Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains

e and dropped into chairs, their mother and the hired men pressing about and plying them with qu

eir attempt to reach home before their father, their hearing the uncanny sound from the swamp, the sudden appear

t winter," exclaimed Joe as the story ended

ed Mrs. Alden as a "whoa

wed by all but his mother, went out to help u

d the farmer as the others join

y all start

n. "You're talking so loud and so fast I can't

st of the brothers p

boys were so near home. This is sure a great day for happe

eir curiosity, the farmer

t?" aske

t have to feed them; they're too hot. Give t

Alden, though a kindly man, was what his neighbors called "set in his ways," Tom and

n and giving them some hay, t

rmer deign to impart his news. Then, tilting bac

take the boys to Scotla

carcely believing her ears. "Theodore Alden, ar

answered the farmer, grin

each other in dismay, for they had planned a different sort of way for spen

as well all go," he was saying. "The hi

as he watched the eff

s of surprise and curi

gow lawyer. He said my uncle, Thomas Darwent, had died, leaving me the only heir to his est

ousand dollars," inter

make out whether that's the amount of cash or if that's

d find out," sugg

they mean. If Uncle Darwent made me his heir, I'm going to see I get all there Is to get. No Scotchman is going to cheat Theodore Alden

only three days off!

ke a night and part

you a day and a hal

she immediately began to plan how she could get the boys,

m showed no sign

silence, their

never knew you so quiet befo

realized that it was foolish to compare a trip to Scotland with a game of baseball, he added: "Besides, Tom and I were planning-th

discussed over and over, wondering how they could bring

ed. "Well, ma, what do you say? Shall we take

caught the appeal on her sons' faces

h the Wilders-that is, if they'd

y!" cried the

tonight," said Larry. "Can we go to B

ssage to the station and

wording of the telegram, their fat

resently. "Listen." And picking up the piece o

D HORACE

h, New

Saturday to vi

er quick. Fat

or Scotland. W

don't w

AND TOM

it shorter," chu

understand it any better than you do

inned Joe, whose mind was

y objections, the boys telephoned the message to the