Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-26

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himself to shed erected for practice
in twirling and began to throw the
ball at a hypothetical batsman set up
for the purpose. While doing 80 he
heard voice behind him:
This is the place where our base
ball pitchers learn to do the drop the
incurve' and other stunts that go to
make baseball twirler"
Looking around, Mr.. Pomeroy saw
his representative, Billy Chandler.
Tom Oglethorpe and his two cousins.
the girls, staring at him with the eyes
Of sightseers. Billy continued his re-
marks with the information OF a Roman
guide expatiating on the arch Of IT.
tus:
This gentleman now practicing is
our principal twirler. Twirlers are Sc
lected for having their brains In their
shoulders, football men for their
brains being located IN their legs. You
see before you Mr.. William Chandler,
of whom great things are expected
during the coming baseball season
from the fact that he studies comic
sections solely with the view to I'M
derstanding the curves that will ena-
BILE him to put ball where he likes.
Step this way, Mr.. Chandler. wish
to present you to my cousins"
Alec Pomeroy ceased his practice and
numbered shamefacedly to the party.
He was In trousers and sweater, and
there was no hat on his head for him
to doff to the ladies', only forelock
that hung down over his forehead. He
had noted Billy's remarks about a
pitchers brains being In his shoulders
and resolved to turn the tables on him.
"Your cousin Alec" he said to the
girls, 'is one OF the first men In his
class, His intellect is neither In his
shoulders nor his legs; 1t Is all in his
head. Though he leads his class and
is pig In the matter Of prizes, he Ii
as modest as little child. He Is the
soul OF honor and the most popular
man in college,"
The speaker paused from his encomi-
ums on himself for breath, and before
nt COuiu ApihJ iCu tho 81 10
away, remarking that fiattery was odi-
GUS to him.
"Why, Alec" said Belle, with whom
he had paired from the first, II didn't
know you were such prominent young
man."
All pleasant as we'll as disagreeable
affairs must have an end, and while
Alec Pomeroy was scraplng bottom on
his examination his cousins were bid
ding Billy and Tom goodby. On their
arrival at their aunt's they astonished
her with the information they had re-
ceived of her sons prominence in
scholarship and popularity. which was
adorned by his modesty. Mrs. Pom
eroy was delighted, having supposed
that her son had gone in for athletics
rather than study.
This plot might have passed Off with
out being exposed had not a mutual ad-
miratlon sprung up between Billy Chan
dler and Belle Winchester. Billy was
dying to see her again, but he could
not go to visit her without giving away
the deception that had been practiced
on her. She wrote her cousin frequent
ly, her letters being turned over to Billy
and being answered by him In his
chum's name, every letter OF Billy's
growing more and more affectlonate
At last Belle wrote her beloved cous-
In" that she was about to return to
her home. This was too much for Bill
ly, and he started at once to see her.
Bllly's resolutions with regard to an
Immediate confession were excellent.
The only trouble with them was the
difficulty Of his carrying them out.
He expected to meet Mrs. Pomeroy,
Belle and Lucy ON arrival and had
prepared some J0cular remarks when
Alec's mother should see a stranger
Instead OF her son. But Mrs. PomerOy
and Lucy were out when he arrived.
This upset his plans However, he
was 30 overJoyed at meeting with
Belle that II didn't matter much-for
the time being. lie spent two hours
with the young lady, during which, In
stead Of beginning with confession
of his identity he began with a confes
sion of his feelings
Suddenly the door OF the library, In
which the young persons sat. opened,
and Mrs. Pomeroy discovered her
niece In close proximity to stranger
"Aunty," said Belle, jumping up
with a blush on her face. "Alec's
come"
Mrs. Pomeroy stood mute with as
constituent.
Where Is her she asked cOldly.
why, here. OF course, What do you
meanT
81 owe you all an explanation" STAN.
mered Billy, with face as red as a
cocks comb, and, beginning at the
wrong end Of his story, he got mex.
confused. But series OF
questions from the older lady finally
elected the Information required, and u
smile settled on the face Of Mrs. Pom
eroy and Lucy. AS for Belle, she didn't
know whether to smile or to cry or Ia
hide her blushing face In lounge pill
low.
Mrs. Pomeroy helped matters by
thanking Billy for correcting her mis-
take In sending her cousins TO Alec on
the eve Of an important examination
after which the meeting resolved Itself
into reception OF Billy's credentials
In the matter Of an application for the
hand OF Belle Winchester. They up
peared to be satisfactory, and the
young lady returned 10 her home en-
gagged. The day after the next college
at which Billy took
honors, he went to Colorado to claim
hIa bride