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the long ride. Now that they were at last heading for Washington, the boys we
efforts solely on managing the car. But when the metropolis had disappeared
er Mr. Wallace had related the outlines of the expedition. "I wouldn't mind taking a trip to that place-put u
laug
e said. "If they were, either the wilds or the
efore. Their attention was so held by the many interesting sights that, almost before knowing it, they found themselves in Pittsbu
d on taking a look at Pittsburgh, which they had not seen for many months. An
at fiery blast furnaces, the towering skyscrapers, the crowds of pleasure
the hotel, they found that their friends had gone. Ev
he was dead tired," s
m us," said Bob. "Want to
, much to the amusement of the youths. Both men wore
the newspaper man, walking drowsily through t
f oversleeping," laughed Joe, "an
rom Pittsburgh the traveling promised to be slower, owing to the increased traffic and mountainous count
would continue to New York City. Had he not been in a great hurry he would have insis
t his car and made their way to a railroad station,
to feel that they were in home territory. In this city a delay was inevitable, but
ot expected anyone to meet them at the station. But much to their surprise they found t
itedly. "And there's Wallace
ng of backs, and general welcome, in which Mr
at train?" inquired Bob wonderingly.
day, and that York, Pennsylvania, would be your junction point. So Howard"-referring to Mr. Holton-"and I called
a short distance away. Glad of the chance to relax, the you
ocated next door to each other, almost at the edge of the city. The
eet them. There followed another greeting, if anything warmer than the first. Mr. Wallace, upon being introduced, received a hearty welc
wis, Joe's mother, when everyone had assem
o the washed-out bridge, of the forced abandoning of Joe's coupé, and of boarding the freight train where Spike Weaver was trapped. The forced
olton, when his son had finished. "Not
rther preparations for the coming expedition, all but Bob and Joe took it easy. The yo
delay. He arrived as soon as was promised and asked that Bob and
surprised to see that workmen were repairing the washed-out b
n. "Then we'll go back. And let me assure you
see a tall young man of perhaps twenty-five convers
ddenly as he caught si
aid smiling. "Part of the Andes