“And so they should,” declared Spike. “That’s what they’re for.”
“Oh, but wait until you do that when Horsehide sees you,” went on Jimmie. “That won’t be a marker, will it, Shorty?”
“I should say not. He’ll make your hair curl all right. He’s a terror.”
“Friend of Joe’s here,” put in Spike.
“No! is he?” demanded Ricky Hanover, who had drifted in. “How’s that?”
“Oh, I just met him by accident,” declared our hero. “It isn’t worth mentioning.” He told the incident after some urging.
“I wish I stood in your shoes,” said De Vere. “I’d be sure of my place then.”
“Nothing of the sort!” exclaimed Jimmie Lee. “If Horsehide played favorites that way, he wouldn’t be the coach he is. That’s one thing about him—he makes his friends work harder than anyone else. I know he did it other seasons—everyone says so.”
“Oh, he’s square,” chimed in another. “There’s not a better coach living, and none you can depend on more. All he wants is to see good, clean playing, and Yale to win.”