The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong

ted the two dudish young men to leave her alone, and stepping into the kitchen, Dick h

g Flockley. "Why can't you leave a yo

kicked out of the

say. He gathered himself up hastily and Jerry Koswell followe

reply of the oldest Rover. "A

your affair," c

ered Tom. He turned to the girl "I

rl. She was still very white and tremblin

e you going to stand

n't fair! We're

l. "I told you to let me go. I-I thought you were a-a-gentlema

a gent

n't act

Minnie," put in Jerry Koswell.

t to act as you did. It-it was-was shameful! Leave at once!" And she stamped her small foot on th

we please," mutt

," added Je

brothers, and the three advanced o

ard voice. "I don't know you, but you are not wanted he

or Dick suddenly wheeled him around and gave him a shove

," said the oldest Ro

Koswell that individua

h young men stood

Flockley. "We don't know who yo

And he stepped out of the house, with Sam at his heels. Dick followed. At this hostile movement Flockley and Koswel

Sam. "If they belong anywhere near As

red Tom. "But I am not

er boys returned to the farmhouse. Minnie Sanderson had now

. They had no right to touch me. I thought they were gentlemen. They

introduce myself?" and he bowed. "My name is Dick Rover and this is my

nnie San

dent and we were in a hurry to get to Ashton, so we got off and walked up

ill?" And the girl's

yet, but we

eet Mr. Flockley an

y students the

believe. I know they were there l

e a low

rst clip, aren't we?" he

ars of the accident and their experien

She would talk you out of your senses if you'd let her.

nd of carriage wheels on th

rson. "You can talk to him. I guess he'

young fellows get

thing to my father about that, will you? It would m

d if you wish it tha

me again after the way you t

rmer of perhaps fifty. Mr. Sanderson had been off on a short drive with on

e said. "Then I'll get you over to the co

at he had been to a nearby village for

h, but I hate to have it o

n't ring," said Sa

ress-suit cases were piled in the rear. The

ed the boys to

turned sweetly an

wn this way again s

top in," retu

d in fine shape. Dick was beside the driver and his brothers were in the rear. The

l?" inquired Mr. Sa

answere

I've heard some folks say-and they had

as all right," said To

Semin

iles this si

ass it, eh?"

n see the buildings-very nice, too-although not so big as th

at Brill?" questioned Tom, nud

ball games, and once in a while one of 'em stops at our

ough a small village which the bo

growing around here, and there ain't no rush either; it's as dead as a salted mackerel," a

that?" a

n place-it'

ried Tom. "W

trees. It ain't been occupied for years, and the

pect it some day,"

cried the

ur

you s

ungest Rover. "I don'

man's life to go in that ho

k I'd r

d I," ad

y when there is no session at the college,"

got backbone, that's all I've got to say. The folks

armer had to give his entire attention to his team. The carriage

ce!" he cried. "Ho

son. "It is kinder rough, ain't it? The roadmaster ou

a level stretch. Here the horses made good time and the farm

mistake," said Dick,

or he was proud of but

and his

trees. "That's a good school, I've been thinking of sending my daughter there, only it's a pretty long drive, and I

so Dick thought of Dora Stanhope and Tom and Sam remembered the Lanings. All t

set his team on a trot again. "I'll land you at Brill inside

caught sight of the pile of buildings in the distance. They were set in a sort of park, with the road running in front and a river in t

irled from the road into the grounds and

re new students report

grips over to

Dick. "And here are your two doll

d to the back of the carriage to look at t

e matter?"

have a sui

tain

it's