison appeared at the gymnasium and asked for a track suit It was given to him Day after day he came out on the cinder path First he tried for the short sprints but no-whe- re un-aswer- ed er dropped out of them Then he took up the 220 the 440 and the half but gave up his place in each of these events to faster men So it was he found himself trying on the mile where power of endurance counts as much as speed But here lie always brought up the rear with his slow plodding strides On the afternoon of the final selection of mile men Morrison appeared as usual and drew his starting position along with the other candidates When the men “were set” Barton with a revolver shot started them on their journey It took four laps to complete the mile and all participants ran evenly except one This one was “Old Lonesome” He kept even with the rest of the racers for the first half lap then he gradually dropped behind The next two laps resulted in a still greater loss for him and when the time came for the rest to sprint for the finish Morrison was pounding along behind Down the final stretch came the remaining nine Gallagher led with Conroy second and Evans third The Bleachers were standing and a mighty “rah” went up Gallagher’s friends were urging him on while the disciples of Conroy and Evans ' were doing their level best The three were now but fifty yards from the tape and were running like whirl winds On they sped Gallagher hit the tape fiirst with Conroy and Evans in second and third places The other six men were on the heels of the leaders and away to the rear plod- - |