Batting to Win

" ...]want to do better than three hundred with the stick, Sid." "Physician, heal thyself " quoted Tom, smiling. "I think we will have a good--" He was interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming along the corridor. Instinctively the three lads started, then, as a glance at the clock showed that they were not burning lights beyond the prescribed hour, there was a breath of relief. "Who's coming?" asked Tom. "Woodhouse, Bricktop or some of the royal family," was Phil's opinion. "No," remarked Sid quietly, and there was that in his voice which made his chums look curiously at him, for it seemed as if he expected some one. A moment later there came a rap on the door, and then, with a seeming knowledge of the nerve-racking effect this always has on college students, a voice added: ...]."