[Illustration: THE LAST MAN WAS IN AND WITH ONLY ONE RUN WANTED--]
[Illustration: SMITH, OF ALL PEOPLE, DROPPED A CATCH.]
[Illustration: HE STOLE AWAY--]
[Illustration: BUT HIS SIN FOLLOWED HIM.]
[Illustration: HE DECIDED--]
[Illustration: TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.]
[Illustration: AFTER MANY YEARS HE RETURNED.]
[Illustration: "GOOD HEAVENS, SMITH, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE YOU DROPPED
THAT CATCH AT THE CIRCLE."]
[Illustration: "YES, I ONCE SAW HIM PLAY WHEN I WAS QUITE A LAD. ON THAT
OCCASION HE HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO DROP A CATCH."]
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