"And if you haven't accepted before Monday evening, we of the North Grammar will hold that you have backed out and don't dare meet us.

Oh, by the way, Prescott, you'd better look out for Ripley and Dodge.

They mean to get square with you for what happened last night." "Get square with me for it ?" laughed Prescott, unafraid.

"All right, but that's rather rich! Why, I had nothing to do with it." "They blame you a good deal for it," added Hi, "and they declare that they're going to get even with you." "All right; let them try it," Dick nodded.
"What do you think of this swimming challenge ?" asked Dave quickly.
"Why, I think," Dick replied, "that it will bear looking into closely.

There may be some trick about it, and we must look out that we are not roped into some funny game.