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THE, MILE, RUN.

Dr L*alie M. QuirK.

Th» coai-h laid down the paper on which he had been «Uurln*. and looked at the member* of the track team. “To win." he sold slowly, 'we must jet a There was no response at flrat. Over In the <orner the big tootball player who threw vbo hammer straightened up at if to make a speech. Then ho seemed lo . hang - h's mind, and turned slowly toward aaottsr part of the

-Well. Doatv’' he said

leping tone. Dent), the his shoulders.

declarod. slowly,

i chal-

till-.' runner, shrugged

my best." be

The gale of ti e foo.bs.l p'ayer wandered on round the room Baby fills u' ' he said, sternly. Elton Sushed with o^barrassnjent. Demy won from me In the trial race." he said, simply. "I—I—" then be stopped. The football player turned to the coach. "Who else can run a mile?" he demandtd. ”1 don't know of any others,” confessed the coach. Then." said the football player, with slow precision, "the race must be won either by Deaty or Eitoa—or by the other team ' "Yes. that's It." said the coach. He was glad the others were beginning to realize the cares of his position. "1 see," said the football player. “Denty. can you win that race?" Denty forced a smile. "I might try." he said vaguely. "That's not the Question." said the football player, sharply. "We do not j want to rely on mere chance. Ellon, can you win the mile run?" Down In bis heart Elton believed lie was capable of taking at least second place In the event. Denty had beaten him la the trial race, to be eure, but of the t^o hinners Deaty was at the time in far better condition. The reverse, however, was now the case. But Elton was modest—too modest, he told himself at times. Just now the'searching eyes of the big football player embarrassed him; he flushed painfully. He was conscious that his little body was trembling al! over. He ^elt like crying out at the top of his voice that he could wl^ the race. Inatead. however, he meekly answered. "I don't know; perbaps I could." The football player brought his fist down on the tnb'.i. "What we want." he said, "is confidence in ourselves. Neither of you two fellows can expect to win, that race if you go into It with the bare hope of capturing a place. Why. the other team will hare runners who know positively they are gelag to win. They will win. too; and they will win because they know they are going tp do It, not.because they hope to get a , place. You fellows— - ' But he stooped 1 suddenly at a look In Elton's face. Beneath his great muscular bulk the 1 football player had a kind heart. “Our oaly chance to win the mile Ttm.” broke ip the coach, "lies In our •pulling' their runners. It Is old. I know, but a man isn't himself In n race, and the best runner In the world is apt to misjudge- his speed." •Tee, that's true." agreed the football player. •Then." said the coach with a sigh of relief, “that Is settled. Elton, you will do the •pulling' and let Denty win the race. Be out on the track at 4 sharp every day from now oni That's all. fellows. " The member's ef the track team rose slowly from their lounging positions and straggled oil of the little room. El toe was the las', to go. He was still thinking of the coach’s decision, and was just beginning to realize what It meant. He. who had trained aU the spring and half the winter before, wa* to come in last In the mile rsn! Even now he could see the race.' At the start the runners would be off at the. same Instant and break Into the same swinging gait. Then he would Increase Us pace a little, and draw away from the rest. Bit by bit he would lengthen the distance' until the runners of the other team would broOme alarmed and endeavor to gain his side. Still he would keep up the rapid gait until his own mnner should be far ip the rear, coding with long, easy stride* In sharp contrast to the short, distressing steps of the others. And then, on the last lap of the track, his running partner would Quicken his stride, and, still comparatively fresh, pass him and the others with a burst of speed. It was probable his opponents would by this time have discovered the trap, tad have dropped back; but he knew . that it would be too late and that they would pass him. trembling and almost exhausted, in a futile effort to catch the other mas. who bad harbored bis strength by running throughout at the same pace be used In practice six afternoons a week. Then wonid tome the finlah. Flrat bis runn.ag mate wonid break the tape, well in advance of the others. Next 'the two runners of the other team, coppletely exhausted, wonid fall scrota tow line Into the arms of their comrades. And last, far to the rear, he wonid straggle on the finish, too tired to hear the laugh* and taunt* of these who did not recognize the sacri-

fice.

