"We should have seen it if it had been," replied Billy.
"How about that island? Is there any place along the shore where they could hide the boat?" questioned Baker.
Billy shook his head.
"You have seen the whole island. We went all the way around it yesterday. It is my opinion that they are going to tie the score."
"I am beginning to think so myself. But we'll beat them yet," chuckled Larry Goheen.
"We will have to wake up in the morning earlier than we usually do," returned George. "You ought to have seen the way they won that walking match. Outwit the Meadow-Brook Girls three times in succession. Well, try it!"
"If they are so smart, what's the use in bothering about them?" answered Larry.
"Because I don't propose to have them get the best of us every time," returned George. "That's why I made this wager."
"They didn't get the best of us the other night, did they?" grinned Billy. "We're one trick ahead." All the boys except George laughed heartily over some little joke of their own.
"Look here, fellows," said Baker. "We think we are mighty smart, but I'm telling you that we may not be as smart as we believe. They may be laughing at us all the time."