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lillllf v 7 the acton free press facut vs were open on the table lm between them but they were ikjk not studyirlfethey wcretett excited lor that two opened letters contained the explanation- mine saya that he will be down for the game satur day vincent sullivan told his room mate clarence jjllltogham guess he figures on looking us- over then mine is the same and hes inviting both of- us to dine with him at his hotel afterward the boys studied each otberacross the table for the first time in the three years that they had roomed together there was sometjhlng more than the good humored affectionate rivalry which had led each to exert himself to outdo the other whether in sports or in classes the contrast between them wasre- mflrkable and their friendship had been the wonder of the whole school vincent sullivan was lean rawtomed and spare and while he was always presentable he was inclined to be careless in his dress when he become preoccupied with other affairs now he was in flannel shirt open at the neck his sleeves rolled high over his muscular arms opposite him clarence dillingham was in a pale blue silk dressing gown yincenvanair was red and rumpled while clarences was black arid sleek sullivan had come from a northern michigan village where his father was foreman of a pulpwood camp dyiingham had come- from a wealthy home in chicago youll probably get the job said vincent what do i know about selling bonds i was foolish to apply ton youd learn quickly enough 1 have some friends in the business and i can tell you theyre not so smart any body can do it though it takes brains and ambition to be successful vincent chuckled not at what his roommate was saying but at some thought of his own i dont even know what a bond salesman looks like never saw one that i know of well theyre pretty snappy their chief concern seems to be keeping their clothes pressed and their hair combed then that lets me out go ahead clarence get the place if nothing else turns up i can go back home and saw wood lean do that at any rate and i can go into dads office repli ed the other auj the same id rather matte gcod toy myself wel bulb go into competition for the place and may the best man win across the table the boys clasped hands and then embarrassed by their demonstration forced themselves to their work therewas however a tenseness floyd heaton would never notice whether his suit was clean or not but he held back the words whericlarence went cut to return the borrowed flatfron vincent put away the liniment by ninethirty both were in bed they were up early in the morning for breakfast followed by a brisk walk with the other members of the team ltinchvwasjvery light butnether vin- cent nor clarence cared the thoughts of leach were of the dinner to follow the game the hours went slowly and for the first time the two friends found that they had nothing to say to each other both vere on edge their nerves were taut they were at a pass where a word would have put them at swords points at last it was time to go to the gymnas ium to dress and they were glad- action was- the one thing that both craved more than anything else vincent stamped into the dressing room and hurried into his uniform he tore his shirt in putting it on and never noticed he shoved hia feet roughly into bis shoes and broke a lace be tied it together again then he ran savagely out to the field clarence on the other hand dressed carefully he was particular hot to get his freshlycleaned uniform on the dusty floor he was painstaking with his strip ed socks that they should fit smoothly with the rings parallel and even before going to the field he combed his hair and put his cap on wittiosuch nicety as not to rumple its sleekness really there were two games that day there was the game between waltham college and norwich college played by eighteen men and witnessed by five thousand spectators there was the other game played by two men this too was in full view of the five thousand but actually only one man saw it of the two games perhaps floyd heaton was more interested in that between sullivan and dillingham heaton smiled at the cheers which gree the appearance of sullivan his uniform already in disarray at the plate for batting practice and intently watch ed the athlete who stood oblivious of everything but the business at hand again he watched dillingham and studi ed him clarence smiled a reply to the cheering and loked about him alert i in e that was hap j j b withone manv on base nd one man out norton shortstop went to bat be was a safe steady man whose average was just under 300 he let the first two balls go by but the norwich pitcher was in top form and they were called as strikes the next one was outside and the one after that was top low then norton met the ball for a hit that looked good tor two bases he was too slow however and only got one while cooper got all the way to third heaton in his box back of the plate was 7on the edge of his chair he was however more intent upon the men in the dugout than upon what was happen ing on the playing field dillingham paidlittle attention to the game heaton noticed instead he was chatting with friends who were in the boxes above the dugout his cap was off revealing his sleek black hair carer fully brushed nnri inplmv ttg uniform pening he looked into the stands and was as clean and un wrinkled as evening clothes dillingham wastih short per fectly turned out and perfectly at ease sullivan on- the other hand was on the bench hunched fat forward and intent upon the norwich pitcher sullivans uniform was dirty his shirt torn a sock twisted from sliding a base earlier in the game his cap was under his feet and his red hair waved in the