Show STUDENT LIFE 93 Jack's Cfjristmas “What’s the matter? You stand there like mummy with a look that reminds me of a whipped dog We’ll have more snow so you don't need to stay out here in the cold for fear you’ll miss seeing a snow storm this year” said Tim Jines to Jack Doglass as Jack was leaning against the trunk of a tree gazing mysteriously around Jack raised his head and stood motionless for a moment his teeth were chattering his lips were quivering and his voice was hoarse as Finif it had utterly failed him ally he said in a solemn tone: “I was just thinking of the past reviewing the fancies of my mind and have about concluded to “cut out” this wild reckless life on the I have enjoyed it beyond range expression but I’m going to “cut it out” Tim a husky gruff cowboy upon whom education had not fastened itself burst out in laughter saying: “Have you after your success as a broncho-buste- r turned out to be a baby You know the other day you was the only man in the whole range who could stick that roan horse and all the fellows Come now praise your work be a man !” Jack rolled a cigarette and then said in the same tone of sadness: “Tim you don’t know my feelings I have come to the conclusion that there is something higher in life than roaming the hills isolated from everybody and where one doesn't even know the date of the month Aside from this there is something far more important to a man’s feelings and in that I have failed yes utterly failed Oh! to live my life over again I might have held a station in life equal to that of the best of people had I but taken and heeded advice and could have been lifted from degre-datio- n by examples of good people “Come in the cabin and have a drink and forget all your foolish spasms and don’t let ti e ( ther fellows see you hear locking and actYou know they ing like that promised to be here at seven o’clock By the way Jack I found another quart bottle of J W Harper in that old cracker box under the bed That is one thing we had forgotten |