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>: were all up early the ne:
Percy told them what to do. €
he roses and they were on hand in time,
xt morning, and
by
‘6
i
,, &
4 Sallie looked radiant in her make-up, an
so did the others.
stand, and sent a trusty friend to hold
: « them till they arrived.
-, On reaching the baseball grounds they
; ; found an immense crowd on hand, The
‘= Reapers were waiting to escort them to the
> field,
.{ | Percy offered his arm to Sallie and led
the way, holding a bat on his shoulder.
Ben led Fanny, Jack had Jessie, and Tom
escorted Mollie, the others foliowing.
i Their appearance was the signal for an
outburst of enthusiasm rarely seen on the
diamond. They m
ure, The ladies, several thousand in num-
ber, stood up. and waved fans and hand-
kerchiefs, while the men elied and cheer-
! ed themselves hoarse. ‘The sweet young
faces of the girls seemed to win the good
will of everybody.
Ds After going the round, Percy led Sallie
ned a big white ro:
after which he kissed her hand and rose to
his feet. Each member of the Nine follow-
ed his example, amid the wildest cheering
_" from the crowd.
: The Reapers were surprised.
y had simply placed their pretty
mascot in a conspicuous seat. and left her
ats.
. “Play ball!” called out the umpire and
» the Busy Bats rallied around the home
ii plate, faced their beautiful mascot and
S kissed their fingers toward her, She
crowd,
Home team did not quite relish the situa-
tion.
CHAPTER XXI.
“4 THREE-BAGGER, BY JINGO "
‘As usual, Teddy was the first at the bat.
The pitcher for the Reapers was a hand-
' gome young fellow who was very popular
| at home, and famous among the sporting
; {leagues ‘of the country. He sent a hot,
prempryy a bit of by-play that kept the
adies of the vast audience on the qui vive
all the time.
Joe took up the willow, and as he did so
many compliments on is fine face and
figure were heard. He missed once bu
- made a good strike on second ball, send-
i
Teddy sprang away for third, Jim for sec-
ond and he for
i can bring Teddy home.
Jack took up the bat and smashed the
i ball to center field, It was stopped and
sent back to the home plate so quickly
that gallant little Teddy was put out.
Buta man on each base yet remained,
: and Tom went to the willow to see if he
, gould bring Jimmie home, Ie hit the
ia ball and the pitcher caught it within a
: foot of the ground. .
“Let me try it,” said Percy, going to the
i “That’s Poindexter, their pitcher.”
He let the first ball pass him, but hit the
second a keen crack, sending it bounding
out to center field.
: ‘Jimmie dashed for home and got there,
4 but Joe was put to sleep at third, he try-
: ing to regain the base after passing it.
: That sent them to the field with one run
to their credit. -
They threw kisses at the pretty mascot
upon the grand stand as they went to their
places, and she responded in like manner,
z erey went to the box and waited till
' the Reapers were ready. Then he delivere:
such twisters, the first missed three times,
“Oh, you sweet thing !” sung out Teddy,
: throwing @ kiss at Sallie, and the crowd
: laughed heartily.
The second nan at the bat fared no bet-
ter than the first, He beat the air three
times, and then dashed the bat to the
ground. oT
a man missed twice, and then
Teddy called out to Sallie: .
allie! Make him do that again
|
|
e
\ he arose to her feet, and pitched a
i \ white rose in the air just *8 Percy deliv-
} _ered a twister. .
{ Swis) ‘
: © Out !” yelled a thousand voices, and all
i
‘
i
the Busy Bats ran up to the space in front
He ordered | of the mascot, who gave her three assist-
ants more roses for them.
d|to each member of the Nine, who caught
. The landlord procured and pinned is
» the proper seats for them on the grand shir
rst.
“ Now, Jack,” called Percy. “See if you
r
‘They tossed one
it to the lefs breast of
t. They then went to the bat.
The Reapers were rattled.
It was a new experience for them, and
they had something to say to each other
in half whispers, as they went to the
eld.
“Say, Gumdrop !” cried. Teddy to Sallie,
“they never touched the ba!
The ladies laughed immoderately, and
cute !
“Oh, she’s the cute one,” he replied.
“Just watch her hoodoo the other fellows’
- | masco'
The Toledo mascot -looked daggers at
him and Sallie glanced over at her out of
. They were both get-
ting ready to hate each other.
Teddy took up the bat for the second in-
ning and missed two balls.
«Don't do that again, Teddy !” called out
n
allie.
He smashed the third one & hard blow
sway out to center field. It got past him,
and he had to chase it.
Sallie sprang to her feet and trilled out:
ergs ‘eddy ! un fast !”
Teddy fairly flew to first, dashed for sec-
nd, and was going to stop there, when
Sallie trilled out:
“Go on oon
He dashed for third, to the amazement
of both Nines. The ball was then in the
air on its,way to second. Left field caught
it and send it to third. He muffed it, and
Teddy got there by a slide, amid a tremen-
dous roar from the crowd,
“A three-bagger, by Jingo |” cried a man
in the crowd as Teddy rose to his feet arid
looked over at the beautiful mascot.
