the main street of Fairview when they heard a cry and

Snap, as he came up

er just went in to mail

of t

er them. Whopper and

to steal our clothing t

w that?" asked

They have the same yellow-brow

hen Whopper came out. His f

e said to Giant. Then, seei

little joke and they laughed at me. Then when I said they could pay for the missing things

e Ham," ans

pay them off good

fice. Snap and the others were standing behind some boxes o

ireworks when they come," Ham was sayi

der. "We'll put them in my father

nd broke off their talk. They, wanted to brush past

talk to you,

y," cried Ham, haughti

d to brush

think you are as mean as you ever were, and I, for one, am go

muttered the dudish y

sticking his tongue in

hispered Whopper. "We can knock th

f something," interposed Snap.

safe distance and th

them speak of

ur

ng about the firewor

what has that g

they say

d ordered some fireworks from the city. They are going to set the fireworks off in front of the Dudder house on Fourth of J

at I'm going to

from all of

hing--why can't we

culated Whopper. "We can set

ommunity can see t

ns after they are shot off,"

it was not just right to appropriate the fireworks but they were

spending money had been used up in buying things for the proposed outing. They had

d bright and clear and

e usual amount of noi

r lad how Ham and Carl

ewo

All the boys were invited to "hang on the Dudder fen

do something," said Snap to

sited the Dudder barn but had

Giant. "The fireworks

ging them from th

, with the Dudder barn. Nobody was in sight, and they slipped into the barn with ease

said Shep. "We must leave

orks pinwheels, rockets, Roman candles, flower pots and others--in their possession. Then they stu

set these off," said Snap, when he

tor's son. "If they say anything we

fear proved groundless, for Ham and Carl were busy showing off two silver-plated pistols they had purchased. They we

bserved Giant, when he heard of this. "I coul

directly it was dark. Secretly a notice was posted up that the "Swimmer Company would give a free exhibition of Carlham fireworks." S

he public square, followed by the discharge of several Roman candles. Folks

fantastic suits and wearing old gloves and big, pointed-top hats. Each had

he sky, leaving a golden train behind them, and Roman candles let out balls of various colors, while on the gr

reat!" cri

w a finer display, did you?" put in an old man.

running to the square, leaving their box in the barn. They were full of envy, b

figures while the other three figures suddenly disappeared in the darkness following a pinwheel flare

sly. The crowd gazed in admiration at the sight. Then as the sky grew

disap