For an hour all worked and chatted gaily, the boys continually "betting
against bets," while the girls would complain that too much conversation
interfered with the progress of the race.
When the full hour had passed Edith called "Time!" Then the measuring
began.
"No stretching!" warned Ned as he held his rope of green against that
which Tom and Dorothy had woven.
"Ours!" called Tom, as the one string pulled out two yards longer than the
other.
Then every other strand was measured against that. Not one came up to the
garland made by Dorothy and Tom.
"Oh, of course," pouted Eva, "Dorothy and Tom could not possibly have been
beaten. They're such a strong team!"
The others laughed, although Dorothy did not like the remark.
Ned lifted his eyebrows thoughtfully, but never once smiled at Dorothy's
triumph.
"Tavia has the 'Booby,'" announced Tom, who had done all the measuring,
"Now distribute the prizes, please."
Tavia protested, of course, and soon the room was in an uproar. Finally
the ladies insisted the wreaths should be put up, and when the chairs and
stepladders had been brought the boys began festooning the long strings of
green about the room, over windows and doors, and about the finely-fluted
posts that marked the arches.
Dorothy purposely took Ned's rope to hold for him.
"Won't it look pretty?" she asked, trying to show her interest in his
work.
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