“I don’t care anything about him,” said Darrell quickly. “I’m running this team. Will you pitch?”
“I sure will!” and Joe’s heart beat high with hope.
CHAPTER XXI
TO THE RESCUE
Joe Matson felt as though he was walking in the air when he went home that afternoon following the scrub game. That his ambition was about to be realized, and so soon after joining the team, was almost unbelievable.
“Why, what’s the matter, Joe?” asked Clara, as her brother fairly pranced into the house, caught her around the waist and swung her in the start of a waltz.
“Matter? Plenty’s the matter! I’m going to pitch on the Stars Saturday. Hurray!”
“My! Any one would think you were going to pitch up to the stars the way you’re going on. Let go of me; you’ll have my hair all mussed up!”