"Well, they deserve it, don't they?" put in another high school student.
"They certainly do," answered Chet.
"And to think Jack Dodd and his dad are cleared," went on Biff. "That's the best yet."
"Jack's smiling like a basket of chips," said Tony. "Mouth all on a broad grin."
So the talk ran on among the boys.
The girls were equally enthusiastic.
"Oh, I think Frank and Joe are too wonderful for anything," remarked Callie Shaw, who had always been looked on with favor by Frank.
"I never thought Joe could be so brave," breathed Iola Morton.
"They are sure a pair of heroes," said Paula Robinson.
"I really think they ought to be in a book," added Tessie, her twin.