“Why, about what I said this morning. Hillbury was the better team, and yet you didn’t lose.”
“That’s a fact,” said Dick, his face breaking into a smile.
“The next time don’t call a man crazy just because he comes from Montana,” pursued Tompkins, with an air of seriousness. “He may have a prophetic vision.”
THE FINAL SCORE OF THE GAMES
| Hillbury | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Yards Dash | 5 | 3 |
| 880 Yards Run | 7 | 1 |
| Putting the Shot | 0 | 8 |
| 120 Yards Hurdle | 2 | 6 |
| 220 Yards Dash | 2 | 6 |
| Mile Run | 5 | 3 |
| Broad Jump | 6 | 2 |
| 220 Yards Hurdle | 3 | 5 |
| Hammer Throw | 7 | 1 |
| 440 Yards Run | 2 | 6 |
| Pole Vault | 6 | 2 |
| High Jump | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 48 | 48 |
First place counting 5 points, second 2, and third 1.
CHAPTER XXIV
THE HILLBURY GAME
On the following Monday Mr. Moore waited on the Principal in great agitation.
“I am in despair about little Eddy,” said he. “It seems as though I could not endure that miserable, white, vacant face in my room another day. He has done no work worthy of the name in a fortnight, and I see no way of making him do any.”