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10.

A YANK

opptatt 1911 by Lisew** Jan.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR Annoyed by the too sol-an aured monnor of Leo Sheridan, American athlete who has funt arrived to continuo his, studion at Oxford, a group of English undergraduates plan a bogus re- coption in his honor. Les ao- cepts the ovation ar genuina until ho discovery one of the studanta disguised as the Dean. Pursuing the latter, he runs up

atrent and caps on a figuro that turns out to be the real Dean, who lets him off with a sovers reprimand.

Chapter Four

As Loo came down the stairs from the Dean's offton, Wavertree was walking for him. The American hoy glared at him.

"What were you doing in there trying to take the rap for me?" he demanded.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1. 1938.

AT OXFORD

don't waste any ranra of that ex- cruciating British humor on me, I'm running"

Molly's

suddenly changed. "Yes, running away, with your tall between your legs!" sho challenged.

"I'm walking away with my tall in the air!" cried Leo, "And in enso which I don't see you again I hope

here's something to remember me by!"

With that he quickly drow her to him and islased hor full on the lipa. Then, without turning back to see the look of consternation on Molly's face, he went directly 10- ward his rooms.

18 study, s ha entered; was blenk and bare. But through the windows were visible the towera and spires of Oxford. The bolla wera chiming out their liver-toned message of harmonious disagree- mont.

Loo looked about im for a mo ment, then went through a door into le bedroom. Ille maltenso wis standing in a corner, Angelly, ho grabbed it up. To his astonishment

was empty. The Bd dropped upen and he stared blankly inside. Cron- Ing to the wardrobe, ho discovered Wavertree's voice held a touch of that his clothes had been hung up. contempt as he replied: "My me-Then, as he leaned over to open n tives were purely selfish, my doar drawer, ho found it Blied with To anniched n Sheridan. For generations my an smaller articles, cestora havo boon kicked out of handful of handkerchiefs and start- Oxford. Mine was a feeblo attempted to re-pack, when there came a to maintain the family tradition." knock at the door.

"Why don't you sock the Dean

When it opened, thers stood a

In the jaw?" replied Loo, looking is old man with aido-whinkers his amazement. That ought to fix and a gentle smile. Ife stood bow-

in the doorway. it."

"Don't you think that might be ... or rather too direct?" Wavertree sighed. "Bestden, I don't agem to have the initiative to get Into scrape myself. So I try to Ture the backwash of mora spirited characters."

"Well, tag along with me and you'll get plenty of backwash." Lea promised.

"Say, did you really know it was

I'm Scattergood, sir." he onld.

your scout,

What is this?" Lee demanded suspiciously. "Angther gag?"

Benttergood looked puzzled. "What are you scouting for-In- diana?"

"No, sir," the little man replied. "At the moment there are no gon- tlemen from India at Cardinal

"Skip it" frowned Lee,

"Wha!

BY

HALSEY

RAINES

Chapter Fivo

Leo was not sure whether ho regretted le decision to remain at Oxford or not. Ho know that the undergraduates, almost to a man, disiliced him, but bit by bit ho wa finding now and subtle attractions in the cantury-old inndmarks of the school. One morning, crossing over from the library, he was accosted by Paul Beaumont.

seems to recall vaguely that you run a bit," Paul said coolly.

"Just name the time and the place," Leo replied with equal frig- Idity, "and I'll provide the daman

stration."

"Splendid! We're holding fresh- mon track trials in half an hour at the University Ground. I put you down for the four forty, if you care to join us."

"So good of you to ask me," Loo sald with heavy irony.

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

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

Wearing the customary lower classman gown, Les mounted his bicycle and slowly started down the

"Do you know anything about flat tires?** she asked.

four pas "I mean, my bushand doon't quite understand how sym- pathollo I am. You nou, I lova ta help the undergraduatos... 05- pecially the now on."

"Probably the mother in you," Leo said with a straight face,

"Now I'm afraid you'ro pulling my leg," aho sold with a smile.

"I'm restraining myself a best no I can," Les murmured,

Wisa smiled coyly, "You wicked boy! Where was 1?"

