NG THE

she had long since taken her into her heart. Then Clara took her up to her room to refr

last!" exclaimed Clara, as she placed a

m here," was the happy response. "I declare

Mabel," answered Joe's sister, and looked so knowing

his stay. Joe carried both of the bags, which were 50 rather heavy, for the fashionable you

edly, as he deposited the big Gladstone on the floor with a thud. "

!" drawled Reggie. "But you're wrong, my boy; I ha

many. Maybe I'll want to borrow one

ought to just suit you. And then there is a fancy striped one, red and green and gold, which is the most stunning thing, don't you know, you ever s

of that tie. Come to think of it, I got several new ties myself last Christmas 51 and on my birthday. I think they'l

er. "You're a fine fellow, Joe; and I often wonder ho

out that," answe

ey were waiting impatiently for the girls to rejoin them, Joe cau

o himself, and that it bore the postmark of N

ceived from the old boy to-day, counting the telegram t

and read with glowing

in New York it was all up in the air. But trust Mac to 52 hustle-he's got enough promises to make up the two teams and now he's cal

et's see," as he snatched up a newspaper and scanned the top

ally short notice, don't you know?

ce lengthening as he reflected on what it

rry voice from the door, as the girls trip

as talkative as you men,"

ast say something," added

abel, that I spoke to you about it just before we left New York. But it was only a vague idea then and something of the kind is 53 talked about at the end of every baseball season. Usually though,

bally funeral to hear you talk and see your face. I sho

s eyes sought Mabel, while Jim's rested on Clara, and neither one of those

ve to go?" aske

l have to leave here the day before. To-day's the sixteenth and you c

rly. "'Pon honor, you boys have earned a rest

f the coming separation, but Joe was surprised and the leas

ve to make the best of these two days at least. It's a pity, t

hibition games between here and the Coast, and we've got to take advantage of what good weather there is left. If we can only ge

t cut out the exhibition games altogether. I should thi

e players," replied Joe. "The people will come out i

e they reached the coast on their last World's Trip? Ninety-seven thousand dollars. Count them, l

lot of money," said

in first-class style, have the finest quarters on the ship, and stay at the best hotels. In the games abroad there won't be mo

oing in the two tea

hem three pitchers, two catchers, an extra infielder and outfielder, beside the oth

xpect to get out of it for

ong the players. On the last World's Trip I think it amounted to about a thousand dollars apiece. But then again, it may not be a thousan

the world, while we poor girls have to stay at home and look for an occasion

ep the postman busy,"

e, emphatically, as

hat route you'll fo

of the States will still be under the American flag. We'll see Old Glory again, too, when we strike the Philippi

the game with a vengeance. Do you remember the time when their Waseda and Keio University teams ca

et as jack rabbits on the bases-but they're a little light at the 57 bat. When it

n China at all

hey'll turn out in force to see players from the States. Then after touching at Manila, we'll go to Australia, taking in all the big towns like Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. While of course the

any other place," broke in Clara. "

here's the Sphinx, for instance-a woman who

ring glance at him, u

ble and your Egyptian fa

uh

ing up. Those Egyptian sphinxes-those 58 that haven't a r

able to keep still so l

thing!" cr

gged, penitently, "and I'll send you

hing!" cried Clar

id Jim, plaintively. "I can't

our way up through Rome, Florence, Milan, Monte Carlo, Marseilles, Paris and London. We'll stay about a month in Great B

ope for endless surmise and speculation that they were surprised at t

ng meal, Joe's hand and Mabel's met beneath the table, it was purely by accident. Ji

l in all the world. Yet there was a queer little ache at his heart because of

in a low tone, with a touch of tender re

d Mabel, demurely, "sin