Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 1013) (1925 02 27)
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: Read Page 24 fot Radio News and Hints. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Issued weekly—Subscription price, $4.00 per rear! Canada, é West 23d Sire New York, N. Y._ Entered : the Post-Office at New York, N. $4.50; Foreign, $5.00. Harry E. Wolff, Publisher, ine., 166 as Second-Class Matter, October 4, 1911, af} Ci ) au Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. 5 8 195 ce nn EEEEEIEEEE "ered No. 1013 NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 1925 : Price 8 Cents. Yd NthaloR co Ee aa DEP de NE Si Pt te: Sane kPa PRENATAL ESP R LES Fo Se eters ae NEY THE BOY MAGNATE _OR, MAKING BASEBALL -PAY By A SELF-MADE MAN CHAPTER I.—The Disaster On Coffin Ledge. “Hello, Jack what brought you over to Rock- lend?” asked Fred Dallas, a well-dressed lad of eighteen, looking curiously at a handsome, well- built lad, attired in a plain business suit, who had just boarded the stanch little steamer Seabird, which navigated between Rockland, Cinnebar and Marathon, on the coast of Maine. ~ “Looking for a job,” replied Jack, pleasantly. “Looking for a job! In Rockland!” exclaimed Dallas, in evident surprise. “What.is the matter with the one you have?” : : “Mr. Richards is going out of business.in two weeks, and it’s up to me to connect with some- thing else in the meantime, for I can’t afford to remain idle. You know how we’re fixed, Fred.” “But how about your folks? If you leave Marathon for good I suppose your mother and sister will go, too,” said Dallas, with a glum look, for not only was Jack his particular friend, but ~ Jack’s sister, Edith, was an attraction of the first magnitude for Fred. “T shall be dead sorry to leave Marathon,” answered Jack solemnly. “You won’t be any more sorry than I shall be Ao see vou go. I'll feel lost without you, old chap. We’ve been chums ever since we got acquainted at school. In fact, it will be like losing a brother - to nart with you.” : ; “Oh, I'll come over and see you occasionally, and you must return the compliment, for I shall ~ look for you, and so will Edith. It isn’t so far.” “Oh, I'll come over, bet your life,” said Fred, _ wagging his head in a positive kind of way. “I couldn’t let you get away from me altogether.” ~ “T- hope not,” laughed Jack. “Well, did you strike anything in this town?” - “T have the promise of a vretty good place.” “What line of business?” | ~ _ “Same as I’m at now—lawyer’s office. You'll -- mever guess who the man is.” “Who is he?” _ “Benjamin Seabury.” ; Pe “The man who owns the Rockland ball team and - is president of the Coast League?” _ “The same. He says he will want to use me on team as he needs another catcher.” - tae SO es ti ah “Yes. He told me he wished he could sign you, too. In his opinion you and I were the crack bat- terv in the league last season. He said that your pitching was about the only thing there was to the Marathon team. That outside of you, I. Bas- sett and Wickers the team was the rockiest he’d ever seen in a minor league.” F “Yes, we were a rather tart aggregation, as a whole,” grinned Fred. “We were lucky to win five games out of the forty we played. I heard Dan Longworth say that the strongest crowbar ever made couldn’t have pried us out of last place , from the day we lost the opening game.” “Tf Manager Gibson had opened his purse- strings and hired a few decent players, 1t would have been money in his pocket. Why, most of the time we played to practically empty benches, even on Saturday afternoon, and Marathon is a good ball town too. People won’t,come to see a team that doesn’t seem to have the ghost of a show to win a game. The people who did come were drawn by your pitching. When you were on the ecards the rooters visited the grounds occasion- ally on the bare possibility that, with half-decent. support, you might pull the game out, for you ~ were a stumbling block to the other three teams. It was seldom they could bunch hits on you. That, however, didn’t stop them from winning almost as regularly as clockwork. You remember that Cinnebar won a game on a single hit, another on two safeties, and a third on four hits. While Rockland won two games on two hits each, and Pinilico actually beat us one day without making a single safe hit off your delivery. We ought to have had @very one of those games. It ,was certainly discouraging for you to go in, pitch winning ball, and thefi have ragged fielding do the team up.” n “T should say it was,” replied Fred, with a look of disgust as the unpleasant recollection forced _ itself upon hifn. “It’s about time this boat started, isn’t it?” As if in answer to his words, the last bell was rung and the steam whistle gave three long toots, which was the signal that the gangplank would ° be hauled in within a minute or two. : “Looks kind of squally outside the harbor,” Lalor Fred. “Those clouds are full of rain and | wind. : ae a
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: “Fred. 2 THE BOY The boys had taken their stand at the bows of the steamer, and they had a clear view out to the great estuary beyond the harbor. Penobscot Bay was alive with white caps and these rolled into Rockland harbor in a way that suggested a rough- ish trip for the little steamer up to Marathon. The boat, as it approached the mouth of. the ‘harbor, met and rose to the inrolling swell, and began to roll ina way that rather threatened the serenity of passengers not accustomed to the motion. | From where they stood they could see the pilot at the wheel peering through the windows of his little house, and a few of the more hardy pas- sengers seated on camp-stools on the hurricane deck. At length they passed out into the bay and the steamer swept around to the-north, rolling violently for several minutes in the cross sea till she got on her course.. Thus they steamed along under a threatening sky for three-quarters of an hour, when the course was changed to due north, and. then, little by little, to the westward, as Cinnebar came into sight, at which point the steamer made her intermediate landing. - A mile or more to the east of this town was a’ dangerous ledge, which was naturally given a wide berth, especially in a strong blow like the present, when the black rocks were covered, off and on, by the white spume of the rumpled waves. . As they approached this ledge a small sailboat was descried close aboard of the rocks. “Juook yonder, Jack!” cried Fred, in a tone of some excitement. “That craft is sailing mighty close to Coffin Ledge. I’m a pretty good boatman myself, if I do say it, but I wouldn’t think of taking the chances that fellow is doing. And he’s got a girl or a woman aboard, too. He must be a fool, or a daredevil.” “Perhaps a little of both,” replied Jack, watch- ing the distant craft that rose like a cork on the ‘surges one moment. and disappeared-in a trough - the next, till only the bellying sail was visible to _ the boys. “The tide is sweeping them right on to the rocks. Why don’t he head to the windward?” “Maybe he doesn’t know enough to. ~He’ll never -~ elear the ledge on the course he’s following.” Darrell was sailor enough himself, in an ama- teurish way, to recognize the perilous position of the sailboat, and he feared a catastrophe. “Do you know that looks like Chester Wells’s catboat,” said Fred, after a moment or two, dur- ing which the distance between the steamer and the sailboat had been materially decreased. “What makes you think it is?” “That blue burgee flying from the peak of the mast. That signifies the Marathon Boat Club, of which he’s a member, and I know Chester is such ~ an enthusiast that he’s out on the bay more than half his time.” The boys now noticed that the steamer was heading much nearer the ledge than usual, and looking up at the pilot-house they saw that the pilot had his eyes on the imperilled sailboat. “Qld Brown is looking for trouble,” remarked “He is laying in as close as he dares.” At that moment the whistle let off a succession of shrill toots. This naturally attracted the at- tention of half the passengers on board, many of whom began flocking to the port rail, whence they eyed the sail iboats. The Papa now came = the MAGNATE rail in front of the pilot-house and sang out to a couple of deck-hands below? “T guess the captain thinks he might be called on to send one of the boats away in a hurry. I'll bet he’s blessing that crazy boatman to beat the band,” said Fred. The boys moved over to the port bulwark and leaned upon it. At their feet was a coil of thin line, such as is usually attached to a steamboat’s hawsers to haul them on board when east off from the spile heads of a wharf. Jack stood on this coil to get a better view of the tossing catboat. Suddenly to the utter dismay of all who under- stood the situation, the catboat swung around and headed right at the ledge. This was courting almost sure destruction, and could only have been the act of a madman, or one who had lost all con- trol over the craft. Fred gave one gasp. “My gracious!” he cried. “They’re lost!” Jack never said a word. but watched the boat’s impending doom with ‘compressed lips. “Great Scott!” continued Fred. “What’s the matter with the fellow? Does he want to drown — himself and the girl?” : The captain of the steamer now issued hurried orders to clear away the boat on the port side of the hurricane deck, and four deck-hands sprang to do his bidding, while the steamer rushed down at full speed on the ledge. Unfortunately,,the lowering gear had got jammed in some way from non-usage, and the boat stuck close to her davits. “What’s the matter with the blamed boat up there?” growled Fred. “It’s taking them an all- fired time to launch her.” “Great Heaven! There she goes on the rocks! | cried Jack, in a fever of excitement, as the cat- — boat disappeared into a cloud of foam that hung. around the ledge. ‘ When the spume was caught by the wind and blowm to the leeward, the wreck of the sailboat — was seen caught between two black rocks, while — the girl and her companion were clinging for their lives ‘to the boom, with only their heads showing above the swirling waters. Jack Darrel — noted all this, and also that the steamer’s boat was no mearer launching than before. The bell in the engine-room rang to stop the machinery, _ and the pulsations and jar of the boat suddenly ceased. Jack saw that if the imperilled ones on — the rocks were to be saved at all, something must — be done at once. He threw off his jacket, bent — down, séized one end of the coil of light rope and — began to hurriedly attach it around his waist. ; “What are you going to do, Jack?” asked Fred. — “[’'m going to save those people. if I can,” he replied, kicking off his shoes. “When I go over- RL board, pay out the line and keep your eye on me.” Jack, laying his hand on Fred’s shoulder, sprang on the rail and then dived into the waters of the bay. ; ee CHAPTER II. —A Gallant Rescue. He came up in a moment and struck out for the point of the ledge on which the boat ha rested her keel. The pilot had seen him go over, _and, divining his intention, proceeded to work thi steamer into the most favorable position | tos on J ack’s gelent Sauipe at rescue.
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TSS} _ on deck, amid the cheers of the passengers then started for the wreck again to save the other THE BOY MAGNATE : 3 ity, and he had his work cut out to avoid missing the point at which he was aiming. Nearly all the passengers on the boat, and there happened to be a goodly number, congregated near the port rail and watched the daring swimmer. At length he vanished amid the spume that every once in a while hid the wreck and its clinging survivors from the sight of those on the steamer. When the spray blew away, neither Jack nor the girl could be seen—only the man or boy who was still holding on to the boom. Suddenly Jack came to the surface, several yards from the wreck, and a moment after the girl’s head an- peared a short distance away. The boy saw her at once and struck out for her, reaching her just as she was sinking. He grabbed her quickly and instantly she made a frantic effort to seize him, just as a drowning person will. He deftly avoided her elutch, caught her again from behind and signalled to Fred to pull in. Dallas was aided by a deck-hand, who had come up beside him, and soon’ Jack and his burden were alongside the steamer. . The deck-hand removed a peat of the bulwark, lay over and, catching hold of the girl, pega ac unfortunate. He had even more trouble than be- fore in approaching the rocks, but he got there at last, and Fred soon got the signal to haul away. Rescuer and rescued were drawn carefully up to the steamer and assisted on board. “Why, hello! is that you, Chester Wells?” cried Fred. in surprise, when he recognized the last survivor of the wreck. Wells smiledin a sickly kind of way, but said nothing. He was pretty nearly done up. “Take them both down in the boiler-room,’ sang out the captain, from the hurricane deck, as . the boat was put on her course toward Cinnebar, taking the inside channel, between the ledge and the shore. The deck-hand. motioned Jack to follow him, while he assisted Chester Wells along: Fred “brought up in the rear, and accompanied the pro- cession down an iron ladder into ihe hold of the steamer. “Peel off your clothes. both Bs you,” said the deck-hand. “Squeeze the water out of them and Tl hang ’em up so they'll dry in a jiffy.” Both Jack and Wells were presently reducéd to Nature’s undress uniform. Chester felt too weak : to stand, and a place was made for him to recline on. Jack, however, felt no bad effects from his ‘bath, nor the exertions he had undergone, and re- mained standing beside his, chum. “[’ve tumbled to the cause of the trouble,” said Fred. “Chester had been taking a drop too much before he started out on his cruise. I could smell it on his breath, in spite of the sea water. Who is the girl he had along, and whose life you. saved? Do you recognize her? I never saw her before.” “Nor I, either,” answered Jack, shaking his head. “Looks as if she might be a stranger in these parts unless she belongs in Cinnebar.” “Well you’ve made a hero of yourself all right, Jack. Your name will be in the Marathon and ther papers round here to-morrow. The. girl oks like a swell one, too. Probably she’s got a ld man, and helt be cesta to want to re ' “He can’t pay me anything for what I did. U’m perfectly satisfied in having been able to save her from a terrible death.” q The note of the gong in the engine-room above ; showed that the boat was drawing near its wharf at Cinnebar. . Finally she was made fast and sev- eral passengers went ashore, while a couple came on board. The boys could -hear the rumble of the ~ trucks as the deck-hands rushed a lot of freight ashore. Inside of ten minutes the Seabird pulled out into the bay and started for the town of Marathon. By-the time she had covered half that distance the clothes were dry, and Jack and Ches- ter dressed themselves. Chester Wells thanked Jack for rescuing him from his perilous: situation, but there was no great warmth in his tones, and he did not offer his hand to the brave lad. “Who was the girl you had along, Chester ” asked Fred Dallas. ~~ - » * “Oh, she’s a friend of mine,” replied Wells, evasively. “Her name is Hamilton.” “Is she living in Marathon?” “Yes. At the Marathon Inn for the season, with her brother.” “Look here, Chester,” said Fred, “I thought you knew better than to sail down so close to Coffin Ledge. And why in the nanie of goodness did you steer the boat right upon the rocks at a time when you would have been lucky if you had managed to clear them by the skin of your teeth?” t Chester foolish, and looked . exceedingly mumbled out some 2 reply that neither of the boys ~ could hear. “T ‘ouess Vi 20 up and see‘how Miss Hamilton is getting on,” he said. At that moment a deck-hand thrust his head down the seuttle and called for Jack Darrell. “Here I am,” ‘said the boy. “What do you want?” rai “The captain wants you in his office,” was the reply. - é The two boys went on deck, and Chester Wells followed them at a distance. When Jack ran up the brass-bound stairs to the cabin deck he was received with a general clapping of hands by the assembled passengers. He stopped for a mo- ment in some confusion, and then made a dash for the captain’s office. That gentleman greeted him with words of praise and commendation for his gallant conduct in rescuing the two imperilled occupants of the wrecked sailboat. - He said that the young lady, who had been well looked after, and was now in his cabin, was anxious to see the boy who had saved her life,’ therefore it would give him great pleasure to take Jack in there and present him to her. The captain, marched him to his cabin forthwith. - “Miss Hamilton,” he said, “allow me to present Jack Darrell, the young man to whom you owe your fortunate escape from death on Coffin Ledge.” The captain then withdrew, leaving the two -young people together. “Mr. Darrell, I hope you will believe me when -I say that I am deeply grateful to you ihe saving my life, and that I shall never forget what I owe you as long as I live,” said Amy Hamilton, hold- ing out her hand to him. Jack looked a bit —— as ha took hér “a aeuyy hand in his. te or
