The Rover Boys in Business; Or, The Search for the Missing Bonds

Nellie?" questioned To

f a flat-top desk," responded the girl,

into the office af

m. In fact, nobod

there," came from Grace. "I saw the ring there, too, and I thought it was v

was careless

the other buildings. She had a dispute to settle between some of the hired help, and she did not think

id Tom, stoutly and with something of a savage look in hi

the suffering girl. "But she intimated that I

y management have to s

es between Nellie and the

he teacher didn't take the ring

t possible?" question

t than you did. Anyway, she hasn't any ri

, and I know what she will make others think," returned Nellie. And now she showed

e guilty. You stay here and face the music." Then, as Nellie be

he led the way to a distant portion of the seminary grounds. After that, Grace told all she knew of

t the time?" questione

, the window was tight

ace. "I have been trying to think out some way by whic

oned the boys regarding the happening at the broken bridge. Nellie,

city," said Tom. "But Dick is having his hands full, and I rather thin

Brill for good?"

aminations. More than that, I begin to believe that I was not cut out for a college man. I am like Dick; I prefe

ed the younger brother. And yet he looked gr

t be able to get here very often,

have to go to New York

, T

n Dick gave up his college caree

n seminary building began to clang loudl

rst bell!" cried G

s Grace ran towards the building, with Sam bes

llie, don't

before the second bell

won't you

ing, Tom, with this affa

r one minute that that is going to

ve him a look that thrilled him through and through. "But I th

rned Tom, hopelessly. "But listen! If they make any more

a quick kiss, Nellie hastened her steps, and a few second

turned away from the seminary grounds in the automobile. "I'd like t

must be missing. I don't think that the teacher had anyt

ore reasonable to suppose that she took it than that Ne

g must have been taken by somebody in the building," pursue

they clear the matter up before long. I shall b

not attempt to take the short cut through The Shallows on returning to Brill.

d Sam, as they entered their room. "Pe

ng," returned Tom, with a y

elt sleepy himself; and a few mi

re the hour for breakfast. Tom was also up, and said he w

e first thing you know, you'll be eating so much that the

few minutes later, William Philander Tubbs. Song

ppose," remarked Tom. "

d Songbird, hesitatingly. "It's a li

of poetry can you get up about dogs? I must confess, I don't lik

, exactly," returned Songbi

ird, haven't the Sande

Songbird redd

I love dogs, and some poetry about

y, Songbird held up his writi

nks low far

plodeth h

, watching i

ev'ry thin

l poetry that, Songbird. Give us some mor

mes up and

goes to plo

watching thr

tramp and

night or b

s there, and t

Tom, and

g, watching

flea and ma

pted Songbird. "Now, Tom, I didn

them naturally. You wouldn't deprive a poor,

om, see

on the fun-loving Rover. "Why don't you send it to som

e poet. "Do you think I write for s

oolly. "Now, for a first-class journal, they

he turned away. A few minutes later, Tom saw him sit do

m Philander, who had listened to Songb

e, my dear Bi

t call me Billy," plea

Philly. I was ju

bad as Billy, if not worse. Y

you prefer any such han

you, don't you know," cried William Philander. "I am not going to s

more than sixty-eight times

enough times, anywa

t hurt your feelings, not for the world and a big red apple thrown in. But what I was going to say was this: Are you going

illiam Philander. "Why, who t

all over college. You must be p

ing. In fact, I don't know much about

u come out on the diamond you will astonish everybody. Well, I am glad to know that Brill College is

ell you that I

know it is absolutely correct. You are booked as the head pitcher for Brill this season." And thu