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I believe I can make up enough so that baseball will not interfere with my
graduation."
And so Whiskers, who was much more human than the student body gave him
credit for being, and was, in the bargain, a good judge of boys, gave Jimmy
another chance on his own terms, and the university's heavyweight champion
returned to his room filled with determination to make good at the eleventh hour.
Possibly one of the greatest obstacles which lay in Jimmy's path toward academic
honors was the fact that he possessed those qualities of character which
attracted others to him, with the result that there was seldom an hour during the
day that he had his room to himself. On his return from the faculty meeting he
found a half-dozen of his classmates there, awaiting his return.
"
"
Well?" they inquired as he entered.
It's worse than that," said Jimmy, as he unfolded the harrowing details of what
had transpired at his meeting with the faculty. "And now," he said, "if you birds
love me, keep out of here from now until commencement. There isn't a guy on
earth can concentrate on anything with a roomful of you mental ciphers sitting
around and yapping about girls and other non-essential creations."
"
Non-essential!" gasped one of his visitors, letting his eyes wander over the walls
of Jimmy's study, whereon were nailed, pinned or hung countless framed and
unframed pictures of non-essential creations.
"All right, Jimmy," said another. "We are with you, horse, foot and artillery.
When you want us, give us the high-sign and we will come. Otherwise we will
leave you to your beloved books. It is too bad, though, as the bar-boy was just
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