Show THE MAN WHO CAME BACK ELL Well Well! What’s the matter with you fellows?” and the speaker chuckled lightly as he came to a pause near the table at which the two young men were seated “Busted or jilted” and he slid with a thud into the remaining chair “Ilello Harry!” came the solemn “Haven’t you heard the response news?” “Sure I have it?” was the hospital that’s What is incongrucin reply “Ferguson’s in the all” “Fergy in the hospital! WJiat do you mean?” and now it was the newcomer’s turn to look serious “That’s the fact Harry Fergy ’s in the hospital and the big Marathon coming off tomorrow and he the only long distance runner in the school Talk about luck if we can’t draw the ’ variety then show me” and the speaker struck fiercely at a stray fly which had made bold to alight on the sugar bowl set in the center of the table “Say are you fellows stringing me or what is the reav1 dope?” asked Harry as he gazed into the serious faces of the two seniors eated opposite “Wish we were Harry but it’s the straight goods this time” was the answer “What’s the trouble?” The story was soon told A train load of happy shouting students accompanied by the college band had left that morning bound for the great Lo-"a- All-Colleg- e In'er-Mountai- n Track Meet cheduled to take place upon the morrow at Cummings Field They had arrived at £a’t Lake about noon and after a brief visit to the field upon which the events veie to take place a number of the boys bad returned down town and taken lunch at one of the smaller cafes They had fin'shed the meal and were quietly the possibilities of their various aspirants when ruddenly Ferguson gave a low cry of distress and clutched frantically at his side In an instant half a dozen solicitous students were bending over him but his condition had soon become so alarming that a physician was Without a moment's hastily summoned hesitation he had pronounced it “appendicitis” and had ordered the patient removed immediately to the hospital The narrator and two of the other boys had accompanied him and had remained up to the time he was wheeled nwav to the operating room “And think of it Harry!” be concluded “he actually cried when we fellows bade him good bye Not because he feared the operation but because ihe A C would be without representation in the Marathon tomorrow” Harry Thain had sat like one in a dream during the whole recital The glasses clinked and dishes rattled as the husOing darkies passed and in their frantic efforts to minister to the clamorous demand of the patrons of the cafe Occasionally a string orchestra crashed out one of the popular airs of the day but to Harry it seemed as though the whole aspect of life had suddenly dark- dis-crss'- re-pass- ng BEING AN ACCOUNT OF HOW COLLEGE SPIRIT INSPIRED A VICTORY ened “Ferguson the hospital” The in phrase kept repeating itself over and over in his mind Denver Boulder Bozeman Cheyenne Provo the “U” — every west — all college in the would be represented in the one great event of the morrow all — but the A C Ilis college would be without a runner in the Marathon “IIcw does the Coach take it?” he finally asked “Coach” replied Leavitt who up to tlrs time had remained silent “lie’s simply all in and that’s the truth Looks as though he had been run through a knot-holSays ihe Denver crowd is already boasting about the walk-a-wathey’re going to have tomorrow as the only man in the bunch they feared was Ferguson I’ll tell you Harry it’s simply h — 1” and Leavitt jammed both hands into his pockets and glared fiercely as he gave expression to the lat little piece of choice diction “Well what are we going to do about it?” was Harry’s quiet rejoinder “Do! “Do!” thundered Leavitt What can we do? We haven’t another long d'stance runner in the school unless — he stopped suddenly and sprang to his feet his hands working nervously and his whole face aglow with the idea that had ju t come to him — “Harry you did long distance work two years ago You’re out of training I know but for heaven’s sake Hal couldn’t you “come back” for just this one time?” Harry shook his head (llscouragingly “Out of the question fellows I haven’t had on my track suit since I took it off two years ago and I doubt if I could run a hundred yards without petering” “Well then it’s all off with the A C tomorrow” chimed in Perry as the look of hope which had rprung into his face at the suggestion of Leavitt gave way 1o one of utter resignation After s:pping the sherbet which Perry had ordered during the colloquy the three men arose and sauntered leisurely out of the place They parted at the entrance Perry and Leavitt to spend the evening with friends and Harry left to him' elf to walk with bowed head and thoughtful mien through the bustling crowds of people that filled the streets at this hour “By jove I’ll do it!” He stopped suddenly in In's walk and the near the curb looked up waiting expectantly as the Words burst spontaneously from Harry’s lips He turned sharply about and walked rapidly in the A large crowd of opposite direction college men and boys stood grouped about the lobby of the hotel as Harry made his way to the desk “Is Coach Robbins here?” he enquired of the clerk “Yes sir he’s up in his room now Front show this gentleman to room 3091” As the uniformed bell-boappeared in answer to his call Stepping into the elevator Harry was soon at the door of the room in which the Coach was staying “Ilello Coach” he inter-mountai- n e y cab-ma- n y greeted quietly as the sober face of the Coach appeared in the doorway “Why hello Harry come right in” was the response and Harry followed him into the inside room of the suite “Coach I’ve just heard about Fergy” he continued “and as I understand it the A C is now left without any representation in the Marathon” “That’s exactly the situation” re“It is the greatest joined the Coach disappointment I have ever known” and he motioned him to a chair “Thank you old man but I don’t care to sit” he said in reply “I just thought I'd discuss with you the advisability of my entering for the Marathon Of course in Fergy ’s place tomorrow' I couldn’t hope to win” lie went on “but while defeat is always humiliating it would be better than no entry at all Don’t you think so?” and he looked inquiringly at the coach The coach had dropped into a convenient Morris chair while Harry was Now' he sprang to his feet peaking “Harry you’re just the man” he fairly shouted “You’re out of training but you always take good care of yourself and if w'e get busy right awray we can whip you into fairly good trim by If only you can give that tomorrow’ Denver crowd a run for their money I’ll think we are w’ell paid Get off your n clothes and I’ll give you the best you have ever had” rub-dow- (TO BE CONTI N I ED) o PIER’S PLOWMAN (With Apologies to Langland) On one Dezember inornynge whan calt was the winde I shoupe me in shroudes as I a freezing were And hied me in greet haste over hill and dale In Logartown in Cache Vale As I behelde in the est an heigh to the sonne I seigh a toure on a toft trielich ymaked An high hille stude this toure white And on thh hille I behelde Of alle maner of men the mcne and the riche Worehy’ng and wandrying ns the asketh pro-fessoi- s Some puttem hem to hir bokes pleyed fill sehle And some puttem hem to pruyde ap-parail- hem thereafter In clothying nee ymaked for schule And pleyed und wasted many precious houres Then went forth in here wey with many tales Of how mene were unfayre “Else why” seide In the they nought share the glide grades ysought?” techercs “fholde which we and we had |