Having accepted your word, I held no further grudge in the matter, and I have as nearly forgotten the whole business as a man with a memory can." "Then tell me why I didn't play on the football eleven ?" flamed up Midshipman Jetson.
"Principally, I imagine, because Captain Hepson, after consultation with the coaches, didn't call you to the Navy eleven." "And why didn't Hepson call me ?" followed up Jetson, all his pent-up sulkiness boiling over now.
"I don't know, particularly.

Probably, I imagine, for the same reason that he didn't call a lot of other men to the eleven--because he believed he could make a better choice." "Darrin, you know well enough that you so influenced Hepson to keep me off the team!" "Jetson, are you mad ?" "No; but I'm naturally angry." "I give you my word that I didn't do anything to prevent your making the team." "And you expect me, Mr.Darrin, to believe that ?" "If you decline to do so, it amounts to passing the lie.

But I'll overlook that for a moment.

Joyce, I think Hepson is not dancing at present.

Will you return to the hop, and, if he is not dancing, will you bring him out here ?" "I don't want to see Hepson," cried Midshipman Jetson.