"How about you and Randy?" questioned Gif.
"Oh, we never cared very much to play football. We'd rather have some fun in the crowd looking on," was the answer of the twin.
At this, the football leader smiled. "Well, we've got to have some kind of an audience—otherwise there wouldn't be any fun in pulling off a game." He looked at Jack and Fred, thoughtfully. "I'm going to keep you two fellows in mind, and if I can put one or both of you on the team, I'll do it. Of course, you'll have your try-outs on the scrub first."
"Well, you can put me on the scrub as soon as you please," answered Jack, promptly.
"I'll be glad of the chance," added Fred.
As was to be expected, no sooner had the boys attempted to settle down at Colby Hall than they began to want for a number of things which they had failed to bring from home. These articles were, for the most part, of small consequence; yet the boys could not get along very well without them, and so resolved on the following Saturday, which was a holiday, to walk down to Haven Point and do some shopping.
"I'd like first rate to take a look around the town, too," said Randy. "It looked like a pretty good sort of place."
"Maybe we can go to the moving picture show there," put in his brother. "We'll have time enough."
"Perhaps—if the films look worth while," answered Jack.
They had already learned that the moving picture show in the town was of the better class, and that the pupils of the school were allowed to attend a performance whenever they had time to do so.