s window, which, although closed, did not prevent them from hearing the words of the boys below, and June

f champion to have

exclaimed June. "That freck

" said Dick. "But don't worry; there'll be no fight. The most of the b

ts just before he retre

a wheel he'll have! I'll make father

n with jealousy," laughed Dick. "It

eserv

's a poor boy. But he didn't whimper when his wheel was smashed, and that is wh

hurt so badly just from falling backward out of

at he is badly h

to-morrow. He said he would be able to say positively to-morrow whether Chester is badly hurt or not.

sincerely, "I am very sorry

at he would have felt keen regret on Chester's account alone, but his interest in

ds in the least. She understood that her brother and

e game to-day," she said, seemin

boys did s

t you-you were the one

others engaged in the game. Without their

ut that does not alter the fact that you were the one who won the game to-day. And I thought you badly hurt t

she quickly found a way to make it appear that it was not pure

and feared you would have to leave the field, I knew Fardale was in

sed her to rush pale and trembling across the field and kneel to lift his head while he

"I fancied you were anxious on my account. I pres

im straight

hat it gave you cause to think s

and your words

l the words she had uttered at the time, but she knew she had called him "Dick," and she entreated the doctor to tell her he was not

. "You seemed almost unconscious, yet you pretend that you

, and it quite repaid me for the ja

, she felt her pulse thrill a little. Although a girl of sixteen and usually

t he felt to be the simple truth and nothing more

et--" sh

g to command me to return it

N

ou would be generous enough to hear what I had to say;

nkly admitted. "I was sorry when it wa

ot care to recei

ou pard

hat I ever dropped that locket intentionally with the desire of having it become kno

h in Dick's words

u did," she hastened to say; "an

ick. "I know who it wa

not sa

ot say it was

y it wasn't or

ncy we both wished to be friendly at one time. Of late he has changed, and I am satisfied that he is once more my enemy. I don't think he will lie about me, but it is possible he might not correct the false statement of another. Miss Arling

le instant she felt a trifle awed. Then p

rid of it so much,

but I cannot keep it knowing you might suspect me of showing it, la

you keep it, and you may be sure there is no do

nd it made him glad indeed. He thanked her e

e game for Fardale to-day after I gave you the locket, and you took it. Then, with the locket still in your possession

"As long as it contains that pict

er will be more so, and my father will side with my mother. I tell you this as an explanati

'll unders

lows," smiled June; "for they do not u

the stairs and stopped, staring at them. His face was

claimed June. "I have

aid Hal, his

see you. He's in room 3

ent longer, after which he mounted the s