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Tragedy Strikes the School Teamco

By JOSEPH OLGIN TTLYSSES GARDNER'S

heart sank

U

Dick 03 Fowler, captain and star of P.S. 17's elementary school track team, stopped him as he was passing Pop's Drug Store. Ulysses knew when- - ever Dick took time to even speak to him it was for the purpose of an unmerciful ribbing. Most of the time Ulysses didn't mind it or at lenat pretended not to. But now in front of the gang-

Dick winked at the group, glanced at his wrist watch and exclaimed loudly, "Come on, Useless, it's almost 8 o'clock, time to go home and get to bed early."

Ik

The boys roared. Dick's pet name for Ulysses never falled to evoke gales of laughter. Every- eno know Ulysses was useless us far as the track team was con- corned. He hadn't scored point all season!

With

совести Dick continued: "Tomorrow is the county championship meet. If you're not in shape, Useless, we're sunk!"

exaggerated

Another rear of laughter burst from the crowd, Ulysses bit his lip to keep it from trembling Ila face flushed a deep red. "D-don't worry

about my cur few," he thinly stammered. "S-ce that you keep yours."

FLOUR-

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Knowing this was his great moment of irial, Ulysses Gardner poured forth every effort to pass the purple- elad man in front of him,

10-yard load when he passed off to Samson, Joo increased it to 20 when he gave the inton to Green. The crowd roured. P. 9. 17 looked liko sure winner.

Ulysses' heart beat Hko a trip hammer as he grabbed the baton and pounded around the track- a full 80 yards in the lead. Bahind him he heard the pound- ing footsteps coming closer and- closer. He became panicky. The other teamur had their crack runners at anchor. He was only a sub, They'd catch him sure, He brushed the feeling aside. Ho had work to do.. At the 100-yard mark his spirits rose, No one had passed him yet and only 100 more yards to go,

THE P. S. 17's crowd suddenly

groaned as a green-clad Central runner caught up to Ulysses and uped by him. Ulysses' broath began coming hard as ho strained forward. A bright Follow uniform from Bayside passed him next as he forced himself nhood with all his might. He couldn't let any other runner pars him from now must keep third place or the meet was lost,

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Then a deep wall rose from Ulysses felt smaller and more chance to run. Then his spirits the P. S. 17's fons us a purple- useless than ever as he looked up fell. He could never fil Dick clad P. S. 34 runner passed at the excited crowd in the bal- Fowler's shoes. However, P. S. Ulysses with only 75 yards left. cony. He then began a series of 17's championship hopes rose as The sight of his rival in front of duties which were his usual con- Bart Connor, their number two

him shocked Ulysses to hig tribution to P. S. 17's track suc- man, came through in the greatest efforts. The purplo cass He brought Dick his running broad jump with a uniform in front of him began sweatshirt when the P. S. 17's terrific effort. Ulysses stared. slowly coming back toward him, captain cracked the meat record Bart had never jumped so far Ho drove on blindly through a for the 60-yard dash. Ho help before. Perhaps he, too, could red mist. The rear of the crowd ed shift the mats in Neal outdo himself under pressure. pounded against his cars. Re Borden. P. S. 17's left foot high His lips tightened with deter- couldn't do any more. Then who also copped a first, mination as Coach Williams suddenly the uniform in front If only be could beat that amart Williams as the moot progressed him.

He kept

team around of him was there no longer. His alec Dick in one co-but what and kept an eye on the locker

legs wobbled. He was too tired The to lift them any more. and

purple shirt was at his shoulder

Ulysseя

DICK turned away laughing as clenched and un- clenchod his fals in exasperation, jumpert the score card for Couch called the relay

room to see that the clothes

was the use of dreaming, he lindn't a chance to beat Dick who was cadly the best Junler equipment were safe. It was 467 ISTEN, gang," he aaid again, Mustering his last ounce

runner in the whole county. nip and luck all the way. "L earnestly, "We're not lick- of energy, he dove for the finish

beore

Ulysses shook his head as he hurried away from his tormen- tor

If only he could

one litio

point in to morrow's meet he'd feel that all his practice and hard work wasn't wasted. Then le

even

17's lead in the dashes and high ed yet. We're leading by three line. Then he blacked out, Jump was wiped out as P. S. 34 points, and if we get no worse He didn't hear the great vie made a cicon sweep of the than third in this last race, we're tory roar from the P. S. 17's standing broad jump,

in. Ulysses la running anchor in crowd as he just nipped the P. S. Then tragedy struck P. 6. 17 Dick's usual spot. That means 34's runner for third place. He as Dick Fowler, trying for a you other fellows will have to didn't know that his relay team- double victory in the running give him a big lead."

mates directed by Dick Fowler A grim silence fell over the picked him up tenderly and sprained his ankle badly, Coach relay team. Tom Wheeler, Joe carried him to the dressing Williams took one look at the Samson and Bill Green running room. But later ng he sat with swelling and groaned,

order looked at each the gang in Pop's drug store "Your ankie is up like a other. Then the spell was sud- having a big dish of lee cream, balloon. You're out of the relay denly broken as Dick slapped he heard Dick whisper to the now, Dick."

