The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
THE BLACKBERRY KING.
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A BOY WHO TRIED TO
BE A GOOD CITIZEN

naif turned at first base. a. n 70 watch
,ne pau. They can't ind I'll Bless 'en.
mai! 90 ~ Not found yet, Hoorayp'-
as second base was passed. you'll
make the platel Jerusalem crickets.
Hal. Don't stop And Harold. too. had
made the circuit Of the bases and he
too. dropped into the silyery pink OF the
stone clover bed there.
But where was the bail7 II couldn't
be found. The grass was short and
everybody thought the right fielder must
be a chump because he couldn't ind IT,
Roger and Percy had come In, and 80
now everybody left his post to Join in
the hunt for the ball. Everybody was
sure that he could find II in half q min
ute, but everybody was mistaken, as
everybody is apt TO be. The ground was
not especially smooth Just here. but the
grass was short. and there did not seem
to be anything behind which a bail could
hide. Where could II BET
Al last, just as the umpire was about
to preduce another bali and order the
game 10 go on, the ball was found
which happened to be bad thing for
Harold-for II had fallen into a little cave
neatly concealed by a tuft OF thickly
blooming stone clover.
Foam Falls demanded halt. That last
run. they declared. wasn't fair. The
hole was filled UP In two minutes and
the dirt was pounded down. but when q
ball was lost through a defect In the
field. why, decides the umpire. after a
brief discussion the run couldn't count
So poor Harold must go 20 bat again.
And his record must stand just as when
he had made that lucky HIT Two strikes
and three balls. and Dwight Benson
wasn't like some umpires who call
strike ball when II suits their wishes.
and Roger and Percy must go back re-
spectively to first and second bases.
The special hat which Harold liked
49,. d~-.t..
He picked out the same one with which
he had "earthed' the ball and up he
stood again. with good sand" but trem-
bling little from that tremendous run.
Three tiresome fouis--but they were bet
ter than nothing. Then another splendid
Grounder, which sent the ball skating OF
toward left, close to the bounds line:
skipping along. with third base bobbing
awkwardly after. and reaching 10 get Il
half dozen times before he could pos
siby expect to grab Il; and thus-happy
day,--rprawiing out over the whole field,
just as he made a last frantic effort TO
pick II up! Center got along In time to
keep Harold from making third base but
ne was safe on second Roger and Percy
were I'M, and stili nobody was out. and
mighty shout went up from the towns
people.
Mark stood up next, and he. too, made
a two base hit. Harold came In. and now
Mark on second. The spirits of the But
ternuts we're not much dampened when
Whit and Lyman. who came next and
made good hits. were caught out. Then
Arthur made three base hit. which let
Mark In, and again II was Eds turn.
They had batted entirely around
When the ninth inning OF Foam Falls
was finished the score stood 10 to T. The
Butternuts came to bat with blood In
their eyes"
The weak part Of the batting list had
been reached now. Oh, IL II were only
Harold's or Marks turn' But Roger
stood up manfuliy and swung the bat 10
try II. ns II he were a son OF Anak. He
was determined to make the fight of his
life. What were three or four runs any
how! The Butternuts could make 'em
and make 'em quick tool
All this was plainly expressed In Rog-
er's attitude. ms he stood there. shaking
his bat In the most approved baseball
fashion. as bull tosses an angry head.
There was an indescrfbabie hubbub
among the spectators. for the clearpond
teughs were undertaking that very doubt
full expedient called rafting the pitcher"
which often ends In rafting the wrong
person.
To his establishment and delight and to
the deep disgust OF Foam Falls, Roger
hit the ball almost at once, and through
an error OF the shortstop made first base,
The Foam Falls captain growled out
rsprimand 10 both the pitcher and the
efrinK short" and on came Percy. Like
all the Butternu,s he felt crushing
sense OF responsibility. II seemed the
supreme moment OF his life. lie had sim
ply GO, To make hit; but he didn't. he
ANONYMOUSLY struck out
Hut this brought them around TO the
strong batters again, and Harold stepped
90 the bat, with the memory of his great
home run. even II Il didn't count, fresh
in his mind, and he made a two base hit
Then came Mark. feeling. as no told tho
family aftcrward as II he had nerve to
burn, and he also made two Dagger,
which lot Harold In.
Whit made hit and then tried 20 be
too smart. ran past nrst and got caught
between ffrst and second, and after some
ra thor clever lodging was squarely put
out. Two out-the ninth inning sand the
score ie--3