Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

1t was the day of the opening of the winter
i Of Lowell University. the greatest college
an institution that had had many winning ath.
ietic teams One Of the students who received
was Hushe jenkins for three years manager Of
the base ball nine and captain of the root Da.l
work began Hughie and other base ball enthu,
siasts commenced to speculate regarding material
for the team for the approaching season among h
anne from California. and who wrote home tnas
he intended trying for the positi" OF paen a for
Harold Case, who away from nome me h 10,
he first time. suffered from loneliness re h h'
not been fortunate in making friends d. ,ha onIS
student at his in besrdSs house so that
Had when new student named na tIa+ Hspner
room the house The discovery ,hat h aagae
was a base ball player led to friendship Det"eeh
The base bali spirit at lowell was stronger
than ever and as the season for preliminary
practice approached there were at least one
hundred Students who had made up their minds
loved when a notice signed by Manager Hughie
Jenkins. was posted. announcing that Snt4 asot
DAY Hagner demonstrated his ability as bat,
Ter ard Case made fair showing as ieIt-nanu
a work and the
running ability Of the candidates was made
Case and rs ,ha f the Of o March
Sas shortssop q Ne isrst squad With Miner
sae as pitcher 'Ss 5 bpS Squads
Black. and also Radams of the second squad
looked like promising eft-hand pitcher.
The first game was with Colfax. a small neigh
later received word that his father il and and
the family would have TO use little or the
money from his college fund to tide nd oVe To-
work. He had no money to pay his way TO Cal
ifornia, but made up his mind to pawn his watch
train. that afternoon. He found the only pawn.
shop in town closed. BE then went to the DEPOT
ner for whom Harold had left a note briefly
stating why he had departed, determined 70 talk
way to Boston he advised Case not TO go home,
and the latter finally decided to remain at col
another Lowell student who invited them to din
ner and to the theater. They accepted deciding
midnight. Harold while his friends were talking.
slipped over to pawnbrokers , thinking haa ne
would find gu. what his watch m hsS
worth The man offered to loan him $4SO,
saying the value Of the m 1oda nt wa.
chief to wipe the perspiration from his face, and
in doing so, dropped letter Young ,c. Fellow w
the letter. looked at it and started down the
street. Harold and his friends returned to col
lege. after spending the evening at vaudeville
Harold and Hagner found plenty of excite
ment at Lowell the morning after their return
The diamond studded base ball championship
medal had been stolen from the safe in the
the The
reported TO the police and member OF the
force statedsthat young man had asked him
the way to a pawnshop shortly after / O'Clock
on the afternoon of the disappearance Of the
medal. THIS news upset Harold. as he had in
quired the way to pawnbroker's when he
wanted to pawn his watch. He went to the
treasurer. Mr.. Williams, and told his story
Mr.. williams seemed much impressed and told
Harold not to worry.
About a week later Harold was summoned be-
fore the president secretary and treasurer OF the
college and told that the medal had been found
in the Boston pawnshop which Harold had VS.
ton police that the medal had been pawned by
Young man who a little while before had
asked the value OF watch. He said he wore a
cray suit blue hat and blue glasses. The presi-
dent told Harold that the matter would have TO
he investigated and that be must remain away
from practice with the base ball team Tor a
week. Harold bad worn A gravi-suH s&Dds Oiue
hat and when he told Hagner OF his suspicion
the latter remembered that on the train going
10 Boston lie. had noticed young man dressed
like Harold and that he also had on blue
glasses
Harold and Hngner started 10 do some de-
Near Lowell they colored man wearing
a blue hat and blue glasses driving an auto
mobile. They got the number OF the machine
and ascertained that IL belonged TO Crossley.
The latter had not been friendly TO Harold, and
when the circumstances were told to Mr.. VIII
| ,iams Crossey summoned to appear before
| the President and bring his chauffeur hat and
goggles This ala rmed him and he disappeared
| from college. This regarded hy the col
| Iege authorities completely exonerating
Harold.