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4 THE BOY “lm very e@lad that I was able to be of service to you, Miss Hamilton,” he managed to say, after some hesitation. “I hope you are feeling all right now.” “I think I may say that I have nearly recov- ered from the effects of the fright and involun- tary bath that I was subjected to by the reckless behavior of my escort, Mr, Chester Wells, though T dare say I look very ridiculous in this old wrap- - per, with my hair all rumpled. Mr. Wells repre= sented himself to my brother and myself as a thoroughly proficient yachtsman, able to haridle a boat skilfully in all weathers. As I just dote on the water, I was persuaded to accept his word and an invitation to go out in his boat this after- noon. I am sorry to say that his deportment, after we sot a few miles from Marathon, was such as to give me the impression that he had been drinking more than was good for him. At any rate, his handling of the boat very nearly cost us our lives. I shall never trust myself with “him again, either on land or water. In fact, I shall not be surprised if my brother, when he learns the particulars of my adventure, will insist that I have nothing more t» do with him here- after. Judging from my feelings toward him this moment, I scarcely think I will notice him again.” “Chester Wells has the reputation of being a good boatman,” replied Jack, feeling as if’ he ought to say something in the other's favor, “whether he deserved it of him or not, “But it was odd that he should sail so near such a dangerous spot as the Coffin Ledge, especially when he had a young lady aboard.” . “Well,” she replied, “I don’t think I care to discuss Mr. Wells. I am done with him. May I ask if you live in Marathon, Mr. Darrell?” “Ty do.” “Then I may hope to have the pleasure of see- ing you often while my brother is in this neigh- | — porhood.” : of ‘ a : rs A! a zi Jack said he would be glad to call on her. “My brother will insist on thanking you him- self for what you have done for me, so I would © like you to give me your address, that he can call on you; or, if you have no objection to seeing me from the boat-landing to Marathon Inn, where we ‘are stopping, I will introduce you to him at once.” J shall consider it a pleasure to’ escort you there, Miss Hamilton,” - replied Jack, greatly pleased with her request. “Very well, then. We ought to be very near Marathon by this time; are we not?” she said. “J should think*so,” he answered. “Phen I shall have to ask you to tell the captain to send the stewardess to me with my clothes, which I hope are sufficiently dried to be wear- able.” ~ “Certainly, Miss Hamilton. ” vy Jack left the cabin and delivered the young lady’s message ‘to, the captain. Then he rejoined Fred, and they walked forward’ to see how close I will do so at the boat was to Marathon. CHAPTER Il.—Jack Meets Amy’s Brother. While Jack was in the captain’s cabin with Miss doubtful: Fee _ began to apologize to the girl. Hamilton, Chester Wells, in a very nervous and. frame of mind, was hanging around in MAGNATE the main cabin, anxious to tender an. humble apology to the young lady for his part in the accident that had nearly cost her her life. Finally - he approached the captain and stated that ue would like to see Miss Hamilton. As she had ex- pressed her sentiments about Chester in no un- certain way to the captain, and as that gentleman had been an eyewitness of the young man’s — erratic management of his boat, which had rather. disgusted him, he ecurtly told Chester that he did not think it would be advisable for him to’ see Miss Hamilton for the present. Chester was not pleased at being turned down in this fashion, as he considered himself a person of no little im- portance. His father was president of the Marathon National Bank, the family moved in the highest circle of the town’s society, and he was one of the best-dressed fellows in his own particular — set. His feelings were not improved when, after the boat had been made fast to her wharf at Marathon, he saw Jack issue from the captain’s cabin, with Miss Hamilton by his side. With a — feeling of desperation, he approached them and She cut him short with the remark that she wished to have nothing further to do with him henceforth, and then turned away from him. Jack escorted Miss Hamilton to the Marathon Inn and was introduced by the girl to her brother, Arthur Hamilton, a finé-looking young man of perhaps thirty years, who became very indignant when she told him the story of her experience on the bay with Wells. It is unnecessary to repeat _ ‘what Mr. Hamilton said to Jack, but he made it plain to the boy that he was deeply grateful to . him for havine’ saved his sister’s life, and that he was his friend for life. : : , “T shall not, of course, offer you any recom- pense for your gallant conduct, for the service you have rendered my sister-is beyond all price,” he said; “but if I can do anything for you, no matter what the cost, I shall be glad to do it.” Jack thanked him and said that he really didn’t know of any way at present that Mr. Hamilton could aid him, but if he saw how he could avail himself of his promised assistance he would do so. The conversation then turned on Marathon, and Mr. Hamilton asked Jack a good many questions — about*the place. “Speaking of stmmer amuse- ments, the boy referred to the Coast Baseball — League, which had been formed the previous — spring, taking in Rockland, the railroad terminal, — Cinnebar, Marathon and Pimlico—the latter four _ miles from Marathon by trolley. : “Will the Coast League continue in business this year?” asked Mr. Hamilton. ; ; “Oh, yes!” replied Jack. “The season opens.on the 4th of next month, with Cinnebar at Rock- — land, and Marathon at Pimlico.” Fs “What sort of team will Marathon have this — year 2757S ‘ “Tam sorry to say that Manager Gibson has — made no changes for the better, and the outlook — is rather discouraging for the rooters, who were _ thoroughly disgusted, last season. They mad all sorts of protests, and stayed away from ¢! majority of the Marathon games, but Manager — Gibson didn’t seem to care. He owns the ball — vi 0 park, which is well eq
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THE BOY MAGN and having a grip on the franchise, no one else ean take his place in the league.” ’ “He must be a fool,” answered Mr. Hamilton. “No, he isn’t a fool, but I have heard he has some kind of a srouch against the town, because the Town Council compelled him to make certain sanitary and other improvements in the Opera House, which he owns and runs, and which cost him considerable money. He knew Marathon was- baseball mad last year, and he thought he would take his revenge against the citizens by givine them a rocky ball team.” Jack then told the Hamiltons that he was the catcher of the team, while his chum, Fred Dallas, was the pitcher. “With decent support, Fred would have landed Marathon in second place, I am sure, for he is regarded as the crack twirler of the league,” said Jack. “But as it was we were not in it even a little bit.” “That was too bad,” remarked Amy, who was more interested in Jack than ever, now that she had learned thatshe played in the Coast League. “T shall certainly come out to the grounds, with my brother, this summer to see you play ball, * whether the Marathons win or not.” “Tf I play “at all this season it will not be with Marathon,” replied Jack. “Why not?” asked Amy, looking much disap- pointed. " “Beeause I expect to leave the town in a few days for Rockland, where I have been promised a position in. the law office of Benjamin Sea- bury.” “Then, we shan’t see much of you, after all,’ ~~ yeplied Amy, still more disappointed, for she Ae already taken a great liking for the good-looking ~ boy. “You will probably have the opportunity to see me catch for the champion Rocklands occasional- Jy. as Mr. Seabury is manager of the team, as well as president of the league, and he told me _ to-day that he intended to use me behind the bat, as he needed another catcher.” . “That will be just splendid, ® said Amy, bright- ening up. We will be able to see you, then, when ~ the Rocklands come to Marathon or Pimlico; and, no doubt, we will sometimes go to Cinnebar, and even to Rockland, when we are sure you are to pe in the game.” _+« Jack nodded. : “Now,” he said, “I want you to let me introduce you to my sister, Edith. You'll find her a nice pirl:” “J shall be pleased. to make her acquaintance. When will you introduce me?” “Pi bring her, around here to-morrow. night, if ‘you are willing.” — ~ “Do so by all means.” Jack promised that he would, and then took his leave, fully determined to see as much of mes ‘Hamilton as he possibly could. ‘CHAPTER IV.—Jack and His Brother Call On. the Hamiltons. ‘Say, Jack,” said Fred Dallas, in a tone of eager interest, when the boys met late on the lowing afternoon. “What. do vou pales T hear a littl while ago?” : ‘plan of action. ATE. * 5 » “That the Marien franchise is .on the. market.” “No, you don’t mean it!” replied Jack, in great surprise. “Yes, I de. Manager Gibson has been a pretty sick man for a month, as you know.” “Yes, I know that.” “Well, his doctor has ordered him ta Waren: so I heard that he’s going to lease the ball park, and the franchise will naturally go with it.” j “That will be good news for the disgruntled ans.” : “Bet your life it’ will! Gibson’s shoes will, no doubt, secure a decent team to represént the town. It’s too bad that you’re going over to’Rockland. I’d rather have you catch for me than anybody: else.” “And V’& rather catch for you than any other pitcher. There’s one thing, however, I’d prefer even to that.” “What is it?” “To take the franchise off Mr. Gilson’ s hands © myself. If I only had the price I’d do it quicker than wink. I know I could make money out of the venture, and money as well as the honor of Ter wIne. a winning ball team, is what I’m out or “T wish you could tackle the proposition,” said © Fred. then.” “Of course not. I’d have enough to do to run my end of the Coast League. I wonder who will. get the franchise and the park?” “ites hard to say.. We'll no doubt hear in a few days.” That evening, Jack, according to promise, took — his sister to the Marathon Inn and introduced her to Amy Hamilton and her brother. The two girls took an immediate liking for each other, and were soon as chummy as if they were old friends. Jack and Arthur Hamilton got to talking to- — gether, and aftér a while Darrell mentioned that there was a prospect that a good team would be placed in Marathon that season, after all. “Has Manager Gibson come to his senses?” asked Mr. Hamilton. “T ean’t answer for that. He’s a pretty’ sick man just at present, and his doctor has ordered _ him to Europe. I heard this.afternoon that he’s going to lease the ball park, and whoeyer secures it will-want the franchise, of course.’ “He ought to have no trouble in getting some- body to take the park off his hands.” “Yd like to be the one. I know I could make baseball pay in this town. would suit me better than to manage a bail team. I’m willing to bet that I’d bring the pennant of the Coast League to Marathon this year.” “But playing baseball is one thing, while man- aging a team is quite another.” “J know that, Mr. Hamilton, but I’d not “be afraid to tackle the problem.” “Tell me just what you would do in case the. ee Marathon franchise was offered to you, and the — park was at your disposal.” ; Jack with considerable enthysiasm outlined his “In the first place, I’ sien a dozen nes. who, man for man, would be able to hold theiz be n with the Rockland bunch. Then, with | alas in the box, a count ons winning as Whoever steps into ~ “You wouldn’t need to leave Marathon, =f There’s nothing that - =
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arr ngement.” ‘ majority of the games plaved.- 6 ' THE BOY A team that could make Rockland hustle for the honors would ll the park here at every game, and would draw ike a mustard plaster in Rockland, too. If Cinnebar and Pimlico made the same showing as last year, I’d draw good money in those two towns also. Altogether, I’d have a good balance in’ my favor to show at the end of the season.” Arthur Hamilton asked, after a pause: oO is attending to Manager Gibson’s busi- ness ?” “His lawyer, George Appleby; who has an office in the same building where I work, No — Main Street.” _ “JT suppose there will be several bidders for the place and franchise?” “T know that Chester wells would be glad to get in on both.” “Chester Wells; eh?” said Arthur Hamilton, with a frown. “Has he the money and the ability to conduct the enterprise successfully ?” “T don’t know about his ability to do so, but he’s got the money all right. His father, who is president of the Marathon National Bank, allows him all he wants.” “An excellent way to spoil the young man,” replied Hamilton. “Manager Gibson ran the park as a_ public pienie ground before the formation of the league, and I suppose his successor can do the same if the magnates won’t take him into the circuit; but it wouldn’t be anywhere near as profitable as it would be as a ball ground with a good team in the pennant race. The people, instead of going to the park, as they used to, will go out to Pim- lico on’ Saturday afternoons to see a league game, like they did last year, so that what Marathon loses Pimlico will gain. If the circuit has to be reduced to three towns, arrangements will prob- ably be made to pool the entire receipts of the league and have a game every Saturday in Pim- lico, for the combined attendante from Pimlico and Marathon will be likely to warrant such an ou seem to understand the situation thoroughly, J ack,” said Hamilton, with a smile. “Well, sir, I am merely figuring on the matter ‘as it strikes me, from a business point of view. ‘IL know ‘that Mr. Seabury is not the kind of a man who can be forced to accept conditions that he doesen’t approve of. I heard that he rad the riot act to Manager Gibson at the last meeting, and threatened to take the franchise away from him unless he strengthened his team, which he promised to do, but that’s all it amounted to. But if Gibson goes out you can take my word for it that the next man will have to show that he can make good ‘or he won’t get the franchise.” At this noint Miss Amy chipped in. “T think you two have been discussing baseball leng enough,” she said. “It is about time that we received a little attention ourselves.” “That's right,” admitted Jack, laughingly, and the conversation thereafter became general, until Darrell, and his sister took Lies departure. CHAPTER V.—The Lease Of Marathon Park. Next morning, Arthur Hamilton, with a pur- ae in his Sue called on maaeer Gibson’s awyer. Bi ‘distance wire, and had a talk with him. What if you expect to win the | MAGNATE “T understand, 2 Appleby, that the ball park, owned by Mr. Gibson, is for lease. Have I been rightly informed?” “You have.” “Does the Coast League franchise go with the park?” “Tt does, but subject to the approval of the league’s executive committee.” “Exactly. Have you received any bids yet?” “Several.” “How long do you expect to keep the matier open?” “Until to-morrow afternoon.” “T should like to see the grounds, if you. have no» objection.” “Very well, I will send my clerk with you. He will make all necessary explanations. Should you submit a bid, and the award be made to you, as you are a stranger to me, I shall require a suit- able guarantee that you will carry out the terms of the lease.” “J will furnish you with an acceptable guaran- tee, Mr. Appleby.” Mr. Appleby called: his clerk and instructed him to take Mr. Hamilton over to the park, show him around and supply him with whatever infor- rmhation he asked for. Arthur Hamilton soon’ — demonstrated that he knew what he was about,( | and when he finally parted from the clerk the ~— young man was of the opinion that the gentleman ~~ was, or had been, a baseball manager somewhere. | On his return to the Inn, Hamilton called up ~ Benjamin Seabury, of Rockland, on the long- § — he said so impressed the president of the Coast League that he said he would come over to Mara- thon on the Seabird that afternoon and see him, He kept his word, and appeared at the Inn ate about five o'clock. “Glad to make your acquaintance, Mr. Hamil- ton. I have heard about you frequently. You are looking for the Marathon franchise for a friend, I suppose?” was the way Mr. Seabury. ae opened the interview. = “Yes, sir. I want it for a young man who,’ I think, is quite capable of holding his end up and working for the interests of the Coast League.” “That is the kind of person we are looking for, Mr. Hamilton. We don’t want a repetition of the tay Gibson regime, if we can help ourselves. Whois the party?” nes “T will introduce him to you if I secure ‘the ; lease of the grounds. It ought to be enough at present for you to know that I will hold myself _ responsible for him in every way.” “Your Suarantee will be sufficient, no matter who he is.” ; The two gentlemen sat down to a table and. . went over the details of the previous season together, .and discussed other matters of im- portance, bearing on the situation. “It is quite possible that my bid may not be the highest, Mr. Seabury,” -said Hamilton, finally, “but-I shall make it as low as is consistent with probable results. The young man I am backing is not going into this thing for fun. afford such a luxury. get the franchise and park that he secures of players who will make your own team hu ant this season.” “That's what I like to hear, Mr. H ¥
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ee THE BOY MAGNATE. 4 said Mr. Seabury, rubbing his hands. “Td rather take your word for that than most men's bonds, for I know you understand what the situation calls for, and your experience in the business yourself is a sufficient guarantee for me to know that Marathon will be well represented if your . ~ man takes hold.” ae _ “My bid will be made from a business stand- point, Mr. Seabury.” > *Naturally,”’ replied the Rockport lawyer. “Jt will be as high as I think the prospects warrant. In fact, I think there is only one person who is likely to outbid me.” “Who is that, if I may ask?” : “Chester Wells, son of the president of the Marathon National Bank.” _ e. ‘ “Hum!” said Mr. Seabury. with a slight frown. - “Ts he after the franchise?” “~ understand that he is. And he has the ~ money, I am told, to get it if only for a play- thing.” : : “He may be able to lease the park, but he can’t - secure the franchise unless the present managers of the league are willing to let him have it. In view of your application, I think -there is very little chance of his getting it. Of course, if he secures the grounds, that would knock your man out, as no other available field could be fitted up in. time to be ofsuse, without taking into consider- ation the large outlay of ready money that would ec ~yender one or two;season’s management unprofit- g I think I yOu a in question gets Marathon Park, sufficient pressure will be brought to bear on him to in- duce him to give it up, or this town will be cut out of the league and other arrangements made to complete the circuit.” ‘ Mr. Seabury dined with the Hamiltons, and after the meal both gentlemen visited Manager Gibson’s lawyer at; his home. _Arthur Hamilton submitted his bid for the use of the park for one ‘year, with the privilege of renewal for another ‘ear on the same terms. “The bids will be opened and passed on to- morrow afternoon at my office, Mr. Hamilton, aid the lawyer. “You are invited to call here at ; ’elock.” sen es ; then Mr. Seabury had something to say. “Tt will be well for you to let it be known, Mr. Appleby, that the lease of the park does not carry with it the franchise of the Coast League. - “Why not?” asked the surprised lawyer. “I anderstood that’ the transfer of the Marathon Reise from Mr. Gibson to his successor would e a mere matter of form.” “The executive committee of the league. will require a substantial guarantee that there will be ‘no repetition of last season’s tactics in Marathon this year. Such a guarantee I haye found from ‘Mr. Hamilton, 1 a ees and I have every confidence that his epresentative will fill the bill-.The reason I am making this matter plain is that I understand that vou have received, or will receive, a bid from oung Chester Wells for the park. Should his ffer prevail, I think it is more than doubtful that mT be elected a member of the league’s ex- “ommittee, in default of which he cannot e Marathon franchise.” © he ntrols t ark a ee ay his shoulders. r may safely say that if the young. who: is a baseball man of wide ~ ~ amphantly.. “If Chester Wells persists in leasing Marathon Park he will either have to sell his lease to some: - ene more acceptable candidate for the franchise or Marathon willbe dropped from the league.” Mr. Appleby dogkew, etter blank at that. i “Isn’t this like holding a club over Mr. Gib- son?” he asked. “It is to his interests to get all he can for his park. By affixing such a string to the ball franchise you are depreciating the value of h's property.” . “You forget, Mr. Appleby, that Mr. Gibson paid nothing for the franchise. In our articles of incorporation it is distinctlv stated that the four franchises are the property of the league, and that no member thereof has any individual right or title to one or more of them, except on the terms laid down by the by-laws. The executive committee is empowered to dispose of the said frenchises as it sees fit, and can at any time, fer reesons,deemed sufficient by a majority. of the committee, revoke or transfer any one of the four ; franchises, and its action shall be considered as final. If Chester Wells’s bid is higher than Mr. =~ Hamilton’s, I will undertake that the league will * make uv to you the difference, provided you will — give me your word that no advantage will be — taken of my offer.” % “Very well, Mr. Seabury, I accept your proposi- tion, provided Chester Wells, if successful, does not sign the lease, and you have my word that you shall have a fair deal,” said the manager’s lawyer. - “s As the-visitors had nothing more,to say, they took their departure, and Mr. Seabury put up for — the night at the Marathon Inn. : Next morning he left by boat for Rockland, At two o’clock Arthur Hamilten arrived at Mr. Appleby’s office; and found there Chester Wells, whom he refused to recognize. and three other men. Wells showed considerable surprise at his appearance as a bidder for the park, and it was clear that he didn’t like it.’ Before opening the bids, Mr. Appleby announced that the baseball ~~ franchise must not be considered as included in = the lease of the park, as it was the property of the Coast League and could not be transferred. except with the consent. of that organization’s ex= ecutive committee. BSS “But that’s a matter of form, isn’t it?” asked — Chester Wells. “The franchise is worth nothing to any one who does not control the park.” | “That is a question I cannot pass upon. Who-~ ever leases the park must adjust the matter with — the league Officials,” replied the lawyer. “The business in hand simply concerns the park. Any — bidder wishing to withdraw his proposal may do— so. ; + ; Chester Wells and-Arthur Hamilton stood pat. ~~ The other bidders looked doubtful, and Mr. — Appleby allowed them fifteen minutes to consider ~ the matter. Finally one of them said he guessed ~ he would draw out, so the lawyer returned him — his bid and he left the office. The four remain- _ ing bids were then opeined, and Chester’s was found to be $100 higher than Hamilton’s which — was the next highest. - VAD RN : “The lease is mine, then,” said Cheste:. tri “Are you w illing to sign the lease ather’s that the rental wi pak,
