Then Tom Mardell turned so suddenly that he ran full tilt into the teacher with whom he was racing.

Both spun around and came down on the ice with a crash.
"Oh!" gasped Mardell.

"I didn't mean to do that!" "I--I know you didn't!" panted Mr.Strong.

"You have finished the race in fine shape, I must declare!" And then he arose slowly to his feet and Mardell followed.

But nobody was seriously hurt, and in a moment more both skated off hand in hand.
Dick was looking for Dora Stanhope, and presently she appeared, in a pretty fur coat and a jaunty fur cap.