Thecompanystaredandmurmuredinmereamazement；butMacsteppedgallantlytohissupport。
“We’vehadenoughofit，Idobelieve。”saidhe。“Butofcourseitwasallfun，andhere’smycountersback。Allcountersin，boys！”andhebegantopourhiswinningsintothechest，whichstoodfortunatelynearhim。
Carthewsteppedacrossandwrunghimbythehand。“I’llneverforgetthis。”hesaid。
“AndwhatareyegoingtodowiththeHighwayboyandtheplumber？”inquiredMac，inalowtoneofvoice。“They’vebothwan，yesee。”
“That’strue！”saidCarthewaloud。“AmaluandHemstead，countyourwinnings；TommyandIpaythat。”