wind while his brown face was blackened in streaks from his dirty hands and from perspira tion- under his eyes were lines of mud placed there intentionally to relieve the glare of the sun sullivan did not seem to know that anyone else was on the field he was alone with that norwich pitcher beaton noticed that dillingham did not go to bat until the waltham cap tain called him by name dillingham calmly picked up his bat and strolled to the plate the score still- was three to two with two men on bases and only one out the situation was made to order and after he had studied the play dillingham grinned cheerfully at the norwich moundsman the first ball dillingham let go it was a ball the second he ticked and it dropped behind the stand the third was a called strike with two strikes against him dilling ham was in earnest he took a new stance at the plate and got a firmer grip on his club cooper took a long lead from third base and norton was on his toes off first the norich pitcher smiled quietly his toes for an instant motionless and con as he wound up poised on then like a steetsprihg runwourr d him self shooting the ball straight and true dillingham swung hard but even as he swung he knew that he had rnlssecl the ball it had been a drop aiid his swing had been fully l inch too high slowly he walked to ithedugoub- as sullivan bounded out whirling three clubs around hisheacl there were two men out now it was the last chance sullivan never took his eyes off the pltc the answer you dlllinghainrdldnt know tt was going to be a drop taut sullivan did and i did too sullivan was studying the pitcher all through the game nd when he wound up he knew froin his manner just what the throw would be while i eajd clarence was busy- talking with my friends exactly you see my choice- is not based on a lucky play but on the things which led up to- a play in which luck did not enter in business as in base- bail the important thing is to know what the other man is going to do before he does sullivan blushed dillingham flicked a speck of dust from his sleeve douglas egyptian liniment is remark able in its qulek effective action re- lleves instantly burns sprains toothache and neuralgia invaluable lor sore throat croup and quinsy a tbee bing calendar x the flist ball pit was wide and sullivan puled his swflng the in the situation that frightened both of them ajways there had been rivalry but it had been only in the relatively unimportant events of school life and iiicnlybtrengthpnedthe bond of frlend- ship between them now it was some thing more serious than football and icn lit something more absorb ing than baseball and calculus how ever there was no time to dwell upon it it was examination week and study came first work was hard though under the circumstances both were thinking more of the baseball game to be played satur- day the last one either of them would be in floyd heaton who had said that he would take one of them into his office was an alumnus of waltham college and had been one of its greatest athletes he had nit said that the games out come would influence his decision but both felt and not perhaps without reason that it would have some bearing they felt that their last college game would be in effect their first game in the world of business and each was determined to outplay the other the rivalry still was friendly but it was rivalry nevertheless they had said let the best man win and they meant it the week dragged by slowly each day intensifying the tension of their rela tions and friday evening with the great game on the morrow found them nearer to an open break than they- had been in all their years together practice was concluded for the last time and supper was over vincent slouched about the room busy with liniment and manipula tion of a strained leg muscle it was nothing serious but lie was taking no chances he was sulky and nervous but for that matter dillingham also was this place smells like a stable com plained clarence youve used enough of that liniment to cure a half dozen tbrsesofahythingftom fallen arches to broken legs you should have si lot i to say he flashed you with all- your gasoline it smells more like a garage i want to look decent tomorrow i i dont want to look like a tramp and there wasnt time to send my uniform to the cleaners he did not mention that he wanted to make a good appear ance for the benefit of heaton but the other boy understood clarence worked doggedly with gasoline taking spots off the white suit when it was clean he borrowed a flatiron to press it want to fix yours he asked when he had finished huh i wont help me to play will it nno butoh well if you dont want to im sure i dont care it wont help to win that ball game thats the main thing right now it was on his tongue to say that probably nodded at friends he joked with thejpltcher nodded sjightly meaningly at other players it was easy to see that j catcher sullivan watched him the he was popular even on the baseball pitcher wound up poised for an instant field dillingham was the polished suave immaculate gentleman while sullivan wearing tne same urllorm seemed still to be wearing the same flannel shirt and corduroys and boots in which he had come from his home in the little lumber town heatcns friends were commenting upon the contrast offered by the appear ance of the twp men sullivan was the loser to their comparisons dont talk said heaton i nave to choose one of them to come into my office i wantto watch them the man next to him laughed that shouldnt be hard one look is enough does sullivan look like a bond salesman no he looks like a lumberjack but dillingham tih theres a man to grace a brief case wait heaton advised determined to withhold his judgment until after the game