Teddy rolled over, sat up, and stared wildly about him.
“I don’t care, Becky Sleeper. I ain’t a goin’ to be stumped by a girl, any way.”
Harry Thompson laughed so loud that Teddy sprang to his feet in confusion.
“Stick to that, Teddy, and we’ll make a man of you.”
CHAPTER VIII.
BECKY’S NEW BIRTH.
Into the life thus accidentally opened to her, Becky dashed with the same vigor and determination which had characterized her dealings with the sports of tomboyhood.