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3 THE BOY MAGNATE ally paid each month, when I assure you that you cannot secure the Coast League franchise?” “Who says I can’t secure it?” cried Chester, - aggressively. “Mr. Benjamin Seabury, president of the league. I believe the disposition of the old fran- chise has already been settled on.” “He has no right to.do me out of it. The franchise should go with the park.” “The park is the property of Mr. Gibson; the franchise belongs to the league.” “T will telephone Mr. Seabury at once.” _. “I think you had better. I will hold the matter over for one hour so that you can decide whether to take the park or not.” Chester Wells left the office in-an angry mood. He didn’t want the park without the franchise, at the same time he. didn’tvsee what good the fran- chise was to any one unless he had control of the park. While Arthur Hamilton returned to the Inn to\await the issue, Chester went to his . father’s bank and called un Mr. Seabury on the long-distance wire. The Rockland lawyer wasted very few words over the matter. He flatly told Chester that the franchise was already practically disposed of. “But I’ve got the option on the lease of the park,” protested Wells. “Sorry, but the franchise is already promised to a person endorsed by the president of the New England League.” “Ts that person Mr, Why, he’s a sick man.” “No. If you were well up in baseball you’d know that Mx. Hamilton is the os of the New England League.” Chester Wells was paralyzed. “Then, I can’t have the franchise?” “That’s about the size of it. Are you going to take the park?” f “No. I have no use for it now.” : “Very well. In consideration of your disap- pointment, I will issue you a season’s pass, good for admission to any ground on the circuit. Good- Ar fick Hamilton? An hour later Arthur Hamilton signed the lease _ for Marathon Park. CHAPTER ‘VI.—Jack Is Treated To the Surprise Of His Life. After leaving Mr. Appleby’s office, with a copy of the lease of the ball park in his pocket, Ar- thur Hamilton visited Lawyer Richard’s office, in the same building, and found Jack Darrell at his desk, filling out a legal document. “Why, how do you do, Mr. Hamilton?” said Jack, somewhat surprised at receiving a_ visit from Amy’s brother. “Sit down.” , “I can’t stop, Jack,” replied Hamilton, with a smile. “I merely dropped in to say that I shania like to see you at the Inn this evening, if you can make it convenient to call.” p “I can be there at half-past seven, if you say “All right. Come, then.” Promptly at half-past seven, Jack was shown into Hamilton’s room and found Amy there, look- ing, he thought prettier than ever. general = Hamilton’ got down to business. After some. “Now, Jack, I believe the opportunity is mine to repay a small part of the obligation my sis- ter and myself are under to you.’ e The boy looked surprised, and waited for him to explain. “I think you said the other day that it was your ambition to become the manager of a good ball team? That nothing would please you bet- ter than to tackle the business end of baseball?” “That’s right. I did say so, and I mean it.” “T have secured the lease of Marathon Park to- day, and the franchise of Marathon in the Coast League. I am going to turn both over to you.” “Ts this a joke, Mr. Hamilton?” asked the amazed Jack. “This doesn’t look like one, does it?” said the gentleman, taking the lease of the ball grounds and showing it to Jack. “You are lawyer enough to see that this paper is perfectly regular.” “Tt certainly is,” replied the boy, after glanc- ing it over. “What’s. this?” he added, looking at a sheet that was attached to the printed form of lease. “Seems like a transfer.” “It is. Read it and you will see that I have legally transferred my lease over to you.” “My gracious! So you have. And does this carry the franchise?” “No; but I have secured that for you by en- dorsing your capability for running the ball park on the lines of the league requirements. Mr. Seabury has taken my word for it.” “He has? Mr. Seabury into such a thing? easy proposition, by any means.” “Well, he knows me bv reputation, and that’s good enough for him.” “Oh, he does know you? makes some difference.” “Our acquaintance has been so short, Jack, that — I have barely introduced myself to you. It will probably surprise you to learn that I am a practi- eal baseball man of many years’ standing.” “Are you really?” t “T have managed several teams in Connecticut and Massachusetts. At present I am the presi- dent of the New England League.” «+ “Ts it possible!” Jack’s astonishment was so plain that Amy, who had been listening .to their conversation, — broke out into a merry laugh. “Yes, Jack, it is.a fact. You will find my pic- | ture in the baseball guides for this year.” “Gee! I don’t wonder, then, that you had no trouble securing the franchise.” | “T did have some trouble about the grounds! Chester Wells overbid me by a small amount and ~ got the call on the park.” cs “Then, how did you manage to get it away from him?” al “He threw it up as soon as Mr. Seabury maid? aye it plain to him, over the wire, that he couldn’t pes have the franchise.” Lie “And so you actually weiaianton Mr. Senbie to. let me, a boy, have the Marathon franchise?” “Well, he doesn’t know as yet the identity of us person I have selected to run the franchise. I shall want you to go with me to-morrow morn- ing over to Rockland to meet Mr. Seabury and the ~ other two managers of the Coast League. I have m&de an appointment to meet them at noon in Mr. Seabury’s. se ote where a eBpecial ‘meets Why, how did you manage to talk He is not an That, of course,
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THE BOY of the league is to be held for the purpose of accepting Mr. Gibson’s resignation and electing his successor a member of the executive com- mittee.” “My goodness! hitch.” “How so?” ' “Why, Mr. Seabury expects me to go to work for him a week from next Monday, and his in- ,tentions are to use me behind the bat as change catcher on his team. When you introduce me as the person you have picked out to run the Mara- thon end of the league, I’m afraid he'll drop dead.” x i “You needn’t worry about that, Jack. I am going to see you through. As I expect to remain in Marathon until the fall, you will have the benefit of my advice and experience at all times. And as I have sized you up as a pretty smart boy, who means business from the start-off, I don’t think there will be any difficulty about you making good. At any rate, I am your broker, both from a financial and friendly point of view, and I shall make it clear to Mr. Seabury and ‘his _ associates that they are making no mistake in associating you with themselves.” : “Do you mean that I am to be the actual manager of the Marathon team, and that you are going to advance me the money to start the pall rolling.” ™ “That’s just what I mean,” replied Arthur Hamilton, smilingly. “The moment I saw my way to repaying you; in a measure, for saving Amy’s life, I set to work to accomplish it with as } little delay as possible.. In fact, you have no time : to lose if you want to put a good team in the vs field.. I have figured out about what salary-list i you can stand, and my position in the baseball si world enables me to put you in touch with the _~ best material obtainable for the price. Now, how about this friend of yours, Fred Dallas, who ap- pears to be a corking good pitcher? You'll sign him, of course. What salary did he get last year?” ‘ ae “You'll hardly believe me when I tell you the figure he got from Manager Gibson for playing _ the whole game, I might call it, with such as- sistance as I gave him. It was hardly worth ~ considering, but, you see, Fred doesn’t look at money like some persons do, for his people are well fixed. Now, as I believe in doing the right _ thing by everybody, I shall, if you offer no ob- - jection, pay Fred a decent salary.” “* “My dear young friend, don’t figure on me offering any objection to what you do. You will ‘be, after to-morrow, the baseball magnate of ‘Marathon. I shall expect you to run matters ac- cording to your best judgment. I shall be merely -a figure in the background.” “You are generous, Mr. Hamilton, in thus giv- * ing me a chance to get ahead in the world just “when'I feel the need of doing something worth -while,‘and I cannot thank you too much.” > “Nonsense, my dear fellow. The obligation is all on our side. Amy, I am sure, would never have given me a moment’s rest if she knew I let this chance to favor you pass by.” oe “That’s right; brother Arthur,’ said Amy. “You have only done the right thing’ by Mr. Darrell. 1 shall vi I’m: afraid there’s to be a a ak AS Oe, take a great interest in this’ MAGNATE 9 career as a baseball magnate, and shall look to see im made a brilliant success.” After spending a pleasant evening, Jack took his leave, promising to meet Mr. Hamilton next menine in time to catch.the Seabird for Rock- and. ; Ss CHAPTER VII.—In Which Jack Becomes a Base- ball Magnate. d At quarter to twelve next day, Arthur Mamil- ton, accompanied by. Jack Darrell, walked into Benjamin Seabury’s law office in the Granite. Block, Rockland. The president of the Coast League and his associates, Josiah Singleton, of Cinnebar, and John Cooper, of Pimplico, were there, waiting for the appearance of their ex- pected visitors. Mr. Seabury raised his eye- brows in surprise when he saw Jack, and won- dered whit had brought him over to Rockland with Hamilton. . “Glad to see you, Mr. Hamilton,” said the Rockport magnate. troduce you to Arthur Hamilton, president of the New England Baseball League. Mr. Singleton, Mr. Hamilton; Mr. Cooper, Mr. Hamilton.” | No attention was paid to Jack, who took a seat and awaited developments,. with a beating heart. “Gentlemen,” responded Hamilton, “I am pleased to make your acquaintance. I presume you have come together to transact a little busi- ness connected with the transfer of the Marathon franchise.” ' “Yes, sir. I have Mr. Gibson’s resignation as a member of the executive committee in my pock- et. But I thought you were going to bring over the person you. have secured the franchise for. We are ready to elect him a member of the com- mittee to fill Mr. Gibson’s place, and the gentle- man ought to be present at the meeting, for we naturally desire to make his acquaintance, and talk over with him the plans he has probably out- lined for the conduct of the Marathon end of the circuit.” . “He is already in this room,” replied Hamilton, with a covert Smile. “Gentlemen, allow me to in- « “In this room,” exclaimed Mr. Seabury, while» ° the other managers looked at Jack, whom they recongized as the catcher and captain of last. sea- son’s Marathon team. “Why, why, I don’t see anybody but Jack Darrell, who came in with you. Surely you do not mean that he is the person you have selected to run the Marathon franchise?” “He is the person,” answered Hamilton, in a decided tone. “Why, man alive, he is only a boy!” cried Ben- jamin Seabury, with an impatient frown. “I hope you haven’t made the mistake of thinking this is a schoolboy league, because it is far from it, as Darrell might have told you, for he played with Marathon last season, and be ought to know what he and his team were up against.” “He knows it only too well, Mr. Seabury, and he proposes, through my help, to remedy it in a way that will, he hopes, land the pennant in Marathon this fall.” te “Tf it wasn’t that I have a great respect for your baseball judgment, Mr. Hamilton, I would $ tell you in a very few words that your selection — ee 4 ~ a
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10 THE -BOY of a manager for Marathon is: not at all satis- factory to me, nor, do I think, to my associates. J ean only say that I am very much astonished ‘that you should pick that boy as a suitable can- didate for election on this committee. Perhaps you will not object to informing us what your ‘frounds are for believing that he can fill the bill?” ““Myr. Seabury, I have had, as I believe you are aware, an experience of about ten years in por- fessional baseball, both as a player and as man- ager of three of the leading teams of the New -England League, which is one of the most pros- “perous of the minor organizations, in this coun- try. At the close of last season I was obliged, owing to a physical breakdown, to retire from the active management of the Worcester team, which landed the championship by a narrow margin. At the annual meeting of the league I was unani- mously elected its president for a term of two years. Now, gentlemen, I think that my record justifies my claim to a practical knowledge of both the playing and business ends of the game.” _. The three Coast’ League magnates nodded, as though they hadn’t the slightest doubt abaut the matter. “Consequently,” went on Hamilton, “I think I am fully capable of sizing up the capabilities of a promising player, or judging the fitness of a person whose ambition lies in the business end of baseball. Now, gentlemen, I am under great per- sonal obligation to this young man here, for he ~ saved my sister’s life the other day, under cir- ‘eumstances that would have daunted many an older and Jess courageous person. You all prob- ably read about the matter in the papers this ~ week.” . he three magnates again nodded and looked at ~ Jack. with a new interest. fers “This of itself would not warrant me making the cifort to force him upon your consideration as “manager of the Marathon team, for sentiment these days has very little to do with business. There are other ways I could find in which to re- ward him for what he did for my sister. But, ‘gentlemen, having learned about the baseball sit- uation in Marathon. and Jack having incidentally spoken to me about his ambition to manage a ball team, I decided, after questioning him close- ly as to his general knowledge of the game and his capabilities to manage a team successfully, to procure the Marathon franchise for him. Now to quiet any doubt you may entertain in this matter, I will repeat, what I have already said to Mr. Seabury, that I will stand sponsor for Jack Dar- yell. I will personally guarantee that he will run the marathon franchise to your satisfaction. cf: That you may be assured of this I need only say that I have arranged to spend the summer in this locality, and therefore my young friend will have the advantage of my advice and instruction from the start, so that he need not be at sea should he happen to find himself in rough waters. - Furthermore, as he cannot undertake the fran- chise without capital, I wish you all to understand that I am his financial backer in the enterprise, and will see him through the season. 1 hope, gentlemen, that will satisfy you that Marathon ‘will be well taken a of oe hee ; eS - explanation, Mr. Hamilton, puts an en- } Jo ujifferent face on this matter,” said Mr. Xe. . sare : ey a 4 my e I have called you together. I will-now read you the resignation of Mr. Andrew Gibson.” The president of the Coast Lesgue drew an envelope from his pocket, and taking therefrom an enclosure, read it out aloud. “Now. gentlemen, what is your pleasure in this matter?” “T move that Mr. Gibson’s resignation be ac- cepted,” said Singleton. : ; “Second the motion,” said Mr. Cooper. “It is moved and seconded that Mr. Gibson’s resignation as a member of this organization be | accepted: All in favor of that will say, Aye.’ “Aye!” spoke up Singleton and Cooper, in a breath. id » “It is carried unanimously,” said the president. “Our next business is to elect Mr. Gibson’s sue- ~ cessor. Jack Darrell, of Marathon, has been put — forward for our consideration as a proner person to manage the Marathon franchise. All in favor of -his election as a member of this organization will please express it.” : Both of the other magnates said Aye. ie eee. “Tt is so ordered. Darrell, you are now a full- fledged member of the executive eommittee of the Coast Baseball League, and I trust you will do honor to the confidence we are placing in you ~ by taking you into the fold.” y “Gentlemen,” said Jack, rising, “I thank you for the honor you have conferred on me, and will do my best to make my end of the Jeague a suc- “ cess. I shall engage a team of players, with thea assistance of Mr. Hamilton, that, I trust, will not only make things interesting, but will land the — pennant in Marathon.” uae tS “You'll have to get a good one, then,” smiled — Mr. Seabury, grimly, “for my own team is — stronger than it was last year, and I believe both _ Cinnebar and Pimlico have made changes for the better.” Be. “Thank you for the hint, Mr. Seabury. I wilt not fail to remember, when picking out my play- ers, what I may be up against.” gamer “T presume Fred Dallas will pitch for you this — season,” said Mr. Seabury. a td “Tf he plays at all there isn’t much doubt but yow'll find him in a Marathon uniform. With the support I intend to give him, I don’t think Rock- land, Cinnebar nor Pimlico will win any more — games with two or three hits, like they did last year.” mbaeet cae Mr. Seabury bit his lips, while the other mag- nates looked serious, for they all had a whole- some respect for Fred Dallas’s work in the box, “The season, as you know, will open on the fourth of May—Cinnebar playing in this town and Marathon in Pimlico. I hope you will be in good shape by that time. You have’barely two weeks in which to make all your arrangements,” said Mrs Seaburyeec so te ee ae “J promise you that my team will be MAGNATE Seabury. “I have no hesitation in saying that it ; meets with my approval. J leave it to my. as- sociates to speak for themselves.” 3 “T am satisfied,” said Mr. Singleton. a “So am I,” nodded Cooper. i “Then, gentlemen, we will proceed to business,” - said Mr. Seabury. “I call the committee to order. a It is unnecessary for me to repeat the reason why ‘ q ri
