CHAPTER VIII.
TWO RIVALS PLAN DIRE REVENGE "I wonder what Ted Teall will do after this when he wants to play rattles on the other side ?" inquired Harry.
Dick & Co.

were now making the most of Saturday afternoon.

Having no money to spend, and no boat in which to enjoy themselves on the river, they had gone out of Gridley some distance to a small, clear body of water known as Hunt's pond.
When sufficient time after dinner had passed, they intended to strip and go in swimming, for this pond, well in the woods, was, by common understanding, left for boys who wanted to indulge in that sport.
"I don't believe Ted will get very funny, in the immediate future," replied Tom reflectively.

"His fellows came to the field, all primed with a lot of funny remarks they were going to shoot at us during the game.

Yet the only fellows who got hit by any flying funny talk were the Souths themselves.