It seemed doubtful, but if he did--Joel ground his teeth--he would take it through the line! They would see! Just give him one chance to retrieve that fumble! A year later and he had learned that a misplay, even though it lose the game for your side, may in time be lived down.

But now that knowledge was not his, and a heart-rending picture of disgrace before the whole college presented itself to him.
Then Blair had the ball, was off, was tackled near the side line under the Yates stand, and the two teams were quickly lined up again.

The cheers from the friends of the blue were so loud that the quarter's voice giving the signal was scarcely to be heard.

Joel crept nearer.
Then his heart leaped up into his throat and stood still.
"_7--1--2!_" There was no mistake! It was left half's ball on a double pass for a run around right end! The line-up was within eight yards of the east side line.

The play was the third of the second sequence, in which Joel with the other backs had been well instructed, and its chance of success lay in the fact that it had the appearance of a full-back punt or a run around the long side of the field.