“Wh-what?” he gasped. “You don’t mean it?”

“Oh, yes, I do.”

“Lynch, you’re plumb daffy,” said Ditson. “Why, you’re the last fellow in the world to strike his colors and surrender to that bunch.”

“You’re crazy!” shouted Wolfe furiously. “You know what happened to me.”

“Yes, I know what happened,” remarked Mike.

“They kicked me off the team after giving me a show.”

“For excellent reasons.”

“And you were frothing mad with me because I thought of getting onto the team in the first place. You were furious with Kates, and now you’re going to try for it. That’s too much, Lynch. I won’t stand it.”

“I don’t see how you can help it.”

“I’ll—I’ll tell a few things.”