But it waa not alone the thought of the crowd's verdict that tart him; he was willing' to make the sacrifice

u-a way that made Elton’s heart

his university. But he had trained long and faithfully with the hope of winning, and the thought that he might be debarred from even trying to do *o had not entered his head. His father had written that he would come down to see him run. and had told him with gruff kindness that he wa* a "plucky boy." At home his friends would bear of the race and chuckle knowingly; for they had laughed at him when he spoke of trying athletics, and bad smllel from superior head on hts. 130 pounds of weight. What could a boy of his size

do? they asked.

He bad meant to show them his worth some day. aud had* thought the time al hand. Now, however, therp was nothing to do but to forgut his ambitions aud help win tl^e race for his university. So he wrote to his lather explaining the circumstances an-i suggesting that It would hardly be worih his while to couae'to the meet. But his father, whp'was an old college man himself, answered his let-

ter in *

leap.

"I am proud of you." the father wrote, "and under the circumstances would prefer having your team win the meet than seeing you get a first in 'hat race. You have the true college spirit, my boy! which Is an Important element In a higher education. I shall come to see you lose the race, and shall be glad when you do it." The day of the dual track meet ca : e almost before Elton realised It. The air waa heavy with the soft laziness of early spring, yet there was a coolness In the atmosphere that foretold fast races. Both universities had a large following. Each waa confident of winning; each cheered its men frantlcally. Followers of college athletes were on the field In large numbers, for the meet was practically to decide the championship of the west. Down under the grand stand. In the dressing rooms, the members of the track team loung-ed about In luxurious idleness The coaches, judges, timekeepers and other officials rushed here and there In greatest haste, endeavoring to get she great athletic meet started on time. It was. as usual, a full half-hour after the advertised time when the first event occurred. But from that moment there was no hitch, and slowly the spectators checked off their programs as each race was ended. For

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lips were burning hot and dry. Half-way round the track be stumbled from sheer exhaustion, and lost a yard or two. By the time be bad forced his legs Into the stride again, he could hear the labored breathing of some other runner cloae behind. With desperate energy he dug the spikes of his running ahoe# Into the cinder track, and leaped ahead as be would with a long atroke In skating He faltered again and almost fell. He began to count now. out loud, thai he might keep the stride, for he knew if he lost It once his chance of winning the race would go with 1L Aftei a time, when his legs were moving better, he caught the thud! thud! of the other runner, and ho stopped counting and listened eaggrly to the

crunching footfall*.

Elton fully realized that hla chance of winning was amall. He had deliberately tired himself out at the start, with no bought of being forced to the terrible strain of a sprint on the last lap of tbe‘track. As he ran now. hU eyes burned with sharp pains, the musf

THC HUMAN PINCUSHION. Hardship* of Being a Hypnotist's Fakir—By Onj Who Knows. There la IlUle pleasure and little money In being a human pincushlop. Tbare is still lass • the former, but a little more of the 1 attar. In submitting to the ordeal of bu.ng crucified. It la not a delightful c. upation to be a carbolic arid drinke. That la what o^e professional faklt thinks about it. and he knows. Perhaps many more think the same thing. It ir not often one can be found who will

They travel about with so-called "proj feasor*," and aubmit to being punctured | with hat pins, stabbed with dirks, j j nailed to a cross, and mode to eat and j

I drink poison.

One of these "horses"—perhaps the J j beat known one living—drifted Into | Chicago the other day !n the presence ! I of a writer for the Sunday Inter Ocean | this man. Tom J. Mlnnock. exposed a I number of his fakir tricks. He pierced 1 bis cheeks and arms with hat p~ns. slowed or accelerated his heart action

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cles In his legs jerked and tugged, his ; or !

br-.h ru.hed l» o.. ibrob.h . ! “ »">■ ling methods he has used during his ,

breath rushed In and out through throat sore and parched with dust. Try as he might his body refused to swing evenly and bis steps faltered with

growing frequency.

He kept his eyes fixed on the track as he ran. It seegied to be rushing to meet him. and he fancied it swayed

career as a "horse" quacks, faith healers, and others of '

I their Uk.

