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"Well, if that isn't beastly!" cried Franell, in apparent surprise. "I knocked him over! Why the little clown plumped right into me! "Were you running on your side of the path?" questioned George Strong. "I was, sir. Flapp and Pigley can prove it." "That's right, Mr. Strong," said Lew Flapp. "It was entirely Rover's fault," added Pigley. "He didn't keep to the right as he should."
But Sam was on his mettle and now bounded ahead faster than ever, leaving Flapp and Pigley several yards in the rear. "Confound him," thought Lew Flapp. "He'll win sure, unless Franell does as he agreed good!" Flapp almost shouted the word, as he saw Sam run into Franell with a crash and go down. The other boy had crossed the running path and gotten directly into Sam's way.
One cannot help but love them, in spite of their tricks and occasional wrong-doings." "I agree, Captain Putnam. And I must say I do not find their wrong-doings so very great either," concluded George Strong. The rock that was the turning point in the race was now almost gained. Sam still led, but Flapp was right at one shoulder, with Pigley at the other.
"Oh, I hope that Rover boy wins," said Alice Staton to her sister. "So do I," answered Helen. "By Jove, but I think I'll rest a bit!" panted William Philander Tubbs, after running a couple of hundred yards, and he sat down on the grass, while the crowd laughed at him. Sam was keeping the lead in good shape, although hard pressed by Flapp, Pigley, and Franell.
Then Sam Rover shot ahead, followed by Flapp and two cadets named Pigley and Franell. "There they go!" was the shout. "Leg it, Sam!" yelled Tom. "Leg it, old man!" "Go it, Flapp! Don't let them win this race!" "It's yours if you want it, Franell!" "Remember how you won the race at Ithaca, Pigley!" So the cries went on, while the outsiders cheered for nobody in particular.
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