walk in them at all. And in addition each one was blindfolded.

However, everybody made an attempt, and at a given signal the young
people started from their opposite ends of the room and endeavoured
to make progress toward the goal as they blindly stumbled along.

Patty concluded to move very slowly, thinking this the surest way to
make a successful trip. So she scuffled along among the other
laughing girls, now and then stumbling over a hillock, which was
really a hassock or a sofa cushion under the white floor covering.
It was great fun, and the girls cheered each other on as they
pursued their blinded way. And then about midway of the room they
met the boys coming toward them. Then there was scrambling, indeed,
as the explorers tried to get out of each other's way and follow
their own routes.

It was a very long room, and Patty hadn't gone much more than
halfway, when she concluded to give up the race as being too
tiresome. She made her way to the side of the room, and reaching the
wall she took off her blinding handkerchief and kicked off the
snowshoes. To her great surprise she found that many of the other
girls and some of the boys had done the same thing, and not half of
the original contestants were still in the race. And, indeed, it
proved to be much greater fun to watch those who were still blindly
groping along, than to stay in the game.

At last the game was concluded, as Roger Farrington proudly planted
his flag at the very spot that designated the North Pole, and not
long after, Clementine Morse succeeded in safely reaching the South
Pole. So the beautiful rugs were given to these two as prizes, and