CHAPTER X.
AN ENCOUNTER.
First of all, the jewelry fakir wanted to hear the particulars of the accident on the lake, and Teddy began by telling him the primary cause of the trouble.
"I reckon all three of us lost our heads when we saw that man; I know I did and we were so eager to get on shore that we paid no attention to anything else. Have you seen him?"
"Who? Long Jim? No; but the boys say he is here somewhere running the swinging ball game."
"What is that?"
"A wooden ball is swung on two short uprights about eight inches apart, and between them, in the center, stands a small peg. You pay ten cents for the privilege of swinging the ball, and if it hits the peg when it comes back after leaving your hand, you get a dollar."
"I should think that would be easy enough to do."
"Well, don't try it with such an idea or you'll go broke mighty quick. It looks simple; but it isn't accomplished very often."
"Have you done anything since I left here?"