“How do you mean?” asked Bert.
“Why, get a mug, you know, something like the one Mr. Folsom and Mr. Crane got for the hockey championship. We could offer it to the school to be played for by the House and Day teams, the team winning it three times to have it for keeps. We might call it the Junior Four Cup.”
For the first time during the meeting genuine enthusiasm reigned. I think Nan would have preferred the books, but she was fond of baseball and the cup idea caught her fancy too. They discussed the plan at length, Small begging to be allowed to draw a design for the trophy. “Crossed bats, you know,” he explained, “with a wreath of laurel and the inscription underneath.”
“‘Presented to Mt. Pleasant Academy by the Junior Four,’” added Lanny. “It would look fine, wouldn’t it?”
“What’s the matter with having our names on it, too?” asked Kid. “Just so they’d know who the Junior Four were, you see.”
“Why not?” This from Bert. “And the fellow who contributed the most money to the fund could have his name first, and the fellow who contributed the next most could have his name second, and so on.”
“That puts my name at the head,” observed Kid gravely.
“I know a fellow who saved over seven dollars with a dime bank,” announced Small.
“How long did it take him?” Lanny inquired. Small thought a moment. Then,