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Updated: June 10, 2025
Tottenville High School always gave one of the stiffest games that Gridley had to meet. This season Tottenville was first on the list. Prescott's young men knew that they had a stiff fight. It was to take place on the Gridley grounds -that was comfort to the home eleven. The entire student body was now feeling the enthusiasm of the opening of the season on Saturday.
Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air. It was but a little after noon on Saturday. It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.
Morton, "I'll be almost satisfied to lose it to Tottenville, after the manly and straightout conduct of Mr. Jarvis!" "That same line of thought would make us content to go through a losing season, for all the fellows in other towns who received that betrayed code sent the information right back to us," smiled Prescott. "But we're not going to lose to-day's game, Mr. Morton, nor any other day's.
"Just give three silent cheers, and we won't startle anyone," Tom proposed. "We went out on the trip to harden ourselves," murmured Dave, "and I must admit that we have all done it." That evening Dick and Harry Hazelton drove the horse and wagon over to Tottenville, where the camp wagon was returned to its owner, Mr. Newbegin Titmouse. "You young men have worn this wagon quite: a bit," whined Mr.
Once out of their sight, Bert, fairly grinding his teeth, said: "Bayliss, I'll have my revenge yet on that mucker Prescott " and then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he added savagely: "The Tottenville game's tomorrow -you know?" "Yes?" said Bayliss inquiringly. "Well, wait till tomorrow afternoon, and I'll take the conceit out of the miserable cur -just you wait." "Rah! rah! Gri-i-idley!"
Quarter-back started with the ball, and it looked as though he would dash for the right. The quarter took one step, then wheeled like lightning, and rushed after Darrin, who already was in swift motion. Gridley's whole line switched for the left. Tottenville found out the trick after the heaviest fellows in its line had started for Gridley's right. "Oh, Darrin -sprint! Oh, you Prescott!"
I thought Fred had more class and caste than to go against his own crowd for the sake of a mere mucker!" "Well, the thing turned out all right, anyway," muttered Bayliss. "We're off in time to see the game." "And that's more than Dick Prescott will do today," laughed Bert sullenly. "He can't catch a train to Tottenville, now, in time for the game."
Part of the trail of this vacation lay over in Tottenville. So, by ten o'clock the next morning, Dick Prescott, alone, hurried up the side street on which he lived. Just as he neared the Main Street corner he beheld a trolley car labeled "Tottenville" pass the corner. Dick's shrill whistle rang out, but the conductor failed to hear it. Away raced Dick in the wake of the speeding trolley car.
Jarvis tells you all he knows of this dastardly business." The Tottenville captain repeated his short tale. Then Coach Morton asked several rapid questions. But there was no more to be told than Dick Prescott already knew. "I'm tremendously sorry about that envelope," protested Jarvis. "I'd give anything to be able to hand that envelope over to you, but I'm afraid I'll never see it again."
In fact, even now, to impartial observers, it looked as though these six points on the score had been won by what was little better than a fluke. "Gridley can't keep this up," remarked the Tottenville boosters confidently. "They'll lose their wind and nerve against our fine line before the game is much older." The first half went out with score unchanged.
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