Ulysses on the back.

boys.

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even get a chance to run! He was only entered in the moet as a substitute on the Junior relay.

The next altemoon the armoury was Jammed tight with truck fans from all over the

Dlek tried vainly to rise. "No! county. Excitement ran high. Nol That means Useless will This year the thitle was between have to run. We'll be sunk!" P. S. 17 and P. S. 34 for the Ulysses' heart beat wildly. championship.

He Wis going

to

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The starter's gun barked and "If anyone ever calls him Ulysses could hardly keep from Useless again, they'll have 40 jumping up and down with ex- 'fight me first. Ulysses la a full- citement. Running smoothly fledged member of the gang a and cosily, Tom Wheeler had à get

now, Understand!""

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found Willy Toad sitting under a free, rubbing his eyes sleepily. The days had turned cold, for. autumn was

fast becoming

winter. The sky was grey. The winds blew, sending the leaves dancing before them until they came to rest nt last in the hollows at the foot of the hill.

"Ho-hum," said Willy, rubbing his eyes again and yawning.

"What's the enalter?" sald Knarf. "Are you sleepy, WHY?" "Am sleepy!" said Willy in surprise at this question, “1mm as wide awake as if can be. What makes you think I'm sleepy?"

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are half-closed,"

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AB FOON as it begins to get cold, Willy starts yawning.

Because if you didn't, you might all of a sudden find yourself in the middle of nowstorm. You Are they?" sald Willy-and he thing to eat. You'd just stand

wouldn't be able to find any did his best to open them. there, shivering."

"And you're yawning."

Wally sighed. "Well I suppose

crawl under 1, Willy? It's as good as the roof of a licuse, maybe even better."

"It doem't sound very ecan- fortable," Fald Willy. "But thank you for mentioning 11"

Good, Soft Mud

"Here comes a frog." zaid Knart "He ought to know a good place."

As seen as the frog come up Willy naked him, "Well, now I always dig myself into some good soft mud. There's nothing like soft mud to keep you warm, Willy"

Wily didnt like the idea of mud, either.

Finally a cricket came along. "I know the best place of all för you, Willy."

You do?" sald Willy, "Where?"

"Do you see that big fallen log over near the foot of the hill? a almost all covered over with

and curl up in it. By-and-by It log. Make yourself a little hole dead teaves. Get under that

win

"Sounds right," said Willy leaves be covered with the

I might as well admit it. Yes, nodding.

I'm sleepy. It always happens "But if you find a nice, enug at this time of the year. As roon place to go to elcep in, and deep

JA

"Just like a blanket, Willy," sald. Knarf, "The cricket right. That's the best place for as It begins to get cold, I begin all winter, you won't have to you to sleep through the winter." to god sleepy. It's A funny worry about finding anything to

So willy, thing."

eat, and you won't even know

after rubbing his eyes and yawning several more Willy yawned again, though it's cold" he did his best not to

It's a wonderful idea said times, decided to get himself off Willy, after "All summer long, Willy con- over. "But where do find eaves. "I hate to do this, he

he thought this the wind was piling us the he

up the tinued, "I keep awake with no nice, mug place to sleep in?" trouble. I don't sleep at all- At this moment Blackle the not all day and not all night. Beetle stuck his head out from I might "dose' 'off for a few under a rock. "I heard what you minutes now and then. But two were saying. I'm gelling there's too much happening to ready to go to sleep or waste time sleeping, I hop here, winter, too. Why don't you And he hopped off to I hop there. I catch Eles in the Art a rock for yourrek and his bat daytime and moths in the night-. Limo,

To tell you the truth," said Willy, "almost everybody I know stays awake day and night. The frogs do, the crickets do, most of the bugs do, the squirrels and chipmunks on rabbits do we all dol Dut the minule it gets cold, we all get sleepy, Now | why is that?"

No Homes to Live in Knard cald he didn't know exactly, but he thought it might have something to do with the fact that winter was eening and wuly (and all his friends) and no homes do live in you lived by a house and could keep warm, you wouldn't get sleepy, Willy. Im pretty :o you wouldn'

"Maybe not," agreed Willy, "And R's a good whiter you do). Izet „sleepy.......when it-gDÍN, SVM,

old to Knart. "I hate to be. missing everything, even the now and the lee. But I guess you're right, Ho-hum

... Ecc the you in the spring.".

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here? Nuts don't grow on apple

it But that can't be debt

have some fresh hapa) nutu. Wiil

There's been nobody," in the malf, there are any lo`the garden except Daddy"sod luc

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