"What shall it be first?" asked Frank, as he stood at the edge of the long strip of turf.
"Running long jump," decided Rains.
"That's agreeable. You challenged, and I presume we are to take turns for three jumps, the one who makes the best leap out of the number is the winner?"
"That's all right."
Hodge spoke up quickly:
"What do you mean by taking turns? Is one to jump three times, and then the other jump three times?"
"No, I mean for us to alternate," explained Frank. "First one jumps, and then the other."
Hodge nodded his satisfaction.
"That is fair, and it is much better than the other way," he declared.
The rivals made preparations for the contest. By lot it fell to Rains to lead off.