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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1939)
1 1 1 1 e- 1 %* , W •- 4 ^mnk, ten buck, ten if reel big dollare! Man, oh man! am I firing to paint this town a big red color!" 1 , . Dick left the post office and swung down the walk ikfa4gtag, “Oh we're goin', I don't know where we're gotn’ but he’re goin'!" Putting the ten tn his billfold he suddenly stopped. “HeU’s bells. I've still got that ticket. Hey Prank, take me into town; I forgot all about Johnny giving me his girl’s ticket. Boy, he'll skin me alive if she misses that game!" They got into Prank’s car and made swift tracks to town • “Whew!” said Dick, as the ear pulled to a stop in front of the hotel. “That wgh a mighty fast ride, bat con siderin’ I’d have been better off dead if she didn’t get this ticket, I won’t gripe* Wait a second. Prank; III be right back." He hurried through the lobby and up the stairs; the elevator was just too sloar4 He came to a stop before . • the door and gave it the /usual ratta-tat-tat. The door J opened and the bodyguard stuck his head out. “Whatcha ( waat kid?" Dick looked behind him. **I mean yoq»” said the face at the door. Dick let the “kid" stuff pass and asked foi* Mary. “There ain’t nobody here by that name, kui. Now scram." With that the door slammed. I i ? n , If F*', V 1- I 7MT 4' ■ jL J t Dick started to knock again, hot decided against it and ran back down the stairs. Reaching the desk in the _|nain lobby he looked through the guest register. Mary was still registered in that room, so he turned to the clerk. “Have you seen the lady that's registered in room* 328?" “No sir, she hasn’t been down since she registered. , ' was the reply. “You mean she hasn’t been down to eat event". “No sir; she hasn’t."-. .• • 1 * y * V ♦ 1JL f •4 1 There’s something fanny here, thought Dick, very fun ny. I Ip fact, this was a good time for him to stick kin “O.K .lady, PH tell you whit I know. It ain’t imrch, but it might give you an idea of what it's all about.: It's- like thia:jthe boss told me to keep a very close efe on you until ^fter the game Saturday. If the game turrts out k the way lie thinks it’s going to, then there ain’t n ah harm done and ak>u are free to go. I am here to chaperon you until theni Ya see the boss bet a whole lot of money on n<!ck 01,1 1 ^ hmd * mania fdr doing that. Mid-Westirn, and he wants .to be real sure Mr. Johnny /. The m * in lobby was crowded with exea from both Drake is m a position to take orders from him instead schools. Dick spotted some of the old boys with their arm »»f the ttMmh. Now ya know, and if you’ll be a sweet girl banda and walked over to them nothin 4 wifi happen." Mary J sat down on the edge of the bed. j *Ier eyes ,,,k,- * nto - 'houod the fury of her heart, but (there was nothing ,n * U,* 0<K * 11 Rt0r * 1 ° f . \ she could do. They just couldn’t make Johnny tkrow th * , lt w,, * »» > nto . right now," said s>n* of game, nui his last game and the one he. wanted Ui help* Bill, Jo% c^miii i,' ho called^ ’Now fr.^i win so batlly. She burled her face in her ban da and cried mmn ’ U,, them tht * ,U>ry y° u told * Dtek M story again, and aa soon aa he finished. DM five men and “So you aee, mister, I think thiw situation should into." Dick was right proud of ^himself fdr tell- * softly. She buried her face in her handa and cried SEIlZ ■ I 'Now lady, there ain’t no sense in crying; thot ain’t go ing to help you one bit, and besides, what’s a football game more dr ifc?** H 1 , Mary looked at the intruder. “What do you know about football games? What do you care if ana team never wins? Johnny has been waiting for a cl good chance to beat that team since he started now you pnd those other hoodlums take it awhy you want jfco make money." She hid her face again no more. ' I • i ‘ ■ 4 ! -VT| • The cfay of days had come. Kxes were back, the bet ting was (Bevertah, and the mob of people to sef the game wgs in h* like dogs his was feeling a Dick * ph spirits. The team was ready, ready to fight ind wia—that is, all of them except Johnny, and no reaction at all.- The letter kept him from Fthing. r one of his freshman buddies were walking to the post jpffice and diacussiag the game. “Buy are we going t+ take that bunch! Why, they haven’t a chance! Dick’s friend hgreed with him and by that time they ware in side the 'building, “Yippee!" shouted Dick, niook here NOV IM hr Dick went for the Jtaira. W’hen they reached the dooiV of Mary’s room the men fanned out on * the two sides of the door and told Dick to knock. "And whea he opens the door just step back, you might get hurt." The ensuing fight was brief, but not so brief that Dkk didn’t get a good poke at the thug who had called him a kid. He missed his first and only chance but then he was still satisfied. They bound the tough up with the same* sheets he had tied Mary with; then all tig left the room. "Dick." Mary said, “if I wasn’t already in Jove I believe you’d be next in line.” Dick blushed and the e*e* laughed. “He’s a pretty damn good detective," said one of them. Mary got into the cat with Dick and Frank, whose eyes popped when they told him the story. • “Boy, you'll get. an honorary degree for that little masterpiece. -I’m glad I’ve found out about you; why you’re almost dangerous to ' run around with!" As pwon as the team came on the field for the pre- game warmup, Mary rushed to the sidelines and told Mfca the story. The coach called Johnny over and the moment he saw Mary his eyes sparkled. “Darling, I’m glad to aee you." And right before twenty thousand people, he kisaed her. . . . • 7 m i\ V X M; jpi iA 1 - 111