The Washington times., 1916-10-08


about II and you know the Giants won
in the last inning.
But you don't know how they won
or why, even II you are real fan.
and can tell an error before the un'-
pire does and remember that Charlie
Leonard was the best bunter IN the
College League q decade ago.
The benefit game was won by jim
my Barton-even II he and I are the
only ones who think so.
You. want to hoar how the Giants
won the ball game. You arc thinking
Of McGraw, the giant of Giants, who
goes after clean. honest victory and
gets It. He IL a great manageable
Draw. .~
90 three cheers for him and the
Giants.
And now for Jlmmy-here In your
chance to do q little cheering for him
the cheering you would have done at
the Polo Grounds IL you have been pos
sessed of powers of divination to tell
you who had won the game. for this Is
Jimmy Barton's story.
Did your glance stray over toward
the stand Just back of the players
bench-or were you too intent Oh the
diamond to be looking about for other
flashes Of interest?
There was a girl over there just back
OF the players that was as we'll worth
tinted that girls face and chiseled it's
outlines and when Nature does her
best, why bother the typesetter?
The girl came In late-very late. and
Jimmy and were with her-Jimmy and
n ~ oil AAA nj rQ
Aythur's roadster. loaned me for the
The, girl was-but why anticipate? For
without the girl and the one other and
the villain OF the piece II would mo-, not
the Giants game for them.
They generally manage that pretty
we'll themselves. with a little help from
that "one other" who IL known to all
pitcher of the National League.
And now. before "the suspensive ele-
ment' delays our story beyond the span
of its life. let me introduce you to a
fair1y familiar figure: Miss Beatrice
Fairfax at work at her desk-myself In
my officel To me there enters another
CID friend. Jimmy Borton.
Jimmy Is Bankrupt.
Jimmy was looking dolefui-positively
doleful. or course, knew he was not
lovelorn--but even though his woes lay
outside my department, felt stir OF
sympathy and asked him what was
bsndins his young head in sorrow.
Don't be facetious at my expense!
TIM in real trouble-financtai difficulty
u face bankruptcy for a week"
Granny will feed you"
'Yes, but Granny cannot feed all the
ctisef chaps VINO are going to be done
out of a weeks wages or more. Just
study this headline on the sporting page
for . minute"
I read: To-Day offers two to one on
the Yanks."
.'rWho IL ODay?"
1T fear every office boy in the place
could tell you. more's the shame! Mar
tin ODay Is New Yorks dost daring
gambler.
He. In also a district boss. saloon
keeper, sport-and in my opinion, a
crook. He bets on sure things He Is
n pernicious influence In the world OF
snort. II ever I uncover him. athletics
in our city will be little more SAM
tary.
He seems to have a grudge against
ms, You see, he Is the king OF the
betting ring. He only pays two to one
whsn he 10 SURE. and l have a weeks
salary on the Giants"
When my office boy. Arnold. came
IN and. breaking all rules, ushered in one
Of tho prettiest girls I have ever seen.
and whom promptly thereafter J. B.
made 4 graceful but determined exit.
I knew he was not his normal self.
50 I dismissed him from my mind as
III al n
octics, and turned to the girl.
She, hung her story at me breathless-
y. without beginning or middle.
"Oh. Miss Fairfax, don't be cross
with the boy for letting me in. He
couldnt stop me. ] had to see you. l
was 30 happy only yesterday. And I'm
30 Unhappy today. l was SO proud. too,
because Bert. with all the world to
choose from, took me. Now I am
afraid he Is tired OF me; maybe that Ia
why I got the letter. But I did love
him 30 and now the letter says I"
Letters are my speciality. Suppose
you lot me see yours so the story you
are telling will be trihe clearer" In
terrupted.
And straightaway the letter was pro.
duced. On a crumpled piece of cheap pa.
per this message was scrawled:
Miss Malone: Your baseball playing
lover has another girl. II You doubt II
watch at the Wilton Inn tomorrow
morning at o'clock. A Friend"
An anonymous letter Despicable ref
hge OF evil-intentioned mischief makers
81 don't want to spy on Bert, but
can't bear to have him think he Is helt
II he wants to be free OF me
And we had the dining-room furnitur'
picked out!' sobbed the girl.
tried to reassure her. well. hop,
some day you will invite me to lunch Of
the dining-room table. We will have Il
rise above this letter.
"If II was meant to make you suspec
your lover, Just prove your faith eithel
by forgetting It entirely or by showing
IL to him and assuring him that IL ha(
no effect on you. Anonymous letters art
generally as untruthful as they ar,
cowardly, Miss. Why, You are almos
anonymous yourself
"I did forget to introduce myself
laughed the girl. well, I'm no one II
particular-just Rita Malone. My boy Il
bert Kerrigan, star pitcher OF tn
Giants. May | introduce you to him a
the Polo Grounds tomorrow" 49,
But II was not at the Polo Grounds
met Bert Kerrigan!
Tucked off in n corner OF her brain
every girl has picture OF the man sh'
wants to marry, Her heart and he
imagination collaborate to paint thu
portrait OF her ideal-and sometimes
ambition adds touch or two to tn,
lining Of The Right Prince"
Now when Hercules has Apollo