"You may say I gave you my word that I knew nothing whatever of the matter."
"I'll do so, sir—I'll do so. If you think the game will be clean and respectable, I may decide to witness it myself."
"It's not my intention to permit anything on Farnham Field that may not be witnessed by you, by any lady, or by any child in town. I hope to see you at the game this afternoon, parson."
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
A CONFESSION.
Ere leaving the village Frank called on Bill Hunker, the constable.
"Mr. Hunker," he said, "I need your services this afternoon. I want you at the baseball ground, and you had better bring along five or six good husky assistants. Let them all have authority as deputies. Every man will be paid regular wages for special service."
"Be you lookin' for trouble?" asked Hunker.