“I seem to be out of it,” remarked Fred ruefully when the final selections had been made.
“Why are you?” demanded Grant. “You’re going to be in the canoe race just as much as John and I?”
“I know it, but I’m not on the first team.”
“That’s all right, you and Pop might beat us out after all.”
“Huh,” exclaimed Fred. “Pop doesn’t do any work; he just sits there and expects me to do it all.”
“You know that’s not so, Fred,” protested George warmly. “No one in the world works harder than I do.”
“Well, if that’s so,” returned Fred, “all I can say is that there are an awful lot of loafers in the world.”
“All four of us will be in every event except the tilting match,” said John. “You and I are both out of that, Fred.”
“You can save your strength while that’s going on for the swimming race,” said Grant. “We’ll have to depend on you two to win first and second in that.”
“How long is it going to be?” asked George.