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14 NEW YORK FIVE CEN LIBRARY. No 87. SS SO sn ee 2 ee It was a wonderful catch, and the applause which fol- Dutch Carter had telegraphed that he would run on Cpe terre aes reer? lowed it was deafening, | from New Haven to see him, and he hoped that Billy Rusie’s powerful arm pitched the next batter out on Bunce, the captain of the old Southland Club, would do short-stop, the same. Midge’s playing was the feature of the game. | Midge had another thought to which he did not give After it was over, a great crowd stood in front of the voice. dressing-room to see him come out. He was thinking. “Bring out the little tot! Where is Yale Murphy? ! “Perhaps Harry Short may bring Rose.” Give us the little chap !” As he thought of the pretty girl who had given him the “Who is the greatest short-stop that ever lived?” rose on the day when the Southland team played the “Yale Murphy !” | Bridgewaters, his eyes took on a far-away look, and he **Yale Murphy !”* | scarcely noticed the passing scenery or the jarring of the “Yale Murphy !” ‘car. These and similar cries rent the air. To add further to his pleasant reverie, he took out the Midge, safe in his dressing-room, did not know whether watch the president of the village of Southland had given to go out and face the crowd or not. him, 7 ““You’re in demand, Murphy, why don’t you show your- ' Midge was aroused by the shout of the conductor ; self?” asked good-natured Roger Connor, whose six feet ‘Tickets! Boston in ten minutes!” : three inche’ made a funny contrast beside the five feet As Mid ge grasped his valise and walked out on the four inches of Midge. platform, he could hardly believe his eyes. ,* “T]lrun if I can see an opening,” said thefamous “If that isn’t Carter it’s his double.” short-stop. | It was Dutch Carter, sure enough. Peeking out, Midge saw that if he skirted the crowd. , - And standing beside him! and ran quickly in the direction of the gate, he would be | This was another shock for Midge. able to evade those who wanted to shake hands with him. | Blushing like one of her own roses was prerey Rose “T’ll try it,’ he muttered. . | Short. An instant later the little legs of theshort-stop were She was leaning on the arm of Harry.. moving like the big wheels of a locomotive at full speed. “I must be a mind-reader,” said Midge, as he ran forward to greet his friends. It was a merry party that accompanied Midge to his He was making for the gate as fast as he knew how.’ *‘Hi! Hi! There he goes!” ‘““Yes, yes, there goes Yale Murphy,” cried a hundred hotel. voices, and Midge knew he was being pursued. ° | He and Rose walked on ahead, while the big pitcher of But Midge had too much of a start. the Yale team and Harry Short brought up the rear. Besides, he could run too fast. Then Rose went up to her room to take off her bonnet, A minute later, he jumped into a carriage, and told the Midge and Dutch Carter had along talk. driver to take him to his hotel as fast as possible. | “T see you have got the people with you, Midge,” said “Well, that was a narrow escape,” he said to himself, Carter. as he sighed with relief. | “Ihopeso. And you, well you did pr etty well in the .. Yet Midge was not displeased with his reception. | game with Yale the other day, if the newspapers I read He was glad ‘to know he was so popular. | told the truth about you. r Midge told himself that night he would do nothing that, Cartersmiled. would cause the public to think-less of him. It was the first of the intercollegiate games between “T will play ball as wellasI know how,” he said to Yale and Princeton, in which Yale had been victori ious by » himself. [a score of 5 to 3. ) | He had pitched for the “ All Blue” college, and had greatly added to his reputation by his clever work in the CHAPTER XIV. | box. . “‘They wouldn’t know what to do without you, would they, old man?” asked Midge. Carter held ‘up his hand. - The next day the New Yorks left for Boston, where they; ‘No one is indispensable, Midge, in any walk of life.” were to play the champions. By this time they were joined by Harry Short and Midge looked forward tc this game with great‘interest. Rose. He had many friends at the Hub, and he was anxious to: Midge had engaged an open carriage, in which the ‘quartet of young people were driven to the grounds. YALE MURPHY IN BOSTON. meet them. COMnmlcoOOKS.EO