A few more days of rare life and sport followed.

Then there came a day when, an hour after sun up, the crust proved too weak to support the Grammar School boys.
"We've a thaw coming," hinted Dave.
"Or else a storm," added Prescott.
"Whatever is coming will be all right," announced Tom, "if it isn't another big blizzard.

A second blizzard, and we'll be snowbound here for the rest of the winter!" The softness of the snow kept the Grammar School boys at the camp that day.

Their stock of books came in handy now.

By four o'clock that afternoon it began to rain.