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Gee! but he did come toward the end of the season. Look how he held Wyndham down; and he'd won that game, too, with proper support. He'll be better this year." "I hope Barville beats the everlasting stuffing out of Oakdale." "Do you really?" chuckled Roberts. "How's your friend feel about it? Does he play?" "Nit," said Rackliff. "Draw poker is about the only kind of a game I ever take a hand in."
Now, if you've got any money, or can raise any, just bet it on Barville and make a killing." "But I wouldn't want to be seen betting against my own school team." "Ho! ho!" laughed Herbert derisively. "Then let me have your cash, and I'll place it for you. I haven't any scruples." "But you may be mistaken. Even Copley may be, for he hasn't seen Oakdale play." "He says Sanger is a wiz.
Phil was sorry for Hooker, who showed that he was fearfully upset and chagrined, and, as he passed the unlucky pitcher on his way out to the firing line, he said in a low, sympathetic tone: "Don't you care, old ch-chap. It happens to the best of us; I got mine in that Barville game, you know. Next time you'll make good." But could he now "make good" himself?
They begged hard, of course, to be taken with papa and mamma. 'I have had a charming letter from the bride, this morning, dated Cologne. You cannot think how artlessly and prettily she assures me of her happiness. Some people, as they say in Ireland, are born to good luck and I think Arthur Barville is one of them.
It wouldn't surprise me if we had to play a stiff game in order to take a fall out of Barville. You know, they developed a strong pitcher in that man Sanger, the last of the season. Why, he actually held Wyndham down to three hits in that last game, and Barville would have won only for the blow-up in the eighth inning." Roger nodded.
"Making sure that you and I could form a little pool and seek a few wagers on the game to-morrow, with the dead certainty of winning. I've been over to Barville to see Newt Copley." "Oh!" muttered Hooker. "And you put my machine on the blink!" "It simply quit on me, that's all. I didn't do a thing to it on my word, I didn't. There's nothing broken, old man.
"How does it happen you have the impression that Barville will beat us, Rackliff?" inquired Roger Eliot mildly. "Well, now, I don't mind answering that," beamed Herbert. "Barville has got a surprise for you. I'm not supposed to mention it, but I can't keep it any longer. They've got a new catcher, a friend of mine, and " "I suppose you think he can play the whole game," scoffed Phil Springer.
"I'll drop my old pater a line to-night, informing him that I'm financially ruined. Gee! that makes me think of that little runt, Cooper! He certainly irritated me some by his insolent yapping." "You came pretty near getting into trouble trying to coach Barville. You certainly had your nerve with you. I'd never had the crust to try that." Herbert frowned.
"Never mind, Barville," called Herbert in a low, yet singularly distinct, tone of voice, while Eliot was signaling to Springer. "The game is young, and I'll bet you'll win. That's straight."
'Have you just returned? he asked, by way of changing the topic. 'Just this minute, sir. I had the honour of travelling in the same train with friends of yours who have arrived at the hotel Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barville, and their travelling companions. Miss Lockwood is with them, looking at the rooms.
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