t out. Meeting Bob Grimes and Stanley Browne, he drew them quickly t

ed. "If you do it properly, we'll

n Tom hurried off, to interview several others of the students,

b, who shook hands cordially. "This is the best news yet, William," said the baseball lea

"But tell us privately, William, are you going to depend on a straight b

dudish student. "I am not a base

ching for the past two months; that you took lessons from one of the greatest ball twirlers in the Wester

itchers, but the moment I heard that you had taken to twirling the sphere, I said to all my friends; 'This is the year that Brill is going to come out on top.' My dear Tubbs, I think we ought to get down on our knees, and thank you for doing this much for our colleg

cally. "This is all some dreadful mistake, don't you kn

mply won't acknowledge it ye

mes out on the diamond in his n

r you are going to use a straight ball or

opponents," broke in Tom. "And he'll fool them all r

"Now, then, boys, altogether: W. P., t

mber of other students to that part of the campus. In a

it all

t a f

they ch

n, warranted, baseball twirler; the man who is going to shoot 'em over the plate in su

t, a great hubbub

he a baseba

he knew a thing

ching a fadeawa

he learn

him on

't you?" This last remark came

I don't know hardly anything about baseball! I don't want to play! Why, when a fellow falls down running around the bases, he is apt to get all dirty! Y

for a while," was Tom's commen

, Tom!" re

d Spud. "Don't let him know the truth. Maybe

" and then, as the bell rang for breakf

and also for word from Hope Seminary. In the meantime, the lads had settled down to the usual grind of colle

found intact, only needing some cleaning to make it once more useable. It had been taken to the hotel garage. The young man, who had been thrown into t

he came in, holding up several epistles. One was from G

d, the boys opened the let

ing read what Nellie had written. "She says that the diamond ring has n

Nellie is very much downcast, and she thinks that, while her friends

ething!" And unable to control his feelings, Tom

, I don't see what anybody can do. The seminary management must have made a thorough investigati

ow some of the hired help

ring get away from them without making the biggest kind of an effort to find

torn open, and Tom g

ed. "Well, what do you know abou

een hundred dollars, which they seem unable to pay. Both Pelter and Japson have offered to turn over to us the entire contents of their offices in Wall Street, along with their lease. I don't think the outfit is worth the fifteen hundred dollars, but when you can't get all that is coming to you, the next be

gone out with her a few times, but spend most of my time in straightening out these financial matters, and in taking care of father's other investments. Mr. Powell, the lawyer, is

l have to walk with either a crutch or a couple of canes. In one way, I feel sorry for the old fellow, but he brought

don't like Pelter's actions at all. I think he is a bad one through and through-much worse than

with deep interest. Then Sam read the letter

aving any easy time of i

wishes he had one or both of us with him, he means it. Just as s

on some kind of an outing during July and August, but it wouldn't

olks will want to see us, and, besides, we will want to talk matters over with dad,

e Randolph had much mon

as been sick again, he has not wanted to talk matters over very much. We will have to be care

business to dad at all. You must remember that this is the third breakdown

r to think of it. What in the world would we

ow he is all wrapped up in what he calls 'scientific farming.' Of course, it doesn't amount to a hill of

t would only mix up matters worse than ever. Dick would not only have to take care of the business, but he would also have to take care of Uncle Randolph