the boy. "No use of letting
them know everything."

Grace understood and she and Sam shielded Nellie and carried her to a
campus bench. Then Songbird arrived with a cup of water from a well.
Just as he handed it over, Nellie opened her eyes.

"Oh! I--I--what happened?" she murmured. "Oh, I remember now!" And a
look of pain crossed her face.

"Take a drink of water, dear," said her sister, and held the cup.
Nellie took a sip and then Grace bathed her forehead with some water
poured on a handkerchief that Sam passed over. Soon the girl sat up
straight.

"I--I'm all right now," she faltered. "It--it was such a--a shock.
Oh, Sam, do you really think Tom is bound for Alaska?"

"It looks like it, Nellie," he answered. "I'll tell you all about it,
if you'll walk down the road, away from those other students." And
then, as they walked away slowly, Sam and Songbird told their story,
the two girls hanging on their every word.

"It's awful, terrible!" murmured Grace. "Poor Tom, he must be clear
out of his mind!"

"That's the only explanation," answered Sam. "He'd never do such a
thing if he was in his right senses."

"Oh, but he may lose his mind entirely," gasped Nellie. "I've read of
such cases in the newspapers. A person wanders off and forgets who he
is, or where he came from, and all that! Supposing Tom went to Alaska
and that happened to him! Why, we might never be able to find him!"
And the tears began to course down Nellie's cheeks.

"We'll find him," answered Sam, sturdily. "Why, we've got to do it!"

"But Alaska is so big, Sam! And think of going out to those mining
camps, and out in that snow and ice! Oh, I can't stand it!" And
Nellie's tears started afresh.

"We'll have to catch him before he has a chance to leave St. Paul or
Seattle," returned the youth.

"I think they had better telegraph ahead and set somebody on the
watch," said Songbird. "It will cost money to send a description of
Tom, but it may pay to do it."

"Yes, yes! Do that, Sam! Anything to find Tom!" pleaded Nellie.

"We'll do what we can, Nellie, you can be sure of that," was the reply.

The boys remained with the girls a short time longer and then took
their departure.

"Take care of yourself, Sam," said Grace, on parting. "If you go West
don't get into any trouble."

"I won't get into any more trouble than I can help," he replied. "But
we are bound to find Tom and bring him back."

It was dark when the