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WHY HE
WAS CALLED
“THE BOOB”
A T M
By W A L T E R J. D E L A N E Y
(C o p yrig h t by W. U. Chap ma n.)
T ’S
the Boob,"
announced
Myrtle Farr to her five close
young lady friends In the gar
den of the pretty Durham
With Coracle«.
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(P re p a r e d by th© National Geog raphic
Society. W ash ington. D. C.)
OTH scenlcall.v and historically,
the principality of Wales Is one
o f the most alluring regions of
the British Isles, .vet compara
tively few o f the thousands o f Amer
ican tourists who make the transat
lantic voyage include it in their
Itinerary. It is accessible, the hotel
accommodations are admirable, the
people hospitable, the highways Irre
proachable, the summer climate de
lightful. But the average American
iruveler takes one glance at ills guide
book or at the tourist-agency folder
and decides to go to the English Lakes
district, to Scotland, to the “ Lorua
Doone" country, or— Paris.
He lacks the courage to wrestle
with such place names as Bettws-y-
Coed,
Bodelwyddan,
Dwygyfylchi,
Clwyd,
Llandudno,
Pwllheli,
and
Pen-y-Gwryd.
I f the traveler goes to a railway
station to get his transportation, he
cannot tell where he wishes to go.
I f a ticket agent in a tourist office
asks whether he would prefer to go
by this route or by that, with stop
over privileges here or there, the
sounds convey to him no impression
o f any o f the places he may have
read about.
lie may have equipped himself in
advance by studying some “ easy rule
for pronouncing Welsh names,” such
as “ To pronounce LI, place the tip of
the tongue back o f the upper front
teeth and blow through the side of
the mouth.” But if ever lie imagined
be could remember such rules, he for
gets their practical application the
moment
he
hears Glln-div’r-doo-I,
meaning Glyndyfrdwy. It’s so much
simpler to go elsewhere!
Consequently, at tourist agencies
the Welsh window never has a wait
ing line, and few clerks are able to
give one advice as to where to go,
how long to stay, and how to come
back.
Scenery Is Beautiful.
It is a pity, for within this little
principality, having an area consider
ably smaller than New Jersey, one
will find the loftiest peak and the fin
est mountain scenery o f England and
W ales; the loveliest waterfalls of the
British Isles; beadles which rival
those o f Atlantic City, Deauville or
Brighton; strenms that teem with
trout and other fish dear to the heart
o f the angler: footpaths through vale
and forest which cannot be surpassed
In the Tyrol or the Pyrenees; and the
gray ruins of tessellated towers ami
frowning bastions, each of which has
Its own tule to tell o f romantic ndven-
ture and o f daring '.r the Dark or
Middle ages, when English kings bat
tled ceaselessly to curb turbulent
Welsh princes whose chief end ami
aim in life was warfare.
The courageous v’.dtor who steels
himself to suiter the slings and ar
rows o f outrageous orthography and
even more outrageous pronunciation
o f proper names, and decides uihui t
week-end In Wales faces three in
stead o f the proverbial two horns of
a dilemma. Shall he visit northern
Wales, middle Wales, or southern
Wales T
Each section has Its definite appeal
and each Its peculiarities. The guide
b o o k does not help in reaching a de
cision. Suppose one takes at random
northern Wales, the section from
which David Lloyd George, the eni
pire’s wartime prime minister, halls.
The gateway to this region Is that
unique city o f western England, Cites
ter, with Its mellow old cathedral, its
fine walls and Its other-days’ atmos
phere. By taking an early morning
train from London, the hurried vis
itor is enabled to have a sufficient
stoi»over in tbe border town to con
vince him that he must return for a
longer visit.
Grousing the River Dee. the train
ectera Wales, bound for Carnarvon, 68
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| miles distant by wny o f Rhyl, Conway
and Bangor. Within a mile or two .if
the railway line, and just six miles
southwest of Chester, rises Huwarden
castle, famous In Welsh history and
ns the residence o f Queen Victoria’s
great “ Home Rule” premier, Glad
stone.
On the right for many miles stretch
those fatal sands of Dee across which
Charles Kingsley’s Mary went to “ ca'I
the cattle home,” and never home
came she.
In tile afternoon the train reaches
Carnarvon, a community which con
centrates more history In smaller
space than any other town in Wules.
Carnarvon Castle.
Wandering up the main street and
turning a corner, the visitor is sud
denly face to face with one o f the
finest castles In Great Britain. Built
entirely o f hewn stone, the Imposing
structure stunds on the peninsula
formed where the River Selont flows
into the Menai strait.
Every room In the great building
has its legend, each dear to the sten
torian guide, whose Indignant protest
to an Incredulous tourist greets us
down the full length o f the corridor
which once gave entrance to the noble
banquet hall 100 feet long and 45 feet
wide.
