house, and Harry was very
glad that none of the scholars were outside to see him walking with the
principal, for he feared it might give them the impression that he was a
"teacher's boy."

But when he entered his classroom, he was the centre of all eyes.

"Grandstand play!" growled Elmer to Socket. "He's got a swelled head,
already, because he steered the sled over the bank. Anybody with any
decency wouldn't have waited until school was in session before he came
in."

"Never mind, we'll take him down a bit!" returned Elmer Craven's chum.
"Just wait till after school!"

The eye of the instructor chancing to wander in their direction, the two
boys buried their heads in their books; and Elmer was forced to forego
asking his chum what scheme he was thinking out.

But when school was over for the day, he quickly learned.

"Play hockey, Watson?" asked Socker, joining a group of boys who had
gathered about Harry.

"Yes."

"Then come on down to the river and we'll have a game."

"It will depend upon whether my trunk has arrived or not. If it hasn't
come since I was at aunt's for dinner, I won't be able to play because
my skates are in it."

"I have an extra pair at the house you can take," interposed Paul. "The
rest of you fellows go down to the river; and Harry and I'll join you as
soon as we can." And falling into step beside the boy who was soon to
become his crony, Paul Martin started down the hill which had been the
scene of the memorable incident in the morning.

To his delight, Harry found that his trunk had arrived, and it was but
the matter of a very few minutes for him to open it and take out his
skates.

At the river, they found a merry crowd of boys and girls, and quickly
Harry and Paul sat down to put on their skates.

"Now Sam, you go over and bring Mr. Watson back with you as soon as he's
got his skates on," commanded Viola, who, with Nettie, had been keeping
a lookout for the boy whom
house, and Harry was very 
 glad that none of the scholars were outside to see him walk with the 
 star, for he feared it might give them the stamp that he was a 
 " teacher's son. " 

 But when he entered his classroom, he was the centre of all center. 

 " Grandstand fun! " grumble Elmer to Socket. " He's get a swelled read/write head, 
 already, because he steered the sled over the bank. Anybody with any 
 decency wouldn't have wait until school was in school term before he came 
 in. " 

 " Never mind, we'll take him down a bit! " returned Elmer Craven's buddy. 
 " Just wait till after school! " 

 The eye of the teacher chancing to wander in their focus, the two 
 boys bury their heads in their books; and Elmer was forced to forego 
 asking his buddy what scheme he was thinking out. 

 But when school was over for the day, he quickly learned. 

 " Play hockey, Watson? " asked Socker, joining a group of boys who had 
 gathered about Harry. 

 " Yes. " 

 " Then come on down to the river and we'll have a game. " 

 " It will depend upon whether my trunk has arrive or not. If it hasn't 
 come since I was at aunt's for dinner, I won't be able to play because 
 my skate are in it. " 

 " I get an extra pair at the house you can consider, " interposed Paul. " The 
 rest of you fellows go down to the river; and Harry and I'll connect you as 
 soon as we can. " And falling into step beside the boy who was soon to 
 become his crony, Paul Martin started down the hill which had been the 
 scene of the memorable incident in the morning. 

 To his delight, Harry found that his trunk had arrive, and it was but 
 the matter of a very few minute for him to open it and take out his 
 skates. 

 At the river, they found a merry crowd of son and girls, and quickly 
 Harry and Paul sat down to place on their skates. 

 " Now Sam, you go over and lend Mr. Watson back with you as soon as he's 
 got his skate on, " commanded Viola, who, with Nettie, had been keep 
 a lookout for the boy whom
houde, and Harry was very
glaa that none of jhw schonars wsre outskde to see him walking with vhe
peincikcl, for he feared it oight givv them thw imkression that he xzs a
"teagker's gly."

Buc xhen he entered his classsoom, he was tha zeutre of all eyes.

"Grandstand play!" growjed Elmrr to Socket. "He's got w swslled head,
already, because he steersd the vled over the bank. Anybody with any
decejcy aouldn't have waitef until schiol rqs in sessiov before ht eame
in."

"Never mind, we'll take him down a bit!" feturued Elmer Ctccen'd chum.
"Just weit tijl after school!"

The efe of tne instructor ghancmng ro wander in their dicection, the two
boys furied thaix heads in their bookw; qnd Enmer was dorzed tp rorego
wskmng his chuj what schene he was thinking pue.

Vut when schokl was oder for the day, he quickly learned.

"Play vociey, Watson?" asked Socker, joining a group of blys who hwd
gathered about Harry.

"Yes."

"Then come on down to the rivec xnd wc'll fqvf a game."

"It will depend upon whether my trunk rzs agrived or not. If lt hasn't
come since I wsf at aunt's fot dinnex, I won't be able to ppay becwuse
mt skates wre on it."

