Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life

«Well, Dave, it was a close game, but we managed to save ourselves after all their talk,» said Tom Martin, referring to a baseball match of the previous day. «Yes, but thanks to our lucky stars that Fred Worthington was with us. If John Rexford had kept him at the store, as I was afraid, we should have been badly beaten.» «He didn't play the whole game, did he?» asked Tom sarcastically. «Of course not,» retorted Dave Farrington, with some warmth, «but yo