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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

JUNE

1938.

A YANK AT OXFORD

Copfright 1991 by Usew's Ina,

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR

Anuoyed by the too delf-as aurod manner of Lee Ahoridan, American athlete who lus funt arrived to continuo Me studira at Oxford, a group of English undergraduates plan a bogus ro ception in his honor. Leo ao copta the ovation as gonuine until a discovera ono of the students dingutood as the Dean, Pursuing the faftor, he runs up a street and leaps on a Agure that turns out to be the real Dean, who Jota him off with a LOVETO reprimand.

Chapter Four

As Loo cama down the stairs from the Dean's office. Wavertree wan waiting for him. The American boy glared at him.

I don't wasto any more of, that ex- cruciating British humor on me. |I'm running."

Molly's expression suddenly chanzou. "Yes, running away, with your tall between your loga!" she chailongod.

"I'm walking away with my tall In the ale" orled Lee. "And In case I don't men you again

which I hope hero's something to remember me by!"

With that he quickly drew her to him and kizeed her full on the lip. Then, without torning back Lo see the lock of consternation on Molly's Ince, he went directly to ward his rooms.

Ils study, na ho entered, was bleak and Bare. But through the windows were visible the towers and spires of Oxford. The bells wore chiming out their silver-toned message of "harmonious disagree- ment.

Loo looked about him for a mo ment, then went through a door into his bedroom. His sultense wan standing in a corner. Angrily, ho grabbed it up. To his astonishment What were you doing in there-It was empty. The lid dropped upen trylag to take the rap for me?" and he stared blankly inside. Cross- he demanded.

Ing to the wardrobe, de dincovered Wavertree'a voles held a touch of that his clothen had been hung up. contempt as bo replied: "My mo- Then, ne ho jeaned over to open a tives were purely selfish, my dear drawer, he found it filed with Sheridan. For generations my un-

smaller articion. He anatched n cantora have been kicked out of handful of handkerchiefs and start- Oxford. Mine was a feeble attempted to repack, when there came a to maintain the family tradition." knock at the door.

"Why don't you sock the Dean the jaw?" replied Les, looking ais nenazement. "That ought to fix

it."

"Don't you think that might be

... or

When It opened. Ume stood a lielo old men with aide-whinkers and a gentle smile. He stool how. Ing in the doorway,

I'm Benttergood, your scout,

rather too direct?". he maid. Wavertree elighed. "Beelden, I don't Beem to have the initiative to get intu scrapes myself. So I try to une the backwash of more spirited characters."

"Well, tag along with me and you'll get plenty of hackwash." Lee promlaed.

"Bay, did you really know it who

"What is this?" Les demandel

piclounly, "Another gag?" Boallergood Junked puzzles. "What are you scouting for--In- diana?"

"No, air," the ita man replied. "At the moment there are no gen- tlemen from India at Carðinni.”

"What "op 10 frowned Ler.

BY

HALSEY

RAINES

Chapter Five

Leo was not sure whelber ho regretted his decision to remain at Oxford or not. Ho know that the undergraduates, almost to a man, disliked him, but bit by bit he was Anding new and subtle attractions in the century-old landmarks of the Rchool, Oon morning, crossing over from the brary, he was accuated by Paul Beaumont

"Isoam to recall vaguely that you run a but,” Paul sail coolly.

"Junt name the time and the place. Lee replied with equal frig idity. "and I'll provide the demon-

stration."

"Splendid! Wo're holding trend- men trock trials dn half an hour at the University Ground. I'll put you down for the four-forty, if you enre to join us."

No good of you to ask me," Leo said with heavy irony.

"The fold's about a mile from hore. You'll need your bike."

"Wrong again," Lee repiled. "It's the other fellows who'll need their bikak,"

Wearing the customary lower cinsaman gown, Lee mounted his bicycle and slowly started down the

fauz pas.

"I mean, my husband doesn't quite understand how sym- pathetis I am, You ass, I love to help the undergraduntos... pecially the now ones."

"Probably the mother in you," Loo sald with a straight faco.

"Now I'm afraid you're pulling my leg," she said with a tlo.

I'm restraining myself as best 'as I can." Lee murmured,

Bisa siniled coyly, "You wicked

Where was 1?”

boy

You were still very young." "Oh, yes. But don't misunder- stand. Claudius that's my hus- hand is really a dear. And so clever! Why, sometimos ha alts up and reada nil night long"

"If you're asking me, I think the guy's crazy."

