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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

WINNING POINT

COACH

goat he wouldn't understand any way; he wouldn't recognize romance if with them. some one pointed it out to him. That's

It all; turned out to be a more im- the reason he never stopped wondering portant affair than was at first plan- why Diane lost the tennis match,

and ned. Outsiders got wind of it asked to be admitted. · And because Diane had for three years been cap- they offered to pay, the faculty had tain of the girl's varsity. She was a tickets printed and sold them for one white flash of speed and endurance, a personification of grace and skill.

COACH CRAIG was such a staid old Coach Craig didn't object, and Lance when so many, eager admirers pleaded and Diane, couldn't very well refuse,

dollar aplece.

Neither Diane nor Lance liked the idea, but it was too late to back out now, and so they agreed.

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It was. Diane who put the old college up where it ought to be in the annals

"The girl's a shade better," Coach of sport. She became an idol on the Craig told his young assistant, Dave campus, worshipped and idolized by Powers. "She can trim him. Which," the male sector.

he confided, "is going to mean a good deal Old Man Henigan's going to be here".

Unfortunately the youths mixed love with their loyalty. Diane was attrac Powers' eyes widened. "Henigan of tive in a tennis costume; but lovely and the national committee? Say, that's a alluring in evening clothes. She wasn't loses, after her school record? It may dirty trick on Diane. Suppose she a prude, and she wasn't conceited, She mean she won't get that big offer." went to dances and was pleased by, the attention she attracted. But always "She won't lose," Craig: said confi- she displayed a subtle reserve that dently, "She's better than Winthrop."" kept her ardent admirers a little puz- zled; and kept them at a distance too.

But because Powers was young and could feel as young people feel, he But always her, passion was tennis. strolled over to Diane and mentioned She loved it. A victory left her elat- the fact that Mike Henigan was in the ea; defeat provoked a black mood. audience. She smiled at him; and Fortunately the defeats were few, the nodded her thanks, and went out to victories many. It began to look as if meet Lance,

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

at the conclusion of her college career Diane would step into an important role as a national star..

It was a pretty close game; as all the spectators had wished for. Each captured a set and went evenly along That, of course, was all before Lance Diane's four, but everyone feit pretty in a third. Lance had five games to Winthrop appeared. Lance had trans- sure the girl would take her opponent ferred up forth from a southern col- for an even five. Lance was serving, lege to finish his senior year. His lug with only one point to go to collect the gage consisted of a carpet bag and a game, set and match. tennis racket. Inside, the carpet bag

were newspaper clippings and testi- He swung his racket with beautiful monials which pronounced him the form; a handsome picture, features greatest intercollegiate tennis star of grim and determined. the South.

Diane, waiting. with outward calmness, felt the tense- Coach Craig, looked the boy over and that held the audience in its grip. She ness of the moment, sensed the spell nodded. He was a fine looking lad, saw the grimness on Lance's face, the tall and dark with brown eyes and a fierce desire in his eyes. It meant so mouth that held an habitual smile. much to him.

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"I guess they were right," said the Coach Craig, she knew, was watch- coach, rifling the clippings. "Step out ing her. She sensed the confidence on there, boy, and let's see you in ac- his face, knew that Henigan was in the tion."

stands watching Lance's every move- From that moment the old college ment. Then the ball, like a white had another idol to worship, another plummet, came whistling over the net. atar on which to pin its loyalty. The A perfect serve. Diane stepped for-

ward to meet it. Her racket swung...

school became famous. Experts came and watched Lance and Diane in action. The audience leaned forward, held They talked with Coach Craig and their breaths and suddenly broke mentioned contracts and large figures. into a frenzy of shouting.

The future looked bright, especially Diane had stumbled. Fallen for- so because Lance and Diane fell in ward. Caught herself. Missed. love. Romance added glamor, height. The game, the match, belonged to ened interest. They were a good look Lancer Coach Craig groaned. Heni ing couple, well suited and peppy gan shrugged indifferently. Everyone envied them.

Coach Craig, Was a staid old goat.

It was along about the last of May, He wouldn't understand anyway. But with commencement not far away and Dave Powers, who was. young and

the last tennis match of the season could feel, as young people feel, un- over with, that some one suggested a derstood. He knew, that Diane had mixed match for the benefit of "the stumbled on purpose, and that Lanco school. That is, the co-eds would play Winthrop was tremendously Happy be- the men champs. It was a great idea, cause he'd won and that Diane was because everyone knew that Diane happy, too.

BEER ON

would be picked to meet Lanco, and

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