The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-18

Poe@'ns 70 WaIi0p them with one In
ming to their two. and q good many
runs over. And when the next wicket
Tell Mr.. Langholme. the Gentlemen's
nope, who had made q creditsble Is
IN MS first attempt, was to Try to 70.
trieve the situation.
Hello. Butts! How did you ret
nere!" inquired Langholme, with ian.
guild interest.
Sammy smiled. Have q bracsr,
and I'll tell you" he said.
He led the unresisting Langholms
toward the little booth behind the Do
vilion. Nobody was there, Sammy
having squared the booth man. With
deft, unexpected movement Of the
arm, Sammy thrust . gag into 1r.
Langholme's mouth. Then he threw
him on the floor behind the booth and
tied him fast with . rope that hs
had taken from about his waist.
Next instant shouts Of "Langholme!
Next mani" resoundsd, and Sammy
saw one Of the Gentlemen walking
OF the field with his wicket down.
Sammy hastily thrust on Q pair Of
knee-guards took the bat that lay b.
side the glazing. speechless Mr.. Lang.
holme. and walked out into the field
Langholme's had . stroke" he ex-
planned truthfully to the retiring bats
man. I've taken his place"
A minute later he was standing be-
fore his wicket, facing the demon
Hobbs. % yards away. Beside him
stood q second batsman. Sammy
didn't know why he was standing
there. but he didn't care. either. II
he could hit the ball with q baseball
bat. what couldn't he do with the club
In his hand? He held 1t over his
shoulder instead Of putting 1t down in
the block. The spectators gasped.
Play" yelled the umpire. The de-
mons arm went up above his head.
and the ball trundled slowly toward
Sammy. Sammy let fly, and the ball
went spinning across the field. Next
instant the second batsman was at
his side.
run, sir" he gasped. Rum" And
Sammy ran to the opposite wicket
Next minute the batsman was back
at his side again.
Run. sir" he gasped.
So Sammy ran again, and then
again. It was firing work, and, not
understanding that he was to stop
when the ball was retrieved, ne start
ed fourth time, and only got back
to his crease without having his
wicket down by q miracle of luck.
The demon scowled and sent down
high lob. Sammy. half way across
the pitch. caught 1t and sent It beyond
the boundary.
Get back" yelled the other bats
man. That's boundary. That's q
four hit"
Then Sammy understood something
Of the principle. When you hit the
ball you ran. but II you could hit II
beyond the boundary you scored foul
automatically. That was easier.
After that Sammy began hitting
four every time. Of course. he hat
intervals Of rest. because every aftf
or sixth ball the field dissolved Xix.
kaleidoscope and he found himself
standing idly beside the bowler. Blu
then again the field would be :ear
ranged. and Sammy would face the de
mon Hobbs, who. much discounted
would try him with new kinds o
balls. There were fast balls and slow
balls. spinning balls and breaking
balls. Sammy didn't care. Each bal
went to the boundary for four. Tn,
field was extended almost to the boun
dairy to stop his strikes. but the,
failed. The ball went whizzing ovel
their heads. In half an hour Sammy
score stood at $50, and the cheers o
the spectators were continuous.
In two hours Sammy had passed
the two hundred mark. He didn'
care anything about Hobbs now. O.
any Of the other bowlers. With hi
bat over his shoulder he just waited
and then, shutting one eye. he swiped
The Players we're demoralized.
But the Gentlemen did not win
They we're some 200 points ahead, an,
still going strong, when time wa
called. And Sammy. still with the ba
over his shoulder. found himself sur
. rounded by q cheering. raving mob.
,, The first face he looked into wa
the earl's.
, my boy!" he gasped. why didn'
you tell me? You nave saved tn,
, honor Of the day. The battle 0
Waterloo"-an impressive pause
was won on the playing fields o
Elton, sir. Is there anything-anythinl
can do for you to acknowledge you
magnificent triumph"
I "Yes." said Sammy. Give me Lad.
Muriel"
: On the outskirts of the crow,
!. Sammy saw Mr.. Langholme trying Il
. get near him. He looked a. fiustere,
4 as such a gentlemanly man coul,
!. look. and he might even have beef
q goaded into shaping Sammy, but h
couldn't get near enough.
;, The earl looked at the lovers an,
:. relented.
Take her, my boy" he faltered. 81
= is your right For the battle Of Water
!. loo"
YES, I know" answered Sammy.
4 Copyright. 1914. by W. @. Chapman)
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