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started to -<ny something but Am y put her fingers on his lips, sayingj.
“ Not now. When you are stronger.37

In a tew minutes Lhe doctor left th em and the wounded m an turned
toward her,
"A m y !" he whispered weakly.
"Y es, dear, you arc doing nicely,’7 she whispered hack. Then

.glancing around to .sec that no one was looking she bunt over him and
kissed him tenderly on the lips. Li Tliat’i to pay you bach now that I
am stronger than yuu.JJ
'{’ben Tucker said a strange thing.
"A m y/’ he whispered, u do you know how the score stands? ’’
11 Six to nothing, in our favor,17 she replied, and Tuekcr as though
ove ewhe 1 n ied by j oy— Ikinte d.— Ro is e r t C c >pl an p> .

J, MSS 0>r t a l k .
In a presenting a selection like this, where physical povters and skill are the
dominant the tun, the reader's body must speak eloquently as well 'Jis the brain and
tongue, and therefore must be alioe i:i every part. Let there be no heaviness,
iead;icss any wiicre. Come to your audience brimming fall of enthusiasm idr your
theme. Let attitude irnl voice express eicpeOLaUcy. Rejiie.iYihsir, tLit whole body
gestures, and no partt so sub Li y and effectively is the eyes, the face about the lips,
and the client- Lhi-fcss the speaker personifies anti thus vivifies bis Lbeme, be is a
mere repeater oi words.
1. liegiti easily, so as to allow for increasing actioa ami intensity. Have all
poiats of locanzing fixed definitely in your own mind, so as not 10 confuse the
audience—the clnb bouse, i/r:.c spectators, the arena, etc. Give Tuckers soliloquy
hi an undertone, taking carE to have it distinct enough to reach alt your hearers.
2, Point out definitely each player or groap you mention, or when necessary
the position of the IwU,
j. Follow Lac game with a coinage. rapid, eotieentratcd utterance—in fact suit
your mental action, and thug your voice to the action of the players. Play the
game as you talk about it. Live over the scenes yourself and you will have no
difficulty in making them live in (he imagination of your hearers.
4, Here is a critical point. Let voice a::d your own facad expression show
plainly the increasing in tensity. In rapid succession stand for Tucker, Hum the
captain \ sweep ont the right arm and trLi::e the; course of Lhc- hull.
5. Let there be a constantly progressing gam of intensity and momentum.
Show Tucker’s dash ; ind’"caie, with rapid right hand, the position of tbe field,
Suggest, bis quick turu and definitely indicate the 11 wiry aud terrible scarlet half­
back 11 find his poise.