Here we come with fife and drum!
Colby, Colby, Colby Hall!”
“That’s the stuff! Give it to ’em louder!” shouted Fatty Hendry, dancing wildly in front of the singers and brandishing a stick. “Sing it so loud that they can hear it clear across the lake!”
“Oh, Andy, we almost forgot!” cried his twin suddenly.
“Forgot what?” put in Fred, who was marching alongside his cousins.
“The cannon! We forgot the cannon,” answered Randy.
“Say, did you fellows fix the cannon after all?” questioned Fred quickly.
“We sure did! Come ahead, Fred. Now is our chance to make a little noise in the world.”
“Say, don’t you know that that cannon hasn’t been shot off in years?” demanded the young captain of Company C. “It was only planted along the lake front as an ornament.”