XIV. ENCOURAGING NICK
XV. WHERE THE SPARKS FLEW
XVI. AT THE DEACON'S FIRESIDE
XVII. A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY
XVIII. IN A SAFE HARBOR AT LAST
XIX. MEETING BELLEVILLE'S STRONG TEAM
XX. NICK MAKES GOOD--CONCLUSION




THE CHUMS OF SCRANTON HIGH AT ICE HOCKEY

CHAPTER I

GOOD TIMES COMING

Hugh looked at the big thermometer alongside the Juggins' front door
as he came out, and the mercury was still falling steadily.

"It's certainly a whole lot sharper than it was early this morning,
Thad. Feels to me as if the first cold wave of the winter had struck
Scranton."

"The ice on our flooded baseball field, and that out at Hobson's
mill-pond ought to be in great shape after a hard freeze to-night,
Hugh."

"We're in luck this time, chum Thad. Look at that sky, will you?
Never a cloud in sight, and the sun going down yellow. Deacon