Bisa giggles as the mechanfe re- turned from the back room.

"We can put your bicycle right, sir," he said to Leo.

"Good!

you?"

But hurry it up, will

"Oh, yes, air. We'll have it right an rain for you in a fortnight."

"A fortnight!" Lee's face fell. "That'll make ma just two weeks and ten minutes tote for the fresh- men trial,"

Els interruptod. “Please, taka my bleycle," she urged.

Thanks a lot, but I'll rent one hore,"

"Ob, I'd much rather you'd take mine," she insisted. "Then you'd have to return it, you know."

"Bay, you've got something there,"

the aid taking

bicycle. Leo "Thanks a lot... and I'll be ace- ing you."

in

Craddock's bookshop after him the ligh," she called out after

he pedaled off, "Any of the stu- dents can direct you."

"I' bet," Leo muttered to him- melf.

University When he arrived at Floid, a few minutes later, the quarter-milo was just about to start. Loc, smoking a big cigar,

near the Committee. mounted

Mia-

By Paul F

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

I'M SOMETHING OF A LIAR MYSELF THIS AMERICANISM GOES BACK TO AN EARLY YANKEE WHO, AFTER FINISHING AN EXAGGERATED TALE OF AD- VENTURE, TURNED TO A SCOTCH- MAN AND ASKED IF HE WERE NOT AMAZED. "NA, NA,” SAID THE SCOTCHMAN, IM NA THAI I'M SOMETHING OF A LEEAR MYSEL” THE PHRASE IS STILL USED HUMOROUSLY TO CHECK TELL-TALES.

SHANSI

THIS CHINESE PROVINCE, A PRIZE FOR THE JAPANESE BECAUSE OF ITS RICH DEPOSITS OF COAL, IRON, COPPER AND TIN IS NAMED FROM THE RANGE OF LOFTY MOUNTAINS ON ITS WESTERN, BOUNDARY ---SHANS/ MEAN- ING MOUNTAINS OF THE WEST.

"I'd venture to say, sir,

that you too will carry the sound of those bells wherever you go."

the Dean? Wavertree asked, with anoto of onvy,

"No, but I will next time," was

the answer,

An ho crossed the Quad, Loa heard feminino voleo call his name. Turning, he saw Molly Banumont not approaching. Ha hollated,

knowing what attitude to adopt,

"Hello," she said smilingly. "I'm glad to see you survived the frat encounter."

can I do for you?'

"Oh, no, air," Scattergood pro- tested. "It's my job to do for you.”

"I've been done for, thanks," Lee remarked, viciously tossing some clothes into a pila. As ho dld, Scat- tergood moved over and began to remove them, folding thom neatly. "What are you doing, Mr. Beatier- good?" Leo demanded.

"Just call me Beatters. I'm pack- ing for you, sir. How much will Lee mistook her words for you be wanting to take with you?"

"Does Oxford always wel- "Everything came strangure like talot" be asked belligerently.

"Oh, no, somotimes we don't no tico them for days," Molly ro eponded lightly, You, at least, pade yourself known as far south as Didcot."

As Scatters proceeded to pank, Leo moved over to the window. Bcatters looked at him out of the corner of his oyo..

"Quite a bioak day, sir," he said. "Very unusual weather for Ox- ford, I suppose," was the sarcastic

"Ifa this way more often than not" Seniters said, ignoring Loc's tone. "But one got used to it."

"If you ask me, I think that Did-reply. cot gag wan a very fooble joke."

Molly realized that Lee was not accepting the turn of affairs in a very sportsmanlike manner.

"Oh, do you?" she said ironically, "I thought it was delicious, it amused up all the way to Oxford. What did the Dean do to you?"

"Nown must travol fant in this place," Lee snapped.

"Particularly a joke."

"The Dean apparently think it was a joke.

didn't

"I know," Molly said drily. "He's notoriously taking in humor. One kicks him in the pants with tho best of intentions, and he reseals it. It's a wonder he didn't send you down."

"It wouldn't have made me sore if he had."

Then lan't it toa bad he didn't! Just think what an international, all-time record that would be. Ar rived at Oxford at 8 P. M... Amused the college until 3:30... Booted the Dean at 8:55 Boat down at 8:40

and off for

America Inside the hour."

"You've given me an iden!"

