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Show :0UCHY PLAYED SLEUTH ..twliat Mean Trick to Do, But He found Out Which Boy Had Broken His Window. ::ii;uhy neighbor, c;uu In h:uul, .ri,uto(l tho lliant Juniors at lirst .,, which happened to be a lump 0 I Whk'h of you young rascals butted , UH that broke my upstairs win-lie win-lie growled, thumping the pave-t pave-t menacingly with his stick. i'Vh member of the team looked as v,.iit as a china doll. None spoke, -on an idea came to the grouchy :!or He permitted a smile to ie sway the look of anger on his 1 ijv. boys," he said merrily, "I was v joking about that window pane. ;td to play baseball myself when I ji a boy, and I have been much in- i .,;ted in watching you play. You ve a fine team here, but it seems to mou are a little weak in batting. I 3t if there is one of you who could -vk a ball over that corner house." rht pair of eyes turned toward jiers. the wizard pitcher of the t Juniors, and Splinters himself, er unwilling to pose for the spot-.!. spot-.!. steppefl forward, -pat's where you're wrong, mister," : yid. "if yer'd ben here five mln-;s mln-;s ago you'd of seen me slam one ;: went ten feet over de roof of dat -Indeed!" exclaimed grouchy neigh-:, neigh-:, grasping Splinters firmly by the ".,r. "That must have been the ball it broke my window. Now you -e with me and we'll see whether ;r father will settle the bill. If he ;n t, I'll have to take you to the ;;ce station." |