After leaving the house, the two boys went across the street to peer at the church building again. Since their last visit, all the windows had been repaired.
“Not too much damage has been done.” Brad said, gazing about. “Those trustees are just trying to build up a big case without much to go on.”
Dan pressed his face against a basement window, peering down into the storage room.
“Those freezers are still there,” he announced. “I sure wish we could borrow ’em for the party.”
“Well, we can’t,” Brad returned. “I wouldn’t ask those trustees for a favor, even if we never find a freezer.”
“Here either,” Dan agreed. “Say, I see our bus coming. Let’s grab it.”
During the next two days, the Cubs were kept very busy at school. Each afternoon was spent in the gymnasium. On several occasions, they saw members of Pat’s crowd watching from the windows. The boys never would come inside, but plainly were studying the game and tactics of the Cubs.
“They’re trying to study out our plays,” Dan reported to his teammates. “Well, let ’em. We’ll beat them fair and square.”
On Saturday morning, Mr. Hatfield took all Den members to Juvenile Court on the first visit scheduled in the “Know Your Neighborhood” series of excursions.
The boys watched a hearing in progress, listened to a little talk on traffic safety, and then met a judge.