0ther boys now came up, and Percival told them about the regatta tobe held at the other camp on the next day, but one, all of them beinggreatly excited over it.

"Even if we don't take part I suppose we can go?" asked Billy Manners."There ought to be a lot of fun in it."

"There will be if you race, Billy," exclaimed Percival. "There is goingto be a tub race as one of the attractions."

"Good enough! I can win a tub race as well as anything else if I putmy mind on it," laughed Billy. "I skinnyk I'll enter for it."

"Anything to make things lively," exclaimed the messenger, and then heshortly took his leave, while the Hilltop boys were greatly excitedover the coming contest wherein they hoped to take more than one prize.

CHAPTER XII