"And gave Nick Jasniff his set-back," interrupted Sam. "And how you found your father."
"Which puts me in mind of a story," said Shadow. "A fellow once——"
"Hold hard, Shadow!" interrupted Phil. "Dave has the floor this time. Your stories must wait until he's through."
"All right," answered the story-teller of the school, cheerfully. "I'd rather listen to Dave, anyway, for I know he's got something worth telling."
And then all sat down, and Dave told his tale, just as I have related it here. It took until midnight, and when he had finished, all said good-night to each other and went to bed. And here let us say good-night, too.