With two large hat pins piercing his cheeks, and with the blood trickling down hla face. Mlnnock talked away.

and reeled. Sometime* hi* foot hit I apparently oblivious of any pain

the cinders too soon, sometimes the track dropped down, almost out of reach. But still he forced hla leg* up and down, up and down, up and down, until It seemed that the terrible. Monotonous stride must finally give way to the toddling gait of a little baby

just learning to walk.

Elton lost all count of hla position on the track until his gaze fell upon the little holes the runnera of the hun-dred-yard dash had dug In starting Then he knew the race was almost ended, and he tried to put forth the

whole strength of his body.

Up in the grand stand the crowd was yelling madly. He heard hit own name shouted again and again, but the sounds seemed to come from & great distance. The footfalls of the other runner had died out now. and he wondered If It were possible that the man had passed him without his noticing it. He looked at the track ahead, half expecting to see the runner, but It was deserted clear up to the taut little string that marked the finish. So he lowered his head and began to count once more as hla feet hit the clndera. He was cloae to the finish now. run ning with mouth open and eyes hall shut. He staggered from aide to side

various everts from the previous records of the contestants, and each saw his prophecies, one by one. fulfilled. Almost before he knew It, Elion had laid down on the great bare table, and had his muscles loosened by careful rubbing ind kneading, and then bad slipped on his running suit and taken his place on the cinder track. 4s he Waited for the slgnel he remembered the coach’s last advice. He looked now at the three other runners. Denty was on the outer edge of the track, smiling and confident, one of the other team's men was on each side of Him. Elton looked curiously at them, and wondered If they would be fooled by the simple game he was to play. He doubted It. but he determined to'do his best to draw them on. Then came the sharp commands of the starter, the pistol shot and they were off. each running with a long, measured stride! For a time they ran together, with feet that touched the cinders underneath In perfect unison. After a moment. Elton, almost afraid, took a little longer step, and quickened his stride. For a minute lie feared the change In the pace was enough to be noticed, but a quick aide glance showed the other runners at his elbow. So bit by bit he increased his speed until he knew he must be setting a pace that would soon tire the others. And still they clung to his At the second lap of the quartermlle track, when the race was hnU ended, fclton waa full SO^arda ahead of the nearest man. The runners of the other team bad by this time dlscov‘irWthb 'Attempt' to* UtW them at the sun. wad had dropped back until they were midway between Elton and Denty. Just how well the plan bad worked could not be decided until the last lap. when the critical sprint st finish look place. It seemed to El? ton, however! that the two other runners must be much more exhausted '.ban Denty. Elton himself was breathing bard, and keeping step only in a mechanical way. He was glad he was not expected to sprint'the last few yards. As he rounded the curve of the track at the finish of the last Up bnt one. Elton took a quick glance back at the other runners. Then he gasped suddenly, lost step and nearly folk could not see Denty! There was a blurred sight of the two other runners, already beginning to gain upon him, but back of them, where Denty had been a moment before, the track lay black and deserted. Had he fallen?' Had be given up the raoe? There was no time, however, for conjectures. But obe thought was in Elton’s mind; Denty was guile; he must win the race himself. He crueaad the line and started on the last Up. Well in the rear, the two other runner* quickened their pace, and began to draw nearer and nearer. Up in the grand stand aom* one yelled a word of encouragement and EUos tried to move bis tags a

