Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 31
the ninth inning withthe knowledge that on his ability or inability tohit safely hangs victory or defeat. Roy had thatknowledge, and little chillscrept up and down hisspine when he considered it. So he tried not to.He tried to forget everything save that he wasthere to hit the ball; everything save… … Then the Procession Began its March Around the Bases AccordingTO Time-Honored Custom. So Roy grinned. Perhaps he grinned somuch that he quite disordered his features, forhe found Rolhns looking at him curiously asthough wondering as to his sanity. But Roystill grinned—and watched. Rollins wound…
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