"Course," answered Teddy, contemptuously. "Want it dark, don't we?"
"Y—yes. Seen anything of Billy?"
"Oh, he's all right—way off somewhere. He won't be down here to-night."
They tiptoed cautiously across the street, and looked up at the sign.
"Has he been raising it?" said Joe, very earnestly.
"No, of course not," answered Teddy, impatiently.
"Well, it never looked so high to me before," insisted Joe.
"Oh, you're scared!" returned the brave Ted. "Better run home."
"I'm not scared. How are you going to get up?"
"Climb the eaves-spout on the corner. It's easy as nothing," and he started up.