Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums

eks camping up in the woods of the Pontico Hills country. There were a number of remarkable things connected with that outing, and if the reader has not enjoyed already its perusa

air of tired though contented boys. "I've got those plans for our new iceboat nearly finished, with severa

nced; "though I couldn't promise to stay late, because I ought to be doing some of

a date, and couldn't break away very easily. Another time will have to do, Tob

did things go wrong when Jack's hand was at the helm; he seemed to be one of those fellows whose judgment is right nine times out of ten. Looking back, the Chester lads cou

t we'll be able to put a flier on the ice this coming winter that will

a heap of fun to try something new. All the iceboats I've ever seen around here have always been built after the same old model. Nobody ever seeme

a ring of satisfaction in his voice. "I certainly hope we can make things hum around here this Fall. Chester's hour has struck, it se

a whole lot disappointed, though, in my work today, but I expect to

s punk a thing as any greenhorn could have attempted. I saw Joe look at me as if he'd like to eat me, and I felt so small I could have crawled into any old rat- hole. But I m

of us fall far short of perfection; but Joe is persistent and I've no doubt he already knows ju

and Mr. Taft is the best sort of a man to lend him to us so much, at a loss to him

be congratulated. But here's where I leave you, and hike across lots to my shack, w

ng a whole lot better to attend to than just jabbering with

een settled down so early, the other fellows might have seen his cheeks

l rang. And it goes without saying that his appetite showed no sign of flagging on that occa

across lots along a well-worn path, in this fashion cutting off several corners, an

, and was let in by Toby himself. The other seemed wildly

struck an idea that promises fairly to revolutionize iceboats. It ca

wn several of these wonderful "theories" which Toby had conjured up, to fail in coming up

one over he admitted that there

y inventor has conceived a score of schemes to one he's adopted. Even a failure may be the stepping-stones to success, you know." "That's good of you to say as much, Jack, old chap, when I do think up some of the greatest fool notions ever heard of," acknowledged Toby; "b

t during that time he went over the whole sche

nd now that you've approved, I shall start right in and order the stuff tomorrow. The sooner we get started the better; though

he crossed the lots that would serve as a short cut to his own house; but somehow tonight

moonles

ht; although it was not really dark anywhere inside the confines of Chest

f light flickering beyond him. He quickly realized that some person must be walking the same way as he was, and carrying

esently, "I do believe he is looking

oy who bent over and scrutinized everything upon which the light of his flashlight fell. Once he uttered an exclamation o

of waste paper, and I thought I'd found it. Twice now I've gone over the whole

utfielder of the Chester baseball team, and who was admitted as standing a f

ust have certainly lost which he was now endeavoring to find again, and

tress. He had proved this on numerous former occasions, so that

s suffering acutely on account of some carelessness on his own part. Jack suspected that he might have lost some money which he had been carrying home for his mother. As the path was

he other boy. "You certainly did give me an awful jolt, because I didn't dream anybody was so near by. On your way ho

something, Bob?" asked

d trying to decide in his mind just how far he ought to take Jack into his confidence. Then,

hing, and you'll think me a bit daffy when I tell you I don't know-I only fear the worst. I'm going to tel