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 CHAPTER XXXVII

THE BELL BOY

On Wednesday Bancroft was to play again in Kingsbridge, and Thursday was to be the "middle of the week lay-off" for both the Bullies and the Kinks.

Tuesday's early mail brought Henry Cope a letter bearing the Bancroft postmark, and he opened it somewhat nervously. As he apprehended, it contained a communication from Anson Graham, president of the Northern League, giving notice that there would be held at the office of Rufus Kilgore, in Bancroft, on Thursday evening, at eight o'clock, a meeting of the league directors to consider the protest of Manager Riley relative to Paul Hazelton, "playing with Kingsbridge under the assumed name of Tom Locke."

"By gum!" growled the grocer disgustedly. "They actually do mean business. We're up ag'inst it. The boy better know 'bout this right away."

He found Locke making ready to start for Fryeburg, where the team was to play that afternoon