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"Very truly yours, ELAINE DODGE." If it had been a bomb I could not have been more surprised. A moment before I think I had just a sneaking suspicion of jealousy that a woman even Elaine should interest my old chums. But now all that was swept away. How could any woman scorn him? I could not make it out. Kennedy impatiently worked the receiver up and down, repeating the number.
"Why?" asked Jack curiously. "Because if some of me chums saw me ridin' in a swell wagon like this they'd never speak to me again," and Lem grinned and showed all his yellow teeth. "I was afraid we wouldn't find that pocketbook," he added. "Well, maybe Cora will," said Jack. "Yes," said Lem slowly, "maybe she will or some one else will."
"I smell fire," interrupted Cleo, "and there isn't a streak of smoke in sight. Wonder where it can be?" "I am sure that is fire somewhere," declared Grace. "Where can it be!" and she too sniffed the odor of smoke. "Oh my!" exclaimed Louise, jumping up and dragging her chums with her. "We are on fire! See, it is in the barrel!" "And my skirt is burned!" declared Grace.
"We're thinking something of going to the north pole, but we may go to the moon instead;" and at this answer there was a general laugh. "They are going to slip away if they can," was Sam's comment to half a dozen of his chums, a little later. "We'll have to be on our guard."
William Philander Tubbs sat on a small packing case which had not, as yet, been fed to the flames. He was, as usual, faultlessly attired, even down to his spats. Passing the word to those who had charge of the carriage and who were doing their best to get some fun out of old Filbury, Tom and Sam and their chums worked their way to a position behind William Philander.
But a recent wind, just before the round-up, had blown down some poles in Happy Valley, putting Bud's line out of commission. This was why he and his chums could not be reached by wire from Diamond X.
School closed the next day and those pupils who lived farthest away, and who went home for the holidays, started that very evening by train from Freeling. Nan and her chum, Bess Harley, were two who hurried away from the Hall. Tillbury was a night's ride from Lakeview Hall, and the chums did not wish to lose any of their short stay at home.
There were a number of High School boys with them, including several of the first-year class, from the ranks of which the secret society was made up. "There's Bart!" cried Fenn. "Come on in!" Anxious to tell his chums the news he had heard, but not wanting to awaken the suspicions of the Upside Down Club members, Bart prepared and went in swimming.
Peg was eager to hear at first hand all that had happened, and made friendly overtures with that design in view; but this did not deceive Frank in the least. He realized that Peg was more bitter than ever, and believed that if the opportunity ever came the bully would not hesitate to do anything that he thought would annoy the chums.
That is very very good " and with a sigh like a tired child's, he fell asleep again! "Did you hear what he said?" whispered Betty, her eyes shining as she tip-toed from the room, closed the door softly behind her and faced her awed and incredulous chums. "He's well, girls. He's completely sane again." "It's a miracle," said Mollie breathlessly.
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