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 "There's just one thing left to do," continued Dick. "We've got to change the campaign. We've planned around Morris's drop-kicking and place-kicking; we've got to plan now on a rushing game. But Springdale knows that we've got Morris Brent to put the ball over for us from anywhere inside the twenty yards, and Springdale doesn't look for us to try to rush it over if the going's tough. Once inside her twenty she will expect a try-at-goal. Our one hope lies in allowing her to continue thinking that. That's why this has got to be kept quiet, fellows. If she gets news of it she'll know too much. Just as soon as Morris is able to get out he will put togs on and report every afternoon. Since practice is secret no one will know that he isn't playing. I shall tell every member of both teams to-morrow that anyone giving out a particle of news will be dropped at once. In the Weston game I'll have Morris show himself on the field. The same any time we hold open practice. No one need know of this except ourselves."

"But if we don't use him in the Springdale game won't they guess?" asked Gordon.

"They'll worry," replied Dick calmly. "I wouldn't be surprised if Morris sitting in plain sight on the bench was as much use to us as though he