For the support of this Declaration we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our Sacred Honor. God defend the right!
Albert Payson Bryant,
Lansing Stone Grey,
Thomas Kirkwood Frye,
James Fairchild.
P.S. After this when you fellows want anything done you’ll have to do it yourself.
III
REVOLT
“It’s that young Bryant that’s at the bottom of it,” growled Ben Holden. “He’s the freshest kid I ever saw.”
“Young rascals!” laughed Steve Lovell.
“I guess we’d better find them,” observed Dick Gardner grimly, “and convince them of the—er—error of their way.”
“Rather!” said Waters. “Come on. I guess they’re upstairs.”
“Wait a bit,” counseled Stanley Pierce. “The best thing to do is to make believe we haven’t seen this at all. Just leave it here and let on we don’t know anything about it. Then, when we go up, each of us will think of something we want done. See? I left my algebra in the gym. I’ll send Kid for it. When he comes back one of you fellows send him for something else. We’ll keep them busy until supper time and nip this—this revolt in the bud.”