Scatters calmly went about his business of packing. "I don't coup puso you've been much of Oxford na yet, air?" he asked.

"I've seen everything I want to sec.“

"Ob, that's not possible," said the other, gently laughing. "It takon years, renily. And each time you seo it there's something now something you hadn't noticed bo fore. It sort of grows on one."

"I'll have to grow mighty fnat, as far as I'm concerned," Lee said coldly.

101mm nitaed it doesn't happen that way, sir. Oxford's too old to do any thing fast. Now, take the Cathedral, for example. Part of it has been a thousand years. standing for That's Jong time, sir," he said with pride.

Lea showed a little interest as he pointed out the window. "Is that It over there?"

"Oh, no, sir," anid Sentiers, look-

Len took it all in. Then he said:ing up. That's Magdalen Tower....

and beautiful, too, "Isn't it, mir?"

"Not bad," Les agreed grudging-

"Of caureo!" Molly angored. "Why

don't you try it? You might still ly.

Mit it you hurry."

make-

Scottura oyes twlakled. "I' say "What are you trying to do: got it was toy favorite spot of rid of me?" came back Lee.

There's hardly a night that I don't

"On the contrary, it would be fun pass there and stop for a moment. to have you around flinging it's almost like visiting on woo... I tried to explain the friend

old

torm to my tutor, but she's looked Leo's face softened; he was obvi. harwolf up to her room with a ously moved by the old man's loy Chinese dictionary and won't analty.

"You'll be finding friends like Beer the door."

You're just like the rest of them that, too, ale Beatlere continued. bero," and Leo slowly, a touch of Suddenly the bells began to in-

When I møt bitterness in his vol thought you sa he looked out on the impressive crease in volume. Leo's face lit up

you on the train, wore swell."

#cono.

"I thought you were amusing. "Bome of my gentlemen who come too," she said, "and-you know- for a moment, I was going to hold back claim they hear the sound of you by the coat-talls so that you the bells all through their lives

But Scatters and softly, "I'd venture to couldn't get off at Didoot.

say, air, that you, too, will carry Paul would have been furious!”

"That would be just too bad, the sound of those bells wherever

you go. wouldn't it?" Lee grated.

"Toe, it would," Molly said cales- ly. "You 200, in our family I think up all the foxes, and it's giron Paul an inferiority complex. So when Anally did think up a good one, souldn't spoil it." She glanced at

Loo hesitated for a moment. Then, with a lttle embarrassment, ho paid, "I ... ah... you needn't bother packing any more, Batters. I'm going to...I mean...

"I quite understand sir!! Beattors

her watch, "But Tm koeping you. maid, with a happy little emilo.

If you really want to try for the "You're going to remain,"

record, you must run.”

#latan, sweet. Utils futtartrut,

Arizona Has Kentucky

Colonel

Tombstone, Ariz.

Arizona to-day had its first "Ken-

Faithful At Sunday School

Wabash, Ind. Arthur W. Gordon, Methodist tucky colonel," with the appointment Sunday School superintendent, hasn't of Jeff D. Milton, veteran of service missed Sunday School for 34 years. with the Texas rangers and many Several years ago when he was anti ether law enforcement bodies, to an invalid for four months, he got up

to attend Sunday

regular honorary membership on the staff (overy

church services, of Gov, IL C. Stanford.

steam.

"Do you know anything about flat tires?"

she asked.

atroot, keeping on the right side. | Standing around were Paul, Waver In a moment he was going full troo and Ramsey,

Bahind him ho muddenly board a cry, Turning, he saw a con- stabio waving for him to move over to the left. Finally understanding that tramo here moved toward the left, Leo started to move over.

"Elo sorry to have kept you wait ing." Leo remarked sarcastically na Paut called out for the contestants to get on their marks.

"It you want to run the four- forty. Sheridan, you'd better got ready."

"Ready? Why, my dear Bonu mont," Lee said. in mock bowilder- ment. "I'm always ready."

The next instant, however, he had crashed into another bicycle and was lying flat on his face, his wheel almont a total wreck. He rose slow ly, while the second party involved Still smoking the olgar, and wear- in the collision looked at him in ing his gown, Lee joined the other disgust, then pedalled away, Pick-runners at the starting lao. They ing up his bicycle, Los looked looked at him in cold withdrawal. around. His face Hghted up as be "You pardon us for not laugh- saw bleyele shop nearby and ho ing." one of them said, "Wo Brit- went in.