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a THE BOY ready for business, on May 4th. Of course, I - cannot expect my players to make the showing at the start that they will later on, when they have had the requisite amount of team practice. Your teams, gentlemen, will have the advantage of two or three weeks’ practice; but still I hope to make Pimlico hustle.on the opening day, and what we _ will do to Rockland remains for Mr. Seabury to discover when he brings his boys over on May 7th to Marathon.” “T am willing to take the chances of what you will do to us, Darrell,” laughed the president. of the league. There was some further discussion about the prospects of the coming season in the Coast League, but all appeared to be satisfied that with -a good team in Marathon it would prove both a financial and popular success. : Then Jack and Mr. Hamilton accepted an in- vitation from Mr. Seabury to lunch with himself and the other two magnates, and they finally left the restaurant just in time to catch the boat fox Marathon. CHAPTER VIII.—Jack Plans ‘To Make Baseball Pay. oe Jack Darrell lost no time in getting busy with his baseball interests. It was.a question of hustle with him, and he hustled. The season (consist- ing of 60 games) opened on the coming Saturday, May 4th, and games were scheduled on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday up to Septem- ber 14th, with the single exception of Tuesday, September 3d, as two games were slated for the preceding day—Labor Day. . As Decoration Day and Fourth of July fell on Thursday, morning and afternoon games were to “be played on those dates. The first thing he did * was to hold a consultation with Mr. Hamilton on a trip back to Marathon on the Seabird. ‘The subject discussed was the personnel of the new team. “J shall sign three of last season’s players— Fred Dallas, pitcher; Frank Bassett, shortstop, - and Tom Wickers, outfielder, whom I am going ~ to put behind the bat. I could get them cheap, as the case stands, but I’m not going to offer them less than I will have to pay similar players in their class. The rest of the team, as re-engaged _., by Mr. Gibson, are not worth a cent more than he paid them, and are of no use to me.” Arthur Hamilton knew nothing about the play- ‘ing ability of either Bassett or Wickers, but he _ judged they must be clever at the business or ~ Jack wouldn’t indicate his intention to hold them. _ As for Fred Dallas, the president of the New peciend League had heard enough about him to be satisfied that he was a crack box artist. “You will need another pitcher as good as Dal- las, Jack,” said Hamilton. “The other managers “have, no doubt, strengthened their pitching staff seeing what they were up against in Dallas, and ~ you must be prepared to meet them in this re- ‘spect, and go a point better, if you can. a8 “J meant to speak to you about that very thing, ae eplied the boy magnate. aE Gare : “Well, I can get you a good man. You'll want 3 ie TS a ; nF eens ATs MAGNATE WW another catcher, too, who can fill in as untility man. I guess twelve players altogether will about fill the bill,” said Hamilton. “I'll write to the managers of the teams in my league and have them each get me two players. You'll have about a week to pick the nine new men you want--and the rest can be let go.” “All right, sir. I shall be much obliged to -you for doing that.” The matter of the team being settled, Hamil- ton devoted the balance of the time until the boat reached Marathon in giving the young manager’ practical advice about runnirig the business. . That evening Jack visited the newspaper of- fices and had a talk with each of the editors who looked after the sporting columns. Next morn- ing the two Marathon dailies printed quite a story about the coming season of the Coast League, announcing that Jack Darrell had ‘se- cured the grounds and the franchise, would make improvements at the park, and get a team to- gether strong enough to make a good bid for the pennant. Jack had just finished his breakfast and was about to start over to see Fred Dallas at his home, when that young man made his ap-~ pearance in a state of considerable excitement., “Ts it really true that you have secured Mara- thon Park and the Coast League franchise, ac- i cording to the story in this morning’s Mercury?” g asked Fred. : ; ‘i “Yes, it is true,” replied Jack, with a smile. “How, in the name of wonder, did you manage - to get your hooks in? Why, the paper says you was elected a member of the league’s executive committee yesterday, in Rockland.” “That's right.” © “How did. you do it?” “Perhaps I’ll tell you some time, but not now.” “T can’t for the life of me see how you got the, — inner track of Chester Wells. He’s been giving out all around that he expected to get the park and the franchise. He said he would put a team here that would win the championship hands down. He said he didn’t care whether he made anything or not.” “Well, he got so far that he had the refusal of the grounds, but Mr. Seabury wouldn’t let him. have the franchise under any circumstances, and — so he pulled out.” Z ie “And yet Seabury let you have the franchise?” said Fred, opening his eyes. © Agr “He certainly did.” eS “Well, if that doesn’t, beat the Dutch. Why, if anybody around here could have got it { should | think that Chester, with his father to back him, _ would have secured it. He'll be hopping mad when he reads that article in the paper.” “i “T can’t help that. Now, Fred, you’re going to sign to pitch for me this season, aren’t you?” “Sure thing! Bring on your contract and T’lt put my name to it.” Re “Tll_ do that as soon as I get them printed. “Oh, Pll play for you at any old salary.» > “No, you won't. You got $12 a week from Mr. Gibson, and you pitched three-quarters of the - games. Now, I’m going to give you $25 a week, ‘and you will alternate in the box with another man.” . Seer “Aren't you going to catch?” at PR ates; - “Certainly not. I'll have enough to do to loo r
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12 after the business en? of my enterprise without thinking of playing ball.” ; “J dare say you’re right. I didn’t think of that. Who will captain the team?” “T can’t tell yet. Maybe Bassett, or possibly one of the new men, who will be here next week.” “T suppose the prices will be the same as last year?” “Sure. The league committee fixes the tariff. The more I can get into the grandstand the better for me, as the visiting team’s percentage is figured on the general admission basis.” . They had now reached *the Mercury job print- ing office, and there Jack parted from his chum. E CHAPTER IX.—At the Ball Park. _ Jack ordered letter-heads, envelopes, contracts and other printed stationery. Then he dropped in at the office of a contractor and took him out -to the park to make an estimate for an immedi- “ate addition to each end of the present grand- stand. “The work must be completed on or before May th,” said Jack, “for Rockland opens these grounds on- that. date.” “T can have it done all right if you give me the order by to-night,” replied the contractor. “Well. send your bid over to my house as soon as possible, and I will let you know this evening.” The contractor went off to make up his estimate, and then’“Jack walked ever to where Fred Dallas, Frank Bassett and Tom Wickers stood: talking over the new baseball situation in Marathon. - Bassett and Wickers expressed the surprise they _. felt on seeing it stated in print that Jack. had ~ got hold of the ball grounds and-the Marathon ranchise. : “Fred had been telling us that you’re going to de a bang-up team here this season,” said Bas- set “That’s right.” conert Jack. “And that we three are the only ones of the old team you’re going to sign.” “That’s right, too.” —*- “Fred told me that I’m to take your place as his backstop,” chipped in Wickers. “That’s correct. You and he had better start In right away practising together. You haven’t any time to lose. Ill have the contracts ready for _ you three to sign to-morrow. You'll get about double the money Gibson paid you last season, but ~ there will be three games a week, you know, in- * tead of two, as last year.’ -— Bassett and Wickers were both surprised and delighted to learn they were to get more money. ~ “Sav, here comes some of the other fellows,” said Bassett. ‘They'll be as mad as hornets - when ‘you tell them they are going to be released.” ~ By this time half a dozen of Gibson’s team “came up to where Jack and his three friends were : standing. They had come to the grounds for the _ morning practice,.which had been conducted under ae cada of Frank Bassett-for several days. oe “Say, Darrell, what’s: this we’ve seen in the er this | morning?” asked Spindler, the first “Tt as: ge oe you are now the THE BOY MAGNATE ‘rest of the week at least.” - that you have vot the franchise and the park until manager of Marathon this season, and that you’re =) going to have a new team. Is that right?” © 3 tts? ; “Then, where do we come in?” demanded Spin- dler, aggressively: “You'll have to see Mr. George Apvleby, in the Drew Building, on Main Street, about that. He represents Mr. Gibson.” “What’s the matter with you signing the old team just as it stands? It isn’t a fair deal to throw us out in the cold now, just because you ve got a swelled head and think we ain’t good enough for you. I guess we know our business.” “Now, what’s the use of getting a grouch on at me, Spindler? You know you chaps aren’t fast enough to make a decent showing against - anv one of the other three teams of the league. = That was plainly demonstrated last year, even ; with the advantage we had of the crack pitcher Aig if the circuit, and those teams are stronger this ~~ season than they were last. I doubt if the Mara- thon team as now made up would win a game this year.” “Who says we wouldn’t?” angrily. “T say so,” replied Jack, coolly. “Oh, vou go bag your head!” “Thanks. I think vou had all better go, down . and see Mr. Appleby right away. I have no ~ Baa roared Spindler, use for you here at all.” ie “Yah! You make me sick!” snarled the first — baseman. “You think you’re going to do wonders this season, I s’pose. You'll be in the soun before eee Day, or my name ain’t Jake Spind-— er. “Well, I don’t think you need worry yourself ~~ about the matter,” replied Jack. : | The disgusted six walked away and met three — more of the old team at the gate. The crowd held a consultation, and then started off toward Main — Street. : “T expected you’d have a run-in with Spindler.” : said Bassett. “He’s always ready to shoot off — = that mouth of his. He gave the umpires more a trouble last seasen than any six other players. : He must have been put out of about a'third of — the games, which wasn’t anv great loss to us, for ae he’s a lobster of a first baseman.” + “Well, I hope I’m done with him and the rest- of the team for good. It won’t do them any good. es to come here, for I shall give orders to the man in charge of the grounds not to admit them inside the fence. Now, Fred, you might pass a tin to some of the High School lads that I shall be glad to have them come out here and practice for the “T'll do ‘t, Jack. Bv the way, I heard on Ei wav out here that Chester Wells went to Boston yesterday morning. so he won’t be likely to learn — he returns. Then I bet he’ll be out here with blood in his eve.” “Let him come: but if he tries to pick a quarrel. with me I’ll have to send him about his business. I’d prefer not to have a racket with him, but 1 don’t propose to stand any nonsense from him_ or anybody else. I’m in business with both feet. and have no time to lose with sore-heads. - ning a baseball park and a salaried team ist child’s: play by any means. My pay ‘season will run close to = 00 ase 1
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‘THE BOY MAGNATE z rent of the ground for the whole year to be considered, besides printing, advertising, and all the incidental expenses connected with the busi- ness. I’ve got to pull the people to make any. money out of the game. all playing will do that. My sister is going to help me out as bookkeeper at night when she’s through at her store.” “Well, I'll help you out any way I can, too,” said Fred. “All you have to do is to call on me any time you want me.’ ~ “Same here,” said Bassett and: Wickers to- . gether. $83 “Thank you, fellows. I shall probably have oeeasion to-avail myself of your generous offers. Tf I do, I shan’t forget what I owe you.” “That will be all right. We’ll stand by vou, rain or shine, and don’t make any mistake about it. .You’re doing the right thing by us, giving us more money than we ask for,-so you can depend that we’ll help see you through to the best of our ability. Isin’t thet right, Bassett, Wickers?” “ou ean bet it’s right,” replied Bassett, and Wickers nodded his assent. ~ “ANl vight, boys. I’m glad to have three good friends at my back in this enterprise. I’m more ‘than ever sure that I shall pull out at the top of the heap.” - CHAPTER XcChisater Welis Hears Disagree: able News. Fark was a mighty busy oe during the rest of that week. He re-engaged the ground keever and watchman at a salary of $10 per week. dur- jng the season, and $5 a week for the rest of the year, with free apartments for himself and family over the office-and dressing-rooms. He engaged two of his former schoolmates to sell tickets for him, and two others to tend the gates, on the days when there were games on the home - grounds, and they were to be paid so much for. each day that they were employed. Thenihe had his posters put up in the locations that were best : suited for them, and they immediately attracted - great attention. The hangers were distributed where thev were expected to do the most good. So far Jack had seen or heard nothing from Chester Wells. The reason for that was that i Chestér had remained several days in Boston. - He returned to Marathon Friday night, and when he went to the rooms of the Marathon Boat Club, = ‘after dinner, where he was aceustomed to hob- ‘mob with his own particular set, he soon learned all about the baseball situation in town. — “J thought you were going to get the ball franchise, Chester,” said a crony. “Oh, I got done out of it by the president of he. New England League. He secured it for a “friend of his.” pose “He did, eh?” “That’s what Mr. Seabury told’ me over the wire. I had the call on the grounds, but taere was no use of my holding it when I couldn’t get the franchise. So I let the thing go, and Mr. Hamil- ton, who is stopping at the Marathon Inn, signed he lease. He’s the president of the New England e, and is staying in thas neighborhood for alth.” ise?” But I’m sure that good - to the park when I could have got it. “That would ~ team that made the best showing, and the people Well, who do Pie saunine ‘has got the fran- “How should I know?” “& boy. The catcher of last season’s team— Jack Darrell.” ra “What!” easped Chester. A “That’s right. And he seems to be a hustle Bee from Hustlerville. The papers are predictifig a record season under his management. He’s been elected a member of the executive committee of the Coast League, and is on the same footing — with the other managers. That man Hamilton must be backing him -in great shape, for he’s a making a number of alterations at the park to’ increase the seating capacity. Then he’s billing the town. as if he had a theatrical show at the Opera House. Since he started in there is nothing else talked about in town but baseball. Every- body I meet is going to the opening game a week from Tuesday, when Rockland comes over J to start the ball in this burg. _The papers say. ~~ that Darrell will have a team that will bring the Flag” to Marathon, or come mighty near do- ~~ ing it.” : Chester Wells was too dazed by the unwelcome — intelligence to make any reply as his crony rat — tled on. He could scarcely believe that Jack Dar- ~ rell, the boy to whom he owed his life, had sue- ceeded where he had failed. The very idea of such a thing was gall and wormwood to his. soul. That ‘he, the son of the president of the Marathon National Bank, should be turned down to make an opening for a poor and unimportant boy like Jack Darrell was.something that he couldn’t get through his aristocratic head. He regarded it as— an insult to the town, perpetrated by Benjamin Seabury, of Rockland, who no doubt had some ulterior purpose in view. “Yl bet Seabury was afraid I would prin a team here that would make his own look ‘like thirty cents, and that he wouldn’t have even a- leok-in this yéar at the flag,” he said, wrathfully. “Mark my words, the whole thing is cut and dried that Rockland is to have the championship this year, too,” he asserted. “You'll see it will — come true. With the money I can command, Sea- — bury knew I would make things hum in a way — that would take all the credit away from his town. That’s why he wouldn’t let me into the league. I’m dead sorry now that I didn’t hold on x put a spoke in his wheel. Why, I could have. : brought two good teams to this town and eiven + — the people. first-class ball all summer, and then the league team wouldn’t have been missed.” “There wouldn’t. have been the excitement of the pennant race in that case, and that means a whole lot to us over here.” replied his friend. “Oh, bosh! I’d have offered a trophy to the would come to see which was going to win it.” CHAPTER XI—Marathon Wins the Opening Game At Pimlico; the day Pred pat ses the idea. ey en- larged framed copies of them were delivered Darrell on Saunt mornnig.' fee
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42 THE BOY rack of highly varnished and polished bats had already been affixed on the wall, and the boys, after placing twin foul-line flags over the young magnate’s picture, and arranging the attractive trophy Jack had received for his batting record on a small stable directly under his photograph, declared that the office presented a swell pro- fessional appearance. While they were admiring it, Arthur Hamilton and his sister arrived. They _{ also admired. the appearance of the office, and Amy went into ecstasies over Jack’s picture. That afternoon the Seabird brought a tall and lanky young man and a stocky companion to Marathon. They inquired their way to the Mara- ‘thon Inn, and when they got there the tall lad asked for Mr. Hamilton. That gentleman came downstairs and met them. It soon developed that this was the battery which the present manager _ of the Worcester team had forwarded, as per Mr. Hamilton’s request. Hamilton sent’a messenger for Jack. When the boy magnate arrived he was introduced to the new players. “T think you will find these lads all right. Bob Friskett has a good record as a southpaw twirler, and as I thought a left-hander would be an advantage to your team, I sent for him and his regular catcher, who is a good, all-around eee able to fill in on the bases or in the out- eld. Jack had a short talk with them and then told them to accompany him over to his home, where they could sign contracts. There was‘no trouble about salary, as both players understood the limit and would would be expected of them for the - money. After the papers were signed in dupli- cate, Jack piloted them around to a boarding- place, where arrangements had been entered into _to quarter the new players. On Monday morning, Jack called at the house and took them out to the ground, where they found Dallas, Bassett and Wickers, in uniform, practising. he young manager provided them with a make-shift uniform apiece and turned them over to Bassett. That afternoon five more players arrived, who were taken in hand byWack, ' and on the following day four more came. : On Wednesday the last of the bunch sent for x Vappeared. In all there were now sixteen players - from whom Jack could select the twelve he in- tended earrying on his payroll. During ‘the greater part of Thursday and Friday the boy “magnate put them through their paces, and final- - with Hamilton, who had also watched the players with a critical eye, he ‘selected the seven new men, in addition to the battery already signed, - that he wanted. - The seven were directed to sign contracts for the season. the other four were provided with _ their fare and money for their expenses back to the place whence they had come. Jack decided that Bassett would make a good captain and field manager, and therefore made the acting ap- - pointment permanent. The players were directed _ to appear on the grounds early next morning for sign practice, and to get into shape for the open- ing game of the season at Pimlico in the after- on. That town was so accessible to Marathon- . being onlv four miles distant by trolley. ‘that basehall enthusiasts of Jack’s burg had de- : 2 7" _ ly, after careful consideration, and a consultation . MAGNATE termined to be at the game if they broke a leg ~ over it. They were wild for a chance to see what the boy magnate’s new players could do against the strong Pimlico team, and just couldn’t wait for Tuesday’s opening in their own town. Besides, a majority of the factory fans couldn’t leave their work on Tuesday to attend the opening at the park, but they could go on Saturday. This was the case in each of the other towns on the circuit, that is why the opening was set for the last day of the working to accommodate the work- ing class. : The game at Pimlico, as well as the game in Rockland, was set for 3.30 p. m. Long before that hour the trolley cars from Marathon were jammed with excited fans, for the afternoon was a fine one, just warm enough to suit players and spectators alike. For a while it looked as if half the town was_-en route for Pimlico. Jack + went on early, accompanied by his gate-keepers, who were to keep an eye on the Pimlico entrances to the grounds. At the proper time Bassett and his bunch of players drove into the ball park on a bus, accompanied by Arthur Hamilton and Miss Amy, for whom seats were reserved in the grand- stand in Manager Cooper’s private box. The members of the town council had accepted an invitation to be present, and the chairman had promised to toss out the new ball when play was called by the umpire. The Pimlico Band was also in attendance to enliven the proceedings. Promptly at 3.30 the game began, with Mara- thon at bat, Wickers up. Pimlico presented a different battery from that of the previous season, and the team had been otherwise materially — strengthened. The town rooters confidently ex+ pected their representatives to win, in spite of the known prowess of Fred Dallas. The big Marathon contingent were also confident that Darrell’s new ag@regation would make things hum—at any rate, they looked to see them make the fur fly. And they were not disappointed. The Marathon team-scored a run in the first, another in the fourth, and a third in the eighth, and that was the sum total of the scoring done that afternoon on the grounds, for Dallas held the Pimlico boys down to three hits, and not a man of them got togghird base during the game. The Marathonites screamed themselves hoarse long before the final result—3 to 0 was chalked up on the score-board, and they returned home feeling that nothing was too good for Jack Dar- rell and his little band of pennant chasers, Marathon newspapers the progress of the game by innings, and a big crowd gathered in front of. the two offices where the figures were posted up in the windows as they came in, and were greeted with intense enthusiasm. The final result pro- voked prolonged cheering. Beside it went up the score of the Rockland game—Rockland, 6; Cin- | nebar, 2. Taken altogether, the Coast League had opened in a blaze of glory. Pee eS . CHAPTER XII.