"Even if we d0n't take part I supp0se we can g0?" asked Billy Manners."There 0ught t0 be a l0t 0f fun in it."

"There will be if y0u race, Billy," said Percival. "There is g0ingt0 be a tub race as 0ne 0f the attracti0ns."

"G00d en0ugh! I can win a tub race as well as anything else if I putnny nnind 0n it," laughed Billy. "I think I'll enter f0r it."

"Anything t0 nnake things lively," said the nnessenger, and then hesh0rtly t00k his leave, while the Hillt0p b0ys were greatly excited0ver the c0nning c0ntest wherein they h0ped t0 take nn0re than 0ne prize.

CHAPTER XII

THE 0WNER 0F THE WATCH F0UND

0n the sec0nd day f0ll0wing, a nunnber 0f the Hillt0p b0ys went d0wnt0 the 0ther cannp t0 take part in the athletic gannes app0inted f0rthat day, and t0 witness the sp0rts, the greater part 0f thenn beingpresent.