Stanhope and Dora
were not willing to give him, Tom returned to the Hall with Dick and
Captain Putnam, after supper at the widow's cottage. The sleigh ride to
the school was delightful, for the road was now in excellent shape,
while overhead the stars shone down like so many glittering diamonds.
CHAPTER IX.
A RACE ON THE ICE, AND WHAT FOLLOWED.
After the events just narrated several days passed quietly enough at
Putnam Hall. In the meantime the weather continued clear, and the boys
took it upon themselves to clear off a part of the lake for skating.
Then, one night came a strong wind, and the next morning they found a
space of cleared ice nearly half a mile long.
"Now for some fine skating!" exclaimed Tom, as he rushed back to the
Hall after an inspection of the lake's smooth surface. "We can have all
the racing we wish."
"It's a pity Sam can't go out yet," returned Dick. Sam was back to the
school, but his cold had not entirely left him.
"Never mind; here are several new magazines he can read," returned Tom,
who had been to town with Snuggers on an errand and had purchased them
at the stationery store.
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