—The Boy Magnate And His me Team Cover Themselves With Glory. : The Sunday morning editions of the Times and Mercury printed full and graphic accounts of eke eaeige ae oe eee ane eee The telephone had already announced to the | : ol
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THE BOY game at Pimlico, and both newspapers agreed -that Marathon at last had a team that would de the town proud. The team was put-through a hard morning and afternoon practice on Monday, as Jack was anxious to defeat Rockland next day and take the lead in the race for the champion- ship. Everything, including the grandstand and other improvements, was now ready for Tuesday’s opening in Marathon. The advance sale of grand- stand seats all over town announced that there would be more spectators under cover than the 600 seats would accommodate, “My goodness! Where would I have been at if I hadn’t put in those extra 250 chairs?” said Jack to Arthur Hamilton. “You'd have been in trouble, my- boy. The people would have put up an awful kick at. the lack of accommodations. As it is; I’m afraid - you'll have to turn people away from the stand.” -Tuesday morning’s p2pers gave considerable space to the Coast League’s opening at Mara- hon park that afternoon, printing the batting ‘order of each team. ['riskett, the new south- ' paw, and his own catcher, were down on the bills for Marathon, and that fact encouraged the Rock- landers, who feared Dallas, when they began steaming into the grounds shortly after noon, a large delegation coming over on the reserve ‘steamboat of the Penobseott Navigation Co., - which made‘a special trip for the occasion, and was, to take them and the Rockland team back ~ after the game. : et Of course, Manager Darrell had his grandstand decorated out with bunting, and~ had-hired the Marathon Band to entertain the growing. crowd. Seats were reserved for the town dignitaries, who had accepted an invitation to attend ina body after their regular weekly meeting, while the - private box Jack had had built for himself and As. jamin Seabury, Mrs. Darrell, Edith, who. got - jeave of absence for the occasion, and Dallas’s ‘mother also. A tremendous mob packed the ground and taxed the capacity of the grandstand to the utmost when game was called, with Rock- Jand at. bat.. the Hamiltons was spacious enough to hold Ben-- _Iean pull into the park, the more there will. along arathon beach were filled to CBAC Mar or fae. rien pea he ee ar ate it was a Axio ted ‘cro MAGNATE eo “Oh, my fellows can bat some themselves,” laughed Jack. The words were hardly out of his mouth before Wickers landed on an outcurve and sen. it to the far corner of the grounds, over the heads of a three-deep fringe of spectators drawn up vehind. tice rope. Ordinarily-.it would Have ~ been good for three bags, if not for a home run, but the ground rules made:it a two-bagger. © 9 “What’s the matter with that hit?” asked Jack, - with a pleased laugh, glancing at Amy Hamil- - ton, who, with face flushed with excitement, was ciapping her littte gioved hands in common with the majority of the Marathon people, who ~ shrieked like mad over the hit. Me “It was a dandy,” replied Mr.. Seabury, “but I doubt if it will amount to anything.” And he ~ was right, for Wickers was left on second, as the next batter ballooned to short. ~ ; ; “It?s too mean for anything that we didn’t score this inning,” said Amy, with a look of keen disap- pointment. “Better luck next time,” laughed Mr. Seabury. “Here is a record of the day’s réceipts, Mr. = Seabury,” said Jack, “with a memorandum of ~~ your share, which I’ve paid oyer to Mr. Black.” He handed the president of the league a slip of paper. 4 = “A very satisfactory showing, Darrell,” replied the Rockland magnate, after looking it over, ~ “Nothing more than I expected after sizing this” crowd up. { must congratulate you on the start’ you’ve made. lve heard something about your — methods, and I’m bound to say that they are pan+ — ning out. It was a good business move of yours to enlarge this stand. Why, you never would have been able to accommodate the people who’ were willing to pay the extra quarter for a cév- — ered chair if you hadn’t done it. How many seats have: you got now?” : ; “Six hundred.” i ae “There must be more than a hundred standing up back and sitting in the aisles.” } Spars Sas “There are. Over eight hundred tickets were taken in -by the ticket-taker at the grandstand entrance.” Bao a “You're doing nobly; my boy magnate. “ a surprise to me. I didn’t draw a bigger crowd last Saturday-in Rockland, with everything in my favor. Why, Gibson must have lost a wad of money last season through his miserable obstinacy — and of course we all suffered. in proportion when - we came over there. Under your management it looks as if we shall all share in your good busi- ness sagacity.’” : i _“T hav eno doubt you ey: You're’ will, for the more’ people to divide.” Duririg the balance of the game, which — finally resulted in a victory for’ Marathon by the score of 3 to 2; Jack talked witht Amy and her brother, particularly Amy. The girl congratulated him on his financial success, and in the end on ‘the success of his team, and Jack never felt E There had probably never been an: like such a crowd in Marathon park before, un- less at the free fireworks exhibition on the Fourth of July, when the summer hotels and cot
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16 pointed Rocklanders who had fondly expected to 2 see their team win. The general-admission peo- ple crowded around Captain Bassett and his play- ers as they started for the dressing room, and cheered ‘them lustily. Bob Friskett had made good, in their estimation, for he had held the Rockland team down to six scattered hits. Two of his four free passes had developed into runs, it is true, but as Marathon had won out nobody eared for that now. Wickers.and Egan had car- ‘vied off the batting honors for their side, the former getting three hits and the latter two, both two-baggers. Bassett, at short, had accepted ' every chance offered, and his throwing to first Was as accurate as a rifle shot. Altogether, the _ Marathon team was the idea of the hour, for it » Was now in the lead, with two games won and ~~ none lost. But, then, the season was young yet. CHAPTER XIII.—Marathon’s First Defeat. On Thursday morning the Pimlico ball-tossers came over to Marathon to take the morning boat for Rockland, where the team was scheduled to play that afternoon. The Marathon players, ac- ! companied by their manager, Arthur Hamilton, and Amy, took the same boat as far as Cinnebar, _ where they got off and went to one of the hotels for lunch. At two o’clock they boarded a bus for the \ grounds. A big crowd was wending itS way in the same direction. The showing that Marathon had made in its first two games had whetted pub- lic curiosity to see how the new team would fare at the hands of the Cinnebars. If Cinnebar won, she would be tied with Marathon for first place, . and if Rockland also won, as was expected, the three teams wouid be even up. As Fred Dallas was on the cards to pitch, the Cinnebar fans were not at all sure which way the cat would jump. Baseball being a very uncertain game, it was quite possible that the Cinnebar players might do Dallas up,*for they were putting up a great game. The park was almost crowded when the game began, and it soon developed. into a ir pitchers’ battle between Dallas and Waldron. - In the seventh inning the tide turned. Fred lost his grip, somehow, and when the smoke of j the inning had passed away, five of the Cinnebar sluggers had dented the home plate, and that number of large and juicy runs went up on the - seore-board. Bassett sent Friskett in to pitch in the eighth, but the game was already lost, and when it was over there were nine goose-eggs up against Marathon and their rivals had six runs_ to _ their credit. The real surprise of the day, how- ever, was the ae of Rockland by Pimlico to . the tune of 8 . Jack was disappointed be- eause his team had. lost, but he was pleased to death with the size of his share of the afternoon’s receipts. He took his players and the small con- tingent of Marathon fans back to town in a steam - launch, as the Seabird had touched at Cinnebar _ two hours before. : ‘ “We can’t win all the time,” said Jack to his -_ eaptain, while the launch was en route for home. “But I counted on keeping in the lead, with Dallas in the box,” _ expression. wi As replied Bassett, with a glum THE BOY MAGNATE aos “Don’t worry; old’'man. When the Cinnebars come to Marathon next Tuesday you can try and get your revenge. They put up a mighty fine game to-day. d enough to make a big league team hustle.” At this point Fred Dallas came up. “Well, what do you think of me, Jack? *Dis- gusted?, I got a horrible jolting in the seventh for fair. This is the first time I ever was taken out of the box.” “That isn’t anything. The best pitchers in the world have their spots of hard luck and havye-to step down and out.” : “I was so sure I had those fellows safe that all I looked for was a batting spurt on our side to win out.” “And all we got were three measly hits,” growled Captain Bassett. “Wickers couldn’t have hit a balloon, while my bat and Egan’s seemed to be full of holes.” “Give the boys a course of batting practice to- ~ morrow, for you want to do up Pimlico on Sat- urday,” said Jack, leaving. them,. and walking over to where Amy sat. “Isn’t it too mean for anything,” said the girl, “that we lost to-day?” “It was simply the fortune of war, Miss Amy,” he replied. “By the way, there’s a good show at the Opera House to-night. Would you do me the honor of accompanying me there?” “Why certainly, if you would like mé to.” “J should consider it a great pleasure.” _ “Then, of course, I will g0 with you, Jack—I mean Mr. Darrell,” she said, blushing vividly at the slip of the tongue. : “Why not. call me Jack, Miss Amy? Every- body does, even your brother. It sounds more natural to me.” She looked down on the deck and didn’t an-_ swer for a moment or two. “Don’t you think it would be just a little bit | too familiar on my part,” she’ said at length, with a sly glance’ into his face. “Not at all. I’d like to call you Amy, if I dared. Edith is over head and ears in love with you, and says you’re the sweetest girl in the world; and.I perfectly agree with her.” “Now, Mr. Dar——” “No—Jack.” “Well—Jack, then. smile and a blush. Aré you satisfied?” with a “Yes, if you won’t forget to call me Jack all os the time.” At this point Arthur Hamilton strolled up. “Say, Jack, I hear you’re going to have a rival,"ity he said, with a smile. 3 “A rival! What do you mean?” “Chester Wells has leased a plot of ground within a block of the park. He’s going to fence it in, lay out a diamond, and run an independent baseball enterprise.” x “He is?” replied Jack, somewhat astonished. “Yes, He’s hired most of Gibson’s last season’s team, and is in correspondence with many of the college men who summer down here. His idea is — to get those lads to organize a college team and play his organization three times a week in an — effort to do you out of some of your patronage.” — “Tm not afraid of him hurting me mueh. He may capture a few of the summer visitors at ode ~ times, but if he’s going-to rely on the Marathon — Pen es
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THE BOY MAGNATE cpt ge east-offs to make a showing, I guess he'll play to * empty benches.” “That’s my opinion. He’s got a sore head, and thinks he’ll be able to injure you—the man, too, who saved his life. He ought to be ashamed of himself. It doesn’t speak well for the blue blood he claims is in his veins. A gentleman is a gentleman always. Good clothes and good society do not always make one, and I think he’s a good example of a round peg in a square hole.” “Well, he’s welcome to run opposition to me if he thinks it will do him any good. I’m afraid he'll find it an expensive luxury. Hamilton, I have invited your sister -to go with me to the Opera House to-night. Have you any objection ?” “None at all. You’re welcome to take Amy “anywhere she is willing to go with you.” “Thank you, Mr. Hamilton. I will take the best of care of her.” The boat was now approaching the Marathon landing. The team, received no demonstration this time on their arrival in town. As they rode up Main Street in the bus to their boarding-place they passed the newspaper offices, where the scores were posted up in the windows. That six runs to nothing looked mighty bad to the players, - but they cheered themselves with the reflection that they would get square with Pimlico on Sat- urday. Perhans they would, but as Pimlico had beaten the strong Rockland nine on its own grounds that afternoon by the score of 8 to 1, it wasn’t at all certain that Marathon would do them up in the next game. f CHAPTER XIV.—A Dastardly Project. A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered nb Marathon Park, Saturday afternoon, notwith- standing that the weather looked somewhat ‘threatening, and the ducats that_rolled into the box-office made Jack’s heart glad. It began. to ‘rain in the fourth inning and game had to be _ suspended for ten minutes, with the score 3 to 1 - in Pimlico’s favor. It began to look as if the _ rain-checks that had been given out would reduce ' the young manager’s profits at the next game on the home ground, for four and one-half inning’s had to be played to make the game a legal one. However, it cleared up a bit, much to Jack’s relief, and no doubt to the satisfaction of the Pimlico players, who saw victory before them. ‘They got a jolt in the fifth inning, however, that changed their views a bit. With two men on : bases, Kendrick, the doughty right-fielder, put the ball over the fence for a home run, evening up the score. That hit aroused the first real en- _ thusiasm of the day, and the Marathonites made Rome howl for a few minutes. As the first batter for Pimlico opened up with a three-bagger, and Dallas gave the next man a pass, and hit the third, things began to look dark again for the home team—about as dark as the sky that threat- ened a renewal of the shower. With the bases full, none out, and Pimlico’s crack slugger up, the crowd began to root for rain. And they got it, -too—a good soaking most of them. But they aie n’t care, for the game ended then and there a i tie, oe Pimlico lost nee looked to be certain “ By the way, Mr.. victory. .Cinnebar, however, won from Rockland on their own grounds and took the lead, pushing Marathon into second place.’ Jack, however, was pleased, because he wouldn’t have to redeem the rain-checks, and the balance to his eredit looked big and fat as the result of the first four games of the season. * “T guess [’ll make baseball pay in this burg,” he told his sister, as they sat in the office, after the people had left the grounds. “That will be just grand, Jack. Mother will be so happy to know that you’re making money.” “Tt’s about time I made some, don’t you think? T’m nineteen years old, and the head of the family. I ought to make a showing, and you can bet on it, sis, I’m going to do it.” “Amy didn’t come to the game to-day, did she?” said his sister. “No. The weather looked too bad. Besides, she didn’t want to leave her brother. He couldn’t stir out a day Jike this. He’s been a good friend to me, Edith, and I never will forget him. He’s given me the opportunity of my life.” “T think he didn’t do more than he ought, for you risked your life to save his sister from / death.” “Yd risk my life any day for her! without a thought of getting anything for it.” “T guess Amy occupies more of your thoughts than anything else,” laughed his sister, slyly. “Oh, nonsense!” flushed Jack. “Amy i is a dear, good girl, and I like hei better than any girl I ever met,” she said. “I'd like nothing better than to have her for a sister. 1 am almost sure that you love her, Jack, and 1 know she thinks an awful lot of you—she has told me so.” “Has she?” asked Jack, very much interésted. “Do you think I really stand any show with her?” “T am sure you do. If you really care for her, let her see it in a way that girls like, and then maybe——” “Maybe what?” “Some day she really may become my sister.” “Tf I can make her your sister, Edith, you can bet your life I will,” renlied the young magnate, kissing her. Shortly afterward the weather cleared up SHA Jack and his sister went home, with the proceeds. of the day’s game in his pocket. Marathon won from Cinnebar on Tuesday, and that was balm to the hearts of Jack’s team; but from that to Decoration Day it was a sort of see-saw experi- ence with them, which left the standing of the clubs on the morning of May 30 as follows: Cinnebar, 8 won, 3 lost; Marathon, 6 won, 4 lost; _ Rockland, 4 won, 7 lost; Pimlico, 3 won, q lost. On Decoration Day, Marathon played at Pim- lico in the morning and drew a good crowd, win: — ning the game by the score of 3 to 2. In the’ afternoon Pimlico came to Marathon Park and, before a crowd as big aS that of the opening day, defeated Jack’s team by the score of 3 to 1. Rock-» land won both games from Cinnebar, and jumped up the scale. From a pecuniary point of view, Jack was ’way ahead on the Decoration Day re- ceipts, and as his’ team was only a single game behind the leaders, he was feeling pretty good, especially as Amy and her brother honored his mother’s humble home at dinner. and spent an enjoyable evening there — cae f Apes iret A ¥ S , ? ood