Jimmie went to the bat and Sallie and
ed the first ball and Sallie called out:
“Jimmie! Jimmie !”
Whack
The second ball was smashed out to cen-
got there easily amid a tremendous roar.
But Jimmie stopped at first, and Joe un-
dertook to send him on round further.
But the Reapers were too quick for him.
Hie was put to sleep at second, and Joe re-
mained at first. Jack took up the willow
and was caught out. Tom smashed a, ball
to left field, and Joe met it at second and
was put out. The Nine went to the field
again—with two runs to their credit.
The Reapers went to the bat, and again
faced Percy in the box. They were in
great fear of him. His twisters puzzled
them on account of the spiral course that
went with them. Percy held the white
rose up to his nose and inhaled its per-
fume, as if to gather strength from it, and
then delivered,a ball to the batsman,
Swish !
He beat the air, and Ben gathered the
ball in his hands.
wisi
Tt was another miss and a long drawn,
« Ah!" was heard all round the field.
“Just keep that up, Percy !” sung out
Sallie, whose silvery voice was now heard
in every inning.
Swish!
in the ascendant.
The second man at the bat smashed out
a two bagger and dashed round to second,
amid the wildest cheering, and the pretty
Toledo mascot threw bi a red rose,
Ww
over to third.
“Dearie |” sung out Teddy, over by the
third base, ‘just hypnotize the ball and
tell it to come to me.”
She sprang up, waved a white rose in the
air, an
said:
“i<nock the ball to Teddy !”
The crowd laughed,
The batsman knocked out a hot grounder
straight to Teddy, He snatched it up, sent
t tl
d foal. _ Teddy faced Sallie, laid his hand on
nh
is heart and bowed till his head touched
the ground amid a roar of laughter. But
he remained in tbat position til Joe ran to
him and straightened him up, @ feat that
set the crowd roaring again, Jessie Owens
laughed till she became hysterical. The
fourth man at the bat sent the man on
first to second, and the fifth struck outa
ened up by Tom,
Thus two innings left the Reapers with
two goose eggs on the score,
ter field and Teddy dashed for home. He}!
The Busy Bats received
they went to the bat to open the tl
inning. The cro was worked up
Reapers had run up again
fresh roses as
1
(This story commenced in No, 188.]
hird
high piteb of cxeivement over this sia he “ Remember the Maine ”
0.
themselves were getting desperate. ‘Teddy
i en R,
t to the bat, missed twice, and t
n
struck the ball to right field. He was
first. Jimmie smashed
sphere to center field and got to first.
did likewise, and Jack followed with
same Juck. But Tom was caught.
Billy Murdock then took up the will
out a hot grounder to
field. Jimmie sprinted for home, only to
die at the threshold.
at .
They went to the field without ha
made a run, and the Reapers again took
u
and dashed to first. The next one
him to second—the next to third.
ow, dearie!” called out
Teddy,
Sallie, ‘‘ hypnotize the ball again, and tell
it to come to me.
Sallie sprang up and went through the
same pantomime as in the second inning,
When she sat down the beautiful Rea)
mascot sprang Up, waved a huge bunch of
red roses in the air, and sang out:
“Barton goes home!”
Crack L
the bat.
‘This time they did some fine batting. The
first man struck out a hot one to left. field,
put
the] A YANKEE BOY'S FIGHT
outs AGAINST SPAIN.
low,| ~
left By R. T. EMMETs
Author of ‘Hal Howe, the Boy Reporter,”
“« The School at Burr Knob,” * The
ving Klondike Boys,” ‘* The Boy Pros-
pectors,” * Little Lariat,” ete.
CHAPTER XIII.
sent| pick AND THE SPANISH LIEUTENANT
AGAIN.
to The Spaniards had run into an ambush
prepares by Tom and Dick with their two
undred Cubans. .
Their numbers were about equal, but the
pers’ deadly volley given by the Cubans laid out
nearly a fourth of the enemy, and spread
confusion in the ranks of the rest of them.
They were so mixed in a few moments the
Spaniards were utterly unable to use their
ausers. On the other hand, the Cubans
‘ M
The ball went out to center field instead | had been using the machete il their li
of to left field, and Barton sprinted for 8. machete all their lives,
home. Joe sent the ball whizzing back to and mow handled it with a deadly pre
the plate. There was a tremendous slide,
in which two others went down with
“Judgment !"
“Judgment !
“Safe!” cried the umpire, and pandemon-
ium broke loose.
‘The red rose had proven stronger
he white, and the crowd roared, screamed | j:
t
the three girls rose to their feet. Ie miss- aud shouted till Sallie turned white in the
a
ce,
There was a man still on third, and
hi Dick was in the thick of the fight. He
him. | was an expert swordsman, and was doing
some terrible work when he heard his
name called.
