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

hat a

dy to th

t some life-

ery direction and lined the bank of the river,

he stood up in water and mud that reached hi

"I'll fix yer! I'll have yer all

e had lost his cap, and on the top of his head rested a mass of gras

I'll have you all a

nt," came from on

It was done

roared old Filbury. "I never

Filbury," shouted one student.

at this suit, it is ruined!" and he held up the sides of his coat

gym and get under a s

en, he took to his heels, burst through the crowd, and hurried toward one of the c

rough," remarked Sam, aft

hink they would run the carri

er's and Lam

to the limit. I suppose they had it in for old Fil

re, that, in the end, nothing came of the incident. Filbury stormed around a little, and so did William Philander,

d burned themselves out, and, one by one, the students retired. The

to their studies. During that time they received notes from Grace and Nellie, stating that nothing new had developed concerning the missing four-hundred-dollar ring. They also received another letter from D

letter from Dick, "this puts me in mind: What b

, he was still under the

ght to call on him? He

d? Perhaps, if he is any relation to Jesse Pelte

, and bearing the Ashton postmark. On opening the commu

my name, and maybe you are wondering if I am related to Mr. Pelter of Pelter, Japson & Company, of New York City. Mr. Pelter is my uncle, and for a number of years I made my home with him. I do not altogether like hi

anking yo

rs t

on Pe

, had read the communication. "He didn't want to fa

sn't uphold Jesse Pelt

n for what we did for him if it were not for his uncle, and the fact that his uncle

he is still

hone to the hot

ed over the wire that Barton Pelter had left ear

emarked Sam one morning on arising. "Aren'

if I knew how I was coming out with

any difference to you, if

, I would like to get as much cr

off within the next few days. As a consequence, the majority of the stud

ad now been completed, and the boys took great delight in visiting it and looking through the telescope which it containe

ing. "There is going to be some kind of a transit, and I

finish up," returned Sam, who

e fresh air," said Tom,

ssembled. The professor was delivering something of a lecture, to which the boys lis

. Then, followed by Songbird, he walked to a little side window w

er be at Hope than here,"

Sanderson cottage than anywhere

next Fall," went on Songbird, seriously. "I don't

broken down to attend to business, and I don't think it

. But Sam will co

course here. Dick and I are cut out for business, bu

ld like to do, Tom," cont

ou will be a ce

o something more substan

y, Songbird." And Tom began to grin. "There

hey are?" questioned th

some new brand of safety

itively hurt. "How can you be

sudden stop, and commenced to stare out of the window. Far over the di

ongbird, as he realized that something un

inting with his finger. "Do

hasty inspection. "But it may be only some

Say, haven't they got a pa

d turned to get the

used the glasses on the distant

inary!" broke out the youth. "It looks to

ntion of all the others in the observatory. He, too, took a look through

ire, and at the semi

aight down the hill he tore, and then up to the building where he and

ck! There is a fir

was deep in his writi

that you

ire at the seminary! The girls may be in da

s?" And now Sam leaped up, br

, Tom gave his brother the particulars. He was already donning his automobi

rs had joined them. The word had been passed around that there was a fire at Hope, an

Sam beside him. Then, after several collegians had climbed into the