"I guess it was because he made me work so hard to keep up with
him in the class," responded Rand laughingly. "It was all I could
do, too."
"Dick's a jolly good fellow, too," put in Pepper.
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for
he's a jolly good fellow," sang Jack, whereupon they ail joined in
the refrain.
"Said anything to them about it?" asked Don, when they had sung it
over and over until they were tired.
"Well, hardly," replied Jack, "considering it was only the day
before yesterday that we thought of it, though I suppose if we are
going to do anything it is time we were getting about it."
"Ah reckon dat am so," drawled Rand, then changing his tone he went
on: "What do you say to having a meeting to-night and talking it
over? We can have Gerald and Dick come and make a start if we like."
"That's the way, Rand," approved Pepper, "if you are going to do
things, do them!"
"I see no objection," concluded Donald.
"Of course you don't," returned Pepper. "Do you know why?"
"Why, Pepper?" asked Donald.
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