“We’ll need it.”
“Have they a good nine?”
“I’ll tell you more about that after the game.”
“You’re the king-pin, Dan. If you have a good head on your shoulders——”
“Yes; I’ve noticed that it’s the man with a head that gets ahead.”
“You’ll do,” laughed Walter, leaping to his feet as he spoke. “What’s next?”
CHAPTER IV
THE REWARD OF PATIENCE
“The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
“What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily.