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During his freshman year Jeff saw little of his cousin beyond the usual campus greetings, except for a period of six weeks when the junior happened to need him. But the career of James K. tickled immensely the under classman's sense of humor. He was becoming the most dazzling success ever developed by the college.
Within a second after that eye-closer landed Darrin struck with his right, landing on the jaw bone under Treadwell's ear. Down in a heap sank the top classman. He was unconscious before his body struck the ground. Wheeler counted off the seconds. " ten!" Still Mr. Treadwell lay motionless. "Do your best for him, gentlemen," begged Referee Edgerton, turning to the first classman's seconds. "Mr.
Seizing a marking brush and a piece of paper, Chow Hop quickly wrote out Pennington's name, correctly spelled. His ability to write English with a good hand was one of Chow's great vanities, anyway. "You go back to your ironing board, yellow-face," warned Darrin, and something in the young third classman's face showed Chow that it would be wise to obey.
James K.'s handsome square-cut face did not relax to a smile. "You may think this a joke, but I don't. I've heard the Chancellor is going to call you on the carpet." "If he does he'll learn what I think." The upper classman's anger boiled over. "You might think of me a little." "Didn't know you were in this, J. K." "They know I'm your cousin. It's hurting my reputation."
Dave followed him right up with vim. Yet, for the first forty seconds of the round no real damage was done on either side. Then: Bump! "O-o-oh!" That cry came simultaneously from Treadwell and from all the spectators. Dave's right fist had landed crushingly on the top classman's left eye, almost instantly closing that organ.
"Haven't you had it rubbed into you enough that you're only a measly freshman?" laughed Dick. "And don't you know a freshman is called a freshman only because he can't dare to do anything that looks the least little bit fresh? From an upper classman's point of view we've had a thumping big privilege accorded us, and we don't want to spoil it by running it into the ground.
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