"That's why I made this wager." "They didn't get the best of us the other night, did they ?" grinned Billy.

"We're one trick ahead." All the boys except George laughed heartily over some little joke of their own.
"Look here, fellows," said Baker.

"We think we are mighty smart, but I'm telling you that we may not be as smart as we believe.

They may be laughing at us all the time." The two boys got into the launch and Billy started the motor.

The launch backed away, turned slowly about, then followed nearly the same course that it had on the previous day.