“Do you think that is a—well, a gentlemanly thing to do?”
“It’s what old Haskers would do, if he was in our place.”
“Perhaps. But I’d rather not do it. Let my uncle’s lawyer try to collect that money without 59 our appearing in the case. We have had trouble enough in the past with Haskers. Let us buckle in and study up. I am sure we can get through,” added Dave, earnestly.
“All right,” growled Phil; but his manner showed that he was not satisfied.
Two days went by, and the boys settled down to the regular routine of the school. The lessons to be made up were exceedingly hard, and Dave found he had to study almost constantly to do what was required of him.
“But I am going to make it!” he murmured, setting his teeth hard. “I am not going to disappoint the folks at home.”
One afternoon the three chums had a very hard lesson in Latin to do. It was a clear, sunshiny day and they had one of the windows wide open to let in the fresh air. Dave and Roger were bending over their books when they heard a sudden exclamation from Phil.
“I’ll be hanged if I’m going to do it!”
And then of a sudden a Latin book was hurled across the room, to land on a bureau, just missing the glass.
“Hello!” cried Dave, raising his head. “What’s wrong now?”