The Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol

Author:Donald J. Sobol [Sobol, Donald J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101007105
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1965-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

The big boy’s jaw dropped open in surprise. Percy closed it with an uppercut.

Thereupon both boys fell to pounding each other with body blows to the chest and stomach. Percy mixed poetry and punches with a fearlessness that amazed Encyclopedia. After the second poem and the umpteenth punch, the big boy had enough. He took to his heels.

Triumphantly, Percy put on his eyeglasses and combed his hair.

Sally gazed at him with shining eyes—till Encyclopedia whispered into her ear.

The look in Sallv’s eyes changed from hero-worship to anger.

“Percy, y-you phoney!” she cried. “You fixed that fight. It wasn’t a real fight at all!”

“How dare you say such a thing,” retorted Percy, sniffing. “Upon my honor, if you were a boy, I’d bash you good and proper.”

“Forget I’m a girl,” snapped Sally. She reached out and gave his nose a twist.

That did it. Percy lost his temper.

He snorted free, whipped off his eyeglasses, and struck a fighting pose.

“You asked for this!” he bawled.

The fight was short and sweet. Percy had no chance to slip in any poetry licks. He spent his time going down and getting up.

At last Sally put him down for keeps. “Phoney!” she said, and marched off in a swirl of skirts.

Percy lay on the sidewalk with his eyes closed. For a long time he did not move. Encyclopedia grew worried.

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