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But the team was now on its mettle and made the Rockleys come over the line in spite of the frantic orders from Rockley himself to drop. "It's ours!" screamed Tom, and with a final haul brought the opponents over the line with a rush. Rockley, flat on his back on the grass, trying in vain to dig his heels into the soil, and the others floundering just as vainly.
He was going back there when his leave was up. 'You wouldn't like to stop in England, then? said Mr. Rockley. 'No, I wouldn't stop in England, said Hadrian. 'How's that? There's plenty of electricians here, said Mr. Rockley. 'Yes. But there's too much difference between the men and the employers over here too much of that for me, said Hadrian.
He was merely cautious, and without frankness. His Uncle, Ted Rockley, understood him tacitly, their natures were somewhat akin. Hadrian and the elderly man had a real but unemotional regard for one another. When he was thirteen years old the boy was sent to a High School in the County town. He did not like it.
'Go on, then, he said. 'Go on, let me be quiet. Emmie turned and looked at him. 'You deserve what you've got, she said to her father bluntly. 'Go on, he answered mildly. 'Go on. Another night passed a night nurse sat up with Mr. Rockley. Another day came. Hadrian was there as ever, in his woollen jersey and coarse khaki trousers and bare neck.
"That's the talk, Dick," said Tom enthusiastically. "I don't think Pender can do as well." "Can't I," sneered Pender. "I'll show you." On he came, measuring his distance with care, and went over the stick at the same height Dick had taken. "Another tie!" was the cry. The last boy to jump did not do as well as Rockley, so the contest was voted a tie between Dick and Gus Pender.
To pass the time more pleasantly some of the cadets organized several tug-of-war teams. This sort of thing pleased Tom very much and he readily consented to act as anchor man on one of the teams. Another team had Pender for an anchor man, with Rockley and seven others on the rope.
Ted Rockley was dying of a sort of dropsy, and in his heart he wanted to see the boy. When the armistice was signed, Hadrian had a long leave, and wrote that he was coming home to the Pottery House. The girls were terribly fluttered. To tell the truth, they were a little afraid of Hadrian. Matilda, tall and thin, was frail in her health, both girls were worn with nursing their father.
"I suppose you belong in Oakville," put in Lew Flapp, to the smaller girl. "Yes," answered the girl, and turned away to join her companion. "We are up to the camp on Pine Island," went on Rockley, following the girls up. "Have you ever been there?" "Once," said the taller girl, and began to purchase some articles from the clerk behind the counter.
It did not take Rockley long to talk to his cronies, and presently he came back with a knowing look on his face. "It's settled," he said. "By to-morrow morning Dick Rover will be in disgrace and will lose his position as captain of Company A." Never dreaming of the plot hatched out against him, Dick retired as usual that night.
The paper contained pepper and it set several of Tom's men to sneezing. This trick had been arranged between Flapp and Rockley, the latter feeling certain that Tom and his followers could not sneeze and pull at the same time. "Up!" yelled Rockley. "Pull! pull! pull!" "Stay down!" roared Tom. "Down! Don't give in an inch!" But the cry could not be obeyed.
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