“[He reply,] ‘It is the fans. [Man came home.]’ Am now desirous also to welcome traveler’s home coming.
“‘Away long time has gentlemen been?’ In interrogate.
“He answer, ‘Been long time since he came home before.’
“Then I approach said gates of welcoming and enter one saying grand stand, giving printed pasteboard to much red-faced man at door.
“He destroy said printing and present to me one-half; the other he keep. On honorable pasteboard is printed ‘rain check’ and I presently comprehend thus the stopping rain in great United States when baseballing is to happen.
“I proceed along walkboard continuous until emerging into great pavilion where persons numerous are all sitting in seats many, but I see not the fans law guardian promised, though it is day warm very. Presently spectators make grand stand shouting the Big Banzai as honorables in white suits run very hard.
“‘What is it?’ I remark to enormous German intelligence on left.
“‘Another man home,’ he correspond.