And your run was almost as good, Joe," he added, to Davis.
"I don't care if I did lose," panted Davis.

"Both of us beat Ben Hurdy hollow, and that's all I wanted to do." "Oh, there's no moss growing on Moss," cried Tom, and this brought out another laugh.
The next contest to come off was the high jump, for which Dick had entered, along with Pender, Rockley, and four others, including Hans Mueller.

What had possessed the German boy to enter was beyond finding out, for he could scarcely jump at all.

Yet many, for the fun of it, told him they thought he would surely win.
"Oh, you'll outjump everybody," said Sam.

"None of 'em will come anywhere near you." "Dot's it! Dot's it!" cried Hans excitedly.