g form of Drake plowing toward him with arms outstretched.

Fear overtook Judd ... a fear which blotted out everything else from
the daze of his thoughts. But in this instance, fear saved him. Judd
made a supreme effort to avoid being tackled, and leaped past Drake
just as Drake left his feet. Drake struck in a shallow puddle and
rolled over and Judd fell across the goal line. He had scored a
touchdown the first time that he was given the ball!

As quick to reclaim him as they had been quick to condemn him, his
team-mates crowded about Judd and for the first time made him feel the
glow of comradeship. Only Judd knew how unworthy of their praise he
was. His touchdown had been a happy accident. His attempt to kick
goal was blocked. Score, Canton 14; Trumbull 6.

Two minutes remained of the third quarter. Trumbull kicked off and the
ball was downed on Canton's twenty-one yard line. Canton tried the
Trumbull line for two downs and found that the line had stiffened.
Trumbull was holding desperately. Then Drake dropped back as if to
kick. Barley called to Billings. "Get back. Watch out for a fake
punt!"

Judd had hardly gotten back when the play started. Drake was a triple
threat man. He made as if to pass to the left end, then plunged
through the right side of the line. Barley tackled Drake but the big
fullback shook him off and started into an open field with only
Billings between him and the Trumbull goal, seventy some yards away.

Judd had been living in dread of such a moment. There flashed through
his mind the temptation to make a seeming effort to tackle Drake and
fail. It would be easy to let on that he had slipped in the mud. And
there would be no danger of his getting hurt. He saw Drake preparing
to straight arm. Then Judd saw a mental picture of Blackwell with his
lame ankle, running toward the self-same Drake unflinchingly and
bringing him to the ground. A sudden blast of courage came over him.
He ran at Drake swiftly and knocked Drake's arm aside; his arms closed
about Drake's knees; the big fullback lurched to free himself, twisted
his body in an adroit manner and managed to swing Judd about so that
the weight of his body landed on his tackler's head. Judd experienced
the same sensation that had come to Rudolph.

Barley, the first to his side ... spoke harshly to Drake. "Trumbull
men always play fair ... this is the second man you've put out of the
game!"

Drake laughed and denie