"I wish Ritter would tell us more about him.

But I know it would be useless to ask Reff.

He hasn't spoken to me since the fight." After the holidays came some fine skating on the lake, and also some iceboating.
Fred Century had had a new iceboat built at Cedarville.

It was called the _Skimmer_, and he was exceedingly proud of the craft.
"You must come out with me," he said to Jack, Pepper and Andy, one Saturday afternoon.

"The ice is as smooth as glass, and the wind is just right." "All right!" cried Pepper.