That makes Prince mad, and he holds on just to plague Arch, so they don't speak to one another, if they can help it, and that's the row." "Are those boys bad ?" asked Rose, anxiously.
"Guess not, only rather wild.

They are older than our fellows, but they like Prince, he's such a jolly boy; sings so well, dances jigs and breakdowns, you know, and plays any game that's going.

He beat Morse at billiards, and that's something to brag of, for Morse thinks he knows everything.

I saw the match, and it was great fun!" Steve got quite excited over the prowess of Charlie, whom he admired immensely, and tried to imitate.

Rose did not know half the danger of such gifts and tastes as Charlie's, but felt instinctively that something must be wrong if Archie disapproved.
"If Prince likes any billiard-playing boy better than Archie, I don't think much of his sense," she said severely.
"Of course he doesn't; but, you see, Charlie and Arch are both as proud as they can be, and won't give in.