They'll be a shame-faced lot in the morning." "It was mighty good of you men to come down and help us out," murmured Dick Prescott gratefully.

"We would have had a pretty tough time if we had been left to ourselves." "We'd go further than we've traveled tonight, to help out boys like you," declared another man present.

"Prescott, that was a fine thing you did to Miller to-night, and Tom Drake will be grateful as long as he lives." "If Drake keeps away from drink in the future," Dick answered, "he will have reason to congratulate himself." "Oh, Drake will keep away from the stuff after this," said one of the citizens.

"Young Drake has a head of his own, and we'll see that he uses it.

We'll keep a friendly eye over him.