"Eddie ought to get a season ticket," said Chas.
"Well, the fat's in the fire and there's no use trying to pull it out now," said the coach resignedly. "If we find they're on to our signals we'll have to switch. I guess we'd better arrange a new code before the game, Cater."
"That's easy, Coach. Just change about and number from the centre out."
"Wouldn't do, Cater. The fellows would get balled up unless they had a good hour's drill first. We'll have to think up some simpler method."
"Double the odd numbers," suggested Chas. "Call 1, 11, 2, 22; and so on. They did that last year on the second and we couldn't get it at all till they told us after the season."
"That might do," agreed the coach, and the rest nodded. "That would make outside left end 99," he reflected. "Sound all right to you, Cater?"
"Sure! That's easy enough, but what about 11, 13 and 15? Call them 111, 113 and 115?"
"I think so. We'll have to change the sequence call, though. We'll make it any even number over 100."
"Your friend Cooke wouldn't approve, though, Foster," said Farnsworth. "He'd say they were too complicated."
"Get the team together as soon as you can, Cap," said the coach, "and let Cater go over the new signals with them a couple of times. Mind, though, we don't change unless it's evident that Kenwood is solving the plays. That's all, you fellows. Just a minute, Foster, please."
The rest hurried out and down the stairs. Myron leaned back again in the chair with a sigh. Mr. Driscoll viewed him coldly.
"I suppose you realise that you've made rather a mess of things," said the coach. Myron assented in silence. "The things you let out to this Kenwood spy may mean just the difference to us between winning and losing. I hope they won't, but they may. I don't believe in hitting a man when he's down, Foster, and so I won't say any more about it. I suppose you're feeling rather rotten yourself." The boy's glance was answer enough. "I was going to have you start the game at full." He paused and Myron's heart sank. "I've changed my mind. There may be a chance for you before the game's over, but don't count on it. If you should by any possibility get in, Foster, I shall expect you to try very hard to make up for any mischief you've caused with that tongue of yours. That's all. You'd better hustle down and go through those signals."