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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1933)
crook of his •W«*ke Mai the tin( by the response, % h and «ot;a g -wM. i, ' a t; j 1. I want that magazine you K< t last night. I want to read it this after- 'll j on at the show today?*’ , Walking into the room Fish Sloan saw ft thews -atting in his chair, his head resting in on the tabhC »L/, Matt. It’s time for dinsfer!” r did not stir and Fish Sloan, get- g at him, turned, grabbed him and shook him. Still getting no talked to the other side of the room of water. this doesn't wake you up, nothing will. Fof tripes sake. WAKBUP!” Sloan, suddenly frightened, jerked the boy up in his cnair and felt of his heart. There was no sign of pulsation.^ e’s dead.” out of the room and up the stairs * j Pennycuick was puffiag quietly which must have tasted bett t expelled when Sloan burst breath, his face a mask of terror; “Mri Pennycuick. Matthews is dead! I can’t wake him upjlCoirie down and see if you can!” Pennycuick, thinking that this was just an other of Jhe little jokes the freshmen lil^e. to play on the Seniors, failed to be interested, anjd remov ing his ( >ipe from the comer of his mouth, looked quizzical^’ at Jiim.. The freshman was either a or something was wrong sure enough^ r«fr $een such abject terror as was on face . you trying to do. Fish Sloan, kid /• * r # J donest, Mr. Pennycuick, something’s 's voice broke. ”1 shook him as hard threw water on him and he won't, elt of his heart and it’s aJ. still a*« cdme down and look at him.” laboriously removed himself from king up his hat said, “Fish Sloan, ' I'm going to beat the devil out . Please hurry, Mr. Pennycuick.” lly flew dowm the steF>s. was just as Fish Sloan had left it w'hen he and Pennycuick entered thf room. There wUre still sfxjts of water cti the boy where the stream thrown by Sloan had struck. Pennycuick, at it was a joke and that thd fresh- 'ghiir this is i of you.” M It’s i|o Fish Soar TYu neck of from the of the Sloan’t ly raise, bent carefully oyer and There was no throb, no sign of straightened up, some of Fish was in his own eyes. run over to the Comman.iant’s •! * t fast as you can and get som^ one lo ’ here. Hurry now, before they }eave. f iVfind anyone over there try Mi?h. Pari - ife, Joe Davis will probably be there ea - While you’re over there, go by the Guar tell the Officer of the Day, n^ wait miriute, they’re at the Mess Hall, so go 1 I ,! f ■j- Sfc.l Vt . f •»»r ( •ImmI MiC#Wir« 4e*k. hii •*C«I1 la Ct !» We'll rH!l on Filhl on it him to ■ ) * d hill’s and tell him to callCol- MfUilieOiiHurry now!” ran as though his life de) then called a freshman and* told to the Hospital and getDr. Marsh, ing on overcoats, sweaters, land on Page 21)