Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-27
SYNOPSIS OF PREv1oUs cHAprERs

1t was the day Of the opening of the winter
term of Lowell University. the greatest college s
| an Institution that had had many winning ath,
| letic teams. One of the students who received
| was Hushie Jenkins, for three years manager OF
| the base ball nine and captain OF the loot Dali
work began Hughie and other base bali enthu
sasts commenced to speculate regarding material
for the team for the season. :.e Ss
| anne from California. and who wrote home tnas
be intended trying for the positc OF p he for
the first time. suffered from loneliness He ha ,o
been fortunate IN making friends ina on ns
student at his boarding house. 50 that ne Mas
glad when new student named Ha tSat Hsener
was a base ball player led to friendship oel"een
The base bali spirit at Lowell was stronger
than ever. and as the season for prenmin ars
practice approached there were at aeas. MID, Oi
hundred y tst e. v wnG had team. made
joyed when notice. signed by Manager Hughle
oas Sssa 'ea the
day Hagner demonstrated his ability as h na.
and Case made fair showing 10 Il the
lar work was increased and a test OF the base
running ability Of the candidates ties wa Was nIa1ers
showing up as we'll. By the middle Of March two
Ia 9s. psa s SQUAD With
stue pitcher for both squads .. He saaas
4 new student. BY the name OF Crossley. also
looked like promising left-h.nd pitcher, ..,.,
boring college and Lowell won. Case, few y, days y
later. received word that his father was III anu
m 1na family frSm w his College FUND e to tide
Harold decided he would so home and go ~, 70
Hs had made n' poRsy pas
and start for Boston. in order to eaten tnrougn
train that H tb found vent ate to the
and took the train for Boston. HIS frlend HaS
for whom Harold had LETT no.s 20 ta
to Case and hurried down TO the tram. IN In, .ne
way to Boston he advised Case not 10 60 nome me,
iege When they got to Boston the two boys met
another Lowell student who invited them 20 dn
to return to college on a train leaving Boston at
midnight Harold, while his friends were retail. talking
waas SIe ont to what R
given him for saving txo girls from drowni ,aS
saying the value of the timepiece was u 600
In leaving the shop Harold took ont handke,-
f in doing so drepped letter
standing in the doorway stopped ana picked up
street. Harold and his friends returned to col
lege, after spending the evening at Vaudevlile
Harold and Hagner found plenty. OF excite
ment at Lowell the morning after their return.
Tho diamond studded base ball championship
university lts ' treasurers Office between i: and
O'clock the previous afternoon. The matter was
force stated that young man had asked him
the way to a pawnsnop shortly after l O'Clock
on the afternoon of the disappearance Of the
medal. This news upset Harold as he had m
CURED the way to pawnorokers wnsn ~, ne
treasurer. Mr.. Williams. and told his story;
Mr.. Williams seemed much impressed ana told
Harold not to worry.
About q week later Harold was summoned ne
fore the president. secretaryend treasurer Of the
college and told that the medal had been found
in the Boston pawnshop which Harold nad p US
tied The pawnhroker, they said. told the Bos-
ton police that the medal had been pawned by
young man who little while before mao
cray suit, blue hat and blue glasses. The presi-
dent told Harold that the matter would nave 10
he investigated and that he must remain away
from practice with the base ball team Tor
hat. and when he told Hagner Of his suspicion
the latter remembered that on the train going
to Boston he had noticed a young man dressed
like Harold and that he also had on blue
glasses.
tective work in order to clear the mystery.
blue hat and blue glasses driving an auto
mobile. They got the number OF the machine
The latter had not been friendly to Harold and
when the circumstances were told TO MI; VII
liams Crossley was summoned to appear peiore
the President ard ''bring his chauffeur hat and
goggles" This alarmed him and he disappeared re,
iege authorities as completely e1o one, .a
Harold About week later the base ball team
had a game with Armour College. In the last
half Of the sixth inning. largely on account o.
bad for the Lowell nine. Manager jenkins sent
Harold in to cover the bag. and his enceIlent
nlayinr turned the tide and enabled his team to
win by the score OF to o.