out on the field the umpire shouted play ball and the game was under way sullivan was in centre field dilling ham in left the first norwich batter sent a long fly to dillingham and clar ence running toward the fence took it with one hand the next hitter dropped a texas leaguer behind second base and sullivan racing in at top speed took it at his shoestrings the next batter was struck outjhonors in the twoman game were even dillingham was fourth on the batting list and came up with two out and a manon baser rhetoppedbny tofshort- stop and waltham was retired without scoring in the second inning sullivan following dillingham in the batting order was the first at bat he struck cut again honors were even for eight innings the game between the two friendly rivals was even hit for hit putout fox putout they were neck and neck neither could gain a points advantage their records on the scorers book were the same norwich college was ahead however the score was three to two at the start of the ninth inning waltham at the same time woold have the last chance to score the first norwich batter was out on a caught fly the second went out to dillingham who tock the liner without moving the third slammed to centre but sullivan took it against the fence waltham college went in to bat for the last time with the advantage of having the heavy end of the batting order to start off with cooper the rangy first baseman stepped to the plate the first pitched ball went by him called strike the second he swung at and missed but the next he knocked down to the shortstop who made at bad throw to first and cooper was safe on the error harris the catcher was next the first ball came straight and he met it just to early the norwich third base man catching the foul close to the as before seemingly suspended by some unseen support and then untwisted as deioretne dau came straight affottrufc it was that drop ball again but sul livan was ready for it as the curve brokejhis bat met squarely wfth a sharp crack cooper raced for the plate norton plunged down to second his short legs working like pistons but there was no need to hurry sullivan as he ran to ward first base saw the ball soar over the fence and drop out of sight he jogged around the diamond as the nor wich team trotted in from the field at the right field fence the score was being changed to waltham 5 norwich 3 a few minutes later vincent and clar ence were back in their room struggling into starched shirts unaccustsmed stiff collars and dinner jackets you win i guess said clarence no marwho ever played baseball could resist a home run like yours two out two on and two runs needed to win it all goes to show that of the two of us now clarence dont start that no business man would let a home run interfere with his judgment what was it you said about bond salesmen pretty dressy oh i gues youll get the place all right and ill go back to sawing legs dinner with a baseball victory for the topic of conversation was anything but a dull affair floyd heaton was en thusiastic he was back in the old days before his hair had grayed in the days when he had played for waltham that was a wonderful hit heaton said to sullivan when the coffee had been serv ed wonderful it was the first time he had mentioned it and vincent and clarence exchanged quick glances that were full of meaning i have made up my mind now as to which of you i want to my office he continued you know wellington said that waterloo was won on the playing fields of england well i feel the same way business battles are won in sports before men leave college he paused studying the younger men across the table they waited sullivan said heaton at last jl want ydu vincent flushed and stammered i i thank you of course but well is it because of that hit ji it is i i cant take the job it is said heaton and added to a way i should dislike to think hat you would judge a mans buslnes ability simply by a lucky play heaton smiled you dont under stand im afraid he turned to dilling ham why did you miss that third strike he asked abruptly itwas a drop and i wasnt looking for it was the ready answer and what was the ball on which you got the home run asked heaton turn ing to sullivan the- same heaton nodded there he said la pushing the horizons of history back to seyen- centuries before the coming of columbus solving puzzles of ancient indian ruins in the southwest revealing tense dramas in the lives of prehistoric men and adding invaluable information to our knowledge of weather and- its mysterious cycles a 1200year treering calendar has been pieced together by dr andrew e douglass of the university of arizona at tucson so important is his work that he has just been awarded the 2500 research corporation prize by the smithsonian institute washington d c one of the most dramatic results of his 30year study of tree rings was dis covering the exact age of pueblo bonlto the mysterious metropolisof the ancient southwest this oldest known pueblo ruin has been an axcheological enigma for generations its prehistoric inhabi tants had no written lang and they left no calendars dr douglass however has read then- secrets in wood and charcoal that once were beams in the ancient dwellings he found the city was under construction in a d 919 and reached its heyday in 1067 similarly toy making microscopic ex amtaatlons of ancient timbers in other ruins and by boring cores from beams still in use he has dated 6q other com munities to which early tribes once made their homes among these are the canyon palaces of the ancient arizona cliff dwellers one of which its timbers reveal was being built in 1066 the year william the conqueror invaded the british isles it was an investigation of sun spots that led dr douglass an