Dan Dalzell was buried deep in gloom.

Dave Darrin kept cheerful outwardly, but doubts crept into his heart.
The examinations over, Dave felt reasonably safe.

But Dan's gloom deepened, for he was sure he had failed in "skinny," as the boys termed chemistry and physics.

So it was that when the grades were posted Dave scanned the D's in the list of third classmen who had passed.

Dan, on the other hand, turned instantly to what he termed the "bust list." "Why, why, I'm not there!" he muttered.
"Look at the passing list, Danny," laughed Dave.
Unbelieving, Dan turned his eyes on the list and to his utter astonishment found his name posted.