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Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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hat s whatDad says. Besides, engineering is a good deal likeinventing. You have problems to solve, andthere s always the chance of discovering a betterway to do a thing. Dad says I ve got a good dealof ingenuity, but that if I dont look out I 11never be anything but a potterer. A potterer? That s a funny name for you. 1910.) KINGSFORD, QUARTER 199 Yes; he means a chap who just potters arounddoing a lot of little things that dont amount toanything. How s your head? Much better. Do you think I d better unpackmy bag, or shall I wait until I m sure about myroom ? Go ahead and unpack. It 11 be all right. Evenif it is nt, 36 is just across the hall, and I 11 help only say because the Riverport Eleven is whatDad would call a close corporation. What s that? I 11 try again, said Rob, thrusting his handsin his pockets and falling into the queer drawlwhich he affected at times. The team is like avery select club, Kingsford. If you know enoughabout foot-ball to kick the ball instead of biting it,
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I PLAY FOOT-BALL, ANSWERED EVAN. you carry things over. Trunks ought to be uppretty soon, too. Say, do you go in for any-thing? In for anything? repeated Evan, doubtfully. Yes, foot-ball or hockey or track or rowingor— I play foot-ball, answered Evan. I want totry for the team here. Do you think I d standany show, Langton ? Do I think — Rob stopped and chuckled.Evan flushed. What s the matter ? I ve played a good deal,and I dare say I know as much about it as —aslots of fellows here. As I do, you were going to say, laughed Rob.I was nt laughing at you, Kingsford. I daresay you can play better than a good many fellowson the team, but I dont think your chances arevery bright, and if you ask me why. —well, I can I WANT TO TRY FOR THE TEAM HERE. and stand pretty well with —er —the manager orcaptain or some of the members, you can make it.Of course they re always glad to have you go outand try for the team; it looks well and sort ofadds interest. And of course you re supposed t

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