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we During the month of June, Cinnebar continued to play a-strone game, and maintained its lead with a small margin over Rockland, which had pushed Marathon into third place, while Pimlico seemed destined to finish as a tail-ender, though j; always proved a stumbling-block to Jack’s ‘hall-tossers, The race was very close among the three first-named teams, and no one could hazard a reliable guess as to which would win the pen- nant. The result was that all the games drew good crowds, especially in Marathon, where Jack was piling up a good. bank account as the days “went by. On the Fourth of July, Marathon was taken on a special boat to Rockland and whipped _Mr. Seabury’s team in.the morning game. After a lunch provided by the president of the league, the two teams were carried up;the bay to Mara- thon, where, before a record crowd, Jack’s players “won a second time, amid the wildest enthusiasm. Chester ‘Wells started his ball-ground on the Fourth, with a game between the Marathon “Mis- fits,” as Bassett called them, and a college nine of - summer visitors. The diamond was not enclosed, ‘as Chester found that such a plan would be too costly, so that anybody could walk up and view "the game fér nothing. He had-erected a grand- stand, with a small bar underneath it, and to this “select place he charged a quarter for a seat. He took in less than $10, for only the personal friends and relatives of the college boys could be induced “to remain away from the league-game at the park, The free crowd was made of smal] boys, and a few others who couldn’t get into the park. - Altogether, Chester didn’t do Jack Darrell much damage that day. Jack took Amy and Fred Dallas Seabited Edith _ to an exhibition of fireworks near one of the big - hotels that night. Chester was there, too, and it made him furious to see how thick the boy mag- nate was gettine with the pretty sister of Arthur Hamilton. Before he had been so unfortunate as to nearly drown the girl, he had been figuring on having her all to himself that summer: but Coffin Ledge had done him out of both his sailboat ‘and the girl, and he had never forgiven Jack for saving her and thus getting the inner track of him in more ways than one. He followed Jack and Amy, as they strolled through the crowd, and “janionship the more jealous and angry he be- ‘came at the young baseball manager. “The beggar is getting a swelled head over his “suecess with the franchise. T’d give a ene ae dollars to get him in a hole. I wonder how I could do it? “I wish some of these fireworks “would only travel up toward the park and set his _ grandstand on fire. That would bust him up for fair, for it would take double his season’s pr ofits - to put wp a new one, besides the loss of time.” ‘Chester’s vindictive feelings were perhaps Jargely due to the fact that he was not thoroughly ‘sober, for he had patronized his own bar pretty freely during the progress of the game between his team, captained by Jake Spindler, the first aseman, and ‘the college lads, who, by the way, ad easily done up the “Misfits,” and he had drank more since, so that he was in a condition. It happened one a trying to keep Of: rane sand: Amy Riera gcse ake si THE BOY MAGNATE e ae the longer he watched their confidential com- - _he is sweet on. I'll put Jaew wise ‘to pretty thing, than Chester did, and was just aching for a chance to get back at the young. magnate. He ~ was satisfied that he had been treated in a low- © down manner by Jack, because our hero had not - signed him to play first base on the new team. In his own mind, although in no one else’s, he ~— could hold down the first cushion in a style worthy of an expert in his palmiest days, and it~ grated on his feelings to feel that he had been nee cast aside like an old: shoe. As a matter of fact, he had given a “rotten” : exhibition during the previous season, being un-— able to handle half-of Bassett’s swift passes from short, and had contributed not a little to many of © the defeats Marathon had sustained. As soon as Spindler saw Chester he caught him by the arm and persuaded him to take another drink, and their conversation soon came around to Jack Darrell... Chester foolishly confided to him his wish that Jack’s baseball aspirations might -be~ nipped in the bud if the fireworks were only nearer to his grandstand.- Spindler thought he saw an opening to get square with Jack and make~ seme money at the same time, for he knew that — Chester Wells could command a lot of cash. He - was also drunk enough to be dangerous. “Give me $500, old man,” he said, familiarly, to the young aristocrat, “and if that grandstand doesn’t catch. fire to-night, I’m a liar.” ; “How will $500 make it catch fire?” hiccowghe Chester. ‘ “Never you mind. Cough up the $500 and yo Yie see what you'll see.” i: Chester tried to get the problem ihrodaty his head, but couldn’t. Spindler paid for another drink and egged Chester on by telling him he was afraid to put up so much money. That made Wells angry, and he said he’d give him $500 next da if the park stand was destroyed that night. Spindler made him put it down on paper, 3 when he had the signed document in his hand he told Chester that he might consider the job a good as done, for he was going to see about it right away. The rascally ball player at once started off. put the dastardly plan in execution, while Ches = ter walked off, unsteadily, towards his home. — é CHAPTER XV. —The Plot That Failed. It happened, however, that. this cotiversation between Chester Wells and Jake Spindler ES overheard by Frank Bassett and Tom Wi who were standing not far from the spot w the two were incautiously giving” expression — their thoughts. When Spindler started off, B: sett gripped Wickers by the arm. — “T believe that rascal means to try and out that design of his. You follow him Z you. find an officer, give him in charge, if ca keep on his track. I’m going to hunt up : He’s around here somewhere with Miss Ha: scheme, and the chances a are we'll go. pte park to at sc:
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THE BOY Fred and the girls inside of five minutes, and he started the quartet with the information he brought. j * “J must go out there at once with.you, Bas- sett. Fred, will you take charge of Miss Ham- ilton? Amy, will you excuse me under the cir- cumstances?” ; Dallas promised to take Amy home, and the young lady said that of course she would ex- ccuse Jack in such an emergency. So the boy mag- nate and the captain of his team started for Main Street and boarded a car that ran to a point beyond the ball grounds. All was dark around the park when the boys arrived there. The keeper and his family had turned in - some time before and were fast asleep. After ’ carefully inspecting the immediate neighborhood, _ Jack aroused his employee and told him to bring _ his revolver down with him. When the man ap- peared, the young manager told him that he had information, which he considered reliable, that an enemy of his intended to try and fire the grand- _ stand that night, and he proposed to keep watch for a while for the purpose of preventing such a disaster, as well as to trv and catch the villain in the act. _ The three then held a*consultation and decided ‘to hide in different parts of the foundation of the ‘stand. A hour went by, and then Jack saw a fig- ure crossing the™diamond in the. dim moonlight, with a bundle under his arm. He eame directly toward the grandstand, and as soon as he got close to it the boy magnate recognized him as Jake Spindler. There was no sign of Wickers at his heels; so Jack. came to the conclusion that his clever catcher had missed the fellow some- where on the road. ce bel rd stand, and, striking a match, looked around. -He hit upon‘a suitable spot to start the blaze, uncon- scious that his every movement was being watch- ed. The package under his arm consisted of a bag of excelsior. “He pushed the inflammable stuff under the _boards of the flooring of the bar, and then taking ‘a bottle of naphtha from his pocket she soaked the bunch of excelsior well with it. Then, with a grunt of satisfaction, he struck a match and ‘started to set the mass on fire. : ~ Had he been permitted to start a blaze in that -naphtha-soaked excelsior the grandstand, as well as. all the adjacent buildings, would have been ut- terly destroyed in a short time. But his Nemesis asp upon him in the person of Jack Darrell, who ang upon him, and bore him to the ground. ; You rascal. what are you about to do? Here, sett and Andrews, come quick and help me secure this fellow.” Spindler struggled desperately to release him- elf, but Jack held on to him with a_vise-like p until his companions ran up, and then it baseball player. Andrews had brought a rd in his pocket and Spindler was soon help- Bae. 5 hey marched him into the office, where Jack phoned to the police station for an‘ officer, laining the circumstances over the wire. He : ‘that a policeman would be sent to the at once to take charge of the prisoner. flicer reached the place in half an hour. Jack Spindler soon reached the foundation of the s all night with the contemptible and villain-. 19 ‘ MAGNA‘ - took him out to the grandstand and showed him the evidence of Spindler’s attempted crime. “You had a narrow escape, Darrell,” said the policeman. “Why, in an hour’s time the whole place would have been beyond saving. I’ll put the handcuffs on that chap and take him back with- me.” 3 As soon as Spindler was manacled, Bassett placed his hand in his pocket, drew out a piece of paper and handed it to Jack. “Read that. It will give you the name of this fellow’s aider and abetter.” » ; Jack glanced over the paper, which ran as fol- ows: ‘ x “I promise to pay Jake Spindier $500 for ser- vices rendered on the night of July 4, provided I am satisfied that he has carried them out. : “( Signed) Chester Wells.” That was all, but it was enough to show that. the son of the foremost citizen of Marathon was both reckless and unprincipled. The first thing— Jack did next morning after breakfast was to call at the Marathon Inn and have an interview with Arthur Hamilton. After Darrell had ex- ~ plained the facts, and handed Hamilton Chester’s I. O. U., the president of the New England League expressed his sentiments right from the shoulder. He was justly indignant at the outrage which had been attempted on the energetic young manager, and was anxious to see the guilty ones punished. “Chester Wells is a young scoundrel,” he said, “The evidence of Bassett and Wickers, backed up this I. 0. U., and the subsequent capture of © Spindler in the act of firing the grandstand, war- rants the immediate arrest of Wells as the prirme mover in the affair. The fact that he was some- what intoxicated at the time is no excuse. It sim- ply brought to the surface what the rascal had in his heart against you. There is no reason why his respectable connections should shield him from the consequences of his villainy, and the other fellow be sent up because he has no influ- ential friends. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I insist that you act at once in® this matter, and have a warrant issued for Well’s arrest. If their scheme had succeeded you would have been left without a ball park right in the middle of the season, and the loss must have been fatal to your success. I promised not to interfere ~ in your business arrangements, but this is too ser- ious a matter for me to lét you overlook. You must prosecute Chester Wells.” ° _ “Very well, sir. I willapply to the magistrate at once;” replied Jack. i In the meantime, Spindler awoke to the serious- ness of the situation he found himself in, and knowing that the only person he could apply to in this emergency was his wealthy accomplice, whose social position he thought would protect them both; he sent a message to Chester, explain- ing his predicament, and asking him to call and see him, which Wells, in some trepidation, did. Spindler didn’t mince his words in Chester’s pres- ence. a : “You're just as guilty, or even more so'than t. ’ am. You put me up to do it,” “That’s a-lie!” replied Chester, furiously. — “Ts it?” sneered Ae “You promised me $506. if I succeeded in deStroying. the park grandstand last night. You know you did. At any rate, you «gave me your I. O. U. for that amount? x
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20 Chester Wells was fairly staggered and not a little alarmed. “What shall I do?” he gasped. _ “Do? Why, go and see your father at once, and get. him to take means to save the both. of us. “Oh, Lord! He’ll never forgive me!” groaned Chester. “Never mind that. He won’t see you’ sent to prison, if he can help it. “But remember, he’s: got to save me, too, or it will be worse for you.” Chester Wells hurried away, terribly upset. As ‘he was entering his home he was arrested by a policeman on the magistrate’s warrant and brought back to the jail. An hour later he and Spindler were arraigned in court, and the charge against them created a sensation for the news- papers and the whole town of Marathon. Jack Darrell; Frank Bassett, Tom Wickers, Anderson, the ground-keeper and the officer who had ar- _rested Spindler were in court and testified, and Jack handed Chester Wells’s note to the magis- . trate as an exhibit in the case. Arthur Hamilton was also present to see that justice was meted ovtt to the offenders. The prisoners were held on heavy bail, which Banker Wells furnished for his son, but refused to Spindler. Subsequently, both were brought to trial, and, in spite of the efforts of eminent counsel, furnished by Mr. Wells, in an effort to save his son, were convicted and sen- tenced to ten years each in the State prison. CHAPTER XVI.—How the Boy Magnate Won E the Pennant. On September 14th the season closed, with Marathon and Rockland tied for first place, and, of course, this tie had to be played off. Accord- - ingly, the daté for the crucial game was set for the following Saturday afternoon. Jack and Mr. - Seabury tossed up for choice of grounds, and the boy magnate won. The day turned out an ideal one for the contest, and the navigation company’s two boats were pressed into service to bring the ~ mob of Rockland fans to Marathon and take them back after the game. Twenty special policemen were sworn in for the occasion to preserve order. - & piece of bad luck struck Jack’s team at Fri- ~-< day’s exhibition game with Pimlico—Kendrick, : his hard-hitting right-fielder, was badly hurt, and had tobe replaced by Bob Friskett’s catcher. The - gates were thrown open at one o’clock, and from that hour. until three, when play was called, the . people poured into the park in a steady stream. -There were 5,000 spectators present when the game began. : Jack himself was on the field in uniform to as- gist his captain in coaching. In the fourth in- ning the Rockland team jumped on Dallas and made three:runs, but Fred was not taken from _ the box. When Marathon went to bat in their half of the fourth, Tom Wickers was first up. ‘Then the team got another stroke of hard luck: “fom was hit by a pitched ball and knocked un- conscious. : : oes “You'll have to get into the game, Jack,” said Bassett, when it was seen that Wickers was out base in place of Wickers, a he Marathonites THE BOY ~ MAGNATE record as a slugger. He failed to score, and the game went.on, with Jack in his old position behind the bat. When he came to bat in the seventh he was implored to line the ball over the fence, but the best he could do was a high foul, which was ~ smothered by the Rockland backstop, and the Marathon fans groaned their disappointment. At — last the ninth inning came around, with the score 3 to 0. against Marathon. x “It’s all over but the shouting!” sang out a happy Rockland rooter. And it seem so, for the — first two batters for Marathon were easy victims. — Then Bassett made a hit, Egan followed with a Texas leaguer, and the next man was presented with his base. The crowd held its breath as Jack Darrell walked up to the plate. A clean hit would ~ score two runs, and give Marathon a chance to tie ~ the game, or a smash over the fence, or into the bleachers, would clear the bases and win. The © silence was painful as Rockland’s twirler pre- — pared to deliver the ball. It came at Jack like a rifle shot.. Crack! Jack’s bat met it on the trade-mark and the ball went soaring toward the — center-field fence, like a frightened bird, with — Rockland’s fielder on a dead run after it. ice Every runner started for the plate amid a — pendemonium of noise, which only the falls of — Niagara could have drowned, with Jack scurry--- ing in the rear, In another moment the crowd — saw that it was going over the fence, and then the — Marathon people fairly stood on their heads with joy. Marathon had won the pennant, and the boy magnate had turned the trick. He was caught by the mob that surged onto the diamond, lifted off his feet and carried in triumph to the dressing-room, where he was cheered for ten min- utes. Later on, when he entered his office, Amy and her brother were there to meet and con- ~ gratulate him. Amy was so excited that she for-. got herself, threw her arms around his neck and ee him twice, and Jack thought that the best of all. : 2 itis Arthur Hamilton laughed as his sister fell back in confusion when she realized what she had done. When Jack footed up, with his sister, the to receipts of the season, and had deducted all e: penses, he found that he had done twice as well as he had been led to expect at the start. He . refunded to Hamilton every dollar that iret eS 7‘ man had advanced, and was still comfortab ahead. At the annual meeting of the league, Tone $ was presented with the silken pennant and high! complimented by his associate managers. He made a speech, in which he declared that, if po: _ sible, he would do better next season, and they believed him and cheered the sentiment. And he did do~better, if anything, next year, and won the flag again, hands down. He is r in his fifth. year as manager of the Marathons, and in addition is president of the Coast Leagu What he is prouder of than anything is the fact that he is going to marry Amy Hamilton coming June, and Arthur Hamilton says he wouldn’t ask for a smarter brother-in-law. — _las, Bassett and Wickers are still members of. _. for good. When the boy magnate walked to first — A : tremendous cheer — cho knew his_ Marathon team, and they say that there is no. te} like Jack Darrel, The Boy Magnate, who ma baseball pay. Ra Pte ae Next week’s issue will contain “MAKI MONEY; or, A WALL STREET MESSEN =e LUCK.” —
