"
"It certainly is too bad," answered Nellie. "But I don't think Dora is
to blame."
"Oh, of course a girl will stick up for another girl," retorted Tom,
bound to say something in his brother's defense.
"Tom Rover!" cried Nellie, and then she showed that she was
displeased.
It was quite a while before Sam came back from seeing Dora to the
seminary. He, too, thought Dora was more to blame than Dick, and this
did not altogether please Grace. As a consequence there was a coldness
all around, and the rest of the afternoon dragged most woefully. Dick
did not return, and at last Sam and Tom saw the Laning girls back to
their school.
"A pretty mess of fish!" muttered Sam on returning to Brill.
"Yes; and where is it going to end?" asked Tom dolefully. It was the
first time there had been such cold feelings all around.
CHAPTER XIX
MORE COMPLICATIONS
The football eleven celebrated the victory that evening by bonfires
and by something of a feast. Of course Tom and Dick were present, as
were also Sam and a host of others, but it must be confessed that the
Rovers did not enjoy themselves.
"See here, Dick," said Tom after the festivities were over, "what is
this trouble between you and Dora?"
"Don't ask me, ask her," returned Dick shortly. "She knows more about
it than I do."
"She won't say a word," came from Sam "She said she didn't feel well,
that's all; and I know that wasn't true altogether.
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