leader, who of course had to take the "initial sack," as Bobolink, still
baseball wild, put it. Jack, as his assistant in control, came as Number
Two; Bobolink next; Bluff captured Four as his distinguishing feature;
Nuthin' being Five, and the twins the next pair, for it would never do to
separate William and Wallace, while Tom Betts was Eighth and last.

"If the gentlemen present will give me the floor, with the privilege of
three minutes in which to explain what I have in mind, I will be glad to
comply."

Wallace was very precise in his way of putting things. This did not
happen only when in school, or as he stood up to address a meeting of
his chums. He could not unbend his dignity even under the most trivial
conditions.

William was just the reverse; and so full of frolic and fun that the boys
always declared the pair to be unequally matched, since in disposition
they were exact opposites.

And yet under it all there was the same abiding affection that generally
may be found between twins.

"Hear! hear!" shouted the boys once more.

"Let's have it, Wallace, old sport. It's bound to be a jim-dandy idea!"
declared a loud voice that seemed to spring from the ceiling; but no one
was deceived, for they knew only too well how Bobolink could throw his
voice pretty much where he pleased.

"Silence!"