. Captain of the nine . anted a crack at Bartley. He hasnttreated me right. Hes been hounding me— t Stop that! roared the coach; and Bartley,233 THE CAPTAIN OF THE NINE remembering the crowd on the campus, wentover and closed the windows. He hasnt treated me right, growled thesecond baseman sullenly. Hes treated you better than you deserved,cried Jenkins. He should have dismissed youfrom the squad. I know whats been going been a fool. Bartley wanted to hold youbecause of your playing, and I allowed him todo it. I should have kicked you out of thegym. And now, at the finish, you try to t
. Captain of the nine . anted a crack at Bartley. He hasnttreated me right. Hes been hounding me— t Stop that! roared the coach; and Bartley,233 THE CAPTAIN OF THE NINE remembering the crowd on the campus, wentover and closed the windows. He hasnt treated me right, growled thesecond baseman sullenly. Hes treated you better than you deserved,cried Jenkins. He should have dismissed youfrom the squad. I know whats been going been a fool. Bartley wanted to hold youbecause of your playing, and I allowed him todo it. I should have kicked you out of thegym. And now, at the finish, you try to throwthe big game— I didnt, Mellen insisted. I didnt thinkof that until afterwards. I knew if Eedway wasout Bartley would be up against it— And the nine, too. The coachs voice washard. I wasnt thinking of the nine. I was afterBartley. He tried to put Dixon in my place. I wish he had, Jenkins snapped. A chair scraped along the floor. Mellenglanced up and then began to back away. Thats right, shot out Eedway. Far-234. You dont deny you sent that telegram V 235 THE CAPTAIN OF THE NINE ther! Dont stop until you reach the wall. Imtrying hard not to go at you, but I might forgetmyself. The coach moved forward where he couldreach the catcher in an instant. Kennedymoved closer, too. Redway scowled at thesepreparations to stop him. You dont deny you sent that telegram?he demanded. Mellen hesitated. No, he said at last. Eedway took a step forward. Instantly thecoach and Kennedy caught him. Steady! called the coach. Do you know what that message meant tome, Jenkins? asked the catcher in a brokenvoice. When it came, I— All the way on thetrain I could imagine my father dying and mymother there alone with none to comfort tell you, it was agony. And that brute sentit. This time he sprang. Mellen cowered in coach, though, had expected something likethis. His arms closed around Redways body. 236 THE SENTENCE Steady! he called again softly and understand, Redway. W
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