Part 20 (1/2)
”That reminds me--” broke in dick
”No it don't,” objected Donald; ”we have no time to listen to your anecdotes”
”Do you think we have any chance against them?” asked Jack
”I would no say we had no chance,” replied Donald; ”but, inabout”
”That reainst?” said Donald
”Oh, let hiet it off his mind,” advised Jack ”What does it remind you of?”
”It reminds me of the hunter that came over here from New York last fall and met old Uncle Zac Willia around here
”'Plenty of it,” said Uncle Zac
”'Where is the best place to go?' asked the hunter
”'Oh, mos' anywhere,' said Uncle Zac; 'yo' can't ht as he was going hoain
”'hello!' he said, 'ain't you thearound here?'
”'I reckon I be,' replied Uncle Zac
”'Well, I've hunted all around here and I haven't seen the first thing to shoot'
”'Waal, ther wasn't nothin' ther matter with ther huntin' was ther?'
said Uncle Zac”
”All right,” said Donald, when dick had finished, ”we'll forgive you this tiain”
The boys were in their club rooiven over to Rand's use By one of the as the instruments of a wireless station hich Rand and his chuolf clubs, baseball bats and other implements and apparatus of boyish sports
”It isn't a question of winning or losing,” went on Rand ”There would not be any sport in it if we only went in e thought ould win We will do our best and if we lose ill cheer our loudest for the winners”
”That's the talk!” cried Jack ”We may not win success, but we'll deserve it”
”Then,” continued Rand, ”we agree to accept the challenge of the Highpoints How's this for a reply?”
”TO THE HIGHPOINT PATROL, GREETING:
”The Uncas Patrol accepts with pieasure your courteous challenge to a contest on the Hudson Tireed upon”
”Inht,” replied Rand ”Are there any further additions or amendments? If not, I will declare it approved as read”
”Noill volunteer to carry it to Highpoint?”