I tell you it helps to know one has friends whose faith in him cannot be shaken, even when he seems to lose faith in himself." "Where is Rains ?" "There he is.

I wonder if he is satisfied ?" Paul was still quite alone, pretending to examine the spikes in the bottom of one of his shoes.
Frank moved toward his rival, and the others swarmed along.
Seeing them coming, Rains straightened up, and through his mind flashed the thought that he must not show his chagrin, no matter how deeply he felt it, and he must receive Merriwell in a manner that would not make him seem like a cad in the eyes of the fellows.
And so, when Frank came up, Paul said: "That was a beautiful jump, Merriwell.

You beat me fairly and squarely.

I can't deny that." "You are satisfied, then." "Perfectly." "Then we will try the high jump next." "Not much!" "What do you mean ?" "I mean that I am satisfied for the present.

If you can beat me nearly a foot and a half at the running broad jump, you ought to be able to beat me at the high jump.