The Alaska citizen., 1913-12-01
CAV A DUCK SWIM?


Rjth tho team. and shs had neye, met any of her husbands profession ai aSsoCiAes.
 Mrs. O'Malley explained that he, exclusive attitude was not due ,c dislike. but rather to her theory that he home Charles. vas sacred
 a shrine apart from all jarrine
 utwari influences. Yes. she called him Charles, and that is an aw fui thing. when you come to think of it, insisting that he address her IS Katherine" He preferred Kit tie or Babe" The first she dis missed as undignifiet. and the sec 1nd as silly.
 Outside of the salary check. Mrs 1 O'Malley was not in the least inter. ested in her husbands profession. In 1 her heart-perhaps brain would be the better word-she held her hus. ! band capable os nobler things than leading the league in stolen bases and two-baggers. She so n correct cd his habit of talking baseball at home. making it quite plain ahat one raally should leave ones business 1 cares outside the door.
 By this time l. Is likely that a fes of my gentle readers will be won. dering why ball player should have ! married this kind of woman The i same aHbi which was prepared for 1 Katherine must answer for Charles. | II simple language-he was crazy 1 ab ut her. Do you think he could have welded her under any other conditions?
 1 During o'Malley's first season with ;he Ponies. this inharmonious duet became trio. Babies sometimes make difference In a home. This particular one barely created a rip pie. Mrs. O'Malley. though distinct. l lY an amateur mother. knew all l about the care of infants. She se. herself to the task of raising her small $ Il just as she did everything z | ei eise-sternly. and without compro- mise of any sort. Because she be lieved in the good, old family names he infant was christened Jamieson 0'Malley. Of course. Charlie ob- jected little
 Hark, seem to hear q thin. pip ing sound; an insistent, incense uential gabble. pitched in a minor key. It is the voice of the orphan duck. complaining of being left ou. | oa he story. But I am working around to that duck now.
 As l Was saying. Charlie O'Malley raised one or two objections to the , name f Jamieson. He wanted to all the boy Adrian Anson O'Mal, e. To his friends on he team he stated that the kid" had the voice of a bleacher fan. the disposl- ion of Tim Hurst, and the pepper" of a shortstop. A baby was more or less of novelty with the Ponies. nut as none of the players had ever , seen the you .hful O'Malley. he re- mained something of a myth One afternoon, during O'Malley's second year with the club. the Pon- tes were gathered in the billiard hall, which vas known as their headquarters in the home town Rain was falling. and the players were waiting for the official word tha3 the afternoon game had been called off. Charlie O'Malley enter sd. grinning broadly.
 Here's a guy that must like dou- 1le headers." said McCarter, the pitch CT, better known as Handsome liar ry." the Dayton Adonis," or The l Old Mississippi River Gambler" |" What are you so tickled about. eh?"
 It's the kids birthday" said OMalley. Hes year old today!"
 Well, what dyou know about that?" said Bush Hawley. bang ing upon the floor with the butt end fl his cue. "A year old. eh ? We ought to send him a present" ] Sure We ought" said Handsome Harry. And, what's more we'll
 10 i., tool"
 "Aw, never mind that!" said Char lie O'Malley. Never mind the pre- sent"
 But thought and action were close ly linked in McCarters composition, and the subscription Was already under way
 Come on, boys. kick in!" said he. "O'Malley's kid has got a birthday! Gimme a buck apiece!"
 And they gave up. too.
 You wait here." said AcCar.cr. with his hand full of dollar bills You wait here. O'Malley, and me and Bush will go over to q jewellers, and pick out something swell"
 After the cup was purchased--and t was quite a cup for fifteen dollars because the jeweler was a fan, and recognized his cus.omers-Bush Flaw. ley suggested suitable inscription
 Sure thing." said Bush. Just engraye it Kid O'Malley. from the Ponies,' and the date. and all that sort Of thing. How soon can you