that day, for they had been instrumental in winning a victory that

py," said Ned, as the nine reached the

"It sort of 'growed,' like

," murmured Bart. "It's the fi

wrist, Lem?"

ef. Sandy came down on

if he meant tha

at do you mea

y advantage we could get to hold it. Then Sandy gets up to one of his tricks, and he

rately hurt me, do you?" asked Lem, windin

round saying things about being done out of his place as substitute pitcher, in practice, by me.

ent off angry, too. Well, it can't be helped. Guess we'd better not say anything about it unless he t

re the stage had left them, but the four chums, wit

le 'em again," observed Ned.

he added, "here comes my sister and Jennie Smith. Look ou

, and he started to wal

ce of the enemy," he sa

around Lem's wrist. "How nice! I mean how fortunate I ha

ce cream sodas?" asked

rt! What is it Lem; i

rained,

ed, when the five boys and two girls formed a group on the sidewalk, Alice pr

-the-injured to make sure what it is," and she took a little volume

ts about a joint, and there is often a fracture at the ends of the bones.' Are you sure th

he disabled pitcher. "It

ght to bear on his wrist as she turned it this way

t you?" s

" and Lem shut his t

jured wrist. He tried not to show the pain she unconsciously caused him. "

" Lem said. "I haven't

lice declared firmly. "A g

Lem as though she had done that sort of th

k, and, though the man behind the counter looked in wonder at the str

ommanded Alice as she

arm in, half w

yelled. "

are waiting the hour and a half let's talk about the game. It will hel

trying to get his uninju

"You're a patient. Whoever heard of a patient