Mystery Wings
o the Danby's back yard. "Where you been? Gee! You look queer!
"Here! Give me your catcher's m
"All self-respecting secrets ca
Guess it's about that pitcher of his. Bet he'll be with
ke the boy Abe Lincoln, he was honest, hard-working and full of droll fu
ught up with a slow ambling figure that greeted them with a sq
Professor George. The younger men of the city could remember when he was a popular teacher i
l over his dry face, but his kindly smile was worth earning, and many
keep in step. "You'll have better luck next time. I'm sure of
ly, "we're going to have a grand pit
aking. He had suddenly appeared from somewhere. "Just the fellows I want to
t more of the town besides. Now it all belonged to Big Bill. Once the ball park had been the grounds of a canning factory. Bill's father had been rich and generous, a good citizen and a great friend
ort. He cared little for boys, in fact he thought very little about the welfare of anyone but Bi
into my office last week. He's interested in organizing a professional baseball league. Hired players and all that from out of town. Play the games on Sunday. Big thing for the
mes on Saturday just the same," P
ed. "Boys would be in the way. Professionals need practice and all that.
hat?" Dou
n get me a tho
essor George
ed. "First payment on a contr
much?" Doug
nd dollars
Johnny whistled
's a fair price, William. But you'll have to
business-like air. "Two weeks. Time enou
ars," Doug grumbled gloomily,
s boys, I'm positive of that. So, just like as not He'll show us the way." Professor George was religious but he was not what you call pious. His religi
ouble you too much. We'll get round him somehow. Used to trouble us in school, William did, but
went on down the street. "Dad says Bill cheated something terrible, but Professor
dded gloomily. "He'll cheat us out of
t much in the bank-been saving it for new bleachers. Took two years
sterious new pitcher now. He ought to dra
st right. Then I'll shoot that thought-camera at myself and turn out some swell copy. Old C. K. Lovell will put it i
s!" Doug exclaim
himself back to earth with a start. "Oh! Yes!
oug broke in. "Three months! I've been round the lab nearly every day, and I
course up his spine. He was to see that strange pitcher. With his olive skin and bright glea
und. Already these laboratories were famous. Here a new drug had been discovered that had proved a great boon to those sufferi
death. This was only a rumor. Better founded was the statement that "heavy water"-a water in which no animal life, however small, could live-had been produced.
em not only the Colonel, but a short, round-shouldered b
boy with a hearty grin. "What you doing here?
Goggles Short, the boy wizard, both che
oggles was
terribly embarrassing thing, Goggles. However, since
about to face the other boys, "I suppose you think that I sent f
ug's face drop
be back for Saturday's game. I'm ready to guarantee that. And you boys a
" Doug's face took on a hop
. "Only moral and mental suppor
one carried conviction. "Goggles here has an idea. Sit down
't help a bit. But this is it. Dave Saunders over at the electric shop has been experimenting wi
eyes," Joh
Goggles' eyes bulged b
llow talked to me down a beam of light. Electric eyes helped him to do that, and
orty eyes. Some see up and down and some sideways. We've tried it
s beefing about the umpire. Holler their heads off. So I thought-" he took a long breath, "
an! Oh, man! We'll draw a crowd! Think of it! Something abso
y started. "Electric eye.
t!" Doug exploded.
e had ever seen. "I dreamed it," he had been telling himself. "Thing never happened. That Chinaman never recorded my thoughts. But if he did, if the thing's
lectric umpire had been explained to
a crowd,"
g crowds are what you need right now. You'll get that extra five
for a dash home. With the aid of the thought-cam
. I'll get in touch with the Fairfield bunch.
a smile. "They get a percentage of the gate receipts. Jus
ave my pitcher on hand for Saturday's major attraction. And yo
you a lot!" the three boy
ed, "we didn't se
more lost in his contemplat
g grumbled. "Fellow'd think h
s he is," Joh
replied as they lost themsel