Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02


the crooked work ia discovered. Clancy, the
Bears manager. hearing that one of his play
ers was OF tho midnight conference with Bald
win and Edwards. promptly Jumps the
Mccarthy vigorously denies the charge, but
nevertheless. Is kept on the bench during the
game Williams continues trying to lose
games, but Is fooled by the .cleverness Of Nc
swanson ONO and Kennedy. the big catcber
shadow Wll.ams to cafe WHERE he hes an an
by thug in Edwardss employ who mistakes
Kennedy FOR Mccarthy and fails 10 return to
French leave from the hospital in time to help
paper article brings fresh suspicious upon Nc
Carthy, and Manager CLANCY calls a meeting
Tabor at1his rooms Clancy decides that Nc
earthly shall c9nfognd his enemies by PLAYING as
happy by an invitation from Betty Tabor; On
gains gal the the score for the JackrabSits p''"''
tn. star Company.
finest bones on the drive to call on a young
woman" laughed Mccarthy She probably
hasn't anything much to tell. She probably
has found out that her uncle Is old crook
and that he used her to try to string me along
and she wants to square it up with me-"
1T strikes me a pretty girl might do lot
OF squaring," remarked Mccarthy, "but why
didn't she pick out good-lookng fellow like
me"
He glanced into the glass, before which he
was shaving himself. and grimaced at sight OF
he half-healed cut down his forehead and the
discolored knob that showed through his thin.
ming light hair.
"Tll get away as soon as possible and try
TO tackle you for fifty points. three cushions,
before we start for the train" promised Nc
earthly. you hang around"
Mccarthy had puzzled for two days over the
odd conduct Of Helen Baldwin, and her brief
note appointing that evening for the CALL had
failed to bring any solution of the riddle. He
knew now that the girl with whom he had
imagined himself in love was cold and selfish
and shallow, but he could not believe her Grim
inal nor did he for an instant think that she
was a part Of the conspiracy to rob the Bears
of their championship. He had come to the
conclusion, as he stated to Swanson, that the
girl had been made dupe by her uncle; that
she had discovered something of his character
and that a revusion Of feeling had caused her
to strive to make amends to him for her con.
duct That he was In any danger he did not
consider possible. He went uptown deter
mined to hasten the interview as much as pos.
sibe and arrived Fat the Baldwin mansion
shortly after 8 o'clock. The servant who
admitted him led him to a small, book-flled
room, instead OF to the garish reception peror
in which he had met the girl upon the occasion
of his other call.
Presently Helen Baldwin came. She was
wearing a dark street gown and her face was
pale. dark rings under her eyes showing that
she had been suffering.
Larry" she said quietly. you'll think
hateful and wicked | have had terrible time
these last two days, and l have been thinking.
wanted to see you and confess. We must
hurry" she added quickly she closed the
door, after a glance into the hallway.
81 wanted to tell you" she rushed
she came and sat him a great couch,
81 was foolish. vain girl. l didn't love you;
was in love with the thought of being mis-
tress to James Lawrences fortune. ! was
conceited and silly and never thought or any
one but myself; but l did like you Larry
do. You will believe that, will you not?"
YES" he said simply, Il believe you
81 thought baseball was Just silly game"
she went on, as If each word cost her a pang.
II couldn't understand why you gave up so
much; why you insisted upon staying with
the team. | didn't know that here in the East
II is a great business and that hundreds OF
thousands of people take It 30 seriously
Uuce Barney asked me to get you to quit and
| told him you would. My vanity was hurt
when you refused.
You found out what 1t means for me to
guilty he asked.
yes. Uncle Barnev came home in a terrible
rage, He had been drinking and when he saw
me he swore about you He swore he'd fix you.
He even threatened that he'd have you hurt
killed"
Her voice sank to frightened whisper
He was only blufing-I beg pardon; only
talking" he said. striving to soothe her
Il didn't know until then that | really cared
Larry" she went on. HE frightened me. /
asked him questions, and he told me what he
end some others have been doing to keep your
club from winning"
What did he tell your" he asked quickly.
He said they had one OF your pitchers I
think he said, fixed, and that he had paid some
other players to hurt you and TO hurt Mr.. Will
cox. think he said He wanted me to get you
to come TO meet me somewhere, and they'd
kidnap you and some one else-Mr. Swanson. I
believe it was, He said he'd fix II with the po-
lice to arrest you both and beat you with
clubs and throw you into cells"-
He's kindly fellow" commented Mccarthy
codly, an angry light cleaning in his blue eyes.
Did he say where this was to take place"
No. He tried to get to write you to
meet me al some place he named. He said /
needn't 90 there, just get you TO come. told
him ! would When he went to sleep tele-
phoned you because frightened. To
day we had a terrible quarrel. ! refused to
write to you to meet me at the place he named.
He went away saying he and his friends would
get you anyhow and have been so nervous
and alarmed for fear they would hnd you be-
fore could warn you"
Her terror so evident that her words
we're not necessary TO add conviction
Mccarthy laughed short, rasping laugh
Its good joke on him." he explained. "If
he and his thugs hunting for me all over
the city and here In his own home safe; the
last place he would look for me"