The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-05
Continued from Our Last issue)


talked 10 him an father 10 his
Wild son. lie rallied every ounce
OF mhnliness. OF sentiment, OF
fighting blood there was In the
eccentric left-hSnder. He told him
he must face Washington again
the next day-and bring home the
bacon. The ponnant was at stake!
Meanwhile, James Winton Shute
was giving orders 10 Earnest stead
man
You mustn't lose sight OF Bar
ney one Instant II bs insists on
drinking. start row. and get
locked up--the both OF you. Wen
bail you out. but only In time 10
get from city Hall 10 the park In
a taxi. Seei"
Earnest rteadman slowly nodded
his head Il have been every
nlace but In Jail with Barney"
The keeper was man OF few
words
At two o'clock that Hateful after.
noon. when the last man left the
locker.room for the field. Barney
l.arkin aud Earnest Steadma had
not reported ~ the park. For an
tcur by order OF Iris Ford. Presi.
dent Benn's limousine had been
rushing about like n hack on cleo
ton day. searching everywhere for
the missing pair.
In the business office the clubs
secretary had the telephone dlrec-
tory before him. open at Saloons
and Cafes. and one after another
tho proprletora were called. begin.
ming with Aiello. Michele. and end.
ing with Zybtniewski. Julian.
Neither Michele. nor Julian, not
10 mention the rum puryeyors oc-
cupying the more intermediate
portions Of the alphabetical direc-
Tor. had seen the erratic Barney or
his slow going convoy.
On another telephone. Win Shuie
SaH calling the various police sta.
tons. lie remembered his final In.
Ftructions 10 Stendman. ard war
looking for results. But Lsrkin
Was not behind the bars-not yet
Hes made his getaway" said
iris Ford. there's nothing TO
that" The game was played with
Cummins and Arrow In the points.
Washington won.
Iris Ford left the grounds with
face az long as a rainy spell In
April. But Win Shute was cheer
full. An hour later he teiephoned
the manager:
White sor lose, Pennants
ours. Hoorsyl"
Il know it-but what d'you
s'uoss has become OF Barney
we're Fords words. Already his
quick mind was looking ahead-to
TIE big battle for the Worlds
emblem.
Hell show Mp tomorrow-Stop
worrying and hug yourself tonight.
Tris." counse0d Shute.
Next morning before ten o'clock.
his eye bright. his complexion
Gear. his top elastic. Barney Lar
Kin turned up at thc Park. He
grinned as he remarked;
We won the flag. sure enough I;
am 7 rightY'
Where you becnf" growled
John ncnn. son OF the clubs presi'
dent.
Upstate answered Barney
cnconcernedly.
What the devil you been
doing7-
Fishing"
Fishing time OF Year,"
"Didn't catch nothing"
You'll catch something when
Iris sets eyes on you"
"Mebbe."
Barney took the most comfort.
able chair in the room. bit off a
generous chew OF tobacco. then
picked up last nights pink extra.
end began laboriously 10 spen out
the "f7ashes from the Diamond"
Elsewhere. Earnest Steadman
vas explaining TO his mentor.
James winton Shute. II appeared
that Barney had developed a ro-
bust thirst. which would not be
denied. Lacking confidence In the
jail as a haven. the worried keeper.
drawing heavily on his meagfe i'm.
sgination. had faxed the story OF a
marvellous trout pond upstate. In
the crisis he conjurcd up such n
remarkable picture OF the pond.
which was lousy with trout" as
he expressed IL. that Barney was
seized with a sudden determination
to go thither.
Il tried to make him wait until
this pennant was cinched." ex-
planned Steadman. but he said he
always pitched better ball on n
bellyful OF trout Thought |
planned II TO get back In time for
yesterdays game"
But thought this was a phony
pond?" said Shute.
1T was--the one I told Barney
about But | hunted up the near
est one in the summer trout book
OF the Pennsy."
why didn't you get back" de-
handed Win.
because Barney wouldn't come
until he had one bite-kept put
ting off starting until. he says.
enc speckled beauty rises to my
fly None riz."
You must have picked fine
rond." said Shutc.
II did. There's an intake there
from n cam-a-bear cheese factory
and it's killed all the fish"
When Win Shute talked with
Iris Ford over the telephone about
the disappearance, temperance.
and fool explanation" Iris re-
piled
We'll. we've won the pennant,
and they're here. What we got to
figure on now is SOS Il won't hap
pen again. Want to talk over the
World Series with you"