I guess there's a heap more hard work to it than those fellows who write the stories tell you about.

Anyway, we'll soon find out." "Still, I guess some of those things do happen sometimes," said Tom a trifle wistfully, unwilling to relinquish the story-book romance.
"Fellows do get wrongly accused of--of things, and they do rescue other fellows from drowning--sometimes, and fellows do win football games.

I'd like to do that and be a hero!" "Sure! So would I.Bet you, though, there won't be any of that kind of stuff at Brimfield.

I dare say we'll wish ourselves out of it long before Christmas! If anyone wrongly accuses me of anything you can bet I'll make a kick.

You won't see me getting punished for what some other fellow's done.