The High School Pitcher - Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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Fred Ripley's face was aglow with satisfaction. His eyes fairly glistened with his secret, inward triumph. "So you think you can pitch, Prescott?" he muttered to himself. "Humph! With the great Everett training me for weeks, I'll make you look like a pewter monkey, Dick Prescott." CHAPTER VII DAVE TALKS WITH ONE HAND The next afternoon Fred and his father went over to Duxbridge. They found the great Everett at home, and not only at home, but willing to take up with their proposal. The celebrated professional pitcher named a price that caused Lawyer Ripley to hesitate for a few moments. Then catching the appealing look in his son's face, the elder Ripley agreed to the terms. The training was to be given at Duxbridge, in Everett's big and almost empty barn. That night Lawyer Ripley, a man of prompt habit in business, mailed his check for the entire amount. |
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