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In the tenth inning of the savagely-contested game that was to decide the precedence of the Royal Park and the West Mountain teams, General Jimmy Smith, watching down in the valley with the first and only telescope in Isola, saw, on the farthest rise of the winding road, a steadily advancing cloud of dust, and he turned to the captain, who sat beside him yelling vociferously for slugger Dottersis to "hit her out."
"Go and tell your Department G boys to knock off work, and get ready for the parade," he ordered: "Aye, aye, sir," said Captain Teddy, his face lighting with eagerness. "May I wait to see if Dattersis finds that ball?"