Chapter 20 "WE NEED EVERY POINT"

"Say, old man, I'm mighty sorry about that!" cried the lad who had caused the mischief, as he put his arm about Frank. "I wouldn't have done it for the world-I slipped. Are you badly hurt?"

It needed but a glance at Frank's shoe, whence came a few drops of blood, to show that he was painfully hurt, if not seriously crippled.

"The spikes have