The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-18

Dack OF Hackers cigar store, but II
did not seriously interfere with the
privacy of Joe Bird and his friend Amos
Billings, who sat themselves down at a
table diagonally opposite and put their
heads together.
Amos" said Joe In deepest coma
depce, Il am going to tell you some
thing that must be kept secret. Do
you know why want you TO keep 1t
secret?''
because you don't want anybody
slse to know it," replied Amos, making
: bold guess and hoping he was right.
''That's one of the. principal rea-
sons" admitted Joe, "but there are
others-several others"
II believe everything you say, Joe,"
said Amos. ''We've been team mates
for some time now."
s.That's right" said Joe, land when
Btell you anything, it's just like going
around behind the clubhouse and whis-
pering it to myself. It goes no fur
thr1
1ou Know me- Joe.
s.Mver since I have been on second
and you have been playin' short for
Hotchkiss, we've been pretty chubby,
you and I, what?"
eve are certainly two grand pill
pounders," replied Amos. without
M last season Medina would have fin
ished IN the cellar among the anthra-
cite"
''But am not speaking Of baseball"
said Joe. ''My secret has to do with
something entirely different. In fact,
Amos, old pal, something desperate has
happened to me, and you've got to help
me out"
~How muchT' asked Amos, making
a rapid mental calculation Of his bal
ance in the Medina National and won
dering IL there would be enough left to
tide him over the winter, with what he
could pick up shooting Kelly pool.
"It amt money, Amos" said Joe.
''Then nothing desperate has hap
pened."
'On, yes.
ssWhat them" asked Amos.
Toe hesitated and turned pink, tint
which made itself manifest In spite OF
the coat of tan he had accumulated dur
ing the long campaign over the Cen
trail League. He looked at Amos bash
fully and then blurted out:
sI have fallen in love"
.sWhat?' demanded Amos. "You? !
thought you hated EN-"
'There are exceptions to the rule"
q "But Hotchkiss won't stand for 1t,
. you know that. he won't have mar
ried man on his team. He claims the
wives have, In the past, lost him more
ball games that he could shake a stick
at. He canned Petey Farrell just this
season because Petey hooked up with
Mrs. Jason, the young widow who ran
the lunch room over at the Junction"
"Petey liked her cookin'," replied
Toe. THAT was an affair Of the stom-
ach. This affair, of mine Is an affair
Of the heart, and I'm going through
with it. If Hotchkiss wants to lose
the best base runner he ever had on his
team, that's his business"
you've got to get your lesson like all
the rest of the Romeos," sighed Amos.
$50 it's the rice and old shoes for you,
whatf"
"Just like that" replied Joe. Men
del Sons wedding march and every
thing"
ats the battle Hymn Of the Re-
public that march," warned Amos.
"But why tell me your troubles? If
it's money you need, the rubber is on
the old bank roll, you know that, Joe.'
1--WE saved mine all season. replied
Toe. 1T have got it figured down to
dollar-the honeymoon, the installment
furniture and ALL"
"What's the unfortunate lady's
nameP" asked Amos.
''Not so loud" warned Joe. eff you
want to make speech, go and get
soapbox."
Amos leaned closer and blew smoke
screen from his cigarette.
"Her name is Priscilla-Priscilla
Brown"
Amos started. What had been an I'M
important conversation up to the mo-
ment now became a diplomatic ex-
change.
pretty name" unused Joe, "Pris-
ella"
"Does she know about it, yet?" asked
Amos interestedly.
"Wen. not exactly. But she has been
looking over toward second base every
game we have played at home this sea-
SON and when have talked with her,
she hasn't been at all offensive in her
language. You know the one l mean
the one who always sits In the first
row of the stand, right behind the home
plate"
eyes" replied Amos, IT know her."
Amos had been under the impression
for many weeks that those glances had
been directed at the shortstop. That
they could have been destined for
more distant spot had never occurred
TO him. After thinking the matter
over. he was still of the opinion that
she had been looking at the handsome
shortstop.
"Well, now that you know about It,
will you help me out?" asked Joe.
"Yes-of course, Of COURSE" unused
Amos. name 1t and I'll do it.
"well, you've got to make sacrifice
hit for me, Amos. You have got to