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 *terview with the suggestion that it would be a manly act on the part of the twins to reimburse Mr. Wells for the damage done to his car. Ned opened his mouth as though to say something then, but he changed his mind and closed it again very tightly. A minute later they were outside.

"Gosh, Ned, I'm sorry!" said Laurie miserably.

Ned nodded. "Thanks. It's all right. One of us had to get it."

"One of us?" repeated Laurie a bit blankly. "Why, yes, I suppose so, but—"

"Well, you've got your baseball to look after, and I haven't anything. So it's better they picked on me, isn't it?"

"We—ell," began Laurie. Then he stopped and shook his head in a puzzled way. Finally, "You'll stick around until Thursday, won't you?" he asked anxiously.

The other nodded. "Might as well," he said. "I could get out now and wait for you in New York, but I don't see any reason why I should spend all that money just to act haughty."

The blow having fallen, Ned, who had already