CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Out in the Bush | 11 |
| II | Under Cover | 18 |
| III | The Man to Pitch | 23 |
| IV | The Parson's Daughter | 29 |
| V | A Bad Beginning | 35 |
VI "Take Him Out!" 40
VII Himself Again 47
VIII Steadying Down 53
IX Some Pitching 58
X A Pitchers' Battle 63
XI On the Raw Edge 67
XII The "Squeeze Play" 73
XIII The Last Strike-Out 78
XIV After the Game 86
XV Man to Man 91
XVI Benton King Awakens 97
XVII Father and Daughter 104
XVIII The Green-Eyed Monster 112
XIX The Agitation in Bancroft 120
XX Men of Conscience! 128
XXI A Secret Meeting 132
XXII Riley Shoots His Bolt 140
XXIII Lefty's Fickle Memory 145
XXIV A Matter of Veracity 152
XXV The Test and the Denial 157
XXVI Was It a Bluff? 166
XXVII The Item in the News 173
XXVIII The Gage Flung Down 180