“ Caramba, Senor Americano |”
th He wheeled and found Lieutenant Arcas
nan | and a half dozen Spaniards ryshing upon
im,
“Jello” he exclaimed, on seeing the
oung officer, ‘‘ Out again, eh?”
Ted-|° “Si, senor! It is my turn now Yr and
dy again called for Sallie to hypnotize the | they crossed swor
ball ‘and send it to him, She went through
t again—so did the Toledo mascot,
rack
‘The man on third dashed for home.
Se
“Remember the Maine !” cried Dick.
«* Remember Medina |” yelled Tom.
“Death to Spaniards!” roared Mii uel,
The | the black giant, rushing to the side of Bik
ball went out to right field—the, very oppo- | in time to save him from certain death, as
site of what Teddy had asked for. It was
sent back quickly, and again there was a
hard slide and a cry of:
“Judgment!”
“ Judgment !”
“Safe!” eried the umpire.
Whoep!
It we like the ocean in a storm. Oo
the Reupers tried to make Teddy’s
But when his head struck the ground he machete,
rolied over on_his side, making a
failure of it. The laughter was hilari
d the friends of the Reapers |s'
hands all round in the crowd,
The sixth man was pitched out.
the seventh, and the eigh
out. They went to the field with two
to their credit.
The Busy Bats
2
2
at. But it did them no good, as
made no run in the fourth inning—nor did
th was caught
a half dozen Spaniards would have soon
ended him, The giant black cut them
down like wheat. A sweep of his machete
would cut a man in two.
“Catch the lieutenant, Miguel!” cried
Dick, running a Spaniard through with
neof| , “Si. senor,” and the giant dashed at
bow. | Areas, smashed his sword with ~his
and then seized him round the
dea s ‘ fight.
ious, | _ Dick had his hands full. So did Tom.
hook | But the terrible machetes was too much for
the Spaniards. They began falling back,
So was and finally broke and fled in a panic.
The Cubans dashed after them, cleaving
runs | them at every leap. Dick tried in vain to
hold them in‘band. It was not often they
had such chances, and they wanted to get
again received fresh
roses from their mascot before going to the all they could out of i
te
Both Dick and Tom got slight wounds
they | in the fray, but were not put out of the
ght on that account, They fought on
=
the Reapers either. It was the same in the | ¢ij] no Spaniard could be found to face
fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Se
in both Nines died at the plate. Se
veral em.
veral| “Dick, what has become of Miguel?”
times the umpire was appealed to, and @| Tom asked, as they met after the fight.
; .
deal of excitement in the audience was the
result.
In the eighth inning both sides made
one run, the score atanding then 3 to3.
In the ninth the Busy Bats made one run
second base. The
would have to make two runs to win. Dick.
The next one mi:
only to die withip a foot of the plate,
next ball moved to third.
the crisis was at han
slide and aroar. Both he and Ben
own.
“ Judgment !”
“Out!”
The Reaper sprang up with Ben
hissed out:
a blow on the chest that sent him sta
ing backwards,
{To BE CONTINUED.)
eet
jivery man, woman and child saw that
JUST THINK OF WINNING AN 1898 Bl-
CYCLE WITH ONLY 266 COUPONS.
Bth PACE.
“0 e had to take care of a prisoner for
ne,
‘* A prisoner? Who is he?”
“My friend—Lieutenant Arcas.”
“The deuce! Is he here !”
cher,| “ Yes—I crossed swords with him.”
“Vow in thunder did he get away. from
Reapers went to the} old Tomaso?"
“Tell me and Lil. tell, you laughed
t
and then made a good strike sending the}ing. I i appar
{resting at first biniself IE gut two seconds, Lord, what ter.
field, | rible strength he has !"
ome] ‘Yes, 1 once saw him
cut a mule’s
Tbe|head off by a single blow, which also
tan on first moved to second, and on the| killed the rider who had leaned forward to
shield his own head,
“Let's see if wecan find him, I want to
find out how the lieutenant got away
The next man at the bat struck outa ” .
©! not one to left field. Teddy stopped it and from old Tomaso and they went in search
sent it home like lightning. There was a
In the woods it was not an easy thing to
went | find the big fellow. The: had. to wend
others in search of him, Tie was finally
found. with his prisoner.
nd he had a broad grin on his face as
and| he brought the lieutenant in. The latter
had tried to bribe him to let him escape,
“Blast you! Take that 1” and dealt him | giving him one hundred pesos in gold.
gger-| “Senor capitan,” said Miguel, “here he
isa Ee tot Here's his pesos, which he gave
‘0 let him go,” ai i {
hand with the gold. nd he held out his
“Take the money and let him go,” said
Dick,
Miguel put the gold in his pocket, and
SEE shoved the prisoner away from him.
The lieutenant looked at Dick inquir-
ingly, and the latter smiled.