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Leaving his hiding place, the lad retraced his steps across the tracks until finally, coming up with a man, who proved to be the superintendent of the yard, Teddy asked him where sleeping car number eleven was located. "Eleven? The sleepers have all gone, young man." "G-g-gone?" "Yes." "But I thought " "Went out regular on the 9:30 express." Teddy groaned.

By this time they came within sight of the landing where they had left the boat, and Pepper, who had run on ahead, suddenly raised such an outcry that the others rushed forward in alarm. "What is the matter?" shouted Rand. "The b-boat," stammered Pepper. "What is the matter with it?" asked Donald. "It's g-g-gone!" "Gone! where?" demanded Jack. "How should I know?" replied Pepper.

You're as wild as I am to see g-g-gladiators fight, k-k-keener than I am to see a real horse-race in the circus, and you'll have to wait until you're g-g-grown up, as I'll have to, before you s-s-see either. And you'd have g-g-gone to every spectacle, from the very day you were t-t-taken, and not have m-m-missed one. Think of it!

I shall never get it on again. Oh, what shall I do, mama? I have to be there in half an hour. What's the time now? No. I can't eat the cake, Emily. You can eat it, and Deleah, when I'm g-g-gone. Little Franky would have liked some. Poor little Franky. I I always loved Franky, mama. I'm I'm crying now because of Franky."

Then cheeks pressed the stocks and eyes glanced along the tubes, while itching fingers began to play with waiting triggers. "Three!" It was almost the roar of a cannon that followed. Three guns had spoken almost in the same breath. "H-h-he's g-g-gone!" yelped Toby, who could see better than any of the others, because no little puff of white powder smoke obscured his vision.

Then the young man, who had been watching, ran home to his master. 'You have been away a long while, said the herdsman. 'Where are the cattle? The young man gasped, and seemed as if he was unable to speak. At last he answered: 'It is always the same story! The oxen are gone gone! 'G-g-gone? cried the herdsman. 'Scoundrel, you lie! 'I am telling you the exact truth, answered the young man.

"If you d-d-did I just reckon you'd g-g-gone ashore and b-b-b-b " Of course, when Toby floundered in the depths one of his chums as usual pounded him on the back vigorously; but that would not have wrought a cure only that the unfortunate stutterer managed to give his whistle, and then cry triumphantly: "Busted it open there!" "You just bet I would," admitted Steve.