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3u$t 5055lp A VERY SHORT STORY Chapter I It was a cold winter night when suddenly out of the inky darkness a mysterious slooping figure stole stealthily stepping along, a step at a time, putting first one foot in front and then the other, across the mea dow, thence o'er a gulley, and then into the bushes. In a moment it emerged from the other side with feathery tread and continued in the di rection of a lonely looking house that ,was enveloped in the Plutonian dark ness of a clump of trees. Then the hands of the dark figure that had moved so cautiously through a side gate and into the rear yard, reached forth and fingering nervously at the door, disappeared inside, clos ing it gently behind him. Soon the figure emerged and slunk away and was completely swallowed up in the darkness. Chapter II Next day, G. Washington Jones, col ored, has chicken dor dinner. S-h-h, a loud, gentle rapping is heard on the rapturous door. After waiting a long weary second he slowly rises and throws open the perilous portal and G. Washingtos Jones, col ored, is in the hands of the law. Chapter III In the court room, G. Washington Jones, colored, the accused, is engaged in refuting the testimony of an eye witness. ; "Yo' see, judge, it war just a cu rious coincidence;. Ah were gwine home by ol' man Johnson's place, an sumthin' musta' skeered the chickuns. One ol' rooster flew right into my arms, an' he was so skeered he just hung fast to me an Ah was so skeered Ah jus' hung on ter him an' befo' Ah could make him leggo Ah'd done reached home an' habbin' a mos' dis reliable mem'ry, Ah done fergit whar Ah git dat chickun an' so things jes naturally look a little mite suspi cious." '"Case dismissed." A profound hush had fallen over the courtroom The evidence in the absorbing suit against Private Spivins, late of the S. A. T. C. at U. N. C, which was brought by certain mem bers of previous sophomore classes in order to punish the victim for his .various misdemeanors and such high treason . as a freshman when given his liberty could be tempted to commit Julius Caesar, the Judge of the Hades Superior court was about to address the. jury. The .case had roused wide-spread interest in the exclusive hades circles and the counsel for the defense was none other than Marcus Tullius Ci cero, who, owing to the sufferings that his works had caused among the students of the earth was sor ry for the unfortunate freshman and had volunteered to act in his behalf. The jury for the case numbered among its members such celebrities as William Shakespeare, Alcibidiades, Marc Antony and Henry VIII. The courtroom was thronged with an eager crowd. J. Caesor rose to address the jury. "Gentlemen of the jury," said, he, delicately brushing a few sulphur flakes from his new toga, "You have heard the claims of the complainant in this case." "You have heard the testimony of the various witnesses as to the men tal state of the accused. You have heard the complainant declare that the prisoner was seen to take liber ties which had hitherto been forbid den and to do unheard of acts. However, in considerating the case you must bear in mind that unusual conditions existed at the time of the crimes and that such unheard of atrocities as to render the prisoner temporarily insane and cause him to commit acts upon the sacred rights of the upper classmen which were hith erto undreamed of, even by the most rabid and daring freshman." Bear in mind these facts and judge your prisoner by the standards . of the Hades court that the traditions of our community may remain un sullied by any unjust decision." Just then Cleopatra was discovered winking at Marc Antony and had to be shown out of the court. Judge Caesar concluded his speech and sat down amid thunderous ap plause which became so violent that his honor threatened to boil the of fenders in oil for twenty-four hours if they did not at once cease the dis turbance. Quiet was at length re stored. William Shakespeare, the foreman, rose to his feet and ad dressed the court. ' "May it please Your Honor," said he, "We find no necessity for leaving our seats. We find the defendent not guilty and further recommend that the accusers be condemned to live for the period of six months under the same conditions as near as pos sible as those to which the defendent was subject at the time that the al leged crime was committed." "So be it," said Caesar, shuddering in spite of himself at the enormity of the sentence, "I thank you, gentle men. Court is dismissed." With a wild shout of joy the spec tators rushed from their seats and carried the prisoner aloft on their shoulders and bore him in triumph to the Hades Grill, where they broached a keg of vitriol and drank to the success of Private Spivins and con fusion to the sophs until the gray hours of the morning. . I have a rendezvous with the registrar, I have a rendezvous with the registrar. It was but two morns or so ago. That from my snooze I was wakened by the slow And hideous clatter of my homely clock. I quickly scotched the: critter with my shoe, ' And whilst outside a hurricane blew, And frost lay on the frozen ground, I knew, I slightly rolled myself about in bed. And soon all thoughts had wandered from my head. . It was sometime later that I rudely woke, And like a ruthless, flashing stroke Of lightning, I was brought to realize, The hour of Trig had long since wan dered to the skies. " I have a rendezvous with the registrar, That rendezvous, oh sad to tell, That rendezvous, I must not fail. Maude: "So your new