Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1939 — Page 14

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CAST OF CHARACTERS JOAN JOHNSON—A mysterious coed, - glamour girl of the Tech campus. KEITH RHODES—Tech’s star fullback, headed for All-America honors. DAN WEBBER—The blocking back who clears Keith’s way; a steady, industrious student.

YESTERDAY: The Alpha Nus meet to nominate a homecoming queen. Kay Granger’s name is suggested. Then Joan is put into the race. On two ballots the vote is tied. Joan suddenly startles the group by saying: “I'd like to withdraw in favor of Kay.”

.CHAPTER TEN ~ PIN dropping to the floor would have sounded like an avalanche when Joan made her announcement. her mouth, just once, to protest, but Joan silenced her with a motion.

“Thanks very much,” she began] |

simply. “It would have been nice even to beb in the running, but I honestly think Kay deserves the

chance before I do.” Joan looked directly at Kay as she spoke. - “Afte senior and it's’ so ways wanted. I just wouldn't feel right if I deprived her of that chance. ’ “And with the way politics are run on this campus it doesn’t really

make much. difference who the]

candidate is if she gets the right support. And Kay right support. “There's another reason, too,” Joan comntinued. “I think I'd be more valuable in getting support for someone else than I would for myself.” 2 = =»

JOAN WAS sprawled on her

bed geing over some economics notes |

when Kay entered the room. “Hi,” Joan greeted. “Grab yourself a seat.” . Kay came over and sat down on the bed. “Thanks a lot,” she said. “It did mean a great deal to me, and—well, you surprised a lot of us.” } Joan threw back her head and laughed. “Not as much as I sur-| prised myself. But forget it. And count me in on anything there is to be done. Y'know, what I said about supporting you still goes.” | Kay cocked her head to one side and smiled. “Say—do you think perhaps some of us have been wrong about you?” Joan looked down at her notes. It’s barely possible,” she replied.

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KEITH CALLED the next day. Tech had an open date that week and the Gammas were having a hayride Priday night. How did it strike her? ’ It struck her.very much. ‘There wasn’t much she hadn't done nor

places she hadn’t been, but Joan |" Johnson had never gone on a hay-

ride. | “Not that I mind,” she told him, “but why the short notice?” “Just one of those things. It started out with just a half dozen of the boys deciding on the idea. Sounded so good we decided to make a fraternity affair out of it. Probably wind up having cider and doughnuts at Pine Ridge Inn.” That would be fun, too, she figured, as she hung up. Next problem was what to wear. Not so

much a problem at that. Her olive |

green slacks and the beige cardigan would be just the thing.

: 2 # = KEITH PHONED just after din-

‘ner Thursday night and said he was

coming over for a few minutes. She was going to the library so he drove her over. :

“Something’s up,” she guessed. |

“Let’s hear it.”

“Something's up is right,” he re-|. “I can’t go on!’

peated mournfully. that hayride tomorrow night.”

“What's the matter?” she asked, ||

after the first twinge of disappointment had worn off. “It’s like this—Coach wants to take advantage of this open date

and do a little scouting. So he’s]; Johnny |:

taking Barney Hughes, White, and myself to see Pitt in a night game tomorrow. | . “We've had an assistant coach scouting them all season, but the Old Man wants to get in a few per-

sonal touches.”

“But why should he need all three of you?” “Well, Barney's captain, of course. Johnny being quarterback, Slocum wants him to check into Pitt's defensive setups so’s he can get a line on what stuff to use against them. And me—I dunno exactly why he wants me along—but he wants me, and Old Man Slocum isn’t the kind of gent that can he talked out of anything.” “Not even by the great Keith Rhodes, hey?” He laughed. “Get temperamental with Slocum and you find yourself on the bench.”

THEY PARKED in the library drive for a while. “And how I was looking forward to ‘that hayride,” she said glumly. “Look,” he said, taking | her “I don’t want to disappoint you, and I've got an idea that I think will work out swell. I'll call you about 11 tonight. You ought ta be. home by then.” He let her out and drove back to the Gamma house. . He ran upstairs three at a time, barged into his room and confronted a sur-

.prised Dan Webber.

“Take it easy,” Dan said. “You came in there like a 63 reverse to the weak side.” | “Yeah man, and I've got to get myself a first down.” He straddled a chair. “Daniel, my boy, you were

- one of the less fortunate souls whol.

didn’t bother to get a date for the hayride tomorrow night, weren't “Go ‘head, brainstorm, go head.” “Well, I've got a date for you.” “You mean maybe you have a date for me. Who is it—your dear cousin Tillie from Pumpkin Hol-

Tow?”

Keith grinned. “Nope—it’s Joan

J , Dan’s feet were on his desk. They came down with a crash. “Who?” he howled. “Did I hear correctly?” “you did,” Keith said caimly. “what's more, you're going to do me a very great favor and take her on that hayride.” He explained the situation, but Dan was dubious. “In the first place I wouldn’t take that dame to a beetle rassle. In the second place

she probably wouldn't go with

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