There are those who would take the
“ O h!” out o f all history, leaving it
devoid o f color and sentiment. They
have been busy with Carnarvon cas
tle, trying to rob It o f Its most cher
ished tradition; hut since the present
bearer of the title thought there was
sufficient basis for the story to war
rant his Investiture In this castle In
1011 , we shall prefer to accept the leg
end that here was horn the first Eng
lish'prince of Wules, G!ty years ago.
The story Is a familiar one. During
the reign of Edward I, the Welsh rose
against the English, declaring that
they would never acknowledge ulle-
glance to any prince “ but o f their own
nation and language and o f an un
blamable life.”
Edtfard brought his army to Wules
and put down the rebellion led by
Llewelyn the Last. He then commls
stoned his famous architect, Henry tie
Elreton, to build castles at Conway,
Carnarvon, Criecletli and Harlech, as
strongholds from which In future he
might bold in* turbulent subjects In
check.
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During his long stay in Wnles. Ed
ward's queen, Eleanor, visited him at
Carnarvon, nnd In a small room In
tbe so-colled Eagle tower o f the un
finished castle be who was to be Ed
ward II was born.
Eisteddfods at Tw t Mill.
A short distance from the castle Is
Twt hill below which is an Immense
pavilion capable of sealing 8.000 per
sons, and yet Its capacity Is greatly
overtaxed whenever an Eisteddfod Is
held in Carnarvon.
The Elstedilfodno are among the
most distinctive and Inspiring institu
tions preserved for sixteen hundred
years by the Welsh. They are the fa
mous festivals of song, music and poe
try where Welsh bards participate In
contests comparable only to those of
the ancient Greeks, except that here
the competition Is exclusively Intel
lectual and artistic, with no place for
athletlca on the program.
The national Eisteddfod has been
held annually since 1819, in northern
Wales and southern Wales alternately.
ttne o f the spectacular feats at an
Eisteddfod Is the "pennil!b>n” singing,
in which the poets compose their songs
after the harpist has begun his mel
ody. Each poet in turn sings his
verse, beginning two measures behind
the harpist, but ending on the same
measure. The contestant who Is able
to Improvise worthy verse* longest
wins one o f the moat cherished Uoa
ora of tbe festival.
home.
“ It's the— ” began the delicate, mod
cat-eyed El Ida Durham, a dubious o n e-
balf whimsical expression on her face.
“ Oh. Myrtle, explain that it Is a very
Innocent slang word and relieve Elldu
at once," chirped In the madcap of the
group, VI Barringer.
“ Very well, my Innocent nnd Inex
perienced lone lamb,” said Myrtle
solemnly, "u ‘Boob’ is an unfortunate
and artless human being who becomes
tin* buffet and prey o f the more know-
lug ones.”
“ Why, my brother Norman has in
troduced the gentleman to me as Wal
ter Dale,” snid Ellda, glancing past
the hush-lined fence where the sub
ject o f consideration was passing.
“ Oh, yes," answered Myrtle, with a
meaning glance at the others. “ Nor
man is too good a friend of Mr. Dale
to call him names; Isn't that so,
girls?"
"Yes, indeed!” came a noisy chorus
in unison, and then VI c-rled out ex
citedly: "Why, lie’s coming right In
here. Oh, oh, E lid a!"
I ’retty Elida blushed like a peony
at the implication conveyed In these
last roguish words. She wondered
what In the world this unexpected call
meant. In un uncouth fashion Dale
stood In the middle of the graveled
foot path fully 50 feet away.
He was stalwart, simple fared, not
quite, up to the blue blood standard
in dress, pretense and artificiality.
Yet as Elida advanced towards him
she could not hut admire the manli
ness indicating that he knew how to
toll as well as study. I f the manner
in which lie lifted his hat was some
what awkward, a quiet firmness and
dignity checked the giggling girls on
the lawn nnd Inspired Elida to give
him a ladylike greeting.
“ Miss Durham,” lie said, “ I hnve
come from your brother. lie wishes
you to send him some collars, cuffs
and handkerchiefs und his shaving
outfit."
"W hy does he not come himself?”
Inquired Elida a trifle anxiously, “ and
why was he not home last night?
Father and mother are both away and
would be worried."
Walter Dale’s face softened ns he
looked down into the sweet troubled
eyes o f the beautiful girl. Then he
steeled himself to an unwelcome hut
settled mission and his eyes expressed
firmness.
"Miss Durham.” he said gravely,
"your brother did not come himself
because he Is In my room up at the
college manacled to a bedpost.”
Elida drew back In dismay— Incred
ulous, shocked.
" I hnve not yet learned to lie like
a gentleman— home farm training
that, I suppose,” observed Dale, a
slight trace o f satire In his tone.
"Most of the fellows would say that
Norman was kept away from home
last night by extra study. Important
club meeting and all that. It would
he an untruth. He has got In with a
fast crowd. I am sorry to say. They
led him at one o f tlieir riotous ca
rousal suppers until I carried him to
my room this morning. I f lie got
away from me he would get hack with
the fellow’s, ready to prolong their
merry bout, ns they call It. I have
spent all the morning nursing Norman
into a reasonable condition. I got oat
the eluhroom manacles we use In our
Initiation and no one can set him free
until I get back."
