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'Titanic' was right. Say, if the 'Titanic' had had as much liquid to float in as we had, she'd never have sunk."

Professor Gaines frowned and interrupted by introducing the boisterous one to Harold. The name was James Shaw, and Harold decided that he must be the famous fullback, "Shock" Shaw, who had made the All-American by battering his way single-handed through the Union State line to an unexpected and glorious victory for Tate. "Shock" was now a little overgrown around the waistline, but was otherwise as good as new.

"Lamb's the name?" he inquired of Harold. "Good. Well, it'll be 'in like a Lamb and out like a lion' if you come to Good Old Tate, yes, sir. That's the way Tate shoves 'em through the melting pot, eh, 'Plugger'?" He spoke with simulated privacy to Harold, "'Plugger' here kinda shone in the gentler arts when he was in college. He won the long-distance Horace-translating all four years and he was the best little old bullfighter the debating team had. Play football, Mr. Lamb?"

The "Mister" from the famous "Shock" Shaw made Harold feel all warm inside. "A little," he ventured. Then, feeling that he should say something on behalf of his host,