“You won’t never regret it!” chuckled the jay in deep satisfaction. “I’m goin’ to make them fellers look like twenty-nine cents.”
“Don’t you want to get into a suit?”
“Not this innin’. I’ll jest peel off my co’t an’ go out jest as I be.”
He had his coat off in a minute, and then he flung aside his vest. The grin on his face was one of great satisfaction, and he presented a comical aspect.
Keen, the catcher, ran up and grasped Trueman’s arm.
“What are you going to do?” he asked. “Are you going to put that man in?”
“Yes.”
“Then the game will be a farce! We had better stop at once than to make an exhibition of ourselves.”
“We’ll play it out,” said Trueman grimly.
Then he called the captain of the other team and told him what he intended doing. Stebson laughed.