ERING OF

ting a sensation, she succee

ht that he must have ta

ncredulously, half

w the attention of all the

is mother, "you almost made me up

e, jubilantly. "That is, if Mabel r

said, Mabel dea

ss up," in

t of it," said Mabel, blushing under

ked me to take a trip to Japan and China, and Mabel put in to come along. I didn't twig what the little minx was up to, until she said we could go on the same steamer that took the base

ed Joe, grasping Mabel'

at!" cried Jim,

laimed Clara, while Mr. and Mr

or a minute, didn't it,

ed. "I thought for a minute I was

over and acc

bbing his arm. "You n

ldn't do for my friend

oured in th

2 asked Clara. "It's the sixteenth now, and

eggie and I will join the party in San Francisco or Seattle, or wherever they start from. So that will

e table and gave he

stay here forever," sai

a thought

as far as Japan," he said. "But why can't you ke

boy!" murm

ip round the world as soon as she got through with the finishing school. She cou

rmured Mabel

s no reason she couldn't go now. 63 He saw it the same way-he's a rippin' good sort, the governor is-and he's

in time, there'll be mur

l, Joe noticed that Jim was a little more subdued than was usual with him, and

feeling was growing between the two and realized what the coming six-months

eem to be in fashion, so here's anoth

her arms impulsively about her brother's neck, and for the second time

brawny hand ac

e said. "You're the finest fello

ust glorious!"

boy in all the world,"

Clara. "You know it's less than a month since you sent us t

arly four thousand dollars extra in the World's Series, and this won't put much

people could not be found anywhere than those who discussed excitedly, unti

ery limited time to do them in. But somehow, Joe made time enough to say a lot of things to Mabel that, to lovers at least, seem important, an

is time there was no long six-months' 65 separation to be

t they had been accustomed for so long to merge their own happiness in that of their children th

they found McRae awaiting them-the same old McRae, aggressive, pugnacious, masterful, and yet

st the Robbie who had danced the tango with McRae bef

ger and trainer of the Giants, it had not affected the pl

and Denton and good old Larry, gave

e gang's all here

hand in a grip that

hasn't got you ye

eturning his clasp;