1sh hava so little sense of humor." "Don't apologize," Leo sold with

A fraji, emaciated Hitle - the mochanle looked at the wheel and shook his head.

"Had a bit of an nocidoni, sirt" ho oaked.

"A master of understatement," Loo responded dolefully, "How long will it tako to ix this?"

a grandiloquent gesture. "You do the running and I'll do the laugh tag."

Paul walked over to Loc.

"You can't run that way, Sher idan!" be exclaimed,

"Of course not. How stupid of I'll avo to salt my mate, sir." me!" Lee said, moving away from the mechanic replied, pushing the the ine. He handed his cigar to wheel toward the rear of the shop. Ramnay. "Would you mind holding As the mechanic went into the this for me?" he asked. "It might next room, a girl entered. She was stunt my growth."

Ramsey was too surprised to do pretty and about twenty-five years

Before ha old, with a wandering oyo that im- anything but tato it. mediately took note of Loo. Before could protest, Lee was back on the her she was pushing a bleycle with starting line. a flat tire. She coughod to get Leo's attention, then amilod as he turned and looked at her.

"I beg your pardon," she said sweetly. "You haven't taken over the shop, by any chance?*

I might, Loo ropiled, "If you're going to be a steady curlomor."

You make it sound very tempt ing." She pointed to her damaged bicyclo. "Do you know anything about flat rest"

"Why, the..." Ramsey, splut tered.

"Pay no altention to him." Paul said to the other. "He knows he can't run, so ho'n trying to cover it up by clowning."

He raised his pistol. "On your marks... Got not

The runners crouched, grim and taut. All but Leo, who remained erect, burlesquing the old-fashioned upright alance. Disregarding this, "I ought to," Loo said with a Paul Brod the starting shot.

The runners streaked away. Leo tingo of bitterness. "I've met encugh of them in the last few deliberately started off late, taking a clumsy leap forward out of his days.

ez

on the overseas boy as ho cantored along about ten or fifteen yards in back of the pack,

The laughed heartily. Loo stopped | extraordinary stand. Every eye was abort in amazement.

"Well, I'll be darned!" he claimed. The woman understands English. "Bay, I'll bet you know

Sho

what, woo" means."

knowingly. "I think I do. You see, I love Americans."

"Well, then, on behalf of myself and my fellow Americans-Jet's have a look at that tire."

Speaking for Great Britain," she roturned, I'd be most grateful."

He took a bicycle pump and started to fix the tire.

"I'm afraid I didn't catch your name," the girl said.

"I'm afraid I didn't throw it. It's Lee Sheridan,"

Mino's Also Craddock, Mrs. Cmddock," she said, perching hor- nalf on the edge of the counter and revealing a pair of perfectly formed togs.

"Holy smokes!" Lee rejoined in mock terror. "Are you married?"

"You're surprised, aren't you?" laughed in. Most people are. Of course ray husband's much older than I. I mean, I'm much younger than he l

Til bet be doesn't understand

you." Loo said mischievously.

Ramory

"You'ro Tight, Paul," said. "Ho can't run a stitch."

"He's just making a fool of him- self," Preston mbered,

Paul said nothing, watching cu rously. As the runners reached tha half-way mark Lee was still about ton yards balind. And then, of & sudden, something happened. The be-gowned figure had quickened his strido. In a moment he had pass< one runner, then another, and was stlil gaining rapidly.

The man'a freak!" Ramsey gasped,

Mercury in boots and bags!"" Wavertree put in.

The others remained speachloss no Lee drow up level with the leader and then in a final, glorious burst of opsed, went into arst place and snapped the tope noross the breast.

Wavertree began to laugh loudly. "Blose my celestial soul!" he burst out, "This is the firs! race I've ever enjoyed!"

По

Lao trotted over to them. stopped, and pretended to shiver a "Brrh" he muttered. "This Bog "Ob, I wouldn't say that. Ho Just forgota, every so often, that 'mah climate of yours sure gota me young and need excitement," she down. Next time I'll run in my over-

coat." wald, looking at Lee meaningly,

You ought to try a run-in with Ho wandered over, to his bloggle, the Dean some time."

and without further pauso started "Why," Elsa protosind. "Ho's'aven ou

Sho older than

husband, my blushed slightly as she realized her

(Te be Condémessed)

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