THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1908."'
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Copyright, Wt, W Donal If. Haines,
DEKIIIIO Rblftod In hii ecat, let
ttmt hlii eyeglass moro firmly
upon hi dom aud, with hi
'gloved bands folded oo tlio top
of hli cine, turned hi glance again
Ko the flold of play. On all aldea of
blm meo end women wore abandoning
thenwelvei to picesses of othUNUtn,
but hl cold neutral tinted eyes fol
lowed the movements of tbe muddy
flguree on tbe gridiron without a trace
of excitement, though they loet do do
tails of tb play.'.
"I beg your pardon"-Desbro"i blgb
pitched, pervoua Tolce cut Incisively
Into the throaty cheer of wblcb tbe
wan next to hlia was delivering blm
eelf;"but cam you tell me wbo Is tbe
black haired man at tackier
"Babblngton," snapped tbe other
shortly and ttirued again to bla cbeer-
i Inf. while Desbro murmured eonrteoua
Turning a pair of fleldgtaasea upon
tbe field, Desbro 1 witched tbe strug
gling flguree Intently for a few mo
ments; then, laying tbe binoculars
side and lighting cigarette, he com
menced to talk to himself In a low
tone, obllvloua of bis aurroundloga.
"A uiatclilees phyliue," be mutter
ed, "coupled wltb a face which might
bare been .Adam's as devoid of tbe
spark of Intelllgenct as in ox's-tbe
very embodiment of tbe game be la
playing."
Hla Intent gate noted a sudden con
ation of tbe padded flguree below
tin and an eager cranlug of necks
m the aeats of the big stand. One
the oppoelng players lay stretched
tbe turf wrttbtng In pain, while a
up of tbe visiting eleven's support-
leaned from tbetr seats and point
Impotently accusing fingers at the
an called Itsbblngton, who atood
king down at tbe proetrate figure
1th bis banda on bla massive blpa.
A cold little ineer gathered about
e corners of Dcabro'a mouth ia be
atcbod the Incident, J : .,: I I
What callousness," be exclaimed
ftly, "what savagely unconscious cat
snessl la tbe man an anachronism
only brats? Such simple minded
ft unconcern for pbyalcal agony cauaed
Pity one's own bands Is tbe mark of
nmers coarseness or a throwbacki '
1 "I must ace more of this 'strange
'm.n ha nl.l hlmanlf and an lit Ml tfl
!the gymnasium, where be sat for in
hour gating at tbe celling wltb a
preoccupied air. When rtabblngtoa'i
great bulk emerged from tbe door lead
lug to the bathe an hour later, Desbro
rose and walked to meet him.
"Mr. Itablilngtonr be asked. Tbe
other nodded. . ...
-1 "My name la Desbro," be went on
t J rapidly, bla auddenly keen eyes scarch-
lng tbe other"! face. "I come from the
-'same part of the country tbat you do.
and I thought poaalbly you might give
tte newa of an old friend, Morton
Harold Morton. Did you happen to
knew hlmT"
"Morton?" be laid slowly. "Mortoul
o, don't believe I know him." ,
(Ah, of course," Desbro hastened to
ay.v "I thought perhaps"- And be
woveNa few aeoteucea of cany Action
before turning abruptly on bla beel.
A few hours later be sat In tbe bil
liard room of bla fraternity bouse Us
I tenlng curiously to the talk of the men
wnicn centered a twin me game or toe
(tftornoon. The comments were all live
y, enthusiastic, on tbe team's chances,
on the Individual prowess of tlio men,
and constantly recurring In the bum of
conversation was Babblngton's name.
"The finest type of a player the crop
of new men baa produced," a fair hair
ed man with a big voice called from
ft one end of tbe smoky room.
"Bight you areJ Desbro broke In
suddenly. Tbe men around the tablet
turned In astonishment, for to havi
Desbro offer comment on matters of
this nature wis unusual.
