A KETTLE OF HOT WATER FOR SOMEONE It was a wonderfully elaborate scheme to which the high school boys were privileged to listen.

Such a scheme, really showed Dodge, in a way, to be possessed of more brains than people in Gridley commonly credited him with possessing.
But Dick smiled at Dave Darrin's scowl as the plot was unfolded in the next booth.
Fortunately for Dick and his chums the steak order was delayed in the serving.

Thus Dodge and Bayliss finished their ice cream and left the place without discovering the presence of their intended victims.
"Say, aren't that pair just going to enjoy themselves at our expense ?" chuckled Hazelton, after the plotters had left.
"Unless I miss my guess, they're going to dance to our music to-night," laughed Dick gleefully.
Their meal was served soon after, and eaten with relish.

As soon as it had been finished Dick asked the waiter for a sheet of paper and envelope.
"Don't worry about any weird doings you may hear of from our camp," Prescott wrote his mother.

"We've just learned of a big scare Dodge and Bayliss are planning to spring on us up at our camp.
We're going to turn the tables on them---that's all.