“Oh, that’s what you think! Other people may think differently.”
“I am sure Doris is right,” said June quietly. “I know Dick is afraid of nothing.”
“Well, it is a fine thing for a fellow when every girl he knows seems to fancy him such a wonder!” retorted Zona, with an unpleasant laugh.
The third inning proved to be a whitewash, Fardale not even succeeding[succeeding] in getting a player down to first.
In the fourth inning the Great Northern got a man to third base with only one out. But Chester’s success made him confident of shutting off the score. His confidence vanished, however, when the next player lined the ball out for two bags and the enemy secured a run.
Buckhart glanced toward Captain Merriwell and shook his head. Nevertheless, Dick did not seem at all disturbed, although Tom Grace was roaring with laughter on the coaching line and declaring that the slaughter had begun.
“Accidents will happen, old man,” said Gardner, as he returned the ball to Chet. “Don’t mind that.”
“But you should have stopped it!” declared Arlington.
“Why, I couldn’t touch it!”
“You didn’t try!”[try!”]