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The second man for the Souths struck out. "Teall at bat!" called the score-keeper. Hi Martin and a lot of the North Grammar boys had come to the field late. Hi didn't like to see the score two to nothing in favor of the Centrals. He would have preferred to have the Souths win. "Let's get Prescott rattled?" whispered Martin. "I don't believe you can do it," replied Bill Rodgers.
I'm in such a hurry to get help to take care of Garwood." "What about that crazy man, anyway?" demanded Ted, his mouth agape with curiosity. "I don't believe he's crazy at all, though he may perhaps be a little flighty in his head," Prescott answered. "At any rate, he isn't violent. There's no danger in him. Ted, won't you take back these " Teall shook his head with vigor.
"I'm going to be a good fellow now," Dave pursued. "I'm not going to chase Teall, for we don't know which way he went, and he'll be hiding. But I'll go around to your house and tell your folks where you are, and what a fix you're in." I'll go to-night, just as soon as I've eaten my supper." "You -you great idiot!" exploded Hi.
To a batsman of Teall's skill it was not a difficult one to hit. Ted swung his bat and gave the ball a crack that sent it far out into outfield. "Is that the best you can do?" jeered Ted. "Oh, I've one or two better than that," replied Dick, pretending to feel flustered. Again Prescott sent in a swift one, and once more Teall sent the leather spinning over the field.
I'll go in, and maybe I can challenge those fellows to swim down the pond that will take them away from this point." Ted's face had flushed sullenly at Hi's remark about "mucker schools." At another time Teall might have been ready to fight over a slighting word like that. Just now, however, he craved help against Prescott more than anything else. "All right," urged Ted.
"Bang! bang!" yelled a lot of Central Grammar boys with enthusiasm. "Ow-ow-ow! Ow-ow-ow!" came the response. "Strike one!" called the umpire. Ted, his face crimson and his eyes flashing fire, threw his bat from him. "Teall, pick up your bat," ordered the umpire. "If you do that again I'll order you from the game." "I don't care if you do!" trembled on Ted's lips, but he caught the words in time.
Fortunately, as it happened, his parents didn't force him to tell his reason for being late, but Ted sat down to a supper that was cold and all but tasteless. However, Teall could find no fault with his supper. He was so full of misery that he didn't have the slightest idea what the meal was like.
"You're indeed sorry -sorry for the way it turned out for yourself." "But aren't you fellows going after Teall and my clothes?" insisted the naked one. "We're not going to chase Teall," Darrin answered, "if that's what you mean. But, see here, Martin, I'm not going to be downright mean with you." "Thank you," said Martin gratefully. "You always were a good fellow, Darrin."
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