Chapter 9 text

After beginning training with Finny, I came to find that Leper Lepellier watched a documentary on ski troops and decided to enlist in January. The Olympics were getting closer day by day. I noticed that after Leper enlisted Finny wanted to spend every waking moment with me to train for the Olympics. He took my hangout time to train and we both stopped going to the "Butt Room."One day, Finny decided to run a winter carnival and starts thinking and assigning tasks. Brinker organizes the transfer of equipment from the dormitory to a park on the river and has his mousy roommate, Brownie Perkins, guard several jugs of hard cider buried in the snow. We arranged a little ski jump, snow statues, and prizes, and Chet Douglass provided music on his trumpet. After sipping on cider and enjoying the carnival Finny, began to perform a wild yet graceful dance on the prize table with his good leg. Finny announced that it was the beginning of the decathlon and he had me show off many athletic traits to please the crowd. During the festivities, Brownie reappears from the dormitory with a telegram: "I have escaped and need help. I am at Christmas location. You understand. No need to risk address here. My safety depends on you coming at once. (signed) your best friend, Elwin Leper Lepellier" (129).