"I dropped twenty dollars on that race." "I never thought they could row like that," was Larkspur's comment.

"I don't think I want to row against them again." Dick and Tom were warmly congratulated by all their friends.

It had been a well-earned victory, and they were correspondingly happy.
Koswell was sourer than ever against them, and vowed he would "square up" somehow, and Larkspur agreed to help him.

Dudd Flockley was glum, for his spending money for the month was running low, and it was going to be hard to pay the wagers he had lost..