Frank Merriwell's Diamond Foes; Or, Straight Over the Plate
image1
By Burt L. Standish 23 Jan, 2021
Almost at the same instant, a second figure in athletic shirt and track pants came hurtling over the fence, pulled up abruptly, and stood hanging on to Merry’s shoulder. This second person was Billy McQuade, with whom Frank Merriwell, junior, was s ... Read more
Almost at the same instant, a second figure in athletic shirt and track pants came hurtling over the fence, pulled up abruptly, and stood hanging on to Merry’s shoulder. This second person was Billy McQuade, with whom Frank Merriwell, junior, was spending a few days of the spring vacation. The two friends had left home for a cross-country hike together. It was now the middle of the forenoon, they were on their way back, and had still four miles to go before reaching Carsonville. The crisp spring air of morning gave the two runners new life at every breath. To many a languid youth it spelled laziness and lack of all effort, but Merry and his friend knew from experience that “spring fever” is only a convenient name for doing nothing. Both of them were looking forward to a luxurious relaxation in the[6] long grass by the Carsonville mill pond that afternoon, but they intended to make it all the more enjoyable by an honest physical weariness. Less
  • File size
  • Print pages
  • Publisher
  • Language
  • ISBN
  • 362.19 KB
  • 192
  • Public Domain Book
  • English
  • 978-1641819466
William George "Gilbert" Patten (October 25, 1866 – January 16, 1945) was a writer of dime novels and is best known as the author of the Frank Merriwell stories, with the pen name Burt L. Standish. ...
Related Books