The Motor Boys in the Army
ed glances after the man who had so rudely pushed
have a crooked
se looked as though he had been a football player most of hi
, and looked up and down the s
n sight," he said. "But if you think i
"Maybe after we caught up to hi
probably more than one man with[43] a crooked nose in Cresville. We can't go up to the first chap we meet w
us, but that isn't criminal. I guess we'll just have to let him go, and second Bob's
tells a funny story, and Crooked Nose, as we'll call him until we think
e a shot as soon as he saw us. I'm sure there's something wrong about hi
look after Professor Snodgrass a little now. He may be at one of our
eir meal, talking meanwhile a
atriotic meeting ma
4
ess there will be plenty of such from now on, since Un
at it was a success they heard from several persons to whom they spoke as they rode through the streets of the small city on
's mother, who was entertaining the little scient
be a hero?" asked Ned, as
red Mr. Snodgra
red Jerry. "He stopped the team that was
ned it, Professor!" e
st!" murm
e in question. I only saw some horses[45] coming down the road, and I didn't want them to step on a colony
e, Jerry and Ned did a bit of hero work themselves," an
er looking proudly at him. "Bob was in it, too. If he hadn't
Ned. "I guess we can all
eeting?" asked
n half over, to see about the fire, and we've been busy ever since. But say
or their own rights and the cause of humanity," was the quick answer. "We'll all have to get into the
[46] that a certain kind of insect was to be found in the vicinity of Cresville, and so he ha
ed Jerry. "Are you counting on
found just what I want right here, so it won't be neces
hat all our good times have to be curtailed for a
aid Mrs. Hopkins. "You have had your share of fun, and
trips with you boys. I haven't forgotten the stirring times we have had. There may be more ahead o
peaking of the Frenchman's real or fancied loss of his mon
4
Hopkins suddenly. "He does work for Mr. Martley, the jewe
emanded Jerry, who saw
t month at Martley's back to be engraved. Pe
ned a diam
Mrs. Hopkins clasped her hands.
will have to pay for i
ll make a lot of troub
oking up from a dried bug he was inspecting, for he carried specimens
end, too," said Bob. "Why
, getting some of the insects into my specimen box, when I was almost trodden on by[48] a man who was hurrying past. I looked up to remonstrate with him,
shows that. He did the same thing to us. We must keep our eyes
he night at Mrs. Hopkins' house, but
e highly interesting
eler had had a great number of things in his possession to engrave, ent
also a gold watch which was the property of Mr. Baker, Bob's father. Both of these valuable article
d way financially, and this made matters worse than ever for him. His creditors came down on him immediately and t
h," said Bob to his chums. "And such a fine tim
oss," returned Jerry. "That diamond
o trust the old Frenc
guess the old man was honest enough
ed Nose got
hope we get
et much out of Martley. He's to
bugs. But there was, on their part, not much interest in the work. They were, as was every one else in town, too m
heir automobile, discussing what they would do at the coming term of scho
t, fellows!"
Bob, whose view wa
ay be a draft, later, fellows, and the volunteers are the boys who go firs
e murmured. Then, with a suddennes
g to offer myself to Uncle Sam!