" gasped Phil, as he gai

to make out the figures of the two girls, who, clinging together,

ent on Phil, half piteously, ap

nt, though he did not

om softly. "Ruth is standi

tically turning to note the progress of the rescuing lads, disclosed their faces to t

gasped Phil, for he too saw n

Tyler!" ad

a race was to be won-or lost. Tom gave a glance back, and saw Shambler heading for the shore. A fie

ere, girls?" gasped Phil, as he covered the intervenin

to the ice, but they can't last much longer. It's crackin

"Don't you two go in. Fence rails, fe

e the two girlish figures in the water, cl

u hold on a little

was the shiv

Madge?"

you can," she said, an

d they'll support our weight!" cried Sid, catchin

hole. This gave firm support, and willing hands and sturdy arms soon raised the two dripping

Frank, who, truth to tell, had hi

abel, you and Helen run over and tell 'em to get the fires good and hot, and have plenty

get c-c-c-cold!"

thick jacket and wrapped it around the shivering girl.

ur hands, and two of us can carry each girl. It's

were lifted up on the hands of the lads in the old familiar fashion, and then the j

have you as warm as toast. You boys bring in some more wood. Oh, it's too bad! I'

and Mabel and Helen, the half-drowned ones were soon fairly comforta

were wrapped in blankets, and sitting in big chairs before a roaring fire. "We were skating on when, all of a sudden, the ice gave way, and Mad

t it, Ruth dear,

poke Mabel. "They came like the wind, but, ev

n go back to schoo

her brother. "You must be

haps they haven't ro

sh," and she looked out of the window as the medical man, who had been summoned by Shambler, walked in the front yard. The physician conti

accident, and that Madge and Ruth should remain at the farmhouse over night. Th

d Phil, when they were once more skating to

ere," a

to see 'em fall

ied Tom. "I-er-s

interposed Sid. "I wo

ow-students, for there was no doubt but that the new lad had acted the part of a coward. And, as Tom thought of the mean a

ye

r in the big chairs. He heard the ticking of the fussy little alarm clock, and with that there se

repeated F

etly. "He saw that we could beat him skating and he-he

didn't think of that. I must

y, and he knew that Phil's thanks wou

proposed Frank. "I'm cold.

rescue had preceded them, and they were in for no

" complained Holly Cross. "I ne

tch Housenlager! "He'd want to be i

en he'd tell her what college he was from, and want to know whether she would hav

ne. "I can save girls as well as an

ould be on the lookout to get a life-saving medal.

ply. "It looked to be touc

needed in preparing his lessons, Tom met Shambler. The

he girls a

swered To

of pleading in it. "I-I lost my head, I guess. I w

pped Tom. "We-we don

hear what Shambler had to say-i