THE COLLEGE AND THE CIRCUS
cried some authoritative voice coming out of the drug store.
Jack, within, opened his eyes, blinked, and asked faintly: "What are they cheering for?"
"You!" said Reddy Armstrong joyfully. "That was the nerviest stunt ever done in this college."
Stehman was too faint to talk, but he was thinking that there were things that required much more nerve than making a grandstand tackle.
Strangely enough, the President next morning in chapel spoke on the subject of the highest kind of bravery. He did not mention any names, but—when Senior class election came around there was no balloting for President. There was only one nominee, and the election was unanimous.
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