The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-08
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When I got him out I could only
stare, for q moment, lii amazemetiI;
The man was Thornton FosdlcK!
worked over him for q while ana
found that he seemed t. be surfer
ing more from shock than anything
else. I soon had him sitting up, but
he was half dazed. 1 had to get PACK
to town for the game Sd I got MN
in my cor and drove to the hotel.
But I put him in the town hos
rital first and learned that there
seemed to be nothing rea,"," serious.
"You shouldn't have ed out
like that, Fog -icls," I scolded, II
NOW It saved me, but it was too
dangerous. I owe you q lot"
Jaw, it didn't matter, might as
well 60 that way and have it over
with,h he muttered.
"You did It purpo-ely to save
me?"
"Why not-a guy has got to be
q good skate for once In his lirc."
AL right Fosdick, they'll fix you
up and I'll see you later. Ill LOOK
after the car for you."
LET it rot there. IS the last
thing I owned" he mu...ered.
So that was it!
trie.. to get Gained down for the
big game and finally succeeded, but
I planned to try and help Fosdick.
The poor sap, he probably did as well
as he knew how, which waT pretty
bad.
We had . record crowd out for
the game.
ent. manssed to mention it ia
shell see the finish. She's got
company" he told mi.
We fought through the nine in
nings almost inch by inch, If such q
smile could be used. First the
AvaldaS led and then we led. Flan-
nigan was hitting like q demon. But
SO was our own Fudge Waters.
In the last inning we copied two
runs and took the game.
The next one was to be in Avalda.
If we won that it would end the
season and give us the banner. II
we lost IT would mean q third game
back IN San Guard0.
AS soon as the game was over
and I had cleaned up I beat it to
the hospital to see poor Fosdick. I
found myself plying the poor devil,
and ! had hated him like poison at
VIC DOC sssl Says I'll be O. x. by tomor-
row. worse luck" he told me when
I got to see him.
1--WE sent to have your car brought
IN, Fosdtck. what else can I do for
y0u?"
IF you hadn't come along I would
nave carried out my first plan, over
the Bears Head" he confessed. I
planned to end it. BY driving over
with q hundred-foot drop, it would
have been his finish.
finally got from him the fact
hoping to get the agency for two
popular cars, but had failed to Sc
cure it.
I promised to see him in the
morning. I got into telephone con-
nection with the people and learned
that Fosdick couldn't produce the
necessary bond. I agreed to do it
for him. Next morning the man
was up and the deal put through.
Fosdick was fearful and maudlin,
but It meant that he was to have
q good agency and If he wasn't too
dumb he couldn't help making good.
Time proved that It was one thing
he could do. For all I know he is
still doing we'll at 1t.
In Avalda It was sure q funny
situation to me. I was down there
with the San GuardOS to do my
share toward beating the AvaldaS.
And yet I owned that team!
It was another good game, but
this time we lost. It was just the
way things happened, as we played
even better bali than on the pre-
vious day. I wasn't at all displeased
over that. I saw Mavis with her
father and had q few words with
her, q little greeting and a little
joking about our wager. Later I
saw q dapper young man In the box
with her and her father. I spotted
his classy clothes, but thought
nothing Of It at the time.