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Through the Fray

CHAPTER V: THE NEW MASTER
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The junior eleven then went in, the master not going in until the last.

Only twenty runs had been made when he took the bat.

In the five balls of the over which were bowled to him he made three fours; but before it came to his turn again his partner at the other end was out, and his side were twenty-two behind on the first innings.

The other side scored thirty-three for the first four wickets before he again took the ball, and the remaining six went down for twelve runs.

His own party implored him to go in first, but he refused.
"No, no, boys," he said; "you must win the match, if you can, without much aid from me." The juniors made a better defense this time and scored forty before the ninth wicket fell.


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