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"Who are up here, in the way of canoe folks?" Dick asked Laura.
She told him about the Preston High School boys and the coming
crew from Trentville High School.
"We ought to be able to get up some good races," remarked Dave.
"You'll disgrace Gridley High School, though, unless you drop
Danny Grin and Greg Holmes," retorted Susie.
"Now, don't be too hard on us, Miss Sharp," tantalized Greg, "just
because we tried to dissuade you from committing a crime with
the otherwise laudable intention of feeding us when our money
runs out."
"If you will only leave Greg and Dan out," proposed Clara, "you
may call on any two of us girls that you want to take their places
in the canoe on race days."
"Whew!" muttered Dick suddenly.
"What's wrong?" demanded Belle.
"Don't mind Prescott," urged Tom Reade. "Just as we left shore
on the other side someone threw a stone into the lake and raised
a succession of ripples, which rocked the canoe a bit. So---well,
you've all heard of sea sickness, haven't you?"
"We might feel worse than sea sick," Dick went on, "if we had
raced, and then suddenly remembered that we have no authorization
from Gridley High School to represent the school in sporting events."
Tom's face fell instantly. Dave Darrin, too, looked suddenly
very serious.
"What's the matter?" asked Laura anxiously.
"Why, you see," Dick went on, "although we are sure enough Gridley
High School boys, we haven't gone through the simple little formality
of getting our canoe club recognized by the High School Athletic
Council.
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