You were still very young." "Oh, yo But don't misunder stand. Claudius — that's my hus- band is really a dear. And so clover! Why, sometimes he alle up and reads nil night long."

"If you're taking me, I think tho guy's crazy."

flaggled as the mechanic ra turned from the hack room.

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

"Good!

you?"

But hurry it up, will

"Oh, you, str. Wo'li bave it right as rain for you in a fortnight."

"A fortnight!" Loo's face foll "That'll make me just two weeks and ten minuten inte for the fresh- men trials"

Elan Interruptod. "Please, take my black a lot, but Fll rent one

ale urged.

here."

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

"Bay, you've got something thoro," taking the bicycle. Loo sald "Tunake a lot... and I'll ba 800- ing you."

In the High," she called out after him na he pedaled off. "Any of the stu- dents can direct you.”

Craddock's book-shop

"I'll bot," Lea multered to him-

self

When he arrived a University Fleld a few minutes later, tho quarter-mile was just about to start. d18- Lee, amoking a big olgar,

Committee. maunted

near

the

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, “I'M ÑA THAT, I'M SOMETHING OF A LEEAR MYSEL”” THE PHRASE 19 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 19 NAMED FROM THE RANGE OF LOFTY MOUNTAINS ON ITS WESTERN BOUNDARY -----SHANS/ MEAN- ING MOUNTAINS OF THE WEST.

"Td venture to say, sir,

that you too will carry the sound of those bells

wherever you goi

the Dean?" Wavertree naked, with can I do for you?

a note of envy.

"Oh, no, sir." Beattergood pro

"No, but I will next time,” was tested. "It's my job to do for you,” the answer,

"Tys been done for, thanks," Leo

clothes into a pile. As he did, Sent- tergood moved over and began to remove thom, folding them neatly. "What are you doing, Mr. Scatter good?" Leo demanded.

As ho crossed the Quad, Leo heard | remarked, viciously tossing some a feminino voleo call his name. Turning, ho saw Molly Beaumont not approaching. He hesitated, Knowing what attitude to adopt.

Tollo," she and smilingly, "Fm glad to see you survived the drai encounter,"

Lee mistook her words for mar casm. "Does Oxford always wol- come strangers like this?" he asked belligerently,

"Oh, no, sometimes we don't no tice them for day, at least, Molly re- ponded lightly. made yourself known as far south ns Diácol"

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

Everything.

An Scattern proceeded to pack, Lee moved over to the window. Scatters looked at him out of the corner of his eye.

"Quite a bleak day, slr," he said. "Very unusus weather for Ox- ford, I suppose," was the carcastic

"If you ask me, I think that Ded-rep this way more often than cot gag won n very feeble joke."

Molly realized that Lee was not not" Scattere sald, ignoring Loe's accepting the turn of affairs in a tone. "But one gets used to it" very sportsmanliko maner.

"Oh, do you?" she said trontonily "I thought it was delicious. It Amused us all the way to Oxford. What did the Dean do to you?"

Beatters calmly wont about his business of packing, "I don't sup pose you've seen much of Oxford as yet, air" ho asiced.

"I've soon everything I want to

"News must travel fast in thison, that's not possible," said the place," Loc napped.

other, gently laughing. "Partlouinely a joke."

"It takes

"Tho Dean apparently didn't years, really. And each time you

sco It there's something now think it was a joke."

something you hadn't noticed be fore. It sort of grows on one."

"I know, Molly said drily. "He's notoriously lacking in humor. Ons kicks him in the pants with the Lent of intentions, and he ronents It. It's a wonder ho didn't send you down."

"It wouldn't have made me sore it-ho had."

"It'll have to grow mighty fast, as far as I'm concerned," Leo saki coldly.

"I'm afraid 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 standing for a thousand years. That's a long time, ale," he said

"Then len't it too bad he didn't! Just think what an international, all-time record that would be. Ar rived at Oxford at 8 P. M.... with pride. Amused the college until 8:30. .. Sent Booted the Dean at 3:35 down at 3:40

and off for America inside the hour."

