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"Ah, well," said Bob, who was sitting on the big stone swinging his legs to and fro, "I don't believe it, and if I did, what then?" "Why, I thought," said Bigley eagerly, "if we were to put some powder under that stone, and make a train, and strew some wet powder on a piece of rag " "And light it, and make it fizzle, and then run away," cried Bob, mimicking Bigley's speech.
Bob was so busy with his work that he had practically forgotten them until he looked over and saw Edith at the apiary examining the bees. With her was Eddie Brown, and Bob smiled as he noticed that Eddie was standing at a safe distance from the hives.
"What are you laughing at?" demanded Tom. "He resigned," added Bob Dornton, chuckling. "You said he was wounded?" "I didn't say so; the lieutenant said so himself, and hobbled about with a big cane for a week; but as soon as his resignation was accepted, he threw away his stick, and walked as well as ever he could." The boys all laughed heartily, and seemed to enjoy the joke prodigiously.
"Perhaps if you offered to give him a light sentence if he would tell us who the two men are who got away with the money, he would do so." "How about that?" demanded the magistrate, again directing his gaze at the boy. But before Bob had a chance to reply, Foster exclaimed: "He does not want to plead guilty, your honor. This whole business in dragging this boy to court is an outrage.
The first day that Haviland came over to dinner, Bob Duncan, a Senior, spoke up from his end of the table: "Are you a relative of Lamb, the botany professor?" "I have never heard that I am," answered the Freshman. "Are you in any of his classes?" "No; I'm not going to take botany." "If you were, I don't believe the class could tell you apart. Doesn't he look like Lamb to beat the band, fellows?"
"I think, Bob," said Edith, on the way back to the house, "that the bees and the chickens are the most interesting things you have on the farm. I really believe I could manage both myself after a little while," she continued, smiling at him, as they walked along.
He went off limping, but very glad that he was free. In the morning Mr. Leatherby and Mr. Noggin reported what had happened; but Philip put on a bold face, and said that Bob was a liar, and that there wasn't a word of truth in what he had said. The fact that he was caught stealing Mr.
"Oh, it's of no use to shove it there," he replied. "No; here's the place. Ah! Now we've got it." "Shall I come there and help with the bar?" cried Bigley. "No, you sha'n't come there and help with the bar," sneered Bob. "There ain't hardly room for us two to work, and you'd want a great bar half a mile long all to yourself.
It struck the right man squarely in the middle and sent him sprawling on the floor. Bob dropped the conductor pipe in exhausted relief and flew to the scene of action. It had been fearful to be held from more active service so long. Emily, outside, could be seen dancing up and down excitedly and directing the procession, with frightened shouts, "In there! In the kitchen!
"Why, Bob, I can think of several. Shall I name them?" "Not give their names! What on earth is the matter with you?" "Oh, part of the business, is it? Well, let me see. Tall and beautiful, you say. Dark eyes and hair. A black touring-car. Hum! I know, three girls to whom the description applies. It might be but you don't wish me to mention the name.
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