"Here they come! Here they come!" was the cry, and suddenly the youth and the girl found themselves in a big body of skaters. Vera was struck on the arm by one burly man, and would have gone down had not Dave supported her.
"Better take my hand," said Dave, and the girl did so, for she was a little frightened. Then the crowd increased, and they had to fall back a little, to get out of the jam. Dave looked around for his chums, but they were nowhere in sight. Then all strained their eyes to behold the finish of the ice-boat contest.
[CHAPTER X]
DAVE SPEAKS HIS MIND
"Here they come!"
"The Whistler is ahead!"
"Yes, but the Snowbird is crawling up!"
"See, the Venus has given up."