"Come where to-night? Your talk is wonderfully lucid, Gordie."
"To Louise's house," laughed Gordon. "There's to be a sort of meeting of the—the"
"Criminals," prompted Dick.
"Ways and means committee, or something. Just a few of the girls and you and Morris, naturally, and Lanny and me. Will you come?"
"Yes, of course. Hold on, though! To-night? I don't believe I can, to-night, Gordie. You see school opens to-morrow and I haven't really done a thing yet."
"That's all right. No one has. Anyhow, it won't take long and you can go home afterwards and study as much as you like. They especially want you there, Dick. In fact, I don't dare to show up without you!"
"Well, if that's so I'll go," laughed Dick. "Joking aside, though, I like the scheme. Mr. Grayson is a fine man, Gordie, even if he does happen to be a principal, and it will be a mighty nice thing to show him we think so. I don't believe the school has ever done anything like this for him since he came here. If it has I've never heard of it."
"Nor I. How long has he been here, I wonder?"
