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 to his own confession; and other top-notch pitchers have met the same treatment, much to their surprise.

"We're going to fight this game through to the last ditch, I hope, whether that man is Murtel or not. There's no knowing what may happen. At any rate, if I can hold them down, and you fellows keep on giving me the support you have, they may not get any runs. We're not going to quit, are we, just because we've found out that Craddock is Murtel?"

"No," rasped Jim Sockamore, the Indian, "we won't quit! You're right, Lefty; mebbe well beat that bunch yet, if we support you."

It was plain, however, that Crandall's discovery had taken the courage out of him, and it seemed to fade away entirely as Stark, also, fanned. Reddy stood up to the plate with his heart in his shoes and swung apathetically, being sliced down without waste of energy on the part of the pitcher.