The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-11

stuff f."
Don't Ritz me, big brother
I've been getting a salary four sea-
sons. That's not amateur"
you've had your fun, you have
had all the luck in the world max
ing money backing shows when
old timers in the game lost their
shirts. What more do you want?"
Il want q chance to try out Tor
q major league"
He shook his head.
Better try and get me ON the
Gothams-youW be safer having
me play with you than against
you," I said. trying to kid him IN
to agreeing.
"You sure hate yourself, Bert,
when it comes to baseball. In
other things you are normal, GOOD
company, rather keen and all that,
but you are goofey about ball."
whats your objection, Harry"
IF you go down for training
with the rockies you'll see what
fast company is. It will give you q
Jolt. Better get into one Of the
red hot minor leagues first and
see what you can do. You've been
playing kid ball in the orange belt
SO long"
He hesitated and grinned.
well, suppose I got q chance
in the Tri-State with the Ches-
tiers. How about that?"
Harry looked at me and grinned.
THAT would be Swell-if you
could make It," he agreed, "but
they use real baseballs, not
oranges"
"Oh. very WELL" I declared.
HARRY talked to me like q
~ Dutch uncle. He didn't want
me to be sore, but he wanted me
to understand that he believed
I didn't have the makings Of q
real ball player-a big-leaguer.
There had been no word from
Mavis. I didn't expect any. No
doubt she would think I was
peeved because I hadn't come to
collect that wagered kiss. How
ever, I wouldn't go back to San
Guardo. I couldn't stand It to be
SO near, Mavis knowing that she
was not for me, but for that other
lucky bozo, whoever he might be.
I took q run out to Chester and
found this Mr.. Darwin.
just as he said, his brother-in.
law, Chalmers, owned the team,
I looked the place over. There
was no doubt, from what I read
in q local newspaper office from
back numbers about the games,
that they played fast ball.
The result was that I signed
up! But I did not see Chalmers,
the owner. His lawyer acted for
him.
I stopped off on the way back
just to flash the contract in my
brothers face.
you've got to play ball with
that outfit" he assured me, land
you sure are shot with luck. You
are getting as much as I got as q
rookie with the big league"
"You don't think I'll be up to
their class, eh?"
Il hope you make good, but I'm
afraid you won't. You should
worry. you've got plenty now out
well, if I fall down I'll come
and. get q job as bat boy with the
GothamS," I told him, Rrinning.
Then I went to New York. The
show was still making good. Dolly
Dawson greeted me like an old
sweetheart.
Il knew you'd come back to me
Bert" she declared.
W. discussed the situation. DOL
~ wanted to send the show on the
road and open with q new one.
She wanted a half interest in the
new one. ! wasn't sure about it, ]
didn't care for the new show she
outlined. But I had promised to GO
in with her.
A chance to sell picture rights
came just then and solved the
problem easily. It was Dolly,s wis
dom that set me straight about
that. She said we would sell the
rights with an agreement that the
picture wouldn't be released for a
year. That would give the road
company. time to make the cir
cult.
But the best Of It was that
Dolly'S half Of the big money the
picture producers paid-I gave her
half because she deserved it for
her excellent work-Was sufficient.
with. her own savings. to enable
her to finance her next show all
III IT' you rlop I'll help you start
again." I promised.
I still had a lot Of time on my
hands before the Tri-State League
opened the season and I wanted
to be in trim. I made another
trip into Canada for some hunt.
ing and winter sports.
:. When I came out I felt bettar
than ever. physically.
0F COURSE I. was always
~ wondering IL Mavis Merrill
had married the handsome chap.
I wondered what She thour6t
about my leaving San Guafdo
without waiting to collect the kiss
that She wasn't sufficiently Inter
thought and that perhars It Va
all for the best. I could keep nav
mind on baseball.
For q few weeks I practiced
hurting down at Harry's place and
then started for Chester, q thriv.
ing city in the midst Of the Mid
le-WeSt, where the Trt-State
League was located.
When I hunted up Chalmers.
The owner Of the team, I found
In q swell office attached to
! big manufacturing plant.
I'm Rusne." I said.
"All right, rush through your
business. young man." was his re-
,ly.
s.Mr. Darwin sent me-"