t chum, at home, and told h

ried Ned. "Come

said Jerry. "He

t moment, walking along the

he opened the door while his

was going to sit out here? Of course I'm coming in. What's the mat

're in lower California-we're going-I mean the

op!" cried Bob, holding

little excited,

ed Bob. "Are you all done?" and he caut

Jerry," said Ned, an

said Bob, reflectively. "But there

d decided the only thing to do was

sigh. "Winter is the best tim

es, they could not go for several months, the boys spent an hour o

would be to hire a motor boat and cruise along the Pacific coast. "Don't

k about school.

"I say-hello, there's the postm

carrying a letter, the envelope

m who it is by openin

addressed to my father, but, down in one corner it

sted Bob. "This is a case of

don't recogni

," calle

he read, he uttered

y, and one of you may be away from home. You remember the last I saw of you and your chums (this part is for Ned) was in Florida. There I secured the rare butterfly I was looking for, and, through that success I was able to obtain a posi

xclaimed Bob. "For the lo

rry. "I guess the fates w

achian' anything like a m

d toad. I must get several fine specimens, and I thought you boys might be making another trip, and could

xclaimed Bob, more forcibly than elegantly

s by not being with Profess

eabury family,"

aimed Ned. "And sc

whistle out in the street a

," said Ned. "I wo

t to t

carrier. "It got out of place in my bundle, and I did

f Education," he murmured, as he looked at the printing in the upp

cular. As he re-entered the room where

is!" he calle

old one are broken. It has been decided to replace it at once, and, as it will be necessary to do considerable work about the building, thereby interfering wit

nother circular, which will be sent out as soon as the building is in proper shape. The faculty earnestly recommends that all pupils apply themselves diligently to their studies du

!" yel

after the fashion of

exclaimed Jerry. "A m

Professor Snodgrass, and help hi

ted Jerry. "Oh, boys, this is simply imme