Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26

the youth had been kept from his bed by !;
multitude of the most agreeable thoughts
He sat In big arm chair. with his heao
thrown back. and smiled at the ceiling.
What are you thinking about, Patrick
asked Lawrence
Nothing" answered Paddy, with tho
utmC 81 cheerfulncsS.
But. great heavens, man! Your mine
couldn't have been an absolute blank"
Don't you fool yourself about my mind, -
rejoinet Paddy. 1T seems to worry you a
big lot, but it never bothers me any,"
You were thinking of something agree
able said Lawrence. positively. Your
face showed it,"
Paddy rubbed his head doubtfuIIy.
We'll" he admitted at last. Il was feel
Ing pretty good
Il perceive the distinction" said Law
renee The point is well taken. 1 would
like 70 feel better and think less myself i
would ike to change places with you,
Patrick"
DO You mean that you'd like to play
baIl?'
''wen. If it comes to that, 1 would;
though that was only small part of my
thought on the matter"
Paddy slowly and gently pitched an i'm
aSlnary OutCGrve.
You can't he said. 1T isn't in you"
You might teach me-
Not in a thousand years." said Paddy,
promptly.
Il DON'T believe it. 1t is incredible that
you should know anything that i can't
learn"
Paddy did not respond The idea failed
to appeal 10 him. Lawrence tried another
line CT approach
rs there anything in my life," he asked,
that would make you wish to change with
u.eg
Yes, there is" responded Paddy
You go 70 places that I'd like To go 70
You see al those girls any time that you
want to. Say, they're great crew! They
got hold Of me out on the field. and never
struck anything like 1t in my life Say,
they just talked the ears eff Of me. All the
can 90 IT again any time they're ready.
1t was great"
you enjoyed their ccavc=iationg',
You bet, II was Up the limit Rut
I didn't get a show. l ,.ui,i:'t saw INV
thing but yes and no: a.I1 I'm telling Won
there were times when it was all I could
do TO get in as many words as that They
II ed NEST all the time themselves"
y can readily believe it."
i had things to say, though I'm no
dummy. / wanted to tell the girl thar
talked the most about the game. that shs
didn't know enough about base ball to keen
& 1t on a board with piece of chalk RlIt
OF course / couldn't do it. I'd promised
your brother"
It's a pity you didn't say it," said Law
renee.
I've been thinking that perhaps IL WAS
Just J,, as well i that didn't" said Paddy. re-
"Cnquestionably; but the other girls would
have loved you forever. There is no gain
II this world without some small loss and
SNP~NANiiiS AApt III SDClSNyr 1OT YOU lose your
time, If nothing else. However. you should
have said IL carefully and with tact 1t is
possible that l could teach you how to dc
those things"
Say. VIII You do it?' said Paddy, with
unwonted animation I'D like to learn
that l amt much on grammar and those
other things that your brother tried to drive
INTO me. but i can learn anything that'e
got sense TO 1t. and is going TO come handy
20 a fellow"
j viii do 1t gladly" said Lawrence. ell
you viii teach me to play ball"
eve "a ~
lou don't mean that you want to gel
out there on the field and pitch a gamer
l. asked
Il mean just that"
Not against Harvardr'
against Harvard aspect ally"
II you go up against thoss fellows" said
fdldy IN hushed and solern- tone 'they'Il
maze q thousand home rupI"
Let them do 1t IL they can" RESPONDED
lawrence firmly "All 1 ask Of YOU is Ia
give me a chance to try. You teach me ali
you car about pitching. and III zach You