"All ready?" called Brayton at last. "Then fall in and out on
to the field in double time!"
Another wild outburst of cheering was let loose when the Army
eleven trotted in into view. The Military Academy Band began
playing. An instant later the Naval Academy Band fell in, playing
the same air by ear.
The ball was turned loose, and after it went the players. The
practice work was brisk and warm.
Hardly had the combined bands stopped playing when another great
yell broke loose. Young men in the blue and gold striped stockings
of the Navy were trotting on to the field. The Navy band turned
itself loose, followed in an instant by the Army band.
The din was something bewildering. Those in the further seats
could not hear the music of the bands at all.
Dick and Greg watched covertly as they saw the Navy team come
on at the other end of the field. Which was Dave, and which was
Dan? Hang it, how disguising these football suits were!
Both teams went on with their practice. There came a moment when
the Army and Navy teams came closer to each other.
Then the eager spectators saw something that was not on the programme.
The chums of the old Gridley days had made each other out in the
same moment.
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