The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-02


aueried Brockett. astounded and some.
what Jared. The Cuban smiled de-
risively.
"You should know better, Harry,
than to mark out our real route on
any map or sheet Of paper. We don't
believe. of course. that there is any
one on this train who is on our track
--and yet our best policy is to believe
II up 10 the minute we reach Jersey
City. Just for an experiment. wen
say, have an idea"
why not have II toasted, with
mayonnaise on the side? I'm hungry
enough TO eat IT,"
well. the African brother just an,
nounced that lunch am now sehVed
in de dining cab ahaid. Let's go In
and punish the provender. And now
watch, please, without appearing to
do so. Notice the way | lay these
maps upon the seat. Notice, also,
that take this little postage stamp.
fold It, and gum It with one-half on
each page Of this timetable. Any
one who opens the timetable tears
the postage stamp. Now. let's go and
attend to the rations."
The boys did full justice to their
lunch, and sauntered back to their
seats. Their maps and papers lay
apparently undisturbed. but Solano
contracted his black eyebrows signifi-
cantly as he examined the timetable.
II had been opened. and the binding
stamp had been torn in two.
"stin after US. old man" remarked
the Cuban. mo, no. don't fasten any
Sherlock Holmes gaze upon the other
passengers. Don't show a sign Of sur
prise or worry. That would be play
ing right into their hand. Listen,
now: when we reach Jersey City, let's
make lightning exit without waiting
for the train to reach the west-shore
terminals. Let's take a chance on get
ting our clothes dusty. If anyone is
fool enough to rush out after us, we
have him spotted-if he stays on the
train we have a lot more chance to
get away before he can land in the
station"
wish we had hoped off ct Phil
adelphia," sighed Brockett. in a city
of that size we might have made a
better escape, and happen to know
the streets Of the burg pretty well
Wen have to make the best Of It now,
though. The moment we hit the sod
wen run so fast wen discover sew
eral new streets in Jersey City"
Solano was silent for a few min
utes, and then his features lighted up.
DO you happen to have an Eastern
league schedule about your" he de-
manded.
Think haze. Got one with sched-
ules of twenty leagues in it--this note
book. What's the idea?"
'I5 Jersey City playing at home to-
day?"
''Yes-playing Newark. Some fun
there. That's old Iron Man McGin-
nity's team.p
Good stuff. Well, how's this for a
supplement to our first idea, then; go
right out to the ball park, buy bleach
er seats, ana zx In with the crowd.
! ies hard, awfully hard, to locate any
body IN a ball park, and the task would
be twice as hard for some foNAigner,
who wouldn't even know how to find
his way around the stands. We want
ed to kill time in Jersey City till eve
ning-where could we kill it more
pleasantly or more safely?"
Some of your ideas, dear Ramon,
denote almost human intelligence. 1t
listens good to me. But, say-we are
just rolling into Jersey City now. Wait
bit-she1l slacken a little-NOW!"
The boys sprang from their chairs
and bolted down the aisle. An as
tonished negro tried to intercept them
with a cry Of Hold on boss-we amt
in de station yeti" but only received
a shoulder and an elbow as reward.
Solano unhesitatingly leaped, struck
on a gravelly spot, went to his knees,
and then shot forward on his palms.
Brockett swung off a shade more care
fully, landed fairly on his feet, and.
after staggering a dozen yards. re-
gained his balance.
| ANY DOu6S DIOheu, hduOus
Nothing but a suspender and my
pet pipe. Little gravel in my knees
and hands. I'll bet they think we are
pair of escaped crooks, but they
can't back up the train. Hurry-let's
get a vigorous move ont"
Twenty minutes later the messe1-
gers of state were buried in a mass
of bowling fans at the Jersey City
ball park, where ancient rivalries with
the Newark team were being settled.
They picked a position halfway from
the froEt Of the bleachers, and the
swarm of fanatics al around them
formed a veil that would have baf-
aed a Vidocq and an .X-ray to pierce
through. Here. safe from pursuit or
treachery, they gave themselves up TO
their favorite delight, and enjoyed the
battle to their hearts content. Both,
OF course, were absolutely non-par-
tisan when they entered the park
the troubles of Newark and Jersey
City we're nothing to them. Before the
game was half an inning old, however,
they had become rabid bugs" and
were abusing each other in the glori-
GUS fashion that only lovers OF the
game can know. Solano became an
ardent admirer of the Jersey City
club; Brockett allied himself with
Newark, and each cast Virulent asper-
sion on the others judgment. opinions
and personality.
Newark. to the intense delight of
Harry Brockett, drew ahead and won
out, while Solano. after declaring that
his friend was a base-born idiot. that
the umpires were a porch-climber and
door-nat thief, respectively. and that