Loo took it all in. Then

Los showed a little interest nn he pointed out the window. "Is that it over there?"

"Oh, no, air" said Scattera, look-

"You've given me an den Bald: ing up. "That's Magdalen Tower...

"Of course!" Molly ancored. "Why

don't you try 117 You might atlit

ly.

and beautiful, too, isn't it, sir?"

"Not bad." Les agreed grudging- Scatters' eyes twinicled. "I'd any "What are you trying to do: got it was my favorite spot of all. rid of mo?" came back Loo,

Theru's hardly a night that I don't

make it if you hurry."

Woo..

"On the contrary, it would be fun pass there and stop for a moment. to have you around flinging it's almacet. like visiting an old

I tried to explain the friend." torm to my tutor, but she's locked Loo's face softened; he was obvi- heranit up in her room with ously moved by the old man's Joy- Chinese dictionary and won't an

swer the door."

allyou'll be Anding friends like "You're just like the rest of them that, too, sir," Beatters continued.

Suddenly the bells began to in hero," said Loo slowly, a touch of Bitterness in his voice. "When I mot cranno in volume. Ion's face lit up you on the train. I thought you as he looked out on the Impressive. were awoll."

I thought you were amusing. too," she said, "and-you Itnews.

scene.

"Some of my gentlemen who come for a moment, I was going to hold back claim they hour the sound of you by the cont-talls so that you the bolle all through their lives," But Scattors anid softly. "I'd venture to couldn't get off at Didcot.

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? Lae grated,

"Yes, it would," Molly said calm

Lae hesitated for a moment. Then,

ly. "You see, in our family I think with a lillo gmbarrassment, ho

up all the fokon, and it's rivon Paul ald, "Y... ah... you needn't an inferiority complex. So when he bother packing any moro, scatters. finally did think up a good one, I'm going to... I monn..." couldn't apoll it." She glanced at

"I quite understand air," Bentler

hor watch. "But I'm keeping you. ad with a happy littla amilo.

If you really want to try for the "You're going to remain." socord, you must run."

"Lisica, awset Uttle Autiorbul, Į

Arizona Has Kentucky

Colonel

Tombstone, Ariž.

Arizona to-day had its first "Ken-

Faithful At Sunday School

Wabash, Ind. Arthur W. Gordon, Methodist

fucky colonel" with the appointment Sunday School superintendent, hamt

Standing around wore Paul, Waver tree and Ramsey.

"Bo sorry to have kept you wait- Ing," Las remarked sarcastically a Paul called out for the contestants to get on their marks.

stroot, keeping on the right side. In a moment he was going full etcam. Bobind him be suddenly hoard is cry, Turning, he saw a con- stable waving for him to move over to the left. Finally understanding that tramo hore moved toward tho loft, Los atarted to move over.

The next instant, however, he had crashed into another bleyolo and "Ready? Why, my dear Bonu was lying flat on his face, fils whentmont," Lao and, in mock bewilder- almost a total wreck. He roso slow ment. "I'm always, roady."

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

ly, while tho pocond party involved Bull smoking the algar, and wear- In the collision looked at him in ing his gown, Leo joined the other disgust, then podalled away. Pick-runners at the starting line. Thoy ing up his bicycle, Leo looked looked at him in cold withdrawal. around. His face lighted up as bo saw a bicycle shop nearby and he

went in.

A frail, emaciated little man - the mechanic looked at the wheel and shook his head.

Had a bit of an accident, sir" he asked.

"A master of understatement," Loo responded dolefully. "How long will it take to fix this?"

"You'lt pardon us for not laugh- tag," one of them said. "We Brit- lah havo so little sense of humor." "Don't apologize," Lee cold with a grandiloquent gesture. "You do the running and 1'31 do the laugh- Ing."

Paul walked over to Leo..

"You can't run that way. Bher- 1dan!" he exclaimed.

