“Don’t be so wasteful of your money,” advised the pitcher. “It may come in handy fer ye some time.”
The first ball was a high one, and it did not drop at all. The batter chased after it.
“Yeou’re easier than t’other ones,” grinned the Jay.
The batter set his teeth.
“Get ’em down!” cried several from the bench.
“All right,” said the pitcher, and he put the next one right over, but with such speed that Keen dropped it.
“Two strikes!”
The crowd roared.
“A-haw! a-haw!” laughed the stranger. “I hain’t hed so much fun sense I pitched agin’ the Sucker Run fellers. They was purty easy, but you chaps are easier than anything I ever seen.”
The next one looked good, but it was a trifle wide and had a rise. However, the batter hit savagely at it and was out.