"I surely do," Darry nodded.

"Well, then," Tom declared, "I put some of the fellows up to that
trick."




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