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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY,
MAY
31,
A YANK AT OXFORD
WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR Lee Sheridan, champion Han- Bas athlete and a bit of a brag- gart, informed that he has been accepted as on American Oxford University, scholar at Lacht of funds places him in a position where he is about to turn doon the opportunity, when Lod's father secretly borrows the needed money from an old bank- Ang friend.
Chapter Two
Paul looked neticus. If you'll take my advico, Sheridan, you'll duck it," he cautioned.
"Why should 17" Loo asked, Lpuzzled.
"You see, if one college welcomes a big athlete, the other collegea nro apt to be down on him, and bo starts off on the wrong foot"
"It make a mainpopular through his entire university car reer," Ramsey added.
Leo looked from ono to the other. "Well, what had I better do about 17" he naked.
Paul aramed deep in thought. "You might get off at Didoo," he wungonted,
"Didcat?"
That's the alation just this nido of Oxford. You could gei In with. out their knowing anything about
Wouldn't the fellown at Cardinal be sore?" Len asked,
Lee Sheridan was a very Jonaly young man as he watched the Brit," inh countryside roll by. A cup of coffee was on the table before him but it had gonn untested. around him in the train? Fostarrant car Jo wern groupa gaily chati. wishod
were back in Lakodalo, where everybody had a cheery word tho for the greatnet athlete in school's history.
All tho way from London, for almont a whole hour, ho had done nothing but store at the villages and town they passed.
Now, of a sudden, a volos per- monted his consciousnópa.
"Cardinal's getting poorer mate- rial than any other college at Ox- ford," It mid.
"Yen," another voice replied. "I'm afraid we'll make a rotten showing bniuw the mile this year."
"And I wonder what kind of a showing the boat club will make
"Well, we won't head the river, that's pain."
Tuwing in the direction of the viders, Les saw three young men,
seated evidently students,
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"Mr. Sheridan," Paul replied. "have you ever heard of the multi- tude censoring a man for modesty!" "No. I guess you're right," Lea agreed. "If you follows say so, I'll do it."
Wavertree, who was fueing the door of the ear, suddenly roar. "Ah, the fairest of the Beaumonte?" fo announced.
The boys all stood up nn an at- tractive English girl, dressed in twoeda, came toward them. She wan besutiful, in a soft, mellow way, looked mature beyond her yearA and walked with uncommon polas Her very earringe ausgaaled spirit and alertnea,
"Don't el up. I just came to inve A cup of coffer with you," she said. Paul took her arm, "Molty, let me Introduce Mr. Bheridan. turned to Lee, Mr. Sharklae, this
my sister,"
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"I'm certainly very glad to meet you," smiled Lee.
"How do you do?
You're an American, aren't you?"
"Sure. How did you guns?"
intuition," Molly
a
"A
woman's
BY
HALSEY
RAINES
Chaptor Threa
winced, but went on to address the Audiones in Latin. Lee ant quietly ns Paul Beaumont was called upon for a free translation. Thon, amidst further cheering, Loe was given the floor,
As he faced the audience, there was a dangerous glint in his eyes.
"Gentlemen," he began, "what is more warming to the heart of a foreigner than good old British hos ipitatiiy-7"
Tho students making up the au- dience looked at each other, not quila auro how to take the remark,
"But I'm a funny guy about a number of things. Loe went on Erimly. "One is, I like thom ' 'reg- ular, and I don't like 'em phoney It was almost an hour later that particularly phoney moustnehen,
Preston, standing thero in the Lee, through the good graces, of A Diacot truck driver, reached full dignity of his obed dinguine. Cardinal College. The quadrangle began to be a bit apprehensive. The seemed deserted Thero was just aughter had died down. The boys trifle of a look of disappointment know what Lee was driving at now.
Evan Paul shifted unenally.
on Lee's faco.
Entering the Quad, he locked around uncertainly. The next mo- ment a porter was at his side and
had rollaved Leo of his valine.
"I'm Lee Sheridan. I'd like to encak to my room before anyone) knows I'm hero," the American boy confided.
The archway on the left, sir" the porter replied. "Across the Quad. You'll find the name on the door."
Len started off. As ho approached the main gnto ho was stopped by naveral undergraduates.
