Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-03-18

nel-cIad men are ccngregsfed. Players
ana Gentlemen. MI on good terms with
each other. and each side waiting 20
knock the stnfang~ cut Of the other.
Behold. too. Mr. Langholme. testing
his new bat and watching with cool
disdain the Tow Hobbs. who II twist
ms Q cricket ball lovingly in his hand.
sammy. being IN 1annels. manages
TO gain entrance to the sacred inclos.
ure during the 0entlemen's second
inning II should be explained that
aimee the Players had scored 2GT and
the 0entiemen only 70. che Gentlemen
were having their second inning IN
top Of the f,rst. the Players fully en-.
pecting 60 walIop them with one In
ming to their two. and q good many
runs over. And when the next wicket
fell Mr.. Langholme. the Gentiemen's
hope. who had made credltable 10
In his first attempt. was to try TO re-
trieye the situation.
Hello. Butts. How dia yon get
hereg" inquired Langholme. with Ian
guild interest.
sammy smiled. Have o bracer,
and I'll tell you,. he said.
he led the unresisting Langhoima
toward the little booth behind the pa,
vilion. Nobody. was there. sammy
having squared the booth man. With
. def. unexpected movement OF the
arm. sammy thrust q gag into Mr.
Langhoime's mouth. Then he threw
him on the floor behind the booth and
tied hiIn fast with a rope that he
had taken from about his waist.
Next instant shouts Of "Langholmes
Next mani" resounded. and Sammy
saw one Of the Gentlemen walking
on the Held with his wicket down.
Sammy hastily thrust on q pair Of
knee-euards. took the bat that lay be-
side the slaring. speechless Mr. Lang.
holme. and walked ont into the geld.
14anlholne's had . stroke" he en-.
planned truthfuiiy to ths retiring bats.
man. Tive taken his place"
A minute later he was standing be-
fore his wicket, facing the demon
Hobbs. 22 yards away. Beside him
stood second batsman. sammy
didn't know why he was sfandine
there. but he didn't care. either. II
he could hit the hall with baseball
bat. what couldn't ne do with the club
In his hand? He held It over his
shoulder instead Of putting II down In
the block. The spectators gasped.
Piayi" yelled the umpire. The de-
mons arm went up above his head,
and the ball trundled slowly toward
sammy. Sammy let fly. and the ban
went spinning across the field. Next
instant the second batsman was nj
his side.
run. SIR" he gasped. "Run!" And
Sammy ran 10 the opposite wicket.
Next minute the batsman was back
at his side again.
Run, sir!" he sasped.
So Sammy ran again, and then
again. II was firing work. and. not
understanding that he was TO stop
when the ball was retrieved. he start
ed q fourth time, and only got back
to his crease without having his
wicket down by a miracle OF luck.
The demon scowled and sent down
q high lob. Sammy. half way across
the pitch, caught II and sent Il beyond
the boundary.
Get back" yelled the other bats
man. That's q 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 n
beyond the boundary you scored four
automatically. That was easier.
After that Sammy. began hitting
four every time. OF course. he had
intervals Of rest. because every afth
or sixth ball the field dissolved like
q kaleidoscope and he found himself
standing idly beside the bowler. But
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 OF
balls. There were fast balls and slow
balls. spinning balls and breakias
balls. Sammy didn't care. Each ball
went to the boundary for four. The
Held was extended almost 70 the boun.
dary to stop his strikes. but they
failed. The ball went whizzing over
their heads. In half an hour sammy's
score stood at $50, and the cheers of
the spectators were continuous.
In two hours Sammy had passed
the two hundred mark. He didn't
care anything about Hobbs now. or
any OF the other bowlers. With hls
Dat over his shoulder he just waited.
and then. shutting one eye. he swiped.
The Players were demoralized.
But the Gentlemen did not win.
They were some 200 points ahead, and
stili going strong. when time was
called. And Sammy. stiIl with the bat
over his shoulder. found himself sur.
rounded BY q cheering. raving mob.
The first face ne looked into was
the eari's.
MY boy!" he gasped. Why didn't
you tell me? You have. saved the
honor Of the day. The battle Of
Waterioo"-an impressive pause-
was won on the playing fields of
Eton. sir Is there anything-anything
can do for you to acknowledge your
magnificent triamph?"
Yes" said sammy. Give me Lady
Muriel"
On the outskirts Of the crowd
Sammy saw Mr. Langholme trying %
set near him he looked az fiustered
M such q gentlemanly man could
look, and he might even have been
goadsd into slapping sammy. but he
couldn't get near enough.
The earl looked at the lovers and
relented.
Take her. my boy" be faltered. TT
is your right For the battle or Water.
loo"
Yes. ] know" ansyered sammy.
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