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I've had so many nice rides in it." "The axle will have to be mended before we can use it again," announced Peleg Snuggers. "We'll have to leave it here until the wheelwright can come fer it. I'll take the hosses back to the school." "Look out that they don't run away with you," warned Pepper. "Let me ride one of them!" cried the acrobatic Andy. "Give me the new one.
"What is this I hear about Andrew Snow?" he said anxiously. "A horse ran away with him?" In as few words as possible Pepper and some of the others related the particulars of what had happened to the carryall. Just as they were finishing, Peleg Snuggers came up on the other horse. "This is very unfortunate!" murmured Captain Putnam. "We'll have to follow poor Snow at once. Mr.
"Hello, it's dark enough now," cried Pepper. "We'll need a lantern to get out with." "Here's a torch," answered one cadet, and took up a cedar bough, and commenced to wave it into a flame. "No more of that, Bates!" cried Captain Putnam. "We have had enough of fire. We'll go back in the dark. Snuggers, you stay here and see to it that the fire doesn't break out again."
He ought to drive 'em all away," answered Peleg Snuggers; and then the carryall passed on. When it was gone, and the wagon with the trunks had followed, the tramp came out of the brush and gazed after both turnouts. "Say, Buddy Girk, but dat was a narrow escape," he muttered to himself. "Wot brought dem young gents to dis neighborhood? It can't be possible da have tracked me an' so quick."
"If you object, Pop, I will be under the painful necessity of having Snuggers place you under arrest. You know he is a special officer for the Hall." At this announcement Aleck fell back completely dumfounded. "Well, dat's de wust yet!" he muttered, and sank back on a chair, not knowing what to do next.
"I'm not responsible for any wreck," replied Joel Darwell. "I put up the bar with the danger signal on it, up at the cross-roads." "We didn't see no sign," interrupted Peleg Snuggers. "Not a bit of a sign." "There was no sign when I came along," said John Laning. "I put the sign up not over three hours ago," insisted Joel Darwell.
Ten minutes later and even this time seemed an age to the brothers they were hurrying into their ordinary clothing and packing, their satchels, while Peleg Snuggers was hitching up to take them to the landing at Cedarville. "Good-by to you, and good luck!" shouted Frank, as they clambered into the wagon, and many other cadets set up a shout. Then the wagon rattled off.
Come along, please," and Peleg Snuggers led the way to where a large and extra-heavy carryall stood. A splendid team of iron-grays was attached to the carriage; and Dick, who loved good horseflesh, could not help but admire the animals. "Oh, they are fine, Master Richard," said Snuggers. "Nothing finer on the lake shore. Captain Putnam's one recreation is to drive behind a fast team." "Is it?
Such were some of the cries which rang out. Peleg Snuggers grasped the lines and pulled with might and main. But then came an awful bump, and away flew the driver into a bush along the roadside, and the reins fell to the horses heels, scaring them worse than ever. "We are in for it!" gasped Tom. "I don't see how we are going to stop them now." "The bridge!
Some of the boys caught Peleg Snuggers and made him ride a wooden horse, while others captured Mumps and made the sneak dive head-first into a barrel that contained several pounds of pulverized charcoal. When the cadet came forth he was a sight to behold. One bonfire was made up of discarded schoolbooks.
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