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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