his half-closed eyes, he saw the tape just ahead. The sight seemed to put new strength Into him. He opened hU eyes wide and threw back his head, squaring Ms shoulders. His legs thumped up and down with more evenness. There was one awful second when the tape. Just as he reached it. seemed melt away Into the distance. But the next Instant he came full upon It. and with arms high in the air felt it break atross his breast. He had won the race. A dozen friends rushed out to catch him. As he fell Into their arms there was a quick sweep of air behind him, and the runner who had followed close at his heels crossed the line, a good second. Elton looked curiously at him for a minute, too tired to grasp the truth. Then he blinked wonderingly, rubbed his eyes once or twice, and started to speak. But before he had uttered three words, the announcer of the races beH lowed through a great megaphone: "Result of the mile run: First. Elton; second. Denty; third. Pastor." It was true. The runner who Elton had feared would pass him ws* none other 'ban Denty. his own man. The thing was explained simply enough. At the time when Eaton glanced over his shoulder, to find hli mate apparently miming, Denty haf Just come up rapidly into the place of one of the other runners who dropped out exhausted. Elton’s blurred vlslor had been unable to distinguish faces Instead of getting first place by a narrow margin, his team had taken aecond as well. The meet was unquew tlonably won. For the first time since the race. El ton smiled broadly. His unlversit; had won the meet; he had taken first place in the mile -run. Such a combi nation he had long ago regarded as Impossible. While he waa still smiling, the meg gChope bellowed out some other announcement. In an Instant the crow* was yelling and cheering In a perfect fury. The coach of the team rushed up and grasped Elton’s hand. “What la It?" asked Elton hah dazed. * , “Don’t you know?” demanded tin coach, with happy face. "You brok/ the Intercollegiate record for the mil* run.” They were crowding round him now In great numbers, each ready with congratulations. The coach thumped him on the bock wltb-great heartiness. The big football player scattered tb* crowd right and left as he made hl> way to Elton’s aide, and slipped on* of the runner’s white hands into his

But best authoritatively pushed his way through the group of Elton'* admirers, and reaching him at last, threw os arm affectionately round his shoulders and turned to introduce him to the men who had followed him. he said, with proud “this is my eon!*—Youth*

"Yes. it hurt* logo a thing like this." he said, "but I have trained myself not ; to mind it. If I practice It dally It j does not pain at all. I have been a*, the J business all my life and don't mind It. I "In Detroit I was once ‘doing a sleep' ; when the pipers began to howl about ' the cruelty of the exhibition. The 'pro- 1 lessor' was arrested and four policemen were aent to wake me up. They tickled ; my feet, rapped me over the knuckles. : and pounded my. back and finally called In doctor*. They said I waa certainly asleep. Then 1 was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the police court I The Judge promised to release the 'pro- ! feasor' If he would wake me and leave | Detroit within eight hours. The 'professor' gave the word and 1 ' came to. We had received lots of ad- ; vertlaing and we went to New York, j The 'professor' had been a fire eater j and I had been the ‘human pincushion' 1 In s Denver museum. He let Ms hair grow long and became a doctor of suggestive therapeutics, wMle I acted as

the subject.

“In New York we went to the office of a well known man we had seen on other occasions. We were 'carrying the banner'—broke flat. He was leaning back In hli comfortable chair when ws went In and asked him to back us for a road tour. . “He had heard of our experiences In Detroit, and was interested to se? a performance. After I had feigned to forget my name and had gone to sleep and let the 'hyp' stick a few pins through my cheeks, the man said: 'Let me see you hypnotize me.” ’The 'professor' started rubbing the fellow's forehead sootMngly. at the same time repeating: "Getting drowAler, getting drowsier, slowly, slowly.' The man had been, up all night, and In about ten minutes went into a natural The ’hyp' gave me the signal. 1 unfastened one of his shoe laces and the ‘hyp’ unbuttoned his coat and vest. "In an Instant the man awoke. We were both laughing. 'Do you know what you were doing?’ shouted the ‘hyp.' 'You were on the top of your desk about to dive off and save a girl you saw drowning In the East River. Look! Your shoes and vest are loosened.' "The m»n was convinced of me ‘profcMOr's’ power. He took us over to a hotel and backed us to go on the road. The show broke and he lost all his money. I .don't know where it went for the ’professor' said all he got out of the venture was a dress suit and Ms I got nothing."—CMcago la-

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Consumption at the Zoo. In the annual of the Zoological so dety of Philadelphia Dr. Penrose gives the results of autopsies performed on many of the animals that have died at the Zoo. Tuberculosis is the worst offender, i3 monkey* having been carried off by the “white death.” Dr. Penrose says; “The tubercular lesions of the monkeys were very ex tensive. Every structure in the thorax and the abdomen has been found to be Invsded by this disease. In several cases tubercles were found in the walls of the heart—a very unusual toot of the disease ir man. In making autopsies on tubercular monkeys we have been impressed by the vitality which not only enabled these animals to live until the disease had bo

in a few days of death. In many cases they seemed as active and .well as their healthy companions. Cough be absent or but slightly marked

may be absent c notwithstanding

very extensive lesion*

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