He went after me about this very thing, too, the other day.

I'll try and forget about Sandy; it doesn't make pleasant remembering, anyway.

And I'll promise to count a hundred before I mention the Committee above a whisper, after this--nine hundred and ninety-nine before I take the name of Swift or the Captain in vain!" He smiled full at Bill--a smile to make men love him for the big-hearted boy he was.
But Bill did not grin back.

"Well, it won't hurt you any; they're bad men to fuss with, both of 'em," he warned somberly.
"Come on out and climb a hill or two with me," Jack urged.

"You've got worse kinks in your system, to-day, than I've got in my legs.