New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

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TS ~.ots Ike IT. said his friend. with a grim
-. school has indeed been doing remark
hss,v IN the match that afternoon. II was
rs-neoa IL late summer. with a touch OF
&c heat IN the a.r and a coming dark
~ hat seemed 70 hint at . thunderstorm,
- ..s-- from Savc-itge Town had entered
-.-,Dss1t,y. and would in al probabIity 60
ss t-tu--lr hautIy. That peculiar sort OF
-, known Only on the cricket field had set
IS wicket after wicket had gone down
-. gloomy silence on the part Of the School
~; biz like The Ole days" said the Master
ling a s4vare little cut at tUft OF grass
"a rs stick What We want to-day is a boy
n. Nor Drake Major. He would have bel3
- .h.-C tl-.-llr."
nd uh5 MS Drake Major asked the
.-rs-e gees another wicket,-;hat leaves two
- all sals gre Master, with a groan Mini
~ vou ought never % have taken liberties
-.s = ball IKE chat he called 70 the detected
,u--o has Just been dismissed. Drake Major
ga very .---ac-5irary sort q boy. who WAS
- che So .. 1Eclt the time first arrived
- ue-t a-. "a Iice boy-lf somewhat silent
"a boy. - 1-.a-ry sort Of chap Who might.
-,,- e came 90 a 6Eht with the world. have
s-s a-y--.---o- done nothing. And. above
ri q ra---- born cricketer-simply couldn't
sslr E.rs4
.ra slet. SUPPOSE, IL the ordinary course
s---as-es --l --leDl.
re ler- bur not quite n the ordinary
----se~ SAID The Master with little sigh
Those fellows VIII never do IT," he rlUtrered
---s--h.-...-s. 'Ihey want more than seventy
"a W. yes Drake Major LETT the school, IS
~-. say. g. rv1 words he died
Here
.ss-e -a-1 been neglected sort q fellow;
Believe t.=re was some story in his family
----s---- 3. is 7a-eutare-some o-5 scandal that
-+s ve-y appearance Of the boy revived. We
-sE q Drake Minor "a the School Il the same
.-s l-..rz- 10 the other one. and a hopeless
s-..ez ----e r--S. Drake Minor went home FOR
s,s-r L.. --y. and sometimes when there were
p, holidays ~ al. Drake Major never went
hone Drake Minor had every ,hirg the heart
q. boy .-1.5 desire including 81 ample allow
---e -s pocket money: Drake Major was poor
s-a shabby. and had nothing. Perhaps he had
co----sa-c-s, for every one loved the old
-az- --st as much IS every one hated his
a-1t1e-"
and he died7" asked the friend.
"y-s. q a fever. No one thought he was go
r- % die. and. as ne vas rather q reserved sort
rf boy. who never -alke5 about himself Il was
civ discovered 70 he dangerous when II was
.5a ate 10 % anything. Come 10 think Of IL
sac re Masce-. loching round about him al
.ae 5z-kening landscape and at The dim white
eg---as OF the field below. 1T Just such an
eve---- IS -his-with the fellows playing cricket
thai Drake Major died. remember sat be
sec rs bee. while he raved and talked Of cuts
a. straight drives and what not; and al the
.s-.e could hear the click Of bat and ball down
below a-c ne fellows calling 70 one another.
Cone = chI-k % 81 just what Drake Major
vo-Is hsvs --ked-t1S1 the music lie loved"
- euppose Re was e good bat7' said the
t-ie-1
GOOD BAT ss-t- The Master was quite excited
--a moment Drake Major had one hit thai
= c.he- mortal boy CT this ground has ever
s,ca-- she'd O. ever VIII accomplish II was
leg nj: and when he got the right sort Of ball.
he used 20 swing round a. x with = little laugh,
an swz- L vect-right over behind rs here
slap over he gaswo-ks, Then he would stand
e.- beczuse you see. that was four and
cche- 5a-~
sT-s cH----E precious dark said the friend,
VT g-znce a. he SKY. They won't Dc able
L So much longer"
--oeg-- natter much whether they see or
vhe-1e- they cont" said the Master, gloomlly-
-Th.--z are not what they were year or two
hack. tie LIE seems 70 have gone out Of the
pzye5--1=-e's another wicket, and as We play