"This will upset mamma very much," said Dora. "I am afraid it will put her in bed."
"It's too bad, but it can't be helped," said Dick.
"Dick, do you think we ought to buy Sobber off?"
"No. He doesn't deserve a cent of that money."
"Papa says the case will not come up for a long time, the courts are so crowded with cases," remarked Nellie. "He is about as worried as anybody, for he has already spent several thousand dollars, and if we lose he won't know how to pay it back,"
"We'll lend him the cash," said Tom promptly, and for this Nellie gave him a grateful look.
The boys did their best to cheer up the girls, but their efforts were not entirely successful. All felt that the coming legal contest would be a bitter one, and that Tad Sobber and the shyster lawyer who was aiding him would do all in their power to get possession of the fortune found on Treasure Isle.
The girls were coming to the football game with Sam, and all said they trusted Brill would win the contest.
"We are all going to carry Brill flags," said Grace, "and I am going to root—isn't that what you call it?—as hard as I can."
"Then we'll be sure to win!" cried Dick.