Then he shook Mrs. Quinn's hand warmly in parting.
"I congratulate you, madam." And though Mrs. Quinn was too flustered to know what in the world for, nevertheless she beamed with pleased pride!
CHAPTER XI
YOUNG WINGS
"Tat! Tat! Tat! T-tat!"
The mystic door of the Eagles' Eyrie opened wide enough to admit Peggy Lee and Keineth Randolph.
All sorts of greetings assailed them. "Hello, Eagles!" "We were afraid you wouldn't come!" "A half-holiday and such a storm," regretfully from Pat.
"We'd come through flood and fire!" cried Peggy, with magnificent expression. "We are the bearers of good tidings!"
"What? What? What?" came at once from three throats.
"The Wasps have challenged us to another game, and if we don't beat the pigskin right off of 'em--I'll resign as captain of the team!"