The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-21
A BASEBALL STORY
BY CHRIsTY MATHEwsoN
Copyright, 1910, by r. j. Badmer %.

sec what 1 can do Well go round 10
the employment department OF the uni
haven't son cthing TO do for a poor and
needy student to help him earn his way,
especially one who Is utility pitcher, on
the varsity. Meantime l guess we had
better send a telegram To your folks
asking If your father is better or worse.
We can have an answer by morning"
II think that would be a good idea.
said Hal: very much cheercd by this
talk with Hans and his suggestions
If he was sick enough TO make them
want me. they would telegraph anyhow.
by the way" said Hans. where
home on2"
What He Intended.
And then Hal told him his idea about
Pawning his watch. Of his effort TO do
so before he started for Boston and that
he had intended to dc 1t in Boston.
Il wouldn't do that ever until l had
to- remarked Hans. Anyway not To
enough to get to California on. you
can pawn IL for enough to keep you go-
ing at school for the rest OF the term.
l wouldn't GO it until / had to. though
It's bad practice to get into. although
l never was In pawnshop in my life,
and hope | never have TO go.
II wonder how much they would loan
me on the watch" said Hal suppose
we try II and see when We get TO Bos-
ton. Just to see what 1t Is worth any
All right" said Hans, and just then
the brakeman called out Boston and
In minute or two the train stopped
except, 10 pass through on his way to
the university. They thought they might
as well take in show in the evening
and take the Il o'clock train back to
| the university which would land them
| there about . o'clock In the morning.
They were walking up the platform to 20
| out through the depot when they met
| Arthur Delvln OF the varsity going
through the station.
Hello. fellows" said Aruthnr, HIn. What
am glad to see you, Want you to
| come up to the house for dinner and
then. we'n take, in show. wait for
TO go out and find a cousin Of mine who
is coming in and going right away
again on another train, and l have TO
see that she gets started right. Shes
fifteen minutes" and OFF he went
There was nothing to do but wait.
and the boys decided that II they. were
going, to see some Of Boston. Arthur
would be as fine fellow as any to
show them around. and they went into
the station TO wait.
what his watch was really worth. and
as he walked to the door of the station
he saw sign "Pawnbroker," with
three gilded balls over The door. This
was just like the place he saw at the
university town earlier in the day, ard
looking around for Hans: who was Sit
paper. he quietly slipped across the
street into the pawnbrokers shop and
pulling out his watch said to the pawn
broker;
Was Valuable Watch.
How much will you loan me or or
way people generally talked when they
tried 10 pawn things.
The mar took the watch, he looked a
it carefully. He examined the diamond: nS
case and examined the works. then h'
laid it down on the counter and said
-four hundred and flfty dollars, ,,,.
How much did you say?" he asked
-Four hundred and fifty dollars
answered the man. shes worth ;
Thanks" said Hal picking up, th'
watch and putting it in his pocket. g
just wanted to know how much II wa
worth"
Come in any time" said the man a:
Hal went out OF the door outside h
drew a long breath took out his hand
his forehead. and started across, th,
street AS he did so young fellow
who had been standing in the shadow
Of the doorway stopped down anc
picked up an envelope which had faIler
out OF Halls pocket when he took on
his handkerchief. looked at 1t, gave
start and went OF GOWN lls street.
! Hal went into the depot. and as hr
hadn't been gone FIVE, minutes in al
! Hans hadn't missed him. Hal tolc
, where he'd been. also what the pawn
! broker had said, and as he named th'
amount Hanss eyes opened good dea
wider he had no idea that the watcl
was so valuable
Presently Arthur came up. and tho
boys told him frankly how they hap
pcned TO be In town, and asked him tC
saw nothing about it. which he agreed
to, as Hal had now decided TO go bacl
to school Arthur said he had come Il
town on the morning train to do some
shopping,
So they went home with Arthur and
having some one who was familiar VIII
the city to pilot them. they weren't wor'
: ried about that Mr. and Mrs Delvir
! were glad 10 have a couple Of Arthur:
teammates to dinner, and they went tC
; ! A vaudeville show. which was new
experience for Hans They enjoyed tho
!. evening immensely, and after twt
j hours ride on the train. got home pretty
tired, but none the wors, for the eX
| perience.
,ooIr o,cIl raf we'll feel vel