Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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and not daring to look back, he guessed that he was being closely pursued. I he twenty-five yard line passed underfoot, the twenty yard line seemed to rush by. The strain of this run was nearly unendurable, still he kept on. He passed two more white marks, and still the goal posts seemed rods away. he pounding ceased, he felt fingers grasping for h:s vest, the fingers slipped and then closed upon his legs as he stumbled then fell, striking his head upon the frozen ground with the ball still tightly huddled next to his side and under his arm A dull sound like the roll of distant thunder resounded in his ears and ht knew not what happened next. Awakening, he found h mself almost buried in cushions, and saw the smiling face of the captain looking down at him. I he coach and a few others were present in the room lie was told that he had made a touchdown by a margin of four inches, and he knew what it meant. Two games of the seiies with Fairville had been won and the third tied. Fox saw the captain step toward him, and felt a small piece of flannel pressed into his hand. He knew what it was and smiling, he dropped back upon the pillows for a well deserved’ rest A. S., -16. THE INN-KEEPER’S STORY. One of my recent experiences as traveling salesman, w: s. remember, that of being obliged to remain over night in a very small and thinly populated village, near the southern part of Kentucky. As I entered the little inn. the only one in town, my whole attention was riveted on the strange gaze that the landlord cast in my direction. From the first time I saw him, until I left the next morning, 1 was deeply impressed by the strange, soulful expression on his countenance. I was the only guest at the inn that night, and after supper 1 went into the sitting-room, and fell into conversation with the proprietor. As I have said befoie, there seemed to be something very strange, indeed, about his personal appearance, fie was tali had dark hair. ?nd eyes with a rather languid expression in them, and a smooth, rather sallow face. His present attitude displayed to a large extent much of his former grace and' dignity. 1 had been in his Company for some nrnutes when he arose took a small bottle from the shelf and a small hypodermic syringe from a neat leather case. I watched him intently

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At 1 o clock the stands were beginning to fill. One-thirty and they were overflowing. In the north wing of the stands, a lusty cheer broke upon the air, as the gladiators came forth upon the field. A trifling breeze was playing with the brown pennants and banners which were incessantly waving. Now the south wing broke, as their heroes jumped the ropes and gained the arena. Fairville had turned out in large numbers, ready to give the needed encouragement to their players. A con spun, glittering, into the air and fell on the brown d rt of the gridiron. Cullings won the toss and the captain chose to defend the north goal. Two o’clock, and both elevens were lined up for the battle. The whistle blew and a moment later the pigskin sailed out toward our goal. It was caught on the ten yard line and a run of ten yards resulted. Scrimmage after scrimmage ensued, and it was plain to the onlookers that the teams were evenly matched. 'I'lie first quarter was over with the ball on our forty yard line. In the second quarter. Fairville plunged and hammered in vain, then a forward pass netted them fifteen yards. It was first down ten yards to go, for a touchdown. Five yards was the result of the first plunge, two yards on the second, followed by a fumble which cost them eight yards. Then a neat end run put a figure 6 on the scoreboard. Somehow in that last scrimmage. Jay had turned an ankle, this laying him out of the game. The home crowd and the Fairville rooters groaning and cheering in turns, did not know this until they saw his brown form being carried from the field. Fox was summoned and, changing clothes during the intermission, was ready for the third quarter. He played the position as well as could be expected, but one thought troubled h:m greatly, “Why didn’t they call his signal more than they did? Did the quarterback think that he couldn’t hold on to it?” Fie now realized what his fumble in the tryout meant. He resolved to show them, when the time came, just what he could do. The fourth and last quarter saw the ball on our twenty-five yard line. The opposing team tried a series of line plunges, and. not gaining the required distance, shifted for a forward pass. Ninety-four, 39. 58, and the ball was snapped to the quarterback. Instantly it was on its way toward Fairville’s rght end. Just as it seemed the ball was as good as caught, an athletic form shot into the air and intercepted its course. Quick as a flash, that form was tearing down the field, toward our goal. Close behind.. Fox heard the heavy thud of feet.

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9 ?tno Canar, Stanley Lockwood, Harry Scott, Clarence Lamb, Chas. Marten, Guy Humphrey, Loren Horst Trin. I). A. Swart , Clayton Butler, Romeo Koepp, Harvey Bond, Harry Connett, Coach H. C. Smith, lwcrette Brob t, Lyle Howard, Jacob Jacobson, Merrill Brobst, Rex Hovey, Harry Throne, Ed Knutztn