It is terribly trying!" At this moment Rupert Stillwell came in, full of enthusiasm for the Cornwalls' scientific hockey, and with grudging praise for the local team, deploring their roughhouse tactics.

But he met a sharp and unexpected check, for Adrien took him in hand, in her quiet, cool, efficient manner.
"Roughhouse!" she said.

"What do you mean exactly by that ?" "Well," said Rupert, somewhat taken aback, "for instance that charge of Macnamara on Jumbo Larson at the last." "I saw that quite clearly," said Adrien, "and it appeared to me quite all right.

It was Larson who made the most furious charge upon Macnamara." "Of course it was," cried Patricia, indignantly.

"Jumbo deserved all he got.