hischeeryvoiceringsoutoverthefield，andhiseyeiseverywhere。Andifthesemisstheball，anditrollsdangerouslyinfrontofourgoal，CrabJonesandhismenhaveseizeditandsentitawaytowardsthesideswiththeunerringdrop-kick。Thisisworthlivingfor——thewholesumofschool-
boyexistencegatheredupintoonestraining，strugglinghalf-
hour，ahalf-hourworthayearofcommonlife。
Thequartertofivehasstruck，andtheplayslackensforaminutebeforegoal；butthereisCrew，theartfuldodger，drivingtheballinbehindourgoal，ontheislandside，whereourquartersareweakest。Istherenoonetomeethim？Yes；
lookatlittleEast！Theballisjustatequaldistancesbetweenthetwo，andtheyrushtogether，theyoungmanofseventeenandtheboyoftwelve，andkickitatthesamemoment。