charges and was so cross-grained for the rest of the practice that the
team wondered
Detweiler departed, grinning, and “Boots” returned, grumbling, to his
charges and was so cross-grained for the rest of the practice that the
team wondered. Later, in the gymnasium, “Boots” approached Clint.

arms extended, and Dreer, perhaps surprised at the other’s pluck, moved
cautiously away
Penny evidently did, for he came back with a funny sidelong shuffle,
arms extended, and Dreer, perhaps surprised at the other’s pluck, moved
cautiously away.

been in and out taking orders, appeared with the boys’ breakfasts
Amy thanked his informant and at that moment the proprietor, who had
been in and out taking orders, appeared with the boys’ breakfasts. The
baked beans and the hash were sizzling hot and looked delicious, and the
coffee commanded instant attention. A plate piled with thick slices of
bread and two small pats of very yellow butter completed the repast. For
five minutes by the clock not a word was said at that table. Then,
having ordered a second cup of coffee apiece, the boys found time
to pause.

deciding set
But it was quite a different Amy who started in on that third and
deciding set. Holt never had a real chance after the first two games.
Amy took them both, the first 50-0 on his service and the second 30-50
on Holt’s. After that Amy found himself and played tennis that kept the
gallery clapping and approving most of the time. It was only when he had
run the set to 4-0 that he eased up a little and allowed Holt the
consolation of one game. The next went to deuce and hung there some
time, but Amy finally captured it. By that time Holt’s spirit was pretty
well broken and he put up scarcely any defence in the final game and Amy
slammed his serves over almost unchallenged and won a love game.

explained Clint to Amy later, “but I’m mighty sorry to leave the second
“It isn’t that I’m not tickled to death about getting on the ‘varsity,”
explained Clint to Amy later, “but I’m mighty sorry to leave the second.
You see, a fellow gets sort of fond of the team.”

of the word, and he felt resentful until a look at the boy’s face showed
that he intended no impertinence
It dawned on Clint that the other was trying to mimic his pronunciation
of the word, and he felt resentful until a look at the boy’s face showed
that he intended no impertinence.

in a suit of light grey flannels
From around the corner of the stand furthest from the Row appeared a boy
in a suit of light grey flannels. The coat, hanging open, displayed a
soft shirt of no uncertain shade of heliotrope. A bow-tie of
lemon-yellow with purple dots nestled under his chin and between the
cuffs of his trousers and the rubber-soled tan shoes a four-inch expanse
of heliotrope silk stockings showed. A straw hat with a particularly
narrow brim was adorned with a ribbon of alternating bars of maroon and
grey. He was indeed a cheerful and colourful youth, his cheerfulness
being further evidenced by the jaunty swinging of a stick which he had
apparently cut from a willow and by the gay whistling of a tune. On
sight of Clint, however, the stick stopped swinging and the whistling
came to an end in the middle of a note.