"You didn't catch me in many, did you?"
"I never caught you in any, Tom."
"Well, then——"
"Well, then," concluded Mr. Ellsworth, "I guess we'd all better go home and get some sleep. We've got one strenuous day to-morrow."
"It's going to be a peach," said Roy, looking up at the stars. As they started to move away, Mr. Ellsworth instinctively extended his hand to Tom again.
"I have your promise, then?" said he.
"Y-e-s."
"I'm not stuck on that 'yes.'"
"Yes," said Tom, more briskly.
"That you won't do anything along that line till you consult me?"