"'No!' was the decided answer.

"A few minutes later every one was in her place again, but of
course defending the other goal. Blossom and Veronica were once
more bullying-off. This time the latter was the quicker of the two,
for, with a clever hit, she succeeded in sending the ball away to
her Left Wing. The Clinton Left Wing began to dribble it along
towards the goal we were defending, and, when confronted by our
Right Half, passed it to her center. I almost screamed out to our
Center Forward not to let Veronica keep the ball, for I knew she
was a dangerous opponent. She was well up the field, and with a
neat turn of her stick sent the ball past our Right Back. There was
only one girl now to prevent her from getting a goal! Blossom was
now fast gaining, and then, just as Veronica came within shooting
distance, her foot slipped in the slimy mud, and she lost her
balance. Blossom was level with Veronica by this time, and before
the Clinton captain could steady herself, she had sent the ball far
away from the danger zone.

"The play went on fairly evenly again until five minutes to twelve.
I felt wild with anxiety, and I am sure the others did too, for
there were only five minutes left.

"The ball had just been sent over the line by one of the Clinton
girls, and our Left Half rolled in. The wing missed the bill, but
Ingred took it, and--well, I cannot tell you clearly what happened
after that. I still have in my mind the picture of Ingred, who, the
ball at her side, literally flew up the field, her feet scarcely
touching the ground. No one knows how she did it, but by some
marvellous playing she passed all her opponents, and shot the only
goal of the whole match just three seconds before the whistle blew
for 'Time.'

"Of course Ingred was the heroine of the hour. As she was being
escorted to the pavilion, flushed but triumphant, Miss Giles said
to her: 'Well played! I am proud of you!'

"Those few words of praise meant a good deal to Ingred, and we all
felt how well she deserved them, especially as it was only by
accident that she played in the team at all.

"I do hope I have not tired you by going too fully into our match,
but I know you are interested in our school games, hockey in
particular. I will tell you about our later