"Excuse me," one of them said respectfully, "in your name Bhort- dan? Lee Sheridan, of America?" That's right," Les admitted with a genial nod,
"Another thing," the Amorlean persisted, "I've got a funny toe, 1 to in the world." can kick a Dean furtbor than any
Preston turned anxiously, "Now walt a minute, Sheridan .".
But Lae hinged out and, as ho did no, Preston was off like a streak of lightning, kis gown flying be- blad him. Out the door and across the sacred inwn Preston fled, Leo at his heels, in a few seconds Pres ton had reached the tunnelied arch- way and was just to sight for an Instant en Leo, niso reaching the archway, stopped to learn which way his quarry had turned.
There, much to his amazemnant only a few feet away, a browned apure was strolling at h'a lelmuro down the pathway. With stealthy awitiness, Lea crept close.
As ho
My name's Masterson. I'm chair man of the raception commities."
Lee amiled patronizingly. "Quessenred the other, his right shot out. I'm enught, after all."
There was a dull tland as the man "You are, indeed. On behalf of took to the ground. Lee stood over Cardinal Caliogo, wolcamal"
him, grinning, Thero was no men- *Welcome! Welcome1" Masterace in his attitude. Nothing but son's compantone chorused. Enthu-sheer exuberance rising from a pur-
1938.
By Paal F
HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier
PLEBISCITE
ROMAN PLEBS, AFTER GAIN-' ING THEIR DEMAND FOR WRIT- TEN LAWS, USED THE ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT DECREES"PLEBISCITA" (PEOPLE'S RULES ) WHICH AT FIRST WERE BINDING ONLY UPON THEMSELVES. THREAT OF A STRIKE LATER COMPELLED THE PATRICIANS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR" PLEBISCITES AS LAW-BEGINNING OF THIS FORM OF REFERENDUM.
QUIDA
LOUISA DE LA RAMEÉ, 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH NOVELIST WHO WROTE UNDER TWO FLAGS AND OTHER POPULAR WORKS, ASSUMED THE PEN NAME "OUIDA” BECAUSE A LITTLE GIRL ACQUAINTANCE COULD PRONOUNCE HER NAME LOUISA ONLY AS "WEBDA.”
"Miss Beaumont, do you ever find time for fling- ing woo?" Lee asked.
nearby table. Here were people said laughingly. "Are you putting talking his own language-sportet him onto things?" she asked the
others. He rose and approached their tabla.: "We're doing our best," Paul re
"Pouso mo for horning in genta,* be auld, "but I've got some good plled, as they sat down.
news for you."
The three looked at him in our prino.
"Really?" one of them said, fin- ally.
Yen. T'in by way of being some what of an athlete myself, and I'm on my way out to Oxford."
The young man smiled. “Out to Oxford?" he repeated. "Oxford has only two directions. Ons goed up to Oxford, or ono le sont down kicked out!”
"For a Wavertroo," another pul In a consummatien devoutly to be wished!"
Ramsey took the initative. "Molly, you've heard of Sheridan. Ho's quite à famous athlete."
"I'm sorry, I don't think I have." "My nistor's reading ancient his- tory at Oxford," Paul sald to Lea "gbo's never heard of anybody who hasn't been dead three hundred years." .
Les stared at the girl in open admiration. "Oh, you're at Oxford, too! Things are looking up! Didn't know you had such attractivo co- ods."
"Oh, we can do much better than that," Paul and festingly.
"Thanks, wrotch!" Molly said. Sho looked at Les. Unsophisticatos! They don't appreciate women!"
"Oh, that's going to be taken "All right, fellows," Lee said, "have 1 your own way. My name'n caro of from now on," Les sald Shetlann--Lee Sheridan, of Amer emphatically, "Mian Beaumont, do en I didn't get your name." He you ever find time for singing sat down at the table.
woo?"
Molly laughed brightly, "Fing- "I don't believe I mentioned it."Ing woo? That sounds Chinese."
"It's short for date. the Aral man Bald. "However, it's Paul Beaumont. This is Mr. Waver- ment," Les explained,
tree and Mr. Rousey. Gentleman. Mr. Les Sheridan, of America!"
"I'm certainly gind to find some one to talk to." Lee wont on."Toll me about football at Cardinal. Got much of a toam this year?"
engage- "Strolling hand in hand with the boy friend." "I'm afraid I won't and time to stroll.".
