"
"So am I, but I won't compete; I will leave it to you."
"No, no. I want to win fair."
Carl accordingly entered his name. He made
the second best jump, but Edward's exceeded
his by a couple of inches, and the prize was
adjudged to him.
"I have my revenge," he said, smiling. "I
am glad I won, for it wouldn't have been to
the credit of the club to have an outsider carry
off two prizes."
"I am perfectly satisfied," said Carl; "I ought to be,
for I did not expect to carry off any."
Carl decided not to compete for any other prize.
He had invested twenty cents and got back a dollar,
which left him a profit of eighty cents.
This, with his original quarter, made him
the possessor of a dollar and five cents.
"My luck seems to have turned," he said to himself,
and the thought gave him fresh courage.
It was five o'clock when the games were over,
and Carl prepared to start again on his journey.
"Where are you going to take supper?" asked Downie.
"I--don't--know."
"Come home with me. If you are in no hurry,
you may as well stay overnight, and go on in the morning."
"Are you sure it won't inconvenience you?"
"Not at all."
"Then I'll accept with thanks."
CHAPTER XII.
AN ODD ACQUAINTANCE.
After breakfast the next morning Carl
started again on his way. His new friend,
Edward Downie, accompanied him for a mile,
having an errand at that distance.
"I wish you good luck, Carl," he said,
earnestly. "When you come this way again, be
sure to stop in and see me.
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