"I never saw a better tug of war in my life." "I'd like to know who threw that pepper," answered Tom, with an angry glance toward Lew Flapp and his cronies.
"Did somebody throw pepper ?" asked Mr.Strong.
"I think they did, although I'm not sure.

Anyway, something came along and made the most of us sneeze." "It's too bad, Rover.

I'll try to make sure of this," said the teacher.
But though he made an investigation nothing came of it.
Some of the cadets were so delighted with the success of Tom's team that they took Tom on their shoulders and marched around the entire encampment with him.
"I tell you, Rockley feels sore," said Sam, a little later.
"Around the belt ?" asked Tom with a grin.
"I mean in his mind.

He and Lew Flapp are having a regular quarrel over the contest.

I guess Flapp lost some money." "Perhaps, if he has, it will cure him of betting," put in Dick.
Sam and Tom had received permission to go to the upper end of the lake in one of the rowboats on the following afternoon.