friend is a naturalist." Nina: "Naturalist! I noticed he didn't care for my latest make-up." Christmas in the Battle Lands Carolina's Sons Should Not Be Negle8ed Send them something from Alma Mater, something to re mind them that they are still in the thoughts of Carolina men. Send them the publi cations of the college they love and cherish. Make it a regu lar "back home" Christmas for Carolina men over there. This space cheerfully contributed to the promotion of the "Carolina Spirit" by THE TAR HEEL "GYPSY FESTIVAL" FAVORED BY LARGE CROWD (Continued from Page 1) booth when it opened up and turned away with a look on his face which indicated that he was- disappointed in the picture. The work of preparing for; the fes tival was under ,the direction, of Mrs. Charles Emery. The original plan of holding it out in the open in front of the mell had to be, abandoned on account of the weather; but not with standing this it was. a great, success, realizing over four hundred: dollars. All of the deans and their wives were patrons and patronesses, Try ANDREWS CASH STORE For A TAILORED UNIFORM Army HaU, Leggings, Shoes; High-Grade Gents' Furnishings TEAM FOUGHT GAMELY AGAINST TECH'S LINEUP (Continued from Page 1) ried the ball behind the goal line. In the last three minutes of the game Carolina, in a final desperate rally, rushed the ball to the Tech's thirty yard line where it was held when the whistle blew. The line up: Carolina Position V.P.I. Holt .... ........ Hardwick Right end Carter Pierce Right tackle Nichols Quarles Right guard McNeely Resh Center McQueen . Tilson Left guard Gant (Capt.) Rangely Left tackle Gibson .. . . Roden Left end Lowe .. - Crisp (Capt.) Quarterback Fearrington Bonney Fullback Herty Maddox . Left halfback Bristol Robinson Right fullback Substitutes: : For Carolina: Pharr, Brown, Ker nodle Austin, Smith. For V. P. I.: Whitmore, Shaner, Crocker, Pitchens, Hurst, Rice, Pud dle, CAPT. J. STUART ALLEN TO RETURN TO CANADA (Continued from Page 1) rious account of itself in the world war. The first few months of the con flict were probably the most sanguin ary of any during the entire war, dur ing which this gallant regiment made an enviable and glorious record for itself. After being wounded more than once Captain Allen was invalided home in the spring of 1917. Being unable to return to the fighting zone he acceded: to the request of the Uni- I versity to organize and train a mili- j tary unit here. Dean Stacy, speaking for the facul ty, reviewed the activities of Captain Allen since he has been at the Uni versity; When the University re solved to add a course in military tac tics to its curriculum a request was filed with the Wai Department at Washington for an instructor to be de tailed, here, but the best that the gov ernment could do was to promise a retired officer to undertake the task. President Graham then appealed to) the Canadian Government and the re sult has been an. efficient voluntary corps under the guidance of Captain Allen. In May of last year the gov ernment recognized the good: work that had been done by authorizing the University to select a certain number of men for an Officers' Training School, This year the Canadian .Gov f It UNIFORMS At Special Prices Olive Drab Wool Suits . . $22.50 Olive Drab Wool (hereout . 28.S0 Olive Drab Wool Spiral Leggingi, 3.00 Service Hats 1.85 Overieas Caps 2.00 Army Shoei 6.50 And all other article of Uniform and Equipment at comparatively low price. Send for our special "Untoenitu Price Lint" ARMY & NAVY STORE CO., Inc. 24S West 42nd St New York City LARGEST OUTFITTERS, GOV'T CONTRACTORS ' i MAKERS OF UNIFORMS t EQUIPMENTS Our Nearest Branch Sloes, 12S Sycimort St, Petersburg, Va. Pressing Neatly Done , Repairing a Specialty 16 Years in Buiines $1.50 a Month For f At) Bmit and Qaickmtt Smrvicm Cmt "LONG BILL" JONES ernment again "loaned" Captain Al len to us. A few days ago a message was received to the effect that he be released so that he could return home by December 4. "There is a warm spot on the .campus for the man who helped us out in a crisis." concluded Dean btacy. Sir, we bid you an af fectionate goodby and god-speed wher ever you may go!" S. C. Ogburn, of the non-S. A. T. C, expressed the esteem and admira tion felt for Captain Allen by the men he had trained. "We have each and every one become sincerely attached to you and regret exceedingly the necessity of your dparture." he said. "As a parting tribute of our affection, I present to you this loving cup in behalf . of the student battalion, friends,, and faculty, trusting that it may recall us to your memory and will ever assure you that you will never be forgotten by us." Amid thunderous and prolonged ap plause Captain Allen came forward and spoke feelingly of the pleasure he has experienced in being associated with the faculty and students of the University. "The past year and a half have passed as in a dream." he declared. "Of course,, when I first reached here I was uncertain as to how my efforts would be received; but my doubts were soon dispelled. I have received wonderful co-operation from the very first and, so have tried to give my best. I count the months spent with you as among the hap piest of my life. The lofty spirit of altruism displayed by the faculty anc1, student body make me desire to stay with you forever; but the time for separation has. come. Never shall I forget the associations of the Univer sity of North Carolina and I hope sometime in the future to renew my relations with you." i
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