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Dual Pursuits vasesi
lute pitcher. had been called out of town
In me =-dsidc 0 .1 sick ntlative.
iiml bathed with'per,-zpiration. So re
' liiayor Davis that his stored
up wi-a‘ili was‘ entirely dissipated.
Casey donnnd a uniform in it hurry,
and into the hip pocket of which he re-
. memhered to transfer the vial of "soup."
the profoasionul iizime for nitroglycerine,
t mid 8. small kit of blued steel brace and
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aware of the hug
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thought evtvryliody's eyes were focused
on him, and in truth they Were, for the
liilchberr; morning papers had lengthy
amounts hy authority of Mayor Davis
that at cleric sitar would perform in the
l<0‘( for the home team. asey's
lJv:iFi‘,Q(l anncaritnce hacl whetted the cui'i-
nsily of the fans. Knowing that the
tiarksmanw "soup" is dangerous when
agitated, in which condition it is apt to
niako‘one spiritual, he Walked over to
his team's dilizout and covertlyr buried
the Vial Of that potent stuff.
As he passed the grand stand a nutter
. . of 3 willie handkerchief caught his gaze.
He recognized Stella, waving a. signal of
mind c ear. Then the wonderful experi-
-zncc occurred to Casey, which only can
he explained by the lore of a. trained
p.t<l:x‘chologist. As if by a divine illumina-
.on he came to reaiie the heinousness
of his conteninlated act. His ingratltude
to Stella, t 0 wnrtlen and Mayor Davis-
thoy who liarl placed their faith in
stung’iiiiu as with 3. thousand daggers.
kl A feeling came aver him that in order
in atone he should Cry out his sin [ha
nil prcscnt at the ball park could hear.
as mentally cursing Jimmie, the tempt-
er, when Mayor Davis sharply admon-
isheil: "Wlizit are you mooning at! Get
:1 lnova on you and get warmed up!"
‘HE game llnally commenced with the
interest. of the fans mounted to a
iVliether due to his lack of
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was against. the Secondstory Men on the
(ma. e was as wild as the
proverbial March hare. and when he did
locate the plate the Wildcats committed
homicide (in the ball. That only four
, d in the first inning was due
E to circus stunts performed by the Gulch-
geri; outfield. A palpable atmosphere of
gloom and disappointment hovered over
the stands of the home routers. As Casey
trail to the bench he could not avert his
riyes from the glowering countenance or
M&YOl" Davis. .
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on the other hand, put .705’ in the hearts
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1' e “S:u'l:c" was beloved by all 1irIetll-
not only’for his pitching skill.
s coilslderable. but tor certain
exploits of his in the late fracas across
the ond, from where he was sent back
lnvalided, with E. profusion of decora-
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The four-run lead did not dismay Casey.
On the contrary it spurred him on to
greater ertort, rousing all his latent abil-
ity. Peering long in the direction of the
grand stand. as it to draw inspiration
from that source, he began pitching with
superhuman zeal.
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Inning utter inning he mowed them down
in rapid order. He was the Casey that
pitched against the convicts.
But, as showed no signs
of wcgltenlng,
failed to lighten
By the beginning of the ninth
inning the score stood unchanged, 4 to 0
, in favor of the visitors. That Gulchberg
. hail Ii, Clilnaman‘s chance was no
L outed by any one.
, Casey was inya black mood as he faced
y the W'ildt-tits (or the last chapter. Mayor
. Davis had kept silent, but now and then
‘ he would catch that ofiiclars ominous
‘look. no knew that some politicians
had tender spots and variable tempera-
l’ilE'nlS. '
Caseywas determined to pitch his best
to the and Two VV'lidcats were retired
on innpltl plays, and then Pitcher Durgan
came to but.
. Peering in the grand stand longer than
was his wnnt. Casey let sail the ball. lt
investigate, but
the cause 0! the explosion completely
‘ ' baffled them. - ’
e with too much su
questioning of what had happened.
when play was resumed in twenty'mlri-
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mos its interest reverted to the game as’"5“”l’3"
it nothing had happened.
The “b‘:irge'u" inst eflort at bat looked
very lame. Casey tanned him on three
would have. been called
y the most myopic umpire had
he not swung at l em. ,
Casey slourht-d from the box greatly
agltnlctl untl with B. nauseating feeling
all over him. He visualize
have 'lll1IlD(‘nPLl hziil Durz
fatal ball ,wltli ilie Qulchherg team occu-
pying the
icicles thru his
shiver.
Casey was not the only one that was
trembling, tor the soldier-hero in the box,
on whom the booming of the 75s in the
late mix-up had inflicted shelishock. had
suffered hy the explosion of the nitro-
glycorhie, u rt-crimescence of his old at-
flirition. llis symptoms, strangely, were
like (‘,a.=e,v's
The "Surge" tried to pull himself to-
gather, but the Wildcats could have done
no worse had they sent into the box
their but boy. His reversal of form was
sad to behold. lle excelled the gentle-
miin from Borneo Three
bases on balls and a shoot that tickled
the ribs or the Gulchberg third baseman
he thought sent.
spine and made him
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brought in the first tally for the home
the next ‘SW0 sluggers weer put oui.on
lnilvlil files. ' , ‘
Pas:-,y was up next, As on three previ-
ous occasions he had fanned, it wa
natural that there should be hoot: from
tho stands ,
"‘l‘ut in somebody that can hit!" they
)4-zlied, “Thin bird couldn't. hit. a barn!"
"Get n. new batter!"
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did not yank Casey. as
one to substitute,‘ but
lI“.FlPiId resorted to a private interview
with him. ,
“i know they bribed you to throw this
shine," the mayo spoke, unminclngly.
"A:-i you showed late. it must have
ttikon you some time t
your mind.
all costs.
hit and we win in the end, there will be
an immediate pardon for you and a. thou-
sand dollars to boot; if you (all down,
there's Detective Burnside in front of
the irrand stand to escort you back to
the pen. It‘: up tntyou.“
Mayor Davis was not certain of his
accusation. but the fact was Casey had
acted queerly thruoiit the game. par-
lloulnrly his nquiiiting at the grand
stand. from where he might be recelvinif
iiignn s ut whether true or not. the
mayor thought his proposition to Casey‘
s n lino stroke or strategy to get the
best out of lilm , ’
Casey stammered his innocence of, any
duplicity, but the mayor didn't give him
E chance to argue the Question.
A glimpse of a white handkerchief in
the grand stand made Casey swear tint ,
its game would e Won. H5 1 W WIS
set in grim determination as he taoed
the “SzArge."
lle awumr viciously at thelflrst ball
pitched, hut his great zeal so affected his
(‘o-ordination that he missed the ball by
El. ridiculously large margin Irate tans
honteil in derision, and Mayor Davis con-
cluiletl that Casey deliberately chose to
The next two balls were
Case)‘, derllnrd, and
called. The llP‘(t pitch had the appear-
ance oi ll strike and Casey swung wl
tzreztter force. which only went to evoke
more home (mm the stands: even train
the farthest heat the bleachers it.
looltnd as it Casey was trying to-miss
the ball. c
There were strange oscillations in the
region of Cuaey‘l! 3 W114!
tumult in his diaphragm as the "Sal-ge‘
let sail the next hall. Casey swung with
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