OLD ICE-H

They seldom counted on having their first skate on the new ice before Christmas, and yet for two weeks no

bulged out in a suspicious manner, so that many had predicted some sort of catastrophe, but somehow the old building had weathered every gale, though it leaned to the so

ls as were skimming over the smooth ice in protected bayous near the ice-houses. Instead of hurrying to the assistance of those who may have b

could be seen standing and staring. It loo

ss to grasp a situation were needed it seemed to be just then. And,

ened girls who witnessed their passage always declared that never had they seen Stanhope boys

s heavy cakes of ice must engage their attention without delay. He paid little heed to the fortunate ones who

be almost in his throat when he saw that two of the skaters lay in

the scene of the accident. "Bluff, you and Wallace turn and h

irl who lay there groaning and looking almost as

e also arrived. "Chances are she was hit by on

looke

compound fracture of her right leg. She ought to be taken home in a hur

m Betts, as he turned and beckoned to a couple of stout lads who evidently belonged to

at alarm, and in response to the summons came hurrying

ng to soothe her as best he could, proceeded in a busin

ll be no danger of her slipping. Then Sandy and Lub will drag her to her home. On the way try to get Doct

, proudly, for next to Paul Morrison himself, whose father was the leading physician of Sta

ble sled. Both the newcomers were only too willing to do all they could

andy Griggs, as he helped fasten an 12 extra piece of rope ar

" added Lub, who, while a clumsy chap, in his wa

Jack. "And while speed is all very good,

began to seek a passage among the far-flung ice-cakes that had been so suddenly re

, Jack and the other two once mor

with a relieved air; "so I reckon she must have been more scared than hurt, for wh

use," replied the other, "though I hardly believe a

o one he'd be crushed as flat as a pancake before now, with all that timbe

ice company off easier than they really deserve for allowing so ramshackle a building t

if we can hear any sound of groaning," sugges

other ice-house reach

n the wrecked building at the time it fell there did not seem any necessity for

rived. "It was a big piece of luck that none of you we

y at the boy. Jack could see that he wa

ne in the old building, do

inside yoost afore she smash d

. Thomas Garrity was a very rich

bolink bur

uses, fellows. I guess he must have come up here to-day to see

e found out all righ

er had much use for the scouts, but all the same he's a hum

is trash with the help of these men h

"But before we start in let's all listen an

ectant attitude, straining

ers plainly caught t