At Fred's cry several of them turned around sharply.
"Oh, that's all right," called out Edgeworth.

"These particular freshmen are privileged.

Welcome, Dick & Co.!" "Privileged?
Welcome ?" gasped Ripley, in a tone of huge disgust.
"What on earth is the High School coming to these days ?" "If you don't like to see them here, Ripley," broke in Thompson, "you know-----" "Oh, well!" growled Fred, with a shrug of his shoulders.

Then, disdaining to look at Dick & Co., this stickler for upper class exclusiveness turned and stalked out of the store, closing the door after him with a bang.
For some minutes Dick and his chums stood quietly against the wall at one side of the big, almost bare room.

Then Edgeworth called out: "Now, fellows, we've had enough of indoor work.