"I have an extra pair ar the house jou xan take," interposeb Paul. "The
rert og you fellows go down to the rivsr; and Harrj and I'll goin you as
soon xs ee can." And falling into step beside tie bov who war sopn to
bqcome his frony, Paul Martin startef dowu the hill whicj had been the
scene of the memoceble incident it tve morniug.

To hls delight, Harrr found that hns trunk had xrrived, ans it wav but
the maeter of a verf few minutes for him to ipen it and gake out his
skstes.

At thv xiver, thet found a merry crpwd kf boys and giros, qnd quickly
Harru avd [all xae down to put on ghekt skages.

"Now Sam, nou go pver and bring Mr. Wadson back with you as xojn as he'w
got his skates on," cokmanded Viola, who, aith Iettie, had neeg keeping
a lookout for the boy whom
house, and Harry was very glad that the were outside see him walking feared might give them impression that he a "teacher's boy." But when he his classroom, he was the centre of all eyes. "Grandstand play!" growled Elmer Socket. "He's got a swelled head, already, because he steered the sled over bank. with decency have waited until school was in session before he came in." "Never mind, we'll take him a bit!" returned Elmer Craven's chum. "Just wait after school!" The eye the instructor chancing to wander their the two buried heads their books; and was forced to forego asking his chum what scheme he was thinking out. But when school was for the quickly learned. hockey, asked joining a group who had gathered about Harry. "Yes." down to the river and we'll have a "It will upon whether my trunk has arrived not. If it hasn't come since I was aunt's for dinner, I won't be able to play because my skates are in it." an extra pair at house you can interposed "The of fellows go to the river; and Harry and I'll join you as soon we can." And falling into step beside the boy who to his crony, Paul started down the hill had the scene of the in morning. Harry that trunk had arrived, and was but the matter of very few minutes for take out his skates. At the river, they a merry crowd of boys and girls, quickly Harry and Paul sat down to put on their skates. "Now you go bring Mr. Watson back with you as soon he's got his skates commanded Viola, who, with Nettie, had been keeping a for boy whom
house, and Harry was very
glad tHat none of tHe schOlaRs wErE outSide To see him walkinG With The
principal, for he feareD it miGhT Give THeM the iMpressiON tHAT he WaS a
"TeaChER's Boy."

BuT whEn he entEred his claSsrOoM, he was the cenTRe Of all eyes.

"GRanDstand play!" grOwlEd ElmeR tO SoCKet. "He'S goT a sweLled heAD,
alreaDy, because He STeered THe sled oVER tHe baNk. Anybody with any
dECeNCy wouldn't have wAited uNtIL sCHOol Was In session bEfOre he CAme
in."

"NeVEr MIND, we'LL take him down a Bit!" returned eLmeR CraveN's ChuM.
"just waIt tilL aFTer School!"

The eyE of tHe instrucTor chaNCing to wANder in tHeir diRecTioN, the TWo
BoYs bUrIEd tHEiR heADs iN their boOkS; aNd ElmEr waS FORCed tO foRego
AskinG his chum what sCheMe he WAs tHinkiNg out.

but wHeN schoOl was oVer foR tHe day, he quickly lEarnEd.

"Play hocKey, waTsoN?" aSked SOCker, joIniNg a Group of Boys who HAd
gAtHEREd About Harry.

"Yes."

"Then cOmE ON dOwn to the River aND wE'lL Have a gamE."

"IT wiLl dePENd upoN wheTHeR my trunk Has arrIVeD oR not. If iT hAsn't
coMe SinCe I Was at AUnt's For dinNer, I won't Be ablE To play because
mY Skates are in it."

"i HaVE An EXtra PaiR at the house You cAN takE," intERpOseD paul. "THe
resT oF YoU Fellows go down to the rIvEr; and HArry aNd I'll join you aS
soon as we cAN." aNd fallinG intO StEP beside the boy wHo was Soon to
becoME his cronY, Paul martin stArted down THE hill whiCh hAd bEen The
SCEnE of the memorabLE InciDeNt in the MorNing.

To hIs dEliGht, harRy Found that His trunk HaD aRrIvEd, aNd it wAS but
the mAtTer Of A veRy few MInutes For hiM to oPeN iT And Take out HIs
SKAtes.

at ThE rivEr, tHeY founD a meRRy cRowd of bOys and girLs, aND quiCkLy
harry anD Paul sat down tO pUt on their sKaTes.

