Part 11 (1/2)

”Pull hier ”If he isn't dead now, he can't be killed Pull hinant look at Mr Snowden

By this time others had come to his assistance It required their united efforts to rescue Teddy from his perilous predicament

They hauled him out and laid him on the door

”Teddy, Teddy!” cried Phil, but Tucker made no reply In the first place his ain, he was half unconscious, nearly srabbed off the jacket of his own paja the blue paste from the unfortunate lad's ht appeared to strike the cara pail of water, ran back to the spot where Teddy was lying

Snowden turned the pail botto to douse the water into Tucker's face

Instead, the contents of the pail landed on Phil Forrest's head, spreading itself over his bare back, and trickled down in rivulets over Teddy's face

The water was al to his feet ”Who did that?”

”I did, and I'll do it again,” jeered the carthis tiain, or I'll settle with you after I get through with rabbed up the pail to run for water This ti the face of young Tucker

In a asp His dive had nearly been the end of him

”Get a net,” he murmured as he slowly cahed loudly ”Wha--what happened?

Did we run off the track?”

”No, you took a high dive into a can of paste,” jeered Billy

”You're the cha over, grabbed the luckless Teddy by the collar and jerked him to his feet

”Get up, you lummox!” he coan to shake hier away

”Wha--what!” growled Snowden, an angry light leaping into his eyes

”You let the boy alone,” commanded Phil ”Because he has had an accident is no reason why you should punish him!”

”You--you--you--”

Phil paid no heed to him, but led the unsteady Teddy to the far end of the coet off this car, both of you!” yelled thesixtyslowly

”Yes; I don't care if it kills you both Good riddance--good job if it did”