"Well, my lads," he exclaimed, "how do you like the way we spend our
holidays out here, eh?"
"Great!" exclaimed Bert, speaking for the others; "the boys certainly
know how to make things hum when they get started. There's something
doing every minute."
"Yes, they're a great lot," said Mr. Melton. "They're hot tempered and
inclined to jump too quickly into a quarrel, but their hearts are always
in the right place, and they're loyal to the core. But how do you feel,
Bert?" suddenly changing the subject. "Have you got your winged shoes on
to-day?"
"Never felt more like running in my life," smiled Bert. "Anybody that
beats me to-day will have to travel a little, I think."
"Good!" exclaimed the rancher, "that's the kind of talk I like to hear.
Everybody I've talked to in the hotel here seems to think that this
Johnson is going to have things all his own way, and I want you to give
them the surprise of their lives."
The fact that Bert was a Marathon winner was not generally known, and
everybody in town thought that their candidate would have an unknown
runner pitted against him, whom he could easily vanquish.
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