Leo grinned confidently. "Try a ample stroll and you might take a carlone."
Paul
been listening
had
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The train began to slow down. "Here you are, Sheridan," Ramsey
"Wo have two vulgar games in which an Inflated ball is kicked amusement. "Yes. Molly," he said. about and aking nee. baahed," Wa "You'll find Mr. Sheridan an amus ortree replied, "if you care for that ing conversationalist sort of thing. Do you refer to noo cer or rusker?"
"I don't know," Leo sald. "I only nnid, "This is where you get off." played American football, and, boy, Leo looked his disappointment. dld I have a lucky season last year, "Oh, say, I'm sorry," he had to Averaged two touchdowns a game." Molly. "I've got to leave you for a
"Ah!" Paul Interruptod. "Quite an whilo." athlete. I dare say you run too?" "I do the 440 in 47 flat, but I've never really bean pressed."
"Forly-novon!" Ramsey excinimed.
"I thought you were going to Oxford," Molly said, surprised.
"I am
by the back door." "To avold the demonstration in "Demonstration?"
TCD, and ho'n never been his houer," Paul said significantly. pressed" Paul added narcastically.
Oda
Bodkins!" Wavertroo "Haven't you heard?" Ramroy aald meaningly. "The man are giv ing him a bir reception."
"Quitel" Wavertree exclaimed. Hands across the sea, and all that Aort of thing."
gasped.
Paul daalded to lend this braggart on. "Lakedals sounds like water, Mr. Sheridan. I suppose you rowed as well?"
"Strolted the crow for throe years, that'n allt Bay, we'd have made the Olymple team but I didn't have much behind mot
"Oh, I eat Mally sald slowly, "Borry I can't go with you the rest of the way, Mise Beaumont," Lea mald, "but it be scolag you!" Paul gasped at the sheer nude as he darted away. Molly turned elty of the speaker. "Well, well to tin boys. "What are you bosats no finally managed to say, "our planning to do?" she demanded. troubles seem to be overt Now wo "We're going to give that all don't have to look to Eton for American braggart a beautiful ro- anybody!"
"I don't nes how those Eton guys coption," Paul sald, grinning broad- could be expected to row in plug hats and Buster-Brown collars, renpandad Lee with a shrug
"An inspiration" Wavertroo muc mured.
"I might have known it was your robrilliant idea," Molly said to har
brother.
Buddonly, Paul neemed "to member something. "Sheridan- Of cours" He turned to his com- Danlons. "Why, he's the man for whom Cardinal is planning that big Paul laughed. Tromption."
For a spilt second the boys laolted blank. Then they caught on "Certainly) How stupid of " Ramesy cald.
"W you ding woo, my deart"
"Ho's among strangers," Molly said. "Naturally be tried to make an impression.
"Impression!" Paul ejaculated. "He made a denti"
"Careful he doesn't make one of WRvartres stared. "Well, Llosa my
you," Molly warned him. "There's heart and gartern!"
"You don't mean something about that chin of his Leg bormed. they're giving me a recopilan?"
"Bolleve the papers announced which tells me he could be a psr-
fently beautiful enemy!" your coming" Paul said,
Lee ohuckled, "I guess that's Dad's doing. The old son-of-a-gun!"
“You may return to your room and compose a letter of apology--in English, if possible."
tastically, they all shook hands past accomplished. He extended a hand to the still inanimale figure. with Loc.
"Okay, pal. No hard foolings," he And now, from the distance, a chenr araso. Looking toward the sald. But his face foll in bewilder
hits victim stirred and archways at the end of the Quad, ment as Leo saw two columns of chonring] turned over. undergraduntes emerge, marching
It was, most ostensibly, not the
la military order. Quite accustomed fleeing Preston. It looked very much to homage or thin gort, the youth-altogether too much-like a real. from Kasaan merely smiled and bonefide, hundred per cent, genulaë saluted.
"I hope you don't think I was giving you the run-around," he said, turning to Masterson,
"We sporo oxpecting you at the station."
Dean.
Leo didn't hesitate; he took to his heels as shouts went up behind him. One porter stopped to help the old gantleman up, while an other followed the spelating boy.
