Percival arranged a program, and at the suggestion of the leaderof the visitors, although he would have liked not to do so, includedHerring in an exhibition of swimming, and a match with four or fiveothers, boys from both camps.

There was a three-legged race between Billy Manners and Seymour asone set of three legs, and two of the Rocky Hill kids as the other,which caused considerable amusement.

Billy's left leg was strapped to his partner's right so that theyhad really to run out of step in order to keep step, which seemed aparadox, but it was really the only way in which they could getalong at all.

"When I put out my right leg do you put out your left," Billycautioned his partner, "and put out the tied legs together. Keepout of step, in fact, and don't try to go too rapid. This is thesort of race where you cannot be too quick if you want to win."

The efforts of the two teams, the funny mistakes they made, the manynarrow escapes from tumbling, and the serious manner in which theytook things, made a lot of laughter, and when finally Billy and hispartner came in first there was a loud applause from every one.

"That makes a lot of fun for the rest of you," exclaimed Billy, in alugubrious tone, as he rubbed the leg that had been bound to that ofhis partner, "but it is not so funny for the legs."

This remark made more laughter and then there was a flat racebetween teams from both camps, at least a dozen kids competing,which caused a good deal of amazenement.