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BOY USES ROUGE AND DIES James Devlin, seventeen, of No. 139 Gleane st.,. Elmhurst, Queens, N. Y., buried recently, died of blood poisoning’ caused. according to - + physicians, by the use of a lip stick when he ap- _ peared in an amateur performance. ; Egyptologists are anxious over the condition of “the ancient “nilameter,” a pillar with graduated - markings indicating the height of the water in the Nile. The pillar is in Old Cairo. It stands in a after many centuries, it is sinking, and a com- “mittee has been appointed to consider means of ‘saving it. : The nilometer’s age is unknown. Some < nti- quarians pelieve it to be the identical pillar men- tioned in the first century of the Christian era by - Pliny. DRAGGED SAFE TO WOODS After an all-night pursuit. in which police of several northerrmsuburbs of Boston took part, Ar- hur and Leo Landry of Revere, brothers, were reaking and entering. In Malden Court, later, they were held in $10,000 bail each for the Grand Jury. : : : Wien eaptured they were engaged in opening a safe weighing 900 pounds, which had been taken from the offices of the Locke Coal Company at Malden. The safe was rolled out of the offices, hooked. on to an automobile and dragged to the Saugus woods. . '. TO DIG UP CIRCUS MAXIMUS Experimental preliminary excavations will be egun soon to’determine the cost and advisability carrying out a complete excavation of the an- Circus Maximus, between the Palatine and Aven- ne Hills, Rome. “This work has been started and abandoned sev- eral times in the last few years, but it now has heen decided by Royal Commissioner Cremonesi hat the preliminary digging shall be carried otit der state supervision but at private expense, Tf this proves the advisability of continuing the ork, arrangements will be made to finance the mplete excavation. . MALARIA OVERRUNS RUSSIA Statistic presented. to the Third Russian Na- al Malaria Congress which opened in Mos- , Russia, recently, Hes oe ree ead aa 34 s of malaria in that country. is = Oe as in 1913. The mortality, how- Jower than in 1923. : io s of Northern Caucasia, the Ural district participating in the congre which will . FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY . | CURRENT NEWS well which communicates with the river, but now, - arrested recently near Saugus, charged with ° istricts most affected are the lower Volga ria and the mining districts of the Ukraine. ~ .dical repr’ tatives of the League of Na- . r Dip sage a wotabiie! dee Pare - twenty; the dog twenty-eight; th ; = and the whale 21 BEAVERS IN MONTANA The beaver is not shy where he is not hunted — and acquires confidence in a friendly watcher sooner than any other animal I know. Strangers or unusual clothes on a person to whom they have become accustomed alarm them, though, like dogs, iter cas apparently identify an acquaintance by bee seent. F The: beavers’ sense of smell is very acute. for he’ is able to scent a man two hundred yards away, and his eyesight is also most keen, but he seems to be dull of hearing when at work, and J have often walked to within a few feet of one while he was. cutting wood. Their method of warning eagh other of danger is by slapping or “smothering” the water with the foie: flat tail which is so characteristic a feature of the ani- man and which not only helps him in swimming. but is used in carrying mvd. If a large anima! appears at a place where beavers want to work or feed the latter will often “smother” the water - continually, one after another joining in, till the ” intruder is seared away. I have had a thorough “wetting at night while watching a pond through the splashing made by this trick. _I saw_my first beavers- in the Musselshell river in Montana. At first they dived whenever 2 they became aware of my presence, but after about’ three months they paid no attention when they - scented me, and in six months they would swim around or cut bushes within a few feet of me. In fact, they repeatedly stole my fishing poles ~ cut from green willows until IT learned to use dry ones, - THE AGE OF ANIMALS The highest age that can be attained by the — various species of animals is very different and no regularities have been observed. Among mam- 5 mals it can generally be said that the large ani- mals live to be older than the small ones, but this — law is not valid among the birds, the parrot, for example, reaching the same age as the eagle. Sev- eral kinds of polyyps live for fifty years; the leech up to twenty-seven years; the river crawfish sey- enty years; spiders mostly one to two years. . Beetles have been kept prisoners five years. The — - queen bee often lives to be five years old, while the working bees usually live for only six weeks. - Ants were observed in captivity up to fifteen years. ‘The toad is said to attain forty years. A turtle was kept in captivity 150 years; the speci- men in question may have been as much as 300 years old. The age of birds is known best. The household cock lives fifteen to twenty years, the — goose and the eider-duck 100 years; the swan 102 _ years; the fish-heron sixty years; the stork sev- enty; the falcon 162; the golden eagle 104; the vulture 118; the horn-owl more than sixty-eight, perhaps 100 years; the blackbird eighteen; the canary as much as twenty-four; the parrot above 100 years. Of the mammals the ass sometimes at ‘tains 106 years; the horse forty to sixty; the shee the elephant an:
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7 proposition. » soon ‘jn among them fellers. : _ tirely destroyed it. 22 GUS AND THE GUIDE — Or, FAME AND FORTUNE; WEEKLY ‘ther up it will be different. By the way, I hain’t windings, when all at once they ¢ No. 2, to be adopted in case of the failure of © No. 1, was that they would ascend a certain peak which Silas knew of, where there was an old stone hut erected by a government exploring party. Here Silas proposed to tie up for a few ~ a days and watch for what he called “smoke trails.” He claimed to be able to identify every column __ of smoke usually visible from the peak, and if a strange smoke appeared it would be safe to as- sume that it might be a clue worth following. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that Silas claimed to know all the ins and outs of the Bitter Root range. The canyon, after running on a level for four or five miles, began to gradually ascend. By eight o’clock they struck the snow. 53 Here it had rained some, and the snow which © remained was firmly frozen. : “We shall strike the trail within ten minutes,” said Silas, oracularly. “You see, boy, the snow — here when softened up by the rain all ran to- gether, and so cut out the trail, but a little fur- said nothing yet to compliment you on your rid- — ing, but you do hug a broncho pretty blamed — well. “Why shouldn’t I? I was taught to ride before — a I was five years old. But look here, Sile, there’s your trail.” “Surest thing!” growled Silas. “Of course I knowed we’d hit it, seeing that we couldn’t do j anything else. Coz why, unless the Gophers turned around and come back, which wasn’t like-_ ly, they must have gone ahead, don’t ye see?” _ “By which you mean to say that there is no way out of the canyon up to this point?” | _ “Of course I mean to say so, and didn’t I say it? Now all we have to do is to follow the trail until we come to where the snow what we got as rain buried it up, and that’s what becomes of g your proposition No. 1.” oo Now, proposition No. 1 had been Gus’s while #2 No. 2 came from the guide himself. Aha a Naturally Silas had not much confidence in | Gus’s* judgment, for that is the way with olds Western prospectors. e Each one will tell you that he knows the moun= tains as no one else ever did know them or ever can. ei ‘But just the same Silas Stump was close u a mystery where he would be obliged to Onn hie self stumped for once. * And having fairly started Gus off with the guide, we shall reserve said mystery for the next chapter. Sate CHAPTER ‘VI. The Girl In The Bearskin Coat, The bronchos which Gus and the guide rode were an excellent pair of animals, for Gus had put up the money to buy them—it took half his capital—and _ he instructed Silas to buy the best and the result was the sturdy little animals mad the grzdual ‘ascent of the canyon with almost n plete of ee a 3 mya areata, or ten miles further they followed on between those high rocky Walle, the ceanyon taking man; ame out upo .! 4 7
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Sree FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY a pass which led by steep ascent to a leve] some two hundred feet above. 2 This was the end of the canyon. Silas informed Gus that above them lay the flat top of the first rise of the Bitter Root range. The view which now burst upon Gus’s_ vision was amazingly beautiful, and. very extensive. In that pure, clear atmosphere they could see for hundreds of miles in every direction. Peak rose above peak; the range seemed endless. Dark, wooded valleys lay between them and as Gus viewed them they seemed to be quite inacces- sible. “Huh!” growled Silas, when he spoke to him ' about them. “I’ve been in every one of them there valleys a hundred times. here hain’t no well known to me.” -.. This was tall talk, and Silas had put in a lot of be it during the morning. : : ¥ Gus was beginning to wonder whether his guide might not be a bit of a humbug, after all, when his attention was suddenly attracted by the clat- s ter of hoofs on ahead, and looking up, he saw ~ “coming: toward them down the steep incline a per- son mounted on a broncho, wearing a long fur coat and a round cap of the same material. . : “Look!” he cried. “There comes a young fel- jow. Who can it be?” = Is a. girly, said Silas. face?” : % : “Tt does look like a girl, but she’s dressed like ~.a man, all right.” : “She’s dressed to ride that broncho, and to keep warm. _I’ve seen her in Black Rock. She’s a girl, all right; don’t know her name. I remember that b’arskin coat. She hain’t sighted us yet. She ' will in a minute, though.” ee eS 5 - The girl rider seemed to be looking in every di- ection but theirs, and taking in the view. Gus gave a shout to attract her attention. | -The cry was evidently heard, for the girl in- ‘stantly reined in her broncho, put her hand to her orehead and stared. “Can’t you see her ent dashing back up the hill. : 4: “What in Stat Hev we scared her?” Silas xclaimed. . i ; eee «We want to come up with her ifwe can,” cried us. “Ill make a dash. ahead.” “Hold on!” he shouted. ‘We want to inquire our way! Stop till I can come up.” a ; Gus put spurs to his broncho and sent him up the slope on the run. ; ., His horse was evidently the better of the two, and before the girl had reached the top of the rise Gus had almost overtaken her. 3 She could hear him coming, of course, but she never once looked back. — : ~~ At the top of the rise there was a thick growth of spruce trees, and the girl urged her horse in beyad: as on that side Gis could hole nor corner in the Bitter Root what .hain’t ~ Then, suddenly wheeling her horse around, she — “Here’s a mystery and a half, 23 > i to do you any harm. We merely wish to inquire the way.” : The girl wheeled around in the saddle, but made no effort to pull in on the rein. ' “Go back!” she cried. “Go back! There is no way out here. Go back, unless you wish to go to your death.” = P a “Pull in!” answered Gus. “I only-want a word with you. Don’t be afraid.” Again the girl wheeled about in the saddle. “Afraid!” she fairly sereamed. “Who’s afraid? It is you who ought to be afraid. Let me show you how we shoot up here in the Bitter Roots. then talk of me being afraid.” n ae on the instant she threw up a rifle and red. As‘ the bullet came whizzing over toward him Gus tried to turn his horse aside. Perhaps this saved his life, for he caught the zip of the bullet as it went whizzing past his ear. “Follow "me any further and that’s what you will get!” cried the girl, and off She flew among the trees. : Gus pulled in. eas Under the circumstances itsseemed hardly worth while to attempt to cultivate the acquaintance of the gir] in the bearskin Coat, : “Come back!” Silas was shouting behind him. “Tf a woman don’t want to talk all Hallifax can’t make her. Come back hyar, Gus, and see what I’ve found.” Silas had struck the mystery. \ ses When Gus got back to where he was standing by his horse and dismounted.one glance was suf- ficient to put him in the same puzzled frame of mind as the guide. Seas ee Here all trails ended. ; The snow, with its icy crust, made the hoof- prints plainly marked. The trail of the Gophers led single file right to the edge of the precipice. Beyond there was “an abrupt descent of some two thousand feet into a narrow, thickly wooded valley. Further on along the edge of the precipice, and. indeed, everywhere under the trees except where the girl had gone, the crust of the snow was un- ~ roken. # This was mystery enough for it looked as if the — whole Gopher band had deliberately vidden over — the edge of the precipice, single file; but to add . — to the mystery, the fresh hoof marks of the girl’s horse began right here alongside of the older ~ trail. Thus while it would appear that the Gophers had ridden off into space, it also looked as thoue)) _ this unsociable lady'in the bearskin coat had come upon the ridge-out of thin air. Silas pulled out a big plug of tobacco, and biting off a piece which certainly looked as though. it was more than any man could chew, exclaimed: “Waal, blame me ef I hain’t stumped!” “The stumping of Silas Stump,” laughed Gus. b Honest Injun) now, Silas, did you ever come this way before?” “Did I ever? Why, of course I did. I know this here place like a book. Never seed nothing — like that before, though. It clean gets away with a “You have been down in that valley?” '. (To be continued.) a 2
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24 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Interesting Radio News and Hints INDOOR ANTENNA Many receiving sets will work very well on in- door antenna. If you live where it is difficult to put up, a good outdoor antenna, try the indoor variety with a good set. SAVE YOUR BATTERY Two dry cells in parallel will last more than twice as long as one dry cell on the same load, because the efficiency of these cells remains high- er on the lower current consumption. It is eco- nomical, therefore, to use a double bank of bat- teries connected to a dry-cell tube. BODY CAPACITY By connecting the movable plates of a con- denser to the ground or filament side of the cir- - euit the effect of body capacity can generally be eliminated. The difference in the connections is more noticeable when weak signals are received. In the case of the antenna series condenser the retary plates should be connected to the wire lead- ing to the ground, and the stationary plates to the antenna. = RADIO TIPS Use a loop aerial for summer reception. Charge your betteries frequently. Storage B batteries are cheaper in the end, Eliminate static by using only the ground. A one-tube set will not operate on a loop aerial. . Don’t force your loud speaker for more volume. Send your favorite broadcasting station a card ef thanks occasionally. Keep a log of your dia] settings of stations tuned in. Grease the terminal of your storage battery revent corrosion. older al] connections in you set. Keep B batteries in a cool place. > Look for a dead B battery if set works poorly. to . THE VOLUME OF THE INCREASING RECEIVER A well-known practice is to connect a condenser " across the secondary of an audio-frequency trans- former, for the purpose of clearing up the signals. However, this practice is found to cut down the volume of the signals to a consideable extent. However, there is a good feature to this practice that is not generally appreciated, and that is the greater current flow that may be used in the audio-frequency side of the circuit. It is there-, fore suggested that when a condenser is con- “nected across the transformer, it is well to in- troduce more plate voltage in the circuit of the /tube which has the condenser. A 22%4-volt “B” battery may be added to restore the signal * strength lost through the use of the condenser, . while the clarity of the signals remains. ¢ LOUD SPEAKERS ~The electrodynamic type of loud speaker should not be “confused with the more common _ Ron-po cho, eagtire p Ee eR eee C wee > Oo -_ GC > — ~. » Sed, A ee = “6 oul ae? a wer tyne of loud-speaker. The former has an energized magnetic field, which calls for ar additional drain on the A-battery, while the latter operates directly off the output of the receiver, without additional current consumption. However, the electrodynamic type is capable of great volume, especially for dancing. One of the electrodynamic loud-speakers now comes with an adjustable electromagnetic field, so. as 10— regulate the volume. The adjustment is in the’ form of a resistance connected with the electro- mapnetic winding of the field. Thus the loud- speaker may be operated without power excita- tion, or with more and more power excitation un- til the full electromagnetic field is obtained, which calls for about three-quarter ampere eur- rent consmption from the A-battery. As far as tonal qualities are concerned, the writer of these lines finds that the electrodynamic type.is deep- er, richer and more realistic than the general run of non-power loud-speakers. EFFECT OF COLD WAVES" A new natural phenomenon, in the form of cold waves, improves radio transmission, especially at a distance of between -250 to 300 kilometers, ra-. dio engineers of the Bureau of Standards at - Washington state. In daylight, cold waves affect radio transmission long-wave signals from trans-— atlantic stations at New Brunswick and Tucker- ton, N. J., a preliminary report from the Bureau points out. : : The signal strength varied and the apparent direction of the sending station deviated, accord- ing to the observations. From a moderate dis- tance the signal strength was found to be quite — uniform during most of the year, but with the coming strength of cold waves in January, the signals increased to more than twice their normal — strength. At the same period there were devia- tions of many degrees in the apparent directions of the transmitting stations shown by a radio ~ compass, even in forenoons, when long-wave com- pass bearings are usually free from errors. When cold waves subsided at the end o! Jan- uary, uniform transmission conditions were not restored, but an_umstaple condition persisted — throughout the milder weather of February and — March. The signals frequently fluctuated from high to normal values, through apparently no connection with the weather. After March 19, the irregularities disappeared. ia Observations on other long-wave stations indi- cated that these large variations do not occur at — a distance of 50 kilometers, but are large between 250 and 300 kilometers and again decrease be- tween 400 and 700 kilometers. - asa No definite explanation of this phenomenon has — been found, although the cause ig believed to be atmospherical. The connection with the cold wave suggests that either the part of the atmosphere — concerned with the signal variations lies much — below the Heaviside layer, between 80 and 100 kilometers, or that weather phenomena are related with atmospheric action at much gre heights ‘than has been supposed. - y - J aa ae Se
