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"Ay, this is ever the way with your disorganizers," muttered the Rover, just loud enough to be heard by Wilder. "A little more honesty, than they possess, is just wanted, in order that each may enjoy the faith of his neighbour. And how did the fellows receive the lenity? Did I well? or must the morning bring its punishment?" "It is better as it stands, sir.
I applied my foot to the door, and gave a thundering kick, that made two or three suspicious policemen, who had followed us closely, imagine we were starving for something to eat. Hardly had I touched the door, when a hoarse growl showed me that Rover was still alive and capable of doing active duty.
"That is worth remembering." "If only we could get some sort of a message to the Rover boys and the others," sighed Nellie. "Dora, can't we manage it somehow?" "Perhaps we can anyway, it won't do any harm to write out a message or two, so as to have them ready to send off if the opportunity shows itself."
"We ought to have kept this game all in our own hands from the start," said the former bully of Putnam Hall. "We made a rank mistake to take Captain Langless into our confidence." "I won't care if only we make Anderson Rover pony up that money," answered the father. "I'm afraid the mine scheme will have to fall through." "What did you strike him for in cash?" "Ten thousand dollars."
Not long after that, he met Rover, the family dog, and he told him what he thought of his master. "And what do you think of the matter, friend Rover?" he added. "I don't know the use of the telescope," said the dog, "and I don't know how wise our master may be. But I am satisfied of two things." "What are they?" the monkey asked.
The three Rover boys did not wish to part from their many school chums, yet they were, more than anxious to get home, and for this there was a very good reason. Their father had told them that he had a very important communication to make to them one regarding how the summer was to be spent.
"Boys will be boys," smiled the captain to his head assistant; and there the whole matter dropped. Several days later, while some of the cadets were down at the cove clearing off a portion of the ice for skating, Mrs. Stanhope's man-of-all-work came over with a note for Dick from Dora. The Rover boys all read the note with deep interest.
In all eagerness they burst into the library, where Anderson Rover sat reading a magazine and Randolph Rover one of his favorite works on scientific farming. "Dick has got the money casket open!" cried Sam. "And he has found a map," added Tom. "We want Uncle Randolph to read the writing. It's in French." "Found a map in that old brass-lined box, eh?" said Anderson Rover. "That's interesting."
At sunset on Friday, all work and all secular reading or amusements ceased, and only a Sabbath day's journey was permitted so far as she could control. But my father was a rover from his youth, and Saturday being his only leisure day he used to take me with him on long walks in the woods and fields, according to the season; and the weather and the length of the day were his only limitations.
But my good fortune was my friend upon this occasion; for, as they were sailing away with our ship in tow as a prize, steering for the Straits, and in sight of the bay of Cadiz, the Turkish rover was attacked by two great Portuguese men-of-war, and taken and carried into Lisbon.
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