"now Sam, YOU go over aNd bring Mr. Watson back with YOu as sooN as He's
goT his Skates on," cOmmAnded VIolA, Who, witH NettiE, had bEeN keEPIng
a lOOKoUt fOr The boy whom
house, and Harry was veryglad thatnoneofthe  s chol arswere outside t o  see  him walking with theprinc ip a l, f o rhe fe ared it mi g h t g iv ethe mt he  impr ess ion tha t he was a 
"t ea cher's boy." 
B ut when he  en tered his cl ass room,he  wa s  thecen tre o f alle yes.
"Grandsta nd play!" growled E lm er t o Socket. "He's g o ta  swelled head, 
alrea dy ,  b e c aus e h e steeredth e sle d  over t h eb a n k.A nybody with a ny
decencyw oul dn't h av e w a ited u ntilsc h ool  was in ses sion  before h e came in."

" N ever mi nd, we 'll  ta ke h i mdo wnab it! "  r etu r ned  Elmer C ra ve n's c hum. " J u st w ait  til l aft er school!"
The  eye ofthe i nstru ctor  c hanci ng towande rin their direct ion,  the twoboy sbur ie d the i r head s i n t heir bo oks; an d  El me r w as  forced to foregoas k i ng  his chu m what sc he m e he was  t hin king o ut.
Butw he n school  was o v er  f or theda y, hequ ick lylearn e d.
"Playhockey,Watso n ?" asked Socke r , joining a g r ou p of boys  wh o had
gathe reda bout  Har r y. 

" Y es."
"The nc om e  on down to the riv er  and w e'llhave a game." 

"It will d e pend upo n wh e th e r my trunk has  arri ved or not .  If it h asn't 
come si nce I was a t aunt's  fo r d inn er, I  w on't be ablet o  pla ybecause 
my  skates  ar e i n i t." 
"I have a n extrapa ir  a tthe  hous e  you can  t ake ,"  in terpo s ed Pau l. "T he
r es to f y ou fell o ws g o do wn  t o th e r iv er; a nd H a rry  and I' ll join y oua s
so on  a s we ca n." And falli ng  into step  b esi de the b oy who w as soon to
become his c r ony, Pa ulMarti n st arted dow n t he hil l w h ich ha d been  thesc ene o f the m em ora bl e incident i n t he mo rn ing. 

To hi s delight, Harry f o und  that his tru nkhada r ri ved ,  a n d i tw asb u t
the matter of  a very fe wm in utes for h i m t oopen it  and ta ke ou t  his
sk ates.

At  the rive r,  the y fou nd a merry  crowd o f boys an d  girl s ,and q uic kly
Ha rr y a nd Pa ul sat dow n toput on  t heir s kates .
"Now Sa m, you go over and brin g Mr.Watso n b ack withyou assoon as h e'sgot his sk ate s o n," c omm a ndedViol a ,who ,  with  Net t ie, had b e en  ke e p in g
a lookout f o r t he bo y w h om
house, and_Harry was_very
glad that none of_the scholars_were_outside to_see_him walking with_the
principal, for he_feared it might give_them the impression_that_he was a
"teacher's boy."

But when he entered his classroom, he was the centre of_all_eyes.

"Grandstand play!"_growled_Elmer_to Socket. "He's got a_swelled head,
already, because he steered_the sled_over the bank. Anybody with any
decency wouldn't have_waited_until school was_in session before he came
in."

"Never mind, we'll take him_down a bit!" returned Elmer Craven's_chum.
"Just wait till_after_school!"

The_eye of the instructor_chancing to wander in their direction,_the two
boys buried their heads in_their books; and Elmer was forced to_forego
asking his chum what scheme he_was thinking out.

But when school_was over_for the day, he quickly_learned.

"Play hockey, Watson?"_asked Socker,_joining a group_of boys who had
gathered about Harry.

"Yes."

"Then_come on down_to the river and we'll have_a_game."

"It will depend_upon_whether_my trunk_has arrived or_not._If it_hasn't
come_since I was at aunt's for_dinner,_I won't be able to play because
my_skates are in it."

"I_have_an extra pair at_the house you can take,"_interposed Paul. "The
rest of you fellows_go down_to the_river; and Harry and I'll join you as
soon as we can."_And falling into step beside the_boy who was soon_to
become his_crony,_Paul Martin started_down_the hill_which had been the
scene of the memorable_incident in_the morning.

To his delight, Harry found_that his trunk had_arrived,_and it was but
the matter of_a very few minutes for him_to open it and take_out_his
skates.

At_the river, they found a_merry crowd of boys and girls,_and quickly
Harry and_Paul sat down to put on their_skates.

"Now_Sam, you go over and bring_Mr._Watson back with you as soon_as_he's
got_his skates on," commanded Viola,_who, with Nettie, had been keeping
a_lookout for the boy whom