"Do you know a fellow named Shalleg?"
Charlie Hall started.
"It's queer you should ask me that," he responded, slowly.
"Why?" Joe wanted to know.
"Because that's one of the reasons I stopped up to talk to you. I want to warn you against Shalleg."
"Warn me! What do you mean?" and Joe thought of the threats the man had made.
"Why, you know he's out of the Clevefield team; don't you?"
"No, I didn't know it," replied Joe. "But go on. I'll tell you something pretty soon."
"Yes, he's been given his unconditional release," went on Charlie. "He got to gambling, and doing other things no good ball player can expect to do, and keep in the game, and he was let go. And I heard something that made me come here to warn you, Joe. There may be nothing in it, but Shalleg——"
There came a knock at the door of the parlor, and Joe held up a warning hand.