"Bight you are, I iny," be repeated,
leaning back In his chair aud survey
ing tbe curious, faces through, h!l
glasses. "This man la tbe very embod
iment of the spirit foetored by this
beautiful game of yours-bullt for a
human chopping . block or battering
ram, as the case may demand I By the
exertion of those muscles for which be
Is no more responsible than Thompson
there for bis red hair be brings down
on his richly undeserving head the
frensled cbeen of a sport erased
crowd. He sends a man lees fortunate
ly endowed ; physically than : himself
into a few moments of unhappy obliv
ion and then grins at you with crass
satisfaction when you cheor nim-not
for himself or because his name means
anything, but limply for what he has
done ; iviiA "!' 11 .'';'.'. ' ' 1 '
"This Babblngton comes out of no
where,", Desbro continued,,' "a grace
less, coarae fl bored clod, with a giant's
strength and the broad Ideas of a goat,
hungry ' for notoriety of the sort his
great jenusclel' can command, and you
pojyper his cheap cravings witn unc-
fon. iYou lit In the stands and shout
yourselves hoarse while he Is battering
some poor fellowjn the arena, and you
will bo further. You will desire the
capture of this athletic Hon In spite of
the fact that be la a-a social impossi
bility, and you will be crowding around
trying tq, put your fraternity pins on
hit cost. Dahl ' '
' "I talked with the man, looked into
hla treat, otllk syesodesd, devoid of
tbs spark of real life?- " . -
The unfinished sentence broke abrupt
ly, and every eye In the room followed
Desbro'i startled glance to tbe door
way,, where, turning bli cans, In bis
bands and staring at the spesJtsr.wltb
an expression wholly Indescribable,
stood Babblngton, . For moment there
was tbs dead lUence of ntter euibar
raaament; then one by one the men
turned to tbs tables, while Babblngton
cleared bis throat and spoke. , ,
"I came to see It poaalbly I hadn't
misunderstood you," he said, turning
to Desbro. "That name you mention
ed was Morion, wasn't It??,.,
Deabro, redder , titan any man had
ever seen him, m
tag.
' "I thought tm
tood," Babblngt
Ided without speak-
ly I hadn't under-
explained, backing
awkwardly out of tbs door, "and I did
know a man named tlorton,"
A few moments later, Desbro passed
the door of the billiard room, wearing
the raincoat and slouch bat which be
Invariably wore on the evening walks
which wert is much a' part of his ex
istence as his meals, v.; .... (.;
No man pretended to know tbe object
of these nightly walks of Desbro's. To
all Inquiries be responded tbat "tbey
gave him a chance to think without In
terruption." .,; ;...
At the gate Desbro paused to light a
cigarette, and the flare of the match
as bs shielded It from the snappy Oc
tober wind brought bis thin features
Into prominence sgalnst the darkness.
Babblngton, standing under a tree not
a dosen yards away, tamed as the sul
phur sputtered sod saw:., Ills great
hand clinched Instinctively Into a fist
and he bad already taken a atep for
ward when Desbro turned and started
quickly down tbe itreet -
Babblngton waited a few moments,
then stepped lightly on to the sidewalk
and followed, quietly at first and then
without caution as Desbro paid no at
tention to the footfalls behind blm. He
glanced now and then at the receding
lights snd then Increased the length of
his strides as Deabro's phrases throb
bed through bis mind.
"Social Impossibility!" bs muttered,
gritting bis teeth over the phrase. "I'll
teach tbe little whelp!"
Ill eyes nsver left the llttlo spark
which marked the other's position, but
every time he started to close tbs gap
between them something checked him.
His thoughts refused to ran to any but
a given polnt-a fierce desire to get bis
hands upon tbs man wbo had bald his
Ignorance up to a roomful of men
while be stood and listened helplessly.
As be had atood under tbe tree In front
of the bouss be bad felt only a aense
of lm potency, of ibime, a gulping feel
ing of disappointment which was not
easy to understand, a Sickening realisa
tion that some of Desbro's words bad
rung true. :
Block after block the man In front
walked, turning now to tbe right and
now to. the left, sometimes walking
rapidly, and again Idling along at a
snail's pace. They passed through the
business streets, lonely snd deserted
under tbe harsh glare of tbe arc lights.
Here Desbro paused to talk wltb a po
liceman with whom he seemed to be
on excellent terms, and, turned sudden
ly cold at the slgbt of tbe patrolman,
Babblngton , crossed the street and
nearly lost bis man, who wheeled
abruptly Into a dark aide street
Babblngton was conscious tbat a
struggle bad commenced within him
and that tbe first beat of anger wu
passing. Ha grew ashamed of bis
growing calmness, fearful lest tbe cool
ing Influence of tbe walk rob blm of
tbe merited retaliation which be knew
hla massive anus could administer.
Desbro stopped abruptly to light an
other cigarette, and hla pursuer halted
In tbe midst of a stride. For an In
tant be paused Irresolute, divided be
tween tbe lingering desire to close his
fingers on Desbro'i neck and a sudden
Impulse to run, to get away from ev
erything, back to tbe life where other
men bad lived and talked like himself.
Tbe hotter sensa&ra triumphed, and
Babblngton had talten three quick,
lithe steps toward bis victim wben, cl
ient at the shadowi from which they
sprang, a little knot of men threw
themselves at Desbro.
