e feed at the Inn, you
know, and----"

"Don't be a chump," growled Don. "You're in training and you know mighty
well Robey won't stand for any funny-business."

"What Robey doesn't know isn't going to hurt him," replied Tim
untroubledly. "And he won't know anything about this because he's off
for home on the seven o'clock train. Tom heard him tell Steve he
wouldn't be back until Monday noon."

"Yes, but someone will see you and Robey'll hear of it. And then you'll
get the dickens from him and be hauled up to the office. Better not risk
it, Timmy."

"Gee, you're worse than Mr. Poe's crow! Or was it a raven? What's the
difference, anyhow? Now don't tell me they're both anthropeds or pods,
or whatever it is, because I'm onto you as a disseminator of knowledge!
I never got even with you yet for calling me 'something like a human
being'."

"I'll take it back, then; you aren't. But, just the same, Tim, I wish
you'd cut out the celebration."

"You're all the time interfering with my innocent pleasures," protested
Tim. "Why, bless you, dearie, we aren't going to cut-up. We're merely
going to stroll quietly to the village, trolling a song, mayhap, and
look in the windows."

"That'll take you a long time," Don laughed. "There are only half a
dozen."

"Wrong. A fellow opened a watchmaker's emporium next door to the post
office t'other day and has a most fascinating window. It has four alarm
clocks, three pairs of cuff-links and a chronometer in it! Oh, it's
swell! Do you realise, Don, that slowly but surely our little village is
taking on the--the semblance of a metropolis? All we want is a movie
palace!"

"Let's start one. They say there's a lot of money in them."

"Bet there is! We've got three or four at home, and they're peaches.
Full every minute, too. I went a lot last Summer; had filmitis, I
guess. But how about the party? Will you come along?"

"No, thanks."

"Oh, come on, Don! Have a heart! Be one of our merry gang."

"I'd rather not, thank you. I like Josh well enough, but I don't like to
stand on the carpet and hear him say 'Until further notice, Gilbert.'
Nothing doing, Tim!"

And Don remained adamant the rest of the way to school and while they
made a hurried toilet and rushed to dining hall in an effort to reach it
before the food gave out.

The team members received an ovation that evening when they entered the
dining hall. It seemed as if the school wanted to make up for its
unkindness of a we