The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Houseboat

from Dick Rover, after the excitement had died down a little. "We h

n the poetry spigot an

o

old schooldays," cam

of last farewell

peak of the moon a

l we ever

the old camp-g

e had last Thursday. No piece of poetr

Songbird Powell. But then he grew calmer. "A

e days to

days are tho

n w

rates are no higher than the rates of other first-cla

he cost of the d

in George Granbury. "You have to go

tart," came from Pow

am Hall I

e place as

boathouse, f

at run from

oom is a ha

y lessons

ries, brigh

rooms were

m, where we

eggs both ha

Tom, and t

n wherein

that day wou

sweet and the

we held at th

f ball we l

ilees! What

e skating o

ke in, 'twas

ars of which have already been related in "The Rover Boys in the

h corner an

lake and lo

cedars wa

e dinners wi

om once more,

I love it

spot like

, all standing around joi

s and barrels piled on top, and the cadets danced around more wildly than ever. They were allowed to keep up the

leave by the early boat on the lake in order to make the proper connections. Many were the handshakings and the kind words of farewell. Some of t

our days at Putnam .Hal

answered Captain Putnam. "I wish all

hool stage. As was usual, Peleg Snuggers drove the turnout, which was filled to overflow

cutting up," pleaded t

won't stand

a loud blast. "That will let folks know we are coming." And then a d

know, was located on the shore of Cayuga Lake, the Golden Star came along and made her us

f the lake. There the Rovers would get aboard a train which would

Dick, when they were seated on the front, upper dec

t but what I think of o

anhope and Nellie and G

Dan Baxter has bee

nt. "By the way, it is strange that none of us have heard from any of thos

" went on Tom. "I'd lik

ose to Nellie," put in hi

made Sam blush. "Dick," he went on, "wouldn't it be great if we could ge

t Rover, enthusiastically. "Why didn't we think of

e now?" asked Sam. "Or,

nts her girls at home n

n away a long

ave a jolly time of it with six or seven boys a

e three Rovers greatly and they talked of practi

school chums, who were to depart in various directions,

!" they heard a well-k

didn't miss them!" A

ollowed by Nellie and

nho

" ejaculated Dick, as

id you d

ip from Cedarville," said Tom, as he too

why you hadn't wr

home yesterday and visit the academy. But there was a breakdown on th

ss you," said Nellie. "I

ined yet?"

N

ake dinner with us. We want t

d Dora, with a merry laugh. She was looking straight i

a better time a

ery nice young ladies u

o you about

I heard it, and

meet some nice

ey were on their way to the dining room and

nice as you!" went on Dick, in a lo

with a toss of her head,

than once. I would have written more, only we

ally did th

ose you forgot all about me, an

you know bett

lifornian that owns a gold mine and

oung man, and-and he p

o

seemed to stop beating. "And yo

" she whispered. "Dora!"

id Dora, hurriedly. "I told him that I wanted to m

n picked out? Why didn't you t

"What are you steering for the smoking ro

ora. "Dick, we had better w

rned toward the dining

saying

we were going to dinn

ou musn't talk

at's tru

She gave him a bright smile.

ll went in