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“Sure to be sooner or later.”

“Well, in my case–” began Clint, with a smile.

“Why didn’t you enter the doubles?” asked Clint.

“I don’t believe that fellow very well,” responded Amy pessimistically.
“He said he’d get us to Wharton, and he didn’t. He said his old car
would go, and it didn’t. He said we could cross that field, and it
didn’t–I mean we couldn’t. Anyway, I propose we find the road again and
sit down and wait until someone comes along and gives us a lift.”

well to the left of centre, and centre stood sidewise as though to make
an oblique pass
Then the Morgan’s drop-kicker moved back to the twenty-yard line and
well to the left of centre, and centre stood sidewise as though to make
an oblique pass. It hardly seemed possible that Morgan’s would attempt a
goal from such an angle, but still there was but one down left and the
Brimfield line, though it had yielded short gains, was not likely to
give way to the enemy for the five yards necessary for a first down.
Captain Innes watched the Orange-and-Blue formation doubtfully, striving
to guess what was to develop. In the end he scented a fake-kick and
warned his line.

proudest moment of my young and blameless life
“Fellow-citizens,” responded Amy, “I can only say that this is the
proudest moment of my young and blameless life. Thank you, one and all.
Where’s the flannel stocking that goes with this, Harry?”

“Perhaps, but Marvin’s a steadier fellow. More dependable. Handles punts
a heap better. Knows a lot more football than Carmine. I like the way
Carmine hustles his team, though. I reckon Marvin will have to get a
hump on him or he’ll be losing his job.”

replied Clint rapturously
“Beans and a lot of bread-and-butter and seventy-five cups of coffee,”
replied Clint rapturously.