Tip Top Weekly No. 52: Frank Merriwell's Dash — page 22: what you’re looking at

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is FRANK MERRIWELL'S DASH. - [ve second-handed ulsterettes, and every-{was worthy to become Heffiner’s suc- thing else that’s fine, For all the boys they trade with me at a hun- dred and forty-nine. Chorus: ‘Ob, Solomon Levi! tra, la, la, la! Poor Sheeny Levi! tra, 1a, la, Ja, Ja, la, la, la! ‘“‘And if a bummer comes along to my store on Salem Street And tries to hang me up for coats and vests so very neat, I kick that bummer right ont of my store, | and on him sets my pup, For I won't sell clothing to any man who tries to hang me up.”’ Thus the rollicking lads spent thie time as the train rolled along bearing them to witness the great ball game of the season with Harvard. Again and again Frank Merriwell’s friends expressed regret because his hand, on which there had been a felon, pre- vented him from taking part in the game. They could not forget that he had pitched the deciding game between Yale and Harvard the previous year, and had won it. Frank had also done some good work during the present season, and sporting papers all over the country had declared that he was one of the very best college “‘twirlers. ”’ | | | This however, was Hugh Heffiner’s last year at Yale, and, without doubt, the coming game was the last he would ever pitch for ‘Old Eli.” | Until Merriwell appeared, Heffiner had been Yale’s mainstay in the box, and his admirers declared that it was pretty sure that.a long time would elapse before he would have a worthy successor. But Heffiner was overworked, and he came near throwing his arm out. As it was, he strained his arm so that he was utterly unable to pitch at all. — Then it was that it was found necessary cessor. Of course there was much regret be- cause Frank could not be on the bench, at least, ready to go into the game if needed; but all seemed to feel confident that Heffiner would make his last game for Yale a hot one. He had done some niarvelous work, and, as he declared him- self in prime condition, there was no reason why he should not hold Harvard down on this occasion. | While Merriwell was surrounded by. friends in the smoker, and the boys weré having a decidedly jolly time, Duncan Yates was getting into a decidedly ugly tnood in the adjoining car. When Yates thought of his failure to beat his rival in the dash to the station he ground his teeth and muttered bitter curses. And he was egged on by Fred Flem- ming and Andy Emery. Tom Thornton had joined the group, but he said very little, and, when he found an opportu- nity, he whispered in Flemming's ear: “Better go slow. Remember the prom- ise we gave Merriwell. If he finds out we.are working against him, it will go hard with us.”’ ‘‘He won’t find it out. I hate him too much to keep still if I can arouse another fellow against him. Give me your flask. Yates has killed all I have in mine.”? Thornton took a whisky flask from his pocket, and slipped it into Flemming’s hand. ‘Then he left, for he did not wish Merriwell’s friends to see him in such company. 7 Flemming and Emery made a pretense of drinking with Yates, but they did not take much. Yates, however, continued to ‘‘hit the bottle hard.’’ His face be- came flushed, and his eyes glowed as Flemming continued to tell him of Mer- to find somebody to assist the ‘‘change/|riwell’s ‘Sunderhand work.’’: pitcher,’’ Dad Hicks, in his work. ‘“That fellow did me dirt,’’ declared Hicks was good for four or five in-;Rlemming. ‘‘In thissame sneaking way, nings, but he was unable to keep up the} he had me dropped from the crew this strain through an entire game. Paul Pierson, captain and manager of spring, and got on in my place.” ‘“That’s right,’’ agreed Emery. “He the Yale nine, had seen Merriwell do|has a way of influencing such men as he some pitching for the freshmen, and he|can get at, and he is using his influence resolved to give Frank a trial. Pierson’s judgment was not at fault, and Merriwell quickly proved that hejsaid Flemming. |to get the committee to throw you over.” “And he can’t run with you anyway,’’ “It is assible fiat be SCONMUCLOOOKS (CO)