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Hi did his best, but Dave reached and clubbed the leather. In raced Greg, while Dick had a loafing time on his way to third. Dave reached first in plenty of time. Two men went out, leaving the nines tied. Dick fumed now at third. "I wish some one else than Henderson were going to bat," groaned Prescott inwardly. However, Spoff had the honor of his school desperately at heart.
"That would be just the sort of game for to-day," Dave approved. "That's what I say," nodded Tom. "Dick, you're used to these woods," Spoff went on. "You be the big Injun -the big chief. Choose two more of the fellows to be Injuns with you, and the rest will be whites." "All right," nodded Dick. "Dave and Tom can go with me. Who'll be your captain?" "Greg!" cried Spoff.
Spoff, Pinch, and Clapperton have begun their music, and Mulligan, with one of the Miss Bacons, is dancing majestically in the first quadrille. My young friends Giles and Tom prefer the landing-place to the drawing-rooms, where they stop all night, robbing the refreshment-trays as they come up or down. Giles has eaten fourteen ices: he will have a dreadful stomach-ache to-morrow.
"We're out for rest more than for fun," Dick replied. "The walk and the rest this afternoon are all by way of preparing for the big game to-morrow afternoon." "But wouldn't there be more rest about it if we had a little fun?" Spoff insisted. "Perhaps," Dick nodded. "What's your idea of fun?" "Why not play 'Indians and Whites'?" put in Toby Ross eagerly.
Turn 'em over to the Grammar School boys. Boys, what do you want to do with this pair?" "We'll make 'em run the gauntlet," spoke up Spoff Henderson eagerly. In a twinkling, so it seemed, a long double row of Grammar School boys was formed down the street. Some of these boys had light twigs or sticks; others stood ready to use their hands. "Start 'em!" yelled Spoff. Some one did start the pair.
The boys around him, highly curious, thought he was debating within himself whether or not to give the desired information. "Come, get swift," desired Spoff Henderson. "See here, fellows, I'll tell you what I'll do," proposed Dick at last. "You'll tell us what the man on the clubhouse steps said," broke in Toby Ross.
Pinch, harp, and Herr Spoff, cornet-a-piston arrived at a pretty early hour, and were accommodated with some comfortable negus in the tea-room, previous to the commencement of their delightful labors.
The ball landed neatly in the first baseman's hands, but Tom had kicked the bag a second before. "Runner safe," drawled Tozier. Spoff Henderson came next to bat. Ted, with great care, struck him out. Toby Ross met with similar disaster, nor did Reade have any chance to steal up to second. Then Greg advanced to the plate. He had his own favorite stick, which he swung with great confidence.
"There should be a committee, and then you must be prepared to stand by any arrangements that the committee may make." "What's the matter with choosing a committee of ten?" proposed Toby Ross. "Too many," smiled Old Dut wisely. "There'd be too much talking then. A committee should have but a very few members." "Are nominations in order?" queried Spoff Henderson. "Yes," nodded Old Dut.
Hitherto Undine had imagined that the Driscoll and Van Degen clans and their allies held undisputed suzerainty over New York society. Mabel Lipscomb thought so too, and was given to bragging of her acquaintance with a Mrs. Spoff, who was merely a second cousin of Mrs. Harmon B. Driscoll's. Yet here was she.
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