Tip Top Weekly No. 52: Frank Merriwell's Dash — page 11: what you’re looking at

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8 FRANK EMRRIWELL’S DASH. gtunted Browning; ‘‘but there'll be a cold-blooded murder if you kids keep on. Il] assassinate you both!” | Frank laughed. “Oh, let them go it, Bruce,’’ he said. “It seems to amuse them, and it doesn’t liarm anybody else.’? ‘TY think Browning is right about Yates,’ declared Diamond. ‘‘He is not the proper man to represent Yale in that race.”? ‘Whom would you suggest??? asked Frank. ‘CRrank Merriwell, by all means.’ ‘(Now that is folly!’ said Merriwell, seriously. ‘““T fail to see why it is folly,’’ cried Browning. ‘*You are the man I have had in my mind all along.”’ “But I have no record.”? “To the dickens with your records! ‘What we wantis a. man who can run. He’ll make a record.”? ‘Why do you think I can run?’ ‘tT have seen you run, and I have heard the fellows tell about your speed. That is enough in your case.” Frank shook his head. : “Tt is not enough,’’ he contradicted. “TY know I have a record as a base runner in a ball game, but the best base runners are not always able to make good show- ings in races, Besides that, base running is dash work, and this is a case of run- ning a mile. There is a vast difference.” -Phat’s all right,’ spluttered Harry, quickly. ‘You can mun a rile—I mean run a mile with the. best of ’em. I’ve seen you on a long run.”’ ‘““When was that?’ “When we had that turkey chase. You Jed. us all, and it didn’t bother you a bit. Then, after you made the run out into} the country and back, Pierson got after you before you could get to our rooms. You ran away from him, and held on to the turkey. That settled in Pierson’s mind that you could hustle along all entirely. right, and it had something to do with his giving you a place for a trial on the ball team.”? ‘‘'That is true,’ confess. ‘‘Have you ever been in any races?’ asked Diamond. | ‘‘Oh, I took part in some races when I was at Fardale Academy.”’ ‘“What did you do in them ?’?’. ‘‘T believe I won, but you must re- member that I had no such rivals to go against as will be found at the tourna- ment.”? ‘*And you were in no such condition as you are now. Is that right?’ Frank was forced to confess that it was. Then Browning tried to pin Frank down and make him answer the question whether he did not have confidence enough in himself to believe he could race Duncan Yates for a mile. ‘Of course I could race -him,’’ smiled Frank, ‘“‘but the matter of wining 1s another question.’ “Well, I believe you are the man to run for Yale in that race,’’ said Brown- ing; ‘‘and Iam going to use my influence to see that you, and not Yates, are en- tered. That is settled, and it is no use for you to make any objections.” Frank was forced to CHAPTER IV. A HOT RUN. Soon it became evident that Bruce Browning had not Jost his old-time push When there was something to arouse him, he could bestir himself and get to work in a marvelous manner, as. long as it was not necessary for him to again go into training. . 7 Browning knew Paul. Pierson, who was one of the committee of arrangements for. the coming tournament, and he knew that Pierson was well aware of Frank Merriwell’s general ability.. Bruce had heard Pierson express a belief that Merz , Col DOKS ONAI|CClo CO