The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition

lling to trembling when he felt the hand of th

rst out Andy, in considerable consternation, as he dropped hi

abrupt accusation, though he quickly r

, who immediately flipped back his coat to disclose some sort of nick

service of the Government," this worthy a

d Rob, continuing to keep a firm grip on his suitcase through it all

ome time, and believe we've bagged the right birds. Now, for your sake, we don't want to make a scene, so we'll just lock arms with you, and pass out of the sta

hat he had managed to get on the side nearest the pocket where the inventor had placed his valuable papers, now snugly reposing on Rob's perso

d there's no need of kicking up any disturbance. We'l

ow!" declared the shorter man, as he took

r own affairs that they did not seem to pay any attention

Rob believed the ti

ge over here," said the tall man, designating the

decided that we want to go out this way; and that policeman standing there has his eye on us th

ly, all the pent-up indignation that ha

ot have shown more concern. They must have reali

e!" said the short man, hastily looking around him as t

Colonel; and we'll sa

d Andy, as though he coul

e the rascals had chosen to run and mingle with the out-pouring crowd, and Rob did

lf as though it struck him

t yet able to grasp the situation suff

d out how they've been so badly sold, that's all," replied

guessing that there was a reason for all t

replied Hiram. "I felt his hand going in, so I held my breath to

ou mean, don't you

ou made up f

ers had occasion

ers the boys wrote me while we were ov

what a wonderful windfall they've struck t

art for the Alexandria without any m

ll of us, Rob. After this excitement to greet us on reaching California, I think it would b

ere taken up to the fifth floor, on

e window," Hiram remarked, after he had first of all taken in the vi

aughed Andy. "They got their fill of it, and will pick out somebody

n as positive that the three scouts were not feeling badly ove

thing after his head touched the pillow; he was so much in need of a good night's sleep that he must

days in and around Los Angeles, though they would not have time to run down

the time, though they were never long in on

egetation, he was highly delighted with what he saw i

uit-growing belt around Riverside. This place the boys were ready to declare-with its groves covering the broad valley, a

delightful, they had not come out to the coast on a pleasure jaunt; and hence no further time shou

ving to-morrow morning," Rob announced on the second evening, as they

to San Francisco t

hree hundred miles away, you know, for California

her, "on the day after to-morrow we ought to be

ion, as he threw down his napkin, and pushed his chair away, in whic

I was afraid Andy would founder if he ate any more. He's developed such an enormous appet

e close with his money as a rule; possibly because he had found a pressing need for every dollar in conducti

id not worry him to any great extent. He knew there were ample fu

ay enjoyed the scenery that was spread out before them-thr

y of the three scouts. They stored a thousand inc

city that had recovered from the horrors of the earthquake and destruction by

train makes a turn," remarked Andy to Hiram who

ob had been told to patronize by Judge Collins, because of its fine view of San Francisco Bay, and the Golden Gate,

e boys were not foolish enough to think of attempting

raptures over the scene. The moon, though due before long, had not yet risen, and it seemed as thoug

f innumerable wheels in Machinery Hall, or the murmur of the multitude of visitors roaming about the extensive grounds, must of

t, and when morning routed them from their beds, they w