Elida was pule nnd distressed. She
had heard of the mad doings o f the
rich and careless set at the college
before this.
"T o explain a little further," said
Dale, “ I am a true friend of your
brother.”
“ I believe that,” murmured Elida,
“ Tomorrow Is examination day.
Normnn is shy on his Greek. There
are two things I really know how to
do well. Miss Durham— one Is to
swim, the other to read Greek. If
I sit np all night I'm going to drill
Norman so he will creditably pass
the examination."
Elida went Into the house and re
turned with a package. Big. manly
fellow that he was. Walter Dale
treinored like a weak woman as she
placed a soft, lovely hand upon his
bronzed one.
"Mr. Dale,” she said faintly, brok
enly. "you are Indeed a tr«e frien d !”
"Don't you worry. Miss Durham.”
spoke Dale In ids straightforward
homespun way. “ When this in all
over you are gon g to be proud o f Nor
man. for If he makes the Greek he
will get the highest average of the
cla«n.”
And that was Just what Norman
Durham did. Something more ns well.
“The Boob” had gained a certain in
fiueuce over him with his rough tu
honest w ays and Ellda’s brother saw
the folly of wasted hours and the fust
set ceased to ullure him.
Elida o f course never let Norman
know whut Dale iiad revealed to her.
The latter did not come to the house
and for a spell there came no oppor
tunity to invite him. Elida begun to
wonder why she thought o f him so
o fte n ; why In comparing him with
the empty-minded young men in her
set he shone forth not only us unique
but attractive.
She knew now why Walter Dule ItaJ
been called “ The Boob." The students
worked him out of half Ills monthly
allowance. They imposed on Ids rare
good nature. They played all kinds
of tricks on him. But lie had come
to the college to leurn the ways o f the
world and never flinched from the
ordeal.
And then a sensatlonad event trans
pired. The little college town was
located on u lak, with a very lovely
Island In Its center. One afternoon
Ellda and one-half u score of her inti
mate friends took a boat and went
ever to Lone Island. A group of the
college men were to Join them at dusk
for a moonlight row.
This happened: a violent storm.
It came up suddenly, the boat the girls
had used was driven adrift and dark
dim e on with the frightened girls ma
rooned.
The storm kept up. The college
men went down to a spot opposite the
island, but an old boatman warned
them to wait till the storm was over;
that no craft could live in that wild
tempest.
One hour— two hours went by.
Those who had timid sisters over on
Lone lslund. chilled und frightened,
began to worry over the situation.
The storm did not uhute.
Dale was of the party on the njaln-
land. lie walked about restlessly,
constantly watching the sky. hoping
to see some brenk In the leaden pull.
None came, then he disappeared.
“ Hello,” spoke Norman half an
hour later. "Look, fellows, there Is u
light on Lone Island.”
“ It’s a campfire,” added a compan
ion. “ Well, the girls will feel less
lonely. Maybe they have found some
kind o f shelter."
Three hours later they were able to
get afloat. They reached the Island
to find their young lady friends sit
ting before a cheery roaring fire of
logs built at the entrance to a cave
like depression In the rocks.
They were dry, warm and quite con
tented now at the oddity of tlieir situ
ation. And entertaining them with
pleasant stories was— "The Boob."
He had proven his expertness as a
crack swimmer; lie hud won distinc
tion over Ills rather crestfallen fellow
students.
Myrtle Farr fairly doted on him and
VI Barringer no longer mude fuu of
his rugged country ways.
And Elida, who had known his ster
ling worth all along, was glad nnd
proud o f his escort to her home.
The paperR made quite a feature of
his brave, lonely swim to bring suc
cor and courage to the fair murooners.
A year later they chronicled tlie bril
liant wedding o f Elida and “ The
Booh," who had shown that he pos
sessed at soul the merits that make
true and great men.
Odd Tomb in London
The I.ady chapel of Southwark oa-
thcdral, which Is lo be restored, con
tains one of London’s most extraordi
nary tombs. The monument Is the
figure of a man so emaciated as to ap
pear almost a skeleton. It Is sup
posed to he that o f a miser who
starved himself and his servants. To
test Ills domestic staff he pretended
one morning to he dead. As soon as
the news spread below stairs It was
duly celebrated by raids on the pantry
and the cellar. Presently the "dead”
man could stand no longer the sounds
of merriment that floated up to Ills
room, so he crept down to catch the
culprits. But he no sooner opened the
kitchen door than one o f the servants
saw III rn. cracked him over the head
with the first thing that came to hund,
and thus converted the preteuded
corpse Into a real one.
Sizes of Continents
Kurojie forms only nlvnit one-four-
teentli of the land surface o f the globe
Asiu extends over nearly one-third of
the land surface o f the globe. Africa
has about three times the area of
Europe. North America Is a little less
than twice the size of Europe; and
South America Is a little more than
1 % times tlte size o f Europe.
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