The Washington times., 1905-08-20


it was hit at, aud had curve pitchin'
| beat several blocks. And he did invent
the Attractive bat, wich attracted the
Elusive BAH, and the Elusive ball didn't
elude 1t. and a homer was yours every
time, if you hit the ball hard enough
All that we knew. But we didn't have
them two precious articles, much as
we'd hk'd EN-. We remembered their
fate I had lost the Elusive Ball and
busted the Attractive Bat in one terri
bic swipe on a holiday. when we won
two games an took the lead in the
Corndroppers.
Crowd Got Busy.
"reminiscences wasn't gettin us any
thing then though. No sooner had the
shock o surprise o that wireless spent
itself than a shout went up.
Shoot the sorcerers!"
NO, let's string EN- up" yeIls some
| body else.
Burn EN-! Burn emit yeHs some
others ITO the stake with these dealers
in black magic
mo wonder he cd pitch" says one
hig-mouthed guy, when the ball was
bewitched. Lemme have that big pitcher
for mine? I'll bewitch him"
-Four hundred beer bottles fell onto us
Josh got n bat on the head that made
him talk po'try.
Here's a rope!'' we heard hollerin' in
the outskirts Of the crowd, were some
one had fetched the article TO string
us up We had each grabbed a bat. but
we cd see that we wouldn't last long
IN that mob. Then Reggie steps out.
Stand back!' he yells. an then we
seen he had a ball in his right hand.
Bluffed by Ball.
You're dead right" says he. This
ball is bewitched. I can put it clean
through the first one O you that steps
out, an then curve it back an have It
ready for the next Who touches q hair
of Alfalfa head dies like dog. Let's
gethehelout O. here" he said. so
through the night rode Pauie Revere
where did you get that hat-I think we
will have to take this on the run; every
body sprint for Plantville, and make the
autowindile house. there Wen cut her
loose and fly out o. this-again 10 the
battle Achaenas-at midnight in his
guarded tent-oh, the bulldog on the
! bank-cut loose there. this spiritual be-
witching story amt goin' to hold EN-
much longer-I can feel myself slippin'
now"
We had been edgin' lords the gate
while Reg was talkin' this, and when
we got so there was clear space, the
Hittsburg people behind us and nobody
in front, we started on the jump. AS
the crowd rushed forward, Reg let drive
the ball, and you ought to seen them
try to dodge. The man that got hit fell
in scared faint, an they thought he
was killed. and everybody began lookin'
for the bewitched ball. That gave lis a
start. and eleven scared people made
the run to PlantvilIe in twenty min
utes. and 1t was over four miles. We
were eXpectin' the auto any minute, but
it turned out Lamp Hymes had snapped
a chain off In the fight. and it was out
o business.
Strenuous Getaway.
AS we made Plantviue an the auto
windile house we seen people gatherin'
down the street with guns.
They've teIegraphed ahead" pulled
Pinch no help here"
But we didn't want help Ny black
ended bat busts the lock We slip out
the big machine and pile in before any
body can stop Then a start of the
engines an a puff o. wind, and were
off.
''Good-by. Mars" sings out Reg, shak-
in his fist at the crowd below as We
shoot up. only one thing I'm sorry for
we're leavin' a man down there. Poor
old Pleiades-what'n he do now to
square himself2"
I'm squared says familiar voice
behind. And there's old PIee, comm
out of the ford end o the machine
big as life--he hadn't even been to Hits
burg at all!
Copyright, 1905. by George william
Ddley.)