. Springhillian Oct 1919 - July 1920 New Series Vol. XII No. 1 - 4 . ofyears. Baseball! Did he ever play baseball ? Naturally, he was a catcheron his high school nine. School? Yes, he had undergone that gruellingexperience once upon a time. Gruelling indeed, but they were the hap-piest moments of his life. Those sweet memories flashed before him andtortured his home-sick mind. He saw himself in the exuberance ofyouth, with its attendant petty grievances and cares, that were forgottenafter school hours. During those free hours his spirit was exhilarated fromthe sheer joy of living, being engros
. Springhillian Oct 1919 - July 1920 New Series Vol. XII No. 1 - 4 . ofyears. Baseball! Did he ever play baseball ? Naturally, he was a catcheron his high school nine. School? Yes, he had undergone that gruellingexperience once upon a time. Gruelling indeed, but they were the hap-piest moments of his life. Those sweet memories flashed before him andtortured his home-sick mind. He saw himself in the exuberance ofyouth, with its attendant petty grievances and cares, that were forgottenafter school hours. During those free hours his spirit was exhilarated fromthe sheer joy of living, being engrossed in his ice-skating, his football andhis boyish pranks. Suddenly the expression of his countenance changed. The remembrance of that one blemish in his whole life, his six-teenth birthday, stirred his innermost thoughts. How, after the party hehad quarreled with his sister over one of his presents, a ring. The disputehad resolved itself into a fight. • Possessing an ungovernable temper, hestruck his sister, and crushed the ring into bits. Rather than face the. HIGH SCHOOL COACHF. A. MURPHY THE SPRINGHILLIAN 33 inevitable punishment from his enraged father, he ran away. Many a timesince then he had bitterly repented his rashness. How he wished to enactthe part of the prodigal son. And here he was in New York City in tryingcircumstances endeavoring to hold his position. Of a sudden he caught himself dreaming, and he quickened his idea then flashed in his mind to apply the story as if it had actuallyhappened to his sister. Putting it that way, he would inject more feelinginto it. After formulating plans for awhile, he took his bearings and foundhimself two doors past his own. Retracing his steps, he entered the Bladebuilding, sat down at his desk and began to write. THE ANXIOUS REPORTER concentrated his efforts to the production appeared in the Blade the next morning, written infine style. I will not try to imitate or rival him, but will merely give thegist
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