astronomer to his unique study of old woods in 1901 as everyone knows each ring in the cross section of a log represents a year of growth in addition the width of the flokja ln paralleled enttmatnwenf the dawn of friday august 26th ushers in the nftyfonrth consecutive canadian national exhibition from the impres sive opening an up to midnight of sept 10 hundreds of thousands of nappy visitors will cast away dull care and enjoy in full measure the varied and inspiring programme of the worlds largest annual exposition each day something different on opening day the womens world championship marathon swim saturday warriors day features the largest veterans parade and reunion held in canada with mili and naval tattoo in the evening combining the first presen tation of the romantic pageant the triumph with 1500 performerb on 1000 foot stage pyrotechnic display 8carletcoated dragoons ori steeds that perform to music and a marvellous entrancing tableaux spare the time for many a day at the exhibition this year fri pays of exhibition 1932 fri sept 2 press day 26 opening day ceremonies- womens marathon swim sab aug 27 warriors day mammoth veterans parade naval and mili tary tattoo firstshowing of grandstand pageant the triumph exhibition 2000voice chorus mon augl 29r young canadas day aug 30 highways and auto motive day aug 31 retail merchants and service clubs day 7th marathon swim for world championship thnra sept 1 music radio and women day exhibition choras toeai wed sat sept 3 m athletic and floral day mon sept 6 labor day tueasept6 international and aviation day exhibition chorus wed sept agriculturists day thurasept8 transportation and commercial travellers day fri sept 9 live stock review day sat sept 10 citizens and public utilities day exhibition chorus excursions on all transportation lines william ingus prtsidmt h w waters gtmmdxlnufr canadian national exhibition toronto ring varies according to the amount of rainfall thus th astronomer was able to note the effect of 11year sun spot cycles on ram and drought by examining rings of centuryold pines and douglas firs continuing his researches he studied beams that had been shaped by stone axes centuries before the coming of the white man and charred timbers dug from the oldest rulhst in the end by over lapping specimens and matching rings he pieced together a remarkable wooden calendar that reaches back to a d 700 besides allowing the accurate dating of any ruin containing timbers this tree- written record forms a precise 1200year calendar of ralna and droughts in it dr douglass found recorded the dramatic story of a great catastrophe unknown to history which afflicted the inhabitants of the southwest about the time of the- last crusade in the year 1275 the treering records show there was abundant ralnfallthe last for 20 years before the dawn of america i written histcry this terrible drought during which no rain fell on the high plateaus left its mark upon every living thing the indians changed their mode of life and for a time the ponulous pueblo cities were abandoned in translating these- diaries kept by ancient trees dr douglass has- found ample evidence of longtime weather cycles in which conditions reoccur changes taking place over idoyear and 300year periods he also proved defin itely that a thousand years ago rain in the southwest was far more plentiful than at present his12century graph gives science the first opportunity to study precise weather records extending far beyond the days of the first iweather bureaus these records promise to play a pioneer part in making longrange weather forecasting an actu ality all told dr douglass has examined more than half a million rings in his fireproof basement workshop at tucson when he completes a study of a new specimen he plots the high points of rain and drought on a piece of paper then he can easily determine the exact age of the wood by moving its graph in the manner of a slide rule along the master chart that covers the whole 1200 years until drought lines match never he reports has he found two logs that fingerprinted exactly alike unless they were- produced at the same period in his woodhunting trips dr doug lass has covered most of the southwest ern plateau country where ruins are found he is now adding cross sections of stumps from the famous redwood trees of northern california by studying them bfe hopes to push the horizon of accurate weather history back 3000 years popular science monthly minding your own business by arthur b rhinow fcr nearly alj children are subject to worms and many are born with them spare them suffering by using mother graves worm exterminator an excellent remedy a lady of mature years overheard the conversation of two little girls in a store my muthei gav me lweuly7flveceuu to put oh the collection plate in church one said to the other but intnot going todo it im going to use some of that for myself but little girlv t lady ven to intrude that is stealing do you know what you could do the little girl snapped back you cculd mind your own business that was just one of the metropolitan movies of every day life but it moves us to serious thought ycu made a mistake little girl when you insinuated that your dishonesty was none of the elderly ladys business it was her business even though you were strangers to each other there are people who believe that it would be for the benefit otall if every body were allowed to do just as he pleases without any interference from anybody else they argue that by experience including suffering and failures the in dividual would really come to himself and develop a strong character he might if he- survived many would go down under the strain the 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