ter when the farmer explained the incident. Even the glum-

ke the farmer, effusivel

sure enough-eyes wide op

home after this. I ain'

d-brick

He piled candy and peanuts on him from the train boy's supply, invited him to

Tipton, and am bound for sch

explosively. "You don't mean to say

rank. "But who e

rt Upton. Now, isn't it funny-he's go

Bell

ace," assented Mr. Upton. "Wish you

rom friends who went there," said Frank. But it seemed he had enough informa

terest in nothing-thinks everybody hates him, and won't make up to anybody. He says he'll run away

ockets, looking bored and miserable. Frank wondered what kind of a queer make-up his nature could be, to mope and sc

starting under the spur of some exciting ide

isn't he?" said F

il to-morrow. I can get off the train at Chester, and not buy any ticket to Bellwood, but go right back home. I've made all the arrangements for him by letter

ould hurt his chances with them an

thought

s hard to understand people, and a boy is a queer make-up. I will be glad to have h

ee," declared the farmer. "When he gets in one of the

f him, if you don't wish

Up

u, if you will," said the farmer

boy in the seat

er testily. "Come, rout out there, or I'll unhi

ught of the big, husky farmer and his houseful of grown sons and daughters, he wondered if in the

faced Frank. "This boy is going to Bellwood, Robert. He's

at Frank, as if he was a link in a chain of

t the academy, or I'll put you in the refo

trangers. I'm bracing up myself to meet the rollicking, mischief-making crowd at Bellwood, who will just be lying in wait to guy us and h

haze me,"

u'll see some fun down at Bellwood, Bob. They're a capital set of fellows, I'm told. We'll make the best of them, anyhow

good nature. Bob was ashamed to refuse his hand,

Frank minute instructions as to his charge. He went over his "perky

a man of yourself. Any tantrums, and you'

uly sorry for poor Bob, who, with all his sullenn

terly. Bob drew within himself. He made ungracious replies to questions put to him when Frank tried to

nto Bellwood. Frank found it to be a quaint, pre

to the depot platform; "we must arrange t

d Bob. "You can attend to

ightly, "we'll stick toge

off. There was a look in Bob Upton's eye that recalled the oft-r

e an inquiry of a truckman as to the location of Bellwood S

were waiting for their mail. They looked the newcomers over, but did not address them, and in a fe

here on a slight rise of landscape the academy buildings

ve way. He backed slightly. His eye was def

nounced bluntly. "I don't i