“And you’re his brother?”
“His half-brother.”
“I haven’t taken much interest in college baseball these late years,” admitted Harrison. “Been too busy. What position do you play?”
“I pitch.”
“Well, my boy, we’ll try to treat you gentle and kind to-morrow. It would be a shame to spoil your reputation all at once.”
“That’s very thoughtful,” laughed Dick. “Now, we’ll put up that forfeit with the hotel proprietor, with the understanding that it doesn’t stand if we can’t get the park for the game.”
“We? You said——”
“That I thought I could make arrangements with Charlie Loring. I do. I shall attend to that matter at once. Are you stopping at this hotel?”
“Yes; but my players are at the Sunset.”
“I’ll phone you as soon as I’ve secured the park.”