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| as she went on: 'I guess q woman
doesn't mind when q man nights Tor
her"
Frances, what are we going to do?"
What can We do?'
I'll probably be released or traded,
you know. Maybe sent back to the
minors"
do you know when?" she asked.
mo, do you?'
mo. I was afraid 1t would happen
and you wouldn't even say good-by."
II wouldn't do that"
II was afraid"
Frances, I love you and have
made o mess Of things at the very
start. Do you love me? VIII you
give me another chance to prove to
you that I'm not Just plain fool?"
Silly boy!" Her eyes were damp
and glowing as she looked at him.
You are child. aren't you? Don't
be afraid of me, Larry"
II haven't been afraid of you"
She laughed then. We'll. it seemed
like fear I did all could to show
you and I thought you never would
say it."
He took her in his arms and kissed
her hungrily and after a long mo-
ment said. you're a little devil
''Sir!" she Knocked.
you've been playing with me. I
told you was a fool"
BIT a nice fool, darling. Don't ever
change"
What are we going to do?"
You'll have to do as you are told
for a time and like it. Well both
have to convince father that we are
right and he is wrong. 1t can be done.
but 1t will take time Play good ball,
dear, and we will both play the game
If you are no longer on the Blues
team you won't have to keep your
promise We can write and we'll be
able to see each other some time. At
the end of the season We can try
father again. Much will depend on
you"
I'll try" he promised her solemnly.
And try he did. but when the Blues
went to Washington to play the Feds,
Larry had one more day to serve
on the bench. That first day the
Blues took the game. The Feds had
| good team, but they lacked that
coordination which produces good
base ball. Larry was hopeful on the
second day, wondering If Pop would
let him play. He waited all through
the game, but there was no sign from
Pop. On the third day, in the sew
enth inning, Pop called Larry over
and put him In to pinch-hit. Il
want you to bunt," were Pops In
structions.
Larry let the first ball pass and
the second was called strike. He
scraped his feet in the dirt and took
a good grip on the stick. The ball
came floating up to the plate and he
forgot all instructions and let go. He
connected and the ball went sky
rocketing way past center field and
Larry trotted in with a home run to
his credit.
Pop was furious. What did I tell
you?" he demanded when Larry came
in.
Il couldn't" Larry began.
"You do as you are told! I think
for this team, and orders are orders.
That was all Pop had to say. but
Larry was fined and benched for a
couple of days.
The newspapers recorded Larry'S
insubordination with some glee and
much serious comment. Doc Biers said
that you couldn't keep the collegiate
grandstand play out Of fresh rockies
game unless you banged his head in
first. What would Pop Clark do with
this seemingly brilliant but unreliable
player?
The Blues left Washington with
only one game to their credit out OF
the three played. The writer's said that
the Blues were living up to expecta-
tions and it was going to be just an
other year Of the Blues base ball per-
formance. The accidental winning OF
q few games could not possibly take
the Blues out Of the slump into which
they had fallen 10 years before.
No hope was held for the Blues in
their coming game against the Boston
Indians at Boston.
Terry went to Boston on the night
train before the first game. He wanted
to be there early and get the lay of
the land. He had an early lunch and
when he saw several Of the players
starting for the field. he decided to
20 out himself and watch the Indians