It barely occurred to the young captain of the team to wonder what it would mean for him if the game to Fordham should be lost. Dick would be the first captain in years who had lost a football game for Gridley. It would be a mean record to take out of High School life. But Dick gave no thought to such a possibility.
"Of course we're going to wallop Fordham," he thought. "I wish only one thing. I'd like to see the Fordhams play through a stiff game just once."
It was too late, however, to give any real thought to this, for
Fordham's next and last game of the season was to be the one with
Gridley.
"Are you girls going to the game?" asked Dick, when he and his chum met Laura Bentley and Belle Meade before the post office.
"Haven't you heard what the girls are doing, Dick?" questioned
Laura, looking at him in some surprise.
"I have heard that a lot of the girls are going to the game."
"Just forty-two of us, to be exact," Laura continued. "We girls and our chaperons are to have one car in the first section. You see, we've arranged to go right along with the team. We have our seats all together at Fordham, too."
"My, what a lot of noise forty-two girls can make in a moment of enthusiasm!" murmured Dave.
"We can, if you give us any excuse," advanced Belle.
"Oh, we'll give you excuse enough. See to it that you keep the noise up to the grade of our playing."