Left End Edwards

s he slid the suit-case across the floor a

exploded Steve. "W

he responded, nodding at the bag on the bed, "is mine. I didn't think the pajamas would fi

n the station!" excl

'm the 'sne

I saw you in the dining-hall and told Ste

e?" laughed

," said Steve bewilderedly. "Would you mi

o. And this chap's Hall? Well, my name's Miller. So now we

ed to the unoccupied chair, from where h

, Hall, to look after your bags because there were sneak-thieves around. And then he looked at me very impolitely. After he went away I saw that y

to hear me," said

sn't going to be fooled! When it got to be train time I spun him a yarn about a harmless old man across the room and got him to look at him. Then I changed the bags. I thought

find out about the bags until the train had gone. Th

ughed delightedly. "Bully!" he

" asked Tom indignantly. "How we

ther soothingly. "Only the idea of the New York police depart

annersville," said Steve. "How

w he was coming to Brimfield because there was a tag on the handle. I co

er thought of that," murmured Tom. "We

your property, Edwards. I dare say it was rather a mean

om was certain you were the fellow who took my bag when he saw you in dining-

I?" demanded Tom. "You said it coul

ed Steve. "You were right and I

sent you were to gi

o Miller: "We-I had your things out of your bag," he said

-clean and you could have wrapped them around you a few times and turned them u

ur trunks at the Grand Central Station, though,

"I guess you chaps haven't

e first time we've ev

h old place to get around in unless you know the ropes. If you need collars

ly be along in the morning. The man who drove us up here had the agent

He will if he

is name was Hoskins

Still, not many fellows get here before the eleven o'clock train and so he ought to find time to bring the trunks. If he doesn't show up soon

asked

l him 'Quite So' because he's alwa

thought maybe he was

you call on Josh it's usually because you've been and gone and done something. He will be at Faculty Reception to-morrow evenin

oom after supper," answered

o on and say it, E

to ask if h

t. This is only his second year. You'll like him better wh

least, we

ed and tries to swallow his tongue when he talks. But they're generally sorry for it later. He stands about so much and then-bing! Off you go to Josh! And here's another tip, fellows. Always be dead serious with 'Uncle Sim.' That's Mr. Simkins, Greek instructor. If you can look as if you'd lost all your friends and bitten your ton

laughed Steve. "I suppose

ou see, I made the mistake of thinking that the principal branches were Football, Baseball and Hockey. When I'd woke up to the fact

ather's and silently made up his mind the

?" asked Tom. "I mean

e had an odd quality that puzzled Tom a

school team at left end last year. He's pretty good, Steve is. I did

Steve. "I suppose it's pretty

right." He viewed Steve speculatively and then turned an appraising gaze on Tom

tiling and fell sid

ndred and t

togs day after to-morrow at four. Look me up and I'll see that you g

. I played half a

ence. I tell you this not to discourage you but because we've kept a lot of last year's fellows and it's going to be harder than usual to break into the first team, I guess. And that means that a good m

ieve so," re

y two games out of nine and tied one. Unfortunately, though, one of the games we lost was the game with Claflin, which is our big game of the year. Claflin has beaten us three years running now and this year we're out for revenge with a rolling R. Considering that we've played only three seasons, we've got a pretty good start. Our coach is a dandy, a chap named Robey; played with Brown the year they downed Pennsy; and he's been building up this year's team ever since he started in. At first we didn't have more than forty candidates t

two boys marvelled at their earlier suspicions. Miller was tall, lean with the leanness of muscles unhampered by useless flesh, and lithe. He had very clear brown eyes, a straight nose and high cheek bones that somehow reminded Steve of the engraved portrait of John C. Calhoun that hung in the library at home. Altogether

in mind, and if you don't get what you want this year keep plugging. And don't fail to come out Wednesday and do your best. You'll get a fair show and if you can play the game well enough you'll get places. Now I must run along with my bag. I'm glad to have met you chaps. If I can help you in any way don't fail to

and went out. They could hear him whistling merr

he played," said Steve regretfully

he is," agre

rattling good sor

I hadn't we mightn't have known him,

" mused Tom. "He gives you the i

hink he really wants us to call on him

again. We don't want to act fresh, you know. Besides," and Tom sm

sked Steve i

that he's a co