"Besides it will be a sort of lesson for Jim," said Ned. "He's getting
worse and worse. After a bit he'll be too lazy to draw his breath, and
then he'll die and it will be our fault."
"I don't see how you make that out," declared Bart.
"Why, it's our duty to prevent him from dying by providing such contests
as this I am about to arrange."
"Go ahead," put in Fenn. "We're with you."
The next Monday morning there appeared on the bulletin board in the boys'
court of the high school this notice:
ATTENTION!
"Arrangements have been perfected for a grand free-for-all race, for the
championship of the school. The affair will be in the nature of a
handicap, and there will be three prizes, for the first, second and third
winners. Any boy in the school may enter, and there will be no fee
collected. The race will take place Saturday afternoon on the school
campus. The distance and conditions will be made known at the time of the
start. It is hoped that there will be a large number of entries. The more
the merrier."
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The notice was signed by the school athletic committee, of which Bart was
chairman.
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