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The Major

CHAPTER IX
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Mr.Gilchrist promises a patriotic address.
Mr.Alvin P.Jones will represent Wolf Willow in a kind of local glorification stunt." "This is all perfectly splendid," said Mr.Rhye, "and I cannot tell you how grateful I am to you all.

We ought to have a memorable day to-morrow." And a memorable day it was.

The weather proved worthy of Alberta's best traditions, for it was sunny, with a fine sweeping breeze to temper the heat and to quicken the pulses with its life-bringing ozone fresh from the glacier gorges and the pine forests of the Rockies.
The captain of the Wolf Willow football team was awake and afoot soon after break of day that he might be in readiness for the Eagle Hill team when they arrived.

Sam was in his most optimistic mood.

His team, he knew, were in the finest condition and fit for their finest effort.
Everything promised victory.


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