If it stands twenty minutes without taking in water we'll know it's all right." Since they couldn't board the canoe, these delighted boys joined hands, dancing about in a ring.

Then, suddenly, they started off in burlesqued figures of an Indian war-dance, whooping like mad.
While the excitement was at its height, Reade suddenly seized Hazelton by his collar, rushing him to the lake.

Into it went both boys, Tom ducking Harry's head under the water.
"Wha-a-at's that for ?" sputtered Hazelton as soon as he could talk.
"Because you needed it," replied Tom soberly.

"Will you kindly do as much for me?
We were all such chumps that we cheated ourselves out of the best black bass fishing to-day that ever mortal saw.
So we all ought to be ducked." Harry stared at his friend in some astonishment.
"On second thought, though," concluded Reade, "you needn't duck me.

You may postpone it.