oop in" all the other prizes grouped together; but since it had to
go to Scranton, they voiced the opinion of most people when they
declared they were glad Hugh Morgan had won it, and not Nick Lang.

Even though overwhelmed with congratulations on every hand, Hugh did
not forget his promise to "Just" Smith. As soon as he could get into
his street clothes he hunted a fellow who chanced to have his
father's flivver handy, and easily won his consent to take him along
the road in the direction of Belleville, in order to find poor
"Just" Smith, and get him home again.

This they did without any mishap, and it may be easily understood
that the disappointed boy hailed their coming with great joy. He knew
all about that grueling finish of the big race in the bargain, some
of those Allandale chaps passing by in vehicles having readily
informed him as to the winner, and what a tremendously thrilling
sight the finish had been.

Of course, since "Just" Smith had not once glimpsed the figures of
his assailants, and as conviction can hardly rest upon a burst of
vindictive boyish laughter, there was no public denunciation of
Nick Lang and his cronies. Everybody could give a good guess,
however, as to who was guilty; and after that Nick was destined to
feel himself more ostracized by his schoolmates than ever before.

The great athletic tournament had proven to be a complete success,
being marred by no serious accidents, for which many a devoted mother
in Scranton gave thanks that same night, even though her boy may not
have won undying fame through gaining a prize. Hugh himself was more
than satisfied, though he would have been almost as well pleased had
it been poor "K.K.," "Just" Smith, or Horatio Juggins who had won the
big race, so long as the honor of Scranton High was upheld.

That was to be the finish of the fall sports, but with winter so near
at hand, and that vast field being put in order for flooding, it might
readily be guessed the boys and girls of Scranton were in line for
considerable more fun while Jack Frost held sway over his frozen
dominions. That this supposition proved to be a correct one may be
judged from the title of the fourth and following volume in this
series, which can be had wherever boys' books are sold, and bearing
the suggestive title of _"The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey_;
or, _A Wizard on Steel Runners._" Get it, if you have enjoyed reading
about Hugh Morgan and his loyal comrades