"
Dick had already told Dr. Bentley of the fugitive, Tag Mosher,
and the fact that that young offender was at large in the woods,
and armed.
"I'm not afraid of him," declared the doctor bluntly, "and I shall
always be within sound of the camp. It wouldn't take you boys
long to get over here, either, at need."
Dick now reluctantly called his chums away, as Mrs. Bentley and
the high school girls might want a little time to themselves.
"It's going to be great to have such company right at hand," declared
Darry gleefully.
"Only I must warn you of one thing," retorted Dick.
"What?"
"You remember the errant that brought us into the woods?"
"Football training!"
"Exactly, and even the welcome presence of the girls mustn't be
allowed in the least to interfere with the serious and hard work
that we have ahead of us for the honor of good old Gridley High
School!"
"That goes, too," nodded Greg. "Though I am afraid the girls
will feel almost neglected."
"No, they won't," Darry retorted. "The girls all belong to Gridley
High School as much as we do, and they're just as big football
boosters when it comes to that. They'll endure a little neglect
when they know it's for the honor and glory of our school.
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