Nelson gasped, Bob half rose from his seat, Tom shouted:
“Dan!”
Nelson pulled him back to his seat.
“Shut up, you idiot!” he whispered hoarsely. “He’ll hear you and get nervous.”
“Bu-bu-bu-but he’ll bu-bu-bu-break his nu-nu-neck!” cried Tom.
“Not Dan,” answered Nelson, but with more confidence than he felt. “Just the same, it’s a fool stunt.”
“He ought to be licked,” growled Bob nervously.
“Do you think he’s tried it?” asked Nelson.
“Yes; he practiced before the tent opened,” said Jerry. “I knew about it, but he made me promise not to tell.”
“I’ll bet he did,” said Nelson savagely. “He knew plaguy well we’d have stopped him. That’s where he got the money he gave us, I guess.”