boy, 'Speedy'!" and "You're all right, kid." They were uncertain whether the Freshman was wiser than he looked or whether his strange actions were another sign of his amazing greenness. But they were amused.
As he rushed off the stage, Sheldon slapped him on the back and yelled, "You're a darb, 'Speedy'!" The Sophomore held out his hand. Harold at once broke into the Lester Laurel jig step. His feet twinkled three or four times rapidly. He struck a cocky attitude. His right hand shot out and grasped the right hand of Dan Sheldon in a hearty grip.
"Put her there, 'Speedy'!" shouted another Sophomore. Harold did the movie actor's greeting again.
The Sophs shrieked with merriment. They crowded around with outstretched hands encouraging Harold's antics. The Freshman repeated his stunt again and again, each time to new outbursts of joy on the part of his audience.
"Oh, boy!" cried one Soph, almost doubling up with laughter. "'Step right up and call me "Speedy"'—you bet we will, kid. That's your name from now on—'Speedy' Lamb."
Harold, who believed he was making the hit of his life—and on the first day of college at that—was delighted. He was tickled pink.
