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n Bloomfield lockup. We've made preparations for you and your paid thugs, Mr. Bearover." While this conversation was taking place Bender had pretended to busy himself in tying a shoestring, which he untied and retied several times before it seemed satisfactory to him. "If you can win this game squarely, Bearover, you'll win it," said Frank; "but you'll never win it through intimidation and bulldozing. Now don't bother me any more. Better keep on your own side and let your men play the game. They'll have to play the best game they know if they want to win." All this was quite unexpected by the "big bear" and his companions. Feeling that he was up against an unusual proposition, Bearover returned to the visitors' bench, where Silence was somewhat nervously smoking a cigarette. Bart Hodge was in position to strike. Bender whipped the ball over. Hodge let it pass. "One strike!" announced Carker. Bender's curve had carried the ball over the outside corner. The visiting pitcher followed this up with a sharp drop, which came down across Bart's shoulders. Again Bart declined to swing. "Two strikes!" cried Carker. Bart did not kick. He did not even frown, although he realized he had failed to swing at two fair balls. The next ball was wide. Then followed a high one. Hodge hit the next ball and put up an infield fly, which was easily captured by McCann. Mulloy had promptly returned to first as soon as he realized the ball was going to the infield. Frank Merriwell received an ovation from the crowd as he stepped out with a bat in his hand. He held the bat in a position which was a signal for Mulloy to attempt to steal on the first ball pitched. Merry swung at the ball, but was careful not to hit it. Mulloy went down to second. Bancroft made a sharp short-arm throw. Clover took the ball handsomely, and Mulloy was tagged as he slid. "Out!" announced Carker. "Why, the kids think they can steal on ye, Mitt!" sneered McCann, while the Rovers, with the exception of Bender, shouted with laughter. Two men were out, and there was a strike on Merriwell. Bender tried to pull Frank with a couple of wide ones. Failing in this, he whipped over a sharp shoot. Merry fouled it. "Foul ball--two strikes!" came from Carker. The tough crowd back of first howled with satisfaction. "Strike him out, Bender!" they cried. "Show him up!" Bender followed with a drop, but it was a ball, and Frank declined to
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