“A little.”
“It’s a game at which practice counts for a great deal.”
“Like baseball. Mere strength is of small matter in lacrosse. Speed, skill, nerve, and brains all come in. In this respect it has some advantages over football.”
“Well, you can discuss all that to-morrow!” laughed Inza. “Just now I’m in favor of talking about other things. If you play the game here, Elsie and I will attend and root. Won’t we, Elsie?”
“I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” answered Elsie.
“You’ll see something that will give you small satisfaction,” thought Fillmore; but he kept his thought to himself.
CHAPTER XXII.
OUT ON THE PIMLICO ROAD.
The following afternoon Frank and Bart took the girls out for a carriage ride. Although Elsie enjoyed it greatly, she soon became tired, and it was necessary to return with her.