Jones and Stebson both came in, and Hardy took second on the throw to stop Stebson from scoring.
“Oh!” shouted the crowd, in disgust.
Corday was eager, and Merry managed to force him into putting up a high fly, which was gathered by Gamp in deep center.
Hardy attempted to make third after the fly was caught, but Joe lined the ball straight into Ready’s hands, and Jack tagged the runner out. Two men were retired.
Prince waited till Frank gave him a good one, and then he singled safely.
Hodge was calling for the double-shoot, but Frank could not use it. In truth, Merry could scarcely see the batter, save in a blur.
Rafferty laughed at Merry as he came to the plate. Then he hit the first one into right field, where Carker pulled it down, after a hard run.
Three men were out at last, but the home team had made three scores and Merry had been hit hard.
Dick met Frank when he came in to the bench, but Merry simply shook his head, without saying a word. As he did so, Frank heard that triumphant laugh in the grand stand, but the blur before his eyes did not permit him to locate the exultant rascal.
Merry would answer no questions, but he spoke in a low tone to Dick.