Covering the Look-In Corner (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...own affair which does not concern the general public at all. Perhaps he may regard the whole business as dead and buried, a piece of the past that is gone and should not be dragged back into the light of day merely to satisfy the curiosity of prying gabblers." Ingalls nodded slowly. "While all that is true," he admitted, "it doesn't pay to be unnecessarily secretive. To a certain extent, the public has a right to know something about any person's past, for it's only by past records that future possibilities are to be gauged." He turned and looked his companion in the face. "Misfortune may have dealt you some poor cards, Keeper, and perhaps you played your hand badly; but somehow I can't think you were wholly to blame, and I don't believe you have any very shameful secret to hide." "Thanks, Ingalls " said Jack, gratefully gripping his hand. "If I have the chance, I propose to justify your confidence in me. But for the present I prefer not to talk much about myself. If I'm taken on trust, I'll do my best to prove that the trust is not misplaced. I have made a few good resolutions since luck dumped me down quite unexpectedly in Hillsboro, and I'm going to see if I've got enough stamina and manhood to stick to them." Keeper had made it plain that, for the time being, he did not mean to make any disclosures regarding himself, which was something of a disappointment to Harvey, whose moderate curiosity was increased by this, reticence. Nevertheless, Ingalls did not press the point. Having suggested what he considered the better course to pursue, he felt that it was up to the other man to choose whether or not he would follow such gratuitous advice. Harvey returned to the subject of baseball. "You haven't ...