e-a sort of awed silence-and

ay to talk!"

right!" decl

ral lads said the bully's toady looked dazed,

and he'll be laying for yo

that bully whenever he is,

ram got one good licking he wouldn't be quite so uppish. But

es. I'm going to let '

ther regretted what he had done. He realized that

tand a better chance of get

rent feeling

that way. I'm not going to lie down and be walked on, nine or

in a way that meant business. If Hiram and his crony could have seen our

had reported to him what Joe had said. "Well, he'll get his

added Luke. "Nor that frien

e for both of 'em that they'll leave at

t of the "leaving" kind. The hotter it was the bette

ball organization meeting drew near. He hoped against hope that somehow he might get on the team, but he did not see ho

leeve," declared Tom. "There ma

o?" asked Joe. "No

is chum advised. "I'm

e lots of new friends, and it was remarked that they were neither of the "sporting set," nor the crowd

nts who, as regular and substitute, had filled the box the previous season had left, and it was up to Hiram and Luke to find new pitchers. H

Tom of Peaches one day, shortly

and state what we're there for, which everyone knows already, without being told. Then he'll ask for nominations for secretary, and one of his friends will go in. Then

'll have a little chinning about money matters, Hiram may say who the f

ce to nominate players, or won't the pla

's the use? It's a

be on th

ank Brown and Larry Akers-both friends of Hiram. Luke will catch-that's a cinc

hy

n't care, for with Luke catching it's no easy matter to hold down the first bag. He throws so rotten high. Then Teeter will be

show f

any, nor for

lf, but I'm interested in Jo

willing to give my place to him, but I'm not altogether sure that

" objected Tom. "But maybe my plan will work. If it

it is our own fault, too. But I'm afraid it's too late to change. No, you can figu

to give up until the last minute. I'm working hard for him, b

reeable surprise," commented P

t hand and on all sides there

will

and much speculation, but Hiram