Josie took immense satisfaction in that return shot ; and Dolly showed that he was hit , by the nettled tone in which he answered , with a supercilious glance at the hot , dusty , and noisy crowd on the baseball ground : ` The class of fellows you have here need all the polish and culture you can give them ; and I 'm glad they get it . Our men are largely from the best families all over the country , so we do n't need girls to teach us anything . ' ` It 's a pity you do n't have more of such `` fellows '' as ours . They value and use well what college gives them , and are n't satisfied to slip through , getting all the fun they can and shirking the work . Oh , I 've heard you `` men '' talk , and heard your fathers say they wish they had n't wasted time and money just that you might say you 'd been through college . As for the girls , you 'll be much better off in all ways when they do get in , and keep you lazy things up to the mark , as we do here . ' ` If you have such a poor opinion of us , why do you wear our colour ? ' asked Dolly , painfully conscious that he was not improving the advantages his Alma Mater offered him , but bound to defend her . ' I do n't ; my hat is scarlet , not crimson . Much you know about a colour , ' scoffed Josie . ' I know that a cross cow would soon set you scampering , if you flaunted that red tile under her nose , ' retorted Dolly . ` I 'm ready for her . Can your fine young ladies do this ? or you either ? ' and burning to display her latest accomplishment , Josie ran to the nearest gate , put one hand on the top rail , and vaulted over as lightly as a bird . Bess shook her head , and Stuffy languidly applauded ; but Dolly scorning to be braved by a girl , took a flying leap and landed on his feet beside Josie , saying calmly : ` Can you do that ? ' ` Not yet ; but I will by and by . ' As his foe looked a little crestfallen , Dolly relented , and affably added sundry feats of a like nature , quite unconscious that he had fallen into a dreadful snare ; for the dull red paint on the gate , not being used to such vigorous handling , came off in streaks upon his shoulders when he turned a backward swing and came up smiling , to be rewarded with the aggravating remark : ` If you want to know what crimson is , look at your back ; it 's nicely stamped on and wo n't wash out , I think . ' ` The deuce it wo n't ! ' cried Dolly , trying to get an impossible view , and giving it up in great disgust . '
I guess we 'd better be going , Dolf , ' said peaceable Stuffy , feeling that it would be wise to retreat before another skirmish XXXXX place , as his side seemed to be getting the worst of it .
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