It was quiet in the room for a while, each lad busy with his thoughts. Who shall say what they were? One thing is certain--that the gazes of Tom and Phil often traveled to the wall on which were the photographs of two girls--Madge and Ruth. Tom looked at both; but Phil--well, did you ever know a fellow, no matter how nice a sister he had, to care to steal surreptitious glances at her picture? Did you? Well, that's all I'm going to say now.