, when a man came in and approached him. He was the same individual who ha

ve, stranger?" he sai

g to start right

Denton plantati

ou know Mr

he was in business in Braxbury

is a very

hat you are re

N

e hoss you've

tly. He did not fancy the appearanc

day and the day before," continued the man, f

r the horse had been

" added the man with assumed care

s the sharp answer. "Have you a horse her

en you didn't

" And without waiting to be questioned further, Dick walked out of the stable.

ut here only for pleasure or on business," said the man to hims

ldest Rover in talking it over with his brother

wager he has some g

he fellow Mr. Mo

too. He was certain

to resume their journey. From the landlord of the hotel they

But they are the best we possess, so you'll have to

rest had put all in the best of humor, a

to be full of inspiration

kful of poetry at this

ore you explode, Songbird," cried Tom. "Don't pen

tyled poet. "Now you have asked me, you have got

dusty, the

cheer our w

de with glad

had some tarts," finis

cakes, or i

that make a

d Fred. "Oh, but wouldn't it be

try," came from Songbird.

th wind by f

he welcome s

valley, u

side the ri

flowers li

the livelon

re flitting

flit, you know," came

nd he

g hops aroun

note is ra

squito show

deep, secure

I draw the line on mosquitoes in po

ng," added

boultry vonce, ain't

. "Go ahead, by all means."

green, der gr

n to an o

s singing al

hoked of your

rooster sc

and begin

r sun goes

d clouds his

r moon she

Tom, and added with a groan: "Hans, did

," was the

t an awful lot of mince

ce bie to do

such poetry as that," mur

r madder. You vos j

Dick. "Songbird couldn't make u

man boy calmly. "Mine granfadder he vonc

l anybody?"

brize song. He got a

gs among the soldiers," said Tom, and ther

k patch of timber. Before they left the timber, they res

ke," remarked Fred. "

outdoors when it doesn'

be if we had the gi

ning for Grace!" c

over, blushing. "Last night you called out for Nelli

red as Sam had been, and he made a move as

!" said Dick sweetl

forgot to mention Dora

ora is just

id Dick. "We haven't got the girls w

until thoroughly rested. Near at hand was a small but pur

dered off in the direction of the road. Now

pose I saw on th

up," retu

Bax

came in

otel, the chap with the bushy hair," added Tom

n horseback?

ked frightened. I called to him

ir going?" asked D

direction w

ith them," went on Dick. "

re in the saddle and