Brains vs Brawn

Among the suitors of a wealthy widow was a middle aged scientist and while the woman was glad to regard him as a friend she did not see how she could ever accept him as a husband The widow was a great lover of athletics and one day dragged the professor to witness a meet As they were about to return an effort was made to rob the widow and only because of the bravery of one of the young athletes was the crook captured and the pocketbook recovered In a few days it dawned upon the professor that while he might be a big potato in the field of science he was only a small lemon in the garden of love