Mr.Simkins had pointed out exactly four pages of chaff for his winnowing, and the winnowing was to be done with pen and ink and the "occasional golden kernels" indicated by Steve on the margin of his paper.

Steve was angry and depressed.
"What's the use of trying to get along with him ?" he demanded of Tom.
"He has it in for me, and even if I had every lesson down pat he'd be after me all the time just the same.

If it wasn't for--for the team I'd quit right now." "Don't be a chump," replied Tom good-naturedly.

"You know yourself, Steve, you haven't been studying lately." "Well, where's a fellow to get time to study ?" asked Steve.

"Look at what I have to do this evening!" "You won't do it if you don't sit down and get started," said his chum soothingly.