Tip Top Weekly No. 52: Frank Merriwell's Dash — page 25: what you’re looking at

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FRANK MERRIWELL'S DASH. ai “Did Merriwell really mean to throw} well wonld pitch the deciding game, for him off?’ asked another. ithe actual condition of his hand had been There were some murmurs of disap-| kept a secret, and Harvard feared Merri- proval at Frank’s action, but the expres-!-well. | sions of astonishment and admiration for; ‘To himself Frank confessed that he his display of strength drowned all other|could pitch the game, as his hand was in soun ds. fairly good condition, but, such improve- Yates turned and looked at Frank, but nent had not been expected, and it had | he seemed unable to express his feelings! been arranged that he should do no by nieans of words. “Stwirling.’? , Jack Diamond was flushed with rage. i Besides that, it was Heffiner's last “It would have served the fellow right! game for Yale, and, taking into consider- if Merriwell had dropped him off!’ de-|ation the record he had made, it seemed clared the hot-blooded Southerner. no more than right that he should be Andy Emery was near at hand, but he) placed in the box. | : had been unable ta give Yates any assist-| The usual crowd had gathered to wit- ance when the latter was grasped by{ness the game, and there was the usual Frank. )dispiay of flags. Yale was over-confi- ‘Good heavens!’? he kept repeating, |dent; Harvard was hopeful, but filled as he stared at Frank Merriwell in aj with fears. manner that showed his unutterable; The game began, and for three innings amazement. — | Yale had the advantage. ‘The ‘‘sons of It was plain that such .a display of/Old Eli’’ were jubilant, and they made strength had been a revelation to him, (the air ring with their cheers and songs. and from that time Emery was bound to| At the end of the third inning it was regard Merriwell with renewed respect. jseen that Harvard must make a change “Mr. Yates,’? said Frank, quietly, |if it had any hope of winning. Yedding, “this is no place to settle any quarrel the great Cambridge pitcher, was that has arisen between us; but I wish to;|‘‘rocky.’? He could not find the plate, say before witnesses that I consider you|and he was ‘‘hammered’’ when he did entirely in the wrong, and certainly you|‘'get ’em over.’? | | owe me an apology. You may not think; . Some Yale man with an inclination to so now, but I believe you will think so|/rhyme had composed some doggere! in time.’ verse, which about twenty lads were That was all. He returned to his seat|singing to some sort of mongrel tune. and sat down. Yates seemed to hesitate, and then turned away, accompanied by Emery. Flemming had kept himself in the background during the entire affair. When the train reached Springfield Yates was in no condition to go to the ball ground. He had taken too much whisky to carry, and his pretended friends, Flemming and Emery, were forced to get him out of sight as soon . as possible. ‘That ought to be a settler for him,’’ said Diamond. ‘‘A fellow who is in training for. a race can’t afford to get loaded.?? os — Yale men had heavily backed their own club to win, and it seemed that the majority of the Harvard crowd was try- ing to put money on the blue. | It was expected by Harvard that Merri- ‘‘Poor Harvard she can talk— (That’s all!) At other things she’ll balk; We'll beat her in a walk— Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! ‘‘Poor Harvard’s lost her grip— (That’s so!) She's let the pennant slip. We've done her up this trip— Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!” ‘tTt is altogether too early in the game to crow,’? declared Frank Merriwell. ‘Several things may happen before the ninth inning is over.”’ _ “Oh, we’ve got the game nailed solid now!?? declared Bruce Browning, in a satisfied way. ‘‘Robinson will be able to get his shirts out of soak.” 7 In the fourth inning Harvard sent a new pitcher into the box. It was Coul- ter, who, as a freshman, had pitched against Merriwell. : COnmicloooks (CO)