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Rh "I think I see Madge, Ruth and Mabel. There are a lot of Fairview girls here."

"Oh, trust you for seeing the lassies," half-grumbled Sid, yet he followed, for he had more than a passing liking for Miss Harrison.

As the trio approached the three girls, who were standing together on the side lines, Tom suddenly plucked his companions by their sleeves.

"What's up?" demanded Sid.

"There's Langridge and Gerhart going to speak to them," said the end.

"What?" cried Phil, and a red glow suffused the quarter-back's face as he saw the former bully of Randall speaking to his sister. "I'll not stand for that! I don't want Ruth to have anything to do with him!" For Langridge was not the kind of a chap any fellow would want his sister to associate with. In times past Langridge had been quite friendly with Miss Madge Tyler, but when she had discovered certain things about him, she had cut his acquaintance.

"Guess he's trying to get in with her again," suggested Sid.

"I'll put a stop to that!" exclaimed Phil, grimly, as he strode forward. Then he called peremptorily: "Ruth!"

His sister looked up, caught his eye, blushed a little and, with a word to Langridge and Gerhart, moved off. Her two girl friends followed, and