The Cash Boy

c schoolhouse in the town ofCrawford. Most of them held hats in their hands,

treturned from Brooklyn, and while there had witn

as theExcelsior Club of Crawford, to play among themselves,and on suitable occasions to ch

om Pinkerton addr

d one

he motion,''

wasappointed to that position, and put

ageof considerable importance, came forward in

us together. We want to start a clubfor playing baseball

we do it?'' as

power to assign the members to their differentpositions. Of

red Henry Scott, tohis next ne

all?'' asked

o receive and take care of the funds, andwe shall need a secretary

rton's remarks. Those who are in favor oforganizing a cl

d their hands, and i

your votes for capta

sciouslook, as he supposed, of course, that no

repare their ballots. They were broughtto the chairman in a

`there is one vote for Sam Pomeroy, one for EugeneMort

of hands, in which To

ur hero, cameforward a little,

theclub. I am afraid I am not very well qualifi

ountenance,and an open, cordial manner, which made him ageneral favorite. It was not, however, to hispopularity that he owed his ele

y. For the first position Tom Pinkertonreceived a majority of the

xcelled inpenmanship, was elected,

Frank Fowler, withpetitions fo

before Idecide about positions, boys,''

'' said one andanother, ``and let u

some one called out to Frank Fowler: ``Frank,your sis

s bat and hastened

tter, Gracie?'' h

she exclaimed, bu

he lungs, and she looksso white

ons,``I must go home at once. You can get some

gewhich he called home, he found his mother

, mother?'' asked o

rank,'' she answe

had a sever

for the doct

ank. Theattack is over, and I need no medi

and her present weaknessinduced serious misgivings as to whether shewould ever recover. Frank thought that her eyesfollowed him wi

there something yo

g, I belie

ed at me as if you wan

hing I must say to

other!'' echoed Frank

ginning to think that t

have been so before

me, Frank; andmy strength is too f

the thought of lo

ank, deep

me, then, Frank?''

ace and I will be a

sorrowfully, ``with little help to hope for from m

t I think of,'' sa

support

rl,'' said themother, anxiously. ``

said Frank, promptly; ``I

ery young even to

e only f

ong, and I am notafraid. There are

othing? Deacon Pinkerton holds amortgage on this house for all it w

at, mother, but it d

will take ca

mise it,

ister?'' said thesick woman, anxi

uch a thing as that,mother?

she were not,'

would not recall

talk so, mother?'' and a suspicion crossed Frank's

t down by thebedside, and I will gather m

not your si

er?'' he exclaimed. ``Y

ite in earn

hose child

is my

be my sister--are

k, I am not