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 sizing things up. Besides, that would give you a chance to watch the backfield and let him watch the linemen. Kirke can play quarter for us Saturday."

"But I'd hate to have Logan beat us," Lanny objected. "Suppose you and Chester go, Dick."

Dick smiled and George Cotner chuckled audibly. Lanny flushed.

"Oh, I don't think that we are going to lose the game just because I'm not here," he said. "Only—oh, I don't know! I'll do just as you say, Dick."

"Then you'll go; you and Chester," replied Dick. "Later on I'll see them in action myself, but I'd rather wait until about a week before we play them. Let me see; who do they meet the Saturday before they play us?" Dick turned the pages of a scrap-*book and found the Springdale schedule. "Weston Academy, eh? Where's that?"

"Up-state," replied George. "A small school. Springdale's evidently looking for an easy game that day."

"Then she won't show much," mused Dick. "Still, I could get away that afternoon very nicely, for we play the grads."

"I don't believe they'll ever get together to play us," said George. "Fosdick told me Saturday that