The Rover Boys out West; Or, The Search for a Lost Mine

ll of these the situation had to be explained. Among the last to put in an appearance was Captain Pu

ageous piece of

roken brake is largely responsible for what

ng," pleaded the general utility man.

ss, and leave the stage to be taken care of by the Cedarville blacksmith. But I wis

ed when as we were in Africa," said D

t way,

o used by Dan Baxter

e other, or both, are in

lausible, d

nge. I should think they would

th the Stanhopes, to my mind, and Baxt

ts leading from the clearing where the signal board had been found do

s he and his brother measured them. "It looks to

btree," said Sam. "He had a very long f

e lake shore, and then along the ri

ered some marks in the wet dirt of the bank, as if a rowboat ha

his trail," sighed Tom.

pposing we skirt t

ve up until the declining su

nce Captain Putnam and George Strong, his main assistant, were going to allow the cadets to have their own way. Secretly the captain was tremendously pleased

ng the members of companies A and B to the parade ground. A rush was made for uniforms, swords, and

the major of the comm

ompanies at company front. Then they went around again by column of fours, and then marched into the messroom, where they stacked arm

sked Dick, as soon as he go

the trail," answered his brother. "But I a

k, and related what Dora Stanhope had told h

d Baxter go when we had them in Africa. We sh

ent on Dick. "But I hate to think of Crabt

ally Dora,"

d to admit it to you. But please don't-d

nd if some day I get her for a sister-in-law I won't complain a bit." This plain talk made Di

els were piled high at one end of the campus, smeared with tar, stuffed with wood, and set on fire, and the

to eat, and by nine o'clock these returned, loaded down with their purchases

xclaimed. "Whom do yo

e? Josiah

certain

es

id you m

for some ice cream. He was just paying

u speak

oon as he saw our crowd coming i

he al

es

d to think that Dora had been right concerni

any idea wh

m, but it was dark on the

o tell, and he hurried t

he boys had brought along a lot of Roman candles and skyrockets, and the

hen he closed one eye suggestively. The Pornell players had chaffed him on account of his size

ptain Putnam and asked permission to

ish to go?" ask

elated what Dora had told him, and

into trouble, Rover," s

r. I am not afraid of Mr. C

anyone," said the master with a s

u will l

ather have some

mind havin

person-like, for i

, s

be careful, and don't stay too late

the way, Tom eating some cake and peanuts as they hurried along. The latter hated

w the short cut to Mrs. Stanhope's cottage well, and made rapid progress. "Shall you ring the bell if everything

te. Both Mrs. Stanhope and Do

hen Dick caught his brother by the sleeve and dr

is it,

moving around the corner

es, but could see nothing t

see a thi

the outside of the garden,

rom the vegetable laths. As they made their way alon

ar that?" whisper

e from the bac

rying to get into t

n reached the vicinity of the kitchen. A window stood wide open, and through this they beh

ou?" cried Tom, befor

gh stung by a bee. Then he wheeled around, with the lighted ca