Secrets of the Andes

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ank back, hesitated a moment, and then tur

don't let me catch the kid aro

he end of the train, then d

u," said Spike to Bob. "Yo

it," laughed Joe. "Old Bob wouldn'

this tribute aside, "let's figure out

. "I may have something comin' to me, b

you live?"

a half-mil

et. He tore off one corner and wrote down the addre

us a letter some time.

a warm good-bye, he left the yo

ew. Even after they lost sight of him, they stood gazing

iled Bob. "Might be an aimless w

n added: "I wonder if he'll really go to school and

can happen to chang

scene about the tracks. Finally a factory whist

eight station and see if we can send a telegram to our folks. If we hadn

uiries they finally found the main office, where they were permitted to send a

e. "It's only been a couple o

pped su

he Museum of Natural History, didn't we? And this Mr. Wallace is planning on going with our d

ace lig

e him, and incidentally we can borrow enough mone

street car. After a half-hour's ride they got off within a few squar

and finally found him in a laboratory on the second

his hand. "What, may I ask, are you fellows doing in Chicag

the events that led to their presence. "Since we finally landed here, we thought

ot many could go through all that in the course of a few days.

f it. But now," he went on, "when are you going to Washi

t time. I'd like to spend at least three days in Washington talking with your fathers and others of the exp

h known about it. Our dads declined to say much, because they were not absolutely sure they were going. Joe and I, thou

the expedition?" int

no

in a university," he explained. "Then, too, there's a chance of makin

good for a fellow to get out of college too young. When an e

irs were arranged about the desk. A large bookcase occupied a whole end o

hem, "and we'll talk over

ted, glad of the chance

t to a map of Peru, and drew an imagina

r some other near-by city our base. From there we'll go i

ourse, you and Mr. Holton and Dad are naturalists, who want to get specime

he vanished Inca civilization. Those Indians, you know, that built so many marvelous works of architecture. That's about as much as I know about them, thoug

ect Joe and me to be acquainted with all those subjects, do you? We'

fter which the naturalist

ontinued. "I understand there are some very high peaks in this

hen did they live? It hasn't b

tury witnessed their downfall. This was at the time o

ted," remarked Bob. "This mountainous region was chock-

to get away from home again-into the unknown, I mean. And that reminds me. Wo

se. How much

. Perhaps we can get along on less

morrow with a friend, who is driving East on business. There will be plenty

have to," retu

e only too glad to have you. In the meantime

at," Bob said. "It will mea

l be only too g

ight, if you

now, since my day is practically over, we may as

any time,"

st's automobile was parked. All got inside and drove

allace, pointing to a large h

duced to Mrs. Wallace, who ma

can appreciate his interest in science. In fact, I have often wishe

they were, perhaps Joe and I wouldn't have so much dif

s soon served, Bob an

, when the meal was over. "It is something I know we

men looked