Tip Top Weekly No. 52: Frank Merriwell's Dash — page 10: what you’re looking at

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FRANK MERKIWELL'S DASH. ‘s It was not so very long before Bruce; ‘‘He is fast, and he has a record.”’ was known as the champion lazy man at | “Tt’s no use to talk about his record.’’ Yale. All that he seemed to care about: ‘‘Why not???’ was to eat, drink, smoke and loaf. He! ‘Orton, of U. P., lays over him, and seldom was’ known to ‘‘grind,’’ and his:this will be a case of Yale against the attempts at ‘‘skinning’’ were pitiable/field. Better men than Orton may show failures, jup.”? Then he was dropped a class, and, as | ‘Yates may break his own record.’’ he still stuck to Yale, he found himself; “That word ‘may’ is all right, but it arrayed with Merriwell and the fellows/can be applied both ways. He may not.”’ whom he atone time had regarded as! ‘‘There’s Van Tassle,’’ said Diamond. eneinies. i**He claims to be a record-breaker.”’ In that class Merriwell was regardedasi ‘'A record-breaker!’’ sniffed Griswold. a Jeader in athletic matters, and Bruce “Why, that fellow couidn’t break an seldom mentioned anything of the kind. ;egg!" : Now, however, to Merriwell’s surprise, | “That’s right,’? nodded Rattieton. ne displayed sudden interest in the great|‘‘He breaks records with his mouth. inter-collegiate tournament to be held in| Don’t talk about him.” Madison Square Garden, New York,{ ‘‘Well, there are others,’’ laughed directly at the close of the spring terms. : Frank. In the various contests Yale was to be} ‘‘Name a few of them,’’ invited Brown- represented by her best men. ‘There hadiing, with more animation than he had been some uncertainty concerning the/displayed for some time. one who would wear Yale’s colorsinthe|} ‘*There’s Hickson.”’ mile run, but the belief grew that Dun-| ‘‘He’s stiff in the joints, as you know.’’ can Yates, a junior, would be the one; ‘‘Walter Gordan.”’ | finally settled on by the committee in| ‘‘He’s no stayer. That feliow can run, charge of the matter. | but he has not the sand to make himself a ‘““Why don’t you go into that race, | winner.”’ Browning, old sylph?”? grinned Danny; ‘‘He thinks himself the biggest thing Griswold. ‘‘You would astonish thej;on ice,’’ said Rattleton. public.”? “By the way,’’ broke in Griswold, ‘‘Some time I'll sit on you, runtie,’?/‘‘ what is the biggest thing on ice?’ growled Bruce. “The profit,’ promptly answered Stubbs remarked : | | Stubbs, and then he made a scramble to | “‘That will setlle it, as the sugar ob-| get ont of Griswold’s way. served when the egg dropped into the} ‘‘It’s no use, I can’t shine when that coffee.’’ ichap is around!’ exclaimed Danny, with Rattleton threw a slipper at Bink, whoj| attempted seriousness. ‘‘He has an answer grunted as it struck him in the ribs, but! for all my conundrums.” serenely continued to smoke, his mottled} ‘‘That makes me think of one for you,”’ face wrinkled into a quaint grimace. piped Bink, who was now perched on the ‘What is it that you want to say about| back of a high chair, like a monkey. the mile race, Browning??? asked Frank, |‘‘ Why is a due] a quick affair ?”’ his curiosity aroused. ‘‘Answer it yourself. [ll never tell.’’ “Y want to say that I do not believe! ‘‘Well, a duel is a quick affair because Yates is the proper man to represent Old|it takes only two seconds to arrange it.” Bli’’, ‘There at be a duel in this case,” ECOMICLO® SS (CO)