Baseball -- Juvenile fiction; High school students -- Juvenile fiction
But Fudge’s remarks were drowned by the sudden croaking of the horn as
the blue runabout approached the Brents’ cottage.
“There’s Morris on the porch,” said Dick, adding another dismal warning.
“Yes, and—am I mistaken, or is that—— My sight isn’t what it used to
be, Fudge. Look and tell me if that is Louise on the steps.”
“Dry up!” muttered Dick, turning the car toward the curb and throwing
out the clutch.
Morris and Louise came down the walk. “Some driving, that, Dick,” Morris
applauded.
“Oh, I told him what to do!” said Gordon modestly.
“Good morning, Mister Manager,” greeted Louise. “Good morning, Mister
Captain. Good morning, Mister——” She paused, at a loss.
“Mister Historian,” supplied Gordon. “Fudge is writing a beautiful story
about the game, aren’t you, Fudge? He’s going to call it——”
“C-c-cut it out!” growled Fudge.
“Please tell me, Fudge,” begged Louise. “What _are_ you going to call
it?”
Fudge scowled, grinned, and relented.
“I’m g-g-going to c-c-c-call it,” he said, “‘The Lucky Seventh.’”
THE END
End of Project Gutenberg's The Lucky Seventh, by Ralph Henry Barbour
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