By twos, Dick and Dave Darrin leading, they marched down through one of the side streets, it being permitted to High School pupils to go outside the yard in the near neighborhood.
Presently Dick halted before a stone wall.

He eyed Dan keenly, who had been walking just behind with Harry Hazelton.
"Dan," demanded the leader, "you gave us to understand that your mind is seething again.

Is that true ?" "Quite true," Dan averred, solemnly.
"What particular kind of cerebration is oscillating inside of your intelligence ?" Dick queried.
"Which ?" demanded Dan, suspiciously.

"No, I never! I'm not that kind of fellow." "In plain, freshman English, then, what's your scheme ?" "We'll have to get statistics," announced Dalzell, "before I can come right down to bare facts.

When does the Board of Education, otherwise known as the Grannies' Club, meet ?" "Tonight, in the Board Room in the High School building," Dick answered.
"How many members are there ?" "Seven," Dick affirmed.
"That's not too many, then," continued Dan, thoughtfully.
"Not too many ?" repeated Dick Prescott.