I don't play half the game you do, Steve." Steve tried hard to be gracious, but only partly succeeded.

"I dare say they want guards and don't want ends," he replied.

"Of course you've been doing good work, Tom, and deserve promotion and I'm awfully glad you've got it, but, just the same, I don't think I'm getting a square deal." "I don't either! I wish they'd left me alone and taken you on.

Peters says Robey will be disbanding the third squad in a week or so, too.

Of course they'll put you on the second before that, though." "I don't believe they will," replied Steve morosely.