St Nicholas [serial] . , heran straight for the looming goal-posts. Thechalk-lines shot beneath his feet till they lookedlike cracks in a sidewalk. Twenty yards aheadhe could see a determined player waiting totackle him. To the rear he could hear thebreathing and footsteps of the horde which waspursuing him, eager to once get its hands uponhim. Up in the grand stand and bleachersbanners waved back and forth in a great blur ofcolor, and staid men and women, some with grayhair, jumped up and down in the frenzy of theirexcitement. The game was in the balance. Now he was almost upon the tackier, a
St Nicholas [serial] . , heran straight for the looming goal-posts. Thechalk-lines shot beneath his feet till they lookedlike cracks in a sidewalk. Twenty yards aheadhe could see a determined player waiting totackle him. To the rear he could hear thebreathing and footsteps of the horde which waspursuing him, eager to once get its hands uponhim. Up in the grand stand and bleachersbanners waved back and forth in a great blur ofcolor, and staid men and women, some with grayhair, jumped up and down in the frenzy of theirexcitement. The game was in the balance. Now he was almost upon the tackier, and itseemed he was to be brought down. He ranstraight for the man, dodged suddenly, recov-ered himself, and swung past on the other tackier dived and clutched Eltons mole-skin trousers, but his fingers slipped slowly downas he sought desperately to gain a hold. Eltonplunged his open hand against the man, andmanaged to shake himself free. Then he rantoward the goal with redoubled speed. A W %^*:h;..? ../?.*. W:^K- w& • rOGETHER WITH TWO TACKLERS HE SLID OVER AND SCORED THE TOUCH-DOWN. BABY ELTON, THE QUARTER-BACK. 33 They caught him just as he reached the goal-line, and, together with two tacklers, he slidover and scored the touch-down. Then he wasallowed by the captain to try for the goal, anddropped the ball neatly over the white score was 6 to O. Time was called a minute later, and the gamewas won, together with the championship. There was a sudden roar. Elton looked upquickly, and blushed with dismay as he foundthe whole crowd shouting his name. Soon thepeople began to pour out upon the field, andElton was hoisted on willing shoulders and car-ried toward the gymnasium. As a body-guardthe university band closed about him, playinga strange mixture of rag-time and national airs. Elton looked hopelessly at his captors. Thenhe gasped with astonishment. One of the per- sons carrying him was Saunders, who had beenforced to go out of the game because of injuries.
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