"Of course not. How stupid of "I'll ave to nak my mato, sit." me!" Lee said, moving away from the mechanic repiled, pushing the the line. He handed his elgar to whent toward the rear of the shop. Ramsey. "Would you mind holding As the mechanie wont into the this for me?" he asked, "It might next room, a girl entered. Bho was stunt my growth." pretty and about twenty-five years old, with a wandering eye that im- mediately took note of Lee. Before her she was pushing a bicycle with

Ramaoy was too surprised to do Before he anything but take it. could protest. Lea was back on the starting line,

a flat tire. She coughed to get Leo's "Why, the..." Ramsey aplut attention, then smiled as he turned tered, and looked at her.

"Pay no attention to him," Paul

"I beg your pardon," she asid mid to the others. "He knows he sweetly, "You haven't taken over the shop, by any chance?"

"I might," Loe replied, "if you're going to be a steady customer."

"You make it sound very tempt ing." She pointed to her damaged blcyclo. "Da About flat tires know anything

can't run, so he's trying to cover it up by clowning."

Ho raised his platol. "On your marks ... Get Bot.

The runners crouched, grim and tnut. All but Lee, who remained erect, burlesquing the old-fashioned upright stanco, Disregarding this, I ought to," Leo wald with a Paul Brod the starting shot. tings of bitterness. "TVO enough of them in the last few days,"

mot

She laughed heartily. Lee stopped short in amazement.

"Well, I'll be darned!", ho ox- claimed. "The woman understands English. "Hey, I'll bet you know what aging woo" moans."

She smiled knowingly. "I think I do. You neo, I love Americana"

"Wall, then, on behalf of myself and my fellow Americana-let's have a look at that tire,"

"Speaking for Great Britain she

be most grateful.” returned,

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."

"Mine's Elan Craddock,.. Atra Craddock," she said, perching hor- Balf on the edgo of thủ counter and revealing a pair of perfectly formed lego.

The runnera atroaked nway. Loo deliberately started off late, taking a clumsy leap forward out of his extraordinary stand. Every oya wa on the overeens boy as he cantored along about ten or fifteen yards in back of the pack.

"You're right, Paul," Ramsey said. "He can't run a slitch."

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

Paul said nothing, watching cu rously. As the runners reached the half-way mark Leo was still about ten yards behind. And then, of a sudden, something happened. The be-gowned Agure had quickened his stride. In a moment he had passed one runnor, then another, and was atill gaining rapidly.

"The man's a freak!" Ramsey graped.

Mercury in boots and bagel" Wavertroo put in.

The others remained speechless na Les drow up level with the londer and then in a Gnal, glorious Holy smokes!" Los rejoined in burst of speed, went into first place mock forror. "Are you married?" and snapped the tape across the

"You're surprised, aren't you?" brenst. Jaughed an, Moal poopla are. Of course my husband's much older than II mean, I'm much younger than ho in,"

"I bet he doesn't understand you." Los bald mischievously.

Wavortree began to laugh loudly. "Bless my celestial soul!" he burat out. "This is the frat race I've over onjoyed!"

Leo trotted over to thom. Io stopped, and pretended to shiver n "Oh, I wouldn't say that. He just per la muttered. *This Eng- forgele, avery so often, that minh climate of yours sure gets mo young and need excitomout she down, Next Ulmo E'll run in my over said, looking at Lee meaningly.

cont."

"You ought to try a run-in with He wandered over to his bicycle; the Dean some time."

and without further pause started "Why" Elea protested. "Ho's oven off." older than my

Abo) hunband." blushed slightly as pho realized hori

(To be ConNnuda)

of Jeff D. Milton, veteran of service minned Sunday School for 34 years. Twins, 80, Colebrate 80th birthday anniversaries

their

at o

Janses Robinson, celebrated with the Texas rangers and many Several years ago when he was an

Liverpool, N. Y, party at Mrs, Robinson's home here.. other law enforcement bodies, to an invalid for four months, ho

Hot up

Emnet Palteraun, of Syracuse, Three attend regular

-great-grandchildren were Sunday to honorary membership on the staff every

IN. Y., and his twin sister, Mrs. among the gucais, ot. Gov. R. C. Stanford.

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