"Oh, you two will have enough to do going to school, I think," laughed Mr. Giddings; "but, to satisfy you, I will let you both help John and Tom select a route and make out a schedule.  Do this just as soon as you can, so that I may be able to give Mr. Wrenn, the publisher of the _Clarion_, a copy.  He can then make intelligent preparations for his own crew.  I am going to give my rival every consideration in this matter, so that he cannot do any howling if we beat him.  It must be an out-and-out fair race, do you understand?"