Monthly Archives: June 2008

bitter sarcasm “Oh, yes, you’re plumb broken-hearted, aren’t you?” asked “Boots” with bitter sarcasm. As a relief to his feelings, he shouted pungent criticism at Quarter-back Hinton. “Well,” he said finally, “which do you want and when do you want … Continue reading →

Penny nodded soberly. “It’ll be–funny,” he agreed. “I don’t suppose you’ll quite understand it, Thayer, but–well, this school is more like a real home than any other place I know. You see, my mother died a long while ago; I … Continue reading →

truthfully “Much better, thanks,” replied Clint, more optimistically than truthfully. Turner nodded.

“I would if I knew when they were coming,” replied the official drily. “But they may not come back here for a month. Maybe they won’t then. They won’t if we can get our hands on them,” he added grimly.

school acted as if a most notable victory had been won But all this had no present effect on Brimfield’s jubilation, and the school acted as if a most notable victory had been won. When the ‘varsity team came in … Continue reading →

“We might have got him to bring us some coffee now,” said Amy.

ago, when he was in college “I have an uncle,” said Chase, “who used to play football a long time ago, when he was in college. In those days about everything went, I guess. He told me once that he … Continue reading →

“Yes, this is my last year.”

As I nibble at my toast of a morning I prop the New York _Herald_ against the water giraffe and read, spilling my coffee down my neck: ‘The life of the party was Right Tackle Thayer “And then, Clint, think … Continue reading →