The Dean was furious. "Who was guilty of this atrocity" he de-
"Aw, I didn't want you to waste a reception on me."
Masterson amiled, "I assure youimanded. it won't be wasted. You don't mind If we carry on 7"
"I didn't see his face, sir," the porter answered apologetically; te
"He shall be sent down
the inst thing I do," the Dean com- mandad.
"Not a bit, pal," Lee replied. The two columns of undergrad- uates hnd now marched up and
Standing nearby, Wavertros had stopped in formation before Lao and the reception commitice. One heard this last remark. His face by one, cheer loaders approached broke into a beatifle smile and ho and put laurel wreaths around his clasped his hands in thankfulness.
In the meantime, the other por neck. Lon accepted the ovation with
a calmness bordering on indiffer- ter had caught up with Loo.
"You are to report to the Deat oner, nus if it were really no more i
in his rooms, air at oncel" than he deserved.
Loo'n face rollected his worri. another ment holsted onto the shoulders of twoi ment as he slowly started off. of the committee, while the whole
In
Whe ho
Much to his ourprise, however,
procession moved off in the direo Wavertree was already standing bo Lion of the Junior Common Room, fore the Dean, looking remorseful, A large hall near the Cardinal when he was ushorod into the of Quad. As they passed several of the fice.
college buildings, ploces of tom pit
a sudden rebellion against
por fluttered down. Les looked up, authority, sir," Loe heard Waver amiled and held up his hands, one tres may
A boxer's The Dean looked up at Lou, Tripping the other, in
"Wall!" he exploded. "And what do calisto.
The Junior Common Room was you want?" Jammed. Arriving at the platform,
I'd like to explain about kicking
Leo was permitted to stand on his you in the pants," Loo began with own fact. Ilo spied Paul and Way-como diffidence. ortree in a corner.
"Sorry, Sheridan," Paul sald, "but they got the bit in their tooth."
"They'd have been frightfully dis appointed," Wavertree put in..
The Dean looked at io burst. "Kicking me in the
What
la tla rivalry for the honor of at- lacking my person?" he demanded. "Who are you, may I nok?" that's all right" Lae sald "I'm Loo Sheridan, from Amer- expansively. "I'm having a well len."
"And you are ready to confess time."
"You won't mind saying a few that you, and not Mr. Wavertree, words, after you've met the Dean?" perpetrated this outrage?" Paul asked.
"You, sir."
Io ho in on this?"
Leo was impressed. "The Dean? The Dean turned to Wavertrag. Paul nodded and, turning, pointed "I do not pretend to understand out the three chairs on the plat- what induces you, a timid and inol- form. One, standing in the centre, fenalve Individual, to nesumo re- Rponsibility for every overt set in had the appearance of a throne, this college," he said. He began to and Paul Indicated to the American about. "You may go. And when I that he was to occupy it. With a wave of his that was intended to receive your loiter of apology, I typity modest acquiesense Loe sat will then decide whether your men- down. Cheers echoed across the condition should be investigated
room.
Suddenly Wavertree's voice was heard above the din.
"Gentlement Gentlemen, be quiet! The Dean!".
by a modical authority." Then he turned to Lea. "Now, air, what have you to may for youroolf?"
rest
"Well, you see... or..." Loo The entire company stood at at- began, uncomfortably, all tention, Walking salemnly and do and look alike in those gowns, and Biborately, as though consolous of I thought...
"May I ask, Mr. Sheridan,” the Dean demanded, "who was the gen- tleman to have been honored
a burdon of years and windom, came a student skillfully made up an the Doan. Lee, fooled only mo- moniarily, stored at him with whose portarior boars nucli a strik- puzzled expression. In a moment he understood. For a brief moment, a tosling of humiliation swept over him; then his mouth hardoned. He roan slowly.
extended
ing resemblance to my own?"
"I don't know hla nam," Les re plied, "but when I catch him ..." "Any further outbreak," the Dean wald, warmingtY;____
"and you will · bo The pseudo-Doan
Bont down. Now you may return hand, "Mr. Sheridan, you are most to your room, air, and compose welcome," he intoned.
lotter of apology-in English, if Gripping it, Lee arushed the hand poewiblo no that the Joints araokeit. "Dean", whose name was Prestan,|
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