Jack Ranger's Western Trip From Boarding School to Ranch and Range
vening lecture, in preparation for final examinations, an
e illness. As there are no students sick now, I shall regard with grave susp
Jack, as they filed out from the auditori
ck. "Any of the other
oming," said Sam. "I left them
e Jack, and he hurried off, t
the boys were in the habit of taking their swimmin
ony Balmore, making his anatomy ra
is it?"
ived," went on Bony.
'cause I saw them
they?"
ar cut-ups, and got fired out of one school. Their guardians sent t
it!" spluttered Will. "I
le it!" ex
o get his vocal cords in shape again.
e talking,
e water, when Jack, who happened to swim near shore, was startled by a cautious hai
it?" as
arse whisper, tossing aside a wad of
out what?"
play a trick on
the other boys, attracted by
ake you late for th' lecture. I heard 'em talkin' about it. Thought I'd warn you. 'Sthmatterithfoolinem?" Budge had t
claimed Sam. "How
splashing the water with his
ong before they'l
n minutes
ugh. Come
up to?"
follow me," was
garments into a bundle he placed them further along the bank, on a little b
them there,"
ant," Jack repli
small boathouse, close to the swimming place, and returned w
ng them well in the grass, each one just in front of each of the three piles of cloth
d Sam, with a chuckle
rations. "You hide in the bushes. When you think it's t
!" replied B
ack to his companions. "Keep well in shore, and
thes," objected Will, who
they will," rep
bank, sinking down so that only the tip of their noses were abov
ld have observed three lads come creeping along, as if the
them" spoke o
ed Adrian. "That Ranger chap has
ed John Higley. "They couldn't have left 'em better for us
be so fresh after
chums worried for the fate of their garments had they s
mers' clothes, a stone sailed through the air, and fell with a splash
gh propelled by unseen hands. They seemed to have ropes atta
gling in the water, while five other yo
the tables that t