Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-24

girl that a batter had to hit the ball
TO get a base unless he got hit by the
pitcher or got four balls and volun-
teered to explain the fou balls later
in the game. was now gazing at her
with his jaw hanging half way down
on his shirt front.
Why he gurgled after a pause of
fully a minute-it took him that long
to find his voice-"you seem to know
---"
Take another me. oh you Gonza-
les her eyes dilated as the umpire
called one ball and she watched SAT-
ford's windup with keen eyes.
Too bad. too bad" as Gonzales,
too, famed the air three consecutive
times. rs tha Kunz, demanded the
feminine fan of the sheepish faced
man. rive heard he can eat the fast
ones up around his necktie-just eat
'em alive"-the man gasped-"come
on Charley, don't be measly stingy but
give us a three Dagger right smack
over
Wheel Look at that shortstop,'
and she laughed excitedly as Lent's
error took Kunz TO first.
That's Weeks" volunteered our
stung one, weakly. as the next Albu-
qurque hitter ambled to the batsman's
box.
ooh you 'Rube,' she murmured
as if to herself, but perfectly audible.
Fetch Kuhnie home. Now, right on
the nose. They're tightening up for
You 10 lay one down-now drop It
over their heads into the daisies. Good
boy" as Weeks over short advanced
Kunz to third. 1.-THE short wild again.
Come on home Kunz." and the ladies
favorite scampered home on Fences
wild throw to first.
First blood for us, yes?" and she
turned to the man who was leaning
Imply forward, tanning himself with
hat.
You bet he assented. and pulling
himself together-manlike in search
and need IF a bracer-'let's have
some lemonade"
Let's" promptly acquiesced the
girl who a resumed her demurener
eyes fingered and told of her pleasure
IN baseball d1O-HilnS uisCbitlituits
Nice morning, isn't it? The pessi-
mist with his eyes. ever on the hole
in the d~oughnnt and his hands busy
with the hammer rises to remark
at this stage of the game, that he
knew it would happen, and that the
herein writer must soon descend to
mere generalities such as the-weath-
er. Nothing OF the sort, Mr.. Pessi-
mist. Startling developments. this
morning. and only let that ever ON
venient topic, the weather, introduce
the chat, simply because / hate to
break the news.
The worst has happened and 'if We
have teardrops prepare TO she'd them
now" Mercy me; such racking sus-
pense is cruel-you will think your
neighbor is bankrupt or that he has
eloped with the other mans wife.
Well this Is how it happened-Society
was leading the simple life. safe an
chored on the waters primeval, and
all was quiet and peaceful as the viii
lage of Acadie. But n day, clouds
appeared on the summer sky and out
of the west, like young Lochinvar,
came a storm and the wild and way
ward breezes of social activity stirred
the waves of deadest dulless. and the
calm became n riotous storm center.
Yes, honest, there was a real live stir
among the bellies and swells this past
week and that dream of the golden
past-actually p-a-r-t-i-e-s-became
once again patent realities. We will
not stop to reason why the dull
monotony was broken, but will con-
slider the how and wherefore.
Mrs. Earl steam gave the second of
a series of mornings on Wednesday,
was easily the recherche" af-
fair OF summer time society. The mid
summer decorations of shasta daisies.
nasturtiums. snap dragons and sweet
peas were used In pleasing n effect
i've arrangement throughout the
rooms. Five hundred, which seems in
high favor with the social set this
summer. whiled away the hours until
the dainty three course luncheon serv-
rear the noon hour. Mrs. Mac
pherson and Mrs. O'Rielly won the
spoon cases which were the prizes of
excellent playership. Mrs. Stean's
guests for the two mornings were
Mesdames Borders. Briggs. earns. T,
Conner. Frank. Hallett. Maynard. Ed
gar. Sawyer. Wilkerson, 5. Melvillel :
Summers. Klcck. Merrill of FL Paso, !,
Arno Huning. Mcclellan. Smithers. !,
stortz. Frank Wilson. d. a. Bittner, !,
Lyon. Drown, Koch. Wade. Luthy. 7,
Danahy. O'Rielly, Merritt.
Macpherson. Yrisarri. Brooks. II !
WELLER. d. WELLER. Alderman. Bron- /,
son. Marion. Elmer Evans. r. ". n. j
Bryan. Amado Chaves and NJ. Il. \
Hickey, Misses Holloway ana Brent. i
!
There was a Chantecler party Fri Y
morning. denoting the continued .
popularity of tine Growing bird. which I
.hough one OF the weeks small and ]
affairs. was nevertheless. de- {
pleasing. Srs. CoTsoH 81 West {
soid was the hostess compi- 5
nentary to Miss Holloway. who as
yuest Of Mrs. Thomas Wilkerson, Is 4
widely entertained by local So \
.iety. Five hundred was the feature
-ame.
The tally cards we're ham uafnted "A