The shock of the attack not only
drove from Babblngton's mind every
vestige of his own wrath, but bereft
him for an Instant of tbe power of mo
tion. He beard Desbro give a low ex
clamation and saw by the last flicker
of the match tbe slight figure attempt
ing to shield Itself by leaping behind
an Iron pole. In another Instant he
found himself In the center of a press
of struggling figures. Ho received
blows aud felt the Impact of his hand
against flesh as he returned them.
"Where are you, Desbro t" he shout
ed. "Sing out!" (i y.cj ,!
"Here," came a choking voice from'
behind, him, "quick!", . , ,
A club struck Babblngton'! arm with
a numbing shock, but be kicked the
man who wlolded It Into Insensibility
and the next instant was tearing an
other ruffian from off Desbro's pros
trate form. Two of the assailants lay
on the ground, mere blotches In the
darkness,,, the others bad disappeared.
Desbro roso to his feet slowly and
took a step toward his rescuer.
; , "I soy," bo commenced, then stopped
abruptly. "So tbli Is the cheap 'coals
of fire' method you' pureue, Is it?' he
continued, with tt sneer. ; 1 ' "
' A sudden easy smile passed over
Babblngton's face.
: "No," be answered shortly i "this is
what I came for." and he struck Des
bro squarely In the face, felling him
instantly.
v For an Instant tbs knowledge of the
strength In bla great muscles fright
ened blm, snd be leaned over Desbro
anxiously, Satisfied that he bad struck
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WIUi 100 SIIAKB HANI'H, SABMKOTOH ?'
no harder than be intended, be leaned
gainst the Iron poet panting from bis
exertions. Tbe two roughs on the
ground recovered their senses and
scuttled off Into tbe night. He could
bear Desbro's watch ticking and kept
track of tbe seconds for two full min
utes. Then be noticed that the fallen
man was bareheaded and puttered
about on bla bands and knees In tbe
dead leaves and tbe filth of tbe gutter
until be found Desbro's hat ' . ,
"Can you walk?', be asked shortly.
Tbs disheveled figure nodded, and In
silence tbey msde tbelr way back
through tbe deserted streets. In front
of the fraternity bouse tbey separated
without words. -' - ' ' M " -""
Desbro gave up bis nightly walks for
a week and was seen but little outside
his room. He explstned his marred
check and s stiffness in one leg by a
fall through a broken crossing.
e ' e
"Going to make another character
study of tbe game, Desbro?
Desbro shook bis bead and smiled.
"I'm continuing one," be answered
shortly. ,
It wsi with a more interested, less
coldly critical expression tbat bs fol
lowed tbe movements of tbe men on
the white striped flold beneath him.
Tbe problem confronting the varsity
team waa a different one from that
which Desbro bad watched on tbe first
occasion, for instead of feeble oppo
nents wbo would only afford them
good practice they faced an eleven of
their own class.
From tbe first the enemy's tactics
had been obvious. Tbey realized that
In Babblngton there was a living oppo
sition wblch barred all progress to the
varsity's goal line, and toward the
wearing down of bis great strength
tbey bad directed tbelr efforts. Men
bad been led to tbe side lines pale and
bleeding, and tbe list of tbe visitors'
substitutes was diminished, but still
Babblngton formed the center'of every
attack and was tbe rock about wblch
split the enemy's onslaughts. It was
not a showy exhibition, but it was a
splendid piece of physical stamina, and
the great crowd was appreciative. Tbey
saw tbat Babblngton's endurance
would make victory possible, and tbey
rose in a great wall of color and cheer
ed him furiously.
"Babblngton; Babblngton!"
Closo to tbe goal posts Babblugton
raised bis great frame from tbe tangle
of tbe last attack wblch bad shattered
Its force upon him aud faced tbe shout
ing crowds. Slowly he raised a huge
fist and shook It In tbe face of the mul
titude, which grew wondorlngly silent
"Curse you," he shouted, and the
sound of bis hoarse voice carried to
every part of tbe stands, "leave my
name alone!"
Desbro milled quietly.
"In the term 'social impossibility, "
ho muttered, "I was guilty of gross in
justice." When the whistle sounded the end of
the bnlf, he scrambled down from his
sent, climbed the wire fence Inclosing
the field and walked toward Babblng
ton, who, . with hanging head, was
walking slowly toward tne side lines.
"Will you shake bands. BabblngtonT"
he asked, smiling. ,
Babblngton looked up in surprise.
Then bis somewhat heavy features
lighted up, and tbe big band shot cut
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