human
Is it actually true, Parker, that Pierson has publicly stated that Merriwell is fast enough for the Varsity nine?
gpt
That's what it is, nodded Puss Parker,
human
Rot! exclaimed Evan Hartwick, sharply.
gpt
I don't take stock in anything of the sort. Merriwell may make a pitcher some day, but he is raw. Why, he would get his eye batted out if he were to go up against Harvard on the regular team.
human
Oh, I don't know about that, said Andy Emery.
gpt
He is pretty smooth people. Is there anybody knows Pierson made such an observation concerning him?
human
Yes, there is,
gpt
Who knows it?
human
I do.
gpt
Did you hear him?
human
I did.
gpt
That settles it.
human
Yes, that settles it! grated Roland Ditson as he walked away.
gpt
Parker didn't lie, and Pierson has intimated that Merriwell may be given a trial on the Varsity nine. If he is given a trial it will be his luck to succeed. He must not be given a trial. How can that be prevented?