New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY 20. 1912

talked to me for two or three days; but ne
hadn't criticized me or called me down.
wanted somebody to talk to, and yearned
for the companionship of the little rubber
back in college.
dressed and went back to the hotel
heartsick began to wish | was back IN
school, where somebody thought something
of me- felt terribly alone.
could hardly eat that night, and when
dinner was over | went out on the lawn ana
sat down on a bench all by myself. | didn t
have the heart to talk to anybody. In a
few minutes could see the players coming
by with their grips in their hands, laughing
and talking as they went to the tram.
was to be left behind for three days.
Presently the manager came across the
lawn and seeing me alone, stopped tor
second. wanted to ask him some things;
but | didn't have the courage.
"Wcu, Young fellow" he said, with
smile "takc care of yourself while we are
gone. You'll miss the big feed in Dallas;
but DAYS rest will do you good. SO long.
And he was gone without having given me
a word Of satisfaction.
THE train pulled out, and | was Stll!
L moping on the lawn when spled Red
coming toward me.
"Whats the idea of the NOPE stuff he
asked with his customary bluntncSS. Am
YOU got any nerve left? Come on and show
some pep. Let's 90 and get Sody.
went with him. and when we had taken
3, seat in the drugstore noticed that Red was
not in the least put out by being lett Dehlnd:
"Why do you suppose ne dldn take US
| asked.
Because we tried to be wise guys, and
he sI;nnrd II, the work" he replied. "Ncvcr
again will try to slip anything over on tliaV
guy. ,rr-r.,
swell, get wise, he explained w" .f
tried to fool him about them sore arms Oh
ours, and I'll bet 4 whole stack OF chips thaI
ne was onto us all the time. You can pun
anything off on that fellow.
Then | guess We won't have much
chance Of making good, remarked raVIler
nix on that stuff. You're gcttin licked
already. Get up and fight EN-. II / had
your curve and your education IN my Dean
/ wouldn't care what they done to me. hey
know you've got good curve too. II thcy,
hadn't cared anything about you, they q
took YOU over to Dallas and let you ptch
your head off if YOU wanted to. nat guy
knows what he's dom.
This was some consolation to me, ana
got = little more moment later, when |
discovered that the old catcher had been
left behind also. He called me TO one side
when we got back to the hotel and asked
me if / wanted to 60 on u hunting trip the
next day. 49,,
ITS too wet for practice" he said, and
we might as well 60 out and shoot awhile
The walk will do YOU good.
Later he invited Red to 90 along.
We figured out that night that ne was
taking us on this trip to tell us why we had
been left at home, and We were eager to
hear what he was going to say.
WYE were up bright and early for the
w start. and We found the old catcher
waiting for us with a rig. He had brought
along a lot Of stuff TO eat, and had also Dor.
rowcd guns for us. Neither Of Us could
shoot very well; but that made no differ
cncc. The old catcher could.
Red and | were having such good time
that it was noon before had even thought
Of baseball. The catcher then announced
that We would have a little lunch, and he
.,., II, 10 work building fire while he got