“You bet it’s a fine school!” returned Dreer heatedly. “It’s the best
there is!”

They certainly were, as Brimfield was discovering to her cost. With the
second quarter almost over and no score by either side, the
orange-and-blue-stockinged visitors were behaving very much as if they
meant to put a touchdown over. Morgan’s had secured the ball by fair
catch on her own thirty-eight yards after a poor attempt at a punt by
Harris, and now she was turning Brimfield’s right flank nicely. Trow,
tackle on that side, was boxed twice in succession; Roberts, right end,
was bowled over and two rushes gained first down on the twenty-five-yard
line. Coach Robey sped Holt in for Roberts and Holt managed to upset the
next play for a yard gain. Then Morgan’s swung her attack against left
guard and Churchill was caught napping and the whole backfield swept
over him for four yards. A fake-kick, with the ball going to a rangey
Morgan’s full-back, proved good for the rest of the distance; Edwards
missing a tackle that would have spoiled the attempt far back of the
line. The only thing that saved Brimfield from being scored on then and
there was the decision of the Orange-and-Blue’s quarter-back to pass up
a field-goal in favour of a touchdown. From the thirteen yards a
goal-from-field was more than a possibility, but the quarter was
ambitious and wanted six points instead of three, and so plugged the
ball across the field to a waiting end on a forward pass. Fortunately
for the defenders of the west goal Edwards dived into the catcher at the
last moment and the ball grounded. And then, before another play could
be pulled off, the whistle blew.

“Some time last night. A watchman at the collar factory says he seen an
automobile stop around the corner near the Baptist Church about three
o’clock. Says it didn’t have no lights on it. He didn’t think much about
it, though, he says, and the next time he came round front he looked
again and it was gone. The papers had it last week where there was a job
just like that done over to Maynard. Two ginks in an automobile came
along one night and lifted six or eight hundred dollars’ worth of stuff
out of a gent’s furnishing shop. If they don’t raise my pay at the Yards
pretty quick I’m going to hire me an automobile, fellows.”

consolation as Amy pretended to, and Xenophon didn’t come any easier
Clint had to smile at the picture Amy drew, but he didn’t find as much
consolation as Amy pretended to, and Xenophon didn’t come any easier. He
was heartily glad when the study-hour came to an end and he could
conscientiously close his books.

“Burglary? No. Where was it?” asked several voices.

Amory Byrd and Clinton Thayer for their share in the discovery
“I notice,” commented Clint with a smile, “that no credit is given to
Amory Byrd and Clinton Thayer for their share in the discovery.”

and the fact that I haven’t looked at it yet!” And Freer, who was a
rather husky youth, pushed Amy into the corridor without ceremony
“Get out of here, Amy! You remind me unpleasantly of tomorrow’s English
and the fact that I haven’t looked at it yet!” And Freer, who was a
rather husky youth, pushed Amy into the corridor without ceremony.

before the game started that Amy finally located him in the top row of
the temporary grand-stand
Penny, however, was very elusive, and it was not until a few minutes
before the game started that Amy finally located him in the top row of
the temporary grand-stand. Even then Amy could only get within shouting
distance, but shouting distance sufficed.

“They’ll never be the same,” replied Amy sadly. “Their pristine
splendour–”