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"Would anybody be mean enough to use that?" "Perhaps." "Up!" cried Rockley once more. "Pull! pull! pull!" His team gave a savage haul as ordered, and up came Tom's men in spite of themselves. Then began a tug of war in dead earnest, with the rope nearly three feet in the Rockleys' favor. The majority of the cadets were now inclined to think that Rockley's team would win the contest.
They still held on to the rope, but were hardly pulling at all. "Up!" cried Tom suddenly, and his men went up like a flash. "Down!" came the cry, an instant later, and down they went, before Rockley's men could recover. "Hurrah! the Rovers have gained four inches!" came the shout. And then those who favored that team set up a cheer. It was true, the rope had shifted over four inches.
"Here is where you earn your rations!" cried one cadet, and this caused a general laugh. "Watch your chances, Tom," whispered Dick, and his brother nodded to show that he understood. Both sides were glaring at each other. The strain was beginning to tell, but so far nobody had thought of letting up in the least. But now Tom saw two of Rockley's men "getting their wind" as it is called.
"And so does Rockley know how to pull," continued Hurdy. "And what is more, he knows a trick or two that will pull your fellows over the line in no time." "I don't believe it, Hurdy." "Want to bet?" "No, I don't bet. Just the same, I think Rockley's crowd will lose." Although Sam would not bet, some of the other students did, so that by the time the match was to come off quite a sum was up.
Veil, I ton't care annahow. I vill drow der hammer ven ve haf some more of dem kondests," and then Hans dropped to the rear. Rockley was the next to jump, and his record was an inch better than that already made. "That's all right," said Lew Flapp. Two other pupils now took their turns in jumping and Rockley's record was speedily eclipsed. Then Dick came along and sent the record still higher.
They had seen Tom's followers sneezing, but thought this might come from the dampness of the ground. "Don't give in, Tom!" cried Sam, dancing around. "You've got to beat him!" "Bah! you act like a monkey," said Lew Flapp. "Rockley's fellows are bound to win." In the meantime the rope was moving rapidly backward and forward. Once Rockley and his men had Tom's team dangerously close to the line.
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