Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BUTTERFLIES AND GIRLS. Those who remember the Carolina - Clemson football game of '18-remember it as the fastest, most exciting game ever fought between those two rival teams. They remember, too, that it was the brilliant work of "Big Jim" Darden, the Carolina center, which turned the score in favor of the home team. Just when the day look ed blackest and defeat seemed certain he raced forty yards down the field, the pigskin hug ged to his breast, and made a touchdown for Carolina. Then it was that the bleachers went wild; hats were tossed in the air and over-joyed boys cut wild antics on the side lines. As soon as the umpire's whis tle blew, Darden was surround ed on all sides by his college mates, all wanting to congrat ulate him. The first to reach him was his roommate, Bob Merrivale, who pounded him on the back, crying: "Good for you, old Scout! I knew you could do it." Then a bunch tossed him on their shoulders and carried him through the cheering crowd to the truck, waiting to carry the team to the campus. There Merrivale stopped him. "Say Jim," he said. "I've got a girl here I want you to meet. Won't you come over? Yonder she is, talking to An drews and D)ick." He motion ed to a tall girl who was laugh ing gayly with two boys. .Jim frowned, and was on the point of refusing, until he caught sight of the girl, then he smiled. "Why, sure I'll go." And so the tall, grimy hero of the game consented, for the first time, to be introduced to a girl. Bob Merrivale and Jim Dar den had been room-mates and inseparable companions since their freshman year. They had been hazed together, and the next year they had hazed others. Although the closest of friends, they were entirely opposite in appearances and character. Jim was a head taller than any of the other boys, and his splendid phy sique had won for him the nick name of "Big Jim." He had come to Carolina with the de termination to make the varsi ty team, and towards this goal he worked incessantly. He took the coach's wordls literally wvhen he said: "If a youth would succeedl in his art, art, art, He must keep the girls from his heart, heart, heart." .Jim was noted on the campus for his fear of the girls. Al though miore than one had turnedl admriring glanes in his direction, they never founc any encouragement, and aftei vain attempts gave up the con quest. Bob, on the other hand, wa; a regular lady's man, and wa: always violently in love witt three or four at once. He con fided his troubles to Jim, whon he worshipped, and who pa tiently listened to him and ad vised him. But much as Bol would have liked to, he nevei succeeded in getting Jim to g< out with him. "Helen," Bob said, "This is my other self, Jim Darden Jim, this is Miss Cary." "I'm mightly glad to mee you, Mr. Darden," she ans wered, cordially shakinj hands. "I've heard so muer of you from Bob, and when yot i made that dandy play today told him I just had to mee' you." "Thank you, Miss Cary, you, too. Bob often speaks o: Jim said, "I feel as if I know you.,' "Yes, Bob says you are hi. father confessor and superio] advisor all in one." They all laughed at that, ev en Bob himself. After chattinj a few minutes longer Jim ex cused himself and climbed int< the waiting truck. Just as the. rode away, he turned an( waved to Helen and Bob, wh< stood watching him. Then Helen turned to Bob "I thought you said Mr. Dar den was shy." "Well, I thought he was. never saw him wave to a gir before," Bob rejoined, helping her into his low, yellow racer After taking Helen home Bob hurried back to the colleg< and up to his room. There hE found Jim in a bath robe, hud died up in the Morris chair. "Well, old scout, we put on over the tiger this time, didn' we? Jove, aren't those farm ers sore-looking, though !" H< curled up on the lounge in hi: favorite attitude and pullec out a cigarette case. "Too bac you can't smoke, sonny, bu that's the penalty you have t< pay for being a football hero.' He lit his cigaret, and stick ing a pillow behind his head Jeaned back and closed hi: eyes. "How (id you come out wit your bets, Bob?" Jim sudden (CONTINUED ON PAGE sEVEN) R. C. Williams & Son COLUMBIA, S. C. FURNITURE for every room in the Star Laundry 'Service at S. C. University Our Campus Agent MR. C. D. BARR, JR. - Ten. 27, Room 16, Woodrow College Leave Laundry There WOFFORD COLLEGE A Standard College of the 1 Liberal A ris For catalog and information, address HENRY N. SNYDER, President JEFFERSO . JNO. J. CAIN, President ABSOLUTELY 150 Rooms---Everj EUROPE. University of E Founded by the State in The University is organized I. School of Arts and S< of study in Languages, Hist to the degree of A. B. and worth from $100 to $150 eac] II. 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