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 "Because they didn't invite me," said Prime, angrily. "I don't get invitations to any thing any more. I showed rather too much spirit to suit them, and so they dropped me."

"Probably they will do the same by us," said Loren. "We have always been in the habit of doing as we pleased, and we don't intend to change our mode of life for the sake of getting into an archery club that makes its members drill until ten o'clock when they might see more fun in playing billiards. There will be some vacancies this fall, and then we shall make another attempt to get in."

"Is that what you have made up your minds to? Well, now, look here." As Prime said this, he came out from behind the counter and stood in the open door, looking up and down the street. "You must begin by doing your smoking in secret," he continued, as he came back and motioned to the boys to follow him toward the rear of the store.

"Do you mean to say that the Toxophilites look with disfavor upon a good cigar?" demanded Tom.

"I do, indeed. You mustn't use tobacco in