Bobby Blake on the School Nine; Or, The Champions of the Monatook Lake League

forward dash. But the result was the same. The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and

ocked," c

e've got to the gu

le of fish," g

ss," admitted Mouser. "But let's get

o a pile of snow beside the track that came up to their knees. Pee Wee, who as usual was last, lost his b

e a porpoise,"

snow as if you liked

" grumbled Pee Wee, as he brushed

sang out Mouser. "But come ahead

ouser until they stood a

he white blanket of snow, above which the trees tossed their black and leafless branches. Paths and fences were blotted out, and exc

e enough," muttered Mous

n, had gathered in a little group near the engine, and th

jig's up as far as Seventy-three is concerned. I tried to g

had gone on strike, as they noted that her cowcatcher

rrying about the gulch ever since it came on to snow so hard. It wouldn't have mattered so muc

to do, boss?" asked

or them to send the snow-plough down and clear the track," responded the

limbed back into his cab to get out of the wind while waiting for help. The conductor

nk we'll have to wai

s a couple of hours, maybe longer. It all depends on

nd Mouser gave

nt to his favorite exclamation. "Two

eat in sight,"

regretfully. "My mother wanted me to bring one along, but I was in a hurr

oing to do?" m

alls," suggested

glared

el as empty as though I hadn't had anything to e

n it came to action; "what do you say to going over to that farmhouse and t

of his pointing finger, an

ected Pee Wee, whose fear of exertion

ne bruise on your foot?"

hung back from a walk or a run, he usually put forth the

back at him, "but how do you know I didn't bark m

o well. But the steady stare of his comrades was too much for him to stand wit

hing to eat," suggested Fred. "We'll ask the farmer to bring

inned Pee Wee. "Go a

. "He wants us to break out the pat

ead," remarked Mouser. "He'd b

They had pulled their caps down over their ears and buttoned their coats tightly about their necks. Luc

de them, they made straight across the fields, bumping every now and then into a fence that they had to climb. They were pretty

ously. The boys took comfort from the fact that the fence was

ee us-I don't t

weet disposition,"

o him," suggested Bobby. "He

ught to do all sorts of clever tricks. His fondness extended to all animals, and he had the remarkable power over them

ew feebler. Soon it stopped altogether, and in another minute or two the brute was wagg

e boys held their breath as t

user, lifting the latch of th

aimed Bobby. "Ho

aid Fred in undisguised admiration

estly enough, and led the way up to the house, the do

opened, and a motherly looking woman appeared on the th

evident pleasure of the brute in the boys' company

keep him on account of there being so many tramps around. I was upstairs when I heard him barking,

, aren't you, Tiger?" laughed Mous

icked h

here I am keeping you standing outside when you must be half perished with the cold," she

ig wood fire blazing on the hearth. She bustled around and saw that they

t liking. "But we were on the train and it got stalled over there in the gulch on account of the snow. We ha

you want to eat. It's too early for dinner yet, as Mr. Wilson-that's my husband-went to town this morning and will be a little late in gett

trouble," put in Bob

rd the cheerful clatter of pans a

sly before the fire and looked

luck," mur

to eat," repe

chaffed Fred. "I don't believe there's e

go some to get ahead o

in from the kitchen. Pee Wee

that?" he asked. "If I'm d

ed him. "It's something a goo

ened to reveal the smil

he announced cheeril