“Give it up.”
“Maybe some of our own fellows did it—some who didn’t get an invitation to attend,” suggested Chip.
“Would any one be so mean?” asked Buster. 143
“Some of them might be,” murmured Gus.
“I didn’t send you any word,” went on Phil, in greater anger than ever.
“Well, I got word, and so did Professor Smuller. He was mad, too, because he lost another job taking yours.”
“Why didn’t you make sure the word was sent by Mr. Lawrence?” demanded Ben. “You could have done that easily enough.”
“I didn’t think that was necessary. This fellow said––”
“I tell you I didn’t send word!” shouted Phil, growing more angry every instant. “You might have known it was a trick.”
“Of course, he might have known,” added Ben. He lowered his voice. “Say, Phil, if he doesn’t give us the supper make him give your money back.”