"Weren't you moving all the time, Shock?"

"Well, I was shoving all the time."

"But hold on," says Huntingdon. "Will you say that Balfour was never
brought to a stand? Will you swear that?"

"Well, I cannot say for sure," replies Shock in great distress. "It
was not very long, anyway."

Yells of triumphant laughter break from the McGill crowd.

The referee is in great difficulty. He has a reputation for courage
and fairness. He hesitates a moment or two, and then, while the
crowd wait breathless for his decision, says, "You can all see that
it is almost impossible to be certain, but on the whole I shall give
it a 'hold.'"

It was a bitter moment to the 'Varsity men, but Campbell is a true
sport.

"Shut up, men," he says in answer to the loud protests of his team.
"Get behind the ball."

Every second is precious now, and the line is only three feet away.

Again the field is cleared. The teams, springing to their places in
the scrimmage, began to shove furiously before the ball is in play.

"Get up, men!" says the referee. "You must get up. Let me get this