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Rh for the race was to be rowed at noon. The school had chartered a special train; when  the boys arrived at the station to take it, there  was Tom Sheldon to greet them.

He rushed up to the crew men first of all, and shook hands and frolicked around them  like a great overgrown, affectionate puppy;  and then he turned his attention to his other  friends.

Yes, his tutor had said he was doing splendidly and had thought he was entitled to this holiday; gee! but he had become the grind; ten hours a day was nothing to such a student as he. But it was great to see them all again; he had n’t minded a bit getting up  at four that morning to make the connection  with their train.

Of course Sheldon had a seat in the parlor car with the crew; but he left it after a while  to visit the other cars and shake hands with the  little boys.

When he came back, however, he settled down for a serious talk with Durant; they had  their heads together for some time, and it was