"You ought to give me the preference," said Walter, not observing the
other's change of manner.

"Ahem! a man must judge for himself, you know. By the way, is it true
that you have lost all your money?"

"I don't know how much I have lost, but I am not coming back to
college next year."

"You are in hard luck," said Warner coldly. "By the way, I think we
shall have to give up that plan for the summer."

"What plan?"

"Why, you know I invited you to visit me at Lake George."

Walter began to comprehend.

"Why, are you not going to be there?" he asked,

"Yes, but the house will be full of other fellows, don't you know."

"So that there will be no room for me," said Walter calmly, looking
Warner full in the face.

"Awfully sorry, and all that sort of thing," drawled Warner. "Besides,
I suppose you will have to go to work."

"Yes, I expect to go to work--after awhile. Probably I shall take a
few weeks for rest. By the way, when did you find out that your home