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"We'd all dislike ourselves," smiled Dick Prescott calmly. "That is why we haven't any thought of allowing ourselves to be beaten, either by Preston or Trentville." "I wonder if Trentville is as good as Preston?" asked Tom curiously. "We can't tell until we see them work," suggested Greg. "Who's going to eat, and when?" asked Dan. That started the crowd to making preparations for the camp supper.
"At three in the afternoon on Saturday?" asked Mr. Wright. "Yes, sir," Prescott nodded. "But will you have sufficient time to advertise, Mr. Wright?" "Plenty of time," replied the manager, "if I send my letters away by tonight's mail. I will advertise in a Gridley paper, and also in Preston and Trentville.
"You know, Susie," Danny Grin went on maliciously, "farmers' fields are often guarded by dogs. Just think how you would feel, trying to climb a tree on a dark night, with a bulldog's teeth just two inches from the heels of your shoes." "Who are up here, in the way of canoe folks?" Dick asked Laura. She told him about the Preston High School boys and the coming crew from Trentville High School.
"Trentville is showing a lot of new form, fellows, and coming right up on us," Dick called quietly. "This race isn't won! The fact, we're near to losing it. Form! form! muscle! Don't fumble again, Hazelton! One, two, three, four!" But still the Trentville High School craft continued to creep up on them.
"Especially when it's in the nature of a 'roast," added Danny Grin. "If my father was severe with any of you I am certain that he had good reason," replied Laura gravely, though her eyes twinkled. "But what a splendid race you made against Trentville and at one time we felt sure that you were beaten." "We all felt the same way at one time," Tom Reade interjected. "All except Dick," added Darry.
Two stage loads of men, woman, boys and girls had already arrived from Preston. Trentville also had sent a delegation. "What's all that yelling with 'Gridley' in it?" cried Dick, jumping up and moving toward the door. He was followed by his chums. They reached the float in time to see the automobile bus from Gridley coming down to the water front. In it were some thirty people of all ages.
No excursion had come up from the home town to-day, for no one in Gridley had believed that their high school youngsters could defeat the seasoned Trentville High School canoe crew. Only two days before Trentville had won from Preston High School by nearly five lengths. What show was there for Dick & Co. or for Gridley High School? Hence the smallness of the Gridley crowd present.
This had been gradually increased, and now that the buoy had been turned with such a handsome lead, none on shore or in the other boats believed that Trentville High School had any further chance. Pascal, however, who captained the Trentville canoe, had another view of the matter. It was Ted Pascal's third summer in a canoe.
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