New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
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heart like a big bird, and sweat on MS hailGS'
The chairs ierkcd this way and that' ana 'lIc
electric lights first sank ana tnell ,o9o 'si,Ii'
"Gucss I'm goin' to be SICK! ne edsP"su'
aW;sb cwazev was here-or somebody!
Then with half blinded eyes, ms Dram
awhirl. he groped for the transmitter'
~Hcllo. Central. Say, who won the game
The Giants D..
The telephone crashed to the floor as bat
fell forward in faint The slender 9oiucn
cord had almost broken. SO the ScruD"oind''
found him five minutes later, MS arms C9'
stretched, his white, frcckly face lying Siuc-
wise among the letters on the ONCE taDie'
CONFOUND it," snapped Rynders at ten ten
~ O'Clock Monday morning alter Mss
Swazcy had vainly endeavored Tor space
TO manipulate the telephone. w mere {, 10
Won suppose Bat can be? This Office VIII 20
TO the dogs in about half an hour more;
"Where does he live asked Halloween.
"Whv. | don't know answered Swazey.
81 never asked him. don't think ailyDouy
aNice fix we're in, ch?" growled Fink,
this telephone will simply drive me crazy!
No one seems to know even how to STOP II
from buzzing. Can we get another Doy III
temporarily" mood
@Huh!" snorted Rynders. LOT OF good
that would do, Do you remember the iui'
we had before Bat came| 49,.
lust then the Swazey managed accldeiiV-
allv to connect up the plugs in proper man
ncr.
~Mr. Hallowcll, it's for you.
He took the receiver from her , a"k"aIu ar
fingers. "Yes," he answered, "this is Mr.:
Hailowcll." His face paled under ITS coat OF
tan. "Yes. we have such an office boy;
Brain fever. YOU say! Since Saturday ngnt!
Wanted YOU to tell us not to worry! MY
Cod" ,,r.
He threw down the instrument and his up
duivered "Boys' he groaned, the mp
at the Presbyterian with brain fever! ihey
didn't even know who he was till last night.
Good Lord! And it's all our fault! Inc
scrubbers found him here in dead faint
late Saturday afternoon. | think he was
Going 10 the game, wasn't he! Something
must have happened. Anyhow, I'm of to
the hospital. Are any Of YOU fellows with
me-"
Il for one. said Rynders.
"Nle too" echoed Fink with drop OF his
heart as he thought of his Albany message.
Az hour later the three lawyers were
n ushercd into a ward where a small white
figure lay mumbling on an iron cot. Inc
nurse laid her hand gently on the flushed
forehead where the freckles stood out like
buttons
"These gentlemen have come to see you.
Don't YOU know them:" she asked sooth-
ingly.
Blu, Bat did not hear-he was listening
to the roar of the grandStand and the shout
ing of the bleachcrs.
soak it, Josh" he muttered. The Pitts,
burgher's no good! Hurrah. Run-run;;
Look! Hes fumblcd it. Go on. Go on!
You can get there by twelve o'clock! They
don't close until twelve! Go on to second!
Slide! Safe, Safe, tell you! Where 5 Mr..
Hallowc, He's just gone out for minute!
| can't stay here, sir! Honest, | can {. We
got an important engagement at the Polo
Grounds Please don't keep me- He
struggled in the entangng bed clothes.
Let me 60, Let me go You don't un-
derstand. Mr.. Hallowell promised Oh,
there's Devlin. Good old Devln! Isn't 1t
Devlin, can't see! Where am l. Why,
it's old Swabbie the scrubwoman! Hello.
Swabbie, old girl! can't see the field! Say,
old man, what's the matter: Have they
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