Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction; Football stories; School sports -- Juvenile fiction; Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction
He watched the car out of sight, approving the speckless luster of
its long, sleek body, its smooth, almost soundless progress. Even the
blue and white number plate at the rear shone immaculately, seeming to
proclaim not only that the owner was a resident of New York, but that
he was the possessor of great wealth, since, or so Clif had long since
concluded, only those of great wealth were able to drive about in cars
as immaculate as this one! The lady was, he supposed, Deane’s mother.
Since Saturday was a half-holiday she was probably taking him home for
a visit. He found himself envying the small Junior who, tucked into the
corner, hadn’t looked as though he was half appreciating his luck.
But Clif’s guess proved wrong later. When the game with Freeburg High
School began at three o’clock the big dark blue car was standing at
the farther side of the gridiron, beyond the running track. The Junior
was no longer in it. Mrs. Deane and Loring were the sole occupants,
Loring’s attendant and the chauffeur being seated together on the
grass a short distance away. Clif drew Tom’s attention to the car and
Tom said: “Gosh! It’s one of those English whatyoucallems, isn’t it?
Say, that’s some cart, if you want to know! You say that’s Mrs. Deane?
What’s she like?”
“Awfully pretty,” said Clif emphatically. “I wasn’t very close to them,
but she looked corking.”
“Yes, but if you have plenty of money you can look like――like Venus
herself, I guess,” answered Tom pessimistically. “Maybe close to she
wouldn’t look so wonderful.”
“Yes, she would,” said Clif stoutly. “I’ll bet you anything――”
But as Freeburg kicked off just then the conversation ended abruptly.
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