Will turned his head, so covered with wilfully curly hair. In his hand
were the bread and cheese still. He blushed as he said, "Good-morning,
Miss Barry."

"Whew," he said to himself, "the teacher has caught me now!"

Several people indeed "caught" Will Somers, in that way, that morning, and
wondered what he was doing, running bare-headed. He carried his point,
though, captured Sid, and led him back to the house.

"Now, Sid," exclaimed Will, on his way to Aunt Stanshy's "there has been
trouble in the Up-the-Ladder Club, I learn, and I want to fix it up, and
you will help me, will you not?"

"O yes," replied Sid, whose nature was not a hard and implacable one.

"Wort is at the house, and you are willing to say you are sorry you hurt
him, and you want to make up and be good friends?"

"O yes."

When Will entered the house with his prize, the two met Wort face to face.

"I want these two knights to make up and be good friends again, because it
is all foolish and wrong, you know, holding out against one another," said
Will.

The two boys eyed one another, Sid grinning, Wort looking sulky and
foolish.