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[A breathless silence then. The figure on the ledge settled back] (page 342)Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
[“Well, Craig, so you found us, eh?” asked the short man, with a smile and a firm clasp of the hand]36
[And above the din and through the red dust-cloud sounded Mr. York’s voice, “He’s out!”]198
[“From the ear, Sam! From the ear!”]308

CATCHER CRAIG

[CHAPTER I]
SAM MAKES A PURCHASE

It was a window to gladden any boy’s heart. Behind the big plate-glass pane were baseball bats of all sorts and prices, masks and protectors, gloves and mitts, balls peeking temptingly forth from their tin-foil wrappers, golf clubs and bags, running shoes and apparel, and many, many other things to send a chap’s hand diving into his pocket.