Haggerty sent in a pretty one, and Jones stared in surprise when the umpire called a strike.
“Too bad!” he sadly muttered, with a shake of his head. “Didn’t know it was going over.”
Some of the spectators laughed at him.
“Look at the ball, Dismal,” cried one, “and you will make it weep.”
Haggerty grinned and poised himself again. He made a round arm flourish, and sent in an outcurve.
Jones struck, but he could not reach the ball by a foot.
“Two strikes!”
The spectators began to laugh.
“Wait,” smiled Frank. “He may hit it all right.”
But Dismal was a trifle rattled, and he missed the third one, striking out.