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Dot hoss peen a good 'rithmeticker uf he coot talk or not. Yah!" "You've had your fun with me, Mr. Merriwell," said Bearover, ignoring the Dutchman; "but I hope to have a little sport with you later. I've driven over from Wellsburg this morning for the express purpose of seeing you." "What can I do for you, sir?" asked Merry. "I understand you have a baseball team here."
"There'll be only one umpire, Mr. Silence," he said. "It's useless to argue over that point." Casper Silence frowned. "You're an obstinate young man!" he exclaimed. "I think we'll have to call that game off." "Oh, very well," smiled Merry, "we'll cancel the engagement now, and I'll step in here and telephone the Wellsburg Herald to that effect."
"No one could feel more disturbed over the matter than I have," said Frank. "You see your enemies are inclined to use such matters against you, if possible. A number of persons have come to me this morning and shown me an item in the Wellsburg Herald." "I've just seen that item," said Frank.
It was a beautiful drive to Wellsburg over an unusually level and well-made strip of road. The distance was covered in good time, and the team finally stopped in front of the Wellsburg Bank. "Take the team round to the Franklin Square Hotel, Toots," directed Merry. "See that the horses are properly cared for. We'll drive back in time for dinner." Mulloy and Gallup followed Frank into the bank.
"Wholly satisfactory, Mr. Merriwell," asserted Casin. Mulloy and Gallup produced check books and proceeded to draw checks at a standing desk used for that purpose by depositors. These checks were made payable to the Wellsburg First National Bank, and Merriwell indorsed both of them.
"As you see, a lot of my friends are visiting here just now. I can't say that we have a regular organized team." "They told us in Wellsburg you had, and that's why I took the trouble to come here. I'm manager of the Rovers, the strongest independent team of this country. We're making a tour by automobile and playing the best teams we can get up against.
He's doing a great work for the little town of Bloomfield. We regret very much he's not a citizen of Wellsburg. Bloomfield should be proud of him. I know it is proud of him. Wellsburg is proud of him, too. The whole county the whole State is proud of him." "By gum! I kinder think yeou've narrered it daown too narrer, Mr. Carson," said Ephraim.
Commissioners were appointed in 1806 to choose the best route by which the great highway could reach the Ohio River between Steubenville, Ohio and the mouth of Grave Creek; but difficulties of navigation in the neighborhood of the Three Sister Islands near Charlestown, or Wellsburg, West Virginia, led to the choice of Wheeling, farther down, as a temporary western terminus.
"Oh, yes, I found some one in Wellsburg who was willing to do that," answered the man, again glancing toward Gallup. Ephraim was worried, for he feared that Silence would break his agreement not to tell about the bet. He frowned and shook his head a bit, without being observed by Frank. "I've promised you a square deal, Silence," said Merriwell.
In case your tough crowd from Wellsburg attempts to make a disturbance, the ringleaders will find themselves in Bloomfield lockup. We've made preparations for you and your paid thugs, Mr. Bearover." While this conversation was taking place Bender had pretended to busy himself in tying a shoestring, which he untied and retied several times before it seemed satisfactory to him.
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