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NEGROES BARRED BY MEXICO An application received on behalf of 1,000 Negro families who proposed to emigrate from the United States and colonize in Mexico has been re- jected by the Interior Department, admission of _., the party to Mexico being denied. x : LONDON RESORTS GET JOLT | i Proprietors and habitues of London night clubs suffered a jolt recently on learning that Scotland Yard has had its eye on them for weeks. tives have attended all the principal clubs, gath- ering evidence for the Home Secretary, Sir Wil- liam Joynson-Hicks, who is preparing a bill for Parliament under which the police’ would have greater powers of supervision. The detectives have been powerless to act even when they witnessed the selling of liquor out of hours, as the present law provides the police . must have a search warrant before acting. The - Home Secretary hopes to remedy this by Parlia- mentary action... . ' PENSION CHECKS é The Post Office Department requires all carriers to deliver pension checks to the pensioners direct, except where the pensioner gives a written state- ment to deliver it to some one else. In the case of a written order to deliver it to some one else this order must be made out monthly. This is in the form of a safeguard to the pensioner and the Post Office, as they will be able to tell whether the ~ pensioner is getting his check and is still living. : In cities the carriers are required to deliver the checks direct. They are ordered not to leave pen- gion checks in boxes, whether locked or not, even should they ring a bell or other instrument to at- tract attention. Some postmasters give instruc- tions to the carriers to have the pensioner show his voucher number or such other means of iden- | tification. : On rural delivery. routes the carrier is ordered to give the pension check direct to the pensioner and not Jeave same inboxes. Delivery to persons other than the pensioner can be made only on the wmidnthly written authorization. SLAUGHTERED TO FURNISH Zl PERFUME -. Musk, the basis’ of most strong perfumes, gomes from the interior of China and Thibet, whence about 30,000 ounces are exported every ar. It is the secretion of a gland of the male usk deer, a small, sturdy, hornless animal that hunted in the mountains at altitudes of more than 8,000 feet. ‘From Tachienlu, the principal port of export, about 2,000 catties of musk are exported annual- , averaging twenty-two pods to the catty. As each pod represents one deer, at least 44,000 male leer must have been killed to furnish this amount. But, as the deer are caught in traps, many does DEER Z i" - é * es A é FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY GOOD READING Detec- ° 166 West 23d Street and fawns, which contain no musk, are killed use~ lessly. A writer in the North China Daily News, quoted by the Scientific American, estimates that ‘the annual slaughter is really about 100,000 head. Each pod contains a piece of musk about the size of a walnut. It is worth ten times its weight in silver, so buyers have to be on their guard against the slightest adulteration. AN INDIAN’S STRATAGEM Among the many interesting stories told . by members of the Canadian mounted police is one that has to do with the cleverness of an Indian. One snowy morning a band of Crees. awoke to find that ahout a dozen of their ponies had been stolen during the night. was immediately organized, and in the course of an hour the trail was struck. The band followed it for thirty miles or more till it entered a river, | and headed for a little wooded island. Smoke «was rising from the trees, and an open- ing, apparently the mouth of a cave, was in plain view. Presently a Piegan Indian showed himself in front of the opening. At his heels was a dog. Pretty soon the dog scented the Crees, who were lying low, and began growling and barking. The Piegan looked up, glanced about him for a moment and then instantly entered the cave. In about ten . seconds another Pidegan came round the rocks and also went in; then another, and another and another. The Crees lay silently in the bushes, counting, till unward of fifty Piegans had come round the rocks and gone into the cave, and still they kept coming. Each carried a rifle. When at last seventy men had disappeared in the cave, the superstitious and cautious Crees con- cluded that the evil spirit had something to do with it. So thoroughly were they filled with this ‘idea that even when re-enforcements came, which was in a few hours, they were reluctant to attack that island. That. night, however, one Crees, less credulcus than the others, crossed over the ice to investi- gate. On approaching the-supposed cave, he found that it was no cave at’ all, but simply an opening leading some ten feet into the rock, where it made a turn and came out on the other side. There was the remnant of a single camp-fire, the ponies were gone and not an Indian was in sight. The ingenious Piegan thief, by making the circuit of the passage, and the end of the is- land seventy times, had so deceived his pursuers as to gain the time necessary for his escape. j “Moving Picture Stories” ae A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Players PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPY Each humber contains Three Stories of the Best Films on the Screen—Elegant Half-tone Scenes from the Plays. —Interesting Articles About Prominent People in the Films—Doings of Actors and Actresses ine the Studt and Lessons in Scenario Writing. és HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher. Inc. f A band to go in pursuit - New York City 4s J xs 4
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#AME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ___NEW. YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 1925 TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS REMI IE CODER rac tia gain anne sek Postage Free 8 Cents One copy Three Months........ x “$1.00 - tne Copy Six Months.....6.... as 2.00 ‘wwe Copy One Year....... Sars = 4.00 HOW. TO SEND MONEY — At our risk send P. O. Money Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances su any other way ure at your risk. We accept Postage /tihaps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envelope. Write your name and address plainly. HARRY E. WOLFF, I Publisher, Inc. 166 W. 23d St., N. Y. lharry E.. Wolff, Pres. Charles I). Nylander, See. Ja I Wilzin, Preas, FROM ALJ. POINTS WORLD’S TELEPHONES * _ Statistics recently published put the total num- ber of telephones in use at 22,937,000, this figure veing made up as follows: America, 15,840,000; '£urope, 5,903,000; ‘Asia, 683,000; Australia, 389,000, and Africa, 122,000. - TEN-INCH BUTTERFLIES In New Guinea, described by a writer as a “Jand of palms and sunshine,” there are butter- fies measuring ten inches across the wings. These _?y high among the tree tops, and are shot with special rifles with a very small bore. * LARGEST BELT — A Philadelphia manufacturer of leather trans- "mission belting completed what is said to be the - largest leather belt in the world. The finished belt weighed 3,000 pounds, or a ton and a half. In service it will operate day and night at a speed of a mile a minute, to transmit 1,000 horsepower, - The making of this huge belt required the cen- _ ters, or the strongest and toughest-part, of the ~ tanned hides from 670 heavy steers. RESTORE. SIGHT TO 11 ASY- SURGEONS ~ “LUM CHILDREN ~. - delicate surgery was performed. | * With the exception of two children, sister and brother, those operated on have recovered their sight. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ok ese -early as 1633. In 1685 the people of Boston as- — sembled in town meeting, requested Phileman_ Purmont to become schoolmaster and voted -him: 80 acres of land in part payment for his services. The school began by Purmont later became the. — Boston Latin school and has been_in continuous — existence to the present time. Other counties fol- lowed Boston’s example, and within a few years — common schools were established in nearly all the ~~ settlements. In 1647 the general court of Massa- — chusetts Bay Colony ordered every town of 50° , — families to establish an elementary school, and to. appoint a teacher whose wages were paid by the — parents of the pupils he taught, or by the in. .i- tants in general. At the same time towns o1 100 families were to establish a Latin school to pre- pare children for college. The law establishing these two grades of schools laid that foundation of the public school system of the United States. Three years later a similar law was passed in Connecticut. Rhode Island was the only colony in which there was no public school system at the beginning of the American Revolution, LAUGHS. 2 - “There’s no coal left in the cellar, “ma’am.” Why didn’t you tell me before, Mary?” “Be- cause there was some, ma’am.” is “Weren’t you fired by the enthusiasm at the co game?” “Nope, Iwas fired by the oss.” ; The Prisoner—There goes my hat. Shall run after it? Policeman*Casey—Phwat? Run away and hever come back again? You stand here and I’ll-run after your hat. | s Reed—Did you hear about my neighbor losing. control of his automobile? Greene—No,.I didn’t. Reed—Well, he did. The sheriff’s got it’ now.” _ “What are you crying for?” ”The teacher licked me fo-for something I did-didn’t do! “Something you “didn’t do! What was it? “M-m-my lessons!” . : : ote Little Girl—Oh, mamma, you'll have to sen dat new nurse off. She’s awful wicked! Mamma —Horrors! What does she do? © Little Gir She tells us Bible stories on week days, “Job was supposed to be a most patient ma remarked the Observer of Events and Th “but we never heard of anyone seeing him ing to get a live eel off-a fishhook.”
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3 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY : 27 .* FROM EVERYWHERE WONDERS OF SEA DIVING Capt. Benjamin Leavitt, of the salvage’ ship “Blakely,” of Philadelphia, has broken all records for deep-sea salvage in recovering a $600,000 _ cargo of copper that had lain since 1869 with the _ wreck of the British frigate“Cape Horn” off the » coast of Chile. Capt. Leavitt and his corps of _. divers were reported to have worked “as though ' in daylight at a depth of 318 feet, using high- _ pressure diving suits of the Captain’s inventior, and pressure-resisting deep-sea lights. It is Capt. _ Leavitt’s ambition next to salvage the $4,000,000 to $6,000,000 of treasure that lies in the sunken ‘hull of the ‘Lusitania.’” The “Blakeley” was _ purchased from the Shipping Board, and outfitted _ with the “Lusitania” job’ in view, but it was de- cided to give a test on the Cape Horn wreckage. - DRINKING PARTIES HERE LAID TO PANA- Bes : MA CONSUL A Testimony about great quantities of “carbonic _ fizz’ and ginger ale highballs served at parties _ given by Carlos.Carbone, formerly Panama Con- sul General in this city and later attache of the _ Panama legation at Rome, was introduced lately at the trial of the divorce suit began by Mrs. Es- _ telle Quinn Carbone. Mr. Carbone-is in Panama. . Royal C. Scott, nergo elevator operator at 201 West Fifty-fourth street, where the diplomatist ~ had an apartment, testified that between July, - 1923, and February, 1924, he served drinks and -* sandwiches there at least fifty times and possibly a hundred times. Asked to describe the women _ guests of Mr. Carbone, Scott said: ~ “Sometimes the ladies wore those pretty silk ~ things. '. very much, but nice.” © Mrs. Carbone is asking for $300 a month ali- mony and the custody of her four-year-old son. - Justice Giegerich reserved decision. ALASKA DEER FACE FAMINE As a result of the unusually heavy fall of snow d unprecedentedly cold weather, wild life in Alaska is seriously threatened and fear is, ex- - pressed by officials here that unless relief soon is afforded thousands of deer will starve to- death. The situation is set forth in a telegram received y Dr. E. W. Nelson, chief of the Biological rvey, from H. C. Devighne, President of the eau Chamber of Commerce. : This tlegeram says that wild deer have been iven down to the beaches and are existing on ip, which is insufficient food and consequently are dying by hundreds. | woe “Quick action and a nominal appropriation by sur department will save extermination of these ble animals,” the message says. _ : Officials of, the Biological Survey said tonight hat at present no Federal money is legally railable to meet the emergency. They ahe hope- hat the American Humane Soci- already had promised to contribute ) needed pind Brea : You know what I mean. There’re not” that it will be met by private subscription. ~ A PEANUT SHELL GAME A city man got a glowing circular from a Chi- cago “development company” offering him ten acres of land in Florida for $2,500—a “peanut unit,” the circular called it. He could grow (the. cireular said) 1,000 pushels of peanuts on his ten acres and sell his peanuts, allowing for low prices, at $2 a bushel, . The city man was impressed, but he sent the _ circular to the United States Department of Ag- rieulture with an inquiry as to whether or not the investment was a good one. = Following are some. sentences from the letter he got in reply: “The literature is of the kind designed to deceive city people in the north and west who do not know anything about farming: The average return from ten acres of peanuts would not exceed from $300 to $500. You can buy a 100-acre farm in almost any of the coun- + ties of western Florida, including the one men- © 5 tioned in the circular, for the price these people ask for ten acres. “The whole ‘unit’ system, whether it is pecans, peaches, figs, cane, peanuts, hugs, or what not, is simply a means of selling land at three to five times what it is worth to ignorant or unwary small investors. To pay $2,500 for this ten acres of land would stamp you as a ‘sucker’ of the rank- . - est.class. All this is without reflecting in any way on Florida, for it is.a good State and lands are comparatively cheap there.” A PARADISE FOR ANIMALS Pierre Loti, in his book on India, repeatedly de- seribes the fearlessness of animals in that coun- try. He says: “My room was never closed, neither during the day nor the night, and the birds of the air made their home with me; spar’ ~~ rows walked on the-mats that covered the floor a without even heeding my presence, and little squir- rels, after an inquiring gaze, came in, too, and ran over the furniture; and one morning I saw the crows perched on the corner of my mosquito. net.” : Sous Describing the enchanted wood of Oodeypore, with wild boars, monkeys, and a number of birds, flights of turtle-doves, and droves of parrots, he says: “Flocks of superb peacocks strut up and down among the dead trees; running with out- stretched tails, the wondrous sheen of which looks — like a spirit of green and incandescent metal. All! these animals are free and unrestrained, yet their, demeanor is not that of wild animals and bird: for in these lands, where they are never slain by man, the idea of fight does not animate them as. ~ it does at home.” c# The respect for animal life is not confined to — the Buddhists of Jains, the sentiment is of much- more ancient origin. Pierre Loti tells us that the horrors of death and slaughter, the sickening dis- play of carcasses of animals are nowhere to be seen, for the people of Brahma do not eat any- thing that has ever lived. “In the place of sueh exhibitions, we see heaps of ses plucked from, — their stems, which are used in the making of es- sences, or simply to be woven ‘into necklace ees } 3 4 4
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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ARTICLES OF INTEREST NEW “SILVER-TONED” BELL There is a new “silver-toned” American bell in great demand abroad. Its development is inter- esting. An ingenious American studied the mys- terious qualities and beautiful tones of bells abroad that have been ringing for a couple of centuries. He figured that the tone was due to the clapper and bell having become worn until both fit closely together. fie tried the idea of casting bells and clapper with a close fit, and the silver tone’issued forth. PRISONERS “LISTEN IN” = The voices of the outside world are penetrating the walls-of prisons, and the long night hours are made a little brighter as a result. In a letter recently to WGY, the radio broadcasting station of the General Electric Company, Charles B. Clarke, warden of the New Hampshire State prison, writes: “Received a wonderful radio concert to-night at New Hampshire State prison from Schenec- tady. We are the first prison in the United States to install the radio for our inmates.” HOW COL. WILLIAM CODY ACQUIRED HIS TITLE. How Colonel William Cody acquired his title, “Buffalo Bill,” has been the theme- of many a story, and the exact circumstances leading up to the conferring of this title are as follows: During the building of the railway the scarcity of food caused grave unrest among the army of workmen, and the complete absence of fresh beef on the menu eventually led to a serious strike. Colonel Cody, who was attached to the camp at the time, offered to organize a hunting expedition among his fellow plainsmen to scour the country- side for buffalo. His offer was welcomed by the officials, and in an incredibly short time he re- turned with several wagons piled high with buf- falo meat—enough to last the entire camp until the overdue provision train should reach them: Incidentally, his hunting prowess secured for him a valuable contract with the railway pro- moters, which wished him to supply meat to their workers until the railroad was completed. From that time he was known as “Buffalo Bill,” a nick- name he made famous the world over, and which is carved upon his témb on the summit of Pike’s Peak, in the State of Colorado. ~ WORK ON SARCOPHAGUS FOR WILSO?’ : : FINISHED The work of setting in place the sarcophagus -erected. for Woodrow Wilson in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington Cathedral was ‘brought to completion lately. Recessed in the south wall of the chapel, in a space 8 feet wide and 18 feet high, the sarcophague reposes under massive arches, with a leaded glass interior win-; dow forming the background. A grill, canopy and - flags complete the arrangement. _ ‘The sarcophagus itself, of a warm,-cream color _ limestone, with almost a goldén gleam, bears a of the cross is inseribed “Woodrow Wilson” and \ the date of -his birth and death—1856 and 1924. The grill, immediately in front of the sarco~ single decoration—the Crusader’s cross. In front © | phagus and covering the recess to a height of 7 _ a feet 7 inches above the floor, is artistically * wrought in iron. Just below the cresting of the — delicately carved oak canopy directly over the sarcophagus are the words: “I am the resurrec- tion and the life, saith the Lord.” The three flags surmounting the canopy are all historic, two of them being the “President’s flag,” presented by — the government to each President, and represent-- ing Mr. Wilson’s two inaugurations. The third is the American flag which was carried by the nations’ troops when they marched through Lon- 2 LOOK, BOYS! TRAPEZEE The Acrobatic Wonder Toy | ALMOST HUMAN IN ITS ACTIONS! it consists of a handsome parallel |} és iron frame on which the little yellow mae accurately pertorms like an ath- ete. f ee Five Different Stunts— . THE FixAING Iitaruwds — Release the : é : trigger-pin ana tne ngure swings for- || waid, gripping the brass trapezé-bar, turns a somersault in the air and catches a cross-bar by his. heels. é THROUGH THE LOOP—A swift swing and he goes through a wire loop, makes a turn and, catching by his heels, swings © head downward from eres : THE GIANT SWING— He goes forward ~ with a rush, releases the trapeze, catches — a horizontal-bar with his heels, makes two swift somersaults in the air and catches by his heels again. : He performs two more horizontal-bar acts with the grace and agility of a cir- cus star, and many new ones can be in-— vented. : TA The Most Wonderful Toy in the World! PRICE $1.00 The collapsible stand and the little mani- kin are neatly packed in a handsome box. — Delivered anywhere in the United States on receipt of price. Address (Ce =e eae WOLFF NOVELTY CO, aes 166 W. 23d St. New York City, N.Y. — ; AM Sey ae ‘ie haa iit
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FAME AND FORTUNE, WEEKLY — LATEST ISSUES —— Boss of the’ Market; or, The Greatest Boy in Wall Street. The Chance of His Life; or, Ihe Young Pilot of Crytal Lake. 67 Sains for Fortune; or, From Bell-Boy to Million- aire. : ; Out for Business; or, The Smartest Boy in Town. A Favorite of Fortune; or, Striking It Rich in Wall Street. 470 Through Thick and Thin; or, The Adventures of a Smart 207, 071 Doing His Level Best; or, Working His Way Up. 72 Always on Deck; or, The Boy Who Made His Mark. 973 A Mint of Money; or, The Young Wall Street Broker. 974 The Ladder of Fane; or, From Office Boy .to Senator. “75 On the Square; or, The Success of an Honest Boy. After a Fortune; or, The Pluckiest Boy in the West. 477 Winning the dollars; or ,The Young Wonder of Wall Street. Making His Mark; or, The Boy Who Became President . = Heir to a Million; or, The Boy Who Was Born Lucky, Lost in the Andes; or, The Treasures of the Buried City. e On His Mettle; or, A PJucky Boy in Wall Street. 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